18 Firms Start 8 Week Promotion in Cameron
Cameron merchants unite for an eight week sales blitz with deep discounts on home, auto and personal items. Read The Cameron Herald for advertised values from Ben Franklin Cameron Lumber to Matula Shepworth and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Merchants
The
Cameron Herald
J. Penney Co. Keith's Minimax
IL. & M Jewelers Lewis Chili Stoe Store
Mack’s Oil Co
Matula Shepworth New Cameron Drug Schigut’s Woodum Auto Sales
Cameron
Frank Luecke
the Herald
Leigh
RR Dragons Win Cameron Relays
Round Rock captured the Cameron Relays with 148 points, Hearne second with 92, and Cameron third with 46 as rain cooled but did not stop events. Ken McLerran won the pole vault at 11 feet in a tight podium with Billy Peel, while Richard Cummings and Greg Williams posted top three showings in hurdles and sprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Rock
Cameron
Hearne
Ken McLerran
Billy Peel
McLerran
Yeomen
Richard Cummings
Greg Williams
Walker
Georgetown
Thompson
Northwest
Zimmerman
Chandler
Mercer
Williams
Reed
Davis
Carruthers
Thrall
Morrison
Rollie
Egerson
Cepeda
Cortise
Academy
Mays
Billy Dees
K. King
Wiethorn
McGregor
Ronnie Wheeler
Gonzeles
Henklotz
Lexington
Wheeler
Knox
Walsh
Ray
Temple
Lichardson
Fine Arts Exhibit Opens at Cameron Library
The Texas Fine Arts Traveling exhibit opens at Cameron Public Library with a formal reception from 6 to 7 pm. Twenty artists are represented, with works in watercolor ink wash collage and more. The display runs until April 4 and is sponsored by the friends of the Cameron Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Fine Arts
Cameron Public Library
Robert Ellett
Library Art Committee
Texas Fine Arts Association
The
Friends of the Cameron Public Library
County Study Examines State Retirement Plan
County commissioners are studying a proposal to place county officials and employees under a state retirement system. The move would shift pension administration and funding responsibilities to the state, affecting eligibility and benefits for local workers.
Retirement plan eyed for county workers facing costs
County plans to raise the annual payroll by about 15000 plus a back years credit payment for courthouse staff as a three member committee studies actual costs and benefits. Judge Harden noted potential funding limits after remodeling and wage hikes while highlighting prior peti tions and general social security coverage.
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O. B. Harden
Walter White
John Andres
Wayne Wieser
Harden
Milain
Bell
McLennan
Williamson
Falls
Robertson
Limestone
Commissioners Court
Don Humble
Tom McCulloch
Bastrop County
Cameron plant boosts Texas cattle feeding with liquid supplement
Cameron Texas Nutrition and Service Co introduces Pro-Fit liquid and dry cattle supplements for Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas ranches. Tony Cummings leads a team at the plant which can produce 750 tons weekly and uses unique rolling- wheel feeders to dispense liquid feed helping cattle thrive in winter and year round.
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Texas Nutrition and Service Company
South College Street
Pro-Fit
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Cameron
Tony Cummings
Cummings
Louisiana State University
Oklahoma State University
United States
Santa Fe
Carroll Riehter
Florida
City election set with three council seats uncontested
A light turnout is forecast for the Texas city election. Incumbents Starrett Hickman and Lawrence Zotz seek re election to Places 3 and 4 and Robert Clark is appointed to Place 5. Absentee voting closes Friday March 28. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm at City Hall. Residency and registration rules apply.
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Buddy Fuller
Starrett Hickman
Lawrence Zotz
Robert Clark
Clark
Cameron Grain Dealer
John Hays
City Hall
B. J. Matocha
Milam County Sees Rush To Buy 1969 License Plates
Milam County tax office braces for a last minute rush as motorists race to obtain 1969 license plates. Tax assessor Walter White warns sales are lagging but cites 40 percent more plates left to sell. Fees rise 20 percent after Monday, and driving with 1968 plates can bring up to a $200 fine. Title and 1968 registration receipt required.
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Milam
Walter White
Milam County
White
Garbage Burning Ban Forces New Disposal Method in Cameron
Cameron must end open garbage burning by July 1 under state anti pollution rules. Mayor Perrin said a land fill option is most feasible, requiring a dozer front end loader and about 1.5 acres annually, with a full city council report next meeting.
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E. A. Perrin
Cameron
State Health Department
Austin
Perrin
J. B. Earle
Two Car Collision Injures One Driver in Cameron
Thomas L. Little of Cameron was treated for minor injuries after a two car collision Sunday afternoon at the North Travis and West 3rd Streets intersection. Little’s 1950 Ford hit a 1962 Chevrolet driven by David A. Horelica of Cameron. About $300 damage to each car. Horelica uninjured. City Patrolman Filipe Martinez reported.
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Thomas L. Little
Cameron
North Travis
West 3Rd Streets
Little
David A. Horelica
Filipe Martinez
Horelica
CHA Awards Housing Contract To Quanah Firm
Cameron Housing Authority awards the Campbell project housing contract to Barker Construction Company of Quanah for 682 895 with HUD funds totaling 52 216 new funds approved. Ired Starnes announces the award as CHA plans final details with HUD in Fort Worth before construction begins.
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Washington
Cameron Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
Camperon
Barker Construction Company
Quanah
I Red Starnes
CHA
Housing and Urban Development
Fort Worth
Cameron
HUD
Graveside Rites For John Hood
John J. Hood, 66, a Cameron native and retired druggist, died in a Luling hospital Monday evening. He was a Methodist Church member. Survived by sister Flourine Harcourt of Nixon, nephew Jack Farr of Houston, and niece Mrs. W. Tillis of Dallas. Graveside services at 2 30 p.m. Wednesday at Oakill Cemetery in Cameron.
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John J. Hood
Cameron
Luling
Methodist Church
Flourine Harcourt
Nixon
Jack Farr
Houston
W. &. Tillis
Dallas
Oakill
Ivey and McIntosh Win At TJC Science Fair
Twolee High students Thomas N. Ivey and William L. McIntosh were judged winners at Temple Junior College last weekend for the Central Texas Research Society science fair. Ivey won first place in senior math and engineering, while McIntosh earned third in senior physics.
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Twolee High
Thomas N. Ivey
William L. McIntosh
Central Texas Research Society
Temple
Ivey
Henry Ivey
Cameron
McIntosh
W. L. McIntosh
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Gether
Ben Franklin Cameron Lumber Co
Cameron Seed Co
Citizens National Bank Culpepper’s E. O. Schiller Pharmacy
Enlen Furniture
First National Bank Hefley-Stedman Mtr. Co
Dragons
Jerry Richardson
Gonzales
Ziez
Downey
Madisonville
Cameron Library
Cameron Agri
Santa Fo
Texas Nutrition and Service Co
Denver
Cameron Agri-Business
Texas Nutrition
Bill Leigh
W. A. Leigh & Associates
Hickman
Cameron Grocer
Zotz
Alcoa
State of
Hilliard Thomas
Fredwill Hornung
Wirt Skinner
Rockdale
Thorndale
Gause
Milano
Buckholts
Quanah Firm
John Hood
Ivey, McIntosh
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