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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1974
Page
1
A football fan laments illness and sleeplessness after long electronic games. A friend mocks the contrast between eye seams and pigskin. The piece notes football eclipsing baseball as America’s leading pastime and mentions Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian receiving the MacArthur Bowl as national championship symbol.
Rockdale police investigate the accidental shooting of 14 year old Alvin Davis at a residence on North Burleson Street. The 12 gauge shotgun discharged when knocked over, severing a main artery and causing fatal blood loss. Services were held at Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home.
After Congress action the nation will observe Daylight Saving Time starting Sunday January 6. Clocks advance one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday with options to change Saturday night or Sunday morning. The change costs one hour now and may stay in effect during the energy crisis period.
The passage recalls a dramatic college football moment with F M L and Alabama a 24 23 win, the crowd’s wild reaction, and the lure of monumental sports influence. It evokes media attention, national hero worship, and the era’s obsession with victory as social meaning. It also quotes Bob Cousy criticizing pro players and fame.
Hope Lutheran Church of Buckholts commissions Dante Davis of Austin to design a new sanctuary replacing the 1925 structure. The linked facility will seat over 200, include choir lofts, and connect with the existing fellowship hall. Leaders include Robert Jungmann as congregation chairman, A W Zajicek Jr finance chairman, and Bob Persky building committee chairman.
Texas Motor Vehicle Division reminds about mail in renewal for 1974 plates. Send the three part form and fee plus $1 per vehicle to your county tax assessor. Do not mail to the Highway Department. Plates mailed after February 1 may take 30 days to arrive. In person registrations start February 1. April 1 filing deadline looms as lines grow.
Senator Bill Patman and wife Carrin host a reception in the State Capitol on Tuesday January 8 for friends from the 18th senatorial district attending opening ceremonies of Texas constitutional convention. The reception runs 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. in the Senate Reception Room. The Constitutional Convention convenes at noon in the House chamber.
The piece reviews Senator Sam Ervin's Watergate remarks and highlights key events in 1973. It notes John Dean's testimony on the Nixon White House cover-up, the firing of Archibald Cox, and the resignations of Elliott Richardson, with references to E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy and the unresolved questions around presidential power.
Wyat Lipscomb Wolf known as Cap Wolf 86 died at home in Cameron probably on New Year’s Eve. Funeral service details were not provided in the readable text.
The 1973 Cameron sales tax receipts show a strong rise over 1972 with a yearly total of 74,254.16 dollars. Third quarter July to September yielded 19,739.50 dollars, while March and June quarters produced 17,921.30 and 17,761.36 dollars respectively. The fourth quarter results will come later, but the Christmas shopping surge is expected to push 1973 higher.
Alcoa announces a restructuring at Rockdale Works in Texas and new Anderson County plant near Palestine. Fred P. Bergeron becomes operations manager overseeing both sites. Dunecan D. McGregor advances to plant manager. Herbert W. Franseen to mechanical engineering and maintenance manager. William R. Smith named chief mechanical engineer. All effective January 1.
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