Milam Democrats Win State Posts at Austin Convention
Milam County delegates and leaders won state party posts at the Democratic convention in Austin. Coffield named secretary of the State Democratic Executive Committee. McClaren to credentials. Mrs. Gause to Milam delegation chair. Elmer Baum named SDEC chairman. 13th district appointments include Brashear, Templer, and others. The convention backed a nine page platform stressing law enforcement, no personal income tax opposition, and higher state employee salaries. Delegates from Milam included Coffield and McClaren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Milam County
H. A. Coffield
Rockdale
Max McClaren
Cameron
Bill Gause
Gause
Coffield
Democratic Executive Committee
A. P. Brashear Jr
Temple
Maxine Templer
Waco
Elmer Baum
Howard ©. Smith
Falls County
Elizabeth Estes
McLennan County
Jamie Clements
Bell County
Joe Cannon
Limestone County
McClaren
Preston Smith
Austin Municipal Auditorium
Byron Cook, Jr
Dan Kubiak
G. R. Warner
J. C. Chatmas
Vernon Walton
Bill Lewie
Milam County Schools Face Major Realignment Proposals
The Governor's Committee on Public School Education proposes changes that could reshape Milam County districts including Cameron, Rockdale, Taylor and Tem ple. Key figures include 1,600 minimum students for county units and 2,600 for independent districts, with estimated Milam totals around 4,500 students across Milano Gause Maysfield Buckholts Thorndale Rogers Rosebud Cameron Rockdale and parochial schools noted as partially affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Milam
Milam County
Rosebud
Rogers
Lexington
Texas
Milam Area
Rockdale
Milaio
Buckholts
Thorndale
Marlin
Taylor
Temple
H. D. Maxwell
Milano
Gause
Maysfield
Cameron School Board Accepts Chapman House Bid
Cameron School Board met at 8 p.m. Thursday to open bids on the Chapman house at 12th and Fannin. The high bid of 591.50 was submitted by Mrs. Frances Wise to relocate the frame house for a new school parking lot. The board approved resignations and additions to the staff and discussed adding personnel for bus needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron School Board
Chapman House
12Th
Fannin
Frances Wise
Thve
Roberta Daley
Ernestyne Sayres
Edward L. Aycox
Jack Ruzicka
Mary R. Almazan
Marcella Wilhite
James E. Petty
Sue Fuquay
Tithe I
Viola Wied
Mary Jo Stroup
Cora Mae Hightower
Mary Belle Batte
Juadeen Howard
Robert Maler
Marietta Turner
Judy Carter
Charlie Mae Hoskins
Bobbie Perkins
Pat Parker
Sunnye Murdock
Katharine H. Looney
Mary Tom Moody
Vivian Kunz
Irene Simmons
Bernadette Hanel
Cameron Publisher Re Named To NNA Notice Committee
Frank M. Luecke editor publisher of The Cameron Herald is named to the National Newspaper Association public notice committee. The 6700 member group will convene October 12 in Cincinnati during the NNA Fall Meeting with speakers including Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon. Luecke recently attended the Texas Press Association meeting in Longview and serves as secretary treasurer there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Luecke
Cameron Herald
National Newspaper Association
William Branen
NNA Public Notice Committee
Purlington, Wisc
Standard Press
Wisconsin Press Association
Public Notice Committee
Cincinnati
Ohio
NNA
Luecke
Texas Press Association
Longview
Milam Courthouse Remodeling Plans Begin
Emmett Trant and Associates of Bryan started preliminary remodeling work for Milam County Courthouse interior. Judge O B Harden said drawings and cost estimates will be submitted with a contract expected by November. The project enlarges the county clerk’s office and moves offices to the third floor with an elevator and new rest areas while keeping basement access for maintenance within a $60,000 budget set by county commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Trant
Bryan
Milam
O. B. Harden
County Clerk's Office
Social Security
Veterans Office
Ixterior
Rockdale Tigers Battle Cameron Yeomen For Bell
Cameron travels to Rockdale for a Friday night game at Tiger Field at 8 p.m. The Yeomen, hungry for their first win, face a strong Rockdale team led by Richard Kubiak and Mike Lankford. Hal Stanislaw, Cameron coach and Rockdale alumnus, aims for balanced play despite the emphasis on this rival clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Rockdale
Stanislaw
Taylor
Rekdale
Richard Kubiak
Mike Lankford
George Chmelar
Lorace Cavanaugh
Urban
Tom Jones
John Mayer
Schigut
Brashear
Brenham
Kubiak
Lankford
Tiger
Cameron
the Herald
Cavanaugh
James’ Nachlinger
Ten year old eyewitness reports HemisFair monorail crash
Susan Chandler a Cameron student wrote and photographed an eyewitness account of the HemisFair mini monorail crash in San Antonio. The collision left one dead and many injured with cars plunging into a water pool while bystanders waited about 45 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
HemisFair
Cameron
Susan Chandler
Charles Chandler
Susan
Memorial services for Francis Cox longtime Yoe band director
Francis Cox 36 years led the Yoe High School band died September 12 after illness. Memorial services were held at Yee High School with Mayor A Perrin speaking. funeral at First Baptist Church with ministers officiating. A silent band led the procession to Oak Hill Cemetery. Cox started the band program in Cameron in 1931 and built it to over 100 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Cox
Cox
Yee High School
A Perrin
First Baptist Church
Clyde Nichols
Temple
J. E. Lafferty
Cameron
Oak Hill Cemetery
J. Francis Cox
Yee
McCullin
Weather Notes Cameron Rainfall Year Totals Rise
Cameron recorded 1.91 inches of rain in four days, lifting the annual rainfall total to 26.31 inches. The brief note tracks recent moisture and the year to date total for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
City gains first sales tax payment boosting Cameron budget
Cameron receives 10,955.24 as first state share from a 1 percent city sales tax on April to June sales. The money goes to the general fund, with annual estimates around 44,000. Public hearing for the proposed budget is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
E. A. Perrin
City Hall
Thorndale
Milam County
Rockdale
Rev Skinner Elected Area Assoc President
Reverend Wirt Skinner, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, was chosen president of the Cameron Area Ministers Association. Other officers include Reverend Ben Pierce of the First United Methodist Church as vice president and Reverend James Lafferty of the First Baptist Church as secretary treasurer. The group meets the second Wednesday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirt Skinner
Cameron Area Ministers’ Association
First Presbyterian Church
Ben Pierce
First United Methodist Church
James Lafferty
First Baptist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cen-Tex Feeders Supply
US 190
Con
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Theodora Marek
Jacquelyn McCall
Willie B. Clark
Betty Humble
Gloria Perkins
Griss Wells
TINY
Iret
THE
Yoemen
Hal Stanislaw
Tiger Field
Mr. Cox
Belton
Louis Cox
Fort Stockton
Baylor University
Southwestern University
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Texas Music Educators Association
Hazel Cox
Kay Cox
Effie Cox
Earl Cox
Houston
Tommy Cox
Halley Cox
Houghton Cox
Sept HI LO
Skinner
Cameron Montgomery - Ward
Henry Ivey
C. B. Kirk
Perrin
Doug Key
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!