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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1968
Page
3
Text laments repeated flood damage in the Elm Creek area between Temple and Cameron. It notes watershed resizing favored water control beneficiaries, bringing overflow, topsoil loss, and destruction of bridges and crops, urging awareness of ongoing riverine damage in May floods.
The Reporter magazine ends after 19 years, losing subsidy and circulation. Under editor Max Ascoli since 1919 its serious human interest coverage of world and domestic issues informed readers. Noted contributors Douglass Cater Denis Warner Edmond Taylor reported from Washington Southeast Asia and France.
Miss Jeanette Klement a Rogers High School junior daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Klement has received her State Homemaker Degree in home economics She attended the State Future Homemaker convention in Austin and was honored as a State Degree applicant Chapter FHA active band track team Medical Careers Club and Na tion Society president She contributed leadership to the community Mrs Roger Kingsley spent the weekend in Bryan with the Weed ons and daughter.
Austin watchers fix on Gov. Connally calling a mid June special session to pass a 1968 budget and 125 million a year in new taxes. The gubernatorial runoff pits Preston Smith against Don Yarborough with Shaw and Carr backing Smith and looming questions about turnout and liberal conservative lines shaping the race.
Dear editor argues farmers are ignored in presidential races and face unfair competition from big outfits selling below cost. He warns against laws restricting below cost sales, saying such measures could destroy American agriculture and urges limits on new laws. He laments urban bias and calls for stronger farm advocacy.
Josiah Wheat of Woodville is elected president of the State Bar of Texas succeeding Ralph Brite who takes office at the Houston convention. He defeated R E Schneider Jr of George West in the election with a vice presidential runoff between Morris Harrell and C M Hudspeth. Delayed board members include Ralph Elliott Fd Fleming W A Keils Jr Louis Rosenfrow George E Pletcher Jim Bowmer Carl Cayton and John D Logan.
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