Contract Awarded For Reconstruction On US 79 Milam County
The State Highway Commission announced a 4.2 mile reconstruction contract on US 79 in Milam County to Downing Brothers Inc of Waco. The project between Rock Creek and Thorndale includes a new Salty Creek bridge, grade line, and a 44 foot wide surfaced roadway. Work is expected to take 225 days under resident engineer Carol D Zeigler of Hearne.
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Milam County
Waco
Austin
State Highway Commission
Rock Creek
Thorndale
Delton
A. Kittrell
Salty Creek
Homer Stevens 69 Dies in Hearne Gause Resident
Homer Edney Stevens 69 of Gause died Sunday in a Hearne hospital after sudden illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Gause Baptist Church with Rev. M. Smith officiating. Burial followed in Gause Cemetery. Surviving are his wife Grace, three sons Michael J. Stevens, Joe L. Stevens, Homer E. Stevens Jr., a daughter Zola Kornegay, four brothers, and seven grandchildren.
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Homer Edney Stevens
Gause
Hearne
Gause Baptist Church
Rev. M. &. Smith
Gause Cemetery
Grace Stevens
Michael J. Stevens
Joe L. Stevens
Carlsbad
N.M
Homer E. Stevens Jr
McAllen
Eugene Killed In Car Truck Crash Near Athens
funeral services pending for Robert E. Eugene of Cameron who died in a truck car collision on Texas 19 near Athens early Monday. The Dorsey Funeral Home noted Eugene, a father of six and driver for D. F. Collins hauling contractors, was in a Ranchero driven by Fred B. Eastland when a stalled truck trailer rolled downhill and struck the vehicle. He died at the scene. three others were treated and released.
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Dorsey Funeral Home
Robert E. Eugene of
Cameron
Athens
Eugene
D. F. Collins
Fred B. Eastland
Corsicana
Texas 19
Constable Thweatt Dies At Maysfield
Former merchant Gifford Thomas Thweatt died at his Maysfield home at age 64. Funeral services will be held Thursday at Marek Burns Funeral Home with two officiants. Burial follows at Pebble Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife Loreine Thweatt, two sons Thomas and Donald, brother Vaughn, two sisters, and four grandchildren.
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Gifford Thomas Thweatt
Maysfield
Marek- Burns
R. Y. Russell
Eugene Easterly
Pebble Grove Cemetery
Thweatt
Loreine Thweatt
Thomas Thweatt
Virginia City
Donald Thweatt
Belton
Vaughn Thweatt
Roy Newton
Ralph Massengale
Milam Oil Drilling Advances See Two New Wildcats
Milam County crews push two new wildcat wells in Milbur North Milbur Field and northeast of Buckholts as Edwards Lime and Wilcox sands test. Operators include Houston Petroleum Co for No 1 Garland A. Smith and Bryan’s Frank Kre Jr. for a 2,900 ft Edwards lime test. Bethan Drilling Co. works nearby with a Navarro depth of 856 ft on a Cameron area site.
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Lloyd Albertson
Milam County
Cameron
Milbur-North Milbur
Burleson County
South Milam
Houston Petroleum Company
Garland A. Smith
James Shaw
Luling Oil & Gas Company
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Milam
Buckholts
Edwards
Frank A. Kre Jr
W. E. Coufal
Jose Antonio de Pena
Bickett
W. C. Pemberton and Associates of
Houston
Bethhan Drilling Company
Milano
Navarro
Milbur
Yee High School Gets New Windows As Renovations Continue
Workmen install aluminum windows at Yee High School easing a three year program to replace wooden frames opened in 1921. Exterior brick pointing and brick sealing proceed while a new band hall foundation starts freeing space for classrooms. August registrations announced for Yee and Ben Milam schools.
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Yee High School
Allied Restoration Co
Dallas
YHS
Ust
Ben Milam
Ada Henderson
Yee Gym
East 12Th St
Fast Seventh St
Dodson
Cameron City Council Feeds Slough bid for paving contract
The Cameron City Council approved signing a contract with Slough Construction Co of Temple for the 100 block paving program and budgeted 500 for downtown Christmas decorations. The minutes showed Slough as the low bidder at 204651.12 versus Downing Construction’s 203679.51.
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Cameron
Slough Construction Co
Temple
Downing Construction Co
Waco
Wiley Stem Jr
Downing
Slough
Council
Porter Young
Cameron Chamber
Chamber
Young
John Henderson Jr
Forrest Sapp
Bill Storey
Jerome Friesenhahn
City Equalization Board
Adolph Gresak
Buckholts
O. B. Harden
Lavert McKinney
Albert Timmerman
Stem
Wilson
Hickman
Zotz
Downing Construction
Don G. Humble
Ed Magre
Slough Construction
R. W. Wells
Rogers High School Student Council Heads to Trinity Workshop
Officers and representatives from Rogers High School left for San Antonio to attend the State Student Council Workshop at Trinity University. The meeting runs through August 4.
