CISD Tax Collector Reports 1965 Roll Totals
Cameron Independent School District tax assessor Oliver Chamberlain reports Oct 1 1965 to Sept 30 1965 delinquents collected totaling 185 485 pushing current year collections to 185 485 of 174 151 assessed. Supplemental real estate taxes added 1 495 making back collections 1 352 total taxes since establishment 1 642 258 and a 101 8 percent collection rate not counting penalty and interest.
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Cameron Independent
Toby
Ollie Chamberlain
CISD
Sie
Chamberlen
CISC
CIS
Will Harris critiques oldest west of Brazos claim in Hill column
In F.M.L. Frank Hill's Printer's Inklings column, Will Harris of Wilson Texas disputes Cap Wharton Albany News claim that Shackleford County paper is the oldest west of the Brazos founded 1879. He notes Cameron Herald at 107 years and discusses newspaper evolution and future tech.
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Frank Hill
Lynn County News
Will Harris
Rt. 1
Wilson
Texas
Ol’ Herald
Will Harri S
New Home
Cap Wharton
Albany News
Shackleford
West of the Brazos
Cameron Herald
County Farm Bureau convention set for Cameron Thursday
The Farm Bureau will hold its annual county convention in the directors room of the Farm Bureau office in Cameron at 7 39 p m Thursday October 20 Resolutions may be submitted in writing by any member and sent to the Texas Farm Bureau convention in Corpus Christi November 13 16 A county resolutions committee chair Calvin Cobb with members Charlie Duncan Robert Junemann John A Smith and H M Yager also will report the nominating committee with H M Yager Morris Coward and A T Swanzy Members will vote on 10 directors to serve two year terms.
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Herald
The
Farm Bureau
Cameron
Texas Farm Bureau Convention
Corpus Christi
W. L. Anwell
Miiam County
H. M. Yager
Morris Coward
A. T. Swanzy
Kickoff Dinner Sets Cameron United Fund Drive
About 59 workers at Cameron Country Club attended a kickoff dinner for the Cameron United Fund chaired by James D. Camp and Albert Collins. They urged calls to business leaders for an $87,000 goal as 170 workers prepare a house to house drive October 24.
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Cameron United Fund
Cameron Country Club
James D. Camp
Albert Collins
Cameron
United Fund For Red Cross
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Cameron Industrial Foundation, Inc
United Fund
Red Cross
Milam County
Joe Lee Vybiral
Richard Freeman
W. C. Wallace
Henry Liebman
Gene Smitherman
Albert McCullin, Jr
Don G. Fumble
Forrest Sapp
Monroe Fuchs
Camp
Collins
Mrs. Dora Duncum Holds 90th Birthday Celebration
Mrs. Dora Duncum marked her 90th birthday on October 6 with visits and calls from friends across the state. A Milam County native and Cameron resident, her children Coleman Duncum Nora Duncum H B Monroe and C O Duncum reside in Cameron LaMarque and San Antonio.
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Dora Duncum
Duncum
Milam County
Cameron
Coleman Duncum
Nora Duncum
H. B. Monroe
LaMarque
C. O. Docum
San Antonio
Auto Crash Kills Two Injures Two Near Cameron
A weekend one car crash seven miles west of Cameron killed Kathleen Matula 14 and Eugene Tucker 18 and injured Rita Matula and Mike Maddox both 15. The car overturned after leaving FM 54 near Elm Creek bridge. Tucker died at 4 45 am in Aransas Pass and Matula died about 2 am in a Cameron hospital. Funeral services were held for Tucker and Matula.
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Cameron
Kathleen Matula
Eugene Tucker
Aransas Vass
Newton Memorial Hospital
Rita Matula
Mike Maddox
Leroy Broadus
Elm Creek
Frondus
Tucker
Marek-Burns Funeral Home
Pob Wimberly
Proffer Joins Cameron FHA Office as Assistant County Supervisor
Malcolm V. Proffer, formerly of Paris and a native of Laconia, has become assistant county supervisor with the Farmers Home Administration in Cameron. He started work Monday with his wife Betty and children Deborah 14 Warren 7 and Rhonda 5 moving to Cameron. He recently graduated from East Texas State University Commerce with a degree in agriculture education and has prior FHA experience.
