Fatal Collision at Milam Crossroads Involving Wiese and Cook
A crash at the Milam cross roads around 10:30 a.m. Thursday May 11 killed Robert W. Wiese 50 Cameron businessman and seriously injured Carroll Cook 50 Austin. Wiese died on arrival at St Edward's Hospital Cameron. Cook remains in serious condition at John's Hospital Taylor with multiple injuries. State Patrolman Gilbert Smith cited failure to yield right of way as the cause. The two vehicles a 1960 Chevrolet pickup and a 1958 Ford collided at FM Rds 487 and 486 near McDonald's Store tipping the pickup and sending it into a pasture.
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Milam
Robert W
Buddy) Wiese
Cameron
Carrol Cook
Austin
FM Rds
Sharp
Wiese
St. Edward's Hospital
Cook
John's Hospital
Taylor
Gilbert Smith
Smith
McDonald's
Luther McDonald
Action Deferred Until June Meet on City Replacement
City Council defers vote on replacing Richard W. Moseley until June 5 after Mayor Duncum submits four candidates for Place 3 Cameron. Names include Starrett Hickman C E Curtis Lincoln Mendick and Homer Allen. Moseley resigned May 1 to join Lubbock Chamber of Commerce.
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Richard W. Moseley
Coleman Dunecum
Starrett Hickman
C. E. Curtis
Lincoln Mendick
Homer Allen
Cameron
Duncum
Moseley
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
E. L. Wied
John A. Smith
Aubrey Slough
Slough Construction Co
Temple
North Jackson
Jackson
Slough
John Andres
Baccalaureate Service Set For 65 Yoe High Seniors
Yoe Field hosts a Sunday 8 p.m. baccalaureate for 65 Yoe High seniors. Francis Cox conducts the band with Holy Holy Holy and The Halls of Ivy sung by the choir. Rev Aubrey Russell delivers the sermon with Rev Kenneth Haley and Rev Eugene Strickland officiating.
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Yoe
Francis Cox
Kenneth Haley
First Christian Church
Yee
Bach
Prince
Life
Ivy
Yee High School
Earl Knebel
Cameron Public Schools
Aubrey Russell
First Baptist Church
Eugene Strickland
First Presbyterian Church
Yoe High
Little League Plans Public Meeting on Fund Drive
Cameron Little League officials announce a 7:30 p.m. meeting at Cameron Park for Minor and Little League players and parents to discuss funding. Only 200 of the 1500 needed has been raised to insure and equip about 200 registered youngsters for summer baseball.
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Cameron Little League Association
Cameron Park
Bassel Wilson
Wilson
Mrs. N. H. Rowland Buried In Bremond
Nettie Rowland 86 died at 804 BE 1th St. in Cameron area and is buried at Bremond Cemetery after funeral services at Marek Burns Funeral Home in Bremond. She was born June 9, 1874 in Austin and lived in Cameron 30 years with three sons J H Rowland Beaumont W E Rowland Rockdale Joe Rowland Lake Jackson two daughters Mrs R G Grabein Cameron and several siblings.
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N. H
Nettie) Rowland
Austin
Cameron
Marek - Burns Funeral Home
Aubrey F. Russell
Violating
Bremond
Bremend
J. H. Rowland
Beaumont
W. E. Rowland
Rockdale
Joe Rowland
Lake Jackson
Texas
R. G. Grabein
Robert K. Jones
Dallas
W. L. Jones
Fort Worth
Essie Jones
Alice Jones
A. . Woodland
Marlin
W. H. Taylor
Marshall
Youth, 20, Critical After Explosion Near Clarkson
Leon Ernst Jr., 20, of Clarkson, is in critical condition at St. Edward's Hospital after a butane tank explosion at the Joe Pagach farm. He suffered burns covering about 95 percent of his body when his car ignited escaping gas. The Pagach family aided victims, with William Pagach sustaining minor burns.
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Leon Ernst, Jr
Clarkson
St. Edward's Hospital
Ernst
Joe Pagach
William Pagach
Pagach
Ing
Young Ernst
Rosebud
St. Edward’s Hospital
William
Cameron
Waco Red Cross
Fort Hood
Leon Ernst
Rosebud News
Junior
Butane
Linda
Linda Meeks
Ernsts
Johnny
Mama
Daddy
Dad
Joan
Johnny Leslie
Leslie Ernst
City Woman Hurt As Car Overturns Near Cameron
Doris Pearl Brazzel of Cameron is recovering from a neck injury in Newton Hospital after a one car wreck Sunday night on FM 269 six miles from Cameron. The car left the road and overturned on the Cameron Yarrelton highway.
