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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1967
Page
6
Unusual weather has damaged grain sorghum heads with undeveloped branches from temperature stress after head initiation. Flooded and non flooded areas show similar damage with tight leaf whorls around heads. Cotton fields report Ascocyta Blight wet weather disease affecting seed leaves and later leaves stalks and bolls. fungus persists in soil on old plant material.
Rep. Graham Purcell announces public hearings June 5 6 and 7 on H R 6231 to modernize the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921. The bill aims to update federal regulation to let market forces more accurately set livestock prices benefiting producers and consumers.
House Agriculture panel approves H R 10190 to create a Rural Electric Bank and a Rural Telephone Bank as non Federal capital sources. The plan mirrors the Farm Credit System with mixed funding and aims to attract private funds while aiding REA loans.
St. Anthony School held graduation after the 8 am Mass at St. Monica Church on Sunday May 28. Nineteen students received eighth grade diplomas with Mary Carolyn Matula as first place, John Ben Sutter second, and Mary Beth Brock and Patricia Hollas tied for third. Seven graduates earned perfect attendance certificates for the year.
Courthouse notices list marriages among James Grady Williams and Judith Holmes and others, plus numerous vehicle purchases including Ford pickups and Mustangs by Cravens-Dargan Co and others. Real estate deeds include transfers in Milam and Burleson Counties, with parcels from the Frances Zellner and Van R. Iron surveys. Leases involve Robert Earl Smith and others from Milam County properties.
Parsons and relatives from Pasedena Taylor Belton Lubbock Austin and Bryan gather for worship visits and celebrations. Howard Coffman and family host a barbecue in Taylor. Thomas Goetz and Goets families meet in Austin. Belt graduation marked by Brad Green and kin.
At Cameron auction on Thursday a total of 875 cattle and 345 hogs were consigned. Prices ranged for steers from 20.00 to 24.50, fat cows 16.50 to 18.50, stocker and feeder cattle up to 26.50, bulls 19.50 to 22.75, calves 19.00 to 31.00, and hogs No 1 to 3 at 21.50 to 23.00 with sows 15.00 to 17.50.
Six counties served by the Temple social security office show 20,282 beneficiaries on January 1, 1967, an 89 percent increase from 1966. Monthly benefits total 1,167,924 with retirement and survivors payments at 12,761,544 yearly and disability at 1,253,544 yearly. Milam County shows monthly benefits of 30 dollars and annual total of 2,452,776, reflecting a 7.8 percent rise.
Safeway Stores Inc announces a dividend of 27 percent cents per common share to be paid June 30 1967. Stockholders of record as of Friday June 2 will receive the payout.
Dr. S B Walker of the Texas Animal Health Commission announces Milam County’s Modified-Certified Brucellosis Area designation after testing all breeding cattle and revealing under one percent infection. Certification valid three years, county agents to receive notice soon. officials thank livestock producers for cooperation and stress maintenance of status.
The Board of Directors of the Santa Fe Railway today declared a dividend No. 137 of 25 cents per share on its preferred capital stock payable August 1, 1967 to stockholders of record at the close of business June 30.
April sales of Series E and H United States Savings Bonds in Milam County totaled $58,092, reported by Henry Liebman, Milam County Savings Bonds Committee chair. The amount represents 43 percent of the county goal of $610,000. Texas April bond purchases reached $13,817.20, while January–April state sales stood at $56,380,486, up 8 percent from 1966.
Mrs Linda Jones Biskup and Donald Warren Culp were married Saturday evening at Cameron. Their parents are Morris Jones of Houston and Sidney Culp of Buckholts. The couple will reside in Thorndale where Mrs Culp teaches in the public schools. Culp works with Alcoa at Rockdale. Guests included Mr and Mrs Joe Brady and their Georgetown relatives attending a graduation exercises Friday night.
Joe Krall returns home from St Edward Hospital greatly improved. Mr and Mrs J R Slovacek leave for San Antonio to visit their son Marvin Slovacek and family and attend their granddaughter’s high school graduation where she is Salutatorian.
The annual Rice Church homecoming is set for Sunday June 11 attendees should bring a basket lunch for the gathering.
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