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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1970
Page
1
A memory of Monday sleet in Milam County frames a tale of icy puddles and cold kids returning to class Tuesday. The Herald touts offset production and semi weekly editions with expanding local coverage and pictures as inflation challenges the paper. Russians and cosmonauts toast in Moscow as Komsomolskaya Pravda hints at subsidies and prohibition.
The 24th annual event showcased 105 animals with 4-H and FFA youth earning division and showmanship honors across dairy sheep beef swine and cattle classes. Notable champions included Arthur Garza Rockdale FFA in dairy and Billy Grimm Thorndale FFA in sheep, among others.
Milam County registers 59.7 percent of its potential electorate per a Texas Democratic Party survey. Operation Everybody led by Mrs James A McMullen notes Milam is eighth in Group 4 counties in Central Texas. The drive seeks 4 250 Texans registered by January 31 with plaques for counties surpassing quotas.
Rev. James Lafferty of Cameron First Baptist Church is the 1970 71 chamber president following a board vote. First vice president Robert Ellett and second vice president Don Humble, both Cameron attorneys, joined six new directors including LaVert McKinney and James Camp. The change will be formal at the March chamber dinner.
Milam County road crews and the Texas Highway Department battled 18 hours of freezing rain and sleet that left trucks and cars stuck in ditches and at underpasses. DPS Patrolman Leroy Broadus credited crews for keeping bridges and underpasses passable while no major crashes were reported.
Cameron Yoomen win their third district game 63 52 over Elgin with Johnny Steamer scoring 22 and Robert Brashar adding 16. Elgin B team loses 50 43 as Ronnie Gilbert posts 15. Cameron prepares to host Georgetown Friday at Yoe gym.
An icy rain event produced 22 of an inch of precipitation on January 19, with accompanying cold conditions.
Eleven candidates filed for the May 2 Democratic Primary in Milam County led by incumbents W R Poage and Dan Kubiak. County offices opened to B Hardin for county judge and Max McClaren for county school superintendent, with others for clerk treasurer and precinct posts. Filing closes February 2 and the district party chair, Mrs A J Lewis, operates from Cameron.
An early Sunday burglary at the Western Auto Store in Cameron netted about 1200 in rifles, pistols, shotguns, ammo, and gear. Entry used a broken back door lock. alarm failed due to a stuck relay. Police trace the crime to 2 to 3 am.
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