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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1972
Page
1
A self described elf in Elflandia wrestles with production and distribution of Christmas toys. He imagines reindeer delivery from Laplandia and struggles to name the venture while balancing craft, logistics, and pace before Christmas Eve.
The Herald prints Christmas wishes from first through fourth graders in Cameron Buckholts Rogers Gause and a local day care. Requests range from bikes and dolls to good health and even turkeys with notes on weather at the North Pole and a child saving for a new house.
Col Wilson E Speir director of the Texas Department of Public Safety urged motorists and pedestrians to help prevent an estimated 87 traffic deaths in Texas during Christmas and New Year holidays. He called for safety, obedience to laws, no alcohol while driving, regular rest stops, and stepped up patrols under Operation Motorcide to warn of fatal accidents and unusual conditions.
An editor's note reports Milam County farmers exploring a cooperative cotton gin as few gins remain. The piece surveys 50 years of cotton acreage and production, notes a shift to pasture and sorghum, and argues cotton remains a key local cash crop with potential yield gains.
Cameron schools dismiss at 2 30 p m Thursday for Christmas holidays with classes resuming January 3. Teachers return January 2 for in service training.
The youth group of Hope Lutheran Church Buckholts staged a live nativity with first performance Wednesday and further shows on Thursday and Saturday. Pastor Rev Ervie Braun said Saturday would feature a choir and scripture readings on the church lawn at seven o clock. All are invited to attend.
Milam County council discussed revenue sharing funds totaling 34 650 dollars. They authorized purchasing two lawn mowers for cemetery cleanup and the city tractor and shredder, to be paid from those funds.
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