Gas rate debate dominates Cameron council agenda
Cameron City Council debates a 19.58 percent raise offered by Lone Star Gas with Temple and other Texas towns as benchmarks. The vote ends 3-2 in favor after motions for 10 and 15 percent were defeated. Edwards says the city will notify Lone Star and report outcomes at the December 2 meeting.
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Lone Star Gas Company
Texas
Temple
F E. A. Perrin
Starrett Hickman
Lester Turner
Lawrence Zotz
Boo Clark
Bob Wells
Wells
Clark
Edwards
Cameron
Lone Star Gas
Clark and Wells
Lone Star
Turner
Hickman
Zotz
Perrin
Lone Star Gas Co
Herald Antiquity and Western Shift in Newspaper Insight
The piece muses on sharpness of youth versus experience of age in press circles. It notes Milam’s 119 years of readership, lists notable publications, and argues that insight isn’t monopolized by New York or Los Angeles papers. It suggests a western and southern shift in media influence.
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Herald
Austin
Washington
Southwest
Herald Antiquit
Milam
Texas Business Review
Atlas
World Press
Columbia Journalism Review
American Press
Journal of Data Management
Herald Comment
Times of
New York
Los Angles
Scotty Reston
William Buckley
Herald Offers Free Portraits for New Subscriptions
The Cameron Herald announces a promotion giving a free 8x10 color portrait to new or renewing subscribers of the Thursday and Weekend edition. Offer requires either a new subscription or a combined renewal and sub, with prices listed for Milam and non Milam areas. Portrait scheduling will be by mail or phone in coming weeks.
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Cameron Herald
Weekend Herald
Milam
Milam Area
Tejas District Scout Banquet Tickets Go On Sale
Tickets go on sale Saturday for the Tejas District annual Boy Scouts banquet set for December 9 at Rockdale Elementary School auditorium. Rev. Richard Freeman of First United Methodist Church in Waco will address guests. reservations due December 5. Tickets are $2 and available from committee members, unit leaders, or Ron Derry.
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Tejas
Rockdale
Richard Freeman
First United Methodist Church
Waco
Cameron
Couter
Ron Derry
Derry
Mrs Miller Hired As Program Aide In Cameron
Nona Miller was hired Monday as program aide for the county Emergency Food Program. She begins December 1 with an office at the Cameron commodity distribution center. County Judge O B Harden said the advisory committee was flooded with applications after a Herald article.
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Nona Miller
O. B. Harden
Herald
Weather Notes Temperatures Dip After Damp Day
Temperatures fell to 33 degrees early Wednesday after a wet day with heavy rainfall reported. The rest of the notes show scattered temperatures and numerical readings, including highs near 79 and multiple lows around mid to upper 50s, with varied figures listed.
Scotsman Stops for Cameron Crowd as It Passes
A British steam locomotive the Flying Scotsman halted briefly at Santa Fe Depot in Cameron around 12 45 p m to allow spectators including many children who waited nearly an hour despite intermittent showers. The train owned by Alan Paegler of England was en route to Slaton for storage after touring the east coast. a western tour is planned next spring.
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Santa Fe
Cameron Standay
Alan Paegler
England
Slaton
United States
Boston
Houston
Cameron
Texas
London
Edinburgh
Chamber Barbecue Honors Highway Officials
Cameron Chamber of Commerce highway and good roads committee hosts an informal dinner at 7 39 p m at Methodist Fellowship Hall honoring highway officials from Bryan Hearne and Cameron. Jater McKinney chairs and praises Tonis program for informing citizens about highway plans and construction.
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce Highway and Good Roads Committee
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Bryan
Hearne
Cameron
Tonis
Jater, McKinney
Comber Committee
Milam and Robertson Discuss Cameron Day Care Plan
Milam County and Robertson County leaders concerted on a Cameron Day Care Center. The group considered starting with a church based babysitting service and expanding to social and psychological services for up to 30 children with potential regional funding.
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Cameron
First Presbyterian
Ronald Moen
Bell County
Moen
Wirt Skinner
Bill Ii Vaung
Cameronhrough Milam County
Milam County
Bell Centers
Belton
Temple
Killeen
First Methodist Church
Skinner
Tusday
R Ev
James Lafferty
Bull Tomblin
Alvis Coleman
Don Marquart
Lafferty and
Judge Harden
Betty Hurmbie
City
Mildred Barker
Rockdale
Shirley M. Woods
Cameron State Welfare Dept
Gas Explosion Blamed in Fatal Davis Street Fire
Investigation into the 1608 N. Davis home destruction found the cause listed as SAS explosion. Seth Dees died in the early morning fire on November 11. Sheriff Carl Black released the finding closing the case.
