City Plans Referendum On Primary Election Expenses
Milam County Democratic Executive Committee urged a referendum for Saturday August 2 to fund extra primary nominating election costs. O B Harden was named Democratic nominee for County Judge, replacing Don G Humble who resigns to practice law in Cameron. The measure seeks pro rata fees from state officials and asks legislators to back county level fee legislation and share costs with counties.
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Milam County
Max McClaren
O Bo Harden
Murrey Watson
Milton Schiller
CIF Drive Reaches 58090 Toward 100000 Goal In Cameron
Cameron Industrial Foundation fund drive reports pledges and cash totaling 58090 led by treasurer Henry Siebman. The drive, started May 1 after a Town Meeting, has raised about 221,009 in pledges and cash over nine weeks as proposals for industrial sites and a land reserve fund are developed.
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Cameron
Henry Siebman
Industrial Foundation Pallicity
Meduwaty
Menentals
Wwe Styne Bor
Merine
Cameron Area
CIF
Caperton
Lot Drive
Two features differ in this issue with Cameron program highlight
The second section uses green paper for a brighter summer edition. A double spread presents the Cameron Summer Baseball program with 159 to 209 youngsters and managers in photos. The piece reflects small town pride and the question of keeping a personal community feel amid changing times. Miss Winnie Withit of Cameron accompanies Cameron Rotarians at piano, providing dinner music and vocal support with a special dispensation to attend meetings.
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Cameron
Winnie Withit
Cameron Rotarians
Cameron Rotary
Miss Withit
Four New Teachers Hired in Cameron Schools Now Hiring Nine More
Cameron Schools announce four new hires: Mozelle Pass to teach second grade, Charlene Forehand to teach fourth grade, Janet Quiram to teach junior high language arts, and Thelma Madison to teach at Cameron’s QOJT elementary school. Remaining openings include a junior high coach, two special education teachers, librarian, assistant coach at Yee High, plus typing, English, math, social studies, and homemaking at O J Thomas.
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D. R. Dodson
Mozelle Pass
Milford
Texas
Charlene Forehand
Northeast School System
San Antonio
Janet Quiram
Rosebud
Sam Houston
Thelma Madison
Cameron
Dodson
Yee High School
O. J. Thomas
Cameron Lions Club
J. Thomas
the Herald
Seaton Pleads Guilty in Milam Court, 8 Year Concurrency
Lloyd Seaton of Cameron pleads guilty to nine felony indictments for burglaries at Michigan Grocery Cameron County Club George Miller Sandwich Shop Davis Store Mor j Piece Cameron Bowling Lanes and more. Sentences run concurrently from two to twelve years with transfer to Huntsville TDOC, while Grubbs and Bennett of Rockdale admit misdemeanor theft with $250 fines after restitution.
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Lloyd Seaton
Cameron
Aimot
Seaton
Michgika Grocery
Cameron Country Club
George Miller
Davis
George Tricas
Sharp
Hudson's T.V and Appliance
Morj
Cameron Bowling Lanes
Henderson
Texas Department of Correction
Huntsville
Leonard Thomas Grubbs
Wiliam Clark Bennett
Rockdale
Grubbs and
Bennett
Milam County
Thorndale
Services Held For Former Resident Mrs Ernie Bell
Mrs Funie Thomas Fell 79 died in Freeport Texas on Saturday A former Milam County resident she was born March 11 1887 in the Hanover Community Funeral services were held at 3 pm Sunday at Marek Burns Funeral Home with Rev J E Lafferty officiating Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery Surviving are three sons Edwin Bell Chesley Bell Homer Bell two daughters Lucille Rimmer Estelle Dinkling father W F Hensley Cameron two brothers Homer Allen Roy Hensley Cameron three sisters Nora Powell Mabel Hughes Nila Gandy Cameron five grandchildren and several great grandchildren Pallbearers were Grady Allen Wayne Hobbs J O Thighes Robert Clerk Bill Hensley Lonnie Baker
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Funie Thomas Fell
Freeport
Texas
Milam County
Hanover
Marek Burns
J. E. Lafferty
Oak Hill Cemetery
Edwin Bell
Chesley Bell
Houston
Homer Bell
Navasota
Lucille Rimmer
Angeton
J@stell Dinking
Galveston
W. F. Hensley
Cameron
Homer Allen
Roy Hensley
Nora Powell
Mabel Hughes
Nila Gandy
Grady Allen
Wayne Hobbs
J. O. Thighes
Robert Clerk
Bill Hensley
Lonnie Baker
California Visitor Returns Home After Cameron Visit
Leroy Kubecka of Los Angeles visited his mother Mrs. V A Kubecka in Cameron and returned to California on Wednesday.
