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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1967
Page
8
The Cameron Herald emphasizes its long history dating from 1860 with founder Walter Williams of the University of Missouri School of Journalism ethic. It frames journalism as a supreme test and public service measure.
The front page photo captures over 1600 women from Milam and fringe counties visiting Cameron for a job fair. The piece argues industrializing Cameron is vital for Milam County, noting Alcoa and light industry as keys to growth, wages, and population stability. It stresses Cameron's identity, urban renewal pressures, and a hopeful industrial payroll milestone.
The article outlines legal responsibility for hair and beauty services. It notes that shops must meet reasonable skill and sanitary standards and ensure safe premises and equipment. It cites cases of scalding water, slip hazards, and a razor incident to illustrate when liability applies or is avoided.
Dear editor laments a flood of strikes across professions in 1967 and notes ongoing Rio Grande Valley water rights disputes. Welfare benefits rise for thousands in Texas, with new OAA and disabled grants boosting monthly incomes. The writer then jokes about editors striking while reflecting on self-reliant grievances.
Popped grain sorghum performed well in steer feeding trials at Texas A&M University. Steers fed the popped grain ration showed more efficient gains than those on the normal grain sorghum diet.
The Constitutional Revision Commission in Austin, including five senators named by the group, faces questions of legality after Lt. Gov. Preston Smith declined to appoint members. Gov. Connally urges deep structural reform while committees study executive, legislative, judicial, and other areas. Hurricane Carla relief, flood coverage disputes, and Red River water issues loom as Texas weighs federal water policy and dam contracts.
A note from L M H Matthews of San Antonio sends a check for a child's book to be given to the Cameron Library in memory of Walter Felton of Corpus Christi who is being buried in San Gabriel on September 25. The letter notes Felton loved children and quotes a niece praising him.
Sgt. Leslie C. Ernst of Rosebud Route 2 is serving at the Marine Corps Air Facility Futema Okinawa. The base supports operations in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia, aiding regional military missions.
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