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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1972
Page
8
Texas highway officials unveil a pictorial sign system using red prohibitions and yellow warning symbols to improve motorist understanding. Red circles indicate DO NOT, green shows permitted movement, and blue offers services. Diamond shapes warn, octagons stop, inverted triangles yield. New pavement color rules specify yellow center lines for two way roads.
Texas reports higher screwworm cases in a decade as warm, moist spring conditions from South Texas to northern Mexico boost fly populations. Wildlife specialist Charles Ramsey notes newborn calves are most at risk, while officers urge delaying trapping of exotic game until next winter to reduce infection risk.
Senator Lloyd Bentsen says unemployment in Texas rose with new Labor Department data. Galveston and Limestone counties join areas with 6 percent plus jobless rates, while state and national rates show improvement. TEC notes higher local jobless figures but still below state and national averages.
Texas A&M economists Donald E. Farris and James I. Mallett found that investing the same amount in farming and industry yields farm returns less than one third of manufacturing after about ten years. The study, covering mid-1950s to 1960s, notes farm corporate profits remained well below manufacturing, with farm assets rising faster than other businesses to support higher per capita disposable income from 1950 to 1970.
Mrs. Warren Johns 85 of Cameron died Thursday in Rosebud hospital. Native of McKinney she is survived by Hern don Johns of Dallas a daughter Mrs. C G Swift of Cameron three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral held 4 30 p m Friday at All Saints Episcopal Church with Rev J Sullivan Bonds officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Marek Burns Laywell Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Luella Dabney Holmes of Rogers died Wednesday at home after a long illness. She was born in Lewisburg Tennessee and moved to Rogers in 1901. Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Thomas B. Ellis and a brother J A Dabney of San Antonio. Funeral held at 2 pm Thursday at Gommert Funeral Home with Rev Joe Cooper officiating. Burial in Rogers Cemetery. Pallbearers listed from Rogers and Temple.
Lehnert Mrs Richard Lehnert 85 of Cameron died Wednesday evening in a Rosebud hospital. Native of Milam County, funeral held 10 a.m. Saturday at St Monica’s Catholic Church with Rev John Geiser officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Rosary recited 8 p.m. Friday at Marek Burns Laywell Funeral Home. Survived by three sons Albert and Roman Lehnert of Cameron and Ervin Lehnert of Davidsonville Md. three daughters Lorene Wimmer Rosa Lee Mueck Estell Kleiber of Houston. a brother Adolph Jistel of Cameron. two sisters Elizabeth Jistel Isabel Richardson of Cameron Louise Hoerner of Bowdle S D. 17 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Texas Highway Department outlines administration of the State Highway Beautification Act effective June 29. Erectors must obtain an outdoor advertising license and a per sign permit within 660 feet of highways. Exemptions apply to signs for property sale or lease and utility marker signs.
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