Scam job ads prey on desperation and steal cash
The text warns that false job offers lure desperate workers with promises of high pay and exotic travel. Upfront fees, interviews arranged at home, and staged visits precede disappearance with the money. Advice includes checking the BBB, licenses, and newspaper affiliations, and avoiding wire transfers or personal checks. Milam County TRIAD offers free 9-1-1 emergency phones through local collection stations and police departments.
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Snopes.com
Better Business Bureau
BBB
City Hall
Milam County Triad
Salt Committee
KRXT
Kountry Inn
Rockdale
Thorndale
Cameron
Bea’s Kitchen
Milam County Sheriff's Department
Texas Ends Hangings as Electric Chair Debuts in 1923
In Angleton on Aug 31 1923 Texas held the last public hanging as the electric chair replaced the gallows. Nathan Lee was executed after a restricted crowd watched the new device, while officials and supporters debated humane punishment. L.K. Irwin led the push for the chair and later called for reform. Bartee Haile Friendswood Texas.
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Angleton
Texas
L.K. Irwin
Irwin
Lone Star
Texas Department of Corrections
Huntsville
Brazoria
Waco
Nathan Lee
Sparky
2009 Fall Sports Preview
The Cameron Herald offers a 2009 Fall Sports Preview for readers. Extra copies are available at 108 E First Street Downtown Cameron for fans to keep, share, or mail to family and friends.
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Cameron Herald
First Street
Cameron
Church of Christ At
Houte
Jesus
Nicodemus
Cornelius
Paul
Alton Baker
Cameron TX
Rockdale Library Legacy From Scarbrough to Patterson Home
Rockdale's historic commerce centers on E M Scarbrough Hale and Company and later Scarbrough and Hicks. A 1963 dedication created Lucy Hill Patterson Library, housing Milam County genealogy, with donations by Dr. Patterson and a long line of Rockdale merchants. The Scarbrough Building remains in Austin as a professional space.
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E. M. Scarbrough
Rockdale
H. P. Hale and Company
Hearne
Main Street
Hale and Company
Scarbrough
Hale
Scarbrough and Hicks
Cameron and Ackerman
R. H. Hicks
Hicks
Texas
Austin
John Hicks and
J. O. Newton and Sons
Newton and Sons
Santa
Mrs. Claus
Dr. Patterson
California
Lucy Hill Patterson
Milam County
Rockdale’s
Congress Avenue
Transparency demands for open state budgets and county filings
A citizen advocates full budget transparency across government levels. The note argues for accessible summaries and detailed copies of state budgets online and filed with county clerks, urging parity with local government transparency to enable informed public decisions.
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Enron Economics
Super Crossword 90 Model Ca 94 Simpson fashion 95 She beca
Puzzle clues appear in a fragmented crossword list with mixed words and stray phrases. Readable items include fashion, baking, directions, supply, and boxing related hints alongside generic terms from a vintage clue page. The garbled text suggests a puzzle page beyond full reconstruction.
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Simpson Fashion
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Scarbrough & Hicks
Lucy Hill Patterson Library
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Traveler's Aid
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