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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1967
Page
9
Postmaster Narvie L. Caperton announces parcel post deliveries in Cameron expanded from five to six days weekly. The change follows an O'Brien directive and 8.5 million in Post Office appropriations restoring six day service cut in May 1964. Nearly 5000 cities affected.
The Rogers CISD Board elected Beverly A Allaband of Temple to teach English at Rogers High for 1967 68. She succeeds Johnnie Mae Martin who left after 11 years. The board also seeks a band and a math teacher and renewed student and football insurance with Standard Accident. A new 54 passenger bus will be bought via the State Board of Control. The board accepts the field house with reservations about the paint.
James A. Anderle of Cameron earned a place on the Dean's Honor List at Texas Technological College for achieving a 3.0 GPA or higher in the spring term. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Anton Anderle.
A concise note records two major urban fires: the Great Fire of London in 1666 and a 1835 New York City blaze that destroyed 530 buildings. The entry contrasts the scale and dates of historic urban conflagrations.
Cameron Public Library announces a broad new acquisitions list including Durant works on Louis XV and the Age of Reason Begins, Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, Daiches History of English Literature, Moore Modern Novel Guide, Crichton Secret of Santa Vittoria, Steph ens Beneath the Sea, Wilder Eighth Day, and Dufresne Myoceneaeus in History among many others. Also featured are biographies of Lincoln and Rommel, and reference guides on insects, trees, and flowers.
On the Frey farm in Waller, a 12 acre coastal bermuda demo shows high yields with 400 pounds of nitrogen producing significant crude protein. Last year a 3 acre plot yielded 21 000 pounds per acre at 10.3 percent crude protein with no irrigation.
Danny L. Thweatt of Maysfield will sing a vocal solo and perform a musical comedy piece for his audition at the Texas Youth Conference Talent Festival in Austin the week of July 26 29. The finals August 17 at the Austin City Auditorium award top prizes of 100 dollars and a trip to New York or Hollywood. second and third receive 50 and 25 dollars.
Medicare paid out over 130.3 million in Texas for 65 plus care in its first year. About 100 million went to 548 participating hospitals while the rest covered doctors services. The 895,500 eligible seniors produced 300,000 hospital admissions and occupancy rose within reasonable limits.
Summer weather brings ripe cantaloupes watermelons and honeydews to the market. The USDA notes strong supplies used in desserts and breakfasts with lime wedges chilled fruit cocktail and Watermelon Ice as a featured dessert. The recipe yields one quart and uses melon pulp sugar water and lemon juice.
The 17th annual Beef Cattle short course will be held at Texas A&M University August 14-15. Topics include changing herd production operations and costs of commercial feeding. A complete program is on file in the County Agents office.
Six hundred cattle and two hundred fifty hogs were consigned to the Cameron livestock auction on Thursday. Auction barn officials reported prices paid but did not list details in this summary.
The Rogers High School FFA chapter was represented at the State Convention in Dallas by instructor J. H. Merka and four members. Joe David Janicek served as voting delegate. Dale Sitz to receive Lone Star Farmer degree. Also attending were Clarence Baca and Douglas Pechal.
Jerilyon Jane Lesikar was crowned Bell County Farm Bureau queen at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Temple. Miss Lesikar, daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Lesikar of Rogers, was chosen from ten contestants and crowned by Janet Eakin.
Boatswain's Mate Second Class Lester J. McCulloch of Cameron served aboard the USS Eldorado during Seventh Fleet actions Bear Claw and Beaver Track near the DMZ in Vietnam. The ship supplied Marines from the First Battalion Seventh Marine Regiment and Second Battalion Third Marine Regiment for eight days, including hot meals.
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