Ice Downs Trees Interrupts Service On Utility Lines
The Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a January 16 tour of agri related businesses starting 8:50 a.m. at the Chamber office. Stops include Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms Cameron Compress Mack s Fertilizer Plant and Cameron Machine Shop. It ends at 11 a.m. The event aims to show the impact of agriculture on the local economy and is open to the public. Thirty five attendees joined the first tour in July. call the Chamber to arrange transportation.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms, Inc
Cameron Compress
Mack's Fertilizer Plant
Cameron Machine Shop
Heney Litzman
Chamber Agriculture Committee
Schools Report Lower Sick List
Central Texans endure cold remnants as a 1.53 inch rainfall and heavy ice caused outages in Cameron and nearby areas. Maysfield and Cameron schools faced closures and early dismissals due to illness and slick roads while medical advice suggested respiratory infections declined after a flu spike.
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Cameron
Maysfield
Tuesia
Npt
C. L. Carson
Southwestern Pell Telephone
Texas Power & Light Co
Little River
City Hears Airpark Rule and Light Report
City council in a one hour session heard first reading on an ordinance creating a Joint Airport Zoning Board and received a lighting report. Texas Power & Light Co will install modern vapor lights along US 77 to the North City Limits and from US 77 to the Fourth and Fannin intersection.
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Bassel Wilson
Texas Power & Light Co
Fact
West City
Fourth
Fannin
US 77
North City
Wilson
Texas Securities Corp
San Antonio
Sixth Street
North Crockett
Robert Calvert
Cameron
J. B Earle
Krenek
Joint Airpark Zoning Board
Oak Hill Cemetery
Farle
Public Works
Council
Bloodmobile to visit Cameron January 19 at Methodist Fellowship Hall
The Central Texas Bloodmobile will be in Cameron at Methodist Fellowship Hall on Friday January 19. Donors will receive a physical checkup and a card listing their blood type. In 1966 Cameron area was among 1700 Red Cross centers with 2,979,100 units donated.
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Central Texas
Cameron
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Red Cross
Hill urges Texas voters to register in statewide drive
Secretary of State John L. Hill launches a statewide registration campaign with a mail in form printed in the paper. The drive informs seniors of new rules, sets January 31 deadline, and outlines qualifications for statewide and local elections in Texas for the 1968 voting year.
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John L. Hill
Texas
Hill
United States
Milam County Junior Livestock Show set for Saturday
More than 100 entries are expected for the 22nd annual Milam County Junior Livestock Show on Saturday January 13 starting at 9 a.m. in the Cotton Compress building across from the Mobil Oil Co. yard. Entries come from Buckholts Milano Thorndale Rockdale and Cameron with 4-H and FFA members registering in Beef Dairy Swine and Sheep.
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Milam County
Mobil Oil Co
Buckholts
Milano
Thorndale
Rockdale
Cameron
Byron Wise
FFA
Taylor
San Antonio
Houston
Filam County
4-H
Fd Laywell
Clifford Angell
Henry Richter
Gene Hillman
Reeves Brown
Dana Monroe
Joe Walzel
Caldwell
Texas A&m University
Guard Unit Reorganizes and Goes Airborne in January
Milam County's National Guard unit, Cameron based Company C, Third Battalion, 112th Armor, becomes First Rifle Platoon, Company 8 Third Battalion (Airborne) 143rd Infantry effective January 15. Captain Willingham will transfer to Headquarters 3d Battalion (Airborne) 143d Infantry in Waco, and First Lieutenant Spiers becomes Armory Commander. Airborne training trips to Ft Benning are planned for July 14 to August 4. non volunteers attend Ft Hood summer camp July 14 to 28. The unit has a history of reorganizations and high training ratings including a Superior overall for 1965–1967.
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Milam County
National Guard
112Th Armor of
Cameron
Airborne
143Rd Infantry
Joe C. Willingham
3D Battalion
143D Infantry
Waco
James M. Spiers
Spiers
College Station
Joe J. Voybhal
The
Herald
Ft. Benning
Ft. Hood
Willingham
Ft. Polk
49Th Armored Division
Milam County March of Dimes Drive Led by Cameron Leader
The 1983 March of Dimes drive for Milam County is underway led by Cameron businessman L. W. Stroup Jr. January events include fundraisers, the Fathers March, and a bucket brigade. Mothers March co-chairs are named in Cameron, Rockdale, and South Milam County with local chairmen coordinating activities.
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L. W. Stroup, Jr
Cameron
Milam County
Stroup
James Brock
Ladis Marek Jr
Lillie Mee Lyons
Mothers March
Rockdale
Darrell Walker
John Ballard
Mothers ‘March
Iys. L. F. Selden
Truman /laupt
Milam County Democrats Nomination Bids Rise in May Primary
Three contested races emerge in Milam County as filing closes. Charles W. Bailey and Jereme Thweatt seek Constable Precinct 2. Adolph Cresak and Arnold Claser contest Commissioner Precinct 1. Milton Schiller faces Tan Kubint for District 27 seat. Re‑election bids: William C. Wallace for District Judge 20th and John B. Menderson Jr. for County Attorney.
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Milam County
Precinet 2
Charles W. Bailey
Jereme Thweatt
Precinct 1
Adolph Cresak
Arnold Claser
Milton Schiller
Tan Kubint
Mac McClaren
William C. Wallace
20Th Judicial District
John B. Menderson, Jr
Warmlothes Sought for Cameron School Children
School social workers seek warm clothing for Cameron students including caps sweaters scarves and shoes. Coats swans and dresses are needed for all ages. Donations may be left at the CISD tax office at 1st and Central Streets across from the courthouse.
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Cameron
Cisd Tax Office
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Horstmann
North
Crockett Street
Jan Lo Hi
Trary
Milam Co
Warmlothes
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