Army Pvt Otis C Phillips completes 8 week MP course
Serviceman Otis C Phillips son of Mr and Mrs Rainer Phillips Jr Cameron completed an eight week military police course at the U S Army Training Center Fort Gordon Georgia Training covered civil and military law traffic control patrolling riot control prisoner of war handling communications and weapon use The 20 year old graduate of O J Thomas High School in 1968 is pictured in the US Army photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Gordon
Otis C. Phillips
Rainer Phillips Jr
Cameron
U. S. Army Training Center
O. J. Thomas High School
Service for Mrs Powers
Mrs Gertrude Mae Powers 66 of Rockdale died Saturday morning in a Rockdale hospital. Born July 28 1904 near Rockdale she lived in Rockdale. Funeral service Monday at 2 p.m. at Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home with two ministers officiating. Burial in Oak Lawn Cemetery. Survived by husband Charlie Powers daughter in Rockdale son in Rockdale mother Stella Burgess brothers Bur gess and Woodrow Burgess sisters Florene Anthis Virgil Davenport Blanche Vinton Ben Ford Jim Belt and five grandchildren pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Mae Powers
Rockdale
Rockdale Hospital
Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home
M. E. Brown
D. D. Simpson
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Charlie Powers
Terry Pruett
Rufus Clark
Stella Burgess
We. Burgess
Woodrow Burgess
Florene Anthis
Houston
Virgil Davenport
Rosebud
Blanche Vinton
Hearne
Ben Ford
Jim Belt
Milano
Denson Ford
Jim S. Burgess
Woodrow Burgess Jr
Buster Vinton
J. E. Burgess
Durwood Davenport
Mrs N A Baggerly to Host Birthday Open House
Mrs N A Baggerly of Cameron will celebrate her birthday Sunday January 10 with an open house from 2 to 4 pm. Her children will be hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Baggerly
Cameron
Turner’s Basket Edges Brenham 55-53 in Squeaker
The Cameron Yoemen beat Brenham 55-53 at BHS Gym with a last second field goal by Will Turner. Sophomore Turner scored a one handed shot from the free throw line for the winner as Robert Brashear led scoring with 21 points. Brenham JV won 46-26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Brenham
Cameron Yoemen
Will Turner
BHS
Yoemen
Robert Brashear
Delta Kappa Gamma Chapter Meeting in Cameron
The Beta Nu Chapter will meet Saturday January 9 at 8 30 a m at the Texan Restaurant in Cameron. Milam County members host the breakfast meeting. Building costs rose slower than the cost of living from 1959 to 1969 with the CPI up 2 58 percent annually and FHA house construction costs up 2 38 percent per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Nu
Delta Kappa Gamma
Texan
Cameron
Milam County
DKG
Federal Housing Administration
Christmas Visitors and Dinners Across Local Town
A long list of Christmas and New Year visits from families and friends linked through Cameron and nearby towns. Names include Wieds, Crooks, Davenports, Mareks, Benesh, Prescott, Stoebners, Hensels, Mareks, McCollums, and many others visiting relatives in Cameron, Waco, Houston, Corpus Christi, Texas locations, with several dinners noted and trips to Deer hunts and travels to Eagle Pass and Del Rio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Wied
Melanie
Bruce Crook
Lori
Melissa
Cameron
Henry Davenport Sr
Henry Davenport Jr
Eldorado
Ark
Gerald Foshens
William
Thomas Polks
H. G. Taylors
Little River
Delbert Ivey
Gause News December 19 Social and Family Visits
Mrs. Sarah Bowling attended the wedding of Connie Swenson and Donald Elliff Jr. in San Marcos. She then visited Seguin, Austin, and Buffalo area relatives over the holidays, hosted guests at her home, and listed numerous local visitors including the Bowings, Vaughns, Coats, Doty, Evans, Phillips, Garrison, Shafer, and others from surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bowling
San Marcos
Connie Swenson
Donald F. Elliff Jr
Connie
Donald
S.W.T.S
Sarah
Seguin
Nell T. Smith
O.E.S
Bowling
Smith
Thomas
Austin
Olan Coats
Morton
Alfred Coats
Sherri
Ray
Kevin
Eddie Doty
Houston
Ruth Evans
Dallas
Louise Phillips
Van
Glenn
Alabama
C. E. Garrison
Joe Johnson
Tommy
Glenn Haley
Vonda
Wayne Kerns
Waco
Marvin Young
Mike
Ray Young
Rejina
Cameron
J. F. Shafer
Elaine Ryan
Jimmy Kopriva
J. A. Young
James D. Rutherford
la Habra
California
District 20 AA Games Schedule Readout
District 20 aa games listing reads Marlin Robinson Gatesville Taylor with dates Saturday November 21 Tuesday November 24 Saturday November 28 Tuesday December 1 noting locations and matchups for the district football or basketball event.
