Tex’s Clean Grill and Hamburger Stand Honors Local Tastemakers
A Cameron area observer praises Tex and his wife Sammie for a spotless, white enameled grill space, school-desks seating, and two-hour nightly cleanups. Tex’s hamburgers gain praise after the David Wade sign arrived, signaling chef-level cooking fit for epicures. A Viet Nam letter lauds home cooked cookies and hints at Tex’s burgers as sought after comfort abroad.
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Tex
David Wade
David
Duncan Hines
Southwest
Viet Nam
Ancestor Search Requests Help in Milam County
A reader seeks descendants of Alexander and Jane Black from Milam County in 1835 to 1860 and of William and Delilah Nicholas, listing their children. The letter asks if a genealogical column exists to aid ancestor hunting and requests publication of the inquiry for responses.
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Milam Co
Alexander
Jane Black
William
Marion
Elizabeth
Wade
John
Delilah Nicholas
Druscilla
Delilah
Jacob
Mary
Catherine
Governor sets Texas Food and Fiber Abundance Week date
Governor Preston Smith designates February 17 1970 as Texas Food and Fiber Abundance Week and will sign the proclamation at the Southwest Hardware and Implement Show in San Antonio January 31. He notes farmers ranchers and agribusinessmen boost Texas welfare.
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Dallas
Tex
Preston Smith
Texas
Southwest Hardware and Implement
San Antonio
Unemployment rules favor workers amid on-the-job outbursts
A 1970 ABA feature explains how misconduct and provocation affect unemployment benefits. Courts often favor workers if the insult is minor, not serious, or prompted by verbal abuse. Examples include a worker fired for saying You don t do much of anything and a mechanic who resisted being sworn at, with judges upholding benefits.
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American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
MOD Localizes March of Dimes Birth Defect Program
The text argues that visualizing fund use by naming recipients will show donors the impact of their gifts. It asserts national charity leadership is essential and that public support grows when evidence shows money is efficiently used in the intended program.
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March of Dimes
Risks of water exports from West to South West
The Portland Oregonian argues against interbasin water diversion as studies miss key ecological impacts. It cites potential delays to the $209 million Peripheral Canal and warns Columbia River transfers could harm Northwest ecosystems and carrying capacity.
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California
Pacific Northwest
Associated Press
Ronald Reagan
Bureau of Reclamation
Sacramento- San Joaquin
Columbia
Northwest States
Southwest
Oregon
Northwest
Washington
Idaho
Waterway Sodding Tips From Cooperators and Farmers
Cooperators should consider bermuda grass for sodding waterways and sloping land. Louie Knapek on the Birdie Carlswell farm sodded a waterway with coastal bermuda in early spring after shaping last time, with terraces added that fall. A dormant-season seeding, proper seed bed, and fertilizer can yield a good grass cover and terrace the same year.
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Louie Knapek
Birdie Carlswell
Barrett
Knapek
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Cameron, Texas
Herald
SIPE
N. Jackson
Cameron
R. K. Fontaine Cameron
James Fontaine Austin
Lloyd Hollister
Houston Chronicle
Brenham
Harold Eckert P. O
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Morris Zieschang
Rt. 2
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Fay
N. Jackson St
Sarah Coventry
Elois Alford
Shelton, Rockdale
Marek-Burns Funeral Home
Mobil
Cameron St
Ernest Rutherford
Annie Tomek
Milam County
South Karnes Street
Frank Tomek
Cameron Heral
Centacs
Watkins Real Bowes
S. Robinson
Pete
Double S&h
MACK’S @& COMPANY
Typewriter
Cameron Herald
Ideal
Athel
America
Sammie
The
Walter Williams
Milam
East First Street
Frank M. Luecke
Dor Scarbrough
Ben Milam
Food and Fiber
Newton Memorial Hospital
Euleen Lockhart
James E. Lafferty
First Baptist Church
Lake Nigliazzo
Johnnie Baker
Edgar Penny
Fred
Portland Oregonian
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Life Insurance Pre-Need Funeral Service Funeral Consultants
Insuranc Ambulance
Ronnie Clinards
Texaco Station
SCS News
Soil Conservation Office
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