Milam County jail and courthouse needs in bond proposal
The column urges reformation of Milam County jail and courthouse as part of the August 7 bond plan. It warns the current jail is a humane and capacity disgrace and cautions about basement storage fire risk. It also questions third floor jury quarters and overall space, urging a costed, citizen friendly financing approach.
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Milam Countians
Grand Jury
Petit Jury
20Th District Court
TIC Hosts First Community Development Clinic in Cameron
The Texas Industrial Commission to hold a Sept 14 clinic in Cameron as part of a new series aimed at community development. Don Rayburn and Chamber leaders traveled to organize the day long program focusing on community improvement research financing plants sites and industrial prospecting. The event opens to area residents and will influence future TIC meetings statewide.
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Cameron
Texas Industrial Commission
Don Rayburn
East Texas, Texas Industrial Commission
Caner
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Industrial Developers Conference
Rayburn
Austin
Industrial Development Department
Lone Ster Gas Co
Texas Power & Light Co
East Tex
Cameron Chamber
Barbara Smitherman
Cameron Chamber backs Milain County courthouse bond vote
Chamber of Commerce board unanimously endorses the Milain County Courthouse and jail bond issue set for August 7 after a talk by County Judge Don Humble who outlined needs and the project. A Tourist Development Committee is created with Frank Luecke named chairman to push accommodations, attractions, beautification and hospitality.
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Milain County
Don Humble
Frank Luecke
Luecke
Hank Thompson to Headline Jaycee Show in Cameron
Country star Hank Thompson and his Brazos Valley Boys will perform at Yee High Field in Cameron on Monday July 19 at 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Cameron Junior Chamber of Commerce the event aims to draw Central Texans for a top western music showcase. Thompson, a Waco native and Navy veteran, rose to fame with hits and high record sales while leading the popular band noted as America’s No. 1 western group for 11 consecutive years.
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Hank ‘Thompson
Brazos Valley
Cameron
Cameron Junior Chamber of Commerce
Yee High Field
Hank Thompson
Central Texas
America
Thompson
Waco
Brazos Valley Boys
Milam County Proposes New Jail And Courthouse Plan
Milam County officials propose a new 120000 dollar jail and courthouse remodeling with a public August 7 vote. The jail would be 5818 square feet on a separate site, preserving the historic jail as a museum, and include separate housing for men women juvenile boys and girls. Tax impact estimates show an average increase in property tax of about 1.414 cents per hundred valuation, varying by individual valuations, with examples for different totals.
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Simi
Milcom County
Milam County
Exterion Wiki
Don Humble
Sherif
Fuchs Resigns As Trustees Approve School Upgrades
Trustees accept the resignation of board member Alton Fuchs and coach Andy Springer. They award bids for a new Yee High School science laboratory totaling 7590 dollars with Foremost Equipment Company supplying equipment for 6442 dollars and Anderle Lumber Company 1053 dollars for installation. A project to remove skylights at Ada Henderson building costs 885 dollars with roof repairs and lighting upgrades planned. Aluminum windows will be installed around Yee High under supervision of Frank Kemble with Anderle and Cameron Lumber Companies.
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Alton Fuchs
Fuchs
Houston
Andy Springer
Wilson D. Ellett
Corsicanna
James W. Coney
Foremost Equipment Company
Anderle Lumber Company
Trustess
Ada Henderson
Yee High
Frank Kemble
Cameron Lumber Company
Milam County Courthouse to undergo major expansion plan
Milam County officials unveil remodeling and expansion plans costing about 407670 to relieve crowding. If approved by the public courthouse additions and renovations would add north and south wings and new entrances, elevators, and updated heating, plumbing, and acoustical upgrades.
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Milam County
Magnolia House: Cameron’s Cass Family Home Recalled
Historic Cameron residence at 502 North trains Ave built by Dr. Nathan Cass as a family home late in the 19th or early 20th century, famed for a Magnolia tree and gingerbread latticework. Guests recall lively childhood parties, civic and church involvement, and a former restaurant phase in recent years.
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Cameron
Ed You
Dr. N. Cass
Cass
Nathan Cass
John B. Henderson Jr
Jesse
Lula Cass
Molle Cass
Unitil
Houston
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Magnolia House
Frank M. Luecke
Magnolia
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