Milam County Sees Four High Schools In Future
Milam County Superintendent H D Maxwell predicts only four high schools will remain in about ten years as enrollments shrink. He spoke to Cameron Rotarians noting consolidation trends, loss of San Gabriel's eight grade system to Thorndale, and plans to aid smaller districts with reading and science programs and library displays.
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H. D. Maxwell
Milam County
Cameron
Thorndale
Rockdale
Milano
San Gabriel
Maxwell
Gause
Davilla
Marak
Maysfield
Buckholts
Sharp
Burlington
Texas A & M
Texas University
Cameron building boom nears million dollar year
Cameron construction totals for 1960 are on track to top 1 million dollars for the second time in four years. Projects include Mondrik’s Super Market First Baptist Church Cameron Bowling Lanes Citizens National Bank drive in McIntosh Dept. Store Newton Memorial Hospital and extensive remodeling. City paving work continues and drainage plans are discussed as officials seek new industry and expand Cameron Field Yee Field and the pressbox at the school.
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Cameron
Mondrik’s
First Baptist Church
Cameron Bowling Lanes
Citizens National Bank
McIntosh Dept
Newton Memorial Hospital
Lamar
Jack DuBois
Chamber
DuBois
Bryan
Texas
Marilyn Hughes Crowned Milam Farm Bureau Queen
Miss Marilyn Hughes 17, a Yoe High senior and Nurses Club member, was crowned Milam County Farm Bureau Queen last Thursday in Cameron. Runner up Miss Gloria Marak, a 1960 Yoe graduate, hails from Buckholts. District winners move on to state and later national Farm Bureau events.
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Marilyn Hughes
Cameron
Milam County Farm Bureau
MEB
O. G. Tomlinson
Gloria Marak
Milam Farm Bureau
Stanley Hughes
Milam County
Farm Bureau
Meron
John Marak
Rt. 2
Buckholts
Yoe High
Hughes
Yoe High School
Nurses Club
VHS Band
Virginia Abel
Joyce Fuchs
Claire Gielchrist
Marianne Jones
Texas
American Farm Bureau Convention
Denver
First Methodist Fellowship Hall
Farm Bureau County
G. Tomlinson
Marak
Thorndale
Credit Where Credit Is Due Dept Nostalgic TV Convention Musings
A newspaper column notes television's growing role in covering national political conventions in Chicago and Los Angeles. It reflects on July’s unusually lively pace with building projects and media coverage, then shifts to a personal vignette about a 14 month old daughter and a scribbled ending in the column.
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Cameron
Chicago
Los Angeles
Community Club Meetings Schedule in Cameron
Its A Date Lions Club meets Tuesday August 2 at 6 30 p m. Rotary Club gathers Wednesday August 3 at 12 noon. Kiwanis meets Thursday August 4 at 12 noon. Chamber of Commerce Friday August 5 at Cameron Country Club. IOOF Lodge meets August 4 at 4 30 p m at Odd Fellow Hall.
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Lions Club
Texan Cafe
Rotary Club
Kathy’s Cafe
Chamber of Commerce
Cameron Country Club
Ioof Lodge
City Police Report One Minor Accident
Cameron police officials report one minor accident this week involving vehicles driven by Emil Frank Vaculin and Steve August Mueck. Damage was slight to both vehicles, a 1956 Ford driven by Mueck and a 1951 Chevrolet pickup driven by Vaculin. Neither man was injured.
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Cameron
Emil Frank Vaculin
Steve August Mueck
Mueck
Vaculin
Fatal double shooting ends in Cameron tragedy
John Mraz Jr. about 55 shot and killed his wife, 50, then himself at their Cameron home after an evening dispute. Police found a .38 pistol, $145 cash, and evidence of earlier arguing. Survived by daughter Mrs. William Bailey of Corpus Christi and sister-in-law. This was Cameron’s first fatal shooting in about four years.
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John Mraz, Jr
S. Karnes
Cameron
Douglas Barron
West Cameron
Mraz
Mrs Mraz
Marekturns Funeral
Homer Johnson
JP Judge Rice
the Herald
Mraz Johnson
Smith & Wesson
Mraz Place
West Butte
Mrazs
William Bailey
Corpus Christi
Rudolph Tepera
Marak
Cameron remodeling push gains pace downtown
Schiller Drug Store announces interior remodel and front paint. Burke's Variety trims awning and ponders more upgrades. Cameron Theatre Building remodel precedes Citizens National Bank move to McIntosh Building and drive in bank. About 30 businesses inch toward improvements as permits top a million. Cameron Bowling Lanes nears August opening after eight alleys and interior work. Texan Cafe finishes dining room expansion. Farley's Diner owners plan larger quarters at Main and Central.
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Schiller Drug Store
Cameron E. O
Houston Street
First National Bank
Esslin
Cameron
Texan Cafe
Farley’s
Main
Cetral Streets
Milam County National Guard Completes Summer Camp
Milam County's Company C 3rd Medium Tank Battalion within the 49th Armored Division finishes a crowded week at North Fort Hood. Guardsmen trained with pistols rockets and tank guns, bivouacked on Royalty Ridge, and practiced war games before a 49th Division parade. Carolyn Ann Young of Rockdale, sponsored by SP4 Howard S. Drummond, placed fourth as a sweetheart finalist chosen by Donald O Connor and honored at a Fort Hood Service Club dance.
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Shuush
Eugene E. Marak
Cameron
112Th Armor
19Th Armored Division
Texas Army National Guard
North Fort Hood
Marak
Carolyn Ann Young
Rockdale
Co. C
Med
Tak. Bn
CCA
Milam County
National Guard
3Rd Medium Tank Battalion
49Th Armored Divisions
49Th Division
Company C
49Th Armored Division
Miss Young
SP4
Howard S. Drummond
Donald O'Connor
Hollywood
3Rd
Suspect Arrested In Auto Theft Case In Cameron
A 17 year old Milano Negro, Lawrence McGowan, was bound over to District Court on burglary charges after police arrested him at about 12 30 a m Tuesday trying to take a car from Culpepper Motor Co Cameron. He confessed to five vehicle thefts from Cameron auto dealers in July and breaking into Cameron Ice Co. He said he found keys in ignitions and would drive vehicles home between 2 a m and daylight ending the spree, according to Officer Warren McCall and police dispatcher Gene Kirk.
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Milano
Cameron Auto
Lawrence McGowan
Warren McCall
Culpepper Motor Co
Cameron
McGowan
Cameron Ice Co
Gene Kirk
First Maize Totals 40 Carloads Here
Cameron maize buyers reported about 40 carloads brought in by press time Wednesday in the first week of the county maize harvest. Officials at Milam Grain Co and Wilson Grain & Elevator each reported about 20 carloads by mid week. The crop is expected to run about the same as 1959. Officials noted many maize growers added extra cotton acreage with additional cotton allotments allowed in Milam County.
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Cameron
Milam Grain Co
Wilson Grain & Elevator
Milam County
Newton Memorial Hospital fund nears $50,000 goal
The Newton Memorial Hospital drive reports about $48,000 in contributions and pledges toward a $50,000 minimum, with $2 and $10,000 gaps identified for finalizing costs. Bids exceeded expectations by about $50,000, and plans to close the fund HQ in Cameron are delayed about 10 more days as local donations continue.
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Newton Memorial Hospital
NHM Fund
Cameron
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