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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1971
Page
1
The piece recalls a brutal Texas cold snap with a Sunday high of 85 dropping to 21 Tuesday. It notes how wind, dryness, and intermittent rain or snow affect people and cowboys on the open range, then shifts to playful digs at a Plastic Planter office scene and a cheeky nod to Andy Granitelli.
Federal acceptance formalized for 50 public housing units and a 4,000 square foot Community Center in Cameron. The project adds 100 apartments, 36 elderly units on West 6th Street, 14 family units at East Housing, with construction by Baker Construction Co. completed after delays. The new center includes meeting rooms, crafts and kitchen facilities, and CHA offices.
The Herald begins a new weekly IRS column on Federal income taxes on page 4 this week. It answers common questions about filing returns and tax preparation, providing guidance from the Internal Revenue Service.
City records show Cameron area permits totaled 581 664 in 1970, below 1969. New construction accounted for 466 114 with 115 550 for alterations and enlargements. $231 364 went to Cameron Housing Authority for low rent housing. $60 000 added to Southwestern Bell office. $13 000 on Texaco stations.
Wendell Fox son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Fox 402 East 13th treated and released from a local hospital after a minor accident on East 12th Street. He was struck by a car driven by 16 year old Dean Albert Prokish at 825 a.m. as he ran toward school. Police Chief Felipe Martinez said the incident was unavoidable and no ticket was issued.
The Elm Creek Watershed Authority will hold an election Tuesday January 12 to elect four directors. Voting runs 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Red Ranger Store on Farm Road 437 at FM 940. Incumbents are Robert Hoelsch er Frank Kratochvil Robert Dana and Reuben Mikeska.
City and county law enforcement reported a quiet New Year weekend with no major traffic accidents and fewer arrests than Christmas weekend. Police said New Year traffic deaths totaled 57.
Alva E. Sanders, longtime Limestone to Cameron ASCS administrator, recalls 1941 days when 800 sacks of peas and 800 sacks of 20 percent phosphate fertilizer failed to move. A mistaken mustard seed shipment followed, leading to later adoption of soil-saving fertilizer practices by local farmers. Sanders retires Jan 8 after 25 years heading the Milam County office and notes shifts in districts, farm counts, and gins. He lives at 600 North Fannin, Cameron, with wife Virginia and daughter Carol Ann.
The Cameron City Council denied a zoning change request for 1108 W 8th from residential to commercial after a public hearing with about 25 residents. A street paving ordinance covering six streets and bids for city fuel were discussed, along with a new police patrol car and a preliminary city master plan report by South/West Planning Associates.
Milam County lists 382 men on active duty in the armed forces with 21 drafted in 1970 via random sequence numbers. Forty six county youths enlisted in 1970. Mrs. Albert Slovak notes the 1970 call reached 158 and predicts a lower 1971 call as changes in eligible pools and student status shift drafting. The 1971 call begins with the lowest July 1970 number. Texas January draft is 905 men.
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