Early Milam County Doctors Remembered From Bygone Days
A letter from Dr. W. M. Rogers recalls Milam County physicians of the late 1870s and 1880s, naming doctors in Cameron Maysfield Jones Prairie Branchville Davilla Calvert and more. It notes saddlebag medicine, home surgeries, and the contrast with modern medical practice and travel.
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Texas
Cameron Herald
W. M. Rogers
Milam County
The
Herald
Cameron
Maysfield
Slubicki
Jack McCollough
McCollough
Lampasas police urge remove guns from unattended vehicles
Lampasas chief of police renews plea to remove firearms from unattended motor vehicles. Fifteen weapon theft cases are under investigation, most involving guns taken from pickup truck racks, with four incidents in the past week.
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Lampasas
McGregor store owner fortifies shop after burglary
McGregor shop owner took measures to deter theft after burglars rummaged through clothing and shoes, trying on items before fleeing with about 1200 dollars worth. Workmen were set to seal back windows with hydite blocks and reinforce the rear door with a cross timber.
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McGregor
Flash Fire Fatal To Alcoa Worker In Rockdale
A flash fire at 1 15 p m Wednesday in Alcoas Rockdale atomizer fatally injured Ed Urban 28. He died at 9 58 p m after transfer to Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio. Electrician Urban died from extensive third degree burns. Floyd Isaacs 47 suffered minor burns and a broken ankle. Funeral held at St Joseph Catholic Church Rockdale.
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Alcoa
Rockdale
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Ed Urban
Floyd Isaacs
Urban
Cameron
Isaacs
Richards Hospital
Army Hospital Burn Center
Fire Loss Set At 131000 For Rdale School
Rockdale School building loss pegged at 131000 with no insurance settlement yet. Trustees vote to place air conditioning question on April 2 election ballot and confirm election officials. Department of Public Safety Room use approved at old Aycock School. Bus purchase planned from Rosebud Lott district for 1700 with bids sought for a 16 passenger mini bus. Real estate sale extension of 60 days with Jim Curry.
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Rockdale
Department of Public Safety
Aycock
Rosebud-Lott
Jim Curry
Building Trades
Milam Grand Jury Indicts 23 in Milam County
The Milam County grand jury returned 24 indictments against 23 persons. Murder charges target Reynaldo Rubio of Rockdale and Dorine Ware of Thorndale. Burglary indictments name thirteen suspects including Richard Acosta and Michael Pratt of Cameron and Ronnie Franklin of Rockdale. Rape indictments allege Donald Lee Johnson of Gause and Marion Campbell of Temple. Campbell also faces aggravated robbery at the Milam Motel. Three charges involve subsequent offense DWI. marijuana indictments go to Jimmy Lattimore and Alvin Rosemond Jr. Other charges cover theft by check and related offenses.
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Milam County
Reynaldo Rubio
Rockdale
Dorine Ware
Thorndale
Richard Acosta
Cameron
Michael Pratt
Ronnie Franklin
Samuel Henderson
Melvin Wells
Marvin Miler
Milano
Rudy Miller
Freddie Williams
Billy Dean Allen
Donald Hart
Milam County Historical Museum Plans March Opening
Plans are set for the Milam County Historical Museum to open March 5. Exhibits will come from all county towns and be displayed in rooms inside the renovated old county jail. A sheriff exhibit will also be featured. memberships cost 25 cents to $2 with donations urged from organizations and banks.
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Milam County
Thomas Y. Pickett & Co., Inc
Dallas
Fifth St
Milano
Maurice Lowrey
Sheriff's Department
John Andres
Leroy Broadus
Kay Green
Museum Committee
D. R. Dodson
E. 8
Cameron
Carol Prinz
Rockdale
Lonnie Lenned
Prinz
Lenned
Mary Belle Batte
Batte
Buddy Dulin
Dodson
Judy McDaniel
FmHA Expands Guarantee Program for Rural Housing Loans
The Farmers Home Administration begins a program guaranteeing up to 90 percent of principal and interest on rural housing loans made by private lenders. Ivey says loans aid moderate income Texans who cannot obtain typical mortgage credit. Guarantees apply to single family housing in open country and small towns with income limits, loan-to-value caps, and 33 year max terms.
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Farmers Home Administration
Henry N. Ivey
Fmha
Milam County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Ivey
Texas
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M. D. Rule
Pope
Murphy
Clarkson
Greer
Lovelace
McCullough
Justice of the Peace
Thweat
Milam
Lad
Gatesville
Gatesville Junior High
St. Jospeh Catholic Church
Paul McCallum
St. Jospeh Church
Rockdale High School
Texas State Technical Institute
Waco
Beverly Urban
Duane Urban
A. A. Urban
Lonnie Urban
Blanco
Danny Urban
Austin
Robert Urban
Charlotte Belczak
Chicago
Elizabeth Buchanan
Houston
Rdale
Jimmy Lattimore
Alvin Rosemond Jr
Sam Houston
San Angelo
Keith Burnett
Arthur Geddings
Doyal Arnold
Buckholts
Foreman
Byron F. Cook
Ollie Wayne Bullock
Courtney W. Nelson
Robert Alfred Clayton
Leroy E. Tiemann
Antonio Espinosa
Lake W. Stroup
Alver Otto Gravender
Robert Nathan Baker
June W. Ball
LaVert McKinney
Cameron Area
Milam Museum
Milam County Museum
Milam County Historical
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