New Management Athens Firm Buys Wilson Elevator
Wilson Mill & Privateer Corp sold to W E B West of Athens Texas as Bassel Wilson Cameron businessman and ex mayor announced. Maurice A Baumgartnerer named general manager of the Cameron storage facility at 419 F First St with Wilson staying as advisor during transition.
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Wilson Mill & Fievateer Corp
W. EB. West
Athens
Texas
Bassel Wilson
Cameron
Maurice A Baurmgartener
Farmers Branch
Dallas
First St
Wilson
Baumgartner
The
Herald
West
Houston
University of Texas
Widow Seeks Pulse Charges Drive Public Support
Local official extols new homes and scenic Milam County drive in Cameron. He thanks residents for broad backing from Cameron and North Milam as efforts to showcase housing and community confidence continue.
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Cameron
Milam Countians
North Milam
Geene 9 Santee
New Books Listed At Cameron Library Reads Added
Cameron Public Library announces new titles now available including After the Glory by Helen Top pig Miller California Street by Niven Busch Castle Dor by Arthur Quillin Couch and Daphne du Maurier Emma by F W Kenyon Castle in the Swamp by Edison Marshall Shadows on the Grass by Isak Dinesen Lord Vanity by Samuel Shellabarger The Man from Mesas by Sarah Lockwood My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart The Lovely Day by Dorothy Evelyn Smith The Proud Way by Shirley Seifert Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ry Rite Brink Kentucky Derby Winner Isabel McLennan McMeekin Lad A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune A Dog Called Scholar by Anne H White
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Helen Toppig Miller
Niven Busch
Caddie Woodlawn
Carol Ryrie Brink
Isabel McLennan McMeekin
Albert Payson Terhune
Scholar
Anne H. White
Milam Jail Holds Oscar Cook Awaiting Trial
Oscar Cook, 23, is confined in Milam County Jail awaiting trial after a grand jury indictment. He stands charged with murder in the shooting of his mother in law Mrs. Dan Crow of Davilla and wounding his former wife Velma Cook and relatives Danny Crow and Mary Low Crow, all recovering from chest wounds.
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Oscar Cook
Milam
Cook
Inlaw
Dan Crows
Davilla
Velma Cook
Danny Crow
Mary Low Crow
Easter Egg Dye Called Breakthrough At Local Hunt
A Texas monthly notes Cameron children found a surprise after an Easter Egg hunt. The eggs were dyed inside by feeding hens fat soluble dyes. Mon roe Fuchs Cameron poultry geneticist led the work producing pastel yolks and multi colored bullseyes.
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Texas Parade
Texas
Cameron
Monroe Fuchs
Cameron Poultry
Elm Creek Dairy Expands After June 1962 Opening
Elm Creek Dairy near Milam County continues to grow since its June 1962 opening attended by about 600 residents. The dairy began milking in March 1962 with 104 Jersey cows and added more registered Holsteins and Jerseys as it expands. The complex now includes a milk parlor, calf barn, bull barns, equipment shed, water and sewage systems, and auto feeding, plus two loafing barns, bunker silos, an expanded silo, and a large hay barn for 32 000 bales on the 3 acre site with ongoing land development.
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Elm Creek Dairy
Bill Dunston
Jersey
Florida
Awards Announced For 8th Graders
The American Legion awards for eighth grade were presented to Ada Henderson graduates Linda Smith and James Wilkinson III. The honors recognize high qualities of honor courage scholarship leadership and service as chosen by the faculty.
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American Legion
Ada Hennerson
Linda Smith
E. 0. Smith
James Wilkinson, III
James Wilkinson
Schiller Defends 58th Legislature Against Connally Veto
Rep. Milton Schiller of Cameron criticized Gov. Connally’s veto of about 12.5 million dollars in the Texas budget. He highlighted the 58th Legislature’s economy, noting 59 million more for higher education and reduced per-representative expenses. He cited tourism gains, annexation rules, and new highway speed limits as part of the era’s actions.
