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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1969
Page
9
The ASCS notes advance payments for the 1969 Feed Grain and Wheat Programs and small cotton farms. Producers signing up Feb 3 to Mar 21 may request up to 50 percent for voluntary acreage diversion and 60 percent on estimated diver sion for farms, with cotton having no diversion but small farms with 10 acres or less eligible for up to 50 percent based on 11.26 cents per pound and 35 percent of effective allotment.
Auction officials note 475 cattle and 417 hogs consigned at Cameron sale. Prices ranged with steers 25.00 to 28.50 for good and choice, cows 140.00 to final figures, calves 24.00 to 38.00, hogs No 1 to 3 19.50 to 21.50, sows 15.00 to 17.50, boars 7.00 to 9.00.
This notice lists daily lunch options from Monday February 17 through Friday February 21. Menu includes barbecued weiners, macaroni and cheese, broccoli, apple cobbler and milk on Monday. beef stew with potatoes and carrots, spinach, fruit cup, cornbread and milk on Tuesday. pork patties, spanish rice, black eyed peas, jello with pineapple, hot rolls and milk on Wednesday. hamburger with cheese, lettuce, pickles, onion, pinto beans, pineapple pudding and milk on Thursday. meat loaf with tomato sauce, corn on the cob, buttered rice, cherry cake squares and milk on Friday.
Milam County holds a cotton production meeting at 7 30 pm Friday February 14 in Thorndale High School Cafeteria. Speakers Fred Elliott and Reed Green sponsored by Thorndale Farm Bureau and Texas A M Extension Service invite all cotton producers seed and fertilizer dealers and others in the industry.
Tim Worby of San Diego visited his parents L L Worby and Mrs. Worby last week. Willis Cast, previously in Scott and White Hospital Temple, is home and improving. Darrell Conn also returned from Scott and White Hospital. Linda Miller and Scott of Dallas visited Linda's parents. The Mission study book In Alona Land was taught by Rev. Dean Palmer on Feb 12 and 18. Nearby residents attended Mr Locklin's funeral. H D Kay of Troy visited his mother. Arthur Wuthrich and Earl Potts plus others from Lawrence Chapel visited. Emily Linke and Thomas Blocker visited Minerva with Joe Tomerlin family.
The minimum wage for hired farm workers rose from 1.15 to 1.30 per hour on February 1, 1969. Farms employing more than 500 man-days in a calendar quarter must pay the new minimum in 1969. Immediate family, certain pieceworkers, and specific minors are excluded from coverage.
New and familiar faces fill town life with social events. Gause celebrates residents moving back from Hearne and welcomes new marriages including Bobbie Nell Mitchell to Robert Shims at the Church of Christ in Lake Jackson. A Valentine Sweetheart Banquet is planned by Baptist Church youth for February 14.
Jones Prairie residents hosted Sunday dinners and weekend visits with family friends including Roy Patzke Roy Weems Curtiss Phipps and Walter Senkel. Other visitors came from Corpus Christi Cameron Freeport Rockdale and Austin to share time with Elvin Harwell Harry White and local households.
A 1969 Chevrolet sales pitch touts built in side guard beams for door protection and aero fenders inside fenders. Computer selected springs adjust to weight and distribution while Astro Ventilation enhances comfort. Six V8 engines offered with lower prices on big V8s and transmissions. Impala Sport Coupe adds steering column lock for security.
Mr Edward Senkel and Mrs Steve Burtis spent a week at Kings Daughters Hospital and have recovered. Mrs Frank Garey was treated at Newton Memorial Hospital and is improving. Guests over the weekend included the Warren children and Pauline Freimel visiting Cameron relatives.
A fragmented OCR line prompts questions about phrasing and attribution. The readable text hints at a controversial remark and a note about copyright by Adria Allen, prompting scrutiny of wording and source credibility.
Officials remind farmers the Department of Labor requires accurate records for farm workers to ensure compliance with minimum wage laws.
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