Marriages and Cars Highlight Local Notices
A list of marriage pairings includes John Robert Short with Patricia Ann Titsworth and John Robert Parrish with Barbara Louise McCutcheon among others. New car entries feature multiple brands and buyers, including R. C. Woodum Buick and Hugh F. Smith GMC pickup, plus numerous Ford and Chevy models. Deeds, land leases, and property transfers dominate the public notices, detailing parcels in Milam and Cameron counties with $10 nominal sums and additional considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robert Short
Patricia Ann Titsworth
John Robert Parrish
Barbara Louise McCutcheon
Jack Ronald Heflin
Karen Raney Harman Morris Ray Zawadzke
Cynthia Ann Thurman
Gus Edward Cavil
Frances Carol Lewis Joe Earl Mathews
Linda Rae Miller Amay Fontenot Jr
Emily Sue Watson Wolfgang Friedrich Gerthe
Mary Jane Hulse
R. C. Woodum
Buick Tudor
Hugh F. Smith
GMC
Ronald M. Gaston
Ford 4Th Hogan & Co. Inc
Marvin Junek Wins Chamber Mile Award
Marvin Joe Junek Sr. of Cameron delivered the first mile to Milam Grain Co. on July 23 and qualified for the Savings Bond award under the Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee. His mile was No. 2 with 13.08 percent moisture. Larry Smith chaired the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Joe Junek Sr
Rt. 2
Cameron
Milam Grain Co
Junek
Agriculture Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Larry Smith
Chamber Committee
BEPC Announces Expansion Plans for Power Network
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative approves a five year program exceeding 24 million dollars. Plans include a new 100000 KW generator at the Randle W. Miller plant near Mineral Wells, sub stations, transmission lines, and a widened Waco headquarters. Tippett Gee to design with completion targeted for 1972. Several hundred miles of 69 and 138 KV lines and 24 new substations planned. The first transcontinental air route began in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. Board of Directors
Waco
E. D. H. Farrow
Itasca
Randle W. Miller
Palo Pinto Lake
Mineral Wells
Tippett & Gee
Constitutional Amendment on Legislature Ineligibility Venue
The text outlines a constitutional amendment proposed for Texas voters in 1968. It specifies that legislators may not hold other state or county contracts during their elected term and directs submission to the qualified electors on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1968 with a printed for and against ballot. If a majority votes yes, the amendment becomes part of the Texas Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Grain Sorghum Varieties Tested For Milam County Yields
Frank Kratochvil at Rt. 1 Cameron led a grain sorghum variety test comparing 13 hybrids. Pioneer 846 yielded 5146 lbs and the average across varieties was 4113 lbs per acre. Nine varieties exceeded the average. top beating bottom by 1614 lbs per acre. Demo reports forthcoming. Soil testing labs across Texas processed 3284 samples April to June with some international submissions. July and August are best for soil sampling to aid fall fertilizer plans. Fertilizer distribution for April–June totaled 712,788 tons, up about two percent from 1967 and 1966 averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kratochvil
Rt. 1
Cameron
Pioneer
Welch
Harris
Hopkins
Family and local visits span weekend in New Braunfels area
Community notices show multiple family visits across New Braunfels Ben Arnold Rose Bud Temple Waco Cameron Irving and Giddings with relatives in Levelland Fort Worth Dallas and Bryan. The record also notes the 1665 Great Plague of London with 68 596 deaths and the Empire State Building at 102 stories 1250 feet high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Joe Hauk
Billy Joe
Jill
New Braunfels
Joe Hauk
Milwaukee
Wis
Amos Dogkocil
Diane Doskocil
Ben Arnold
J. A. Blasienz
Rosebud
Bill Clark
Giddings
Austin
L. L. Chapman
Clark
Levelland
Tony Vortos
Fort Worth
W. D. Dodd
Donald Wayne Ernst
Dallas
Leon Ernst
Amos Doskocil Jr
Shelly and
Gale
Amos Doskocil
Alfred Kohring
Nelson Kohring
Paula
Irving
Temple
Bob Mays
Mays
Jack Hilliard
Gena
Melvin Davis
Kim
Waco
Lawrence Kostrom
Chip
Mark
Cameron
Otto Mayer
Jerry
Terry
T. W. Garrett
Bryan
Robert Skupin
Emil Skupin
Stevie
London
Uncontrolled Insects Bite Into Beef And Dairy Profits
