25 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1969
Page
1
A humorous, highly dubious menu lists odd meals for each day of the week, pairing absurd dishes with imagined beverages. The note ends with a tongue in cheek remark about dieting while wishing a merry weekend-after-Christmas.
City workers will operate three trucks Friday to clear discarded boxes paper and ribbons left on streets after Christmas. City offices close Friday while sanitation crews work. Brush truck to start rounds next week to collect discarded Christmas trees.
The Cameron 10s Office marks the end of the holiday mail flood as local staff cope with parcel and card deliveries. Postmen note better personal service in a small town, delivering some packages on Christmas morning with a festive touch. Even Smoky the German shepherd shares the long days as routes stretch late into December.
The Department of Public Safety urges reporting any driver who may be drinking to remove intoxicated motorists from streets and highways this season. Major Harry Hutchison, regional DPS commander at Waco, notes that drinking drivers are a major cause of fatal accidents and asks for public cooperation to prevent Texas traffic crashes.
Mail order requests for Holiday on Ice will be filled starting Monday. The event runs January 20 to 23 at the Heart of Texas Coliseum in Waco. Box seats 44, rink side seats 44, first seven rows 5.50, next seats 3, general admission 2, under 16 half price. Tickets by mail to Box 7581, Waco, or purchase at Leselle Boulevard ticket office from January 8.
Cameron Post Office will be closed Friday by executive order of President Nixon. No mail will be delivered Friday.
Milam County records show thousands of cattle brands logged in five ledgers marked Marks and Brands. The piece notes Sam Maverick’s unbranded cattle and how brands, barbed wire, and ownership proofs shaped cattlemen from the postwar era onward. historic entries date from the 1870s through 1969, including brands such as White, Love, and Running W King Ranch. Подробнее on page 3.
Milam County reports 471200 dollars collected so far with total tax roll 455170.67. Cameron ISD tax roll stands at 1972600. City tax intake shows a slight lag with 3 percent late payment penalty to rise monthly. January 31 deadline set with penalties for late payments.
Milam County residents will pay about 18 dollars more for auto insurance this year after October rate approvals by the State Board of Insurance. A family with a medium priced car and two adult drivers sees a modest rise, while a third adult under 25 raises costs more.
A motorcyclist, sander Keavis of Brooklyn New York, was listed in serious condition after a collision with a truck at Crockett and Sixth in Temple. Police found heroin and a .25 pistol on him. police said the substance tested uncut heroin. He was taken to Newton Hospital then to Kings Daughters in Temple.
A 17 year old youth was arrested shortly before noon Tuesday and charged with breaking and entering the L A Michalka home at 7 35 N Col Sheriff Carl Black said the boy entered the Michalka residence about 11 a m He knocked down Mrs Michalka when she tried to stop him and her husband fired a shot as he fled the scene but the bullet missed.
Churches and youth groups distributed food and toys to about 60 Cameron families and provided blankets for 60 more. A community choir sang outside the Milam County jail, offering a Christmas dinner for inmates and a gift of blankets. St Monica, First Baptist, and First Methodist fed about 25 families with toys and baskets for shut ins, while students repaired and boxed toys for distribution.
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