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Leroy Kubecka
Los Angeles
California
V. A. Kubecka
Cameron
Mrs. Mattie Davis Dies Former Paige Resident at 81
Mrs. Mattie Davis aged 81 of Paige Texas died Monday at 7 20 p m Funeral services were held Wednesday at Marek Burns Funeral Home with Rev Gerald Dickerson officiating Burial was in Bell Plains Cemetery near Holland Mrs Davis was born February 22 1885 in Muldoon Texas She had lived in Cameron before moving to Paige Surviving are three sons Julius Davis Odessa Oscar Davis Temple Alvin Davis Rockdale two daughters Mrs Lillie Corbin Belton and Mrs Myrtle Wusterhausen Bastrop two brothers T B Moseley Mesquite Bryan Mosley El Campo two sisters Mrs Annie L Alston and Mrs Lillian Wright San Antonio 17 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Grandsons served as pallbearers.
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Mattie Davis
Paige
Texas
Marek Burns
Gerald Dickerson
Bell Plaines
Holland
Davis
Muldoon
Cameron
Julius Davis
Odessa
Oscar Davis
Temple
Alvin Davis
Rockdale
Lillie Corbin
Belton
Myrtle Wusterhausen
Bastrop
T. B. Moseley
Mesquite
Bryan Mosley
el Campo
Annie L. Alston
Lillian Wright
San Antonio
Landowners to hear report on Cameron Dam proposal
A group of landowners along Little River and San Gabriel River met in Waco with officials about a $3.7 billion Cameron Dam plan. Cameron remains the site for a reservoir to store 1.2 million acre feet, adding to Laneport and North Fork San Gabriel projects. A July 21 meeting in Milam District Courtroom will report Waco findings led by Jack Tumlinson.
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Little River
San Gabriel River
Waco
Cameron Dam
Jack Tumlinson
Cameron
Milam District
San Gabriel Rivers
Laneport
U. S. Corps of Engineers
North Fork San Gabriel
South San Gabriel
One Hospitalized As Auto Burns Near Maysfield
Sandra Barta of Cameron remains in Newton Hospital after a Sunday night 8 45 incident on US 19 near Maysfield. Lynn Ernest Helgatter 20 Rosebud lost control, vehicle overturned and caught fire. others Joan Lester Cameron and Joe Wiese Rosebud were treated and released. No charges filed. cause undetermined.
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Sandra Barta
Cameron
Newton Hospital
Maysfield
Miss Barta
Leroy Broad
Lynn Ernest Hellgatter
Rosebud
Maysfied
Joan Lester
Joe Wiese
Earl Esslinger Dies At Marlin
Earl Hampton Esslinger 62 died in a Marlin hospital after an extended illness. He was a Cameron resident and World War II veteran. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday at Green's Funeral Home Cameron. interment Woodland Cemetery Rosebud. Survived by a son Earl H. Esslinger Jr. of Shreveport and a daughter Mrs A L Von Rosenburg of San Antonio, two sisters, four brothers.
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Earl Hampton Esslinger
Marlin Hospital
Cameron
Chapel of
Earl H. Esslinger Jr
Shreveport
A. L. von Rosenburg
San Antonio
Christene Gary
San Marcos
Cornelia Weathersby
Houston
Andrew Esslinger
Robert Walston Essinger
Fort Worth
Roy Esslinger
Francis Esslinger
Alabama
After Medicare What Paperwork Change Hits Hospitals
Local hospitals report smooth operation under Medicare with protest closures nearby. F L Gregory of Newton Hospital cites increased check in paperwork as the major change while Rosebud’s Swepston Hospital closed in protest. Hospital officials note more paperwork but no major patient number changes since July 1. The program covers up to 60 days at $40, then 30 more days at $10 daily with patient costs for doctors and specialists. About 896,000 Texans over 65 qualify. Blue Cross Blue Shield offers supplements.
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F. L. Gregory
Newton Hospital
Cameron
Gregory
Rosebud
Swepston Hospital
St. Edward Hospital
Ministrator
Hearne
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Milam County Cancer Society Drive Totals $2464
Contributions to the Milam County Cancer Society reach $2,464.20 to date, reported by treasurer Mrs. Ray Lester. Funds support cancer research education and patient services, including film showings for adults and school groups and providing supplies and equipment for local patients.
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Milam County Cancer Society
Ray Lester
Rockdale Club Plans August Youth Rodeo
The Rockdale Roping and Cutting Club sponsors a Youth Rodeo on August 19 and 20 starting at 8 p.m. Entries are open to those 18 and under and can be picked up at the Chamber of Commerce or by mailing to Box 615 Rockdale Texas.
