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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1972
Page
1
A car fire on a gravel driveway was stopped by smothering flames with a blanket and towel from inside the porch. Henry Schuttle Jr. stopped to assist and noted the driver as a potential new neighbor while a fuel line cutoff prevented a larger blaze.
James Barrett of The Herald observes as an air filter melts from ignition testing. The narrator notes a minor incident and Duskie the dog recovering from smoke exposure after the blanket is found, stressing the need for better airing and safety.
Firefighters and volunteers battled a large blaze that destroyed the 80 year old Hefley Heights landmark in Cameron. Mrs. W R Newton died. Ruth Newton and others escaped as flames climbed a three story glass topped center opening. Neighbors helped douse roofs and saved nearby homes as the fire burned into morning.
The Yoe High School Athletic Banquet will be Monday May 1 at 7 p.m. in Methodist Fellowship Hall. Rep Dan Kubiak will speak on The Role of the Athlete in Today's World. The event is hosted by the Yoe Booster Club which sells tickets. Teams to be honored include football basketball girls volleyball track tennis golf and baseball. The Booster Club will present the Quarterback trophy to the top football player of 1971 and name the football sweetheart.
The Buckholts High School hosts the annual May Fete on April 28 at 8 p.m. in the high school gym with the elementary and high school kings and queens and their courts. Skits by grades first through eighth plus freshmen to seniors entertain, with prizes for best acts from elementary and high schools.
Local junior high and high school students will march Saturday for the March of Dimes. They meet at the courthouse at 9 am, walk to Minerva and back to Camer on James Hudson. Sponsors pay per mile, with Cam eron and Rockdale schools competing for a trophy.
All boys are invited to meet at the Little League field Friday at 7 p.m. to sign up for summer baseball. Registration fees are $2 for Minor and Little League and $3 for Pony League. Ages range from first grade through 15 with specified groups. The Ladies Little League Auxiliary will also meet at 7 p.m. Friday to plan the year's program.
Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday April 30. Clocks advance one hour, giving residents an extra hour for yard work fishing or other activities. You may set clocks forward Saturday night or Sunday morning to avoid missing the change.
Cameron elementary announces a First Grade Roundup on Wednesday May 3 for children entering first grade next year. Birthdates range September 2 1966 to September 1 1967. Parents should bring birth certificates and immunization records to Ben Milam School 8:30 to 12 noon and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Byron Rose an independent operator filed a new wildcat test for the Cherokee Navarro Field on a 29 acre John Williams Survey lease. A Rule 37 exception hearing is set by the Railroad Commission for May 2 in Austin.
Over 250 Scouts from Cameron units plus Girl Scouts join national Keep America Beautiful Day. Troops 752 and 791 and Cub Pack 713 will collect litter in parks and streets and distribute 1500 litter bags from Alcoa. Alcoa donates SOAR buttons and trucks from Command Contracting Co. aid in hauling debris. Dairy Queen locations award 25 cent ice cream certificates to participating Scouts.
Funeral services for Mrs W R Newton Sr outstanding senior citizen of 1966 will be held at 10 30 a m Thursday at the First Baptist Church with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Born December 10 1882 near Ellinger Fayette County she was one of eleven Mondrik children of Cameron Texas funeral details outline her late husband Dr W R Newton Sr a Cameron physician who built the first Cameron hospital later St Edwards He was a state senator elected 1936 and died May 1938 The obituary lists numerous civic roles and memberships in Cameron including the First Baptist Church East ern Star Delphian Society Civic Garden Club and more It notes she is survived by six children 14 grandchildren and many great grandchildren plus several siblings and a brother from Cameron
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