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Malcolm V. Proffer
Paris
Texas
Laconia
Farmers Home Administration
Cameron
Proffer
Betty
Deborah
Warren
Rhonda
Camero
East Texas State University of Commerce
FHA
Cameron Urban Renewal Plan Review With Houston Engineers
The Cameron Urban Renewal Board will meet for a second time in a week with Bernard Johnson, Inc., engineers to view preliminary downtown renewal plans. The six man Houston firm team prepared the proposals for city officials, with final approvals to follow in Fort Worth and Washington before a planning grant is issued.
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Bernard Johnson, Inc
Houston Engineering
Eron
Houston
Cameron Urban Renewal Board
Agen
Fort Worth
Washington
Cameron
Classifieds Ad Prompt Confusion
Readable text fragment urges use of the Herald’s classifieds for renting selling or trading. The item presents a call to action rather than a full notice or event with identifiable people places or dates. It lacks concrete entities to form a proper news style card.
Hunter Shot in Accident Near Cameron
A hunting accident east of Ben Arnold Sunday morning killed Luther B. Barnes 40 of Bellaire Houston. He was fatally wounded when a rifle handed to him discharged during frog shooting at the Woodson Farm stock tank about 10 miles northeast of Cameron. Justice of the Peace Jess Brock ruled accidental. Survivors include wife Dorothy, mother Louise, three sons Stephen John Richerd Barnes, two daughters Celeste Monica Barnes, and two siblings. Funeral arrangements by Earthman and Marek Burns.
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Ben Arnold
Houston
Luther B. Barnes
Bellaire
Bryan Bullock
Woodson
Cameron
Bullock
Barnes
Justice of the Peace
Jess Brock
Earthman’ Funeral Home
Marek Burns
Dorothy Barnes
Mather
Louise Barnes
Stephen Barnes
John Barnes
Richerd Barnes
Celeste Barnes
Monica Barnes
City Council Approves Routine Bills and Maintenance Reports
The Cameron city council met Thursday evening to approve routine bills and hear maintenance reports from the water and street departments. City Secretary Buddy Fuller said both departments reported ongoing maintenance and work. Equipment is grading at Cameron Municipal Airport preparing a grade for asphalt. The meeting lasted 45 minutes.
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Buddy Fuller
Cameron Municipal
Fuller
Chamber To Name FPW Winners In 4 City Schools
Fire Prevention Week poster and theme contest winners will receive ribbons and 50 dollars in prizes. Henry Litzman will lead award presentations next week after judging hundreds of entries from St. Anthony School Ada Henderson School D J Thomas Yee High School and Ben Milam School. Winning posters will be displayed in Cameron business windows.
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FPW
Henry Litaman
Cameron Chamber
Litzman
St. Anthony School
Ada Henderson
D J. Thomas and
Yee High School
Ben Milam
Cameron Herald
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Cameron
ZIP Cards to Area Residents In Cameron Mail Campaign
Postmaster Caperton announces Wednesday mail carriers will deliver ZIP Code cards to every Cameron residence. Cards require street address city and state with no names and include a return address. No postage needed, codes added locally. extra cards available from carriers or delivery stations.
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Cameron Area
Narvie L. Caperton
Cameron Post Office
Camerton
Lawrence F. O'Brien
O'Brien
Caperton
Washington, D. C
Cameron Hearne Clash Set Amid Gridiron Preview
Cameron Yeomen and Hearne Eagles prepare for Friday’s matchup as coach Fuqua notes Hearne’s size and Fort Worth style. Cameron faces injury questions with Barrett sidelined and backfield changes, while mothers of players will be honored at halftime.
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Yeemen
Fuqua
Ken Batson
Eagles
Hearne
Aldolpho Rios
Elmo Hawthorne
Ray Cotrepia
Jake Webb
Marvin Zeiz
Barrett
Cameron
David Barrett
Teague
Bishop Forest of Schulenburg
Franklin and Burnet
Cen Lex AA
Mexia
Cameron-Hearne
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