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Rogers
Rogers High School
San Antonio
Trinity University
City OKs Tax Report Shows 1967 Increases
City Council approves a half inch Equalization Board report detailing 1967 tax changes. Real estate values rose by 289 361 with 914 properties up 251 down and nine removed from rolls. Personal property values gained 378 244 led by $17 550 removal in renditions.
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City Equalization Board
Cameron
Equalization Board
Gordon Baskin
Joe J. Heitman
Charles Chandler
Buddy Fuller
Yee High Football Ticket Sale Opens for Reserved Sections
Season reserve football tickets for Sections B and C go on sale Monday for last year’s holders in the Yee High School principal's office. Holders have until August 18 to reserve, then remaining seats are sold first come, first served on August 21. Office hours are 8:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 4:00, Monday through Friday.
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Yee High School
Donors Urged For Cameron Bloodmobile Drive
North Milam County residents are urged to donate a pint of blood at the Central Texas Blood Bank Bloodmobile staged at the Methodist Fellowship Hall Friday 1 to 7 p.m. The drive aims to meet a 71 pint Cameron quota with about 9 donors per eligible donation and to cover a 8 pint shortfall from the previous visit.
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North Milam
Central Texas Blood Bank
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Central Texas Bank
Cameron
Aloysius
Five Cattle Killed in FM 2095 Truck Accident
A Bryan owned grain truck struck a cattle herd on FM 2095 at Hanover around 10 p.m. Tuesday. Five cattle died and one was crippled. the cattle were owned by Ruben Wise. Deputy Mortimer said the truck grill and fog lights were damaged, while the driver escaped injury. Sheriff Carl Black corroborated the ownership and incident details.
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Hanover
Ruben Wise
Milam
Carl Black
Mortimer
San Gabriel Dam funds approved for planning and land buy
The House appropriated 1.532 million for Laneport and North Gabriel dam planning and land acquisition as part of a 4.62 billion public works bill. Army Corps of Engineers plans two major dams for flood control and water conservation, with the Brazos River Authority covering reservoir construction costs. BRA director Oxsheer Smith highlighted benefits to Cameron and local farmers. 786,400 funds target land purchase, 655,000 for final planning, 91,000 for admin costs.
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San Gabriel River
Cong. J. J. Pickle
House
Laneport
North Gabriel
San Gabriel
Army Corps of Engineers
Brazos
River Authority
Oxsheer Smith
BRA
Cameron
Brazos River Authority
YOE Boosters Meet Tuesday at City Park
The Cameron Booster Club hosts an ice cream supper at City Park at 7 30 p m on Tuesday for prospective football players and booster members. Three new assistants join Coach Fuqua plus Hal Stanislaw and Edward Glasscock as coaches. Practice for 1967 Yee grid year starts August 14.
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Cameron Booster Club
City Park
Booster Club
Fuqua
Texas Coaching School
San Antonio
Membership drive for Cameron Public Library ends soon
A Friends of Cameron Public Library membership drive faces lagging sales with Friday as the end date. Drive chairwoman Mrs. Carroll Green notes strong volunteer effort and expects broad support once all contacts are made. The group funds cultural programs, longer library hours, and book purchases.
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Friends of Cameron Public Library
Carroll Green
Drive
Friends
John Henderson
Mary Lawrence
J. EB. Lafferty
George Hollas
Frank Perrin
E. A. Nachlinger
Don Humble
R. M. Clark
Morris Eplen
Ladis Marek Jr
Calvin Cobb
Alvin Hefft
James Kahler
Perry Holder
Clifford Angell
Karen Franke
Mildred Thornton
Valerie Green
Lynette Green
Christine Laws
Milam Area Buy Sell Trade Classifieds
Community buyers and sellers in Milam Area coordinate through a shared Buy Sell Trade listing. Post requests or offers by calling 697-4671 for local transactions and item exchanges.
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Milam
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Chamber AG
Milam Grain
Elm Creek Dairy
Joe
Elm Creek
Homer Stevens
Constable Thweatt
Huber Corp
R. F. Smith
H. H. Coffield
Ben Milam School
Quota Cameron
RED Cross Blood Program
Lawrence Zotz
Anderlitch
Texas Securities
Charles C. Smith Jr
Texas
RHS
Trinity Workshop
Yee
San Gabriel Dam
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