Five Cameron Scouts to Receive Eagle Scout Rank
Five members of Troop 191 Cameron will receive Eagle Scout at the District Court of Honor on February 15 at S'mon George Hall. Scout Executive Dick Wyatt notes this as a record number for a town Cameron’s size.
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Cameron
S'mon-George Hall
Dick Wyatt
J. J. Heitman
James Nachlinger
Order of Arrow
O. A
Jerry Heitman
al Hefft
Dennis Rose
Harvie Nechlinger
Two County Water Corp. Receives Loans for New Systems
The Farmers Home Administration closed a water facility loan for Baileyville and awarded North Milam Water Supply Corporation a $175,000 loan. The Ben Arnold area bids open February 5 at 2 p.m. in Cameron for well drilling and storage construction.
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Farmers Home Administration
Baileyville
North Milam Water Supply Corporation
Planters National Bank of Rosebud
FHA
Henry Ivey
Ben Arnold
Burlington
Cameron
North Miles
State Dept. of Health
Milam County
Football Banquet Honors Perrin and Darby Sweetheart Choice
More than 300 attended the Yoe Booster Club banquet at Methodist Fellowship Hall honoring 75 Yee High players. Mike Perrin won theOutstanding Player trophy for the tenth straight year while LaNe Darby was named Football Sweetheart by fellow players. Guest speaker Buddy Dial of the Dallas Cowboys spoke on the 3 Ds of Success: Desire Determination and De-Faith.
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Mike Perrin
LaNe
Darby
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Albert Metullin Jr
Perrin
Dennis Jistel
Larry Paul Manley
Becky Graham
Sharon Darby
Buddy Dial
Dallas Cowboys
Dial
Bobby Layne
Representative Schiller plans district realignment bill
Rep Milton Schiller announced plans to introduce a bill this week to move Robertson County from the 85th Judicial District and join it with Milam County in Judge William Wallace's 20th District. He cited shared interests and population growth. He also was named chairman of the Contingent Expense Committee and will sit on Revenue and Taxation, Agricultural, Livestock and Cattle Raising, and Rules. He co sponsors a country of origin labeling bill for imported beef.
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Milton Schiller
20Th Judicial District
Herald
Schiller
Robertson County
Milam County
William Wallace
20Th
District Court
Rep. Schiller
Revenue and Taxation
House
Milam County Flood Toll Rises as Roads Close and Livestock Lost
Heavy rains swelled Little River to 36.27 feet at 10:30 p.m. Friday, flooding farms and stranding residents. Seven farm to market roads closed as San Gabriel River and Brushy Creek breached banks. About 100 head of cattle reportedly lost. no major wrecks or fatalities reported. Rescues saved a man in a tree and three Cameron residents after boat battery failed. Flooding described as the worst since 1957.
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Little River
San Gabriel
Milam
Alvin Hefft
Hefft
San Gabriel River
Brushy Creek
Elm Creek
Milam County
Carl Black
Chas. Henson
Nelson Davis
Sharp
Salem
Annual Cameron Chamber Banquet set for March 9 with Frank Sapp
The Cameron Chamber of Commerce schedules its annual banquet for 7 30 p m Tuesday March 9 at the Methodist Fellowship Hall. Houston Chronicle columnist Morris Frank Ferrect Sapp is to be guest speaker. Tickets go on sale soon through N L Caperton and the Chamber office, with sales ending March 38 and no sales at the door.
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Frank
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Will
The
Houston Chronicle
Morris Frank
Ferrect Sapp
N. L. Caperton
Viv-Rae's Style Shop Opens in Cameron
Viv-Rae's Style Shop will open in downtown Cameron on Thursday January 28 under new owners Vivian Haddox and Phyllis Rae Eiland. The shop at 105 N. Houston replaces the Young Texan and offers children's and ladies apparel.
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Viv-Rae
Cameron
Young Texan
N. Houston
Vivian Haddox
Phyllis Rae Eiland
Rockdale
Rockdze
Open House Slated for Cameron Chamber Office
Cameron Chamber of Commerce officials announce an open house at the new chamber offices. President John Schigut says the event will be held on Tuesday February 2 and invites the public to attend.
