Weekend Fourth of July Sparks Central Texas Fireworks Display
A Texas weekend saw heavy fireworks around Cameron and Central Texas with lake traffic jams as visitors crowded Cameron County Club and roads toward Somerville Lake Belton and Lake Waco. Residents from Cameron and nearby towns list names while praising the holiday mood and Texas’ newest semi weekly Cameron Herald subscription.
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Texas
Cameron
Cameron Country Club
Central Texas
Somerville
Lake Belton
Lake Waco
Cameron Herald
Rockdale Banker Dies in Austin After Heart Attack
John G. Ralston Jr. of Rockdale died suddenly in an Austin hospital early Friday of a heart attack. He had been Rockdale State Bank vice president for five years and was born in Thorndale. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Rockdale. Survived by wife, one son Johnny III of Rockdale, daughter Janie Brown of Austin, and mother Mrs. John Ralston of Thorndale.
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John G. Ralston, Jr
Rockdale
Austin
Ralston
Rockdale State Bank
Thorndale
Phillips
Luckey Funeral
Johnny Ralston III
Janie Brown
John Ralston
Cameron
John Shearin
FBI
Texas Department of Public Safety
Killeen
Cameron Businesses Offer Dollar Day Savings on First Monday
July Dollar Day promotes savings from Cameron shops as merchants display merchandise for first Monday specials. The promotion invites all residents to enjoy small costs on items used this summer and into the fall season as school starts.
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Cameron
Strikers Hall Hosts New St. Ed Hospital Event
Milam County Farm Bureau Queen contest set for Friday night at Cameron Methodist Fellowship Hall. Ten Milam County girls, daughters or sisters of Farm Bureau members, compete at 8 p.m. with judges from Falls County and Georgetown. Contestants include Vicki Kuhn, Melanie McClaren, Joyce Swanzy, Patsy Tepera, Linda Synatske, Jo Ann Jensen, Mary Lou Kornegay, Annie Lesikar, Diane Lucko, and Jo Ann Kornegay.
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Milam County
Farm Bureau
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Millard Shivers
Cameron Methodist Fellowship Hall
Hollis King
Falls County
Judy Dedeck
Georgetown
Texas
Vicki Kuhn
Willis
Willard Kk, Kornegay
Gause
Annie Lesikar
Frank Lesikar
Buckholts
Diane Lucko
Monroe Lucko
Cameron
Small Farm Tour Set In Gause
A tour of small farms in the Gause community will be held Tuesday July 7 starting at 9 a.m. Coordinators note the Coats Grocery area as the central meeting point next to the Texaco station. The route includes the D. S. Smith Jr. farm and others, with forage tests and corn fertilizer tests observed along with beef enterprises as part of an intensified farming pilot program. Anyone interested may attend.
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Gause
John E. Snell
Coats
Texaco
D. S. Smith, Jr
Building Bridges Centuries Historic 1st and Houston corner tale in Cameron
The corner building at 1st and Houston in Cameron traces back to 1835 land deeds and an 1891 opening as a 3000 sq ft furniture showplace built by Jeff Hefley. It later housed a rope elevator, Cameron telephone exchange, Esslinger Grocery, and other shops, becoming the Insurance Corner in the 1950s under George Childress. Gordon Baskin, current owner, notes the second floor paint may be the first since construction and finds zinc trim under the layers.
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1St and
Houston Streets
Cameron
Jeff Hefley
C. N. Green & Bros
Cameron Telephone Exchange
Esslinger Grocery
Burkes and Howard
Depot Se
Tucker
1St
Houston
George Childress
Gordon Baskin
Baskin Insurance
Island Houston
Ee Exchange
Insurance
Beating Broom With Inexpensive Classified Ad
A Cameron Herald classified ad promotes an inexpensive option to "beat a broom" and clean house. It lists two contact numbers 697 6671 and 697 6672 for inquiries.
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Cameron Herald
Rockdale Hospital Faces Medicare Accreditation Threat
Richards Hospital in Rockdale, one of 80 Texas facilities under Medicare scrutiny, risks losing accreditation unless upgrades are completed. Officials cited the need for a sprinkler system, emergency power plant, blood storage alarms, monitored lights, heart equipment, and updated sub-flooring to meet federal standards.
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Medicare
Richards Clinic
Rockdale
Richards Hospital
Texas
State Department
Kelton
Hearne
Rockdale Hospital
Carpenters Picket Halts Work on New St Edward Hospital
Carpenters Local 1266 of Austin staged a morning picket at the St Edward Hospital site halting work on the $1 million project. Linbeck Construction Co. of Houston serves as general contractor. The 80 percent complete building logged a temporary standstill as other trades joined the protest. X ray equipment shipment remained stored while crews paused.
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New
St. Edward Hospital
Carpenters Local No. 1266
Austin
Carpenter’s Local 1266
Linbeck Coast, Co
Linbeck Construction Co
Houston
Bob Lee
Linbeck
Texas State Technical Institute Profile to Air on KCEN-TV
A film feature on Texas State Technical Institute will air on KCEN-TV at 9 40 p m Monday detailing the school role in Texas development. The segment titled Texas Claims Tomorrow highlights the institute’s impact and prospects.
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Texas State Technical Institute
Texas
Texas Claims
Kcen-Tv
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Joyce Swanzy
Linda Synatske
Mary Lou Kornegay
JO Ann Jensen
Vickie Kuhn
Patsy Tepera
JO Ann Kornegay
Melanie McLaren
F.M.L
Elerry Corbin
Morris Coward
E. J. Burkes
J. B. Phipps
John Dohnalik
J. Z. Krall
Odie Malone
Cameron and
Theresa Barosh
Waymond
Vale Nemec
Archie Massey
Pasadena
Alvin Glaser
Rosebud
Henry L. Burnett
Marlin
Burlington
Louise Ann Weems
Jacksonville
Strikers Hall
Lions Club
The
Texan
City Council
Rotary Club
Ed Snelgro
D. S. Smith, Sr
Johnny Kennard
Calvin Moore
Henry Bolden
L. R. Simmons
Hefley
Ella Hooks Dobbins
Daniel Monroe
J. C. Tucker
J. W. Brooks
G. A. Batte, Jr
W. L. Lumer
W. E. Mitchusson
J. N. Turner
W. T. Hefley
City Water Department
Fourth St
Presbyterian Church
al Hefft
Emil Horelica
James Nachlinger
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