83 Year-Old Blacksmith Still Works Full Day
Mr. Will Ondrej, known as Mr Will, is 83 and still works in his Dutchtown West Butte Street shop. He has 59 years in metal work and now uses gas for the forge and a modern welder. He plans to work another year at least, keeping a bustling shop with books kept by Mrs. Ondre and a crew of helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Cameron
Wil” Ondrej
Will
West Butte Street
Dutchtown
Ondre
Xerox
IBM
Wesley
Brenham
John Muceck
Wied
Dutchtown Drug
Mr. Will
Apollo plaque for Haney honored by Texas Mess Association
Paul Haney received plaques from Texas Mess Association officers in Houston for astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders. Borman was in Mexico while Lovell or Anders were in California as debriefing and new assignments follow the historic moon shot. Haney, a former reporter and NASA space program spokesman, is credited with popularizing Apollo along with Gemini narration.
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Apollo
Paul Haney
Officers of Texas Mess Association
Houston
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Borman
Mexico
California
Deke Slayton
Slayton
Haney
TPA
Ellie Hopkins
Longview
George Hawkes
Arlington
Glynn Morris
Borger
Long Island
N.Y
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Washington Star
NASA
Space Program
Shorty
50 Acre Little River Grass Fire Charred Strip
A 50 acre strip along the Little River near the Julian Baskin property burned, reaching 20 to 25 feet flames at times. Cameron and six Rockdale volunteers fought the blaze for two hours using fire brooms and pressure hoses, with water relay trucks aiding reach to the field. The fire may have started under the Little River Bridge possibly by campers.
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Little River
Cameron
Rockdale
Julian Baskin
Warren McCall
Little River Bank
Herald
Cameron Fire
Now Showing Guide Delayed To February 6 Issue
The Cameron Herald delays its new Now Showing TV section to February 6 due to technical problems. Editor Frank Luecke says readers will get a quality 16 page color feature with six Central Texas station listings and celebrity pictorials.
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The
Herald
New Herald TV
Cameron Herald
Frank Luecke
Central
Texas
New 24-Home Subdivision Planned North Cameron
Plans move forward for Cameron's first major subdivision in over a decade. Anton Anderle proposes 24 brick veneer homes on a six-block area between 24th and 26th streets, with 110 by 122 foot lots and through alleys. Water and sewer lines are completed as street work continues.
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Cameron
Anton Anderle
Cameron Business Lumberman
Austin Street
North Jefferson
North Polk
25Th
Anderle
Housing Administration
North Cameron
26Th Street
Area Lawmen Attend School in Traffic Study in Cameron
Texas Department of Public Safety will run a traffic and accident investigation course for area police starting February 3 in Cameron. Classes run 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Cameron City Hall, ending February 26, with instructors including Floyd Tippit and Milton Wright. Officers from Rosebud, Rockdale, Hearne and Milam area towns may enroll. a DPS certification will result after exam success.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Cameron
John Shearin
Cameron City Hall
Floyd Tippit
Hearne
Milton Wright
Cam
Shearin
Rosebud
Rockdale
Milam Area
Death by own action ruled in Gause man death
A 72-year-old man, W. T. Lindsay of Gause, shot himself with a .22 rifle at about 8 am Tuesday at his home. Justice of the Peace Jim Swanzy ruled the death a suicide. Sheriff Carl Black said the couple was alone when the shooting occurred. Lindsay had been ill for a long time.
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Gause
W. T. Lindsay
Justice of Peace
Jim Swanzy
Carl Black
Lindsay
Hearne
Rockdale Family Tragedy After One-Car Wreck Near Lott
A Rockdale family suffered one fatality and three serious injuries in a Sunday afternoon one-car crash near Lott. Mrs Maxine Terry, 40, died after the vehicle hit a concrete embankment three miles north of Lott at 4 30 pm. Her husband J D Terry and children John Edward 17 and Ann 15 were injured and transported to hospitals in Marlin and Temple. Funeral services for Mrs Terry were pending.
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Rockdale
Lott
Maxine ‘Terry
J. D. Terry
John Edward
Ann
Charlie Ingram
Terry
Marlin
Scott and White Hospital
Temple
Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home
Moehring to Leave Buckholts Church for Taft Parish
Rev. Glenn E. Moehring, pastor of Hope Lutheran in Buckholts since 1966, has accepted a call to lead Faith Lutheran in Taft. He and his family will relocate in February.
