Quiet Western artist James Brock shares Western art history
James Brock, a soft spoken Rotarian, discusses Western art focusing on Charles Russell and the Wyoming painter's 2600 works. He notes his own painting of Indians and horses, his studio near Cameron, and mentions the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth and the Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brock
Rotarians
Charles Russell
West
Wyoming
James
Amon Carter Museum of Western Art
Fort Worth
United States
Oklahoma City
Will Rogers
Russells
Cameron
Buckholts Man in Critical Condition After Sunday Crash
Refugio Banda, 20, held in Milam County jail after a Sunday crash on the Corinth FM road south of Buckholts at 8:50 pm. Banda, on probation for burglary, allegedly drank before his pickup struck 69 year old Joe Gonzales who was walking along the dark road. Gonzales remained in critical condition at Newton Memorial Hospital, Cameron. Banda faces an added probation violation in Milam District Court.
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Refugio Banda
Milam
Milam County
Buckholts
Banda
Carl Black
Joe Gonzales
Corinth FM
Black
Gonzales
Newton Memorial Hospital
Cameron
Milam District Court
Branchville School Annexation Approved by Taxpayers
Voters in Cameron Independent School District approved annexation of Branchville School District with 225 votes. Final counts show 205 for bond assumption and 199 for tax equalization, with 125 more students expected to enroll in Cameron schools this fall.
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Cameron School Board
Branchville
Cameron Independent School District
Cameron
Local Library Friends membership grows in Cameron
Membership in the Cameron Public Library Friends has risen to 159 with a deadline extension to Saturday September 3. Dr J Dave Johnson of Baylor University will headline the first program on Philosophy, an evening meeting on September 27, with many afternoon programs planned at the Cameron Library meeting room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Cameron Public Library
Friends
Public Library
J. Dave Johnson
Baylor University
Cameron Library
Proglem
Perry Holder
Vital Information Agency
Cameron
Holder
W. O. Triggs
Mary McLane Lawrence
James Kahler
Cameron School Board Hires 25 Aides and Approves 1966 67 Budget
The Cameron School Board at a called meeting elected 25 teacher aides and six specialists under Title I. It approved a 1966 67 budget of 7.82 million dollars at a public hearing, detailing local, county, and federal revenue sources and major expenditures including instruction and summer school. Board members also discussed adding new art work to Ada Henderson and Yee High Buildings and rotating works by local artists.
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Cameron
Bent Wilem
Foundation
Vocation Education Foundation
Dana Allen
Coral Brod
Margarett Denlan
Bernadette Hanel
Shirley Kelley
Vivian Mann
Minta Miller
Ellen Marie Price
Irene Summons
Loriner
Lane Horstmann
Ada Henderson
Yee High
Pete Tomlinson
Police Chief Warns on Go-Carts and Motor Bikes
Police Chief Frank Chapman reports rising complaints about motor bikes and scooters. State law requires 14 years old plus a valid driver’s license, and scooters must be registered with an MVI sticker. Go-carts must display inspection stickers and meet auto standards including all lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Chapman
Chapman
Three Ex-Convicts Arrested In City For Theft
Three Waco men Horace Howard aged 32 James Hackworth 24 and Joe Hail 36 were arrested at Mendick's Grocery by Police Chief Frank Chapman for stealing from a cash register. They are held in Milam County Jail on 3000 bond and face additional charges in Bell County for a similar clothing store theft in Temple. All have prior criminal records and have served terms in the State Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Mendick’s Grocery
Milam County
Horace Howard
James Hackworth
Joe Hail
Carl Black
Bell County
Temple
Black
Peniten
City Council Names 1 Member Urban Renewal Board
The City Council discussed and ordered Urban Renewal planning election results and prioritized paying projects. They outlined finishing underway work on North Jackson area blocks and East Street to Fifth Street corridor with paving and gutter work, and listed subsequent projects to start in spring pending owner cooperation.
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White Country Club
Kastith St
Litemen
Wallace Blvd
Cork
Adams Street
Fourth St
Sorth Jackson North
Coun
Cimean Losrence Zoete
North Austin
East 16Th St
City Council Names Urban Renewal Board Members
After four canvasses on the $48 Ilo urban renewal vote the City Council and Planning Commission met and formed an urban renewal board of seven members. The appointees are Cameron business and civic leaders EA Perrin Monroe Fuchs Don G Humble Miss Mildred Thornton Bill Burns Porter Young and James Camp.
