Lions Club minstrel entertains Cameron crowd for charity
The Cameron Lions Club minstrel show last week featured Interlocutor Eugene Mees and end men Tom Boyd Herbert Nance George Bowman Jimmy Wiggs Richard Williams and Earle Pearson. Audiences braved flu and cold weather to enjoy a 14 voice choir a three piece combo a barbershop quartet and a duet by Mrs Robert L Matthews Jr and Phil McCall. Proceeds benefited local youth projects the Lions Crippled Children's Camp and eye glasses funds.
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Sones
Cameron Lions Club
Eugene Mees
Tom Boyd
Herbert Nance
George Bowman
Jimmy Wiggs
Richard Williams
Earle Pearson
Flowers
Bill Crockett
Hilliard Thomas
Robert L. Matthews, Jr
Phil McCall
Lions Crippled Children’s Camp
Fund For Eye Glasses
Will Wilson to Speak at Cameron Chamber Dinner
State Attorney General Will Wilson will be the featured speaker at the Cameron Chamber of Commerce dinner at 7 p.m. Tuesday. He is expected to discuss local issues and public safety priorities with Cameron business leaders.
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Will Wilson
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Letters and civic notes mix poetry with public life
The Herald features letters including a poem The Prophecy referencing 1941 and Pearl Harbor. A civic program at First Methodist Fellowship Hall outlines awards and new Chamber officers, with attorney general Wilson’s remarks expected on crime issues and state politics. New directors named include McCullin Liebman Moseley Eplen Schiller Curtis Elley Humble.
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First Methodist Fellowship Hall
Jack DuBois
McCullin
Cameron
Chamber
Wilson
Dallas
Oklahoma University
Southern Methodist University
Texas Supreme Court
A. W. McCullin
Henry Liebman
Richard Moseley
Morris Eplen
Edward Schiller, Jr
Earl Curtis
Gus Elley
Don Humble
Leo Fuchs
0. B. Harden
Wiley W. Loughmiller
Louis M. McKee
Drayton McLane
Milton J. Schiller
Election Picture Still Unchanged in City and School
City and school officials reported no new candidates for school board or city council posts by noon Wednesday. School board secretary Max Howard noted the filing deadline was midnight that day. City Secretary John Andres said no additional filings since John A. Smith and Homer Allen both filed two weeks earlier for the vacant post.
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Max Howard
City
John Andres
John A. Smith
Homer Allen
Lincoln Mondiik
City Council Grants New Taxi Franchise
City Council approved Lonnie Armstrong of Cameron for a taxi franchise and swore in Charlie C. Smith Jr as City attorney. Elmo Anderson of Waco received another franchise after illness delayed his two-vehicle operation. Incoming official details note school board and city elections dates and candidates.
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City Council
Smith
Lonnie Armstrong
Cameron
Charlie C. Smith
Armstrong
Elmo Anderson
Waco
John Andres
Anderson
Jack Prescott
Miller files to challenge Place 1 council seat
Bulleting Miller of 703 East 10th Street filed late Wednesday morning to run for Place 1 on the city council. The seat is currently held by Roy Griffith who is seeking re election.
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B. L. Miller
East 10Th St
Miller
Roy Griffith
Fx Cameronite Publishes His First Novel in March
Bill Casey born in Cameron in 1930 publishes A Shroud for a Journey from Houghton Mifflin Boston. The novel, a two southern towns family saga, is described as a documentary of our inherited romantic wild streak. Casey taught at the University of Texas at Austin and served in the Air Force. His wife Kate is a poet.
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Bill Casey
Cameron
Houghton Mifflin Company
Boston
Mass
Casey
Taylor
University of Texas, Austin
Houghton Mifflin
Andre Malraux
Air Force
Austin
Texas University
Kate
Milam County cotton acreage demand exceeds allotment
Milam County farmers seek more than 13 000 acres of additional cotton land while only 5 000 acres have been turned in for redistribution by ASC officials. Alva Sanders reports March 4 turn in deadline approaching and notes the county’s 50 117 acre allotment is up 1 500 acres from last year.
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Milam County
Sanders
February Sees Only Five Wrecks In City
Police Chief Chester Simons reported five accidents in February with three during the ice storm last week. He praised Cameron drivers for the good record in severe driving weather and noted no major collisions occurred last week with slight damage in the three minor crashes.
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Chester Simons Today
Cameron
Cameron School Board Maintains Tax Rate At $1.50
The Cameron School Board kept the tax rate at $1.50 per $100 valuation on the district’s $7.956 million property base. They approved restoring 5 cents to the rate, added three make-up days to the school year ending May 27, and authorized bus repairs and participation in cheerleader and yearbook clinics at SMU and Texas A&M.
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Cameron School Board
Supt
Wiley Loughmiller
Ben Milam School
Gus
Loughmiller
Monroe
Vogelsang
Howard and Smith
Yee
Southern Methodist University
Texas A & M
Eleven Winners Named In Yoe High Science Fair
The annual Science Fair at Yoe High Gymnasium in Cameron drew a large crowd for its five divisions. Winners included Margaret Nance, Helen Reed, Steve Hubnik in Biological. Mark Perrin, Dale Smith in Physical. Mary Ann Jones, Joyce Fuchs, Dorene Hollas in Biological Technical. Herman and Theresa Koranek, Sam Lawhon in Physical Technical. and George Bowman, Mike Perrin, Mike Rice, Rokki Roberts in Seventh and Eighth Grade. Honorable mentions and student groups were acknowledged, with $50 from the school board and $25 from the PTA toward awards.
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Yoe High Gymnasium
Cameron
Margaret Nance
Helen Reed
Steve Hubnik
Mark Perrin
Dale Smith
Austin
Mary Ann Jones
Joyce Fuchs
Dorene Hollas
Kathy Dorner
David Hudson
Joan Hollas
Suzanne Lippman
Patti Hightower
Sandra Baskin
Herman
Theresa Koranek
Sam Lawhon
George Bowman
Mike Perrin
Mike Rice
Rokki Roberts
Eugene Mees
Thomas Fisher
Telegraph
Lee Bert Robinson
Sun Dial
Linda Griffin
Mary Beth Nance
Shirley Baker
Martha Kopriva
Sandra Fuller
Josie Jackson
David Mees
Parent Teachers Association
Rains and Cold Delay Milam County Field Work
Milam County farmers delay soil cultivation as cold weather and moisture hindered progress for the tenth straight week. About one third of fields are in early preparation and another third will receive fertilizer before planting. Moisture from recent rain slows spring work but promises good pasture and grain conditions with a rising water table. forecasters predict below normal precipitation for the next 30 days.
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U. S
Weather Notes Milam County Sees Rainfall and Warmup
Temperatures climb back toward normal after a week of drizzle and cold snaps in Milam County. Total rainfall over seven days measures .68 inches per official City Hall readings.
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Milam
City Hall
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