Cameron Builds New Little League Park and Expands Youth Baseball
Cameron moves forward with a new Little League Park beside Cameron Air Park. Volunteers and planners note the ambitious project will ease overworked facilities as Yee High School remains undefeated while Babe Ruth and Little League teams compete toward state playoffs. The piece highlights civic effort by Cameron residents and the value of accessible baseball for decades to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Air Park
Cameron
Cameron Park
Yee High School
Belton
YHS
Little League Park
New Classes Start For Adult Ed At Multiple Sites
County Schools Supt. Max McClaren said adult education classes for Royal Seating Corp Hensley Russell and Walled Lake Door Co workers start this week at Royal Seating Corp on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Materials will be provided through the ABE program. Additional classes are offered in Marlin Hearne Giddings Rosebud Lott Calvert and Cameron at the junior high and Blessed Sacrament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Seating Corp
Hensley-Russell
Walled Lake Door Co
Max McClaren
ABE
McClaren
Marlin
Hearne
Giddings
Rosebud-Lott
Calvert
Cameron
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Registration Set For First Grade at Ben Milam School
Registration for kindergarten and first grade opens May 15 per Schools Supt. D R Dodson. Parents should bring children to Ben Milam School between 8 am and 4 pm. Birth-cutoffs apply for first grade and kindergarten including some 5 year olds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Dodson
Ben Milam
Bill Would Allow Jail Reforms By Cutting State Funds
A House State Affairs subcommittee advanced a bill giving the Department of Corrections power to force jail reforms by withholding state funds from non complying counties. Milam County could lose funds if its jail fails to meet state standards set by the bill. The Texas health department notified Milam in 1970 that its jail did not comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Corrections
House
Milam County
Texas State Department of Health
Court House
State Health Department
Texas
Jim Mattox
Dallas
Central Texas to Split 755 279 for Job Programs
Seven central Texas counties may share 755 279 in manpower training and employment funds for the new fiscal year starting July 1. Funds from the U S Department of Labor pass through the Central Texas Council of Governments to support Neighborhood Youth Corps and Operation Mainstream under the Economic Opportunity Act. Programs aim to create jobs for youths from low income families and train workers as licensed vocational nurses nurses aides cashiers welders and farm equipment mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Operation Mainstream
Whiteside Wins Award For Player Of Year
George Whiteside received the Most Valuable Football Player award at the Cameron All-Sports banquet at Methodist Fellowship Hall. He was a unanimous district 12-AAA pick and named to the Super Cen-Tex team, with Max Shuemate earning Booster of the Year and Pam Brashear named football sweetheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Whiteside
Cameron
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Whiteside
Max Shuemate
Pam Brashear
George Kirk
Baylor
Gene Smitherman
James Hudson
Final signup for baseball opens this week
Final signup for the Minor, Little, and Pony leagues runs through 9 30 a m Saturday. Signups are at 1005 E 14 1/2 St with a 5 dollar registration fee. Those未signed by 9 30 a m Saturday cannot play this summer. Coaches meet at the Little League Field near Safeway at 9:30 a m Saturday to draft players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minor
Little and Pony League
Little League Field
Safeway
Skylab Studies Earth From Orbit With Pine Bark Beetle Focus
Skylab astronauts will study Earth from 270 miles up as part of the Earth Resources Experiment Program. They will use spectrometers and cameras to identify spectral signatures of crops forests minerals and beetle damage to aid forecasts crop surveys and resource location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla Reuter
EREP
Earth Resources
Outer Space
Mother Earth
Glenn Smith
U. S. Agricultural Dept
Milam County Junior Broiler Show Set For Saturday
The Milam County Junior Broiler Show will take place Saturday May 12 with 51 4-H and FFA members bringing their top five broilers to Magna-Craft builds Cameron for judging by Marshall Miller poultry marketing specialist from A&M University. The show concludes with a banquet at 7 30 p.m. at Cameron Methodist Fellowship Hall where Gene Blake Chamber president will preside and guest speaker William Cawley poultry specialist from A&M will address attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
FFA
Magna-Craft
County Courthose
Cameron
Marshall Miller
A&m University
Broiler
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Gene Blake
William Cawley
A&m
Organizational meeting in Rogers for industrial foundation
An organizational meeting for an industrial foundation will be held in Rogers at 8 p.m. Thursday in the school cafeteria. All interested persons including businessmen farmers and ranchers in the area are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Horse group to meet at Cameron arena for discussion
Horsey set to meet 7 p.m. at Cameron arena Wilson Ledbetter Park May 10. Rodney Kruse assistant county agent says the meeting will cover a planned trail ride and related horse interests. Sen John Bower notes Navy contract worth 8 099 288 to Aluminum Company of America for aluminum powder for Mark 80 bombs. work at Alcoa Rockdale Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Arena
Wilson - Ledbetter Park
Rodney Kruse
John Bower
Navy
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Rockdale
Yoemen Head For District Playoffs
Cameron Yoe men clinch the District 12-AAA north zone title with a 2-1 win over Belton Tigers on Tuesday. Ricky Sapp delivered the winning run in the ninth as three Yeomen pitchers combined for 19 strikeouts in extras. Games start 8 p.m. at Little League Field with tickets $1 at the gate and student passes 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little League Field
Cameron Yoemen
Taylor Ducks
Taylor
Rockdale
Ricky Sapp
The
Yeomen
Belton Tigers
Pumper Team Wins Race At Brenham Meet
The Cameron Volunteer Fire Department men’s pumper team won first place at a Brenham event with Gary Simpkins as captain. The team list includes Jimmy Krenek Leslie Bruedigan Henry Horelica Alfred Dusek Jimmy Thompson and August Dohnalik. The women’s team finished third with members including Mrs. Jimmy Krenek Mrs. August Dohnalik and Mrs. Gary Simpkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pumper
Brenham
Cameron
Gary Simpkins
Jimmy Krenek
Leslie Bruedigan
Henry Horelica
Alfred
Chubby) Dusek
Jimmy Thompson
August Dohnalik
Simpkins
Patsy Horelica
John David Thompson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Western Hemisphere
Central
Texas Outlook
Yoe
Yoe High School
U. S. Department of Labor
Central Texas Council of Governments
Player
Skylab
Earth
Mary Bubb
Horsey
John Barron
Tiger
Gary Harmon
Gary Thweatt
Pat Shegull
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!