Shell plans lignite mining in Milam Rockdale areas
Shell spokesmen report $3.2 million in Milam County leases and anticipate a Texas Railroad Commission mining permit after 1980. A Radiah Corp survey notes Rockdale Cameron social services can handle new employment. Houston Ship Channel frontage coal processing center slated to finish in about two years with possible growth.
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Shell
Milam County
Texas Railroad Commission
Radiah Corp
Rockdale
Cameron
Houston
Houston Ship Channel
Central
Texas
East Texas
Limestone County
Mexia
Tp&l
Alcoa
Milano-Rockdale
Milam-Areans Oil Plans 1981 Start in Rockdale
Shell Oil reports Rockdale area holds 132 million tons saleable reserves with production possible in 1981 depending on market. Milam County lease already cost $3.2 million to develop as part of the Rockdale project. Tickets for Bartlett stag party, January 19, feature Governor Dolph Briscoe at First Baptist Church. $5 each.
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Shell Oil Company
Rockdale
Milam County
Bartlett
Dolph Briscoe
First Baptist Church
Thieves Loot Branchville Farm Equipment in Night Break
The Cobb brothers warehouse and grain bins at Branchville were broken into during the night of December 15. Items stolen include rear and front tractor tires wrenches wheels and about 21 to 22 spools of barbed wire. Milam County Sheriff Leroy Broadus investigated. Christmas schedule set with schools dismissing at 2 30 p m December 21 and resuming January 3.
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Cobb Brothers
Branchville
Milam County
Leroy Broadus
Broadus
Calvert
Robertson County
Sonny’’ Ellicott
John Deere Tractor Company
H. C. Farrell Jr
TJC
Yee High School
Cameron Public Schools
Ben Milam
Farrell
Farmers Strike Talk Planned in Thorndale Feb 7
Milam County farmers led by Charles Fitts and Kit Worley of Rockdale announce a 7 p.m. Monday strike discussion at Thorn Dale School Cafeteria with out of state organizers. The movement aligns with a national parity push and protests in Texas and other states amid farm price concerns.
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Thorndale
Milam
Charles Fitts
Kit Worley
Rockdale
San Gabriel
American Agriculture
Springfield
Colo
Colorado
South Milam
Worley and Fitts
Dallas
Washington
Carter
Plains
Georgia
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
Independent Truckers Association
American
Texas Farm Bureau
National Farmer’s Organization
HUD Funds Allocated to Cameron CDA for 1978
Housing and Urban Development Dallas region advised Cameron Community Development Agency of a hold harmless $90,000 city funds allocation for 1978. CDA plans to prepare the $90,000 grant plus discretionary funds for the new year. The Mobil Warehouse at 711 Santa Fe was entered before 7 a.m. Wednesday. main door and shed locks were broken or cut and 65 cases of oil were taken.
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Rosebud
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing and Urban Development
Dallas
Cameron Community Development Agency
HUD
CDA
Mobil
Santa Fe
Cameron
Expert predicts 71 Texas holiday traffic deaths
Colonel Wilson E Speir of the Texas Department of Public Safety estimates 71 traffic fatalities over the Christmas and New Year weekends 41 during Christmas 30 for New Year with many lives saved by using daytime low beam headlights and cautious driving Speir cites 11 percent higher overall deaths than 1976 and nine of ten on interstates exceed 55 mph urging slower speeds no drinking and safe following distances during the Light the Way for a Safe Holiday campaign.
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Wilson E. Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Speir
DPS
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Rose
Milano
Byron Rose
Charlie Martin
Texas Agency
Caldwell
Inez Martin
Caldwell National Bank
First State Bank
Council
Margie Abbott
CTCOG
Rockdale City Coun
Lisa Lindley
Distributive Education
Richard Sproull
Elvis Presley
Greg Willy
Beverly Slavik
Teavis Hobson
Brenda Bartley
Helen Chandler
Ellen Lucko
Karen Dodd
Mike Peck
Allison
Herald Ad
Gary Allison
Cameron Herald
Eddie Allison
Herald
George Jones
Richard Todd
Todd
Safeway
Dulin
T-dale
Hamilton Counties
Texas Employment Commission
Hamilton County
Bell County
Killeen - Temple Smsa
Temple
Belton
Milam Area
Hillsboro
Holiday
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