Gause Dedicates New Post Office In Milam County
Large turnout of 200 plus in a 500 population town for the dedication of a bright new post office. Mrs. O L Harlan postmaster presided with remarks on the history of the Gause Post Office dating to the 1920s and the role of three women in its leadership. A Capitol flag ceremony opened with the National Anthem as residents noted nearby urban renewal plans.
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Gause
Milam County
O. L. Harlan
Hearne
Cameron
Fort Worth
Texas
Harlan
O. L
C. L
Washington Capitol
Classifieds Help Sell Goods Before Christmas
Mrs. Becky Chandler praised The Herald classifieds for driving customers to her sale. A $1 ad promises quick responses and helps readers find outgrown items like tricycles bicycles pianos or sewing machines before the holiday rush.
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The
Herald
Becky Chandler
Hearld
Cameron Herald Classified Listing
Local contact Cameron offers information at phone number 607 6671. The Cameron Herald issue date is Thursday and Weekend Now with an address line 110.
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Cameron
THE
Cameron Herald
Cherokee Navarro Field Named In Milam County
Byron Rose, Houston independent oil operator, seeks to name a new field three and a half miles east of Milano the Cherokee Navarro Field on the Ray Woods 169 acre lease. Initial wells show oil and gas on Navarro perforations, with two producers on the Woods tract opened in October.
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Byron .Rose
Houston Independent Oil Operator
Milano
Railroad Commissions Oil & Gas Division
San Antonio
Rose
Woods
Ray Woods
Milam County
Sinerva - Rockdale
Milbur
Milam County Sheriff Carl Black to Begin 25th Year
Milam County native Carl Black, longtime sheriff since 1940, will start his 25th year in office January 1. He rose from deputy, faced armed suspects, led a Buckholts manhunt in December 1962, and serves as probation juvenile officer and Cameron Volunteer Fire Chief.
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Carl Black
M Milam
Black
Milam County
Jones Prairie
Sheriff's Department
Buckholts
Cameron Volunteer Fire Dept
Texas Employment Commission to Meet Milam County Job Seekers
The Texas Employment Commission will station a Temple office representative in Cameron Milam County on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 5 p.m. on the third floor of the Milam County Courthouse to collect job applications and referrals. Employers in Milam County are urged to list openings with the representative for both full and part-time work and for on the job training opportunities.
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The
Texas Employment Commission
Temple
Cameron
Milam County
Miam County Courtthouse .Com
Emoyee
Portrait Subscription Offer in Cameron Herald
Readers may receive a free 8 by 10 color portrait with a new or renewal subscription to The Cameron Herald. The portrait can feature a single child, a group of children, or a family and is mailed from 108 Fastest St Cameron. The offer applies to Thursday and Weekend editions.
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Weekend Herald
Cameron Herald
St. Cameron
The
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Thursda
Almanac Reports Milam County Income Jump in last year
The Texas Almanac shows Milam County total income rose by 6 million with farm income over 2 million of the gain. Manufacturing and retail sales also contributed. Wages and manufacturing value climbed, auto registrations rose, and the county gains tourism listings with Ft Sullivan and historic sites.
