Waco Firm Buys San Gabriel School For New Factory
B&B Sporting Goods Co of Waco has purchased the vacant San Gabriel school building from the Thorndale School District for use as a warehouse and future factory. Frank Dickson said cleanup has begun, and details of the planned operation will follow. The site, near FM 486, marks the first new business in San Gabriel in years, aided by its central location, rail access, water and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B&b Sporting Goods Co, Inc
Waco
San Gabriel
Thorndale
Frank Dickson
FM Rd
O. L. Bradley
B&b
Sporting Goods
Thorndale School Board
Dickson
Bradley
Texas
Milam County Receives Rains Boosting Truck Crops
Milam County saw light showers with Cameron area under 0.25 inch while Minerva and Rockdale reported better moisture. Official totals show 0.13 inch Sunday, 0.12 Monday, 0.40 Tuesday in Cameron. County Agent J. D. Moore notes rainfall aids truck crops though hay and tomato crops need more rain for winter cattle and yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Milam County
J. D. Moore
Minerva
Rockdale
Milam
Moore
B and B Sporting Goods Plans Milam County Expansion
We say welcome to B B Sporting Goods of Waco as they plan to expand into Milam County in the San Gabriel community. The firm cites water from the San Gabriel River, nearby Missouri Pacific rail service, available workers, and a large sturdy school building as advantages for countywide gain. The Herald notes the move is welcomed by the Colored Citizens of Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B&b Sporting Goods
Waco
Milam County
San Gabriel Community School
Waco Wholesale
San Gabriel
the Herald
Savod & Company
San Gabriel River
Missouri - Pacific
Cameron
Services Held For Mrs. Clore 76
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m Tuesday at Green Funeral for Mrs Pearl Clore 76 who died Sunday night at Cameron Nursing Home Rev A F Russell and Rev Kenneth Haley officiated burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery A lifelong Cameron resident she was born in Kentucky moved to Texas early she married Henry Clore in 1908 Survivors include two sons Hubert Clore of Cameron and Harold Clore
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Kentucky
Texas
Henry Clore
1908
Cox Named President-Elect of Texas Bar Association
Houston attorney Joyce Cox wins a close vote over W. Harry Jack to become president elect of the State Bar of Texas. He will join the Board of Directors after the Dallas convention and assume the top post in July 1964. Cox, a Cameron native, holds UT and Harvard degrees and has practiced in Dallas, Galveston, Chicago, and Houston since 1941.
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Houston
Joyce Cox
M G. Con
SBE
Eighth St
Cameron
M G. Cox
State Bar of Texan
W. Harry Jack
Dallas
Austin
Texas Bar Association
Cox
Buster Cole
Bonham
G. W. Parker, Jr
Fort Worth
Milam
Milam County Bar Association
City Bar Association
Texas
Cameronite
University of Texas
Harvard University Law School
Galveston
Chicago
Prior Honors Cox
The
Bar Association
Original
State Bar Association
Reading’s Fun Kids Book Plan At Cameron Public Library
The Cameron Public Library launches a summer program for ages 4 to 6 on Tuesday June 25 for preschoolers from 10 to 11 am and for grades 1 3 on Wednesday June 26 and grades 4 6 on Thursday June 27 8 weekly sessions run 10 to 11 am each week 8 weeks total 8 distinct age groups Miss Mildred Thornton Library Board President says the program aims to spark interest in books with storytelling and recreation style activities suited to vacation time and designed to engage every child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Public Library
Mildred Thornton
Library Board
Cameron to adopt ZIP code for faster mail delivery
Cameron postmaster John Hays announced a city ZIP code of 76520 to speed mail processing nationwide starting July 1. Residents should include the ZIP code in return addresses and ensure incoming mail uses the city ZIP in addresses for quicker routing, with gains cited up to 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
John Hays
Texas
Hays
United States
Zotz Heads Cameron Knights for Third Year
The Cameron Knights of Columbus elected Oscar Zotz as Grand Knight for a third consecutive year last Thursday. Other officers elected included Herman Ripkoski as Grand Knight, Charles Kunz as Chancellor, Adrian Richer as Recorder, Paul Dillon as Financial Secretary, Edmund Boedeker as Treasurer, Charles Chandler as Advocate, Emil Hollas as Warden, James Hollas as Lecturer, Joe Lee Vybiral as Inside Guard, John Johnson as Outside Guard, and Herman Hoeischer as Trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Knights of Columbus
Oscar Zotz
Herman Ripkoski
Charles Kunz
Adrian Richter
Paul Dillon
Edmund Boedeker
Charles Chandler
Emil Hollas
James Hollas
Joe Lee Vybiral
John Johnson
Herman Hoeischer
Turner Sworn as Councilman Amid City Actions
Lester Turner sworn in to fill Roy Griffiths unexpired term as councilman. Ada Henderson letter praised Chief Elvin Hoskins for patrols at the school. Public Works reports outline street and drainage projects with tentative work on several avenues. Water installations and sewer plans noted. Fire hose bids opened but not yet awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Turner
Cameron Grocer
Roy Griffith
Coleman Duncurn
Ada Henderson
Ray Stevens
Elvin Hoskins
Buddy Fuller
Third Coach and Wife Return Unsigned Contracts
Coach and Mrs Everett returned unsigned contracts, acknowledged by the school board as a form of resignation. Everett fed into a turnover with John Roberts leaving for Oklahoma. Raymond Bennett signed and will serve under new head coach George Kirk. J W Hart also resigned as maintenance supervisor as the district set the 1963 64 calendar with school to run Sept 3 to May 27 1964.
