Hit and Run Charge Ties Weslaco Man to Cameron Crash
Weslaco resident Olgarno Parez was arrested by highway patrol in Cameron last week and charged with a July 1 hit and run. Parez, driving a 1952 Chevrolet, collided at Pettibone about 1 a.m. with a 1967 Chevrolet pickup driven by Joe J. Rozner. Patrolman Leroy Broadus said Parez’s car was traced to him, noting ties to a Santa Fe gang operating in Cameron.
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Olgarno Parez
Cameron
Parez
Weslaco
Texas
Joe J. Rozner
Pettibone
Leroy Broadus
Volunteers Fight Huge Grass Fire Near Santa Fe Rail
Volunteers battled a head high grass fire along the Santa Fe railroad right of way on Sunday afternoon. The blaze burned from Cameron’s west city limits past Buckholts toward Rogers destroying pasture land and fences in the Petti bone and Elm Ridge communities.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Cameron
Buckholts
Rogers
Pettibone
Elm Ridge
Roland Carr
J. C. Cauthens
Milam oil field wildcats and devastating county grass fires
Milam County drives new oil wells in Milbur Field with three wildcats planned led by Luling Oil & Gas No 2 Joe Martin and no. 1 A Coldiron while a 7090-foot test near Milano faces permit changes. A grass fire along SH 36 near Cameron, aided by volunteers and National Guardsmen, burned hundreds of acres and threatened homes before being contained.
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Milbur
Milano
Milan County
Milbur Field
Luling Oil & Gas Company
San Antonio
Joe Martin
Wilcox
D. W. Vanveighton
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
A. Coldiron
Smith Vincent Survey
North Milbur
J. M. Huber Corporation
R. E. Smith
W. P. Hogan
Hogan
David W. Vanveighton
Luling
Houston
Herman C. Page
Eddie C. Scurlock
Page
Your Little Your Little Leaguers Tribute
Cameron Minor along with Little League and Pony League are honored in an annual tribute featuring hundreds of players sponsors and managers with wide coverage on pages 4 and 5 of the Cameron Herald.
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Cameron Minor
Volunteers Lead Cameron Fire Precinct 2 Meeting
Nathan Lewis named chief as Cameron Precinct 2 volunteers organize with 30 attendees. Officers delayed names, awaiting a joint city meeting after a presentation on firemen's insurance. Police Chief Castello praises Cameron dog owners for rabies vaccinations and stray reductions.
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Herald
Cameron
Precinct 2
Nathan Lewis
Lavert McKinney
Portrait of a Cameron teen in Vietnam letters
Pfc James Pavelek of the 173rd Airborne Brigade writes home from Bien Hoa about life in a combat zone. He recalls jungle conditions, mortars nearby, seven days of jungle training, and admiration for infantrymen while noting heavy casualties elsewhere and a dramatic June battle. He signs as Jim. endorsement of service and wartime contrasts color his letters.
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James Pavelek
Cameron
South Vietnam
Steve
Yi Pfc
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Bien Hoa
Eddy Frank M. Luecke
Jamie Pavelek
Milam County
Jim
Ed Pavelek
West Main St
173Rd Support Bn
Airborne
Pfe
Pavelek
Yee High School
Austin
Texas Instruments
Vietnam
Germany
Southeast Asia
Iron Triangle
173Rd
178Rd Airborne Brigade
503Rd
D-Zone
Korea
Newton Memorial Hospital plans 40 bed expansion
Newton Memorial Hospital board votes to add 40 beds with plans approved by the State Board of Health. Bids will be sought and construction slated to start around August 1. Expansion options include 40 single rooms or 20 doubles. Funds to come from hospital operations, not Hill Burton, with pledge and loan support. Board members include B M McMillion N L Caperton Alvin Dusek Charles C Smith Jr and F I Gregory.
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Newton Memorial Hospital
F. I. Gregory
State Board of Health
Hill-Burton Hospital
Gregory
Hill-Burton
B. M. McMillion
N. L. Caperton
Alvin Dusek
Charles C. Smith, Jr
Area deposits rise as state records show gains
Milam County banks echo a statewide rise in deposits with several Texas cities posting all time highs. First National Bank Cameron leads Milam gains with 6 901 643 84 in deposits on June 30 1967, up 680 180 80 from 1966.
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Milam County
Texas
Fort Worth
Austin
Lubbock
Abilene
Vernon
Corpus Christi
Denton
Denison
San Angelo
Longview
First National Bank
Cameron
First State Bank
Rogers
Planters National Bank
Rosebud
First National
Council Reviews Major Paying Bids
The Cameron City Council studied bids exceeding 200000 for a 100 block street program in Northeast Cameron after a holiday meeting. Firms Slough Construction Co and Young Brothers of Waco submitted nearby bids. financing and curb options were discussed with J B Earle and Joe J Rady Engineers guiding pre engineering work.
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Public Works
J. B. Earle
Slough Construction Co
Young Brothers
Waco
Cameron
San Antonio
Joe J. Rady
Fort Worth
Supt
Earle
Wilson
the Herald
Police to Enforce City Stray Dog Law
Police Chief Donald Castello announced this week all dogs running loose without tags or collars will be picked up and put in the city pound. Unclaimed dogs will be disposed of after three days under the city ordinance.
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Donald Castello
Cameron
Castello
Milam Grand Jury Indicts 13 in July Term
A 12 member Milam Grand Jury returned 13 indictments after hearing 22 witnesses at Milam Courthouse during the July May Term. Charges include burglary, assault with intent to murder, malicious mischief and other offenses involving individuals from Rockdale Cameron Dallas Austin Thorndale and other areas. Names listed include Johnny Lee Bell Rex Parsons Gary Maddox Joe Fredrick Willie Holloway Nasario Cruz Ira Majors Currey Mrs E L Wied Hardy Young Freddie Gray and W K Korlnegay C L Yount.
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Milam
Milam Grand Jury
John B. Henderson
Johnny Lee Bell
Rockdale
Rex Parsons
Dallas
Gary Maddox
Cameron
Joe Fredrick
Austin
Willie Holloway
Johnnie Stifflemire
Thorndale
Gerald Rosenthal
Nasario Cruz
Ira Majors
Currey
E. L. Wied
Hardy Young
Freddie Gray
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Wildcats
By Lloyd Albertson
National Guardsmen
Buckholts, Rocers and
Temple
Carr Farm
Carl Black
Black
Santa Fe
Warren McCall
S. Burleson
Jackson
Maysfield
and Pony League
The
Cameron Herald
F.M.L
503Rd Infantry
Cameronite
St. Anthony School
West
NMH
Citizens National Bank
Rockdale State Bank
Bockholis State Bank
Thorndale State Bank
Council
City Hall
Milam Grand
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