08 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1969
Page
1
The fragment describes a football showdown between Texas and Arkansas with Texas favored by Darrell Royal and a top offense facing Arkansas with the nation's top defense. It notes a presidential audience and hints at broader holiday service announcements and reflections on the season.
Cameron Rotary hears Texas Governor Smith urge Rotary action amid 1970s social and economic forecasts. He warns of rising divorce and juvenile cases, aging population, and rapid technological change, urging Rotarians to lead community progress.
Fifth grade students at Ada Tletchersen School used Christmas mail order catalogs to practice math by filling out order forms and totaling costs. One student ordered over one thousand dollars in items including pool tables mini bikes and drum sets highlighting the humor and learning potential of the exercise.
Four Baylor University students will present a Christmas music program for the Cameron Public Library Friends at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the library. The program features traditional and modern arrangements and is hosted by the Cameron PIA and Pleasure Club with Mrs Delbert Burlison as chairman.
Clifford Morgan, a district trapper for the A&M district including Milan, explains the wolf and coyote trapping program. He demonstrates cyanide traps on a pasture line, emphasizes the aim to control wildlife rather than eradicate it, and notes wolves travel in family groups rather than packs.
A bricklayers strike stops work on public housing projects amid stalled contracts and union demands. Negotiations falter as workers walk off amid wage talks and jobsite safety concerns, with foremen reporting a major obstacle to resume in coming weeks.
A Delton seminar on solid waste, sponsored by Bell County Court and CTCOG, spotlighted county disposal gaps in Milam. Henry Ivey urged action, noting dumps along roads and gullies around rural areas, with bills SB 125 AB 1367 expanding county authority over disposal sites outside cities.
Evening Lions Club members plan a Monday sales route featuring mops and cleaning supplies to support two local projects. Proceeds fund the Blind and building a Special Project fund, with products mostly made by kind workers. Door to door sales will call in Provendal wells Monday evening to aid community work and pediatric initiatives.
An Old Pioneers Cemetery Association has been started by Ed Westbrook to restore the Cameron Cemetery on US jnd south of the Cameron Key liens. Westbrook says work will begin in Mooney mainly resetting headstones and clearing the unused cemetery. A restoration fund is established with donations at Citizens National Bank. Headstones legibly date to pre Civil War.
A coupon promotes a free 8 by 10 color portrait with new or renewal subscriptions to The Cameron Herald. The offer covers Thursday and Weekend editions and may depict a single child group or family. Additional requests include a one year Thursday Herald subscription for 5.50 and Weekend Herald extension pro rata with 2.00 for a year.
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