17 Nov 1975
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1975
Page
1
A long list of individuals and entities appears in the fragment, including Cameron and Buckholts Buckholts names, plus Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms Inc and Rosebud references. The names suggest a community roster or social notice without a clear single event.
A reader list shows numerous individuals by initials and surnames across multiple Texas towns including Houston Austin Temple San Antonio College Station Hearne McGregor La Marque and more. The compilation includes F M L Ben Arnold Mrs Dell Henderson Rev C E Wierth and others with varied titles and affiliations.
Rockdale city council held a lengthy session on new water rates that often more than doubled on October bills amid sparse public input. City Manager Ernie Moore said the meeting aimed to explain the water department’s revenue and expenses to residents.
Richard Skipper of McGregor and his daughter spotted a rattlesnake stretched in the fireplace last Friday. He swung a broom at it and the snake rattled, leading him to suspect the serpent had curled among a three day old armload of wood.
Georgetown parents voiced strong disapproval after 32 eighth grade girls were licked for failing to suit out on time. Mrs Frank Hubbard pressed the principal while the teacher described the act as all in fun, which the mother called not funny.
Belton school board members learned two 50 acre sites in the Miller Heights area are available for a new high school. Both sites lie near elementary schools with access via existing streets and one site could be traded for school land.
Cameron School Superintendent Buddy Dulin reports the 1938 Yoe High Gym renovation is progressing and expected to wrap within a month. The district rejected bids and is self contracting to stay under 140000 while rebuilding bleacher supports, replacing termite damaged wood, refinishing the floor, updating dressing rooms and restrooms, adding a concession stand, and converting the upstairs into a 3000 square foot science lab with new equipment.
The Cameron Area Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee will honor staff of the State Department of Highways District 17 on Tuesday November 25 at 7 p.m. in the Methodist Fellowship Hall. Tickets are on sale through November 24. Joe G Hanover district engineer will report on highway construction plans and Texas highway history for a Bicentennial theme. A barbecue meal will be served and dress is casual.
Texas Highway Patrol reports 18 accidents in Milam County during October with 4 deaths and 13 injuries. The year to date totals reach 196 accidents 12 deaths and 88 injuries in Milam County for 1975.
Rockdale City Manager Ernie Moore urged Milam County Commissioners to cover a $1,289 ambulance motor replacement and to boost funding for fire fighting. He noted only about half of county outside calls are paid, with charges of 50 cents per mile outside and 25 dollars inside. A motion to pay the repair died, then Commissioner Vinton paid from revenue sharing funds.
Texas State Rep. Dan Kubiak says a new state tax is almost certain in 1977 due to school finance reform needs and inflation. He argues Briscoe’s no tax pledge may clash with experts predicting about a billion dollars in new revenue and calls for shifting education costs from local property taxes to the state.
Burglars broke in through a back door at Swanzy's Grocery in Ben Arnold on Thursday night and stole about 600 dollars in groceries and items. They took cigarettes cigars tobacco shotgun shells soaps gloves soft goods and shoe polish along with bacon steaks and other meats from an ice box. Two boxes of cosmetics and plastic goods were left behind. Milam County Sheriff’s Department is investigating.
Cameron volunteers answered a call to the Alvin Dodd home on Clarkson road about five miles from Ben Arnold at 9 P.m. Thursday. The unoccupied house was fully engulfed when they arrived and firefighters could not save it. A passing CB operator reported the blaze.
Cameron Rotary Club will host two Shell Oil executives to discuss lignite mining plans for Milam County. Keith Doig and N J Isto will present on Shell’s mining ventures and project scope in the region.
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