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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1970
Page
7
Schedule lists events including field crops tour leaving Post office at 8 a.m. Lions Club meeting at 12 noon at The Texan on Monday July 13 Rotary Club gathering at 12 noon July 15 and Evening Lions Club at Gelner's Smokehouse at 7 p.m. July 16.
The Herald highlights 60 percent front page youth coverage in Cameron and Milam County July 9 with three pictures. It praises Boy Scouts Little Leaguers beauty queen contestants Head Start and foster-home stories as positive outcomes driven by active adults and organizations.
Central Texas endures hot dry spell with 104 degree highs around July 4. Milam County crops show distress in tomatoes and truck garden yields while sorghum remains robust. Estimated 55 000 acres should beat 1969 yields. harvest nears for grain sorghum. Cotton remains unlikely to be hit yet. water use climbed to 33 million gallons mid June.
The French Provencal style Odd Fellows Lodge at 3rd and Houston Streets, built before 1880 likely by 1,0,0,F Lodge with Bill Davis as contractor, housed meetings since 1872 and shared space with Knights of Pythias. Over the years the downstairs housed a school, abstract office, Cameron Herald presses, Glory Cleaners, Bush Construction, and Archer Electric.
State Health Department officials outlined steps to extend Medicare approval for Rockdale’s hospital as it faces accreditation pressure. Rockdale and Richards Clinic and Hospital leaders discussed building a new $800,000 facility, forming a hospital district, and private financing to keep the project moving while meeting federal requirements.
Cameron retail sales in the first quarter of 1970 rose over the previous year as the City banked 12 959 29 dollars from its share of sales tax receipts. The tax covers January February and March with the city receiving one percent of the 4 1 4 percent state levy. State Comptroller payments from Austin arrive three months after collection.
Cameron school trustees approved a $1 local tax rate for 1970-71 with a projected $239,312 local fund need. Superintendent D R Dodson outlined the budget, noting inflation and teacher pay raises boosted costs. The board also approved a new homemaking building, dressing room bid, resignations of Alvis Fuquay and O G Chamberlain, a staff leave, and hired new staff including a band director and teachers.
Seven of eight area banks posted gains totaling about 1.9 million dollars in deposits as of June 30. Cameron area bank recorded a decline of 778,450.22. Citizens National Bank held 14,691,283.66, First National Bank Cameron 8,808,885.54, Rockdale State Bank 10,982,125.90, Rosebud First National 2,794,357.32, Rosebud Planters National 2,926,961.35, Buckholts State Bank 1,572,889.08.
A group of 75 to 100 farmers and industry reps toured current field crop tests in Milam County. The itinerary included Ed Jekel, Joe Mueck, Frank Kratchovil, Jim Majors, Hugo Aigner, Laddie Vaculin, Doyal Arnold, and Wiburn Beckhusen plots with a lunch at Cameron Methodist Hall. Sponsored by the Milam County Crops Committee and Pioneer Seed Company.
Thorndale State Bank posted deposits of 1 788 009 67, up from 1 587 972 85 a year earlier. Rogers State Bank registered 1 049 432 82, compared with 878 985 11 on June 30, 1969.
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