Band Concert and Choir Spark City Holidays
The C. H. Yee High School Band performs Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the National Guard Armory Cameron directed by Dalton Harbers with classic and contemporary tunes. Ada Henderson School students sing carols Monday at 7 p.m. on the courthouse lawn led by Mrs. Glenda Dusek featuring third to fifth graders.
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C. H. Yee High School
Ada Henderson
National Guard Armory
Cameron
Dalton Harbers
Glenda Dusek
Ada Henderson School
Albert Collins Dies Local Civic Leader at 68
Albert Collins 68 a Cameron developer and longtime civic leader died Monday from a heart attack at his home. Funeral services were at Marek Burns Laywell chapel with Rev Bill Tomlin officiating. He served in Cameron post office from 1920 to 1964 becoming assistant postmaster in 1950 and retiring after 44 years. He supported Cameron Industrial Foundation United Fund St Edward Hospital Development and other projects and earned the 1968 McCullin Civic Award. He was past Cameron Chamber of Commerce president and long time Rotary Club director. He was active in All Saints Episcopal Church and a Mason with San Andres Lodge 170 AF and AM. He is survived by his wife a daughter two brothers and three grandchildren.
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Albert Collins
Cameron
Marek- Burns- Laywell
Bill Tomlin
San Andres Lodge
Af& AM
Oak Hill
Collins
McCullin
Cameron Industrial Foundation
United Fund
St. Edward Hospital
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Cameron Rotary Club
Santa Plans Return Visit to Cameron Saturday
Santa will ride his sleigh on the Cameron courthouse lawn from 10 to 11 am 1 to 3 pm and 5 to 6 30 pm with bubble gum candy and balloons for children. Boy Scout Troop 752 assists as mood and weather dictates indoor plans in the courthouse first floor hall.
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Santa
Cameron
North Pole
Boy Scout Troop 752
Texas Leaders Move Toward Center Amid National Power Shifts
A Austin valedictory dinner honors Senator Ralph Yarborough as President Nixon names John Connally as treasury secretary and Lloyd Bentsen wins Yarborough’s Senate seat. The piece traces Texas influence from Colonel House through Tower and Connally, noting Texas rising to national prominence in politics and international affairs.
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Austin
Ralph Yarborough
Nixon
John Connally
Secretary of Treasury
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr
Houston
Yarborough
Texas
Bentsen
George Bush
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Johnson
Kennedy
John Kennedy
Dallas
White House
Colonel House
Wilson
Tom Connally
Sam Rayburn
House
John Nance Garner
Uvalde
John Tower
Goldwater
Connally Gains Recognition Amid Texas Political Shifts
The piece notes Connally earning added respect and international notice after the FML incident and President Nixon's possible 1972 campaign considerations. It questions leadership in the country and mentions Hubert Humphrey's Austin remarks as Texas trends continue to place prominent figures in Washington across party lines.
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Connally
Hubert Humphrey
Yarborough
Austin
Nixon
Texas
Christmas Program at Buckholts Church
The Evangelical Brethren Church of Buckholts presents a Christmas program on Tuesday December 22 at 7 30 p m. Sunday School children perform a brief program followed by a candlelight service in which all participate. Visitors are invited.
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Evangelical Brethren Church of
Seven Yoemen Named to All-District Honors
Seven 1970 Yoemen were chosen by District 19 AA coaches for All-District honors. Offensive backs Ed Whitley and Robert Brashear, linemen Dale Schigut and Norman Trubee, linebackers Johnny Bailey and Sam Knight, and safety Jerry Richardson earned first team. Honorable mentions went to defensive lineman Joe Lewis defensive back Ken McLerran and ends Carroll Michalka and Mike Zajicek.
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Yoe
Hal Stanislaw
Ed Whitley
Robert Brashear
Dale Schigut
Norman Trubee
Johnny Bailey
Sam Knight
Jerry Richardson
Joe Lewis
Ken McLerran
Carroll Michalka
Mike Zajicek
Oklahoma Driller Plans Milbur Wildcat No 1 H H Coffield
White Shield Oil and Gas of Tulsa to drill No 1 H. H. Coffield wildcat in Milbur Field South Milam County Texas on a 4,000 foot target in Navarro formation. Coffield lies near Eliza Santa Survey Drillsite about half a mile from Burleson County line.
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White Shield Oil and Gas Corporation
Tulsa
Oklahoma
H. H. Coffield
Eliza Santa Survey
Burleson County
Coffield
Navarro
Milbur
Wilcox
White Shield
P.H. Perry
W. P. Hogan
D. H Vanveighton
Agust
Perry
Hogan
Perry and
Bloodmobile nets 132 units in Cameron drive
The Red Cross bloodmobile collected 132 units from Cameron and area donors, nearly doubling the 71 unit quota. About 50 Texas Highway Department employees from the Bryan District and others joined as prospective donors totaling 140. Sister Aloysius, the local blood program chair, noted donors' replacements for two men and one man who had donated 12 pints over years, six recently.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Cameron
Texas Highway Department
Bryan
Aloysius
Norway Honors Alcoa Chief With Saint Olav Knighthood
John D. Harper, chairman and CEO of Aluminum Company of America, received Norway’s Saint Olav knighthood for valuable services to Norwegian industry. The medal was presented by Major General Georg Bull, Chancellor of the Order. Alcoa, with Alkem A/S, holds 50 percent in a Mosjoen primary aluminum smelter and a near-complete Lista project, reflecting long-standing Norwegian interests.
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John D. Harper
Aluminum Company of America
Norway
Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav
King
Olav V
Harper
Georg Bull
Alcoa
Alkem A/S
Mosjoen
Lista
Milam County Proceeds on US 79 FM 487 Right‑Of‑Way
Milam County commissioners approved right‑of‑way purchases on US 79 and FM 487 and agreed to fund fence work for US 79. They authorized 5 709 30 to John W Nigliazzo and approved 2 099 acres for FM 487, with a prior condemnation vote on US 79 and an agreement with John Davis for FM 1915.
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Milam County
Milam Game and Fish Officer
US 79
State Highway Department
John W. Nigliazzo
Texas Highway Department
Buford Offield
John Davis
Meeting of Mid State Telephone subscribers set
A meeting of subscribers to the Mid State Telephone Company is scheduled for Friday December 18 at 7 30 p m in the Buckholts School gym for a local gathering.
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Mid- State Telephone Company
Buckholts School
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