English pilot gains U S citizenship after wartime service
In Cameron a British flying sergeant who ferried covertly across the hemisphere sought U S citizenship. Gene Goldfarb and the writer testified in Waco federal court to affirm his character and eligibility. He later left Cameron for Texas and Central America, ending his aerial career in a Guatemala banana plantation crash.
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Cameron
RAF
Britain
Gene Goldfarb
Gene
Texas
Gee
Waco
Mexico
Central America
Guatemala
F.M.L. But a daredevil who flew Britain’s finest hour
The passage honors a young sergeant famed for flying through Winston Churchill’s “Britain’s Finest Hour.” He is likened to WWI aces Frank Luke and Eddie Rickenbacker, a restless pioneer who knew a country well in the 1960s and left before his time.
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English Channel
Winston Churchill
Britain
Frank Luke
Eddie Rickenbacker
France
City Growth and Local Events Chronology 1974
January reports show sales tax gains fueling growth while service held for Cap Wolfe and plans for Hope Lutheran sanctuary. EPA may permit cyanide use for predators. Alcoa highlights. 162 enter Jr livestock show. zoning studies and March of Dimes seeks 7500. February sees Alcoa steel contract and jail project. Blakes term, Hearne cases, and crimes. March notes superintendent resignation and new projects. April through December recount city developments including elections, infrastructure, fires, deaths, trials, and community programs culminating in year-end governance changes and tax and industry updates.
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Hope Lutheran
EPA
Bergeron
Alcoa
March of Dimes
Trustees Eye
Swift
Rockdale
Man
Steelworkers Ok
Milam Highway
Blake
Jack Dubois
John Wright
Bennie Archer
Kubiak
Ness
Rosebud
Cameron Man
Rogers
Kestenbaum
Council
Hearne
FBI
Albany
Cartrain
Moore
Waco Fair
Cobb
Wildcat
Carroll Green
Whiteside
Demos
St. Edward Marks
Oxsheer Smith
Cat Ue
New Livestock Commission Co
Thorndale
Constable Poage
Milano
Vardiman
West Side
Houston
John Muse
Earle
United Fund
Grand Jury
ICA
Shell
Hill
Wells
Mercury
Humble
Maysfield
Newton
New Rockdale Hospital
THD
Washington
Texas
Mayfield
Milam
Caperton
Buckholts School Sets Kindergarten Signup
Buckholts School announces kindergarten registration for the first day January 13. Superintendent Leon Brady says students attend full time with parent or guardian present and must be five by September 1, 1974, with birth certificate and health records required.
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Buckholts School
Leon Brady
Cameron ISD Accreditation Report Highlights Shortfalls
An accreditation team report from October finds Cameron Independent School District not fully meeting standards for grades K-12. It cites overcrowded Kindergartens at BEN MILAM and limited facilities, uneven curricula, inadequate libraries, and sparse lab and PE spaces across ADA HENDERSON O. J. THOMAS and YOE HIGH SCHOOLS. The January 13 Cameron school board meeting will review the findings and recommendations.
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Cameron Independent
Cameron School Board
Ben Milam
O. J. Thomas
YOE High School
St Edward Hospital Offers Coronary Care Training
St Edward Hospital announces an intensive Coronary Care Training course running January 13 to February 21, led by Sister M Benedicta RN. The program, developed with the American Heart Association Texas Affiliate, uses ROCOM multimedia tools and combines films, tapes, texts, lectures, demonstrations, and case histories to enhance student comprehension and retention. Selected area nurses are invited to participate.
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St. Edward Hospital
M. Jeanette
M. Benedicta
R. N
Edward Hospital
American Heart Association
Texas
Registration For Extension Classes Now Underway
Tem ple Junior College opens preregistration for Cameron extension campus courses through Cameron public schools. Registration Jan 6 1975 at Yee High School Ben Milam Cafeteria 6 p.m. Credit classes start Jan 20 with evening sessions Mondays and Tuesdays 6 30 to 8 55 or 9 20. Jan 4 preregistration deadline.
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Temple
Temple Junior College
Cameron
Charles L. Stout
Cameron Public Schools
TJC
Stout
Yee High School
Ben Milam
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Ben Milam School
F.M.L
Funerstomo
Lumpkin
Milam Boy
Bloodmobile
Brazos
Luecke
TPA
San Gabriel Field
Maraksville
Martinéz Muder
Trigg
NNA
Perrin
ADA Henderson
St. Ed
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