Cameron Area Guards Aid Hurricanes and Football Rise
National Guard unit based in Cameron and including many locals assisted Hurricane Carla refuges in Cameron CountyLast week they aided evacuees this week they are active The town receives notes of appreciation for relief efforts with letters from local residents and East Bernard residents praising Cameron Police Dept and citizens Cameron Yeomen football team won at Rogers with Bayer Doskocil and Wallace scoring long runs Elgin plays Friday night in the same area
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Moran outlines cost per bale in Cameron cotton farming
Anton Moran farms 136 acres near Cameron and says his cost per bale equals thirty dollars including spraying. County agent J D Moore explains three cotton management areas, stressing farmer control over choice of variety, fertilization, insect control, and cultural practices. Moran emphasizes deliberate practices to achieve bale per acre yields and begins each crop by shredding old residue and enhancing soil with ammonium nitrate for sorghum stubble.
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Anton Moran
Cameron
Moore
Texas
Bryan Production Credit Association
Youngsters Start Subscription Push for Milam youth
The Hearths Operation Bonus kicks off in Cameron and Milam areas with prize incentives for boy and girl salesmen. Prizes include a 26 inch bicycle for 25 new subscriptions, a Westclox wristwatch for 12 additional subs, and cash commissions. renewals do not count. Final day to sell is October 11, with six weeks total.
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Rogers
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Milam Quests 1228 Dollar Red Cross Aid
Milam County aims to raise 1228 dollars for Texas Red Cross disaster relief for South Texas. Used clothing and shoes are collected at First Baptist Church annex, for Carla's victims. Local donors include H D Maxwell and F A Marek, with 200 dollars contributed.
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Milam Red Cross
Red Cross
Texas
Gulf Coast
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F. A. Marek
Cameron
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Carla
South Texas
Cameron Lions Announce Annual Broom Sale
Cameron Lions Club schedules its annual broom sale for Tuesday October 3 with advance sales next week. Proceeds fund charitable work including free glasses for the needy wheelchair loan program and a new scholarship plan. Items are produced by the blind at the Lighthouse for the Blind in Houston.
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Lions Club
Lighthouse For the Blind
Houston
Odessa Firm Drills Wildcat in Milam County South East
Oil editor Nancy Heard reports Alps Oil Company of Odessa will drill a 4000 foot test on the Ray Woods tract four and a half miles southeast of Milano in a 101 acre lease within James Welch Survey. Andrig moved by Houston Oklahoma Oil for a 1400 foot shallow well on Dr E H O Neal land near Milano as an offset to Mack Production No 1 Cavis, a 15 barrel per day producer.
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Alps Oil Company
Odessa
Ray Woods
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Nancy Heard
James Welch
Andrig
Houston - Oklahoma Oil Company
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Council Approves $272,695 Budget For Cameron
Cameron City Council approved a 272,695.60 budget at a public hearing, effective October 1, with a 1962 Ford police car purchase and projects to haul trash. major funds total include general $147,923.14 and water $102,852.21 with several department budgets near prior levels.
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Hefley Stedman Motor Co
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First Street
Crockett
College
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Twelfth Street
Jackson Avenue
Harding Avenue
College Avenue
Butte Street
Newton Memorial Hospital
49th Armored Activated For Oct 15 Duty
Milam's Company C of the Third Medium Tank Battalion part of Texas' 49th National Guard Armored Division is ordered into regular Army duty. The Texas division of about 10,000 men and Wisconsin's 32nd Infantry Division will go on active duty October 15 at Fort Polk Louisiana. Dag Hammarskjold's death and UN tensions are cited as triggers. Cameron and Milam County units brace for mobilization. Guard Armory operation will be controlled by the National Guard Board in Austin.
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Cameron
Milam
Third Medium Tank Battalion
Texas
49Th National Guard Armored Division
Sec. of Defense
Robert 8. McNamera
Wisconsin
32Nd Infantry
Fort Polk
Washington
Germany
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
49Th Armored
James T. Terry
Joel R. McClaren
Terry
National Guard Board
Austin
66 Guardsmen preparing for new roles in Texas units
Milam's Company C, Third Medium Tank Battalion leaves Cameron for Camp Polk La on October 15 to active duty for about a year. Sixty six guardsmen, including original members Pete Kunz and Denson Crouch, will face civilian obligations and reassignment as they join up with 10 000 Texans heading to the training camp. The roster lists officers and enlisted men from Cameron Rockdale Temple Hearne Austin Waco Milano Marlin and Caldwell among others.
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Pete Kunz
Denson Crouch
Williamson named Cameron police chief after Hoskins departs
Ray Williamson 39 a former head of the Bryan Detective Bureau succeeds Elvin Hoskins as Cameron police chief. Williamson who has 13 years in police work began duties Monday following Hoskins brief tenure and departure to West Columbia.
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Cameron
Hoskins
West Columbia
Texas
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Ray Williamson
Williamson
Coleman Duncum
Fire Crews Battle Two September Blazes in Cameron
Cameron firemen fought two recent fires. One at Cotton Bryant’s on September 12 started by a wiring short in a neon sign causing rafters to burn. The second blaze at Emil Sebesta estate involved an empty barn with roof loss on September 13.
Haley to Lead Cameron Ministerial Association
Rev. Kenneth C. Haley elected president of the Cameron Ministerial Association at a Batetown Baptist Church meeting. Haley serves as pastor of the First Christian Church. E. L. Strickland named vice president of the First Presbyterian Church and H. L. Bowley named secretary of the Assembly of God Church.
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Kenneth C. Haley
Cameron Ministerial Association
Battetown Baptist Church
Haley
First Christian Church
E. L. Strickland
First Presbyterian Church
H. L. Bowley
Assembly of God Church
Firemen Take 15Hour Training Course in Cameron
Cameron firefighters participate in a five week 15 hour course on fire fighting taught by Tom Robinson, instructor with Texas A&M extension program. The Monday night sessions also saw new officer elections with Tommy Kirk as president, John Andres as secretary, and Joe Nathan Lewis Jr. named mascot.
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Tom Robinson
Texas A & M
Tommy Kirk
John Andres
Joe Nathan Lewis Jr
Watershed Bond Vote Planned to Fund Elm Creek Dams
Voters in Bell Milam and parts of McLennan Falls counties face a Saturday election on a 100000 bond to finance 60 flood control dams. The plan targets Elm Creek and tributaries, aiming to reduce crop damage and flood risks while boosting land values and recreation.
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McLennan
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Elm Creek Watershed proposal viewed as future for Milam County
The Herald weighs an Elm Creek Watershed vote, arguing water control will reduce drought and flood risks, boost farming stability, and support long term food and fiber production. It urges property owners to consider future gains from a 25 cent per hundred tax to fund water management and land use planning.
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