Railpax eyeing Cameron link for future passenger service
A near term shift ends traditional passenger rail to trucks and buses as Railpax plans route through Cameron on the Santa Fe line to Houston and back with connections to Temple Fort Worth and Kansas City. The proposal targets 115 cities and 85 percent of the U.S. population, with May 5 as a starting point and Houston as the terminal, signaling road and air dominance now and potential high speed rail later.
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Railpax
U.S
Cameron
Santa Fe
Houston
Temple
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Dallas
Waxahachie
Milam County
Rev Ernest L Helsley Named New Pastor at Cameron
Rev. Ernest L. Helsley has been named new pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Cameron and will preach his first sermon in April. He and his family move from Irving to the Presbyterian manse at 505 East Sixth Street. The Helsleys include Laura a high school sophomore and two sons one in the Navy. He is 48 a graduate of Austin College and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and will serve Cameron and Rockdale churches.
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Ernest L. Helsley
First Presbyterian Church
Cameron
Helsley
Irving
Presbyterian Manse
East Sixth St
Helsleys
Laura
Austin College
Sherman
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Austin
Rockdale
Local Artist To Show Work At Cameron Folk Fete
Cameron artist Donald Pimpler will display landscape miniatures and pen and ink rural scenes at the June 11-12 Folk Fete art stand. Pimpler, a former carpenter and mechanic, studies at Temple Junior College and previously ran the Lake Travis Gallery before it burned. The event features 10 early booth commitments with groups like Arts and Service League and Noon Lions Club already reserving space.
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Cameron
Donald Pimpler
Pimpler
Edmund Pimpler
Austin
Emmet
Roberta Speir
Town Lake Art Club
Magness Art Center
Waco
Speir
Lake Travis
Delbert Burlison
Arts and Service League
Boy Scouts
Business and Professional Womens Club
Evening Lions Club
Fleur de Lis Garden Club
Friends of the Library
History Club
Noon Lions Club
City Park
Yee Field
Cameron Public Library
Game Wardens Probe Rivers For Illegal Traps
Milam County Game Management Officer Dale Moore said 15 illegal wire fish traps were collected from the Brazos River over the weekend. Officers will patrol the Brazos Little and San Gabriel rivers to remove traps and enforce fines up to $200 for violators.
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Milam County
Dale Moore
Brazos
Moore
Little
San Gabriel Rivers
Open House Saturday For Community Building
An open house will be held Saturday afternoon at the Community Building 704 West 6th Street from 1 to 5 p.m. The public is invited to visit the new building and some of the new low rent apartments, according to Cameron Housing Authority executive director Fred Starnes.
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West 6Th Street
Fred Starnes
Cameron Housing Authority
Milam County Grand Jury Returns Fourteen Indictments
The January 1971 term of the Milam County Grand Jury met Friday and returned fourteen indictments against eleven individuals. Burglary and possession of marijuana lead the list with four charges. other cases include embezzlement theft and a DWI subsequent offense. Notables include foreman Graham Dickerson and secretary Mrs. N E Peterson, with indictments naming residents from Cameron Rockdale Milano Gause and Dallas and forts Hood area.
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Milam County
Grand Jury
John B. Henderson
Graham Dickerson
Thorndale
N. E. Peterson
Walter Fischer
Rockdale
Robert N. Baker
Frank C. McKee
C. A. Oslick
San Gabriel
Raymond Ashley
Milano
Alfred R. Coats
Gause
W. K. Kornegay
Hanover
Karl Hawke
Ad Hall
Earnest E. Dodd
Maysfield
William Kelm
Cameron
Stafford Gordon
Leaf Pickup Set Tuesday In Cameron City
The Cameron Street Department launches a concerted effort to finish collecting leaves beginning Tuesday. Residents should rake leaves and have them ready for pickup as the leaf machine starts, weather permitting.
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Cameron Street
James Hale
Coin Change Scheme Snapped by Cameron Police
Cameron police and Temple authorities arrested two Fort Hood men, Thomas R. Laduke and Fredrick C. Bragger, in a Mexican coin changing scheme. About $503.10 in Mexican ten cent coins were recovered plus $301.30 in Laduke’s car and $201.80 in Bragger’s car. The case began when Brown's Laundry reported slugged coins in a change machine. The suspects were charged in Milam County with theft under $50 and turned over to Secret Service.
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Cameron
Fort Hood
Felipe Martinez
Thomas R. LaDuk
Fredrick C. Bragger
Ft. Hood
Temple
LaDuke
Bragger
Killeen Municipal
Brown
Martinez
Milam County
Secret Service
Truman White
Absentee Vote Deadlines Near For City and School
Absentee voting ends March 30 for Cameron Independent School District trustee election and April 1 for Cameron City Council vote. Four candidates contend for two school seats Calvin Cobb Betsy Brown Max Shumate and Dr John Martin. Regular voting is April 3 at Yee Gym. City incumbents up for re election are Robert Clark Lawrence Zotz and Starrett Hickman with city polls on April 6 at City Hall.
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Cameron Independent School District
Cameron City
Viola Wied
Calvin Cobb
Betsy Brown
Max Shumate
John Martin
Robert Clark
Lawrence Zotz
Starrett Hickman
Mishap Injures Coach Laurence on Highway
The incident occurred as a truck carrying foam rubber mats to Rockdale blew mats off the back. Assistant Coach Ernie Laurence fell from the pickup, suffering abrasions and bruises but is in satisfactory condition at St. Edward Hospital and expected to return in about two weeks.
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Rockdale
Laurence
Yee
Ernie Laurence
St. Edward Hospital
New Wildcats Scheduling Two More Tests In Milam County
Oil activity rises in Milam County with two new wildcats planned soon. Byron Rose will drill Henry Woods No 1 on an 80 acre lease east of W G Westbrook tract, while Howard Cox targets a deep Edwards Lime test on W P Hogans 174 acre tract near Rockdale.
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Milam County
Byron Rose
Houston
Cherokee Navarro
B. F. Swoop
W. G. Westbrook
Rose
W. P. Hogan
Milbur
Rockdale
White Shield Oil & Gas Corporation of
Tulsa
Waller
D. A. Thompson
Edwards
Gallaway
Navarro ‘‘D
Wildcat
Navarro
Westbrook
Henry Woods
Tejas District Scout Fair Set for Cameron Saturday
The Tejas District Scout Fair billed as the greatest show for boys in Central Texas runs March 27 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the National Guard Armory in Cameron. Mayor Perrin will untie a square knot to open the event with farm animals and pets on display and about 12 troops from Cameron Rockdale Thorndale Rosebud Calvert Milano and Franklin expected to participate.
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Tejas
Central Texas
National Guard Armory
Cameron
E. A. Perrin
Ron Derry
Scout
Rockdale
Thorndale
Rosebud
Calvert
Milano
Franklin
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Cleveland
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Forest Presbyterian
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Speirs
Taos
New Mexico
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Donald
His Wife
Temple Junior College
Laywell
TJC
Bell Studios
A $1 Herald
Milam Fields
Kenneth Teal
John E. Crisp
Midland
Warren Tinsley
Harry L. Williams
James E. Jordan
Alonzo Ellison Jr
Dwi
Willie Williams
George Davis
Byron Wise
Philip Lock
LEAF
Police
Mexico
Yee Gym
City Hall
Wildcats
By Lloyd Albertson
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