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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
4
The 1967 outlook for Cameron highlights a finishing airport project, downtown business surveys, school land acquisitions, and an funded Industrial Foundation guiding payroll growth. Plans include hospital funding drives, industrial site expansion, and Alcoa driven employment in the Cen-Tex Industrial District as optimism rises.
The 1967 Beltwide Cotton Production Mechanization Conference in Dallas January 12 15 will address practical use of chemicals in cotton production. Speakers include Dr Sloan E. Jones Dr L D Newsom Dr Warren C Shaw and Dr Charles S Miller with focus on pesticides harvest aids and current production tools. Session chairman John Hutchinson notes open attendance with no registration fee.
Governor John Connally cites a UT A&M Texas Tech study showing Texas food prices rose faster than the nation but remain a bargain overall. The report notes a 10.5 percent two year jump in consumer costs and a 6.5 cent rise in market baskets, with Texas households spending about 1154 a year on groceries.
The piece recalls December as a cleaning month and recalls notable events and birthdays. It notes the December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor, Eli Whitney's cotton gin invention, birthdays of Van Buren Wilson Dewey Kipling and Rawleigh, the Kennedy Manchester dispute, the Pilgrims landing, and December as a charitable, festive month with Santa and holiday spirit. The author wishes a happy new year and expresses goodwill.
Mrs. Casiola Rogers spent Christmas in San Antonio with sister Mrs. Lucile Przybysz and brother Gene who is ill. Celia McSherry celebrated Christmas in Sweetwater with her son and family. Rosebud hosts Christmas dinner with Leona Hargrove and Elgin Hensel plus Joe O Neill and families from Dallas. Velma Albert hosted children and grandchildren including Fred Bailey of Lake Jackson Jim Whitchurch of Memphis and Buddy Albert of Temple.
Tuesday Salisbury steak and gravy served with buttered rice coleslaw canned sweet potatoes hot rolls and milk. Wednesday barbecue weiners macaroni and tomatoes green beans chocolate cake squares hot rolls and milk. Thursday hamburger and bun lettuce pickle onion baked beans fruit and milk. Friday beef stew with carrots potatoes green salad corn bread rice pudding and milk.
The Texas Safety Association warns that paper wrappings pose a serious fire risk. Homeowners are urged to dispose of Christmas gift wrappings promptly and keep a waste paper basket or carton handy for immediate disposal.
A writer reflects on a New Year's forecast noting war inflation taxes riots and fear while arguing the world shapes us not vice versa. He muses about 1967's unknowns and jokes about lunar ambitions and not knowing 1966 events, inviting readers to share any insights.
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