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Milton Schiller
Cameron
John Connally
Texas
Schiller
Milam Farmers Union
Texas A&m and
West Texas College
Texas State Parks and Game & Fish Commissions
Rep. Schiller
Gov. Connally
Rites Wednesday for Alvin Hibbitt 76
Funeral services were held Wednesday at Marek-Burns Funeral Home for Alvin Hibbitt 76 who died Tuesday at his daughter’s home. Born in Arkansas he moved to Cameron in 1942 and was a member of the Full Gospel Church. Survived by his wife two daughters a sister five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Alvin Hibbitt
Marek-Burns Funeral Home
A. Z. Fuller
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hibbitt
Algerine Barr
Arkansas
Cameron
Full Gospel Church
Dread Hibbitt
Barr
Dorothy Mullens
Cora Collier
Killeen
Cameron to Host Big County Fair in Mid July
Lester Turner, Cameron grocer, named successor to Roy Griffith as city judge after Griffith moves from councilman to judge. In a special meeting Mayor Coleman Duncum and council approved Turner’s appointment to replace Griffith’s council seat.
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Lester Turner
Cameron Grocer
Roy Griffith
Morday
Coleman Duncum
Turner
Griffith
Driver Education Starts Next Week In Ada Henderson School
Driver Education classes begin with 28 students who will take written tests Monday and may receive restricted licenses upon satisfactory scores. Each pupil will receive at least six hours of driving practice, while Safety Patrolman Lloyd Tippit will demo stopping times at varying speeds. In local government, Griffith resigns to take city judicial duties after John B. Henderson Jr departs June 1, and Jack W. Prescott leaves county district post for private practice in Temple. Turner, Milam County native, sworn in as Cameron councilman Tuesday and advocates meter returns for city revenue. he runs a Yee School Campus grocery and is a church deacon with three sons and a daughter.
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Griffith
John B. Henderson, Jr
Jack W. Prescott
Temple
Milam County
Turner
Freeport
A. D. Lagrone
Boise, Idaho
Milam County Women Lead Food Contests at Town and Country Fair
Milam County home demonstration clubs will supervise the food contests for the Town and Country Fair to be held July 12 and 13 at the National Guard Armory. Two divisions Bake and Pantry feature 18 classes with first place prize money. Entries accepted July 11 from 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., judged July 11 afternoon, must be exhibitor’s property. Frances Johnson chairs the event which also adds arts and crafts under the women’s division.
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Frances Johnson
National Guard Armory
Milam To See Fiddlers Mall Clowns Exhibit At Fair
Plans for the first Town and Country Fair July 12 and 13 at the National Guard Armory include Old Fiddlers contest with two age classes, clowns in the crowd, a women and men's baking division, and booths by Milam County clubs. Light Crush Doughboys perform thrice. new cars, farm equipment, and livestock displays are planned with exhibits open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on both days.
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National Guard
Milam Mountain
Archie Simmons
Simmons
Texas
Cameron
Dale Carnegie Course Demonstration Slated At Texan Cafe
A free Dale Carnegie demonstration will be held at 7 07 p m Thursday June 20 in the Texan Cafe Western Room. Southwestern Institute of Leadership Training presents the session to show memory tests and course benefits in business and personal life. More than a million graduates in 51 years. Cameron has about 10 preregistered. the 14 week program meets weekly for three hours.
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Dale Carnegie
Texan Cafe
Southwestern Institute of Leadership Training
Cameron
Johnnie Broyles
Mentator
Lowell Thomas
Delaware
Maryland
South Dakota
Two-Car Headon Causes Minor Damage at East Cameron Intersection
No injuries after a two car head on collision at the Y intersection of First and Fourth Streets in East Cameron Wednesday morning. Hulton Lee Tabor of Chrisman had eastbound on Fourth Street when William A. Tuma of Rockdale pulled across to left, totaling Tabor’s vehicle and causing about 100 dollars damage to Tuma’s pickup.
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Fourth Streets
East
Cameron
Elvin Hoskins
the Herald
Hulton Lee Tabor
Chrisman
4Th Street
William A. Tuma
Rockdale
Tuma
Hoskins
Tabor
Tuema
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