21 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1967
Page
1
Santa letters describe wishes for a BB gun socks a bike hog feed and yardsticks. The column notes concern for Santa and reindeer plus weather forecasts and a class drawing Christmas wishes while ending with holiday goodwill and a greeting from the newspaper staff.
Miss Minnie Stedman of 408 East 8th Street died in a local hospital at 1 am Wednesday. Funeral services are set for 3 pm Thursday at Marek Burns Funeral Home with Rev. Ben Pierce officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. She owned and managed the Mamie A. Hefley Agency, later Minnie Stedman Insurance Agency, for 20 years and had been with the agency since 1938. Survives brother Hilliary H. Stedman of Cameron and sister Miss Claudia Stedman of Cameron.
Frank J. Seibert, a Milam County resident since 1885 and a longtime farmer, died Sunday in a local rest home at age 86. Born March 16, 1881 in Fayette County, he married Theresa Jekel in 1907. Funeral services were held Tuesday at St. Monica's Catholic Church. burial followed in the church cemetery. He is survived by three sons Adolph, Otto, and Conrad. two daughters Lillian Galler and Ames Spacek. one brother Fritz Seibert. two sisters and seven grandchildren.
Milam County drilling last week saw one new wildcat about three and a half miles southeast of Buckholts on the Ernest V. Brod 52 acre tract. W. H. Mahon will drill to 1700 feet targeting the Buda lime. The Coufal No 1 near Buckholts was plugged after reaching Edwards lime with no shows. A second dry hole, Wallace Culpepper No 1 near Cameron off the Rockdale highway, drilled past 2000 feet before plugged and lease rig moved off.
The 13 foot Chrismon tree in Cameron's First Methodist sanctuary features white and gold symbols made by WSCS members. Rev. Ben Pierce explains monograms symbolize Christ and Christian history, with ten crosses and other signs like Circle Trinity Crown and Star. The sanctuary is open daily for viewing.
Churches set Christmas services during regular worship hours with special services at Episcopal Catholic and Lutheran congregations. All Saints Episcopal Church hosts an 8 p.m. Christmas Eve service with midnight high mass at St Monica’s Catholic Church. Christmas Day masses at 6 8 and 10 a.m. Hope Lutheran holds a 10 15 a.m. Christmas Day service Monday.
Cameron Ministerial Association to launch a united daily Prayer for World Peace at Sunday services starting December 24. Rev. Ben Pierce said local churches will continue the prayer at 12 15 p m daily within families. The association stated faith in miracles and the power of prayer.
The Texas Highway Commission announced a two year program to reconstruct US 77 from Minerva to SH 36, including a 5.3 mile Milam County section at an estimated $607 million. The plan covers 1,667.6 miles of non Interstate highways and 557 miles of right of way with a 50 50 state local share.
Cameron joins seven Texas towns approving a 1 percent city sales and use tax by 399 to 156. E A Perrin led the pro sale tax effort while Mayor Bassel Wilson praised the campaign and press coverage. Other towns voting yes included Mexia Clifton and Temple. Lampasas rejected the tax 791 to 251, spurring a paving plan worth about 1900000.
Milam County Sheriff Carl Black says a spree of early morning burglaries may be solved with the arrest of a 16 year old boy. While en route to school he attempted two West Main entries before dawn and then broke into the Walter Placek home at 395 North Bowie rifling through packages under the Christmas tree. The youth had recently returned from Gatesville.
A longstanding family plot in Little River Cemetery near Jones Prairie chronicles frontier hardship. Headstones date to 1854 for Tyson and Lester, with a fourfold stone for Harris and Sarah Mitchell and their kin. Confederate soldier Manson S. Jolly is noted, plus Civil War aftermath stories. The 1849 founding began with Z. N. Morrell’s land grant. the cemetery expanded in 1923 and again after 1947 with added land and upkeep efforts.
Texas Highway Department drivers license office for Milam County opens January 3 in the Veterans Administration building at Main and Central sharing space with VA and Social Security. Office hours are 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 each Wednesday. Expiring licenses after January 1 require a card from Austin taken to Cameron for color photo and vision test.
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