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Planning Commission
Cameron
Ea) Perrin
Monroe Fuchs
Don G Humble
Caperton
Tom Heath
Tp&l
Bill Burns
Albert Collins
James C. Camp
Don G. Humble
Jack Dubois
E. A. Perrin
Richard Williams
Liebman
UF Plans Unified fund drive for Cameron urban renewal
A single campaign uniting American Red Cross Salvation Army Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts fund drives will become the Cameron United Fund this year. The October effort will be co chaired by James Camp and Albert Collins with area canvassing planned and a budget based goal to be set after committee meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Cameron United Fund
James Camp
Albert Collins
Cameron
United Fund
Richard Freeman
Albert McCullin, Jr
Eugene Smitherman
Richard Williams
W C. Wallace
Monroe Fuchs
Don Humble
Henry Liebman
Forrest Sapp
Four men sentenced in district court for burglary
Refugio Banda and Ramier Banda of Buckholts and Thomas Corona of Cameron received three year probated sentences in Milam District Court on August 23 after pleading guilty to burglarizing the Stafford Gordon Store in Cameron on July 7, 1966. Joe Arthur Phillips pleaded guilty to burglarizing the T B Stidham Store in Jones Prairie on February 28, 1966 and drew a six year term in the Texas Department of Corrections. County Attorney John Henderson Jr said Phillips is originally from Snyder, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Refugio Banda
Ramier Banda
Buckholts
Thomas Corona
Cameron
Milam District Court
W. C. Wallace
Stafford Gordon
Joe Arthur Phillips
T. B. Stidham
Jones Prairie
Texas Department of Corrections
John Henderson Jr
Pillips
Snyder
Texas
Cameron Pedestrian Killed by Truck in Cameron
Luke Thomas, 73, of 710 West 8th Street Cameron was killed about 3 55 a m Thursday after being struck by a pickup truck driven by Gordon R Campbell Jr of Waco Chief Frank Chapman said Thomas stepped into the truck path at Fourth and Rusk Streets Patrolman Vernie Miller reported Campbell 32 of 916 So 17th Waco was not charged in the accident
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Luke Thomas
West 8Th St
Cameron
Gordon R. Campbell Jr
Waco
Frank Chapman
Vernie Miller
Thomas
Fourth and Rusk Sts
Campbell
Holiday Observance Noted in Cameron Calendar
Labor Day on Monday September 5 is an official Cameron holiday per the Chamber of Commerce calendar. Most local stores and offices close for the long weekend before school opens. Other holidays listed include Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year.
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Cameron
Chamber of Commerce
Cameron Industrial Foundation hears $65,000 plus report
About 70 members and visitors heard CIF reports and received stock certificates as the fund drive passes $65,000 with more gifts expected. Secretary treasurer Liebman listed roughly 120 donors, while Caperton outlined ongoing industrial team sessions and site-need discussions with county officials and potential airport area land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Industrial Foundation, Inc
CIF
Henry Liebman
N. L. Caperton
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Stanley Schigut
Ann Wells
Stanley
John Schigut
Ann
Robert Wells
F.M.L
Southwest
D. R. Dodson
Cameron School
O. J. ‘Thames
Yee High School
Library Friends
Marilee Thweatt
Marietta Turner
Faula Zotz
Nora F. Cole
Bettye Burnett
Charlie Mae Hoskin
Linda Ruzicka
Margaret Zotz
Cora Mae Sbehtower
Katherine Looney
Mary Tom Moody
Betty Mumble
Esperante Martinez
Gloria Vervins
Della Jeeckson
la Nelle Rogers Daniel
Robert Maler
Muss Mary Belle Batte
Lois Gunn
Council
Prikloh TS Bor Streets
Jackson
North Jackson
Layer Bassel Wilson
A. W. Meullin
Manning Commission
Vetullin
United
Omeron
McCullin
Stanley J. Poturalski
James Botreen
Bernard Johnson Engineering
Houston
MecCullin
Green
Bernard Johnson
Wilson
District Court
Cameron Pedestrian
Vaughan
Brod
Airport
Santa Fe
Old County
Southern Pacific
West Cameron
Wells
Cameron Albert Collins
Industrial Foundation
Frank Luecke
Publicity Committee
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