Picture of seven office workers sparks memory in Rosebud
In a reminiscence this week one man from Rosebud, I. Wh. Site, recalls being the only survivor in a 1900s photo of seven in an office doorway. The image also lists Guvin Welker W. H. Triges T Henderson A S Hearrell D B Worcer and William R Rogers. most are now missed but the scene lingers. The piece includes a note on the May 7 primaries and a lawyer’s courtroom joke about 24 hogs killed by a railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pherald
Maren
Biurdinis
I. Wh
Rosebud
Guvin Welker
W. H. Triges
T. Henderson
A.S. Hearrell
D. B. Vworceer
William R. Rogers
Mr. Litz
Texas
Jaycees Recognize Chandler Bashin At Annual Banquet
Cameron Jaycees honored Charles Chandler as Outstanding Jayveee of the Year at the National Guard Armory banquet. Past State Jaycee President Bob Sheehy urged ongoing community leadership, and Gordon Baskin received a Certificate of Appreciation for providing a meeting site. Officers for the coming year were installed by Ben Hargraves. Attending clubs included Hearne Waco Temple Marble Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chandler
Cameron
Gordon Baskin
Ben Hargraves
Marble Falls
Bruce Crook
Donald Pimpler
Littleton Barrett
Charles Moran
Paul McCallum
Stewart Perkins
Walter Odstreil
Wallace J. Small
Jaycee
Hearne
Waco
Temple
Cameron CISD Board Canvasses Uncontested Election
Cameron Independent School District canvassed an uncontested 74 vote board election. Lane Horstmann received 70 votes and K D Griffin 61. The board re elected C R Law president Colemen Duncvin vice president and Forrest Sapp secretary. A three man CISD Equalization Board was named B L Archer J J Heitmann Sam Brewer. Tax office hours set weekdays 830 to 500 and Saturdays 830 to noon at downtown office. Teacher employment remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Cameron Independent School District
Lane Horstmann
K. D. Griffin
C. R. Law
Colemen Duncvin
Forrest Sapp
CISD
B. L. Archer
J. J. Heitmann
Sam Brewer
Cameron Industrial Foundation ends endorsements reach 14
Cameron groups including Civic Garden Club and PTA voted to back a 100000 CIF program. Directors outlined a three part plan funding land and facilities, site promotion, and building reserves. A town meeting set for April 29 will present progress and allow questions before a May 1 drive start.
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Cameron
Cameron Industrial Foundation
CIF
Becaus
Ber of Commerce
Pleasure & Profit Club
Milam Young Farmers
Milam County Farm Bureau
Clemet
Pond Creek Watershed Bond Proposal Passes In Local Vote
Voters in the 40999 acre Pond Creek Watershed approved a 200000 bond 62 to 27 with 89 of 150 eligible voters casting ballots planning work to begin in two weeks to fund land easements properties and equipment for dams and facilities. The bond carries up to 40 years at 6 percent or less interest.
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Pond Creek
Pond Creek Watershed Authority
Cameron Wins District Jr. Title In 17AA Interscholastic Meet
Cameron scored 369 points to win the District 17AA elementary division with Rockdale second at 26 points Navasota 252 Caldwell 155 and Hearne 154. Cameron students earned multiple firsts including in number sense ready writing declamation spelling and track events. The Cameron track team also took top spots in relays and field events with several students placing in tennis softball and jumping events.
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Cameron
Rockdale
Navasota
Caldwell
Hearne
Ann Kahler
Donna Tindell
Randy Braden
Carolyn Mitchell
Susie Brown
Gay Chancey
Jan Stewart
Linda Rylander
Ann Arthur
Mahalia Petty
Harry Perrin
Area Rains Boost Crop Prospects and City Waterline Projects
The City Council awarded a 4111 bid for a new waterline on West 12th and East 6th streets with Kohan Co of Waco the low bidder. Residents along South Columbus Ave were urged to participate in a sewer extension plan as an overlapping project gained support, while police update procedures for stray dogs.
