Folk Fete and Dallas Symphony plans loom for Cameron
Folk Fete set for the 9th and 10th in Cameron features fiddlers contests folk dances and crafts. The Dallas Symphony tentatively returns January 16 1973 with broad Central Texas support through Milam Bell and Cameron Chamber sponsorship and student concerts. Lt Bobby Jones son of ad manager George Jones serves amid troop withdrawals and rising bombing in Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Poage
Cameron
Dallas Symphony
Rockdale
Milam County
Bell County
Cultural Activities Center
Central Texas Symphony Association
Cameron Chamber
Central Texas
DSO
Kenneth Meine
Bobby Jones
George Jones
U. S
Patrol Reports Milam County March Accidents
The Texas Highway Patrol recorded 13 rural highway crashes in Milam County in March. Sgt. Simmons said there were no deaths and 12 injuries in the 3rd month of 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Patrol
Milam County
Simmons
Rockdale Hospital Medicare Certification Restored
Medicare certification for Richards Clinic and Hospital at Rockdale was assured as contractors completed fire walls and a sprinkler system per HEW standards. The hospital had faced possible withdrawal due to physical deficiencies amid a new building program and remodeling costs around $20,000.
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Richards Clinic
Rockdale
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Georgetown City Hall Moves to New Quarters
Georgetown City Hall relocated from the old fire station to new offices on the north side of the town square. The building offers more departmentalization and private carpeted offices with access to the adjoining police and courts complex.
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Georgetown City Hall
Town Square
Police and Courts
Belton School Board Doubles Tuition for Out-Of-District Students
The Belton school board votes to double tuition for students living outside the Belton district. Rates set at 200 dollars per year for grades 6 through 12 and 190 dollars for grades 1 through 5. Board chairman says transfers should pay their own way amid rising Belton enrollment.
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Belton
Water Quality Control Studied At Burleson County Meeting
Caldwell hosts Burleson County Goals meeting focusing on grants for sewer services. Caldwell Somerville and Snook discussed water and sewer needs. A plan to educate developers on water quality control street and utility requirements was proposed.
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Burleson County
Caldwell
Somerville
Snook
Trustees Seek $73,000 for Follow Through Program
Rosebud-Lott school trustees apply for $73,000 funding for 1972-73 Follow Through program serving grades one to three. Program components include instruction health services nutritional services and social services per Supt Earl Cook. Only seven Texas schools funded previously and three invited for next year.
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Rosebud-Lott
Earl Cook
Texas
Waco High School Overcrowding Triggers Redistricting Study
Waco school officials authorize a study to ease overcrowding at the new Waco High School built for 800 to 950 students. With enrollment over 900 and projections near 1,000 next fall, a redistricting proposal to balance enrollment was tabled.
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Wwaco Waco School Board
Waco High School
Waco High
Woman Fatally Stabbed in Hearne Case Warrant Issued
Dorothy Toliver, 22, of Hearne died from stab wounds to the neck and right shoulder Sunday morning around 11:50. A warrant was issued for Billy Powell, 23, who allegedly lived with Toliver and remains at large.
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Hearne
Dorothy Toliver
Jack Mathews
Billy Powell
Rain Dents Area Drouth in Milam Cameron Report
A light rain of .27 inches fell in Cameron and Milam County easing drought strains briefly. Crop and pasture growth remain hampered with critical growth stages, and a 2 to 3 inch rain is needed. Cotton stands vary with replanting in Maysfield, pastures hurting, and risk of cattle market movement if drought persists.
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Cameron
Milam
Drouth
Bill McCutchen
Milam County
McCutchen
Maysfield
B M F Water System Complete In Bell Milam Falls Area
The contractors pump company handed 254 miles of waterline to the Bell Milam Falls Water System Friday. W H McCormick president says FHA approved the project as completed. A one year warranty applies. June 1 1972 is the deadline for new members. about 220 await joining. Membership fee is 100 dollars. Directors are W L Wallace Travis Jack Walzer Buckholts Calvin Rauchi Rogers and U L Pierce Holland.
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Bell-Milam-Falls Water System
W. H. McCormick
McCormick
The
Water Corporation
W. L. Wallace
Travis
Jack Walzer
Buckholts
Calvin Rauchi
Rogers
U. L. Pierce
Holland
Two-Car Crash Sends One to Hospital on 4th Street
Leonard Davis of Caldwell suffered head lacerations as a passenger in Ruben Gurero’s eastbound car on 4th St. He was injured when Gurero’s vehicle hit Robert A. Conners’ car turning from Fannin St in Cameron. Heavy damage reported to both vehicles.
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Leonard Davis
Caldwell
Ruben Gurero
Somerville
4Th St
Robert A. Conners
Cameron
Conners
Fannin St
Star Hall Invites Candidates To Rally
Public office candidates are invited to a Sunday rally at SPJST Seaton Star Hall on April 30 at 2 p.m. The event features a performance by the SPJST Concert Orchestra and is held eight miles east of Temple on the Rosebud highway, Texas Highway 53.
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SPJST
Seaton Star Hall
Star Hall
Temple
Rosebud Highway
Texas Highway 53
Kestenbaum sues Falstaff for price fixing in Texas
Dana I. Kestenbaum of Cameron files a 106000 suit in U S District Court Waco alleging Falstaff Brewing Corp engaged in price fixing and breach of contract to force sale of his four county distributorship beginning 1961 He cites forced stockpiling ad expenses and arbitrary transport storage requirements plus fixed beer prices to retailers. He and his father became Falstaff distributors in 1934.
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Dana I. Kestenbaum
Cameron
U.S
Waco
Falstaff Brewing Corp
Kestenbaum
Falstaff
Milam, Robertson
Burleson
Brazos
Parsons Named Milam County Highway Maintenance Supervisor
John Parsons is appointed maintenance construction supervisor for Milam County by Texas Highway Dept. District Engineer Joe G. Hanover, effective May 1. He previously served as assistant maintenance supervisor in Brazos County and will reside in the Cameron area with his wife Shirley Ann and three children.
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Texas Highway Dept
Joe G. Hanover
John Parsons
Milam County
Parsons
Wellborn
Texas
Brazos County
Three Arrested For Breakins At Milano And Nearby Sites
Sheriff Carl Black arrested one young man and two minors in connection with recent breakins at Milano and Lexington schools and a filling station in Milano. Frank Dreher, 19, of Rockdale was charged with breaking and entering and released on $1,000 bond. The two minors’ cases will be heard in juvenile court.
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Carl Black
Milano
Lexington
Frank Dreher
Rockdale
Justice of the Peace
Jess Brock
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F.M.L
Medicare
City Hall
Georgetown
School Board
Rosebud
Hillsboro High School
Yee High
Rain Dents Area Drouth
Federal Housing Administration
Falstaff Corp
Dan F. Balusek
Spjst Lodge 47
Highway Dept
Arthur Bowling
Tom Bailey
Briscoe
Central
Poage
Cong
Oxsheer Smith
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