Cameron Chamber Banquet Highlights Leadership Change
Henderson installed as Cameron Chamber president for 1967-68. Dallas consultant Robert B. Seal urged addressing local issues and promoting Cameron’s advantages, while outgoing president Monroe Fuchs and others recognized contributions. New and reappointed directors named. civic awards noted. downtown renewal and community projects discussed.
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Cameron
Central
Texus
Robert B. Seal
Dallas
John T. Henderson, Jr
Cameron Chamber
Henderson
St. Edward Hospital
Newton Memorial
First Methodist Fellowship Hall event honors McCullin Award winner
A Tuesday night gathering at First Methodist Fellowship Hall showcased plaques and people with Mrs. Triggs receiving the McCullin Award. The writeup notes a maturer community tone and compares local attitudes to Chicago’s Cen-Tex towns, stressing恒 hard work over flashy boasting.
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First Methodist Fellowship Hall
Triggs
McCullin
Services Set Friday For County Pastor William Angell
The Rev William Oscar Angell 83 retired Baptist minister died after a long illness Funeral services are 2 p m Friday at the First Baptist Church Cameron with Rev J E Lafferty officiating Burial is in Oak Hill Cemetery He pastored rural Baptist churches across the county and served as supply minister for Battetown Baptist Church in Cameron He was born near Ben Arnold September 14 1883 He is survived by five daughters one son Eldridge E Angell of Cameron one sister and many grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren Green s Funeral Home in charge
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William Oscar Angell
First Baptist Church
Cameron
J. E. Lafferty
Oak Hill Cemetery
Angell
Rice, Liberty
New Salem
Post Oak
Black Jack
Battetown
Ben Arnold
Homer Lee Harris
Round Rock
F. J. White
Wilma. Angell
Verta Rue Brewer
Junction
Utah
Mary Alta Pearson
Washington
Eldridge E. Angell
Clara Williamson
Beeville
Texas
Green
Fire destroys Hayes home near Cameron
A Sunday morning two alarm fire leveled the O. H. Hayes residence two miles south of Cameron on the road. The cause remained undetermined. The Hayes family were away at the time around 10 a.m. Local firefighters also responded to several grass fires in Cameron during the past week.
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O. H. Hayes
Cameron
Miss Bess Named Cameron Citizen Of The Year 1966
Mrs. W. J. Triggs known as Miss Bess, longtime Cameron advisor and civic backer, was named outstanding citizen of 1966 at the Chamber of Commerce banquet. Miss Mildred Thornton presented the McCullin Civic Award, praising her service to the needy, youth and church activities across Cameron Central Texas.
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W. QO. Triggs
McCullin
Mildred Thornton
Triggs
Maysfield
Cameron
New Milam County Wildcat Drilling Underway Near Milano
A Houston operator Herman C. Page begins No 1 Scurlock wildcat on a 9% acre tract in the Benjamin F Swoop Survey southeast of Milano. The No 2 Adone Estate at 5 737 848 feet in the Austin Chalk is being sand fraced and acidized as crews pursue an Austin Chalk producer in east Milam County.
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Houston
Herman C. Page
E. C. Scurlock
Benjamin F. Swoop
Milano
Shell Oil Company
Huber Corporation
H. Coffield
Milara County
Milburn
Page
Henderson Estate
Shell
Ray Woods Fee
Charles F. Coker
Milam County
Adone
Austin
Dams Planned for San Gabriel River Project in 1965
Army Engineers announced that construction of the Lane Port and North Fork dams on reservoirs along the San Gabriel River is expected to begin before mid 1965. The announcement signals progress on the river development program.
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Army Engineers
Laneport
North Fork
San Gabriel River
Texas
Corps of Enginers
South Fork Reservoir
Corps of Engineers
Brazos River Authority
Hillsboro Relays produce two wins and a fourth for Yoe cindermen
Yoe cindermen earned a fourth place team finish at Hillsboro Relays on two wins in the 410 and mile events. Leo Michalka won the 410 in 51.6 seconds and Paul Chandler claimed the mile in 4 51.1 with a comfortable margin. Cameron's Glenn Fogle placed in discus and 110 yard high hurdles, while the mile relay squad of Fogle Goeke Kirk and Michalka took fourth in 1 41.2.
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Hillsboro
Leo Michalka
Paul Chandler
Cameron
Glenn Fogle
Bill Goeke
Wayne Kirk
McGregor
Marlin
Ken Fuqua
Good Friday Services Planned by Cameron Churches
Cameron churches schedule a Good Friday service from 1 to 2 pm at First Methodist Church. Maundy Thursday services run 7 pm the night before, and a Sunrise Easter Service at 5 45 am will be held at the Edison Fikes residence Culpepper Addition. Yee High School band singer Francis Cox directs music with Nev Lafferty delivering the Easter sermon.
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Cameron
First Methodist Church
Edison Fikes
Culpepper
Yee High School
Francis Cox
Nev. J
Lafferty
Fire Safety Demonstration Friday at Methodist Hall
Cameron volunteer fire department sponsors a public fire safety demonstration at 7:30 p.m. Friday March 17 in Methodist Fellowship Hall. John R. Rauch of the Texas A&M extension school will conduct the meeting and instruct attendees.
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Methodist Fellowship Hall
Cameron Volunteer Fire Department
John R. Rauch
Texas A&m Extension School
Building Sound Report Confirms Yee High Structure Sound
Cameron Independent School Board heard a report by architect Allen that Yee High School is structurally sound and requires maintenance for years. A two-part improvement plan totals about 134,?000, with immediate repairs costing 10,910 and long range upgrades including air conditioning and new floors.
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Cameron Independent School Board
Yee High School
VHS
Alvis Fuquay
C. B. Jones
O. J. Thomas
Albert Whiteside
D. KR. Dodson
Anderle Lumber Co
Ada Henderson School
John Chiles Allen
Austin
Allen
C. H. Page
Alien
Paul C. Crews
CISD
Dodson
the Herald
C. R. Law
Prowler Reports Alarm City Police And Sheriff In Cameron
Police investigated weekend reports of suspected prowlers in Cameron's northeast residential area. Calls came from North Jackson 9th Street North Houston North Lamar and East 13th Street. A break in at 802 East 13th saw an Army cot and bed roll stolen while the owner was away. An attempted entry near midnight Friday on North Houston was also checked. Jessie Ray Owens, 19, had earlier been arrested March 3 in connection with prior burglaries.
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Carl Black
Cameron
North Jackson
9Th Street
North Houston
North Lamar
East 13Th Street
Black
Jessie Ray Owens
East 13Th
Oral Rose
North
Houston
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Chamber OF Cos
Chur
Cly
Bess
W. O. Triggs
McCuilin
Mildred
Thornton
John B. Henderson, Jr
Seal
Republic National Bank
Turen
Mark Anthony
Caesar
Socrates
Plato
Jesus
Henry Litazman
Pim Creek
Fuchs
United Fund
James D. Cary
Albert Collins
Narvie Caperton
New Cameron Industrial Foundation, Inc
Barbara Smitherman
Eugene Smitherman
Smitherman
Forrest Sapp
Porter Young
Richard Williams
Lake Stroup, Jr
Jerome Friesenhahn
Litzman
John Martin
Allen Dodson
Ed L. Edwards
William Kelm
Albert McCullin
Richard Freeman
F.M.L
William Angell
Hayes
Cameron Public Library
Friends of the Library
Cameron Nursing Home
Red Cross and
Parent-Teachers Association
New Wildcat Drilling
San Gabriel
William Gradley
Southwestern Division of Army Engineers
Ood
Prowler Reports
Elm Creek
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