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Columbus Ave
West 12Th St
Kohan Co
Waco
Comn Nen
Colun Bes Ave
Buds Fuller
State Highway Dept
FM Rd 22
Cameron
Alvin Hefft
Milam Prospects Rise After Weekend Rains
Milam County agriculture outlook improves as Sunday rains bring about three inches on bottomland near Mays field. County Agent J D Moore notes higher grazing and crop potential while reiterating national optimism from Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman about a 15 billion dollar net farm income and increased government subsidies.
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J. D. Moore Weelnestley
Milam
Milam County
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
National Agriculture
Freeman
Moore
15 City Students Earn Regional Spots After District Wins
Cameron will send 15 students to Regional Interscholastic League Contests after district eliminations at Rockdale. Winners include Sherri Clare, Nancy Foster in Girls Debate. Jane Conley, Glenna Cummings in Shorthand. and athletes in golf, track, and team events. District placers include Clare Foster 1st in girls debate, Humble and Wallace 2nd boys debate, Conley 1st shorthand, Conley and Cummings placed in shorthand, and others in spelling, number sense, science, and slide rule. Competing schools were Hearne Caldwell Navasota Rockdale Cameron.
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Cameron
Rockdale
Sherri Clare
Nancy Foster
Jane Conley
Glenna Cummings
Danny Monroe
George Foster
Mark Humble
Roy Thompson
Monroe
Richard Anderson
Bill Goeke
Forrest Green
Mack McKinney
Leo Michalka
Paul Chandler
Eugene Wallace
Paul Edmonds
Linda Fleming
al Hefft
Brenda Michalka
Donald Manley
Alma Houston
Carol Lucko
Tommy Barton
Larry Jungman
Bernard Kostrom
Steve Smith
Jerry Heitman
Hearne
Caldwell
Navasota
Former Cameron JP Rice 82 Dies Services Held
Bertram G Rice 82 former justice of the peace in Cameron died Tuesday in a local hospital Funeral services were at 4 p m Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with Rev James Latterly presiding Graveside rites followed at Oak Grove Cemetery Ben Arnold He was born in Rome Ga and served 30 years as JP at Ben Arnold and Cameron He was a member of the First Baptist Church AF AM Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star Survivors include his wife four sons Doyle Rice Houston Ox Sheer Rice Ben Arnold Gus Knight Pasadena and Charles Knight Kansas City Kan two daughters Agnes Jones Wichita Falls and Jeanette Kelly Huntington Beach Calif three brothers John Will Rice Collinsville and Ewell Rice Dorchester nine grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren
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Bertram G. Rice
Cameron
First Baptist Church
James Latterly Allicwaling
Masome
Ithn Grove Cemetery
Ben Arnold
Mr. Rice
Rome
Fest Baptist Church
AF & AM Lodge
Order of the Eastern Star
Doyle Rice
Houston
Oxsheer Rice
Gus Knight
Pasadena
Charles Knight
Kansas City
Kans
Agnes Jones
Wichita Falls
Jeanette Kelly
Huntington Beach
Calif
John Rice
Will Rice
Collinsville
Ewell Rice
Dorchester
Planning Board Discusses Federal Aid for Fort Worth Downtown
Members of the Cameron Planning Board and city officials met with Urban Renewal representatives in Fort Worth on Wednesday to discuss federal assistance for downtown improvements. E. A. Perrin and A. W. McCullin represented the Planning Board, with Mayor Bassel Wilson and City Attorney Charles Smith on the trip.
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Cameron Planning Board
City Council
Fort Worth
E. A. Perrin
A. W. McCullin
Bassel Wilson
Charles Smith
Services Held For Mrs. Joe Denson
Mrs. Joe Denson aged 72 died Monday in a local hospital. A lifelong Cameron resident, she received funeral services at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church with Rev. James Lafferty officiating and burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by a daughter in Austin, four brothers in Cameron, Pharr and Houston, a sister in Houston, and four grandchildren.
