Joint Rotary Lions Meeting Planned at Cameron Country Club
Cameron Rotary hosts annual joint meeting for Cameron Noon Lions Evening Lions and Rotarians at Cameron Country Club on Wednesday noon November 27. Don Shealy Baylor assistant coach is main speaker with LaVert McKinney as program chairman. Yoe High coach Ed Cauley to introduce speaker and 11:45 a.m. arrival urged. Reverend James Lafferty to give invocation and Gene S. to introduce guests.
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Cameron Rotary Club
Cameron Noon Lions Club
Evening Lions Club
Cameron Country Club
Max McClaren
Rotary Club
Don Shealy
Baylor University
LaVert McKinney
Yoe High
Ed Cauley
Milton Wright
Bill McCutchen
Noon Lions Club
James Lafferty
Gene Smitherman
Food Stamp Allotment Increase for Four Person Family
The January 1975 food stamp allotment rises from 150 to 154 dollars for a family of four, based on August 1974 prices. Adjustments follow the semiannual law, using the economy food plan cost from Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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J. Phil Campbell
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Prices Drop Again At Auction
Beef producers keep thinking prices can’t get any lower yet they fall again at Cameron Livestock Auction. Receipts 604 down from 1610. slaughter steers $2 lower and calves $3 lower. feeders $3 lower. cows and pairs steady. Slaughter cows $13-$16 for choice, $11.80-$15.40 cutter, high dressing $17, canner $10-$12.50. Slaughter steers anders good grade $21.50-$24.50. calves $20-$23.75, low yield $18-$20. Feeder steers $21-$25, good $20-$23, standard $17-$21. Bulls $17-$19. stock cows and pairs steady.
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Cameron Livestock Auction
Milam County Independent Cattlemen's Association forms with 600 members
The Milam County Independent Cattlemen's Association reports about 600 members and donations totaling around 1700. A "blue back" workers meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the District Courtroom. Texas and Southern producers are urged to maximize year round forage and strengthen grass fed beef marketing to endure the next 12 to 48 months with minimal losses. Experts at the Shreveport Extension Industry Beef Cattle Seminar warned of ongoing cost price squeezes and global beef oversupply, urging careful planning, accurate inventories, and steps to cut losses. The Texas A&M representatives included Dr. L S Pope Dr. O D Butler and L A Maddox.
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Milam County
Independent Cattlemen’s Association
Blue Back
Texas
Shreveport
L. A. Maddox
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Extension Service
USDA
Maddox
U. S
Patriotism in a Cosmopolitan Dormitory Seventeen Minds
A Missouri college semester in the early 1950s brought together veterans and students from diverse nations. In a shared rooming-house floor, debates spanned languages and cultures yet patriotism never surfaced as a topic. The youths, from many backgrounds, trusted in democracy and the possibility of improving society through plural viewpoints. Page 2.
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Mizzou
Mississippi
Abe Lincoln
Boston
New York City
Calcutta
India
Oxford English
New Jersey
St. Louis
Washington
Missouri
Chicago
Kansas City
Midwest
Pakistan
Fire Destroys Maysfield Store in Community Loss
The old Maysfield store and post office burned Thursday afternoon, leaving a total loss. Cameron fire crews arrived to find the building destroyed. owner Oran Cook of Bryan had recently bought the property from Doc Thweatt, long-time operator.
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Maysfield
Cameron Fire Department
Oran Cook
Bryan
Doc’’ Thweatt
Aberdeen Becomes North Sea Oil Capital Amid Expansion
Aberdeen, with a population around 180 000, transforms into the North Sea oil hub as rigs and supply vessels flood the coast from Edinburgh to Cromarty Firth. The city’s harbor and heliport expand while offices for Shell BP Amoco Mobil Total and others rise. Absorbing oil wealth, Aberdeen earns the nickname oil capital of Europe and markets adapt to the frontier boom.
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Aberdeen
Reuter
Scotland
Edinburg
Cromarty Firth
Europe
World Oil Shell
British Petroleum
Amoco
Mobil
Total
Texaco
Britain
Texas
North Sea oil boom looms over huge offshore rigs
The North Sea promises vast oil reserves with high cost rigs like Highland One costing 116 million dollars. Winds reach 115 mph, 60 foot waves challenge operations, yet British estimates place proven and probable reserves well over 100 billion dollars in value. Dutch experts suggest 15-20 billion tons of oil offshore, enough to sustain 15-20 million barrels per day, potentially the world’s largest field after Saudi Arabia.
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Atlantic
Pacific
North Sea
Arctic
Scotland
Cromarty Firth
Saudi Arabia
Humble Named Milam County Judge During Harden Illness
Local attorney Don Humble former Milam County Judge will serve as county judge during O B Harden illness. Humble was unanimously elected by the Milam County Bar Association after a Wednesday secret ballot. Attendees included Carroll Glaser W C Wallace Humble Bob Ellett Charles Smith Ed Magre and Emory Camp.
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Don Humble
Milam County
O. B. Harden
Humble
Milam County Bar Association
Carroll Glaser
W. C. Wallace
Bob Ellett
Charles Smith
Ed Magre
Emory Camp
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Cameron Graffiitti
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ICA
Nashville
Denver
Texas A&m University
L. S
Bill’’ Pope
O. D. Butler
N.mll
America
North Sea Oil
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