All School Carnival Set At Yee High
The Yee High School carnival will be held Monday with an afternoon session from 2 45 to 3 45 and an evening session from 6 to 9 00. Queens will be crowned Ada Henderson and All School Queen. Queen candidates include Raye Baggerly Josey Jackson Mary Beth Nance and Janice Kuzel.
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Ada Henderson
Yee High School
Raye Baggerly
Josey Jackson
Yee High
Future Nurses Club
Mary Beth Nance
Band
National Honor Society
Janice Kuzel
Santa's Here Friday Parade Jamboree Sparks Christmas Fun
Three top acts headline the Little Jewel Jambo ree Friday night at Simon George Hall. Proceeds fund Cameron welcome signs and a pony giveaway. Pancake supper starts 5:30 p m after the downtown parade and Santa’s Courthouse Square visit.
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Simon - George Hall
Cameron
Courthouse Square
John Moehring
Six Flags Over
Texas
Texas Magicians
Austin
Lynn LeQuire
Bill Austin
Rockdale
Wagon Traveler Heads For City
Jack Ratliff an elderly traveler from Pritchett Texas with three donkeys and a small menagerie heads toward Cameron to pick up mail. He has roamed 48 states with his wagon for 22 years and will visit Milam County as he continues his slow journey toward Belton Temple and Cameron.
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Jack Ratliff
Cameron
Milani
Ratliff
Pritchett
Cole
Ing
Canada
Mexico
Texas
Belton Temple
Molly
Mae
Jude
Litte Ben
Worthless
Hooper Cooper
Nanny
Conkey
Jack
United States
Cameron Christmas Parade Draws Thousands In Cameron
Cameron, Milam County residents crowd downtown for the annual Cameron Christmas Parade starting at 4 39 PM Friday. Santa leads the route with 20 units and bands followed by prize winning floats and a candy distribution at Courthouse Square. The Cameron Chamber of Commerce parade sponsors include co chairs Bull Tolson and Bill Noland and three clowns will mingle with spectators.
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Cameron
Milam County Aire
Chamber
College and
Main Streets
First Christian Church Corner
Santa
Santa Claus
Courthouse Square
Cameron Business and Professional Women’s Club
Cameron Police
County Sheriff's
Yee High School
Schiller Motors
Little Jewel
Cameron Saddle Club
Cameron Business and Professional Women's Club
Cameron Chamber of Commerce Trade Development Committee
Cochairmen
Bull Tolson
Bill Noland
Santa Parade Hopes and Holiday Catalogs Highlight Season
As Thanksgiving passes, Christmas decor brightens stores and the Santa parade lineup is announced. Parents worry Santa’s load may grow with endless wish lists and gift catalogs, including Neiman Marcus with an $11,000 Chinese junk, as holiday pressure builds. Santa faces a busy season, hoping to satisfy millions of children before December 25.
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Santa
Neiman - Marcus
U S
Houston
New Cameron School Board Members Take Posts
Cameron School Board installs two new members K D Griffin and Alton Fuchs at a Monday meeting in Ben Milam with Dr Gus Evans Jr elected president. Fuchs brings hatchery and Elm Creek Water shed Board ties. Griffin runs a Yarrelton grocery and farm.
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DR. Evans Preeny
Cameron School Board
Ben Milam
Gus Evans Jr
K. D. Griffin
Alton Fuchs
Griffin
Yarrelton
Cameron
Elm Creek
Niley J. Smith
S. H Richardson
Mildred Thornton
Perry Holder
BE. A. Perrin
Charles Brady, Sr
Coleman Duncum
Mary Randolph
Library
John B. Henderson
Oxsheer Smith
Woc
Wallace
Bowman
Hillard Thomas
James Kahler
Triggs
Frank Luecke
Miss Thornton
Cameron Saddle Chubr
Experts Probe Dirt From Scene of Home Blaze
Texas DPS experts analyze coal oil soaked dirt from the grounds of Jack Prescott residence at 710 E Seventh St after a November 20 fire. Sheriff Carl Black says samples were taken. officials suspect arson. About 10 000 damage to the west side and 4 000 to furniture were estimated. investigatorsnote coal oil or a similar substance was likely spilled around the southwest corner and soaked into the ground.
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Texas Dept. of Public Safety
Jack Prescott
Carl Black
Prescott
Seventh St
Christmas City Specials in Holiday Color
Local newspaper features a second section with seasonal ads and specials for Christmas shoppers. colorful listings highlight store promotions, discount offers, and festive events across retailers in the city.
Cameron Library Board votes to place 1963 tax plan on April ballot
Cameron Library Board discussed operating finances with city representatives and voted to circulate a petition authorizing an April 1963 city vote on a special library fund. The plan requests a 10 cent per 100 valuation library tax to raise about 5000 annually for operating costs.
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Cameron Library Board
Cameron
Rites Held For Rockdale Banker T B Ryan
T B Ryan longtime Rockdale banker and president of the Rockdale State Bank for 30 years died in a Rockdale hospital after six months illness. Funeral services were held in Rockdale with Rev Frank Cady officiating. Born and raised in Rockdale he led the bank through consolidation of three local banks. He served in Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce and directed the Rockdale Sandow Railroad. Survivors include his wife and a brother Parl Ryan of Rockdoh.
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T. B. Ryan
Rockdale
Rockdale State Bank
Phillips and Luckey
Frank Cady
St. John’s Methodist Church
Ryan
Rockdale State
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Sandow
Parl Ryan
Rockdoh
Christmas Parade Lineup and Santa Visit Schedule
Parade lineup at 4:15 p.m. followed by the Christmas Parade at 4:30 p.m. Santa will meet kids at the Courthouse at 5:00 p.m. A pancake supper runs 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and a stage show includes a pony giveaway during the floor show at 5:00 p.m.
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Santa
Banker Analyzes U.S. Money Race
Cameron Rotarians heard Hilliard S. Thomas of Citizens National Bank discuss the U.S. monetary dilemma. He warned that easy money policies clash with the dollar’s value, citing foreign aid and defense outlays as key pressures. He urged reforms and noted possible stabilizing options while noting the nation’s fiscal challenges.
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Cameron
Hilliard S. Thomas
Citizens National Bank
U.S
Thomas
Wall Street Journal
U S
W C Wallace
Milam County Adopts 40 Hour Week for Offices
County offices in Milam County will close all day Saturday starting December 1 Judge Don G Humble announced the plan aims to align with other counties and state and federal offices The district clerk's office will stay open for district court and the sheriff's office will handle emergencies on Saturdays after a Monday meeting of county officials.
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Milam
Don G. Humble
Texas
Humble
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Jack Ratliff and Company
Temple Telegram
Float Awards
Barbara Smitherman
FML
Fuchs
Ideal Hatchery
Texas A & M College
Charles Zeigler
Robert Tomlinson
Charlie Burke
Milton Schiller
F. W. Voggelsang
of Home Blaze
Rae
Library Board
Annlal
Rockdale Banker
Coa Works
Congress
Western
Europe
Japan
Free World
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