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Chamber
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
John Schigut
City and County Offices Set Final Poll Tax Payment Day
Poll tax payments lag behind last year and residents are urged to pay by January 31. City Hall and Milam County Courthouse offices stay open until 5 PM Saturday, with mail-in payments postmarked by midnight January 31 accepted. Inquiries note 1,632 county payments at the courthouse and about 2,000 total with Rockdale and Thorndale. city records show 355 taxes paid by Tuesday. Three council seats are up for spring election. incumbents Hickman Marek seek re election while Wied faces challenge from Zotz for the fourth seat.
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Cameron
County
Milam County
Welter White
Rockdale
Thorndale
Buddy Fuller
E. L. Wied
Starrett Hickman
Jimmy Merek
1965 Car License Sales Begin in Milem County
Feb 1 marks the start of new car license sales at the Milem County Courthouse. County Tax Assessor-Collector Walter White said applicants must bring their car titles and last year’s registration slips to obtain a license.
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Milem County
Walter White
Bucket Brigade and Moms March for March of Dimes
Cameron mothers join the annual Mothers March for the March of Dimes to canvass town and raise funds against polio and crippling diseases. A Bucket Brigade and a benefit basketball game are among the other events in this year’s campaign.
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Cameron
Thennual
John Martin
Cameron Lions and
Rotary Clubs
Business Men
Inlanders
Temple
Yoe High Gym
March of Dimes
Byron Wise
Break-ins Hit Cameron area stealing narcotics coins and clothes
Burglars raided New Cameron Drug taking about 100 dollars in narcotics. A home on 710 E Eighth St saw a morning intrusion stealing clothes. The Cameron First Baptist Church office lost 25 dollars in coins from a desk box. none connected, police report. Bucket Brigade set for Cameron Saturday with Lions and Rotary help.
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Elvin Hoskins
New Cameron
Hoskins
Logan McWilliams
Eighth St
James Lafferty
Cameron First Baptist Church
Milam County 19th Junior Livestock Show Grand Champions
Milam County held its 19th annual Junior Livestock Show with 120 plus 4H and FFA participants. Grand champions included Roy Dean Tomasek in Dairy Heifer, Clifford Wohleb in Beef Heifer, David McClaren in Steer, Brent and Blayne Laywell in Sheep, Robert Lehman in Breeding Swine, and William Lehman in Market Borrow with awards to several reserve champions. Judges were Bob Gray and Bob Taylor with Texas A&M senior livestock judging team members.
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Milam County
FFA
Cameron Compress
Roy Dean Tomasek
Cameron
Bill Ellis
Milano
David McClaren
McClaren
Cameron Brothers
Brent Laywell
Fat Lamb
Blayne Laywell
Robert Lehman
Buckholts
Richard Vaculin
William Lehman
Market Borrow
Joe Brady
Jimmy Patschke
Patschke
Thorndale
Calvin Shenkir
Bill Graham
Milsno
John Graham
Bob Gray
Holland
Bob Traylor
Clifford Spaeth
Texas A&m University
Deadline Set for Cameron ISD School Taxes
Cameron Independent School tax payments accepted until midnight January 30 due to Sunday deadline. Usual due date is January 31, but this year the cutoff moves up to January 30 to avoid penalties and interest.
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Ollie Chamberlain
Cameron Independent
Chamberlain
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Harvie Nachlinger
Two County Water Corp
God
Diai
George Kirk
Ken Fugua
Andy Springer
Bud Busher
Gene Smitherman
Yoo
Mittee
Hickman
Marek
Lawrence Zotz
Wied
Bucket Brigade
W. K. Leonard
Albert Frank Matula
Forrest Sapp
National Foundation
Don Humble
Eula Baker
Monroe Fuchs
Charles Chandler
George Hollas
Wallace Small
Griffin Burnett
LaVerne Delany
Charles Moran
Clarence Hanel
Ellis Coker
Matt Zarosky Jr
Frank Gelner
Robert Michalka
Rafael Barcenas
Clifford Wohleb
Bob Graham
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