Milam County Votes: Carr Wins Hier In Texas
An unofficial Milam County tally shows Carr winning with 2940 votes while Milam County backed Republican Connally with 2199 for Governor and Tower leading for U S Senate at 1337. Local contests list Watson Jr for State Senate 2742 votes and McKinney re elected Commissioner 1114, with numerous precinct results and party races across the county.
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Milam County
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Appreciation Dinner Honors J C Culpepper
Cecil Culpepper was honored at a community appreciation dinner in Cameron attended by about 400 friends. Speakers praised his leadership with the Texas Meal Market Association and described his impact on local growth. attendees included his family, former officials, and a letter from Gov. Connally.
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Carr Tower race and shift toward moderation in Texas politics
The piece notes broad interest in the Carr Tower race in Texas and a national drift toward moderate representation. It links Kennedy and Johnson eras, Great Society momentum, and voter caution, citing Texas precedent for senators seeking a second term and preferences for modernizing the Texas Constitution. It ends with a local note about Milam County and a publisher bidding on ballots.
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Texas
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
the Herald
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Cameron City approves urban renewal funds request
Cameron City Council unan ion ously approves Urban Renewal Planning Board report requesting 5757,581 from federal funds routed via Ft Worth. Plan trims 29 blocks to 8 bounded by Fannin East 2nd Travis and Gillis with 11,269 for admin, 5,400 for surveys, 100 for legal counsel and a 3 954 reserve. Approval decision 3 to 6 months with no city outlay. Perrin chairs planning board with members Fuchs Thornton Camp Burns Young Hajovsky succeeding Humble as legal counsel.
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Planning Board
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Cameron Planning Board
Local Planning Board
Monroe Fuchs
Nine Indicted by Milam County Grand Jury
Milam County Grand Jury on November 4 returned nine indictments. Waco residents Horace Howard Jr James Hackworth and Joe Hall were charged with felony theft at Mendick's Minimax after arrests August 27. Other indictments included M R Templeton Abilene forgery Lovie Lee Rockdale forgery Johnny Lewallen Fort Worth forgery Aaron Harbour Lometa felony DWI Jesse Matthews Rockdale fraudulent disposition Jerry Reeves Thorndale malicious mischief Co J Powell Lancaster fraudulent disposition.
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James Hackworth
Joe Hall
Mendick’s
Huntsville
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Abilene
Lovie Lee
Rockdale
Johnny Lewallen
Fort Worth
Aaron Marshall Harbour
Lometa
Jesse
Matthews
Jehovahs Witnesses receive four year term for SSS conflict
Paul John Matyastik aged 23 formerly of Cameron now Houston and Michael Lee Cheshire aged 21 of El Paso were sentenced in Austin federal court to four years each. They refused to perform two years at the Austin State Hospital as alternative service. Judge Jack Roberts imposed the sentences, the longest yet in the Austin federal court for conscientious objectors under the selective service laws.
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Houston
Cameron
Michael Lee Cheshire
el Paso
Austin
Austin State Hospital
U. S. Dist
Jack Roberts
Library approves magazines and books for Cameron
Cameron Library Board approved annual subscriptions to a dozen magazines for daily use and authorized 500 for new books. Five newspapers are available, plastic covers for magazines were ordered, and a 5000 book grant proposal to the Texas Library System was approved for City Council consideration.
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Library Book Committee
Cameron Order of the Eastern Star
Frank Perrin
Don G. Humble
Time
Life
Saturday Evening Post
Saturday Review
Harper's
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National Geographic
Popular Mechanics
Popular Electronics
Today's Health
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U. S. News
Reader's Digest
Illustrated
Frank M. Luecke
Texas Library System
Cameron Public Library
Library Board
City Lions Rotary to Hear Dr Beto Speaker Ben Barnes
A joint Thanksgiving session of Cameron Rotary and Lions Clubs will hear Dr George Beto head of the Texas Prison System. In the main address Wednesday November 23 a joint session is also set for Wednesday December 14 when Texas House Speaker Ren Barnes will address the groups. Members of Rockdale Rotary Club have been invited as an intercity function. Both programs will be at First Methodist Fellowship Hall.
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Lions Clubs
George Beto
Texas Prison System
Cameron Lions and
Rotary Club
Texas
Ren Barnes
Rockdale Rotary Club
Milam County Unofficial Count Notes Const Party
An unofficial count concern arises in Milam County linked to the Constitutional Party. The text references a provisional tally or vote-related note without formal result confirmation. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
Calvin Cobb Named To Fill Cameron School Board Vacancy
Cameron resident and cotton farmer Calvin Cobb has been appointed to fill the unexpired term of Will Vogelsang on the Cameron School Board. Cobb will be sworn in at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the superintendent's office. His term runs to April 1968. Vogelsang resigned in July 1965 after serving since 1965.
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Cameron
Branchville
Will Vogelsang
Cobb
Vogelsang
Hairston Charged With Embezzlement in Mail Parcel theft
Morris Hairston 30 of Cameron faces federal embezzlement charges for removing a letter planted by postal inspectors from a Rogers drop box and possessing marked bills. He was arrested around 3 am Sunday in Temple and released on a $3000 personal recognizance bond. Arresting officer Vernon Smith of Waco expects the case to go before a federal grand jury in Waco.
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Waco
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Rockdale
Smith
Legion Post Hosts Vet Day Breakfast
The American Legion Post observes Veterans Day with a 5:30 a.m. breakfast for all veterans. Government offices and the post office close Friday. Cameron businesses and professional offices stay open.
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American Legion Post
Wilson Ledbetter Ark
Cameron
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