Milam County to pilot large scale milk with Cameron Chamber
Cameron Chamber of Commerce plans large scale Milam County milk production led by L G Smith and Dairy Committee chair L Van Perkins. W E Schmidt of Borden Milk will visit September 26 to 30 to revive dairy and assess a Grade B milk route with meetings at Milano Buckholts Cameron Jones Prairie.
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Milam County
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
L. G. Smith
Borden Company
L. van Perkins
Chamber of Commerce
W. E. Schmidt
Borden Milk Company
Schmidt
Cameron
Dairy Committee
Milano
J. E. White
J. T. Terry
Buckholts School
Cornelius Titsworth
Dist
Court Room
Jones Prairie Recreation Hall
Robert Glenn
Stidham Promoted To Lampasas Sub-District Manager
Jack E. Stidham of Cameron is named subdistrict manager for Lampasas, covering Burnet Marble Falls and Bertram, reporting to Robert Croxdale who becomes Lampasas district manager. Stidham, a Navy veteran and former Cameron chief clerk, resides in Burnet with wife Lucille Komar and two young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star Gas Company
Robert Croxdale
Mexia
Lampasas
Mr. Stidham
Burnet
Marble Falls
Bertram
Stidham
Croxdale
Lone Star
Jack E. Stidham
Jones Prairie
Milam County
Texas A&m College
Southwest Texas Teachers College
Durham-Draughon Business College
Cameron
100Th
United States Navy
Episcopal Church
Masonic Lodge
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Court Receives Right of Way Data for Highway 36
Milam County Commissioners Court reviews final survey for a new right of way for Highway 36 from Cameron to the Bell county line. Judge Darryson and Judge Tyson praise progress as the plan requires extensive land acquisition and street realignments through Cameron and Buckholts, with co-operation from the Bryan District Engineer Blair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Commission
Austin
Commissioners Court
Milam County
Cameron
Bell County
Darryson
Greer
Blair
Bryan
Tyson
W. W. Markham
C.S. Raney
Buckholts
Byron Neal
Rockdale
T. F. Locklin
Thorndale
North Travis
North Crockett
West 7Th Street
Newton Memorial Hospital
T&no
City Limited
Scott
Bowie
Karnes
Orchard
National Guard Armory
SPJST
Santa Fe
Cold Front Fades as Relief Winds Through Central Texas
Heavy rains drenched parts of the state as a cool front weakened. Albany Texas logged 3 inches of rain with showers in Kansas Arkansas and North Texas. Dallas noon readings reached .61 inches while Cameron forecasts show 60 degree temps with possible showers tonight and Thursday.
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Albany
Texas
Kansas
Arkansas
Dallas
Cameron
Brandenburg Returns Home From Wisconsin Summer
Joe Brandenburg comes back to Cameron from a summer in LaCrosse Wisconsin where he stayed with his family and read The Daily Midget daily. He used the mailing service announced earlier and notes Central Texas heat feels severe after the cooler Wisconsin summer. He is a World War I veteran who suffered war injuries and now favors comfortable weather conditions.
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Joe Brandenburg
Cameron
LaCrosse
Wisconsin
Mr. Brandenburg
Roy Vaughan
Texas
France
Farm Bureau States Meeting Thursday Night In Buckholts
Milam County Farm Bureau announces a meeting Thursday night September 15 at 8 p m in Buckholts high school gymnasium. S. W. McClaren Jr president says the bureau has large Buckholts membership and a big turnout is expected with an interesting program planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County Farm Bureau
Buckholts
S. W. McClaren, Jr
Local Students Register As Freshmen At Mary Hardin Baylor
Two area youths enroll as freshmen at Mary Hardin Baylor College in Belton. Ruth Tucker daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Turner Cameron and Margaret Lucille Cochran daughter of Mr and Mrs F A Cochran Buckholts high school graduate reside in Ely Pepper dormitory at the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Ruth Tucker
Margaret Lucille Cochran
Buckholts High School
Miss Cochran
F. A. Cochran
Miss Tucker
Lester Turner
Cameron
Yee High School
Ely Pepper
Mary Hardin-Baylor
Jailbreaker Caught and Returned Here
Carl Jenkins a 33 year old former convict under indictment in Milam county for forgery and facing similar charges in other counties escaped jail here Friday September 9. He was captured in Temple Saturday at the home of his aunt Rosa Dixon ten miles from Temple by Sheriff Buck Ray and deputies. Jenkins surrendered meekly after returning from a hunting trip with a shotgun and was returned to the jail by Sheriff Black after notification from Bell county. Lunacy charges had been filed against Jenkins in Bell county in 1939. Earl Morton another inmate under indictment for burglary escaped Friday morning and remains at large.
