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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1970
Page
1
Trustees schedule meetings and events for the city week starting Monday July 13. Field crops tour departs at 8 a.m. from the post office followed by Lions Club at 12 noon. Rotary Club meets July 15 at noon. Evening Lions Club gathers July 16 at Gelner's Smokehouse at 7 p.m.
The Herald highlights 95 column inches of front page youth coverage featuring Boy Scouts Little Leaguers beauty queens and foster care needs. Adults and organizations receive praise for positive leadership and opportunities. the piece notes the region’s small town environment aids constructive youth development.
Central Texas endures hot dry conditions with highs around 100 degrees past July 4. Cameron reports no rain since June 1 except scattered showers. crops suffer with tomatoes hit hardest while grain sorghum looks strong and harvest begins soon. Milam County weather notes project 55,000 planted acres yield above 1969 average. cotton outlook uncertain. City water use rose to 33 million gallons by mid June.
The French Provencal style Odd Fellows lodge at 3rd and Houston Cameron, built before 1880 by 1,0,0,F Lodge with contractor Bill Davis, housed ceremonial rooms, a kitchen, and later shifted tenants from a school to an abstract office and Cameron Herald printing presses. The upstairs remains largely intact since opening, with 35 current members and past support for children’s homes and elderly housing.
State Health Department officials told Rockdale citizens and Rich ards Clinic and Hospital staff how to “buy time” with Medicare to keep the current Rockdale hospital approved. They noted 80 Texas hospitals face Medicare scrutiny and more than 100 have closed since 1966. A plan to add smoke detectors, discuss hospital district formation, a non profit, and private financing was urged to support a new $800000 building, with cooperation from residents and officials.
Cameron's first quarter retail sales tax receipts total 12 959.29 dollars, reflecting growth over the previous year. The city collects one percent of the four and a quarter percent state tax on retail sales, with payments from the Texas Comptroller in Austin arriving three months after collection.
Cameron school trustees approved a one dollar tax rate for 1970 71 after Superintendent D R Dodson presented the proposed budget of about 239 312 for local fund needs. The plan includes an eight thousand dollar cushion and reflects inflation driven increases in pay and minimum wage for school workers.
About 75 to 100 farmers and industry reps tour current field crop tests in Milam County. They view new grain sorghum and cotton varieties, trace mineral, and soil activator tests across farms from Cameron to Buckholts, ending with a barbecue lunch. Sponsored by Milam County Crops Committee and Pioneer Seed Company.
Seven of eight area banks posted about 1.9 million gains in deposits as of June 30 with one Cameron bank showing a decline of 778 thousand. Citizens National Bank held 14.69 million versus 15.47 million last year. First National Bank Cameron 8.81 million up from 8.38 million. Rockdale State Bank rose to 10.98 million from 9.83 million. Rosebud First National Bank 2.79 million vs 2.33 million. Planters National Bank 2.93 million up from 2.59 million. Buckholts State Bank 1.57 million up from 1.54 million.
Thorndale State Bank reported deposits of 1 788 009 67, up from 1 587 972 85. Rogers State Bank posted 1 049 432 82 in deposits, compared with 878 985 11 a year earlier as of June 30, 1969.
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