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Marlin Robinson
Gatesville Taylor
Mailbox Idea Revs Up Talk at Home
A light home project suggests personalizing the mailbox or milk box with a humorous or stylish message. Readers learn a simple, low-labor way to turn an everyday item into a conversation piece and a fun family project.
Game Officers Enforce Pollution Laws Under New Policy
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved guiding statements for game management officers on water pollution enforcement. Officers cooperate with the Water Quality Board, may file complaints under Penal Code 698c, collect samples, and report to the board. They target littering and pesticide misuse in designated areas and may seek joint or separate legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Texas Water Quality Board
Water Quality Board
Department
Water Quality Act
Hermann Sons Lodges to Install Officers Sunday
Louis Engelke of San Antonio will officiate the installation of officers for five Hermann Sons lodges at 2 p.m. Sunday January 10 in the Burlington Recreation Building. Assisting are Lester Noble James C Wicker and Walter Prescher. Host lodge Burlington No 235 joins Temple Belton No 5 Rockdale No 61 Cameron No 140 and Marlin No 141. The order with 162 lodges and 69,000 members operates a youth program camp junior chapters and free dancing classes while maintaining life insurance certificates in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Engelke
San Antonio
Hermann Sons
Burlington
Lester Noble
James C. Wicker
Cameron Lodge
Marlin Lodge
Burlington Lodge
Order of Hermann Sons
Also Mentioned on This Page
Otis Phillips
Mrs. Powers
Burlington News
Mrs
Gerald Foshea
Ervin Stoebner
Raymond Stoebner
Victoria
Louis Pechal
Killeen
Wesley Davenports
Monroe Langes
Randy
Ed Murff
Julia McCollum of
J. T. Prescott
Jake
Billy Wayne Mareks
Stephie
Plano
Aleta Marek
Elgin Hensels
Kenneth and
Linda
Rudy Wunschs
Harlan
Leon Hensels
Allan Hensels
Thomas Wilconxen
Mesquite
A. E. Hensels
Thomas Wilcoxen
A. E. Hensel
Sharon McCollum
Johanna Wied
Emil Hellgatter
Mary Hensel
Bob Wied
Julia McCollum
Edward Lee McCollum
Portland
Ore
42 Club
Ide
Cameron Livestock Auction Co
Cameron, Texas
SW. F. Lawhon
Wally Eldred
Floyd Lawhon
Gause News
Wanda Lee
Jill Todd
Poke County
Maurice
Preston
Paul
Gause
Lillie Harris
Grace Cochran
Richard
Bastrop
R. A. Jones
Jimmy
Palestine
Eula Todd Vaughn
Belmena
Mrs. Vaughn
Todd
John and
Sarah Jane Sher
Gatesville
Brenham Taylor
Gatesville Midway
Taylor
Midway
Georgetown
Elgin Caldwell
Westlake
Round Rock
Dairy King
Con Sutter
N. Travis
E. L. Wied
Texas
Horning Hatchery
W. Main
Cameron Cameron
Cameron Taylor
Cameron Midway
ELGIN
Cameron Westlake
Cameron Cameron Cameron Caldwell Cameron Round Rock
Jonn J
Anderle Lumber CO
N. Crockett
Honey B Club
Hiway
E. McAlemore
Maketown
Cameron Herald
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Hermann Sons Lodges
Grand Lodge
Comfort
Walter Prescher
Clifton
Grand Guide
Temple - Belton Lodge No. 5
Cameron Nerald
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