Elm Creek Watershed slides show flood damage and dam plan
Soil Conservation expert Carl Young of Temple spoke to Cameron Rotarians on Elm Creek Watershed flood damage including washed roads and topsoil loss. He outlined benefits of 62 dam sites to cut overflow and aid recreation and tourism, citing Pond Creek voters who funded a $200 000 planning fund.
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Carl Young
Temple
Cameron Rotary
Elm Creek
Pond Creek
Young
EF. A. Perrin
Fred Blake
Cameron
Rogers youth earns Star Lone Star Farmer Award
A Rogers youth, Art Smith Jr., is honored with the Star Lone Star Farmer Award at the 838th Texas FFA Convention in Austin after leading a 109 head herd and $20 241 net farming worth in three years. He credits FFA advisor J Ho Merka and his parents for support and notes leadership in judging contests and livestock shows.
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Kirdwin Arthur Seath
Star Farmer of
Area VIII
Texas
Star Lone Star Farmer of
Central Texas
FIA
Art
Edwin A. Smith Jr
Memphis
Rogers
J. Ho Merka
FFA
Rogers High School
A. B. Childers
Waco
Temple attorney and former state senator Jarrard Secrest dies
Funeral services were held for Jarrard Secrest 51 Temple attorney and former Texas senator who died of a heart attack. Secrest served Bell and McLennan counties in the Senate from 1952 until an unsuccessful bid for lieutenant governor in 1961. He was a prominent church and civic leader and headed the Kennedy Johnson campaign in Bell County. He is survived by his wife two sons his mother a brother and a Baylor student son.
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Jarrard Secrest
Temple
First Methodist Church
Bellwood Memorial Park
Secrest
Texas Senate
Bell and Mclennan
Texas Radio Corp
Methodist Home
Waco
Methodist National Coordinating Council
Central Texas Conference
Wesleyan Home For the Aged
Georgetown
First Methodist Church of Temple
Southwestern University
University of Texas
Baylor
Senate
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Temple Chamber of Commerce Cofc
Temple Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
Knife and
Alabama governor grants 30 day stay of execution
John Lokos, 29, one of four men sentenced to die for the Leonard Culpepper murder, received a 30 day reprieve from Gov. George Wallace just before his July 8 scheduled execution at Kilby Prison. Lokos, a former carnival worker from Racine Wisconsin, testified he fired the fatal shots. The victim was killed and the body dumped in a well. the wife survived. Also on death row are Gerald Eaton Cecil Coon and Harold Edwards who have appeals or new trials pending.
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John Lokos
Alabama
George Wallace
Milam
Lokos
Carnival
Kilby
Leonard Culpepper
Racine
Wis
Culpepper
Gerald Eaton
Buckholts
Cecil Coon
Cameron Council Advances Urban Renewal Election Plan
Cameron city officials moved to call a municipal urban renewal election pending Regional Renewal Office data. If approved, property owners would vote on downtown improvement plans with Bernard Johnsons Inc to handle planning and funding, followed by a bond election. Airport work is about 40 percent done with city crews assisting. No action on a new police chief.
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Cameron
Buddy Fuller
Fort Worth
Voice
Bernard Johnsons Inc
Houston
Cameron Airport
Fuller
Annual Farm Tour Honors Milam Agriculture in Cameron
Cameron businessmen civic leaders and residents join the annual farm tour from the Cameron Post Office at 8 a.m. to honor Milam County agriculture. Agriculture Industry Appreciation Week was proclaimed by Mayor Bassel Wilson with sponsors including the Chamber committees. The program features poultry industry tours, meetings with specialists, and local signage promoting agricultural pride.
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Cameron
Milam
Cameron Post Office
Coleman Duncum
Bassel Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Dan Murrah Named New Basketball Coach at Yee High
Dan Murrah, 26, hired as basketball coach and math teacher at Yee High School by the Cameron school board. A Lampasas native, he comes from Belton where he taught and coached for three years and holds a BS in math from Sul Ross State College.
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Dan Murrah
Yee
Cameron School Board
D. R. Dodson
Murrah
Lampasas
Cameron School
Cameron
Belton
Temple Junior College
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Temple Jr
Sul Ross
Gyme
Ken Fuqua
Yoo High Schol
Banks Report Deposit Shifts in June Call
Six area banks show deposit losses at June 30 compared with year end totals. Officials say decreases are normal for this season as loans fund cotton and farm crops and livestock, reflecting typical agricultural financing patterns in the region.
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Rosebud
Planters National Bank
Furst National Bank
Trustees To Review Applicants And School Programs Listed
Cameron Independent School trustees will meet at 8 p m tonight to review applicants for eight teaching vacancies across Cameron schools. Supt D R Dodson notes three vacancies at J Thomas, three at Yoe High, and two in special education. Ben Milam staff is full. Summer school produced 54 certificates for pre school students. Title I workers total 32 employed at school, post office, courthouse, and city projects, aiding grounds and classroom repairs. Bank deposits across the area show mixed gains with several institutions reporting declines.
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Cameron Independent School Distry
D. Ro Dodson
Cameron
J. Thomas
Yoe High
Ada Henderson
Ben Milam
Methodist Fellowship Hall
New Drive In Motel Units Near Completion In Cameron
Construction expands across Cameron with Milam Motel adding 18 units nearly doubling capacity to 42. New drive in eating place on US 77 and 190 moving forward. Five new homes finished and five more under construction plus parsonage nearing completion and church remodeling underway.
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Cameron
Milan
T Milam
Bassel Wilson
N. Travip End 5Th Street
US 77 & 190
Leonard Fulton
Temple
Church of Christ Parsonage
East 10Th St
12 Year Old Boy Injured Playing Baseball
Henry Horelica, 12, remained under observation at St. Edward Hospital after a head injury from a pitched ball during a Cameron baseball game. He was treated and rested well overnight. His team, the White Socks, defeated the Colts 3 to 2.
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Henry Horelica
St. Edward Hospital
Henry
A. Horelica
Cameron
White Socks
Colts
Urgent Blood Drive Set for Cameron on July 20
The Central Texas Regional Bloodmobile will visit Cameron on Wednesday July 20 from 12 noon to 6 pm at the Methodist Fellowship Hall. Spokeswoman Sister Aloysius says a 71 pint quota is urgently needed after only 30 pints last visit. Donors aged 18 to 59 weighing at least 100 pounds and with eight weeks between donations will be welcomed.
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Central Texas
Cameron
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Aloysius
Bloodmobile
Dollar Day a Success Reported by Cameron Chamber
Cameron's new Dollar Day program returned Monday and drew eleven participating stores. Jerome Friesenhahn, trade development chairman, said traffic was strong and sales likely rose at least 25 percent.
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Cameron
Jerome Friesenhahn
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Friesenhahn
Harden Named Co County Judge in Milam County
Milam County Commissioners appoint C. B. Doc Harden to fill the unexpired term of County Judge Don Humble who resigned to return to private practice in Cameron. Harden will take office August 1 with the term lasting through December 31, 1966.
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Milam County
C. B
Doc” Harden
Don G. Humble
Humble
Cameron
Harden
Democratic Executive Committee
Falls County
Rosebud
Port Arthur Junior College
Doro
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