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Milam County
Cameron
Ft Sullivan
Milam
Freeman to Speak at Tejas District Boy Scout Dinner
Rev Richard Freeman of Waco will be guest speaker at the Tejas District Boy Scouts annual recognition banquet on Tuesday December 9 at 7 p m in the Rockdale Elementary cafeteria Tickets are available until December 5 from unit leaders and district committee members Special presentations will be made Freeman is an Eagle Scout and longtime Scouting volunteer
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Richard Freeman
Waco
Tejas
Rockdale
Ron Derry
Freeman
First United Methodist Church
First Methodist
Cameron
Order of the Arrow
God and Country
Derry
Services Held For Mrs Annie Taylor Lifelong Resident
Mrs Annie I Taylor 90 died at 12 50 p m Wednesday born March 3 1879 in Milam County and lived here all her life Funeral services were held at 19 20 a m Friday at Marek Burns Funeral Home with Rev George Doss officiating Burial was in Liberty Cemetery Survived by three sons Alfred W Taylor Cameron Delbert Taylor Milano and Jack Taylor Charlotte NC four daughters Mrs Ruben Mills Rogers Mrs Loriie Black Dallas Miss Ethel Taylor Austin and Mrs Clytie Ely Hearne two brothers Ervin Westbrook Houston and L M Westbrook Milano three sisters Mrs Minnie McClanahan Siloam Ark Mrs W A Jackson Brownwood and Mrs Lila Hill Vinita Okla 16 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Pallbearers were E C Westbrook Jr M H Westbrook I D M Westbrook Pat Westbrook Jim Swanzy and Eldon Ball
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Annie I. Taylor
Milam County
Marek-Burns Funeral Home
George Doss
Liberty Cemetery
Alfred W. Taylor
Cameron
Delbert Taylor
Milano
Jack Taylor
Charlotte
N.C
Ruben Mills
Hearne Trustees Call Bond Election for High School Additions
The Hearne Independent School District schedules a December 13 bond election totaling 595000 to finance additions to the high school campus including classrooms a vocational agriculture building and a gym. If approved taxes would rise about 42 percent over 20 years with valuations up from 33 1 3 percent to 5 percent and the rate from 1 89 to 1 70 per 100. The plan aims to relieve crowding after district integration and move ninth graders to the high school campus to reduce cross campus bussing.
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Hearne Independent
Hearne Democrat
Rev Geiser Recovered After Surgery at Scott and White
Rev John Geiser pastor of St Monica s Catholic Church underwent surgery at Scott and White Hospital and was released midweek to spend Thanksgiving with family before returning to Cameron Sunday
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John Geiser
St. Monica’s Catholic Church
Scott and White Hospital
Cameron
Yee High School Choir to Perform PTA Christmas Program
The Yee High School Choir will present a Christmas music program at the Cameron PTA meeting on December 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ben Milam Cafetorium. It marks their second public performance of the year after the community Thanksgiving service at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church. Director Bob Carney leads the choir with selections including Jingle Bells and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
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Yee
Cameron Parent Teachers Association
ITA
Ben Milam
Abiding Savior Lutheran Church
Bethlehem
Bob Carney
Cameron's Week December Community Calendar Highlights
A compact list of local events from Monday to Sunday includes Lions Club lunch at The Texan, basketball games at Copperas Cove and Brenham for A and B teams, a Troop 791 reorganization meeting, Rotary and VTA meetings, a senior citizens program at Rockdale, and the Abiding Saviour Lateran Church dedication and open house.
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The
Texan
Copperas Cove
Methodist Fellowship Hall
1St National Bank Board Room
Henior Citizens Program
H.D
Rockdale Rotary Club
Liots Club
Santa letter time in Milam County Herald asks schools to send
The Cameron Herald announces its Christmas edition collecting letters to Santa from Milam County children in first through fourth grades via their schools and preschoolers mailed to Santa in care of The Cameron Herald.
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Milam County
The
Herald
Santa
Cameron Herald
Christmas in Cameron Sparkles With Santa Visits and Extended Hours
Chesanas in Cameron prepares for a Christmas push with Santa visiting kids each Saturday from December 6, 1 to 6 p.m. in the courthouse. The Channel of Commerce Trade and Development Committee says stores stay open until 9 p.m. on Tuesdays Fridays and Saturdays and 9 p.m. during Christmas week. Downtown streets will glow with red and silver lighted streamers and large red Christmas bells. The Chamber of Commerce offers loaned string lights from prior decorations and Texas Power and Light Company will hang downtown displays.
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Cameron
Welbert Burlison
Channel of Commerce Trade and Development Commaittee
Santa
Canta
Christies
Christas
Chamber of Consnerce
Texas Power and Light Company
Sr. Citizens Program Set For Tuesday
Milam County Aging Committee and Texas Extension Service sponsor a December 3 program on Senor Citizens at 10 30 am in New Salem HD Club House Fair Park Rockdale. Miss Minnie Bell will discuss aging issues and offer project ideas followed by a Q&A and a covered dish luncheon.
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Milam County
Governor's Committee On Aging of
Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
New Salem HD Club House
Fair Park
Rockdale
Minnie Bell
County Announces Four Day Thanksgiving Holiday
County workers observe a four day holiday this year with Mos. Courthouse offices closed from 5 p.m. Wednesday until 8 30 a.m. Monday.
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Mos
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