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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1963
Page
1
Thousands attend the Town and Country Pair at the Armory over Friday and Saturday. Exhibits include paintings crafts and photography with prizes and contests. Fort Hood Skydivers perform despite winds and a large dance and band show cap the event.
Dr Samuel R Cotton 97 a Cameron chiropractor dies July 1 at home. Funeral services were Saturday at Marek Burns Funeral Home with Rev Eugene Strickland. Final burial Monday in New Wellington. Survived by wife Kate H Cotton and two sons Dr George S Cotton Temple and Logan R Cotton Redondo Beach. Calif. Pallbearers named.
Visitors discuss changing product labels and sizes while an overheard dialogue at the Heart of Texas Fair in Waco reveals humorous quips about marketing phrases and a parade of numbers from license to ZIP codes as patrons joke about identity and town life.
Dr Fielding Burnes Beaver longtime Cameron dentist and Milam County native dies in a local hospital after a stroke at home Saturday. Funeral services are set for July 18 at Marek Burns Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. he served in World War I and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife Marguerite Ford.
Over 70 winners lauded at the first Town and Country Fair last weekend. Pet Show Domestic division top honors went to Bruce Zarosky’s Dashhshund Best Groomed and Tommy Titsworth’s pony. Saddest Debbra Ermise’s Banty roster. Wildlife division saw Best Groomed Tena Titsworth’s goldfish and Saddest Jim Titsworth’s doddle bug. Most unusual Pet Debbra Ermise’s Banty roster. Fiddlers contest winners include Archie Simmons Rockdale R P Luce Stephenville and T Y Fisher Cameron. Under 60 fiddlers: Eddie Rose San Antonio J W Haddaway Dallas Kenneth Penny Dallas. Yo Yo contest listed Georgia Janek Ricky Hughes Dusty Mauldin Trip.
Funeral services were held 4 p m Sunday at First Presbyterian Church Cameron for Cathryn Anita Schofield 16 of Cameron who died from injuries suffered in a Saturday auto crash near Marlin. Dean Delleney 16 was injured in the other vehicle. Roy Fredlund 38 and Robert Richardson sustained severe injuries. The crash occurred on a gravel road near Marlin in a blind spot head on collision. Miss Schofield was a Yee High School junior active in church and youth groups. She is survived by her mother and several Cameron relatives.
The Cameron Lions Club voted to sponsor a delegate to the Youth Council Meeting in Austin August 17 18 under Attorney General Waggoner Carr. A committee will screen applicants for the trip. J W Monk spoke on imported fire ants and related damage to wildlife crops and livestock urging vigilance and reporting to county officials. Cornelius Titsworth chaired the program.
Frank Mikulee Jr of Marak brought in the first bale at 3 20 pm Monday weighing 528 pounds and baled by Farmers Gin of Cameron The second bale followed about an hour and a half later at 5 pm with Harry C Clark's Buckholts Farmers Co op Gin Clark farms in the San Gabriel community
Thirteen queen candidates filed with Milam Farm Bureau for the 10th annual contest set for July 26 at First Methodist Fellowship Hall changing from July 25. Seniors total six entrants and juniors seven with several new names from Cameron and Rockdale. Senior and junior prizes include a $30 check and an Angus heifer call respectively.
The Cameron Knights of Columbus voted to hold their annual picnic on August 25 guided by Grand Knight Oscar Zotz.
The Cameron School Board voted to hire four new teachers Mrs. Carol Henson Miss Delores Zalesky Mrs. Patsy Edmonds and Miss Peggy Joyce Harvey. It renewed contracts for several staff members and named Citizens National Bank as school depositary for 1963 1965.
The Ben Arnold Homecoming is set for Sunday July 21 at City Park Cameron. A basket lunch starts at noon followed by a business meeting and afternoon fellowship.
Fort Worth Technical High School Principal J. B. Trimble urged expanded technical education in Texas during a Cameron Rotarians talk. He noted the school's growth from 48 to 2,200 students and cited Gov. Connally’s push for broader technical training and junior colleges.
City officials announced upcoming work on Little River dam including rip-rap repairs at the high water end and dredging to clear logs from the channel above the dam. The project aims to deepen the stream and allow lower flows while crews already move on other public works tasks.
Mrs Bess Stedman Moore a Cameron native died July 10 in Austin Texas funeral services were held July 11 at 3 PM at Marek Burns Funeral Home with Rev C A West officiating Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery She was a member of First Methodist Church Survivors include brother H H Stedman and four sisters all of Cameron Pallbearers named Clifton Jenness Hugh Martin Harry Davis Clifford Marburger Alvin Meyer and Vern Reimer
Johnny Seaton 19 of Cameron and three other young prisoners attempted to escape from McLennan County jail in Waco Monday night Seaton was jailed on auto theft charges Also named were Douglas Lando 18 of Chicago Edward Kenny 22 of Pennsylvania and Jerry Bennett 2 of Corpus Christi
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