Obituaries from Milam County Texas Families
Several local deaths are reported with funeral details. Mary Emma Byrne of Milano died in Houston at 92 with services at Milano Baptist Church and burial in Milano Cemetery. Leonard O. Crook, 73, native of Jones Prairie, died in Greenville with burial at Little River Baptist Church cemetery. Mrs. George Galbreath, 82, of Rockdale. Charles Gay Hess Jr., 60, of Houston. George W. Roden, 91, died in Spring Hill Louisiana area. multiple survivors and in charge arrangements listed.•••
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Emma Byrne
Burn
Milano
Houston
Milano Baptist Church
Weldon Bailey
Robert L. Byrne
James Baggett
L. G. Butts
Thorndale
M. M. Arrington
Granger Green
Milano Cemetery Association
Leonard O. Crook
Jones Prairie
Greenville
Little River Baptist Church
Cameron
Clarence Crook
Homer Crook
Douglas Crook
Rosebud
Ethel Burkes
Eugene McDonald
Port Arthur
R. L. Burns
Amarillo
Green Funeral Home
Charles Gay Hess Jr
Milam County
Marek-Burns- Laywell Funeral Home
J. E. Lafferty
Corinth Cemetery
Evelyn Hess
Charles Ray Hess
Enna Marie Hess
Charles Hess
Irving
Marvin Hess
Joe Carey
George W. Roden
Springhill
Texas
J.E. Lafferty
Henry Roden
Victoria
Grady Roden
Tyler
Dan Roden
Cotton Vally
Lewis
DeBerry Named State Highway Engineer in Texas
Luther DeBerry, a 35 year veteran engineer with the Texas Highway Department, was named State Highway Engineer to succeed J. C. Dingwall who retires January 31. DeBerry will take office February 1 as chief administrative officer after a career in rural and urban highway facilities and service with the U S Army Corps of Engineers and the Navy. He is a Bogota, Red River County native with a civil engineering degree from the University of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Luther DeBerry
Texas Highway Department
Texas Highway Commission
Seceed
J. C. Dingwall
DeBerry
Dingwall
Bogota
Red River County
The
University of Texas
Highway Department
Sherman
Paine
Clarksville
Greenville
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
U. S. Navy
117 Students to Graduate From TSTI
Fall graduation ceremonies at the James Connally Campus of Texas State Technical Institute begin at 3 p.m. Thursday December 21 in the Campus Theater. The 117 candidates span 33 courses of study and include Cameron graduates Raymond L. Jimenez and Mary L. Stecher. Commencement speaker is Terry Thompson of Brown & Root Inc. Rex Billings will certify the mid winter grads and Dr Jack Tompkins will present certificates. A reception for graduates and families follows in the Student Center from 1 to 2 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Connally
Texas State Technical Institute
Cameron
Raymond L. Jimenez
Mary L. Stecher
Terry Thompson
Brown & Root, Inc
Houston
Rex Billings
Jack Tompkins
Explorer Post Meeting Rescheduled for December 20
The Scout Explorer Post meeting, originally set for December 11, is moved to Wednesday December 20 at 6 pm at the Cameron Community Center. Ron Derry notes outdoor interest and invites boys and girls 15 and older who received letters or are otherwise interested. Roy Boutwell can provide details at 697-2302 day or 697-3572 after 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Community Center
Ron Derry
Tejas
Roy Boutwell
Marlin Downs Jr High Seizes Wins Over Cameron Cadets
In eighth grade Cameron fell 63-40 to Marlin with D Komar scoring 11 for Cameron and Brooks 14 for Marlin. G Kelly led Cameron with 10 while Jones added 13 for Marlin in seventh grade a 38-25 loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Marlin
D. Komar
G. Kelly
A. Bailey
J. Pair
G. Heitman
B. Wilkerson
Brooks
Martinez
E. Spells
M. Knight
B. Burton
M. Daniels
R. Kelly
P. Riola
Jones
Farmers Union outlines new policy statement
The Texas Farmers Union Convention re elected its officers and adopted a 40 page policy plan. Jay Naman was re elected president and Joe Rankin vice president. The document calls for new farm programs, international wheat accords, Food for Peace expansion, tax reforms, and limits on corporate farming to aid independent family farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Texas Farmers Union Convention
TFA
Waco
Jay Naman
Joe Rankin
Ralls
Federal Reserve
Farmers Home Administration
REA
Experiment Demonstrates Drinking Driving Hazards
Aetna Life and Casualty conducted a controlled experiment with three volunteers who drank several beverages before operating a stationary simulator. Results showed a 50 percent drop in driving performance and potential fatal outcomes if on real roads. The AMA cautioned that three drinks in an hour are too much for driving with BALs around .07, and insurers urged planning a safe ride home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aetna Life & Casualty
U. S
Aetna
American Medical Association
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Byrne
Crook
Galbreath
George Galbreath
Rockdale
Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home
Hurt
Woodrow
David
Ira Galbreath
Charlie Kledge
Jack Woodard
Bell, California
W. R. Barron
Ft. Worth
Hess
Roden
TSTI
America
U.S
Explorer
Marlin Downs Jr. High
Farmers Union
Ing
National Farmers Union
NFU
Tony Dechant
Dechant
Congress
Naman
Earl Butz
W.D. Carrol & Son
Temple, Tex
Vogue
Keith
Elbo Roni
Borden's Buttermilk
Blackburn
Adam
Noles
LI Yee
Philadelphia
Blue Bell
Texas Oranges
Libby's
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