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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1954
Page
4
An editorial urges support for the Disabled American Veterans and its Forget-Me-Not Campaign. It notes delays in government aid, the needs of widows and dependents, and the charity’s local fundraising to assist disabled veterans regardless of DAV membership.
A large Winter League gathering at the Columbus Club hall heard Walter Anderle announce a new electric eye system to detect fouls. The meeting at Knights of Columbus hall Tuesday evening outlined the plan as part of the club’s rules update.
The Dixie Theatre in Rockdale presents the technicolor film Miami Story starring Elizabeth Taylor Dana Andrews and Peter Finn screening Wednesday and Thursday October 6 7. The engagement highlights a classic wartime romance amid the theatre’s fall lineup.
The meeting announced installation of electric eyes at the alleys for league players. They urged self sufficiency and agreed a five cent fee per three lines bowled to finance the project. Additional league procedures were discussed for those who bowled.
Future Homemakers of America gain diversified training by helping at the Blood Bank. They learned social work skills and household tasks, including preparing drinks and washing dishes. The full-day workers were Marge Horstmann and Wilma Kruencke, with Colleen Damron Myrna Jackson Peggy Burke Yvonne Gill and Maureen Carlyle assisting during off periods.
N. Rusk of Cameron is a 1948 Prairie View A and M College graduate who entered the Army in July 1948 and later received the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.
Prospective Bay Scout Troop 83 members and their fathers will meet at the Scout Hut in Wilson Ledbetter Park Thursday at 7 p m to combine the first fall meeting with a weiner roast. All present and prospective members urged to attend and bring wenries. a concentrated drive for new members will start next.
Capt. Walter W. Redd Jr. serves with the 2d Armored Division's 42d Infantry Battalion in Germany. His wife Audrey resides at 1014 Fifty First Street in Galveston. The unit, known as Hell on Wheels for its World War II drive, is training as part of the U S Seventh Army.
The troop sponsored by the Methodist Men's Club of Cameron invites boys ages eleven to thirteen to attend a meeting or contact Scoutmaster Allen Dodson or assistants Dwight Moody and Dr. John Bryson. They just completed a camping trip at Camp Tahuaya from June 27 to July 3 and plan another camp during the same dates in 1955.
A security representative from the Department of Public Welfare in Austin offers a 1:00 p.m. community service to residents of Cameron area on Tuesday October 5 1954. Contacts are directed to the Austin office of the Social Security Administration for this convenience.
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