Drilling Resumes in Milbur Field Milestones in Milbur County
Drilling activity rebounds after holidays with three wildcat efforts under way. B and B Contractors of Milano move in to drill a 380 foot Basal Wilcox well five miles east of Milano on the old G. W. Burkett tract now owned by the Benarden family. Dick Schwab of Houston will operate the Wilcox drill as wet ground permits. Nearby, W. H. Mahan of Waco plans No 1 Ernest Brod on a 52 acre J A de Penn survey lease southeast of Buckholts. Two wells on the Bickett Estate near Hanover road southeast of Cameron await power and pump installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan County
B & B Contractors
Milano
G. W. Burkett
Milbur
Ernest Brod
W. H. Mahan
Waco
J. A. de Penn Survey
Buckholts
Buda
Bickett
Hanover Road
Cameron
Dale Man Drowns In Private Tank Near Thorndale
A 76 year old Thorndale man Gabino C Martinez died in an icy private tank Monday night while walking home near Lyngle Barnes house. Sheriff Black said a passerby found the body early Tuesday morning and an inquest ruled accidental drowning. Martinez was last seen at a Thorndale tavern around 6 30 p m Monday and lived alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorndale
Vilam
Carl Black
Gabino C. Martinez
Lyngle Barnes
Black
Martinez
Black Justice of Peace
Jesse Brock
Friends Program On Colonial Women
The January meeting for Friends of the Cameron Public Library will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday January 9 at the library. Mrs James Kahler will present a program on Colonial Women with members of the Business & Professional Women's Club as hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Cameron Public Library
James Kahler
Business & Professional Women's Club
Primary filing pushes battles for Milam County posts
Incumbents Carl Black sheriff and Walter White tax assessor collector seek reelection. Precinct 1 races include Adolph Gresak and Arnold Glaser. Constables Marshall Terry and Loreine Thweatt also seek reelection and election respectively. Filing ends Feb 5 with additional filings noted by Max McClaren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Black
Walter White
Adolph Gresak
Arnold Glaser
Marshall Terry
Loreine Thweatt
Weather Notes From City Water Dept Records
Total rainfall in December according to City Water Dept records was 245. Temperatures and precipitation during the past week were not fully listed in readable form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Water Dept
TRY HERALD CLASSIFIEDS Call 697 4671
Classified call line promises quick payoff with an attractive offer and contact details for interested readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRY Herald
Illness Outbreak In Central Texas Strikes Schools And Hospitals
Reports indicate a rise in flu and upper respiratory illness across Central Texas with Cameron and Newton Memorial Hospitals reporting higher admissions. Cameron Public Schools note 122 absences, most from mild flu. Health officials expect more cases as a cold front moves in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Cameron
State Health Department
Cameron Public Schools
Harold Warren
Newton Memorial Hospital
St. Edward Hospital
Former Texas U Star Headlines Football Banquet
San Angelo College head football coach and athletic director Max Bumgardner will speak at the Yee High School banquet. The event is at 7 p.m. Friday January 92 in Methodist Fellowship Hall. Bumgardner, UT captain in 1947, played for the Bears and Lions and coached at Denison and San Angelo, earning multiple Coach of the Year honors in junior college ranks. Tickets are available through Quarterback Club members and local banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo College
Max Bumgardner
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Bumgardner
University of Texas
Bobby Layne
Dick Harris
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Denison High School
San Angelo
Yee
Ken Fuqua
Services Held For Mrs. Hefley Bankers Widow
Mrs Henry M Hefley longtime Cameron resident and widow of H M Hefley former First National Bank president died in a Cameron nursing home She was DAR member Sarah McCalla Chapter and Cameron Delphian Club Funeral services were held at Marek Burns Funeral Home chapel with Rev Ben Pierce. burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Survived by daughter Mrs W L McIntosh Jr sister Mrs Helen Carroll and brothers Ben Hunt and others Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Hefley