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Glenn E. Moehring
Hope Lutheran Church
Buckholts
Faith Lutheran Church
Taft
Moehring
Milam County Extends Tax Deadline Ahead of Friday Midnight
Milam County tax office reports a rush for county taxes with Friday midnight as the deadline to avoid penalties. Tax collector Walter White notes increases in payments and voter registrations reaching about five to six thousand, with some totals still pending from Rockdale and Thorndale sub stations. New 1969 license plates go on sale Monday, aluminum painted for reflectivity, requiring last year’s registration receipt and titling for renewal. fees remain unchanged from last year.
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Milam County
Walter White
White
Texas
Milton Schiller
Mothers March Monday Night in Cameron for March of Dimes
Cameron residents will join a Mothers March Monday night from 5 30 to 7 pm to canvass the city for the March of Dimes. They urge neighbors to keep porch lights on to guide workers. Captains include Mrs George Hollas Mrs Louis Hollas Mrs Frank Matuia and others with Mrs Forrest Sapp chairing.
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Cameron
George Hollas
Louis Hollas
Frank Matuia
Joe Zarosky Jr
Edward Schiller
Bob Ellett
Edie Barron
Eugene Smitherman
Bob Wells
Forrest Sapp
Services Here Wednesday For Mrs W M Eanes
Mrs W M Eanes 4 died early Tuesday in a local nursing home after an extended illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 10 am in the chapel of Greens Funeral Home with Rev Ben Pierce officiating. Burial was in Chriesman Cemetery Burleson County. Survived by one daughter Elizabeth Byrd of San Antonio five sons J W Eanes John Eanes of Cameron Joe Eanes Carroll Eanes and Hope Eanes of Rockdale three sisters Mrs Maud Hill of Caldwell Mrs Mattie Gough of San Francisco Calif Mrs Minnie McRae of San Antonio seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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W. M. Eanes
Cameron and
Rockdale
Chapel of Green's
Ben Pierce
Chriesman
Burleson County
Elizabeth Byrd
San Antonio
J. W. Eanes
John Eanes
Cameron
Joe Eanes
Carroll Eanes
Hope Eanes
Maud Hill
Caldwell
Mattie Gough
San Francisco
Calif
Minnie McRae
Stolen Safe Recovered After Being Dumped In Ditch
A small safe stolen from Mobil Oil Co. in Cameron on January 17 was found five miles east of Temple in a roadside ditch. The safe was broken open at the bottom and its contents recovered. Mobil agent Don Roddam said the safe held stamps and papers, not money. An adding machine taken the same night remains missing.
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Mobil Oil Co
Cameron
John Shearin
The
Herald
Temple
Don Roddam
Minerva
Mobil Co
Final Grant Augments Cameron ISD Federal Funds
Cameron Independent School District receives 131647 dollars in federal funds for 1968 69 Title 1 2 3 and 5 programs with local matches. Superintendent Dodson notes increases from earlier estimates and details allocations for salaries free lunch equipment library and instructional aids across grades and departments.
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Cameron Independent
Parents Urged to Register First Graders for 1969-70
Supt. D R Dodson urges parents of new pupils to obtain a school census form for the 1969 70 year. Forms available at Ben Milam School superintendent’s office or from principals. Fill out and return to the superintendent’s office.
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D. R. Dodson
Ben Milam School
Yoe Varsity Climbs in District Play
The Cameron Yoemen beat Round Rock Dragons 64 51 to improve to 3 2 in District 19 AA. Friday they downed Georgetown 44 36 in a district tilt as Jerry Richardson 12 and Tommy Terrell 11 led Tuesday scoring with Brashear dropping 14 in Friday’s game.
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Cameron Yoemen
Round Rock Dragons
Georgetown
Eagles
Round Rock
Ron Murdock
Yee
Yeemen
Elgin
Hearne
Yeomen
Caldwell
Jerry Richardson
Tommy Terrell
Brashear
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4Th
Travis
McCall
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Eron
Austin
DPS
Cameron's
Locatn
Gause Man
Glenn Moehring
Thorndale
Dodson
Mary Belle Batte
Yoe
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