Cameron Council Considers Airport Improvements with FAA Help
Cameron officials plan a Tuesday meeting with FAA representatives and area pilots to study airport upgrades at Cameron Municipal Airport. A two-councilman committee will approach Havse property owners north of the site for possible land purchase while discussion focused on runway expansion and easements.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Cameron
Bassel Wilson
Starrett Hickman
Porter Young
Cry
Charles C. Smith
Wilson
Batte - Hickman
Cameron Chamber
Hickman
Young
FAA
J. B. Earle
Lester Turner
B. L. Wied
Marek
Two Seats Ven Up For Cameron Independent School Board
Cameron Independent School District voters will choose two trustees in an April 3 election. Candidates Coleman Duncum for place 1 and Will Vogelsang for place 2 appear on the ballot. Voting takes place 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Yee High School gym with election judge Felix A. Matula Jr.
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Cameron Independent
Coleman Duncum
Will Vogelsang
Yee High School
Felix A. Matula Jr
Duncum Implement Company
Will Vogelsan
Milam
Niley J. Smith
Bob Wells
Cameron Independent School District
Manse Jolly Rebel Soldier Traced Across Carolina
Forty memory trails link Manse Jolly a Confederate rider who drowned in Millam County’s Walkers Creek. Pat Hobson of Anderson South Carolina visited cemeteries and found markers tied to Jolly and possible South Carolina connections. A Clemson professor works to restore Jolly’s family home while Civil War relics surface from a well.
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Pat Hobson
Anderson
S. C
The
Herald
Manse Jolly
Milam County
Walkers Creek
Hobson
Little River Cemetery
Jolly
US 77
Anderson District
South Carolina
Clemson College
4Rierson
U.S
Four vie for Cameron City Council seats in April election
Voters in Cameron face city elections on April 6 with a large turnout anticipated. Incumbent J. Starrett Hickman faces challenger W. S. Turner for place 3. Lawrence Zotz runs unopposed for place 4. J. Jimmy Marek seeks re election for place 5. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm at City Hall. 623 poll taxes paid this year.
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J. C
Jimmy"’ Marek
J. Starret
Hickman
W. S. Turner
Lawrence Zotz
J. “Jimmy
Marek
Five Burglaries Reported In Area By Mrs H H Linke
Milam County Sheriff Carl Brees reported multiple burglaries across San Gabriel Cameron Rockdale in the past week. The L L Worley Store on FM 486 near San Gabriel was broken into twice with beer and cash stolen. A San Gabriel home, Andrew Duddy Limmer, was burglarized during church, a Singer sewing machine and gasoline taken. In Rockdale Clark's Place saw about four dollars stolen and Cameron Country Club beer stolen the same night. Sheriff Black noted entry through windows and possible single or multiple groups, with investigations ongoing.
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San Gabriel
Cameron
Rockdale
Milam County
Carl Brees
L. L. Worley
Andrew (Duddy) Limmer
Cameron Eyes 4,000 Sq Ft Library With State Match
Cameron leverages a $40,000 state matching fund to expand the Cameron Public Library into a 4,000 square foot facility. The council approved a seven-member library board, with authority to hire staff and govern operations, as plans redraw for a larger building and bid set by April 6.
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Cameron
Cameron Public Library
City Council
Cameron Municipal Library
Cameron Library
FE. A. Perrin
W. C. Wallace
Oxsheer Smith
Charles Brady
Cameron Library Board
Mildred Thornton
Wilson
Perrin
Library Board
Austin
East Fourth St
David Carnahan
Waco
Lions Club to award 4th Yee High scholarship
The Cameron Lions Club will award its fourth annual scholarship to a Yee High School graduate this year. Dr. George Bowman says selection is based on scholarship activities and need. Applications are due April 30 and available in the Yee High principal’s office.
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Cameron Lions Club
Yee High
George Bowman
Yee High School
Bowman
Lions Club
Philip Hubnik
Patricia Horelica
Linda Weems
Temple Junior College
Milam County School Office bids farewell to 38-year veteran
Mrs. W. D. Bigbee retires after 38 years in Milam County School Superintendent's office with a farewell dinner hosted by H. D. Maxwell. Successor Mary Parmelee of Rockdale will take over April 1. Bigbee, native of Cameron, began in 1927, served under seven superintendents, and watched rural schools consolidate from 60 to five districts.
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Lois Sapp
W. D. Bigbee
Milam County
Bigbee
Mary Parmelee
Rockdale
H. D. Maxwell
Cameron
Lois Burnett
Kathryn Robbins
Guy T. Newton
Charles Hicks
H. H. Pruitt
Marak
Maysfield
Branchville
Burlington
Buckholts
Walter Lester
Texas Education Agency
Sixteen Enter Cameron Teenage Road-e-o Sunday
Sixteen contestants have entered the Cameron Jaycee Teenage Road-e-o set for Sunday April 4 at the Safeway Stores parking lot starting 2 p.m. The Cameron winner advances to the state meet in Fort Worth. State finalists compete for 4,500 scholarships and a Comet automobile in Washington. Judges are Floyd Tippit and Derwood Kennedy. Tasks include weaving through five sets of rubber balls, parallel parking, changing lanes and stopping.
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Cameron Jaycee
Hefley- Stedman Motor Company
Safeway Stores
Cameron
Fort Worth
District of Columbia
Washington
Floyd Tippit
Derwood Kennedy
Hodge Assumes Duties As New Duke & Ayres Mgr
Luther Dale Hodge of Durant Oklahoma becomes the new manager of Cameron's Duke Ayres Variety Store succeeding Don Robbins who transfers to Alice. Hodge previously managed a Duke Ayres store in DeLeon for 20 years and has been with the firm three years. He is a Cobb High School graduate and attended Southwestern State Teachers College in Durant. He and his wife reside at 1907 N Jackson Cameron.
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Duke & Ayres Mgr
Luther Dale Hodge
Durant
Okla
Cameron
Duke & Ayres
Don Robbins
Alice
Hodge
DeLeon
Cobb High School
Southwestern State Teachers College of
N. Jackson
Cameron's Special Value Day Opens With Twenty Stores
Cameron launches its first Special Value Day with twenty participating stores. Red placards mark fronts for specials and registration for a chance to win 25 in gift certificates redeemable in the stores. A Tuesday meeting will select the winner and discuss a group name and ongoing merchandising plans.
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Cameron
Anderson TV
Cameron Herald
Bill McIntosh
McIntosh
Texas 19
Merchants Group
Cameron Trade
Bill Tolson
J. C. Penney Co
Cameron Lions Club Banquet Promises Annual Lion Award Night
Cameron Lions announce their Ladies Night Banquet for Monday April 5 at 7 p.m. in the Western Room of the Texan Cafe. The outstanding Lion award will be presented for notable club service. Lions and wives urged to attend. earlier that week the club viewed a film Guard Your Heart shown by Mrs. Don Humble, Heart Fund Drive chair.
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Cameron Lions
Texan Cafe
Lions Club
Don Humble
North Milam County
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O. J. Thomas School
Lehnerts Drug
Council
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Alcoa Rockdale Works
E. L. Wied
Fuller
H. H. Linke
Lions
Mrs. Bigbee
America
Jim Chadwick
L. Hodge
Cameron Stores
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