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Seth Dees
N. Davis
Carl Black
Sas
Dees
Song Writer's Story From Sign Painter To Country Hits
A L Owens once painted a Baskin Insurance Building sign in 1965 and rose to fame as a country music publisher with hits for Brenda Lee Elvis Presley Charlie Pride and more. Now in his thirties he lives near Nashville with his wife writing songs born from life and dreams chronicled in his book The Man and His Song describing a modern Horatio Alger success.
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Cameron
A. L
Baskin Insurance
Baskin
Johnny
Brenda Lee
Elvis Presley
Charlie Pride
Homer Jones
Dallas Frazier
Waco
Owen
Frazier
Nashville
Owens
Man
Horatio Alger
Poage to Speak at Gause Post Office Dedication
The dedication for the new Gause Post Office starts at 2 30 p m Sunday with Congressman W R Poage delivering the address. Cameron Postmaster Narvie Caperton will introduce Poage. Local officials note invited Senators Ralph Yarborough and John Tower and many out of town postmasters are expected to attend. Open house will follow the dedication to view the new facilities.
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Gause
W. R. Poage
Cameron
Narvie Caperton
Poage
F. E. Haertig
Temple
Opal Robertson
Ralph Yarborough
John Tower
C. L. Harlan
Harlan
Total Continues Gain For 2 Heralds
Milam readers embrace both Thursday and Weekend editions with a growing list of new subscribers. The note thanks many named individuals from Cameron Buckholts Rockdale Temple Waco Austin San Antonio Wharton and beyond and invites others to join.
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Your Herald
Milam
Johnny Krenek
Emil Boedeker
H. H Harber
Ennis Rentchler
Kenneth Willy
J. K
Flinn
Barney McLerran
Sam Houston
Audis Lott
Arthur Cobb
Frank Tomek, Sr
Etcund Pimpler
John Tomek
Clem Tomek
I. Stoker
N. A. MelLane
Charles Reynolds
Chester Hays
W. W. Markham
Gus Abel
Flannie Mae Woods
Dan McDaniel
Albert Whiteside
J. H. Thomas
LaVerne Slavik
C. C. Schmidt
Jean Tomlinson
Drayton McLane
Clyde Hensley
Fay Kokutek
W. G. Henderson, Sr
J. T. Parma
Gary Noland
Temple
J. Nelson Green
Dallas
Wilman
Angell
Waco
James Coody
E. C. Cole
A. J. Hoelscher
Austin
F. M. Hall
James 1S
San Antonio
Bill Kincer
Wharton
W. K. Leonard
Texas City
Lester McCulloch
Three Car Crash Leads to DUI Charge in Milam County
Jody W. Kenney of Cameron faces driving while intoxicated charges after a Saturday night three vehicle collision. Police say Kenney's 1967 Chevrolet Camaro turned onto North Houston from West street, hit a parked car owned by Mrs. Bill Marek, crossed to a lot, then struck Mariano De La Rosa on US 190 Four th Street. Damages were estimated at 1200, 200, and 165 dollars with no injuries.
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Milam County Cour
Jody W. Kenney
Cameron
Kenneys
North Houston
West Wth Street
Bill Marek
Kenney
Houston
Fourth St
US 190
Mariano de la Rosa
Marek
Rylander Burns in Trash Fire at Home
Ray Rylander, 16, a Yee High junior, received second and third degree burns to his neck left ear and right ear while burning trash at his home on Old Maysfield Road around 5 p m Saturday. He is in good condition and expected to be released by the weekend. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Rylander.
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J. B. Earle
John Shearin
Bob Wells
Wells
Jerrin
Earle
Perrin
Ray Rylander
Maysfield Rd
Rylander
Yee High
Lewis Rylander
Judge Black Urges Big Scale Agriculture for World Market
County Judge William Black former general counsel of the Agriculture Committee tells Cameron Rotarians agriculture must go big and stay in the world market citing a 6.5 billion export surplus and noting only 41 districts have 25 percent or more farmers. He warns of overcapacity and predicts gradual program stability with broader federal changes.
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William (. Black
Agriculture Commitee
U.S. House of Representatives
Cameron
Black
U.S
United States
U. S
Robert Eliott
Judge Black
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