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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1969
Page
5
Washington report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics finds two thirds of the poor live outside central cities and half reside in small towns and rural areas. It shows whites outnumbering Blacks in central cities by five to one and highlights unemployment disparities among nonwhite youth.
Visitors and travels across East Texas are reported as residents and former residents share family ties. Larry Thweatt, a Sam Houston University graduate, visits former roommate Jammie Graham in San Angelo while planning summer employment at Astroworld in Houston. Family gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. H J Hyman in a Burnett reunion and others visiting Bryan Bastrop Austin and San Marcos areas.
The article explains Texas and other Central Flyway states grant an early teal season because teal migrate south ahead of other waterfowl. It also notes South Texas bobcats have smaller paws than the Canadian lynx, which often must tread on snow.
Alan and Marcia Barkemeyer, siblings from Buckholis High School, earned top state recognition at the State University Interscholastic League Spelling Meet held on the University of Texas campus. Alan placed third and Marcia fourth in Conference B after a tight three word gap for second. both received certificates for perfect papers in the regulation contest and look to college scholarship prospects.
Local religious and social updates note Rev. Charles Wright delivering Sunday morning at San Gabriel Baptist Church and Rev. Paul Carroll visiting Houston. Multiple family visits span Houston Corpus Christi and Austin with relatives in Hearne Denton Waco Taylor and Pea Land. Forty three guests attended a rehearsal supper for Rocky and Burdine.
Gunners Mate First Class Charles R. Hairston USN son of Allen J. Hairston of Rockdale is aboard the USS Wainwright stationed off Puerto Rico. The ship joins joint service amphibious and air borne exercise Operation Exotic Dancer II with Atlantic Fleet ships simulating shore bombardment and air strikes to support amphibious forces.
Burlington residents Gerald Foshea and George Kahlig host a busy sequence of guests from Temple Edinburg Fort Worth Irving Killeen Waco Victoria and Cameron. Families join church services and share meals while relatives travel and socialize across several Texas towns. Peggy Pedal of Killeen and the Fosheas host relatives with multiple couples visiting through the weekend.
Airman Larry G. Woelfel USN son of Mr and Mrs Alfred K Woelfel Route 1 Thorndale was graduated from the Aviation Electronics School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Jacksonville He studied electricity electronics aircraft electrical and instrument systems troubleshooting and repair of aircraft electrical parts.
Claude Morris Grand Master will pay an official visit to Cameron Lodge No. 56 on Thursday June 5. Officials say this will likely be Morris only visit this year. A special Grand Lodge session may confer degrees if five or more candidates join the Past Grand and Grand Lodge degrees per District Deputy Grand Master Joe Taylor.
Dairy products and canned tomato items lead June stock with plentiful milk based foods and large turkeys. Frozen sweet corn remains high and U S Department of Agriculture notes rice will diversify June shopping lists.
Community brief records visits and travel by residents Mrs. Billy Ray Dent and 5 J. T. Todd at a Cameron hospital. Mrs. Harrell and Mrs. Newsome head to Bellville and Houston with relatives. Families gather in Milano and Hearne for visits, picnics, and school trips. Vacation Bible School starts June 2 at the Baptist Church. Preston Rose back on leave from the Navy. Horseshoe crab fossil note signals 400 million year existence.
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