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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1961
Page
2
A string of visits from relatives and friends across Texas and nearby towns is recorded, with Alfred Kohring hosting extended family from Holland and Temple, plus visits by Black, Mayer, Burnett, Harrison, and Wimberly families. The piece closes with a statistic: one in ten U S tornadoes hits Texas.
Ben Arnold and Californians visit Swanzy family home in Hearne. Mr. and Mrs. Charles O Queen and sons from Dallas join Swanzy hosts. Hurricane Carla caused damage to crops and buildings in the community, with multiple local guests from Waco Buckholts and Dallas visiting over the period.
Sharp Mrs Henderson visiting Pasadena. Louise Henderson visiting relatives in Pasadena. Mr and Mrs George Triggs on business trip to Magnolia Beach. Mr and Mrs Anton Vybrial and daughter Rena of Dallas spent Sunday with the H F Langes. Guests at Geo L Schroeder home included B A Miller and sons Lexington Arthur Inge and children Buckholts Emil Hoppe Thorn dale Carroll Jungmann and daughter Cameron Ed gar Hoppe and son Rockdale Bill Pugh Austin.
Yoe high school launches AAHPER based fitness program with over 100 boys and a similar number of girls. Larimore leads three P E classes and aims for biannual tests on pull ups situps shuttle run broad jump sprint and running. Students train three days weekly with supervised workouts and team activities across baseball tag football volleyball and track.
Mrs Florence Spiegel reports weekend visits as Dallas guests include Ben Kraatz and children Ricky and Barbara staying with his parents in Dallas. A string of visitors from Pasadena Bryan Temple Austin Rockdale San Gabriel Groesbeck Lubbock Mission Friendship and more joined regional families for weekend gatherings.
Visitors connected to Hurricane Carla stay include Hope Jamison Jr and Sr Kay Sally Jamison George Burnett S T Burnett Roy Burnett from Clute Freeport. Nora McKinney Ethel McKinney Cameron Rodney Fontaine W J Fontaine Temple visitors. B D White Cameron Donnie Massengale Mattie White Ben Massengale. Ethel Atkinson Gene McDonald Pt Arthur Carlton Crook.
Several families from Navasota Houston Calvert Buckholts Sharp Angleton and Freeport visited relatives in Maysfield during hurricane Carla. Notable attendees included Mr and Mrs Dick Loftin and son Milton Weems and others such as Garland Williams Dottie Wiese Leroy Massengale H W Massengale Tommy Vaughn Doris Gleason Ralph Massengale Bill Wise and McConnel.
The Buckholts 4-H club elected officers on September 15. Calvin Shenkir was named president with Don Glaser as vice president and Tommy Gresak as secretary. Frankie Tomascik became reporter, Larry Kudlacek song leader, and Larry Shen kir council delegate. Adult leaders are Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Glaser and Mr. and Mrs. Waymond Gresak.
A compiled listing of weekly services from numerous Cameron churches including All Saints Episcopal, First Baptist, First Christian, First Methodist, United Church of Christ, St Cyril and St Methodius, and area congregations. The notice names pastors, service times, Sunday school, and youth activities, highlighting a broad religious calendar in the region with community sponsorship by local businesses.
The Marak PTA met September 14 at 2 p m for its first meeting. Eleven members attended. Mrs Emil Vansa chaired in Mrs Cyril Vaculin's absence. Dues were collected and magazine subscriptions discussed. Plans for fund raising and discussion groups were set for the October 11 meeting at 2 p m at the school.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports higher vegetable consumption today than half a century ago. The study notes a shift away from fresh produce toward processed vegetables.
Lt Col John Gordon USAF retired age 49 of San Antonio died Sept 11. Survived by wife Dollie, daughter Mrs John McKinney, sisters Mrs John A Bonnet and Mrs Joseph R Rehmet, brothers Harry Leo Hugh William Emmett, and two grandchildren. Funeral Thursday with full military honors at Ft Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Minerva residents are invited to the Homecoming at the Minerva Community Center on October 7 with a bring a basket lunch. John Scott Anderson Jr. was born weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces to Mr. and Mrs. John H. Anderson Jr. of Hubbard, welcomed by sister Teresa Gay. Grandparents are Leo Moraw of Cameron and Herbert Anderson of Crawford. Mrs. Anderson is the former Ethelyne Moraw.
Gerald G. Johnson and Henry M. Hearne, both Cameron natives, completed nine weeks of boot camp at the Naval Training Center in San Diego. The final ceremony featured a full dress parade before officials and dignitaries. Texas has averaged 14 tornadoes annually since 1916.
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