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Carl Jenkins
Milam County
Temple
Jenkins
Rosa Dixon
Buck Ray
Bell County
Ray
Carl Black
Cameron
Jerkins
Earl Morton
Jim Wells Killer Transferred to Bell County Jail
Former Jim Wells deputy sheriff Sam Smithwick, charged with the July 29 murder of radio commentator W. H. Mason in Alice, has been moved to Bell County jail to await 27th District Court trial. Bond requests were denied. trial likely in January per Judge Dice.
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Belton
Sam Smithwick
Jim Wells
W. H
Bill) Mason
Alice
Bell County
27Th
Buck Ray
Smithwick
James K. Evetts
Bond
Wesley Dice
H. T. Sain
Charlie Brand
Jim Wells County
Texas
Ben Krueger
Dice
Paul Martineau
Roy Mason
Mason
Birth of Ronnie William Albrecht in Texas City
Mr and Mrs Martin Albrecht Jr welcome a son Ronnie William born September 7 1949 weighing eleven pounds in Texas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Albrecht, Jr
Texas City
Ronnie William
Fines Hit Milam County Drunk Driving Cases
Milam County courts dealt with several drunk driving and liquor violation cases over the weekend. Otto Seelig Thorndale pack age store operator pleaded guilty to selling liquor at prohibited hours and was fined 100 dollars with license suspension. Curtis Hill and Jack Dyer also pled guilty to drunk driving and faced fines of 100 and 150 dollars respectively with automatic license suspensions. Mylus Tomascik was fined 100 dollars for driving drunk. Costs of court are added to fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Thorndale
Dan Tyson
Otto Seelig
Curtis Hill
Jack Dyer
Mylus Tomascik
Crockett Publisher Visits Cameron Monday
Jeff Davis publisher of the Crockett Democrat visited Cameron Monday and met with the Herald publisher. Davis, a seasoned newspaper man, seeks an advertising man for a responsible post in his organization and notes his own advertising background. He spent 18 years as assistant editor on the New Orleans Item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Davis
Crockett Democrat
Cameron
Herald
Davis
New Orleans
Marak Picnic and Bazaar Set for September 25
The Marak community invites all to the SS. Cyril and Methodius church event on Sunday September 25 led by Father Ben Holub. Mass at 9 30 am dinner 11 am to 1 pm supper 5 pm to close with sausage fried chicken kolaches cakes and games plus music by the Granger Brass Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SS. Cyril and Methodius Church
Marak
Ben Holub
Holub
Granger Brass Band
Yoemen Face Caldwell in Friday Showdown After West Win
Cameron prepares for a Friday clash with Caldwell as the Yoemen, buoyed by a strong win over West Trojans, seek to extend momentum. Alton Fuchs bumps thumb, Melroy Bixman and Tommy Michalka listed as uncertain with injuries. Caldwell arrives after a 19 to 0 win over Rosebud, but scouts call that an upset. The Yoemen also plan a Brenham road game on September 23 before a slate of home matchups and an open date on November 18.
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Yoemen
West Trojans
Alton Fuchs
Hornets
Caldwell
Cameron
Rosebud
Caldwell Hornets
Paul Smith
Yeomen
Melroy Bixman
Tommy Michalka
White Oak
West
Brenham
Georgetown
Waco Tech
Taylor
Killeen
Belton
Sandy the faithful dog killed by fast driver on Labor Day
A local note laments Sandy the dog killed on Labor Day by a speeding driver on the highway. The writer condemns careless driving, urges respect for life, and expresses sorrow for the loss of their faithful animal, hoping drivers learn to travel safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy
Carless
Cold Front Misses Cameron Cooling Texas Towns
A mild cold front swept into Texas missing Cameron largely as temperatures held near 66 degrees in Cameron and 56 in Wichita Falls. Officials reported two thirds of Texas cooled by the front with Amarillo and Dalhart at 48 degrees and Dallas falling from 80 to 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Cameron
L. W. Smith
Community Public Service Company
Panhandle
South Plains
Canadian Rockies
Montana
Wyoming
Amarillo
Dalhart
N. C. Winburn
Wichita Falls
West
North Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
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Jack Stidham
Lone Star Gas Co
Wis
Farm Bureau
Baylor College
Belt
Crockett
Cameron Monday
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