Royal era at Texas noted in Murray column
Tom Murray lauds Darrell Royal’s five year Texas football rebuilding and success after criticism from rival coaches. Royal’s UT teams beat TCU and A&MU in a 5-0 span, underscoring record books while reflecting on leadership, hope, and belief beyond institutions.
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Darrell Royal
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Don Quixote
Hearne Man Convicted in May 17 Murder
Lee Murray Jurode pleaded guilty in District Court at Franklin to the May 17 murder of Mrs. Jim Nancy in Stovall Hearne and received a life sentence. Co defendants Mary Adams remains jailed awaiting trial. Robert Duran was killed May 20 in Oklahoma in the same Hearne banker family case.
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Hearne Lee Murray Jurode
Jim Nancy
Stovall
Hearne
Franklin
Mary Adams
Robert Duran
Oklahoma
Lampasas ISD Trustees Call $2.5 Million Bond Election
Trustees of Lampasas Independent School District pledged a December 19 bond election to finance a new high school building and other improvements aimed at relieving current overcrowding. The move follows months of study on how to best expand the district’s facilities.
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Lampasas
Lampasas Independent School District
Georgetown Northtown renewal project postponed indefinitely
Mayor Joe Crawford said Georgetown’s Northtown urban renewal project will be postponed indefinitely after the city’s funding application was rejected with a no money available explanation. The plan would have repaved streets installed curbs and gutters removed sub standard structures and aided residents to improve homes or build new ones.
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Georgetown
Northtown
Joe Crawford
Christmas Roundup Aiding Needy in Rockdale
Rockdale citizens are urged to support a Christmas Roundup for underprivileged children. Sponsored by Methodist Men at John s United Methodist Church and Christian Men s Fellowship of First Christian Church, the project provides shoes clothing and toys to those in need.
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Rockdale
Men John’s United Methodist Church
Christian Men's Fellowship of
First Christian Church
Ada Henderson School Students Sing Christmas Bells Program
Seventy five fifth graders under Mrs. Thomas Dusek will present Christmas Bells for the Cameron PTA on Thursday December 7 at 7 30 p m in the Ben Milam Cafeteria. Parents decide the banner by room with most attendance. Public invited.
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Ada Henderson School
Cameron Pta
Ben Milam
Thomas Dusek
PTA
Storm Drainage Project Underway North Of St Edward Hospital
Construction begins on a storm drainage system funded by a $100,000 federal grant and $25,000 from the city to drain water north of St Edward Hospital to a ravine south of Hiway 36 near City Park. The six month effort aims to close in the ditch and former pool at City Park and add park improvements.
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City Park
N. Crockett
4Th
12Th Streets
Milam St
7Th and
Milam Sts
Crockett
10Th Street
8Th Street
Milam
Hiway
Blake
Seven Indicted In Aromatic Marijuana Smuggling Case
Seven men named in sealed indictments over smuggling 2,500 pounds of marijuana into Central Texas during July. A Lockheed Lodestar aircraft from deep inside Mexico flew through Cameron and Hillsboro before seizure. two suspects remain at large as the rest are released on bond. All marijuana is stored in Dallas custody.
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Texas
U. S. Customs Agency Service
Houston
Mexico
Hillsboro
Cameron
William Morris Hodges II
Harmon Sumner Pilcher
Bryan Edward Renolds
William Franklin Berrier
Tom P. Kelly
Larry Gene Baugh
Jay Clark Jr
Robert A. Stevenson
District 7
Customs Service
Baugh
Clark
Federal District Clerk
Austin
Dallas
Stevenson
Customs Agency Intelligence Service
United States
McGregor
Tax Collections 80 Percent Complete For County Roll
County Tax Assessor Walter White reports about 80 percent of county and state taxes are paid to date. City and Cameron school taxes lack early payment discounts and run slightly slower. A one percent discount applies to county taxes paid in December. taxes due January 31 to avoid penalties. County tax roll totals 431,906.04 with 339,711.94 for county and 82,625 for state. City tax collections are ahead of last year. City assessed valuation stands at 7,790,763. CISD tax office assistant Sharon Hobbs notes about 32 percent of school taxes have been collected. school district tax roll is 26,410,676.
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Walter White
City
Cameron
White
Buddy Fuller
Sharon Hobbs
CISD
Special Training Set For Machine Operators In Cameron
The James Connally Campus of Texas State Technical Institute will start sewing machine operator training in Cameron on Monday December 4. The 15 week program, taught by Mrs Lawanda Sheffield at Hensley Russell garment industry, runs 6 30 to 9 30 pm for 36 hours total with free tuition and a completion certificate. The project is approved by the Texas Industrial Commission and the Texas Education Agency and aims to recruit 60 to 75 local trainees for employment in garment and apparel industries.
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James Connally
Texas State Technical Institute
Waco
Special Instructional Services
Cameron
Gene Blake
State Tech
Hensley-Russell Garment Industry
Lawanda Sheffield
Zack Helcher
TSTI
Texas Industrial Commission
Texas Education Agency
Belcher
Cameron Industrial Foundation
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Tim Mitehan
Gerry Mitchan
Fleur de Lis Garden Club
Forrest Sapp
Derwood Cobb
D.R. Dodson
T H. Wardlow
Don Humble
Jerome
Jurode
At &Th Street
Economic Development Administration
Fannin St
Bud Berryhill
Gene Garrard
Michael Berryhill
Yarrellton
Gene
Michael
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