Texas A M University Extension entomologist Phillip J Hamman warns that biting flies including horn flies, stable flies, horse flies, and mosquitoes reduce meat and milk output. Effective control relies on good manure management and approved livestock insecticides, with MP-691 guidance available through county agents or the Texas A&M Department of Agricultural Information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip J. Hamman
Texas A&m University Extension
Texas
Hamman
Department of Agricultural Information
Texas A&m University
College Station
Woodum Named TADA Area Director in Cameron
R. J. Woodum of Woodum Auto Sales in Cameron has been named area director of the Texas Automobile Dealers Association. Woodum will report to the TADA Board on all activity affecting the motor vehicle buying public in the Cameron area, the association president said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Woodum
Woodum Auto Sales
Cameron
Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Woodum
TADA
Boyd Mullen
Pasadena
Rogers High School Council Officers Attend State Workshop
Rogers High School Student Council officers for 1968 69 attend the State Student Council Workshop at Trinity University in San Antonio this week. Officers Marsha Guess president Rodger Weems vice president Brenda Immon secretary treasurer and Corene Green reporter attend with J L Chervenka principal and sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers High School
Trinity University
San Antonio
Marsha Guess
Rodger Weems
Brenda Immon
Corene Green
J. L. Chervenka
Postwar U.S. Population Shift and Growth
After World War I the United States added 55 million people, a 37 percent rise, with GNP growing from 280 billion to over 800 billion dollars. Over 20 million left rural areas for cities, and a third of Americans moved to suburbs.
Milam County Farmers Benefit from ACP Conservation Efforts
Alva E. Sanders reports that 450 Milam County farms participate in the 1968 Agricultural Conservation Program. About $270,000 invested locally with ACP cost sharing about half, matching farmer funds. National ACP work nears half a billion dollars. in Milam, practices include Permanent Pasture A-2, Shrub Control B-3, Stock Water Dams B-7A, Limestone A-4, and various terraces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
People of
Milam 4-H’ers Impress At District Horse Show
Milam County 4-H Club members at the District 8 Horse Show in Waco earned eligibility for the State 4-H Horse Show in Fort Worth August 8 9 and 10. Participants included Murray and Martha Lynn McDermott Paul McDermott Shelly Roddam Renda Roddam Carolyn Silvey. Carolyn Silvey won reserve champion gelding while McDermotts and Roddams earned multiple top places in Western pleasure and Reining and Barrel racing. Milam led the team standings with 42 points, 16 clear of Bell County in second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Longhorn Arena
Milam County
Fort Worth
Will Rogers Coliseum
Murray
Martha Lynn McDermott
Paul McDermott
Shelly
Renda Roddam
Carolyn Silvey
Murray McDermott
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O. W. Moon
Pickup Terry M. Pruett
HA. Ludwig
Cust
John H. Brahm
Hinton Mack
Charles H. Keeble
Jackie House
Mark Towery
Bennie D. Williams
Ronald W. Bryan
Buick
Tudor Spt
Cpe
Farle Hill Motor Sales
Florence Cannon
John T. Simonton
Oak Park
S C Robertson
Florence
W. R. Simonton
S. C. Robertson
Milam Co
Willie Brannon
George W. Malone
Jose Leal
C. W. Matson
George L. Bass
Harold L. Parsley Jr
William Allen
Rockdale
Thomas J. Hickerson
Bess Triggs
Martha Rogers
City of
A. G. McGill
Lee Lamar Walker
Monroe Lee Walker
W T Pearson Jr
Velma T. Daggett
James Thomas Terry
William H. Brown
Milam
Hubert M. Forehand
Barkely Lee Young
James Reese
Lena M. Wiese
W. E. Johnson
City of Cameron
Leland Green Sr
Et Ux
Clarence Debose
West Cameron Addition
Ira L. Burns
A & J Producing Co., Inc
Samuel Frost League
Faith Florine
Marvin Junek
Chamber
G&c
BEPC
New York City
San Francisco
Wilburn Beckhusen
Buckholts
Lubbock
Seymour
Nacogdoches
Wharton
C. D. Welch
Clarkson
Empire State Building
Rogers
Council
ASCS
By Alva E. Sanders
By Fred Schaetze
Shelly Roddam
Mack
Jack’'S
Ameron, Texas
Telephone
Will
Southwestern Bell
HemisFair
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