Grand Jury Returns 35 Indictments Tuesday
A Milam County grand jury session yielded 35 indictments including burglary and DWI. Twenty one individuals faced charges, seven with two bills each, led by 19 true bills of burglary and eight counts of other offenses.
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Milam Grand Jury
Angus
Vinson
Charlie Mayer
Lawrence Swanzy
Jerry Don Reschke
Borlary
Phi Lopez
Mary Ann Mata
George Joseph Mata
Joe A.johny Mata
George Triggs
Joe Kmusene Gardner
Lillian Corine Neece
Vernon Aldridge
Raymond Ortiz
Oscar Falke
Adolfo Flores, Jr
EB. C. Poe
Posidia Gomez
Pete Gomez
Vernon Gomez
Brady Dykes
Joe A.johnny) Mata
Phi Lopez, Jr
Tom Davilla
Antonio Tony Samuniego
Mike Davilla
Vito Kiola
Emmitt Lloyd
Marvin Barker
Weldon Shaver
Bobby Joe Gentile
L. V. Miller
Ernest Barkemeyer
Schiller to Be Installed at Cameron Chamber Banquet
The Cameron Chamber of Commerce will install new officers at its March 3 banquet at the Methodist Fellowship Hall. John B Connally will speak while Edward O Schiller Jr of Schiller Pharmacy becomes president succeeding Richard Williams. Williams is retiring president and First National Bank vice president. Schiller pledges to boost Cameron trade and attract new business through community effort. Committees listed include Program Arrangements and Ticket Sales with local leaders named. The event aims to unite merchants and residents to promote local commerce.
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Chamber of Commerce
Methodist Fellowship Hall
John B. Connally
Schiller
Cameron
Milton Schiller
B. Harden
N. L. Caperton
Henry Liebrman
B. F. Grimes
F. Schiller
M. Duncum
Drayton McLane
E. A. Perrin
John Henderson, Jr
Gus Elley
Don G. Humble
Earl Curtis
B. F. Crockett
John Schigut
Morris Eiplen
Alvin Norte
John Glenn hailed after three orbit spaceflight
Astronaut John Glenn receives global accolades for his three orbit Friendship 7 voyage. The mission drew an estimated 60 million TV viewers and boosted U S prestige as reactions poured in from around the world. He faces a Washington parade and national celebration as the nation honors a living hero.
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John Glenn
Hollywood
Glenn
U. S
U.S
Russia
Washington
Funeral Services Held for Hugh Powell 73 in Cameron
Funeral services for Victor Hugh Powell 73 were held Tuesday in Cameron. Powell born August 11 1888 in Cameron lived in Milam County all his life. He was married to Lettie Van Lewis in 1920 and was a longtime Democratic committee member and Buckholts Methodist Church member. He died Monday of a heart ailment. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery. Surviving are his wife three daughters one son and ten grandchildren.
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Victor Hugh Powell
Powell
Cameron
Milam County
Charles Marshall
Martha Tubbs Powell
Lettie van Lewis
Democratic Committee
Buckholts
Dallas
Jewell Strong
First Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hugh Powell
Dorothy Shelley
Waco
Betty Laird
Pasadena
Patsy Nicholson
Bobby Hugh Powell
Ft. Polk
Vote at Home Push by Cameron Chamber Group
The Cameron Chamber of Commerce trade development committee urges residents to buy locally. Forms for consumer needs are available in Cameron stores to record items bought out of town in the past six months and reasons for shopping away from home.
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Cameron
Orbit Flight Stamp Goes on Sale on Wednesday
Postmaster John R. Hays announced that the Orbit Flight postage stamp went on sale Wednesday at the local post office. The four cent stamp honors the Tuesday orbit flight by John Glenn and features the capsule image.
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John R. Hays
Orbit Flight
John Glenn
Junior Class To Present Play Yee High School Talent Night
The Yee High School junior class presents The Able Miss Cain at 7 30 p m directed by Mrs B Wiese. Margie Conley stars as Elinor Prescott with Bobby Jones as Lester Prescott and a cast including Linda Tucker Nell Parker Jo Ann Hollas Larry Thweatt Carolyn Slavik and others in supporting roles.