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C. T. Everett
Everett
John Roberts
Oklahoma
Raymond Bennett
George Kirk
Temple
J. W. Hart
Fourteen Scheduled To Take Physicals
Local Board No. 92 will send fourteen registrants to Dallas on June 24 1963 for pre induction physical examinations. Names include Charles H Evans Newton A Barta Charles L Kirk R E Luckey Nicasio R Zapata Lannie R Sager Harold R Brooks Daniel C Drummons Jr Carroll Modesette William J Pagach Percy B Phenix Eugene W Klein Steve Donalik Charles R Roepke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Board No. 92
Dallas
Texas
Charles H. Evans
Newton A. Barta
Charles L. Kirk
R. E. Luckey
Cameron
Nicasio R. Zapata
Lannie R. Sager
Harold R. Brooks
Daniel C. Drummons, Jr
Carroll Modesette
Rockdale
William J. Pagach
Percy B. Phenix
Rosebud
Eugene W. Klein
Burlington
Steve Dohnalik
Buckholts
Charles R. Roepke
Thorndale
Three Minor Wrecks Damage Autos No Injuries Reported
Highway Patrolman Gilbert Smith reported three minor property damage accidents Sunday with no injuries. Robert Lee Hatton lost control of his car on SH 36 south of Cameron. Clara Newsome Jones overturned her car on US 77 north of Cameron. James Clayton Junek and Albert E. Pennison Jr collided while turning into a Buckholts driveway. minor damages listed for each vehicle.
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Highway
Gilbert Smith
Robert Lee Hatton
Wallis
SH 36
Cameron
Raymond Leon Hatton
Clara Newsome Jones
Fort Worth
James Clayton Junek
Buckholts
S.P.I.S.T. Hall
Smith
Albert E. Pennison, Jr
Fort Hood
Wildcat Well Misses Target in Falls County
H. W. Swenson No. 1 C. A. Lewis halted drilling at 2,362 feet in Falls County. The wildcat was located in the J. Hogan survey about four miles northeast of Rosebud, ending the attempt last week.
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Falls County
H. W. Swenson
C. A. Lewis
J. Hogan
Rosebud
Czechoslovakia Exiled Ceramics Expert Describes Communist Tyranny
Yorka Von Dracek of Bryan told Rotarians that life under communism stripped private ownership and liberty, detailing his flight from Czechoslovakia with his wife and years living in Burma, Canada, Australia, Illinois, Dallas, and Bryan. He warning of civic apathy and that communists seek influence through labor and politics.
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Yorka von Dracek
Bryan
Czechoslovakia
Texas
Vigro-Tech
Hearne
Cameron Rotarans
von Dracek
Dracek
Burma
Canada
Australia
Illinois
Dallas
Dr J S Hubert 84 longtime Milam physician dies
Dr J S Hubert, 84, a Milam County physician for 62 years, died Monday after an extended illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Marek Burns Funeral Home with Rev J B Dobbins and Rev Aubrey F Russell officiating. Burial followed in Minerva Cemetery. He practiced in Cameron since 1926, first at Devil's Bend then Branchville, and was a past president of the Milam Medical Society. Surviving include his wife Edith, four daughters, three sons, a brother, a sister, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed.
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J. S. Hubert
Milam
J.B. Dobbins
Temple
Aubrey F. Russell
Cameron
Marek-Burns
Minerva Cemetery
Milam Medical Society
Hubert
Milam County
Devil's Bend
Branchville
All Saints Episcopal Church
Memphis, Tenn
University of Tennessee Medical Sch
Edith
Nona Lindsay
Lurline Hughes
Gussie Harris
Dallas
Nan Daughtery
Houston
Ben F. Hubert
White Hubert
Frank W. R. Hubert
College Station
Frank Hubert
Minerva
David Robinson
R. J. Woodum
W. C
Nig) Moody
Hilliard Thomas
Joe Anderson
Eber Flinn
W L. McIntosh Jr
Carl Black
Dwight Moody
Milam County Medical Association
Free Carnegie Plan Demonstration Set for Thursday
The Dale Carnegie demonstration course will be shown Thursday at the Texan Cafe Western Room. Johnnie Broyles explains the 14 week program covers effective speaking leadership and human relations with tests of memory and group participation. About twenty Cameron residents have enrolled and more may join the regular course starting next week.
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Dale Carnegie
Texan Cafe
Johnnie Broyles
Cameron
General Motors
Leasing Continues For Oil Tracts In Gause Area
Milam County oilmen report heavy leasing in the Gause area and southward into Burleson County reaching 85 percent. Wells drilled include 12 at Latte tract 700 feet by N G Hawkins with Tom Betchan as driller, plus four wells for Terry and Perry Oil at 1250 feet. Other wells near Rockdale at about 1000 feet are credited to I B Bullock and Joe Brown.
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Milam County
Gause
Burleson County
A .W. McCullin
Cameron
N. G. Hawkins
Latte
Tom Betchan
Milano
McCullin
Terry & Perry Oil
Houston
I. B. Bullock
Joe Brown
Rockdale
Brazos
Branchville
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Koregay Farm
Hanover
Kornegay
FML
Texas Bar Assoc
John R.hays
U. S
Post Office Dept
Zotz
Turner
Public Works
J. B. Earle
W. Sixth St
SP Railroad
Emancipation
15Th Street
Jackson
Burns
Ninth Street
Fannin
Central Ave
Gillis Street
Burns Street
Harding, Hoover and
Cleveland Aves
E. Fifth St
Alvin Hefft
Pennison
C. F Swift
Carnegie Plan
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