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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1970
Page
1
A narrator recalls 111's past plumbing misadventures at a previous house, where a drain pipe caused a flood after a failed attempt to loosen fittings. At a new location he again risks water, ignores warning, and discovers brittle pipes crack under pressure while his partner laments the situation.
William L. Crawford of the Dallas Postal Region urges immediate mailing of all Christmas cards parcels and holiday mail as a safeguard against a potential nationwide railroad strike. He notes he was advised by Postmaster General Winton M Blount to speed up mailing and asks customers to send out of town items promptly to ensure delivery by Christmas Day.
Two Midland men were arrested by city and county officers after breakins at three buildings in West Cameron. One was nabbed at Draper's Grocery on West 4th Street around 2 30 a m. the other at a residence in Maysfield. A failed entry occurred at West Side Package Store on Temple highway. Beer was stolen from Minton's Place. Suspects on probation were transferred to county authorities.
A crowd over 1,000 attended the Sunday ribbon cutting for the new St. Ed ward Hospital, a $1 million facility. A. M. Doty of The Alcoa Foundation spoke, presenting a $25,000 grant the largest to the project. Leaders, including Sister Mary Kostka and Mayor Per rin, toured the 19 private and 30 semi-private rooms, new lab, obstetrics wing, and two full operating rooms in a modern surgical suite with recovery and ICU areas.
Cameron volunteer firemen fought a grass fire on the Bill Kennon place in Belmena on Saturday and a house fire on the Trine Mendoza home near Buckholts on Monday. The grass fire spread to adjacent properties before the wind shifted. The Mendoza residence was completely destroyed. no one was home.
The rubella campaign at Cameron and Rockdale clinics vaccinated 484 and 741 children respectively, totaling 1225 ages 1 to 10. Dr C G Swift co chaired the effort with Lon Gee coordinating for the Texas State Health Department. several nurses and volunteers aided the clinics.
On Wednesday December 2 in district court three Bell County men Thomas A. Mikulastik John M. Montgomery and Edward Louis Rohan pleaded guilty to injuring another's property and received five year probated sentences plus restitution. The men faced related charges from incidents on February 9 19 and 20 including theft burglary and discharge of firearms.
Santa Claus will be on the Cameron courthouse lawn Saturday with candy and balloons, in three visiting blocks 10 11 am 1 3 pm and 5 630 pm. If weather worsens he will meet children inside the courthouse first floor hall.
The H.M.S. Cameron badge was mounted at Cameron Public Library after years in Yee High School. The badge honors the ship renamed after the Cameron clan and links Cameron Texas to the British Navy in World War II.
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