Yoe Trackmen Ready For 1967 Relays And Meets
Blinn Relays open the season March 3 in Brenham with 8 event relays and 2 area meets on tap. Cameron and Cameron Relays key factors, with returning lettermen Michalka Goeke Chandler Fogle Lafferty McKinney and others shaping the squad for a busy spring schedule.
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Brenham
Cameron
Leo Michalka
Bill Goeke
Jack McKinney
Paul Chandler
Austin
Mack McKinney
YHS
University of Texas
Michalka
Goeke
Chandler
Geeke
Foe
Fogle
Lafferty
McKinney
Gee
Hefft
Miller
Kirk
Marlin
Cameron Relays
Taylor and Midway
Blinn Relays
Killeen
Blinn
Hillsboro
Falls
Rockdale
Midway
The Cameron Herald Welcomes New Austin Correspondent and Local Writers
The Cameron Herald announces new dispatches from Austin by James Hollas while Lloyd Albertson and Jesse Wilkerson contribute oil news and reminiscences. The paper notes its upcoming 108th anniversary and invites reader engagement as officials debate county and city grassfire coverage.
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Lloyd Albertson
Herald Oil
Herald
Jesse Wilkerson
Cameron
Albertson
Texas Metro Daily
Wilkerson
The
No New Candidates For City School Elections
No new candidates filed for city or school district elections as of Wednesday. Filing deadlines: school board March 1, city council March 4. Cameron School Board incumbents Forrest Sapp Charles McDermott and newcomer Dr John C Martin. City Council candidates John Hays Rett Hickman and Lawrence Zotz.
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Cameron
Forrest Sapp
Charles McDermott
John C. Martin
John Hays
Starrett Hickman
Lawrence Zotz
Cameron PTA to Meet at Ben Milam Cafetorium
The Cameron PTA holds its monthly meeting in the Ben Milam Cafetorium at 7 30 p m on March 2. Mrs Burke's sixth grade class presents the program. A babysitting service will be available.
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Cameron Pta
Ben Milam
Hudson TV Robbed on Waco Highway
Burglars broke into Hudson TV late Saturday night on the Waco Highway and stole a color TV, three regular TV sets, a radio, small items and change. Sheriff Carl Black said intruders replaced the front door lock and left a surgical glove that was sent to Austin for lab testing.
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Hudson TV
Waco Hiway
Carl Black
Austin
Public School Week Observed Across Cameron District
Cameron students have a long weekend as Friday is a holiday for public schools while teachers attend the District 10 Texas State Teachers Association convention in Austin. Open houses are set March 9 and 10 at Yee High O J Thomas Ada Henderson and Ben Milam with science fair displays and teacher visits.
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Cameron
Texas State Teachers Association
Austin
Texas
Supt
D. R. Dodson
Yee High School
O. J. Thomas
Ada Henderson
Ben Milam
Texas Public School System
Dodson
Agriculture Leaders Say Crop, Cattle Picture Still Good
Milam County agriculture leaders report moisture of 2 to 3 inches in coming weeks would help crops and cattle but the situation remains not critical. Farmers expect to plant next week with hope for rain. early March planting previously yielded higher sorghum gains. Livestock leaders anticipate sales to rise next week if rain arrives. some ranchers already use supplemental feeding.
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Coleman Duncum
Milam County
J. D. Moore
Temple Experiment Station
John S. Batte
Petition Seeks Charter Vote On Elective Police Chief
A petition signed by 136 residents was filed with City Secretary Buddy Fuller seeking a charter change to make the police chief an elective post. The measure, submitted by Frank Chapman of Cameron, would require a city referendum within 60 days.
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Buddy Fuller
Fuller
Frank Chapman
Cameron
Chapman
Reception Opens Fine Arts Exhibit in Cameron Library
A public reception from 7 to 9 p m on Monday March 6 will open the Texas Fine Arts Association exhibit at Cameron Public Library The event is hosted by the Three Arts Club of Cameron replacing the Friends of the Library meeting The exhibit runs March 6–20 with 20 paintings by artists from across Texas and Colorado including Alta Louise Barnes Susan Amster Joseph A Cain Marianne Cole Don Frizzell and others.
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Texas Fine Arts Association
Cameron Public Library
Three Arts Club of
Cameron
Friends of the Library
Lester Williams
Library Friends Art Committee
Texas
Alta Louise Barnes
Kirleen
Susan Amster
Robert Fainter
Mary McIntyre
Gibbs Millikin
Mary Gordon Ramsey
Anie Rumsey
Jeannette Welty
Austin
Joseph A. Cain
Corpus Christi
Marianne Cole
Port Neches
Don Frizzell
James Stover
John Wehrle
Dallas
Lyrwood Kreneck
Lubbock
Amy Freeman Lee
Helen van Buren
San Antonio
Robert Madden
Robert C. Rogan
Beaumont
Fred
PACT Mayor Backs Paving Plan and City Financing
Mayor Bassel Wilson told Rotarians the proposed 9 to 110 block street paving program could expand with resident petitions. He outlined financing by a San Antonio firm offering up to five years to pay one third of the paving, with the city covering the rest on intersections and finishing costs.
