Year in Review and Plans for Cameron Milam 1973
Looking back at 1972 in Cameron and Milam counties the community faced a busy year and anticipates plenty of development in 1973. The piece notes a TV program on Channel 6 about ancient astronauts and mentions skiing-like dunes in North Africa as a curiosity, ending with a New Year greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron and
Milam
Channel 6
Erich von Daniken
Earth
Reuter
Sahara
Marrakesh
North Africa
Indiana Dunes
Lake Michigan
Almagordo
N. M
Two Fort Hood Soldiers Charged With Pot Possession
Two soldiers from Fort Hood were arrested in Cameron on East First Street and charged with marijuana possession in Justice of the Peace Jess Brock's court. Larry Joe Prine, 18, and Dale A. Fox, 23, both posted $2000 bond and were released. Both listed B. Co. 502 S&T Battalion, Fort Hood as their address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Hood
Cameron
Justice of the Peace
Jess Brock
Wayne Brinkley
Ken Butler
Larry Joe Prine
Dale A. Fox
East First Street
B. Co
S&t Battalion
First Cameron baby of 1973 Madelina Mendoza born
Madelina Rios Mendoza weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces arrived at 7 02 p.m. in Cameron January at St Edward Hospital. She is the daughter of Manuel R Mendoza and his wife of Buckholts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madelina Rios Mendoza
Cameron
Madelina
Manuel R. Mendoza
Buckholts
St. Edward Hospital
Bloodmobile Visit Planned for Cameron on Wednesday
The Central Texas Red Cross Bloodmobile returns for its first 1950s drive of the year on Wednesday January 10 from noon to 6 pm at Methodist Fellowship Hall. Volunteers urged to donate a pint as hospital supplies rely on voluntary blood and no purchases are made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas Red Cross Bloodmobile
Cameron
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Glenda Moseley
Ralph Nader
America
Nader
Milam Countians
Two Yoemen Named to Cen-Tex All Team
Randy Tumlinson and Mike Trdy from Yoemen earned spots on the Temple Daily Telegram All Cen-Tex Team for 1972. Tumlinson, 165 pound senior, made the offensive squad while Trdy, 185 pound senior, was placed on the defensive unit from among 21 Telegram area teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoemen
Randy Tumlinson
Mike Trdy
Temple Daily Telegram
Tumlinson
Trdy
Telegram
Renewal Forms Sent For 1973 Texas Plates
The first of 7.5 million renewal forms were mailed from Dallas on December 31. Owners may mail the renewal, fee, and $1 per vehicle to their Milam County tax office to obtain 1973 plates. Registration begins February 1 and runs to April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Motor Vehicle Division
Texas Highway Department
Dallas
Texas
Milam County
Hunt for Nazis Behind 1944 Slovak Mass Killings
In Banska Bystrica authorities continue the hunt for Nazi killers linked to the 1944 Slovak uprising mass killings. The Czechoslovak commission names Einsatzkommando 14 leaders and says Bonn action hinges on a treaty with West Germany. Memorials in Banska Bystrica honor the 1944 revolt and its wartime figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Ferrar
Banska Baysrica
Einsatzkommando 14
Slovakia
Prague
Rman
Czechoslovak Commission
Commission
Bonn
East Germany
West Germany
Banska Bystrica
Rains Boost Future Crops For Milam County Farmers
County Agriculture Agent Bill McCutchen notes December rainfall of 8.7 inches in Cameron area, 33.16 inches for 1972, near the long term 33.85 inch county average. Farmers seek dry days to apply herbicides and fertilizer ahead of spring planting after cotton harvest and low grazing yields from colder rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill McCutchen
Cameron
Milam County
McCutchen
Symphony Tickets On Sale For Dallas Symphony Return
Tickets available at Cameron Chamber of Commerce Rockdale State Bank and Temple Cultural Activities Center for the Dallas Symphony evening concert at Cameron National Guard Armory. Reserved seats $3. student matinee $1. 80-piece ensemble with works by Strauss Mendelssohn Stravinsky Berlioz. Grants totaling 3500 aid return efforts. area schools invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Dallas Symphony
Chamber
Don G. Humble
Rockdale
Temple Cultural Activities Center
Milam County
Alcoa Foundation
Texas Fine Arts Commission
Kenneth Meine
Dallas Symphony Assoc
Rosebud
Milam Area
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Virgil Pevehouse
Owen Bracken
Red Cross
LO Rain
Heusers
Deffner
Hossbach
Preyer
Rambun
Robert Wich
Cofc
Strauss
Mendelssohn
Stravinsky
Berlioz
Anshel Brusilow
James Thompson
Jimmy Thompson
Ken Derry
Tejas
James
Felix Matula
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