Cameron Agrees to Hire New Police Chief After Dolan Resigns
Police Chief Willie Dolan resigns effective February 15 amid a heated council meeting on February 5. The council votes split on accepting the resignation and on restoring salaries, with Mayor Weems casting the deciding vote. A new chief will be sought, while a promotion plan and highway project adjustments are debated and postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Dolan
Lincoln Mondick
Groady Stidham
Charles Brady
Clifford Thompson
Roy Griffith
Robert Weems
Dolan
Brady
William H
Brandy) Brandenburg
Cameron
Thompson
Griffith
Mendick
Stidham
Weems
Police Department
Cameron Council Considers Water Reserve and Dam Options
Brazos River Authority director Oxsheer Smith told Cameron council the city’s water reserve request behind Belton dam cannot be acted on now due to BRA commitments with Army irrigation and industrial users including Dow and Temple. He would bring the issue before the BRA board if drought worsens. He suggested exploring flood control dam near Cameron for recreation and parks. The council ordered publication of trash disposal ordinances and strict enforcement of dog vaccination and leash rules with fines up to 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxsheer Smith
Brazos
Smith
Cameron
W. D Bighee
Soil Conservation Service
Weems
Bill Black
Milam 4-H Poultry Team Takes Third at Fort Worth Show
Milam County 4-H poultry judging team Herman Mueck Jeannette Richter and Jeanette Fuchs placed third at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show contest. They earned a banner for the team and ribbons for top individuals, with Mueck sixth Richter eighth and Fuchs twelfth. The event drew 63 teams and 189 individuals from Texas and Oklahoma. team advances to District 8 at Stephenville on April 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Herman Mueck
Jeannette Richter
Jeanette Fuchs
Fort Worth
Texas
Oklahoma
Stephenville
Herman
Cameron
Johnnie Richter
Johnny Fuchs
Buckholt
Lester Byrd
Herman Mueck, Jr
Byrd
Jeannette Fuchs
Buckholts
Jeanette Richter
Fire on Railcar Sparks City Response in Cameron
A Monday night fire alarm reached Cameron fire crews after midnight. An employee on a railroad reported a boxcar aflame as it passed, prompting Chief Frank Richter to deploy city equipment to assist a stopped train blaze.
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Cameron
City
Frank Richter
Polio Benefit Basketball Game Set in Milam County
Buckholts and Cameron high school players clash at Yor Gymnasium in an unscheduled charity game to aid the March of Dimes drive in Milam County. The A game at 8 p.m. follows a 6:30 p.m. 3S contest with all receipts supporting polio victims and infantile paralysis funds.
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Buckholts
Cameron High
March of Dimes
Milam County
Yor
Die Young
Yoo High School
Young
Yee High
Revival set at Nazarene Church in Cameron
Rev Bill Rohlmier will conduct a revival at the Nazarene Church in Cameron during the week of February 20 17 with all services led by him Weekday services start at 7 30 p m and the two Sunday services follow regular hours as announced Tuesday
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The
Nazarene Church
Cameron
Bill Rohlmier
4 H Club to Exhibit Poultry and Livestock in Houston
Fourteen 4-H boys and girls from Buckholts Cameron Rockdale and Ad Hall will show livestock and poultry at the Houston Fat Stock Show from February 25 to March 3. Participants include Shorthorn steer entries by Glaser brothers and McClaren siblings. a Jersey dairy heifer by Lamar Gresak. and poultry entries led by Margaret Allen and a trio of White Rock Capons. Eleven members will show pens of five flyers, with rivals from Cameron and Buckholts.
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Houston
Stanley Joe Glaser
Buckholts
Carroll Wayne Glaser
Rex McClaren
Cameron
Pat McClaren
Jay Parmelee
Rockdale
Angus
Henrietta Richter
Jeannette Richter
Johnnie Ray Richter
Henry Tomasek, Jr
Ad Hall
Lamar Wayne Gresak
Margaret Allen
Arthur Inge, Jr
Pat Wallace
Eugene Glaser
Hal Lester Senkel
Arvell Jungmann
Mary Ellen Richter
Johnnie Kay Richter
Wayne Moran
Lanell Moran
Sportsmanship Topic Highlights Boyd at Baylor Banquet
Sam Boyd Baylor Bears football coach was guest speaker at the Rockdale banquet on February 1. He urged sportsmanship and decrying commercialization in football. He also presented films of Baylor's 13-7 Cotton Bowl victory over Tennessee. Johrny Timmerman and Robert Crump named captains for 1957 Tiger football team.
