October Events Share Flavor of Times and Construction News
The piece notes October as Gourmet Adventures Month and many local observances from National Restaurant to Wurstfest while Ramaden begins October 9. It also reports Cameron History Club pledging support for the Dallas Symphony and looming Laneport North San Gabriel dam construction with a $25 million estimate, plus broader regional development and reflect on dreams turning to facts.
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U. S. of A
Cape Coral
Flo
New Braunfels
Texas
Cameron
Dallas Symphony
Cameron History Club
Rockdale School Superintendent Moorman to resign after 17 years
J. M. Moorman, Rockdale superintendent for 17 years, announced plans to vacate the post. He arrived during the city’s mid 1950s boom and led the completion of the district’s extensive building program, stating the past years have been rewarding.
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Rockdale
J. M. Moorman
Moorman
Jurode Trial Faces Subpoenas for 30 Witnesses
Hearne County Attorney Bryan E. Russ issued subpoenas for 30 persons scheduled to testify in the trial of Lee Murray Jurode set for October 9. Jurode is among three defendants jailed in the May killings of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kelly and their daughter Mrs. Jim Stovall.
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Hearne County
Bryan E. Russ
Lee Murray
Jurode
Jack Kelly
Jim Stovall
Prize steer brings $1,163.50 at Burleson County Fair
The 1972 Burleson County Fair concluded with Jimmy Peteete’s champion 895-pound Charolais Angus steer sold for $130 per hundred pounds. Port City Stockyards purchased the animal for a total of $1,163.50.
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Burleson County
Jimmy Peteete
Port City
Georgetown Hikes Telephone Rates by 6.52 Percent
In a brief special session Georgetown councilors voted to raise local telephone rates 6.52 percent effective October 19. The increase falls short of General Telephone Companys 16.7 percent request, with citywide hikes totaling 1176 versus 2811 proposed by the company.
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Georgetown
General Telephone Company
General Telephone
Ranchers Welcome Rains After Dry Spell
Rosebud and surrounding area recorded over three inches of rain in the past week. The showers benefited cotton fields and gins reported heavy pickups. Ranchers expressed joy as grass and small grains begin to recover ahead of frost and winter pastures.
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Rosebud
Waco Faces Large Heroin Trade Estimated at Five Million
A Drug Abuse Center official says heroin sales in Waco generate about five million dollars yearly. Officials estimate there are between 300 and 600 heroin addicts in the area. The report describes the illegal drug trade as a tax free industry with wide reach.
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Waco
Cameron City Banks One Cent Sales Tax Refund
The City of Cameron received a refund check for 15507.15 this month, bringing the year to date tax refunds to 47073.82. The refunds cover the last quarter of 1971 and the first two quarters of 1972. The city collects one percent of taxable sales as the tax and state payments trail by about one quarter.
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Cameron
Cameron to receive $100000 EDA grant for storm drainage
An EDA funded plan in Cameron Milam County will install a storm drainage facility affecting a 50 block area to curb flooding. The City of Cameron will provide 25000 dollars of the 125000 dollar project, creating 12 jobs with a 100000 dollar grant. The effort stems from an October application by Joe Rady and Associates of Fort Worth and targets Crockett Street area to Milam Street and City Park.
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Cameron
John Tower
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Texas
Milam County
Tower
Joe Rady and Associates of
Fort Worth
Crockett St
Tenth Street
Eighth
Milam
Fannin St
Cameron Yoemen Upset Rosebud-Lott Under Rain at Yoe Field
The Cameron Yoemen defeated the undefeated Rosebud-Lott Cougars 14-3 in heavy rain. George Whiteside returned a punt 61 yards for Cameron's first TD, and Gene Kopriva added a second quarter PAT and the late third quarter score after Glynn Cummings’s 35 yard return set up Young’s 3 yard run. Rosebud-Lott had a 28 yard field goal by John Jones in the first quarter and mixed passing late, but Cameron’s defense held. Kevin Scott rushed 92 yards for Rosebud-Lott, while Whiteside gained 91 for Cameron as both teams fought tough conditions.
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Cameron
Gene Kopriva
Yeemen
Rosebud Lott
Jones
Glynn Cummings
Cougar
Young
Yee
Kopriva
Whiteside
Mike Troy
West
Rosebud-Lott
Kevin Scott
George Whiteside
Scott
Dennis Terry
Terry Frenzel
Yoe Teacher Dies After Heart Attack at Field
Adolph A. Kretschmar a Cameron schools math teacher for six years died after a heart attack Friday night at Yoe Field. He collapsed while helping with ticket sales and died en route to Scott and White Hospital. The 54 year old Milam County native a UT graduate and Texas A&M masters candidate previously taught 12 years at Rogers. He is survived by his wife seven children and his mother.
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Adolph A. Kretschmar
Cameron
Yoe Field
Scott and White Hospital
Kretschmar
St. Edward Hospital
Milam County
University of Texas
New Phone Books Due in Cameron Area
The Cameron telephone directory for 1972 will be mailed to customers on Tuesday October 3, 1972. Dennis Richter, manager for Southwestern Bell, says the edition surpasses all prior distribution records, with 17 pages of listings and 44 Yellow Pages. More than 5,800 copies have been printed for local users and future needs.
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Cameron
Dennis Richter
Southwestern Bell
Richter
UF Drive Opens The House-To-House Campaign
Cameron’s United Fund drive starts Monday with W. L. Stroup as Drive Chairman. Residential captains include Shirley Kelm Charlene Boutwell Iris Fox Mary Jo Hux Gloria Armstrong Emma Demerson JoAnn Thompson M Flores and Bobby Ellison will lead neighborhood canvassing.
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Cameron
United Fund
Drive
W. L. Stroup
Shirley Kelm
Charlene Boutwell
Iris Fox
Mary Jo Hux
Gloria Armstrong
Emma Demerson
JoAnn Thompson
M. Flores
Bobby Ellison
Court Lifts Injunction On San Gabriel Dams
Fifth Circuit vacates a June 7 temporary injunction affecting Laneport and North Fork lake projects on the San Gabriel River. U S Army Corps of Engineers says contract action will start if no further delays, with bids for North Fork and Laneport works scheduled in October. Austin attorney Richard Shannon notes appeal remains pending with oral arguments in November.
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Laneport
North San Gabriel
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
North Fork Lake
San Gabriel River
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
D L Orendorff
Corps of Engineers
Laneport Lake
Richard Shannon
Austin
Fifth Circuit
Georgetown
Round Rock
Taylor
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Elm Creek
Rotary
Henry Litzman
St. Edwardd Hospital
Kostka
Dana Kestenbaum
PTA
Cameron Pta
Ben Milam
D. D. Matthews
Matthews and Assocaates
Bryan
Supt
D. R Dodson
Jim Camp
Cameron Yoemen
Marilyn Hauk
Cameron Rosebud
Atp
San Gabriel Dams
Corps
B. Harden
Cameron Club
David Cobb
Lisa Cobb
Johnny Marek
James Marek
Robert Mueck
Gary Cobb
Gery Hollas
Sandra Cobb
Don Fleming
Brian Cobb
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