Rainy flood of names fills county notices and ads
A long list of residents and businesses from Cameron Buckholts Rogers Rockdale Holland and more appears in the rain soaked county notices. Included are power and light firms and local households with addresses and comments of thanks and employment notices. The Herald notes Chamber of Commerce 1970 leadership plans with Ed Laywell Roy Jennings and Gov. Preston Smith guest speaker at the March 30 banquet.
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Ed Laywell
Roy Jennings
Signup For 70 Program Nears End
The seven week signup for the 1970 Cotton Wheat and FeedGrain Programs ends March 20 with Milam County ASCS accepting applications through that deadline. The voluntary programs require crop plans and acreage commitments to qualify for price support loans payments and marketing certificates. Details are available from Milam County ASCS staff assisting in signup.
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Milam County
ASCS
Service Held for Leroy Brantley at Cameron Church
Leroy Brantley 52 died at his home in Cameron after a long illness. He was born in Maysfield and a World War II veteran. Funeral was held Wednesday at Green's Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas C. Dusek officiating. Burial in Pebble Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife Helen Brantley, four sisters, six brothers, and pallbearers Aubrey Bridges Darry Shuffield Elzy Harris Freland Oliver Virgil Kirk Eric Malone.
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Leroy Brantley
N. Travis St
Cameron
Mr. Brantley
Maysfield
Milam County
Chapel of Green
Thomas C. Dusek
Pebble Grove Cemetery
Helen Brantley
Cameeron
Betty Phipps
Abilene
Lucille Bryan Miller
Mildred White
Sharon Davis
Temple
Carl Brantley
Lake Jackson
J. G. Brantley
Dallas
John Brantley
Edward Brantley
Houston
Leland Dean Brantley
Bob Brantley
Aubrey Bridges
Darry Shuffield
Elzy Harris
Freland Oliver
Virgil Kirk
Eric Malone
100th Birthday For Mrs Rech Passes Milestone in Cameron
Mrs Nellie Rech marked her 100th birthday with visits from Cameron friends and about 20 guests from Smithville. Born in 1870 in Kansas, she lived in Smithville from 1902 to 1961, moved to Cameron, and has voted in every presidential election since 1902. She raised two sons, a daughter, two grandsons, and three great grandchildren.
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Nellie Rech
Cameron
Smithville
Milano Juniors Open Entries for Talent Show Night
Milano High School junior class invites entries for a talent show on March 20 at 8 p.m. in the high school gym. Entry fee is 1 and must be sent with entry description to James Hartley at P. O. Box 112 Milano by March 18. A Mexican supper starts at 6 p.m. with enchiladas Spanish rice beans tossed salad tea or coffee priced at 1.50 for adults and 0.75 for children. Admission to the show is 0.50 with 0.25 for children.
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Milano High School
James Hartley
Milano
Ada Henderson School Anti-Litter Campaign Promotes Clean Spring
Elementary students, directed by art teacher Mrs. Mary Jo Stroup, create posters for an anti litter drive. Judging on March 18 picks first place plaques in each grade with ribbons for other top posters. Sponsored by the Texas Highway Department via Arthur Bowling and Cameron School District via principal A L Zelisko.
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Ada Henderson
Texas
Mary JoStroup
Cameron Business
Texas Highway Department
Arthur Bowling
Cameron
A. L. Zelisko
Cameron School Board Meeting Set for Ben Milam
The Cameron School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ben Milam School to discuss local education matters and district policies.
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Cameron School
Ben Milam School
Bates to Move Rosebud School Supt
Billy R Bates 38 elected Friday as new superintendent of the Waxahachie School System a 3300 student district and successor to prior leadership in Waxahachie Texas.
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Rosebud
Billy R. Bates
Waxahachie
Court Ups Food Program Limits
County Commissioners accepted a state recommended rise in maximum income to qualify for surplus commodities and opened printing bids at Milam Courthouse. The panel unanimously raised individual monthly income from 110 to 125 dollars and boosted family limits to 330 for a family of ten, with 2,344 on the list. Also approved state request to release from a contract on US 79 east of Milano, letting the Texas Highway Dept set retention figures with owners.
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Milam Courthouse
Milano
Cameron Library to Hire Assistant Librarian and Budget Review
Cameron Public Library board approved hiring an assistant librarian from eight applicants for about 20 hours weekly. Funds total 5996.84 with Milam County 1000 annual and City of Cameron 291 monthly from tax sources. Book fund stands at 2695.35 as book purchases continue. A drainage line was installed to divert excess parking lot water and a service plaque was approved for Mrs. Tom Wardlaw for long service.
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Cameron Public
Tom Wardlaw
Thorndale C C Banquet Set For March 16
The Thorndale Chamber of Commerce will hold its sixteenth annual banquet on Monday March 16 at 7 30 p m in the Firemen s Recreation Hall Guest speaker will be Thomas C Alderson Jr Taylor attorney Outgoing Chamber President Wilburn Moerke will hand his gavel to Harvey Kelm in coming year New officers for 1970 include Louis Woelfel Jr vice president and W C Rodenbeck Jr secretary treasurer Dinner will be served by the Thorndale Fire Department Auxiliary and Helmer Dahl will provide organ music
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Commerce
Thomas C. Alderson Jr. Taylor
Chamber
Wilburn Moerke
Harvey Kelm
Louis Woelfel Jr
W. C. Rodenbeck Jr
Thorndale Fire Department
Helmer Dahl
City plans landfill system for Wilson Ledbetter Park area
Mayor E A Perrin announces city will begin approved fill system disposal in a two and a half acre west boundary area of Wilson Ledbetter Park to extend the existing 10 acre dump west of Cameron. The plan uses two foot daily earth cover, bans burning and night trenches, and aims to beautify the park while addressing drainage and mosquito concerns.
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E. A. Perrin
Wilson-Ledbetter Park
Perrin
Cameron
State Health Dept
Wilson-Ledbetter
Milam County Swift Rain Deluge Fells 2.70 Inches
A violent storm Friday dropped 2.70 inches of rain on Cameron and Buckholts, knocking down a 77 Drive In sign and two trees. Power outages lasted 40 to 50 minutes with gusts estimated at 40 to 45 mph, Elm River creeks overflowed, and ground remains saturated as 1970 rainfall totals rise.
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Cameron
Buckholts
77 Drive In
Texas Power and Light Co
Grahams Place In Show At Houston Livestock Expo
Ben and Burt Graham of Milano entered Brangus Junior Houston Livestock Show last Thursday March 5 and won two third places and one sixth place. Companions were Roy Downey and Shelby Smith IFA Chapter Advisor.
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Ben and
Burt Graham
Milano
Roy Downey
Shelby Smith
IFA
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William Kelm
Gene Smitherman
Henry Liebman
Jimmy Bledsoe
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Cameron Public Library
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Robert Ellett
Lester William
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Tami Rech
Victoria
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Mrs. Rech
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