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Sam Boyd
Baylor Bears
Rockdale
Boyd
Baylor
Tennessee Volunteers
Johrny Timmerman
Robert Crump
Milam CROP Aid Drives Help Overseas Relief
Milam CROP fundraising collected 111 dollars by youth on Halloween for Christian Rural Overseas Program. Texas CROP enabled shipments valued at 21 thousand 380 dollars in commodities and funds for Korea Hungary and surplus food distribution. Rev. John C. Solomon leads Cameron area CROP efforts.
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Christian Rural Overseas Program
Texas
Korea
John C. Solomon
Cameron
Buckholts Boys Enter Scramble At San Antonio Exposition
Buckholts youths Donald Janke and Troy Lock compete in the calf scramble at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition. Twenty FFA and 4H members aged 12 to 15 race to halter and guide calves in 14 go rounds during February expo activities, with certificates from $15 to 50 awarded to winners to fund their projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Janke
Troy Lock
Vocational Agriculture Department
No More Cotton Insurance To Be Accepted On 1957 Crops Here
Joe C. Denson, a crop insurance agent for Milam County, said the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation will not accept any new 1957 cotton insurance applications in Milam, Williamson, Travis, and Bell Counties. More than 525 farms will be insured for 1957 when 220 new policies plus carry-overs are counted. Carry-over policies from 1956 and all existing 1957 policies will remain in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe C. Denson
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Milam
Williamson
Travis
Bell
Denson
Milam County
Confess
Milam and Cameron Poll Tax Receipts Reach High 1956 Levels
Poll tax receipts in Cameron City reached 761 percent of 1956 presidential year figures and Milam County hit 71.5 percent. Cameron issued 804 receipts with six mailed on February 1 and a final January 31 total of 1 056. Milam issued 3 916 receipts this year versus 5 478 last year, plus 42 exemptions and two alien receipts. Milam County license plates for 1957 go on sale February 11, with 11 184 plates sold this year, including duplicates from farm to commercial plates.
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Cameron
Milam County
Milam
Walter White
City Adopts New Municipal Recording System
LeFebvre Corp. representative L L. C. Morgan aids Cameron city hall in installing a Burroughs accounting machine and index trays for an upgraded recording system. City Secretary Wayne Wieser says the setup will speed permanents, reduce space, and lower costs across departments including water, tax, and others. Morgan works this week in water and tax offices aiding implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ll. C. Morgan
LeFebvre Corporation
Cameron
Burrough
Wayne Wieser Wieser
Morgan
Water Department
City Water Department
Ann Schiller
The
Burroughs
Rainfall Totals 16 Inches This Week
Rain last week totaled 16 inches across three days raising the yearly total to 102 inches. Alvin Hefft Cameron water superintendent and county rainfall recorder notes 0.3 inch on Jan 30 0.9 inch on Jan 31 and 0.4 inch on Feb 1. Farmers say slow rain produced minimal runoff and offered benefits comparable to heavier downpours.
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Cameron
Jefferson Avenue
Gillis Street
Milam County
Alvin Hefft
Cameron Water
Administrators Discuss New Education Trends at Yee High
Cameron Lions Club heard Wiley Loughmiller and Dick Young, Yee High School administrators, explain modern education trends. They described student testing to guide future careers and college entrance test preparation, plus updated high school credit requirements. An audience Q and A followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yee High School
Wiley W. Loughmiller
Dick Young
Cameron Lions Club
First Christian Church
Loughmiller
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Mondrik
Bryan
Highway Department
Austin
Milano
Texas Highway Department
Cameron Bigbee
Milam Poultry
Milam Crop Aid
Culpepper
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