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Yee High School
Margie Conley
Elinor Prescott
Bobby Jones
Margie
Lesper Prescott
Cheryl Prescott
Linda Tucker
Bill Looney
Pete Prescott
Billie Burke
Lepper
Pat McClaren
Henrietta Richter
Gussie Smoot
Ronald Litzman
Jed Lawfort
Nelda Parker
Orpha van Gstade
Larry Thweatt
Jo Ann Hollas
Philsbury Livermore
Molly Cain
Carolyn Slavik
Mike Mikula
Peggy Schiller
Lizzy Finklestein
Mile Fifi
West Charts Tradeoffs in Freeman Farm Bill Debate
J H West president of Texas Farm Bureau spoke at a Milam County convention in Cameron about contrasts between the Freeman Farm Bill and the Texas Farm Bureau plan. He framed the Administration proposals as compulsory and noted feared penalties for overproduction and broad regulatory reach, while praising the Bureau plan for voluntarism, land retirement bids, and price support adjustments aimed at preserving farmer freedom.
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J. H. West
Texas Farm Bureau
West
Cameron
Milam Farm Bureau
Texas Farm Group
Kennedy
Farm Bureau
Secretary of Agriculture
TFB
Milam County Dairies Highlight Modern Operations
Ten dairies in Milam County range from 21 to 200 cows. Modern barns use concrete floors, metal stalls, and automatic milking with separate milk storage. Eight farms are FHA financed and production averages 11,834 pounds per cow yearly, with dairy operation costs around 60 thousand dollars each.
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Milam County
Stuart
Cameron
Ellis
McClaren
Marlow
Farm Home Administration
Around Town Notices Spur Local Events
Able Miss Cain YHUIS Jr. class play at Yee High School auditorium at 7 20 p m Tuesday Milam County Texas Exes banquet at Cameron Country Club 7 30 p m March 2 Cameron Chamber of Commerce banquet at Methodist Fellowship Hall March 8 filing deadlines Cameron School March 3 City Council March 7 Cameron Women s Golf Association tournament April 24 at Cameron Country Club with District American Legion Convention April National Guard Armory
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Cain” ‘Yhuis Jr
Yee High School
City approves sewer service for North Austin area
The City Council authorized North Austin sewerline service contingent on resident precontracts and 34 dollar installation fees. They appointed Claude Akers and W H Lucas to the 1962 63 Equalization Board with one seat open, and Dr E J Smith Jr will become city health officer after Dr David Shapiro resigns. The council also reviewed a revised pedlar's ordinance, and voted to overhaul the GMC fire truck in San Antonio.
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North Austin
E. ©. Smith, Jr
Claude Akers
W. H. Lucas
John Andres
Smith
Cameron
David Shapiro
GMC
San Antonio
Cameron Nursing Home Opens In Central Texas
About 500 people attend the open house and dedication of Cameron Nursing Home at 700 km Mth. Lt Mayor Coleman Duncum praises the enterprise as 14 room fireproof facility built under Texas Health Dept. rules. Owners William Watkins Willis Kuhn and O A Folschinsky introduced. Roy Callaway Construction Co. as general contractor.
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Nursing Home
William Watkins
Cameron Nursing Home
Watkins
New Cameron Nursing Home
Mth
Coleman Duncum
Milam Count Ans
Emory B. Camp
Cameroon
New
Cameron
Willis Kuhn
0. A. Folschinsky
Narvie Caperton
Cameron Chamber
Texas
Free Enterprise
Aubrey Russell
First Baptist Church
Texas Health Dept
Austin
Roy Callaway Construction Co
Rockdale
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University of Texas
John F. Kennedy
Charles L. Brumbelow
O. A. Felschinsky
Milam Countians
Cotaboe
See of Agriculture
Freeman
Temple
Clifford H. Purdom
Gay Mill
Jerry KR Rek
Hubert McClaren
Billie J. Ellis
Henry R Tomasek
Ad Hall
Clyde M. Love
Sharp
Raymond L. Zawadzke
Hanover
J. D Wolverton
Rock
Milam
VY Ad
N. Austin
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