Battery C Enters Final Week of Camp Training at North Fort Hood
Battery C 649th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion of Milam County's National Guard unit nears completion of its summer camp with the 49th Armored Division. Training covered map reading difficult terrain driving rocket launcher and grenade firing with rifle range testing. A Governor's Day parade for Gov. Price Daniel and dignitaries drew thousands including families and U S Senator Lyndon Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladis J. Dohnalik
AAA Battalion
North Fort Hood
Dohnalik
Cameron
Doyle Armstrong
Battery C
Willete
Cameron Armory to Start Soon With New Texas Guard Facility
Work order issued to Cofield Construction Co of Rockdale for Cameron armory project. Bidder's price 91 104 dollars. total contract 110 386 90 dollars. Federal funds totaling 87 750 will support the 108 by 116 foot one unit armory for Battery C, Milam, with drill hall lockers classrooms and kitchens. Land donated, bids set June 5, and construction to begin shortly.
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James T. Terry
AAA
Cameron
Coffield Construction Co
Texas National Guard Armory Board
Rockdale
Cameron Armory
Milam Guard
Battery C
Housing Project Set For Opening Sunday
Government officials gave final inspection to Cameron’s 50 unit housing project and announced an open house for Sunday 3 to 6 p.m. John Haygood director, screens 26 applications for white and non white units. The $450000 project by H H Coffield Construction Co covers two sites in Cameron. Rental terms depend on income and family size with water included. tenants pay electricity gas and rent. Project to be paid out over 20 years then city owned.
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Cameron Housing
John Haygood
H. H. Coffield Construction Co
Rockdale
North Cameron
North Washington
East 20Th St
Northwest
Cameron
Haygood
Federal Housing Project
Cameron Grants First Dog Tags Under New Ordinance
Nine Cameron dog owners registered at City Hall under the new rabies shot and license rule. Registration began this week after a tag shipment delay. Each dog receives a $1 yearly tag expiring April 30 with vet certificate proof of vaccination. Chief Byers studies a dog pound to house strays as council weighs approval. The ordinance, first leash law in city history, also provides for stray animal control.
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Cameron
Wayne Wieser
Wieser
Maynard Byers
Byers
County Attorney’s X Home Case Spurs Jail Cellar Plot
Lamb County Sheriff Carl Black arrested Willie McCormick at the county attorney Curtis Wilkinson’s Littlefield home. McCormick, hired to dig dirt for a cellar, is suspected in the Ollie Benjamin Milton shooting earlier this year in Milam County. The episode centers on Wilkinson’s bid for a storm cellar and a chain of arrests.
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Lamb County
Carl Black
Littlefield
Willie McCormick
Ollie Benjamin Milton
Curtis Wilkinson
Wilkinson
McCormick
Black
Willie
Milam County
Six Candidates Enter FB Queen's Contest
Six candidates for Milam County Farm Bureau queen have entered as officials extend the deadline to July 31. Names include LaVelle Fischer Ruth Ann Whittington Beverly Morgan Nelda Charles Anna Belle Conn and Frances Hoffman. The queen will advance to district then state competition with out of town judges.
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Milam County Farm
Farm Bureau
Corpus Christi
Milam Queen
Milam
Mary Smith
Wayne Clark
San Gabriel
Grand Jury Indicts Three in burglary case in Milam County
A Milam District grand jury returned four indictments after a morning session that heard five witnesses. Four true bills were returned with three men charged on one count of burglary. Indicted are Lou Bob Woods Charles Mullins and another unnamed defendant.
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Milam District
Lou Bob Woods
Charles Mullins
Milam County Announces July Induction Quota
Milam County Draft Board officials said orders were mailed to three men to fill the July induction quota on July 21. Inductees named are David E. Eubanks, Evan S Salazar and one more. Preinduction physicals were ordered for Jimmy Hauk Cecil W Canady John W Cowdray Robbie R Pope and Guadalupe D Benavidez. Grand jury panel included Nig Thweatt F B Burkes George Gamble Ollie Cook Herman Dorner P L Paris John Zajicek Joe Richter and was dismissed until about August 1.
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Milam County
Jimmy Hauk
Cecil W. Canady
John W. Cowdray
Robbie R. Pope
Guadalupe D. Benavidez
Albert Mullins
J. L. Hayman
Lovie Lee
Lee
Lucil Battels
Morris Hairston
Hairston
Marvin Pugh
Andrew Cortez
Nig Thweatt
F. B. Burkes
George Gamble
Ollie Cook
Herman Dorner
P. L. Paris
John Zajicek
Joe Richter
Absentee Voting Rules Outlined by McClaren in Milam County
McClaren announces absentee voting is underway in Milam County for the Democratic primary on July 26. Procedures include mail, in person, and home or hospital voting for the sick or disabled with doctor’s note, poll tax requirements, and a July 22 ballot return deadline.
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Max McClaren
Milam County
Democratic Committee
McClaren
Citizens vote on key Cameron projects clinic results
Officials released a May Community Development Clinic report naming 64 city improvement projects. 126 people filled suggestion cards during May 6 8 in Cameron, with 132 attendees from civic church and school groups. The top proposals include street improvements center and park upgrades with steering committee to guide actions.
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Stan Shively
Texas Power & Light Co
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Hilliard Thomas
Cameron
Lester Williams
Milton Schiller
Leo Fuchs
Charles
Shively
Tp&l
Herald
Milam County Trooper Praises Fourth of July Driving
State Trooper John Blansit commends Milam County drivers for a safe Fourth of July weekend with only three minor collisions and no injuries or fatalities. He notes heavy traffic but generally good driving. two truck driver fatalities mar the record.
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John Blansit
Milam County
Blansit
Milam
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Boston
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Goldfine
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