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Joe Denson
Cameron
First Baptist Church
James Lafferty
Oak Hill Cemetery
Marione Riley
Austin
George McGhee
Fred McGiehee
Pharr
Charles
Nathan McGehee
Houston
N. C. Smith
Absentee Voting Opens Statewide in May Primaries
Absentee voting for the May 7 Democratic and Republican primaries opens at Milam County Court House. Ballots may be cast at the county clerk office until May 3 and mailed to out of county addresses through May 3, with return by 1 p.m. May 7. The Democratic ballot includes 12 contested races, with multiple county and state candidates listed across offices from Representative to Railroad Commissioners.
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Milam County Court House
Nally
Stanley Woods
Johnie Mae Hackworth
Preston Smith
Bill Hollowell
Franklin Spears
Galloway Calhoun
Crawford C Martin
General Land Office
Jerry Sadler
Fred Williams
P. S. Ervin
Byron ‘Lunnell
Paul Haring
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. T. McDonald
John F
Jack Onion
Jay M. Jones
Lloyd Albertson
John Tower
U. S
T. E. Kennerly
Kellis Dibrell
Robb Stewart
Rudy T. Garza
Lawrence Daffan Gilmer
Albert B. Fay
Jack Garrett
Agriculture
Mrs. A. W. Dickey Dies Lifelong Cameron Resident
Mrs. A. W. Dickey aged 88 died in Hearne at 4 a.m. Sunday after living in Cameron before moving to Hearne in 1961. Services at Marek Burns Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Monday with ministers officiating. Burial in Sunnyside Cemetery Calvert. Survived by two sons Randolph of Waco and Horace Benton of Chilton, a daughter Bonnie Hall of Hearne, six grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Tilson Hall Allen Dickey James Martin Bill Simmons Jim Francis Conway Weathers.
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A. W. Dickey
Hearne
Cameron
Marek Burns
Herman Blair
R. J. Cooper
Sunnyside Cemetery
Calvert
Randolph Dickey
Waco
Horace Benton Dickey
Chilton
Bonnie Hall
Tilson Hall
Alen Dickey
James Martin
Bill Simmons
Jim Francis
Conway Weathers
Mrs. Owen Smith Wins Playoff in Rockdale Golf
Mrs. Owen Smith won first flight low net at Rockdale Country Club after a three hole playoff with Mrs. Dana Monroe and Mrs. Smith. The Cameron club members dominated overall with low nets in multiple flights and Austin players earning champion flight honors and medalist status.
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Owen Smith
Rockdale Country Club
Dana Monroe
Smith
Monroe
Cameron Women’s Golf Association
Rockdale
Earl Curtis
Bob Wells
Ray Lester
Melvin Ford
Ed Manning
Lester
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Cisd School Board
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Joe Mueck
Funk
Ronald Bailey
Ass’t County
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Cameron Parent Teachers Association
Knights of Columbus, St. Anthony Parent-Teachers Club
Cameron Band Boosters Club
Hilliard Thomas
Frank Luecke
Charlie Burke
Lester Williams
Eugene Simitnerman
Don G. Humble
Three Arts Club
Cermeron Junior Cham
Cameron Chamber
A. T. Garrett
Thomas Hickman
Elm Creek Water Authority
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Falls Counties
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Bushy Creek
Dowell Hailey
Ted Ford
Peter A. Fisher
Mark Dodson
Jerry Richardson
R. Kretschmar
Dodd
Mann
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L. McClaren
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James Mueck
Richardson
Garrett
Brashear
K. McLerran
Ramirez
Robbins
Ball
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Reyes
Ash Group
Eighth St
New Cameron Public Library
Fuller
Cameron Public Airport
Rosey
the Herald
Maysfield
B. G. Rice
Fred Jackson
Milton Schiller
Louis Parke
Charlie “Bubba” Maddox
Mary Harper
Max McClaren
Emory B. Camp
Pet. 4
R. H. McCasland
Justin Niemischk
Frank B. Felton
Pet
Max Hengst
E. C. Hoppe
Waggoner Carr
John B. Willoughby
John Con
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Fuchs
Herbert Pimberton
St. Edward Hospital
Sister Aloysius
Hospital
Mrs. Dickey
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