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Doris Pearl Brazzel
Cameron
Newton Hospital
Cameron- Yarrelton
Obituary for Robert Wiese 50 Cameron Lumber Co. owner
Funeral services were held at Marek-Burns for Robert Wiese of Cameron who died in an auto accident at age 50. He owned Wiese Lumber Co. and lived in Cameron 17 years. Born April 12 1911 in Brenham he was a member of San Andres Masonic Lodge and Sons of Herman. Survived by wife mother sister and a niece. Pallbearers named.
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Marek - Burns
Robert W
Buddy) Wiese
Cameron
Aubrey F. Russell
First Baptist Church
Brenham
Theo Strong
Wiese
Wiese Lumber Co
San Andres
Herman
Bertha Wiese
Elizabeth Woods
Charlotte Woods
Driver Demolishes New Car in One-Vehicle Crash
Barney Edward Mauro of Bryan escaped injury when his new car with 11.8 miles on the odometer left US 79 about a mile west of Milano and rolled over in a solitary accident. State Patrolman Gilbert Smith reported Mauro was alone and unharmed as the vehicle was a total wreck.
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Barney Edward Mauro
Bryan
Patolman
Gilbert Smith
Mauro
Milano
Car Rolls Twice Driver Uninjured Near Rockdale
John Edgar of Minerva rolled his car over twice after striking two guard posts near San Gabriel Bridge six miles from Rockdale on FM 487 at about 3 30 p m Sunday. He escaped injury as the vehicle left the roadway and overturned onto the road.
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John Edgar
Minerva
San Gabriel Bridge
Rockdale
FM Rd
Truck Brakes Cause Two Fires South of Cameron
A furniture truck overturned into two fires on Milano Highway south of Cameron around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday. Faulty brakes caused the truck fire. minor damage to the truck and no injuries to driver Frank Griffes. Cameron firefighters also responded to a grass fire at 4 p.m. sparked by the burning truck.
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Milano Highway
Cameron
Frank Griffes
Casue
Cameron School Board To Reconvene On Johnson Contract
A Cameron School Board meeting will reconvene at 7 30 p m Thursday to finish a 14 point agenda and decide the employment status of coach teacher Wallace Johnson 41. Patrons supporting Johnson pressed for his re employment while Superintendent Knebel defended the board's deferral citing past issues with Ada Henderson Principal Arley Attaway.
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Cameron
Wallace Johnson
Johnson
Lyle McDermott
Prais
Earl Knebel
Ada Henderson
Arley Attaway
Knebel
Attaway
Bill Bates
Fie
Willie Kuzel
B. F. Grimes
David Shapiro
Milton Schiller
J. Thomas
Ray Stevens
Crockett
Texas A & M
Stevens
Harrison McLerran
Shapiro
YHS Grid
YHS
O. J. Thomas and
Yee High School
Eyewitness recounts deadly butane tank explosion
An exclusive eyewitness account details a late Sunday night butane tank explosion that critically burned Leon Ernst Jr., 20, at a Cameron site. The narrative describes the tank tipping, gas spewing, and the ignition that followed, with multiple bystanders injured while aiding the victim.
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Leon Ernst, Jr
Cameron's St. Edward's Hospital
Mrs. Vaughn 73 Dies Suddenly In Cameron
Mrs Elmo Vaughn 73 died suddenly at 6 p m Saturday Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 p m at First Methodist Church Cameron Rev A F Russell and Rev H M Bowley officiating Interment Pebble Grove Cemetery near Maysfield She was born Sept 5 1887 in Jackson Mississippi and lived in Milam County 67 years Survived by a daughter Mrs Buck Angell Cameron two grandchildren two great grandchildren one sister Mrs John Jinks Cameron two brothers J H Majors Cameron Will Majors Greenville Arrangements Green Funeral Home
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Elmo Vaughn
First Methodist Church
Cameron
A. F. Russell
H. M. Bowley
Pebble Grove Cemetery
Maysfield
Vaughn
Jackson Miss
Milam County
Buck Angell
John Jinks
J. H. Majors
Will Majors
Greenville
Green Funeral Home
West Week Planners Meet Thursday in Cameron
A third public meeting of Cameron’s Western Week boosters is set for 7 30 p m Thursday May 18 in the Milam District Courtroom. The Cameron Chamber of Commerce coordinates the expanded Western Week A Miss Western Week events and has invited about 60 interested people for the July 8 15 week.
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Cameron
Milam
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
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