Donations For Sign Fund To Be Painted On City Water Tower
114 donations will fund a three foot painted sign on the Cameron water tower reading Cameron Home of the Fighting Yeomen. Jim Spooner the painter will donate labor and materials to cover costs while the sign will be visible for miles as donations support the project. Atty Gen John Hill spoke in Cameron to the Central Texas Peace Officers Association about consumer protection and law enforcement as the state’s first lawyer. Almost 200 officers attended. Over 100 children attended a puppet show at Cameron Public Library by Doris Goodrich Jones of Waco, the largest turnout for the library Friends program since 1966.
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Yee High School Student Council
YHS
Jim Spooner
Cameron
Fighting Yeomen
Atty-Gen
John Hill
Central Texas Peace Officers Association
Simon-George Hall
Cameron Public Library
Doris Goodrich Jones
Waco
John C. Hill
Hill
Military, Alcohol Control
Department of Public Safety
Houston
Board of Regents of
National College of District Attorneys
Texas Attorney General
Austin
Noting in Texas and Europe as 20th to 21st century shift
The speaker contrasts efforts in Texas and U.S. press with Willie Brandt, aiming to reconcile 20th century reality with 19th century mythology. He argues for understanding under political sanction in Europe while seeking popular appreciation of quality.
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Texas
Willie Brandt
Europe
Lady Bird Johnson praises Texas roadside flowers
Lady Bird Johnson praises the Indian paintbrush and bluebonnet displays seen during a Texas drive. She commends the Texas Highway Department for saving seed by delaying roadside mowing and thanks maintenance supervisor John W. Parsons for the department’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Parsons
Texas Highway Department
Lady Bird Johnson
Milam County Country Fair and Bazaar Planned Friday
St. Edward Hospital Auxiliary sponsors a Country Fair and Bazaar at the First Baptist Church parking lot from 4 to 8 30 p m on Friday with decorative crafts gift items garden vegetables and a bakery section. Proceeds go to the St Edward Hospital Development Fund. If bad weather moves to the Methodist Fellowship Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Edward Hospital
First Baptist Church
Methodist Fellowship Hall
TP and L projects large capacity to meet summer demand
TP and L says it will meet summer electric needs across its 51 county service area with ample plant capacity and fuel supplies. It plans new storage tanks and three major generating units including a 775000 kilowatt oil gas unit near Granbury and two 575000 kilowatt lignite fueled units near Mount Pleasant and Tatum.
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Texas Power & Light Company
Tp&l
Dallas Power & Light Co
Texas Electric Service Company
Love
Granbury
Hood County
Dp&l
TESCO
Mount Pleasant
Titus County
Tatum
Rusk County
Graham Construction resumes rock-stalled storm drain project
Graham Construction Co. resumes work on the city storm drainage project after a two week halt. About 450 feet of pipe remains to be installed through solid rock on Eighth Street and Milam as crews lay pipe in nine foot ditches while cleanup proceeds along the route to the park. The concrete drainage box at the ravine city park is finished and paving along Crockett Street is planned. the contract began in November with no firm completion date.
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Graham Construction Co
Eighth Street
Milam
City Park
N. Crockett St
Crockett
Eighth
Park
Seven Yeoman players named to All-District roster
Seven Yeoman baseball players were named to the All-District roster with one honorable mention. The All-District outfield includes Gary Thweatt Pat Sheguil and Mike Miller. Other infielders include Tom Davidson Mike Collier Joe Trdy Ricky Sapp and Gene Kopriva. Pitchers are John Barron Tom Freeman and Joe Lingo. Ernie De La Rosa is the only catcher and Jeff Smitherman earned honorable mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeoman
Ed Cauley
Gary Thweatt
Cameron
Pat Sheguil
Mike Miller
Belton
Brad Lancaster
Lampasas
Tom Davidson
Gatesville
Mike Collier
Joe Trdy
Ricky Sapp
Gene Kopriva
John Barron
Tom Freeman
Copperas Cove
Joe Lingo
Ernie de la Rosa
Hill seeks stronger law enforcement from Texas AG office
Attorney General John C. Hill told about 200 Central Texas Peace Officers Association members that the office must push enforcement. He urged upgrading police education, boosting pay, and restoring the death penalty for killing officers, noting Texas high officer fatalities. Seated with Hill were Mayor Gene Blake, Police Chief Felipe Martinez, and Texas Bar Association leader Jim Bowmen.
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Hill
U. S
Texas
Attorney-General’s Office
Gene Blake
Felipe Martinez
Central Texas
Jim Bowmen
Temple
Texas Bar Association
Milam Tax Board To Meet In Cameron On June 4
Milam County tax board of equalization will meet at the Cameron courthouse at 9 a.m. Monday June 4 to determine fix and equalize valuations. The board will sit daily until work is completed. County Judge O B Harden and Commissioners Adolph Gresak LaVert McKinney Gerald Vinton and C D Caffey serve on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County Commissioners Court
McLane Co
Magna Craft Inc
Milam County
Tax Board of Equalization
Cameron
Wayne B. Weiser
O. B. Harden
Adolph Gresak
LaVert McKinney
Gerald Vinton
C. D. Caffey
Yoe High Grads Among Texas Law School Degree Recipients
Three Yoe High School graduates were among more than 500 earning law degrees at the University of Texas commencement in Austin. Honorees include Raymond Batla of Buckholts, Larry Manning of Georgetown, and Mark Maedgen Humble of Cameron, all UT Law School graduates.
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Yee High School
University of Texas
Law School
Austin
Raymond Batla
Yoe High School
Raymond J. Batla
Rt. 2
Buckholts
Larry Paul Manning
James Hoskins
Georgetown
Cameron
Mark Maedgen Humble
Don Humble
Memorial Day Weekend Quiet in Milam County Traffic
Milam County saw no major traffic accidents over Memorial Day weekend per the highway patrol and police. Sheriff Carl Black reported no arrests by his department. DPS Milton Wright described the period as extraordinarily quiet on Milam highways with three minor accidents investigated.
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Milam County
Highway Patrol
Carl Black
Milton Wright
Milam
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Yoe High
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