Cameron
Hefley
Caldwell
Texas
H. M. Hefley
First National Bank
DAR
Sarah McCalla
Cameron Delphian Club
Marek Burns
Oak Hill Cemetery
W. L. McIntosh, Jr
Helen Carroll
Houston
Ben B. Hunt
O. B. Harden
Drayton McLane
Hilliard Thomas
Gus Evans
Niley J. Smith
W. C. Wallace
Dana Kestenbaum
Marie McDermott
Albert Collins
August Gurecky
Elm Creek Watershed Board Election Set
Four men vie for Elm Creek Watershed board seats in the January 9 election at voting places in Yarrelton Red Ranger and Troy. Incumbents Akeridge Matula Slavik seek re election alongside Edward Coufal in the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Creek
Yarrelton Red Ranger
Troy
A. C. Akeridge
E. A. Matula
Ladis Slavik
Edward Coufal Matula
Akeridge
Slavik
Central Texas Symphony Opens First Rehearsal Next Tuesday
The Central Texas Symphony Orchestra invites string players for its January 9 rehearsal at Temple’s Cultural Activities Center Marshall Hall. About 60 players are expected. auditions may include high school age musicians. Louis and Adele Galanfy to perform with the group as it reorganizes for spring concerts across Cen-Tex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas Symphony Orchestra
Temple
Bob Thomas
Central Texas College
Killeen
CAC
Marshall Hall
Cen-Tex
Thomas
J. P. Bloomer
Belton
R. F. Wendland
Louis
Adele Galanffy
Central Texas
Central Texas Symphony
First Baby Arrives Jan 3 1968 Cameron's Newborn
A 6 pound 6 ounce boy arrived early Wednesday to be Cameron's first baby of 1968. Born at 5:12 a.m. January 3 at St. Edward Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Alvin Praesel of 711 Rockdale Road Rockdale. The Praesels have four other children ages 20, 19, and 3. Gifts will be presented by EF QO Schiller Pharmacy Chamberlain Meat Co Springer Cleaners Penn ey's Culpepper Furniture and The Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Henry Alvin Praesel
Rockdale Road
Rockdale
St. Edward Hospital
Praesels
EFQO
Schiller Pharmacy
Chamberlain Meat Co
Springer Cleaners
Penney’s
Culpepper Furniture
The
Leader
Milam County 1966 67 68 outlook and civic notes
A compact retrospective of Cameron Milam County items: police chief applications, fire problems and wildcat drilling, 4-H and livestock shows, library grants, school and city budgets, grand jury indictments, voter registration and upcoming elections, plus community events and notable deaths.
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Cameron
Milam
H. G. Wells
Milam Banks
Jetter
Homer Bower
Tejas
Hickman
Hays
SAC
New Hospital
St. Edward
Huber
Charles
Titvady Awe
Shell Wildeat
John Henderson, Jr
Press of
Cofc
Rockdale
Rubinoeff
Bischar Estate
Chapman
Historical Society
CISD
W. QO
Triggs
McCullin
San Gabriel Dam
Wildcat
Surrey
Johnson
John B. Sapp
Guam
Yoe
Falls
Forrest Sapp
McDermott
Martin School
John Hays
Lawrence Zotz
Stash Board
Milam Grand Jury
Buckholts
Yilsworth
A&m
Zotz
Trace
Kruse
Houston
Milam County
John Gurecky
Marak
Yee
Hunt
Interests
Paul Chandler
Wayne Kirk
Rogers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yee High School
Robert Mater
VHS
Yoe Gymnasium
Milbur Field
TINY
T-Dale Man
Friends Program On
Max McClaren
R. H
Dora) McCasland
Milton Schiller
Robertson
McClaren
Herald
Wayne Wieser
P.O. Box
Albert Timmerman
Dan Kubiak
Dee Lo
Texas U
Bankers
Elm Creek Board
Symphony
Airpark
Smith
Manley
Dick Wyatt
Carroll Glaser
Joe Martin
Frank Zalesky
Broiler Show
John Lokos
Alabama
Martin
Richard Freeman
Dallas Church
Milam Guard
Santa Fe
Milam Trails
Frinch
Monroe Fuchs
Cablaw
FAA
Sam Kestenbaum
Milburn Field
A. W. McCullin
Griffin
Barney Owen
Rotary
Santa Fe Row
Pfe
Pavelek
Vietnam
St. Anthony
Rogers School Board
FHA
FHA Designates Area Emergency. Teen Center Board
Council
Marlow
Ok’d
Gatesville
Freeman
Haight
City United Fund
San Gabriel
CIF
Cox Band Hall
Washington
USDA
New Addition
Yoo
del Valle
Rosebud
Yoo Field
Mutscher
Milames
Jerry Adamek
Yale
City
Gabriel Dam
Huber-Smith
Milam Wildcat
Citians
State Hill
North Milam Church
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