Milam County oil well tests 1226 barrels in 24 hours
A Milam County discovery by Martin Oil & Gas and Great Basins Petroleum produced 1,226 barrels of oil in a 24 hour test with 85 barrels water and 950,000 cubic feet of gas from Georgetown Limestone at 5,870 to 5,880 feet. The well No 1 Ashley Linistaedter is near Milano and may open up broader Milam production. Great Basins owns a quarter of the program and three other wells in the county are to be tested soon.
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Milam County
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Cameron
Bell County
Falls County
Guy R. Ward
Buffalo
Bryan
Joe G. Hanover
Martin Oil & Gas Co
Phoenix
Great Basins Petroleum Co
Los Angeles
Milano
Great Basins
Malette Martin
Martin Oil & Gas
Georgetown
Martin
Ashley Linnstaedter
County to keep Constable Precinct 1 post open
At a regular meeting Monday morning county commissioners decided the constable seat for Precinct 1 will remain open until the next primary. County Judge O B Harden received a new application from Claude Sanders for the unexpired term of Maurice Lowrey, adding to a prior filing by Tommy Chamberlain.
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Maurice Lowrey
O.B. Harden
Claude Sanders
Tommy Chamberlain
Top Seniors Named For Buckholts School
Eleanor Svetlik and Cassandra Marak were named top seniors at Buckholts High School with Valedictorian and Salutatorian honors. Graduation is May 26 at 8 p.m. in the school gym, with speakers Rev. Ronnie Watson and Charles Behrens.
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Eleanor Svetlik
Cassandra Marak
Buckholts High School
Eleanor
Elbert Svetlik Sr
Cassandra
Adolph Marak
FFA
FHA
Betty Crocker
FFA Coop
Buckholts
Ronnie Watson
Charles Behrens
Combined Services
Michael Allison
Alice Collins
Donnie Gaas
Harvey Gommert
Craig Junek
Danny
Dynasty rising as Cameron OJT dominates junior high tennis
The 23AA junior high district tournament crowned DJ Thomas and Cameron OJT teams with multiple titles. OJT minors claimed six of sixteen finalists with four wins, while Betty Sue Chubb swept junior high girls as Georgetown hosts saw strong showings. District success signals demand for more courts and growing post high school players.
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DJ Thomas
Cameron
OJT
Cameron Ojt
Betty Sue Chubb
Georgetown
Bill Huffman
Ojt Park
City Park
Park season notes highlight district 23A junior highs
F.M.L. Park surveys district 23A sports showing 24 district finals across boys and girls in grades 7 and 8 plus seniors and juniors. Cameron has produced six division champions and five finalists in three weeks. Comparison drawn with 23AA and a six grade program in town history. Now, about those courts.
Police arrest Cameron man on drug manufacture charge
Cameron officers charged John Perry with manufacturing a controlled substance after finding a marijuana plant at 1406 North Fann Street during a disturbance call Sunday morning. He also faced marijuana possession charges. bonds posted were 2000 and 500 respectively. The plant led to the arrest and release on bond. The Gause community won the District 10 Community Improvement contest and will face regional judging Friday May 13 at 10 a.m. at the Gause community center.
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Cameron
John Perry
N. Fann
Perry
Gause
Callesbug
Cooke County
Little River Academy
Bell County
Salina
Tom Green County
Police Car Loses Wheel In Cameron Pursuit Incident
A Cameron police unit lost a wheel on railroad tracks in the 500 block of S Rusk during a pursuit late Saturday night. The patrol car carrying Sgt. Joe Cottle and Officer Jack Gordon was abandoned in an alley near Hefley Street with no injuries reported.
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Cameron
S. Rusk
Joe Cottle
Hefley St
Jack Gordon
Shell mining talks on Radian report and lignite plans
Shell official Neil Isto told Noon Lions Club the Radian report is for mining permits, not worker housing, and outlined Milam County lignite plans. He cited 24 000 leased acres, potential rail transport, a 4 2 million direct and 7 million indirect economic impact, and a 1981 82 housing demand with a year plus permit timeline.
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Shell Oil
Lions Club
Radian Corp
Shell
Neil Isto
Radian
Milam
Isto
Rockdale
Cameron
Blood Pressure Screening Held in Cameron Saturday
A free blood pressure screening is set for Saturday May 14 from 9 am to 3 pm at the Methodist fellowship hall in Cameron. It is sponsored by the Noon Lions Club St Edward Hospital and the American Heart Association. Health officials urge all ages to check annually to detect high blood pressure and prevent related damage.
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Cameron
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Noon Lions Club
St. Edward Hospital
American Heart Association
Buckholts Supt Reports Title I Funds Cut
Buckholts School Supt Jimmy Hauk told the board that Title I funds will be reduced by 600 for the next year. He announced graduation on May 26 and the awards banquet for May 17 at 7:30 p.m. The board approved fire and extended insurance coverage for the coming year with higher coverage for all buildings.
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Buckholts
Jimmy Hauk
James Camp
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Vickie Orsag
Ralph Ruzicka
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Charles Obermiller
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Calvin Rachui
Margie Frenzel
Carla Kuzel
Mickey Montalbo
Randy Montalbo
Donna Rachui
Janie Rodriguez
Lisa Rubac
Harden
John Brooks
Burleson County
Joe Janek
Kenneth Waites
Waites
A.W. McCullin
CDA
West Cameron
12Th St
Sonny Swanzy
Sheriff's Department
State Agriculture Department
Wayne Wieser
County Tax Equalization Board
Albert Epperson
Epperson
Leela Komar
Joe Shirley
4Th St
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