Milam County Jail Get Modernization Push Under Texas Plan
Federal Judge Sarah Hughes endorses jail improvements in Texas as the Milam County jail is cited in a statewide reform sweep. Texas Civil Liberties Union officials note seven years of political missteps and push for a modern jail and courthouse annex with $62,000 expected after the new fiscal year.
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Milam County
Texas
Federal Dist
Sarah Hughes
Dallas
The
Texas Civil Liberties Union
Harden
Modernization of Cameron Mentioned in Court District Notes
In the vicinity of the present courthouse, a new chapter in Cameron’s modernization is noted. The list includes individuals and locales such as GAUSE William Barkow and Mary Garrison, TEMPLE Temple Daily Telegram staff, WACO Jane Calloway, AUSTIN Mrs. Jack Daniel, HOUSTON Mrs. John Ryan and others across Dallas Pasadena San Antonio East Bernard and Port Arthur with various residents and officials named.
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GAUSE
William Barkow
Mary Garrison
Rockdale - Aluminum Co. of America
Temple
Temple Daily Telegram
James Cross
C. D. Nelson
Waco
Jane Calloway
Austin
Jack Daniel
Houston
John Ryan
Harry Shanks
Johnnie Richards
Jack DuBois
Dallas
Edward Tyrock
Frank Krajec
Herbert R. Butler
Pasadena
Barbara L. Fuqua
San Antonio
O. C. Burns
Adolph A. Horelica
East
Bernard
Emil Faichtinger
Port Arthur
W. E. Walker
City cleanup planned by Cameron officials and volunteers
City and county leaders met to plan a coordinated Cameron cleanup using city, county, and state trucks. They target junked cars, derelict buildings, and overgrown lots, with enforcement of building codes and mowing services coordinated through city hall and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Cameron
Bryan
Blake
City Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of City Hall
Area Roundup Patrols Equipped with Sawed-Off Shotguns
Chief R L Perkins said Hearne patrolmen are under strict orders to carry a sawed-off shotgun when responding to disturbances. The note indicates heightened vigilance and authority given to officers.
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R. L. Perkins
Wolf Falls To Helicopter Trapper In Georgetown
Public Enemy 1, the big predator they'd long pursued, was killed last week by trapper Floyd Willis from a helicopter. The educated wolf had dodged ranchers and traps while destroying sheep and calves. Several wolves have been killed this way since county commissioners allowed helicopter use.
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Georgetown
Floyd Willis
Funds Voted For Sommerville Facilities
U S Representative Jack Pickle announced a federal public works bill allocating over 500000 dollars for Somerville Reservoir facilities. He cited health and sanitation needs and a drop in visits from 3.7 million in 1969 to 2.5 million in 1971, and said funds will add paved roads dump stations waterlines parking toilets and service buildings.
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House
Senate
Somerville Reservoir
U. S
Jack Pickle
Pickle
Caldwell Grants Rate Increase to Lone Star Gas Co
Caldwell City Council approves a 4 rate increase for Lone Star Gas Co. for services within the city. The ordinance allows automatic rate changes tied to the intra company city gate charge set by the Texas Railroad Commission and permits the company to pass new taxes or fees to consumers.
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Caldwell
Lone Star Gas Co
Texas Railroad Commission
McGregor mobile homes roll out first units in 28 days
McGregor firm Delbrook Homes produced its first coach last week and has since turned out 12 units, all 14x70, three bedroom two bath models. Rockdale Centennial Celebration opens May 30 and runs through June 3 for the annual Homecoming. Rosebud cable service faces interference and possible wave leaks as residents complain about reception.
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Delbrook Homes
McGregor
Rockdale
Rosebud
Pot Smuggling Mystery Deepens in Cameron Case
Customs trace 2500 pounds of marijuana smuggled from Mexico by three men. A plane stopped at Cameron airpark early Wednesday then flew to McGregor and Hillsboro, dumping bags of grass and leaving the aircraft with two companions. Local authorities report no warrants or sightings of the men. A Houston customs official said names would not be public until arrests.
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Cameron Airpark
Mexico
Cameron
McGregor
Hillsboro
Sheriff's Department
Car Black
U. S
Robert A. Stevenson
Houston
U. S. Customs Service
Stevenson
San Antonio
Hearne
Burk
Reverend Tomlin to lead St. Peter’s Brenham Diocese announces rector move
Rev. Billy Tomlin, vicar at All Saints Cameron and St. Thomas Rockdale since 1969, will become rector of St. Peter’s Brenham in August. Bishop J. Milton Richardson will name his successor. Tomlin led Rockdale Christian Association and Milam County Association for Retarded Children and is a Virginia Theological Seminary graduate. He spent 20 years with Southwestern Bell in Austin before studies.
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Billy Tomlin
All Saints Episcopal Church
Cameron
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Rockdale
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Brenham
J. Milton Richardson
Episcopal Diocese of
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Austin
City to Issue Notices for Junked Cars Removal
City inspector Edwin Bigbee says letters will go to owners of junked vehicles. The notice outlines steps to remove or license the car within ten days and warns of seizure if ignored. Similar measures may target burned or dilapidated buildings for condemnation.
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Texas Highway Department
Bigbee
Edwin Bigbee
Corporation Court
Pigeon-Toed Horse Lost Near Red Ranger Area
Mike Knibbe of Rogers placed an ad in The Herald reporting two lost horses from the Red Ranger vicinity. One mare is dark bay with a streaked forehead and pigeon-toed front, with a barbed wire cut on the right front foot.
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Mike Knibbe
Rogers
The
Herald
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