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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1967
Page
1
Jim Russell recounts a University of Illinois psychologist ranking newsmen high on anxiety. Atty Don Humble and others discuss local Library Friends events at Cameron’s library program. The piece notes library additions, cultural trends, and fears of losing cultural novelty as Beatles era ends.
Mrs W H Ezzell 92 died at her daughter’s home in Buckholts after a life spent largely in the town. Born January 16 1874 in Fort Scott Kansas she had eight daughters and four sons and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Buckholts Baptist Church with Rev Henry Apperson and burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Green Funeral Home oversaw arrangements.
Carroll T. Gibbs 87 died at his Bay City home at 5 a m Tuesday January 10 Funeral services set for 2 p m today at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Bay City Survived by wife six sons five daughters 13 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren
Walter White reports about 1600 Milam County voters registered in Cameron Rockdale and Thorndale under the new law. He notes 1400 at Cameron courthouse and 200 in Rockdale and Thorndale, with an expected 4000 total. Registration centers and deadlines in Cameron Rockdale Thorndale and Gaither Motor Co. in Rockdale.
The Central Texas Red Cross Blood Program serves Cameron for the fourteenth year. Milam County residents received 933 units in 1965-66 with donations supporting Richards Hospital Newton Memorial Hospital St Edward Hospital and out of region facilities.
Two out of town applicants applied for police chief after Frank Chapman was fired by a 3 2 city council vote. Chapman led a department walkout last October over wages and hours. the council reinstated but Chapman was dismissed with pay to January 15.
Four incumbent Elm Creek Watershed directors were reelected in a low turnout election held 8 am to 6 pm at Yarrelton School Red Ranger Store and Troy. Voters from four Cen-Tex counties elected Perrin Reddin Hoelscher Stravinoha Bazzell Kea and other board members for a watershed spanning Cameron Cameron west to Troy and into Milam Bell McLennan Falls counties.
D Moore Milam County agent predicts more than 100 entries in the 21st annual Milam County Junior Livestock Show to be held Saturday at Cameron Compress building. Entries come from Buckholts Milano Thorndale Rockdale and Cameron with 4 divisions Beef Dairy Swine Sheep. Judges from Texas A&M animal science department for Beef Swine and Sheep and Bob Gray dairy cattle judge from Holland Texas.
Henry Litzman was named county wide chairman of the 1967 March of Dimes. A kickoff dinner occurred at the Texan Cafe in Cameron with MOD workers and community leaders. Co chairs include John Ballard and Darrell Walker in Rockdale, Loretta Brock and Theodora Marek in Cameron, and A J Whiteside in O J Tomas area.
The Cameron School Board will convene at 7 30 p m Thursday at Ben Milam School to review a four point agenda. Supt D R Dodson says the board will consider trustee election dates in early April, a teacher resignation and replacement, effects of wage and hours legislation on auxiliary CISD personnel, and a discussion of special education classes in property north of the Yoe Campus.
Milam County reports multiple grass fires amid dry weather. Cameron Volunteer Firemen answered calls to two home blazes in Maysfield and other grass fires across Cameron area including Jones Prairie, Sharp and Columbus with several acres burned and causes under investigation.
Three Houston residents were injured in a one car wreck south of Milano in a road construction area on US-36. The accident ended a period of accident-free days in Milam County for 1967, with 188 crashes in 1966 causing 6 deaths and 106 injuries.
Milam County banks posted higher year end deposits helped by strong agriculture yields and grain prices. Citizens National Bank Cameron led increases with 13 017 076.15 more deposits than 1965, with First National Cameron up 356 180.21, Rockdale 188 567.80, Buckholts 42 812.45, and Thorndale 53 609.44. Rosebud area banks also rose while First State Rogers declined 112 329.69 from 1965 totals.
A Br view reports J M Huber No 2 A H Cotfield Unit in Henry Miller area awaiting rig mobilization after reaching 2 360 feet with 4 inch pipe. The No 2 Cotfield lies near Milano Burleson County and is 500 feet from Cotfield No 3, a 3094 foot dry hole drilled earlier.
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