Young Waco Choir Inspires With Impromptu Piano Accompaniment
Randy Lofgren, director of the Methodist Home Chapel Choir, led a 30 voice mixed choir from Cameron Library Friends during a Monday appearance at Cameron First United Methodist. With no accompanist, Lofgren sat at the grand piano and accompanied the group as they sang upbeat hymns and a Carpenters style Love Is Surrender. The singers wore modern red and blue outfits, and sophomore Elizabeth Fleming delivered a poised poem.
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Randy Lofgren
Methodist Home Chapel
Cameron Library Friends
Cameron First United Methodist
Lofgren
The
Carpenters
Elizabeth Flemming
Beginning of an 113th volume in a local paper
Elizabeth, who has worked with the Waco Civic Theatre, praises a Friends program where about 75 attended. The youth choir delivered a bright, respectful church music performance, with Lofgren noting no recording due to technical limits and showing bass on piano. The remark ends with humor about age.
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Elizabeth
Waco Civic Theatre
Lofgren
Purple Martins Welcome With Special Homes In Milam County
Purple Martins arrive early in Cameron area as warmer weather returns. Local enthusiast Walter Lester notes housing helps population rebound after past declines and explains varied designs from simple 4 to 8 family setups to large 50 plus room hotels.
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Milam County
United States
Cameron
Walter Lester
Martin
Lester
Milam County Junior Broiler Show Contestants to Receive Chicks
Sponsors will meet FFA and 4 H Club contestants at Milam Courthouse on Friday March 17 to deliver 50 baby chicks for raising toward the Milam County Junior Broiler Show on Saturday May 13. Contestants will present five birds per sponsor with prizes in each class and an awards banquet that evening.
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Broiler
Milam
Milam County
FFA
4-H Club
Mutual Oil Announces Milam County Drilling Results
Mutual Oil of America reports Phase I results from Milam County Texas with six wells drilled and five successful, oil deliveries to Permian Corporation to begin shortly. Navarro A and B sands below Wilcox at about 4000 feet offer bright prospects. Phase II with five more wells underway, completion by April 30.
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Mutual Oil
Mutual Oil of America, Inc
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Milam County
Permian Corporation
Mutual
Milbur
Navarro
Cameron Boy Found Safe After Wide Search
Cameron police and county officers located Ben Vasquez a 15 year old boy who had been missing since Sunday evening near the Streetman home on Salem Road about two miles from his Cameron home. The search involved Cameron police the sheriff s office Cameron Volunteer Firemen and R E A C T communications teams.
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Cameron
Ben Vasquez
Streetman
Salem Road
Sheriff's Office
Cameron Volunteer Firemen
Cameron Chamber of Commerce names new directors and ballots banquet date
The Cameron Chamber of Commerce announces new directors elected this week for three year terms: Ed Laywell, L. W. Stroup, Jim Lafferty, Henry Litzman, Albert Hajovsky, and Jack Chubb. One year terms go to Dana Kestenbaum, Milton Wright, John Henderson Jr., Clarence Hanel, Delbert Burlison, Alvis Coleman, and Bob Ellett. Ex officio directors serve until March 1 1973: Jimmy Bledsoe, Jim Camp, LaVert McKinney, Gene Smitherman, Mildred Thornton, and Lester Williams. Humble is president, Blake is first vice president, Stroup second vice president, and banquet set for April 6 with a musical program.
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ed Laywell
L. W. Stroup
Jim Lafferty
Henry Litzman
Albert Hajovsky
Jack Chubb
Dana Kestenbaum
Milton Wright
John Henderson Jr
Clarence Hanel
Delbert Burlison
Commissioners Weigh Bids For Tax Office Accounting Machine
County commissioners at their Monday meeting considered bids from National Cash Register and Burroughs for a new accounting machine and printing supplies. NCR asked 10 332.02 with a 699 yearly service. Burroughs 12 626.13 with 632 yearly service. Tax office favored Burroughs for ease of use. decision delayed for further study.
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National Cash Register Company
Burroughs
Tax Office
NCR
Yee High Band Wins Medals at Temple Contest
Six Yee High Band members earned golds in Class I solo and ensemble at the University Interscholastic League event in Temple on March 11. Gary Meyer and Kathy Price won solo golds, with a Class II woodwind ensemble gold for Kennedy, Burnett, Perkins, Fleming, and Price. Silver medals went to a cornet trio Brashear Smith Kunz and to flute, clarinet and bassoon ensemble Chaney Tepera Small. Bronze went to Linda Hughes in Class III solo and to Henderson Coleman Willy in Class III flute and cornet trios.
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Yee High
Temple
Yee
Gary Meyer
Kathy Price
Sue Ann Kennedy
Patricia Burnett
Carolyn Perkins
Paula Fleming
Connie Brashear
Cindy Smith
Cindy Kunz
Gwyn Chaney
Janell Tepera
Cheryl Small
Linda Hughes
Janice Henderson
Linda Coleman
Lyn Willy
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Leo Fuchs
Fredwill Hornung
Monroe Fuchs
William Arthur
Charles Brady
Cornelius Titsworth
Allen Dodson
Billy McCutchen
Danny Phillips
General Crude
March HI LO
R.E.A.C.T
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Brenda Gilbert
Janet Miller
Merri Huntsman
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