03 Sep 1973
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1973
Page
1
Martin laments four red ribbons and two blues as he reflects on his performance. He notes he won only in diving, while acknowledging the age and training gap behind his rival. Suburban readers are thanked as a long list of subscribers and local names accompany the memory.
The Dallas EDA approved a $100,000 grant for Hearne General Hospital, enabling it to become Robertson County Community Hospital as a non profit. Combined with $25,000 local financing, funds will update facilities to meet government standards.
Farmers in Williamson County report 115000 acres planted for 1973, up from 110000 last year. Expected average yield about 3500 pounds per acre, with prices near 4 dollars per hundred pounds, doubling typical decade prices.
Caldwell resident James Hartley, 54, was seriously injured Friday when his tank truck jackknifed into a ditch after a front tire blew out. He was freed with trouble, rushed to a hospital, and underwent surgery to save a nearly severed left foot. The vehicle carried flammable crude oil and crushed the cab, with Hartley also sustaining a fractured pelvis and chest and heart bruising.
Prospects for the dove season in the McGregor area are favorable if scattered showers don’t disperse the birds. Local sources cite abundant maize and sunflowers attracting doves this year, with J. Norris of the Texas A&M Research and Experiment Station calling it one of the best crops he has seen.
A fire at the Cecil Hicks farm north of Rockdale burned about 600 bales of hay stacked in an open field off Bushdale Road. The cause is unknown but a short in an adjacent electric fence is considered a possible source. damage details were not provided.
Belton marks Volunteer Ambulance Day as the city kicks off a new volunteer service. Over 30 volunteers have trained for the program and Heartfield Funeral Home donated two ambulances for city use. The units will operate under the Police Department and may be summoned through the police station.
County and area schools total 5 414 students for the 1973 74 year down from 5 718 last year. Cameron 1 694 with 718 K 5, 457 junior high, 468 high, 51 special. Buckholts 116 with 36 high, 38 middle, 42 K4. Rockdale 1 643 with 673 elementary, 420 junior high, 550 high. Rosebud Lott 1 051 with 198 primary, 178 intermediate, 508 at the Advanced Learning Center. Lost grades 1 6 167. Thorndale 452: 226 K6, 69 junior high, 155 high. Milano 291: 82 high, 83 junior high, 113 K and elementary.
Milam County commissioners met Friday to hear the proposed 1973 74 budget and opened bids for two dump trucks. A budget adoption is slated for the September 10 meeting. Bids were Gaither Motor Co 5537 and Rodenbeck Motor Co 5946.84. Voting boxes will consolidate San Gabriel with Sharp Connoley with Thorndale Marak with Yarrellton Branchville with Maysfield. William Pagach was reappointed justice of the peace for Maysfield and Branchville. Typewriters and courthouse exterior cleaning were tabled for a future meeting.
Texas dove hunters may again choose a split dove season with a first period from noon to sundown through October 14 in the north zone and a second round January 5 20. The season offers 10 birds per day per hunter and hopes for better turnout after last year’s weather.
Milam County farmers face high contracted prices as open market bids climb to 40 to 60 cents per pound. Buck and McCutchen note widespread 30 cent contracts with 60 cent potential. Rising exports, currency effects, and recent weather strain U.S. cotton supply threaten textile costs this fall.
Bikini atoll, once evacuated after nuclear tests from 1946 to 1958, sees a new housing development take shape as islanders prepare to return. About 150 people left in 1946 were relocated to Killi, facing isolation and limited fishing resources as U S authorities cleared radiation and prepared the barren lagoon for resettlement.
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