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Rockdale Club
Rockdale Roping & Cutting Club
Chamber of Commerce
Rockdale
Texas
Lubbock Visitors Attend Weekend at Slaughter Home
Mr. and Mrs. Y. H. Rice and their daughter of Lubbock visited the Slaughter family over the weekend and called on relatives in Killeen Tuesday afternoon.
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Y. H. Rice
Lubbock
J. L. Slaughter
Killeen
Judge Overrules New Trial Motion In Milam Court
Judge W C Wallace overruled a defense motion for a new trial for Hipolito Gonzales in Milam District Court. Gonzales found guilty of murder with malice in the death of Simon Amador on August 21, 1965, and sentenced to 15 years. Gonzales can appeal within 10 days. state attorney is John B. Henderson Jr. and defense is Robert L. Penrice of Fort Worth.
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Hipolito Gonzales
Milam District Court
W. C. Wall
Gonzales
Simon Amador
Milam Petit
Wallace
John B. Henderson, Jr
Robert L. Penrice
Fort Worth
Floyd W Huffman Receives $50 Air Force Participation Award
Floyd H. Wuffman earned a $50 check for participating in an Air Force suggestion program at a ceremony at Loring Air Force Base in Carban Maine. Col. Howard B. West 42nd Bomb Wing deputy commander for maintenance presented the award. Huffman is the son of Mrs. Ethel Cowan of Cameron.
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Tset
Floyd H. Wuffman
Air Force
Loring Air Force
Carban
Maine
Howard B. West
Huffman
Ethel Cowan
Cameron
Cameron Names Plainview Officer as New Police Chief
Frank Chapman Jr 40 of Plainview is hired by Cameron City Council to become chief of police by August 1 He has 19 years in law enforcement and has led Hamblin Abernathy and Plainview chiefs He plans to move to Cameron with his wife and four children. housing pending Other business notes water dept laid 125 ft of 4 inch sewer on East 18th street and airport runways are about 50 percent complete
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Frank Chapman Jr
Plainview
Cameron
Chapman
Hamblin
Abernathy
Corsicana
Alvin Herft
Water Department
East 18Th Street
J. B. Earle
Story Hour At Cameron Library Continues This Morning
Story Hour at Cameron Public Library continues this morning under Mrs. Dana Kestenbaum and Mrs. Laverne Delaney guiding activities. Children aged 3 through 19 have crowded the new library for 9:30 to 10:30 am, with attendance records showing 80 this week and a weekly average around 60 children.
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Cameron Library
Cameron Public Library
Dana Kestenbaum
Laverne Delaney
Vogelsang resigns from Cameron School Board post
Cameron Independent School District trustees accepted the resignation of Will Vogelsang elected in 1965 for a term ending 1968. The board will appoint an interim member and also agreed to annex Branchville School District, pending county board action.
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Cameron Independent
Will Vogelsang
Vogelsang
D. R. Dodson
Branchville
H. D. Maxwell
Cameron considers urban renewal ballot plan for city
Cameron voters face an ordinance referendum on urban renewal planning. A planning commission and Bernard Johnson Engineers study needs for rehabilitation and redevelopment. If approved a local Urban Renewal Board will oversee projects with a 3 to 1 federal-local cost share and eligibility limited to qualified Cameron property owners within the city limits.
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Phe
Cameron Readents
Cameron
Insite
A. W. McCullin
Gennifer Jr
Bill Burns
Richard Freeman
Den
Humble
Mildred Thornton
Leo Fuchs
Forrest Sapp
E. A. Perrin
Bernard Johnson Engineers
Houston
McCullin
J M Jones 88 Dies in Galveston
James Monroe Jones a former Milam County resident died at 88 in Galveston on Saturday. He moved from Cameron in 1921 and is survived by two sons Loma and Ervin C Jones of Alta Texas and A E Jones of San Antonio and two daughters Mrs Gertrude Windham of Killeen and Mrs Verdie Williams of Richardson. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery with a Green's Funeral Home chapel service conducted by Rev J E B Lafferty.
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James Monroe Jones
Galveston
Milam County
Cameron
Ervin C. Jones
Alta Texas
A. E. Jones
San Antonio
Gertrude Windham
Killeen
Verdie Williams
Richardson
Loma
Graveside Services for 11 Day Old Douglas York
Graveside services for Douglas York infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold York were held at 4 30 Wednesday in Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. Richard Freeman officiating. His mother is Jane Hellman and his maternal grandmother is Mrs. Trent Nabours Hell man of Burnet. Maternal great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Homer Nabours of Cambridge. Arrangements were in charge.
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Douglas York
Harold York
Oak Hill Cemetery
Richard Freeman
Jane Hellman
Trent Nabours Hellman
Burnet
Mes
Homer Nabours
Camere
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Marlin
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