Armstrong Andy Armstrong 76 Cameron dies after illness
Andy Armstrong 76 of Cameron died in a local hospital Friday morning after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Saturday at Green's Funeral Home Chapel in Cameron with Rev. Dietrich officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. He was born in Milam County on June 11, 1899 and lived in Cameron all his life. He retired from Cameron Ice and Storage Co. Surviving: wife Etta Armstrong of Cameron. sons Olan Armstrong of Cameron and Doyle Armstrong of Waco. daughter Kathleen Hill of Temple. seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. two brothers Cecil and Preston Armstrong, both of Cameron. three sisters Mable Kuhn of Rosebud, Nora McCurry of Merced, Cal., and Annie Barker of Austin.
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Andy Armstrong
Cameron
Chapel of Green
Vernon Dietrich
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Armstrong
Milam County
Cameron All Is Life
Cameron Ice and Storage Co
Etta Armstrong
Olan Armstrong
Doyle Armstrong
Waco
Kathleen Hill
Temple
Cecil
Preston Armstrong
Mable Kuhn
Rosebud
Nora McCurry
Merced
Cal
Annie Barker
Austin
Smith To Attend FB Convention
Texas Farm Bureau will send 13 voting delegates to the 57th annual American Farm Bureau Federation meeting January 4 to 8 in St. Louis. Delegates include John A. Smith of Cameron and Carrol Chaloupka of Dalhart. President Gerald Ford and Rep. Al Ullman will address sessions at Kiel Auditorium.
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Texas Farm Bureau
American Farmers Bureau Federation
St. Louis
Farm Bureau
TFB Board of Directors
John A. Smith
Cameron
Gerald Ford
Kiel Auditorium
al Ullman
Oregon
House
Ways and Means Committee
AFBF
William Kuhfuss
Roger Fleming
TFB
Carrol Chaloupka
Dalhart
Horticulture Courses Grow From Five Students at TSTI
At James Connally Campus Texas State Technical Institute the floriculture horticulture program has expanded from five students in 1966 to 105. James Fitts, program chairman, notes the curriculum blends plant science landscape drafting and nursery management while stressing practical profit from recreation. Alvin Patterson, a 1970 graduate, recalls gardening as America's top pastime and therapy driving interest. Additional notes cover labs, propagation, and three student-built nurseries from 1969.
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Man James Fitts
Texas State Technical Institute
James Connally
James Fitts
Fitts
State Tech
Alvin Patterson
Floriculture
America
Patterson
First Farm Fair Held in Washington in 1804
The first agricultural fair in the United States took place in Washington D.C. in 1804 marking an early national interest in farming and rural economies.
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United States
Washington, D.C
Assembly Church Hosts McAlisters Revival at First Assembly
Edmonton pastors Lorne and [surname] McAlisters visit First Assembly of God in Houston for a week of revival services through January 9. They have preached in England Canada and the United States and return after a Cameron appearance last year. Music features Gospel Folk and has been featured on EMIL programs.
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Lorne McAlisters
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Assembly of God
North
Houston
Daryl
McAlisters
England
United States
Cameron
Lorne McAlister
God’s Word
Emil
Armadillos Enter United States in Unusual Migration
The nine banded armadillo, once limited to near the Rio Grande, now roams states along the Gulf and even Oklahoma. The species measures about two feet and 15 pounds, digs for worms and insects, and defends itself by curling into a protective ball. Armadillos belong to the Edenata group, with peg like teeth and litters of four identical young.
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Inarmor
United States
New World
Latin America
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Oklahoma
National Geographic Society
Texas
South America
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Armstrong
Smith
Carl Friberg
Pittsburg
Donna Hollingsworth
West
Texas Power & Light Company
North Texas Electric Companies
Texas Power & Light
Buckholts
Tex
THE
Cameron Herald
Stationery
Ford Tractors
Gaither Motor CO
Rockdale
Ray Thompson
Waco Highway
National Building
Wayne Crawford
Rogers
Western Cable
TSTI
Lorne and
Ellen McAlister
North Houston, Cameron
Darryl R. Proffit
Assembly Church
Loren
Mexico
Florida
Milam Area
Cameron Centennial Whiskers Club
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