Subscribes Thank Readers Across Towns and Names
A list of contributors and subscribers from multiple towns and cities appears, thanking readers and acknowledging names such as Cameron-Victor Carlton, Mrs Joh nny Ethridge, Claude Bryant, Willie Butler, Rosa Westbrook, and many others across Texas locales like Cameron, Rockdale, Gause, Waco, Dallas, and Houston. The notice includes numerous individuals, shops, and households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Victor Carlton
Johnny Ethridge
Claude Bryant
Willie Butler
Fred Cochran
Rickett Woodruff
Rosa Westbrook
Leslie McKittrick
Bill Wallace
Maggie Jones
Doris
Edwin Reynolds
Ora Lee Morgan
A. L Schoppe
John Mitchell
Ruby Small
Flannie Woods
Eunice Lawrence
J. B.phipps
E. D. Perrin
Phillip Reimer
Alphonse Mikulec
John Zawadzke
C. E.motes
Milam County Warns Cattlemen on Anthrax Vaccination
Milam and surrounding counties in Central Texas are urged to vaccinate cattle against anthrax after a deadly outbreak last summer. The county agent warns ranchers who have not vaccinated to act quickly to protect herds and prevent losses.
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Falls County
Agen
Texas
County Pushes Hospital Project In Gatesville
Coryell County commissioners voted to enter serious negotiations with Hospital Affiliates of Nashville to get the Coryell Memorial Hospital project off the ground. Representatives of the firm presented plans to build and manage a new 55 bed hospital in Gatesville.
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Gatesville
Coryell County
Nashville, Tenn
Coryell Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of
Texas A&M student electrocuted on roof incident
A&M student Glen Bennett, 19, was killed last Monday afternoon when he touched electrical wires while trimming roofing material from a roof in Lampasas Texas. He fell from a metal ladder and was fatally electrocuted.
Greyhound Bus Collides With Scraper Near Calvert
Five people were injured when a Greyhound bus hit a highway construction dirt scraper two and a half miles north of Calvert last week. The bus front end was severely damaged while the scraper driver escaped injury. Passengers and the driver were treated and released at area hospitals. The crash occurred amid highway widening work.
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Hearne
Greyhound
Calvert
Rockdale Workers Hit by Alcoa Layoffs
Rockdale residents face layoffs at Alcoa plants as Potline Nog3 and Potline 4 closures reduce jobs. A total of 236 Alcoa employees are affected, with 57 Rockdale residents laid off across three rounds this year and 33 in the latest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Alcoa
Annual Western Week Set in Georgetown
Georgetown gears up for Western Week starting June 23 with a Chamber of Commerce schedule featuring rodeo parade and concerts. Events promise dancing and a rustic celebration across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Georgetown
Cameron to lead June cleanup drive urged by CDA director
A. W. McCullin of the Community Development Agency announces a city wide June cleanup with Manpower help and a mowing service for high need vacant lots. Notices go out to lot owners to tear down dilapidated structures or permit cleanup by the Agency, or risk loss of HUD funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
A. W. McCullin
Community Development Agency
McCullin
HUD
Cameron to Upgrade Fannin Avenue and Industrial Road
The Texas Highway Commission approved Cameron upgrades under the 1975 76 Urban Systems Program. Planned work includes reconditioning Fannin Avenue from SH 36 to 22 Street at about 40000 dollars, 22 Street to US 77 at 10000 dollars, and Industrial Road parallel to the railroad with 22 Street to US 77 at 50000 dollars. Federal review and construction funding follow. Delton A. Kittrell oversees Cameron projects with local and state officials coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Texas Highway Commission
Fannin Avenue
Door Factory Road
Federal Highway Administration
Joe G. Hanover
Bryan
Houston
Texas Highway Department
Delton A. Kittrell
Hearne
Thorndale Girl Crowned Folk Fete Queen
Tami Gray of Thorndale, a 17 year old Thorndale High senior, was crowned Folk Fete Queen after 14 contestants competed for the title and a $50 savings bond. First runnerup Monica Otten of Hearne, second runnerup Leslie Luecke of Cameron. Judges included L R Patterson, Harold Whittington, Jody Grant, Susan Diamond, and Sid Duderstadt. The queen was crowned at Friday’s armory dance and rode on a parade float Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tami Gray
Thorndale
Monica Otten
Thorndale High School
Hearne
Leslie Luecke
Cameron
L.R. Patterson
Temple
Tem-Tex Corp
Harold Whittington
TJC
Jody Grant
Grant Studios
Waco
Susan Diamond
Rockdale
Sid Duderstadt
Ben Milam Savings & Loan
Armory
Lafferty Named Missions Director
J E Lafferty former Cameron pastor becomes director of Area Missions for the Baptist FIRM area He will counsel 70 churches across a multi county region and move his home to Rockdale He was active in civic groups including the Chamber of Commerce and the Noon Lions Club and the local church will be served by supply ministers until a new pastor is hired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lafferty
First Baptist Church
Cameron
Baptist Firm
Area
Rockdale
Lafferty
Chamber of Commerce
Noon Lions Club
Cameron's Urban Renewal Named in Horizons Display
Cameron's urban renewal project was selected for the Horizons on Display Program by ARBA. A. W. McCullin said the office will submit a resume and before and after pictures. The HUD letter notes 200 projects will be recognized for demonstrated community solutions across varied fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
TP&L warns of power blackouts if gas banned
TP and L president J F Skelton told the Texas Railroad Commission in Austin that prohibiting natural gas as a boiler fuel would force massive blackouts and brownouts. He said 5 percent of TP&L generating capacity depends on gas and that replacing gas with coal or nuclear would take decades and billions, risking hospitals, schools, industries, and homes.
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Texas Power & Light Company
J. F. Skelton
Texas Power
Skelton
Texas Railroad Commission
Austin
Texas
Tp&l
Skelton Uid
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F.M.L
Dora McCasland
Burlington
Erich Rothe
Milano
G. R. Waddell
Maggie Woodard
Gause
B. A Cunnington
Pauline Chevalier
Lloyd Mitchell
Lane
Denton Austin
American Statesman
Matyastick
Glen Hutka
C. A. Kent
San Antonio
Lillie Welzer
Dallas
M. Humber Jackson
Theodore Svetlik
Orchard
Emil Faichtinger
Holland
U. L. Pierce Granger
Milam
Rosebud
County Pushes Hospital Project
A&m
McGregor
THC
CDA
Fannin
Horizons
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