Names in Cameron Area List End of Year
A long list of residents and relations appears in the Cameron column including Joe P White Hildegarde Rischar Gene Blake Mrs J L Adams W C Brown Mrs G M Harrell Audrey Sapp Alvin Roberts Ernest Weidner Mrs T H Scarborough Lincoln Mondrik Mrs Eula Vaughan Mrs A C Mitchan Edward Matula B J Matocha J E Terry Clem Tomek Herman Ripkoski Sterling Gandy Margaret Clark Joe B Fikes A A Kretschmar Mrs Wilma Bryan Reynolds Laywell Will Orsag Rudolph Tepera Jr Mrs Irene Blake R G Grabein John T Hause Mrs R A Griswold Stanley R Glaser Anton Kopriva Jr Marie Ann Laake and A
Local Names Listed in Community Notices
A roster of residents and community figures is cited, including F M L J Von Rosenberg and numerous others such as Ema Jean Mc Claren Mrs B G Rice Mrs Roy Yates Oren McAnulty Phil McKown and J W Lawhorn. The item reads as a directory style list of names for a local notice.
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J. von Rosenberg
Ema Jean McClaren
B. G. Rice
Roy Yates
Oren McAnulty
Phil McKown
Jack Lewis
J. W. Lawhorn
Anton Moran
Anton J. Klecka
W. M. Keith
Otto A. Meyer
Louis Faichtinger
R. Kalkbrenner
Dwayne Orsag
R. P. Provasek
George R. Hollas
T. E
Williamson County Sun Offers Free Car Pool Ads
Area commuters may join or form car pools at no charge using the Sun classifieds. Doubling up could save hundreds of gallons daily amid petroleum shortages. Belton school board hires Pritchard and Abbott of Fort Worth to appraise commercial property for the district revaluation to support a $3 million bond issue.
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Williamson County Sun
Sun
Belton School Board
Pritchard and Abbott of
Fort Worth
Blinn Opens 15 Bus Routes Across Brenham Area
Blinn College will operate 15 bus routes this spring within a 13 county region around Brenham. A $30 rider fee is charged per student. About one fifth of Blinn students use the routes, allowing local students to stay at home for the first two years at significant savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blinn College
Brenham
Ubs
Blinn
Suit filed to nullify Nolanville liquor election
A second suit in under a year challenges Nolanville local option liquor election held December 11 1973 in Nolanville. The petition alleges military personnel and their wives voted while not legal Bell County residents and lists 162 names across four lists as military connected voters.
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Nolanville
169Th District Court
Bell County
Fire Rages in McGregor chemical car blaze
Fire raged for 12 hours in McGregor as four freight cars of vinyl chloride and oil burned within city limits. One tank exploded with mushrooming smoke and fumes rising hundreds of feet, but no serious injuries were reported as authorities pulled the remaining full vinyl chloride tank to safety.
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McGregor
Waco
Texas Adopts 55 MPH Speed Limit Statewide
Texas implements a statewide 55 mph speed limit across all vehicle classes effective 12:01 a.m. Sunday January 20 after federal energy directives. The Highway Commission denied exemptions despite requests from research firms. Poor driving practices remain a concern as stopping distance at 55 mph can reach about 400 feet under ideal conditions.
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Texas
Highway Commission
Highway Department
State Highway Department
Cameron
County approves jail plan with Emmett Trant proposal
County Commissioners push ahead with a jail project proposed by Emmett Trant and Associates. They consider National Clearing House funding, expect bids in early March with costs over 200000, and extend removal of the McLane building to March 1 amid weather delays.
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Emmett Trant
Harden
National Clearing House
McLane
Judge Harden
Judge Lifts Scarmado Probation In Edinburg Case
In 92nd District Court Judge J. R. Alamia revoked seven year probation for Pete Thomas Scarmado and sentenced him to two to seven years in prison for perjury and probation violation connected to the murder of Sam Degelia Jr. Scarmado remains free on bond while appealing. Degelia was killed July 6, 1968 in a pump house near McAllen.
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Pete Thomas Scarmado
Edinburg
J. R. Alamia
Scarmado
Sam Degelia Jr
Hearne
Oscar McInnis
Alamia
Department of Corrections
Court of Criminal Appeals
Degelia
McAllen
Comet Kohoutek Fizzles Despite Skywatcher Hopes
London reports that Comet Kohoutek faded from a predicted celestial spectacle to a dim star near Polaris. Skylab astronauts observed a waning tail and a spiderweb of feathery rays while Kohoutek’s return remains unlikely for two million years. Halley’s is not expected to outshine it in 1986.
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Reuter
Kohoutek
Lubos Kohoutek
Jupiter
Outer Space
Earth
Skylab
Gerald Carr
William Pogue
Edward Gibson
Stu
Dr. Kohoutek
New York
Skylabbers
Dr. Gibson
Brazil
National Indian Foundation
Oompah Band Auditions Open for Cameron Folk Fete
Folk Fete Inc opens auditions for a German oompah band led by Charles Kunz of the Cameron German Dancers. Don Csaplinski and Kunz will audition adults 18 and older for cornet trumpet clarinet baritone bass drums and piano. An eight or nine piece band is planned with a piano player for the June Cameron Folk Fete.
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Folk Fete, Inc
Charles Kunz
Cameron German
Don Csaplinski
CISD
Kunz
Cameron Folk
Cameron set to elect 3 aldermen and 2 trustees in April
Three city council seats including Mayor Gene Blake and councilmen Lester Turner and Lincoln Mondick are up for election in Cameron. Two Cameron ISD trustee seats, held by Calvin Cobb and Betsy Brown, also appear on the April 6 ballot. Filing closes March 1 for city race and March 7 for school race with election day April 2.
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Cameron City Council
Cameron Independent School District
Gene Blake
Lester Turner
Lincoln Mondick
Calvin Cobb
Betsy Brown
VA Spends $1 Million in Milam County
The Veterans Administration spent $1,041,321 in Milam County in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, with Texas total expenditures reaching $778,247,694. County figures include $682,102 in veteran compensation and pension benefits, $280,017 in vocational rehabilitation and education, and $62,202 in insurance and indemnities. Eighty-five Texas counties received over one million dollars in VA payments.
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Veterans Administration
Milam County
Texas
Jerry Brannan
Jack Coker
Waco VA
Also Mentioned on This Page
F.M.L
Georgetown
Commission
Peter Mosley
London
Cameron Herald
Caldwell
Surrey Inn
Pitt Grill Billys
Calvert
Rosebud, Rogers, Rockdale
Thorndale
Buckholts
Milano
Milam, Robertson, Burleson, Bell, Falls
Oompah
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