New Traffic Laws Take Effect August 29
Cameron and Rosebud police trained on Senate Bill 183 provisions setting rules for motorists bicycles and other vehicles. Key points require stopping for school buses street side parking rules vehicle security open doors sidewalk curbs pedestrian yield and bicycle rider requirements with penalties for noncompliance.
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Cameron
Cameron and Rosebud
Department of Public Safety
Texas Commission On Law Enforcement Officer
Cameron Maroons Win State Place In Texas Pony League
Cameron’s Maroons, age 13 to 15, finished fourth in the Texas Pony League playoffs at Sweetwater with a 17-2 season record. They defeated Port Lavaca and Kermit before losing to Sweetwater, earning high statewide ranking and praise for manager Peanut Barron and coach Bill Hornung.
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Cameron
Maroons
Sweetwater
Port Lavaca
Kermit
Texas
Peanut Barron
Bill Hornung
Little League Cardinals
Noon Lions Hear Rep Dan Kubiak at Cameron Club
State Representative Dan Kubiak spoke to the Cameron Noon Lions Monday urging skepticism of pork barrel spending in the $270 million 62nd Legislature budget. He announced a political bid within five months and criticized planned LBJ Park and Clarendon museum funding. John Martin named Lion of the Year. Milano schools set Aug 30 start with Labor Day to Easter holidays and June 2 high school commencements. Yee High Pep Squad meets Friday at 9:30 a.m.
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Dan Kubiak
Cameron Noon
Kubiak
Lbj Park
Clarendon
John Martin
Milano
Supt. R. L. Porter
Consent Waived for 18 to 21 Blood Donors
William M. Probes of the Central Texas Red Cross Blood Center in Waco announced that parental consent will no longer be required for donors aged 18 to 21. The blood mobile will visit Cameron on Monday August 30 from 1 to 7 p.m. at Methodist Fellowship Hall.
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William M. Probes
Central Texas Red Cross Blood Center
Waco
Cameron
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Council to Study Master Plan and Downtown Widening Ideas
The South/West Planning Associates presented the city’s 20 year master plan to the mayor and council. They will study the reports for approval later and it is being approved at Austin. The council asked Urban Renewal Agency to consider widening N Central Street near the old Auditorium Hotel and Green building for angle parking. Budget discussions and trash pickup costs were also on the agenda, with a new sewer line on Colfax Street under review. B F Grimes reappointed to Cameron Housing Authority.
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South/West Planning Associates of
Bryan
Austin
E. A. Bigbee
Charles Manning
N. Central Street
Auditorium Hotel
Bigbee
Urban Renewal Agency
Colfax St
B. F. Grimes
Cameron Housing Authority
Bank official Ladis Marek Sr to retire after 43 years
Ladis Marek Sr assistant vice president of Citizens National Bank Cameron will retire September 6. A retirement reception will be held in the Directors Room from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday August 20. Marek joined the bank in 1928 and has served in every department spanning over 43 years. He and his wife Viola have a son Ladis Marek Jr., cashier and auditor at the same bank. The Mareks are members of First Presbyterian Church Cameron.
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Ladis Marek Sr
Citizens National Bank
Cameron
Marek
Bank
Citizens National
Meeks
Kansas City
Viola Marek
Ladis Marek Jr
The
Mareks
First Presbyterian Church
BB Gun Warning and Break-In Reported in Cameron
Cameron Police Chief Felipe Martinez warns parents about a city ordinance against firing BB guns inside Cameron. Children caught will be turned over to parents or face charges. Sgt. Truman White resigns to join Rockdale as assistant chief. A burglary at Poppa John's on West Butte Street saw $3 to $4 in change and beer stolen. police investigate.
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Cameron
Felipe Martinez
Martinez
Truman White
Rockdale
West Butte Street
Glider champ Polanski places third at world event
Cameron Lee Polansky, a long time R. L. Butte field enthusiast, returned from Goteborg Sweden with the USA team taking third place at the Federation Aeronautic International Free Flight World Championships. He helped train, modified his gliders for Sweden’s conditions, and noted weather and thermals as key flight factors.
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Lee Polanski
R. L. Butte
Polansky
California
Federation Aeronautic
Cameron
USA
Bill Peck
Eugene Salach
Butte
James Edward Michalka
Batte Fiela
Tom Hutchinson
Texas A&m
Sweden
Bryan
West Coast
Cirriculum
Arcadia
Albuquerque
Lee Polansky
Susan
Goteberg
Polansky Eyes 1971 Team Spot After Meet English Banquet
Boyhood Polansky says language is no difficulty as events are announced in English Swedish and German and English is now the international language because banquet presentations are in English. Competition for the 1973 meet has begun in the United States and the 1971 team holds a reserve seat for the final elimination. He aims to earn a place on that team.
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Polansky
United States
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