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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
4
The Cameron weekly pages highlight local events in Milam County with reports on community meetings markets and school happenings. Town officials and residents are named in updates about civic matters and upcoming events across Cameron and surrounding areas.
The Herald presents a Yuletide feature of hundreds of Santa letters from Milam County children. The notes celebrate gift receiving and belief in Christmas, highlighting trust over cynicism and wishing readers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Central Texas Red Cross Blood Center urges donors in Cameron to give a pint at the January 3 Bloodmobile event at the Missionary Fellowship Hall from noon to 6 pm. Administrative notes from Ferguson explain why the date remains unchanged due to holiday blood usage and ongoing needs.
The text warns that Texas highway fatalities, 2267 last year and over 2900 so far this year, hinge on drivers' actions. It argues mechanical failures and external factors reflect human error and urges college students to visit the Bloodmobile during holidays.
Texas Water Development Board unveils a 15 billion plan to move water westward and southward via canals from Louisiana and East Texas, with 67 new reservoirs and 2 salt water barriers. The plan foresees federal authorization by 1972 and construction steps through 1985 with coastal and trans Texas canals delivering water to major cities and agricultural regions across the state.
A reader recalls a newspaper item noting the Paris peace talks delaying progress for weeks as negotiators argued over the table design. Some wanted two sides, others four, round, or curved, shaping the bargaining space.
An Extension specialist at Texas A&M reports four years of high school raises lifetime earnings. Data show higher lifetime income for high school graduates than elementary graduates, with peak differences around age 48. The piece also includes a personal, reflective aside on family dynamics and Christmas.
C G Chamberlain of Cameron was named vice president of the Central Texas Chapter of the Texas Association of Assessing Officers at the December 12 meeting. Harvey C Bruner of Waco was elected president. New officers will serve in 1969.
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