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Bassel Wilson
Cameron
Commissioners’ Court
Rockdale
Wilson
Herald
dAny
San Antonio
State Highway Dept
North Travis
West Fourth St
U.S. Dept. of Housing
Shell abandons Smackover deep well in Milam County
Shell Oil Company of Houston abandoned its No 2 Adone Estate deep wildcat after drill pipe stuck at 14 250 feet could not be recovered. Crews plugged back from 14 622 feet to 5 935 feet to test the Austin Chalk. Prior shells also reached salt at depth, leaving Smackover potential uncertain.
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Shell Oil Company of
Houston
Milam County
Shell
Nell Ross
Tax collections report shows solid local receipts and high rates
Cameron Independent School District reports 94.05 percent of school taxes collected and 91 percent of city taxes paid by February 28. County taxes paid reach 92 percent with total county tax rolls valued at 12.43 million dollars and district tax rolls at 186 thousand. County receipts through February tally 289,753.07 in county taxes with 11,488.26 collected for the state.
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Cameron Independent
Cameron
Milam County
Services Today For Claro Ramirez 79
Retired railroad worker Claro Ramirez 79 died in a local hospital at 5 a.m. Wednesday after living in Cameron for 60 years. Funeral services are set for 9 a.m. today at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with Rev. Jimmy Greenwell officiating. Burial will follow in Hernandez Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Jesusa Ramirez of Cameron, a daughter Mrs. Rudolph Constancio of Ti,and one grandchild.
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Claro Ramirez
Cameron
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Jimmy Greenwell
Hernandez Cemetery
Jesusa Ramirez
Rudolph Constancio
FHA Banquet Theme Song In Your Heart
The Yee Chapter of Future Homemakers held its annual Mother Daughter Banquet on February 21 in the Ada Henderson Cafeteria. The theme was A Song in Your Heart and decorations featuring butterflies and flowers were created by Homemaking classes. Mrs Loraine Roby from A&M University Public Relations spoke as guest.
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Yee Chapter
Future Homemakers
Ada Henderson
Loraine Roby
A&m University
Death of Retired Cameron Merchant R A Triggs
R A Triggs 85 died in a local hospital at 8 30 p m Tuesday Funeral services set for 2 p m today at Marek Burns Funeral Home with Rev Richard Freeman and Rev Billy Triggs officiating Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Triggs born December 28 1881 in Roundrock He lived in Cameron most of his life a retired merchant and member of the First Methodist Church He is survived by two sons R A Triggs Jr Lubbock and George W Triggs Sharp one brother Alex Triggs Tyler one sister Mrs Howard Baskin Cameron two grandchildren Richard Albert Triggs III and Gloria O Neill and seven great grandchildren Pallbearers named including Richard Triggs and Tommy Triggs
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R. A. Triggs
Marek Burns
Richard Freeman
Billy Triggs
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Triggs
Roundrock
Cameron
R. A. Triggs Jr
Lubbock
George W. Triggs
Sharp
Alex Triggs
Tyler
Howard Baskin
Richard Albert Triggs III
Gloria O'Neill
R. B. Mayes
Nelson Davis
Richard Triggs
Jimmy O'Neill
A. J. Triggs
Bill Baskin
Hilliard Thomas
Tommy Triggs
Charles Bailey
W. C. Wallace
Services Held for Infant Thomas Lopez
Infant Robert Franklin Lopez three weeks old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Lopez of Rockdale died in a local hospital Monday. Grandparents Mary Tamer of Cameron and Mr and Mrs Mercedes Lopez of Rockdale. Funeral services were 4 p m Tuesday at Marek Burns Funeral Home with Rev Aaron Guajardo officiating. Burial in Hernandez Cemetery.
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Robert Franklin Lopez
Thomas Lopez
Rockdale
Mary Tamer
Cameron
Mercedes Lopez
Marek Burns
Aaron Guajardo
Hernandez Cemetery
Milam County Historical Society Plans Organization Meeting
Milam County Historical Society will hold an organizational meeting at 7 30 p m March 14 at Cameron Public Library for residents interested in Milam history. Miss Mary Belle Batte chairs the Survey Committee and says the group will share information, plan monthly meetings, and promote historic landmark preservation.
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Milam County
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