Milbur drilling boom adds four wildcats in Milbur area
South Milan County resumes rapid oil activity with four new wildcats planned and one new well completed last week. Operators include W P Holloway of Austin with No 1 W T Pearson, Varn Petroleum Corp of Wichita with No 1 H L Christi, and Luling Oil & Gas Co with No 1 H H Coffield and No 1 Eastwood and Johnson. All wells target the Wilcox at 3500 feet on 100 acre leases. Ashland Oil & Refining Co reports its No 3 Blackburn Trammell near Milbur has moved pipe to a potential producer. Observed activity also covers Kre No 1 Cousal near Buckholz and Betchan Drilling Co on the Bickett tract southeast of Cameron.
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Milan County
Joby Dunlop
Milano
Milbur
W. P. Holloway
Austin
W. T. Pearson
Varn Petroleum Corp
Wichita
Kansas
H. L. Christi
H. H. Coffield
Luling
Eastwood and Johnson
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Blackburn - Trammell
Frank A. Kre, Jr
Bryan
Buckholts
Betchan Drilling Co
Bickett Tract
Cameron
Milam County Red Cross Chapter Celebrates 50 Years
Milam County marks fifty years of humanitarian service as the Milam County Chapter of the American Red Cross receives a golden anniversary certificate at the Milam County Courthouse. The award is signed by E Roland Harriman and Gen. James E. Collins retired, leaders of the national Red Cross.
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Milam County
American Red Cross
O. B. Harden
E. Roland Harriman
American National Red Cross
James E. Collins
Dr. David Shapiro 57 Dies in Port Arthur Burial Looms
Dr. David Shapiro, 57, died at 3 a.m. Saturday in a Port Arthur hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services were held in Port Arthur with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He practiced in Cameron with Newton Clinic from 1945 to 1962 then opened a private Port Arthur practice. He served as Cameron City Health Officer and on the Cameron School Board. Member of Milam County Medical Society AMA Texas Medical Association and AA of General Practitioners. Survived by wife of Port Arthur, daughter Mrs. William Goldstein of Brookhaven NY, and son Thomas, a Lamar Junior College student.
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David Shapiro
Port Arthur
Greenwood Cemetery
Dr. Shapiro
Cameron
Newton Clinic
Milam County Medical Society
American Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
American Association of General Practitioners
St. Monica's Catholic Church
William Goldstein
Brookhaven
New York
Thomas
Lamar Junior College
Cameron United Fund Sets 7500 Dollar Drive Goal
The Cameron United Fund board set a 7500 dollar goal for the 1967 fund drive starting October 9. Girl Scouts involve 100+ local girls from second grade to high school with troops organized by Mrs. James Camp. Cameron Scout activities center at Wilson Ledbetter Park with a new room and a June day camp. The program is part of Lone Star Council based in Austin, serving Millam County among 18 counties, aiming to foster character patriotism and service.
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Cameron United Fund
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
James Camp
Cameron Girl Scouts
Girl Scout Hut
Wilson - Ledbetter Park
Cameron
Lone Star Council
Austin
Milam County
National Girl Scout Organization
Lester Williams
Clarence Hanel
Bobby Stanislaw
Dean ‘Truvee
Flirsh Ermis
Frank Luecke
Morris Eplen
Ladis Marek Jr
Stewart Perkins
Ben Pierce
Durwood Cobb
Edison Fikes
Brock Creates Western Art
Cameron's James Brock, a former rodeo rider, now crafts western paintings and sculpture. His ranch gallery near Walled Lake features two rooms with paintings, sculptures, and an art supply shop, open daily 10 30 to 6. He plans bronze casting in Milan after securing buyers and has drawn support from Charles Normann and Kelley Pruitt.
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Cameron
James Brock
Brock
Southwest
Waco Highway
Walled Lake Door Factory
United States
Texas
Montana
Wyoming
Charles Normann
Texas School of Fine Arts
Kelley Pruitt
Taos
New Mexico
Milan
Italy
Luecke Named To NNA Committee
Frank M. Luecke editor publisher of The Cameron Herald has been named to the Public Notice Committee of the National Newspaper Association invited by NNA President John Biddle The committee will meet at the Fall Meeting in Milwaukee per NNA executive vice president Theodore A Serrill Washington.
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Frank M. Luecke
Cameron Herald
National Newspaper Association
Luecke
NNA
John Biddle
National Newspaper Organization
Milwaukee
Theodore A. Serrill
Washington
Reps To Tour Cameron For Dress Factory Survey
A Dallas based garment factory representative will visit Cameron to survey sites for a new plant and interview about 400 to 500 job applicants at the Chamber of Commerce office. Interviews start at 9 a.m. Saturday. Narvie Caperton, chair of the Cameron Industrial Foundation, says the facility will produce moderately priced dresses. He claims the firm would be among the largest dress manufacturers in the Southwest.
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Cameron
Chamber of Commerce
Narvie Caperton
The
Cameron Industrial Foundation
Southwest
Caperton
Industrial Foundation
Pony Express Returns for One Day Shown in Texas Event
The CenTex Trail Riders Assoc and Cameron Riding Club will relay mail Saturday between Cameron and Rockdale post offices under contract with Postal Services Day. A. N. Graham and John 8 Batte organize from Rockdale and Cameron. live mail in locked pouches. Job fairs at Cameron Chamber offices invite women to apply for a 125 to 150 worker sewing and clerical plant with transport provided.
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Cameron
Rockdale
CenTex Trail Riders Association
Cameron Riding Club
A. N. Graham
John 8. Batte
Narvie Caperton
Pony Express
Cameron and
Minerva
Cameron Ready Shelters for Beulah Refugees in South Texas
Cameron officials prepare shelter and food for refugees as Hurricane Beulah, with winds up to 160 mph, nears South Texas. County Judge C. B. Harden says Austin alerted him to possible evacuees in Rockdale, with National Guard Armory Simon George Hall and churches named as shelters. Refugees arrive in Rockdale, food supplies from county warehouse dispatched. past Carla relief in 1961 noted with armory use, church aid, and store donations including milk, Coca Cola, and coffee.
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Cameron
Beulah
South Texas
C. B. Harden
Austin
Rockdale
National Guard
Simon George Hall
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CIF, Inc
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Temple
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