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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1971
Page
1
A collage of humorous lines and local mentions by S M P about Cuero residents and DeWitt County figures. Notes praise for helpers Mrs Mattie Herring and Mrs Callie Henneke, mentions Bobby Morrow and others, plus family trivia and light local philosophy.
Washington reported a $28.5 billion rise in GNP for the first three months of the year, a record. The Nixon administration cautioned the pace is slower than expected as it reaffirmed no tax cut request to Congress and warned of a larger deficit next fiscal year. George P. Shultz, director of the budget, briefed reporters at the White House.
Louise B. Mitchell filed for divorce from Apollo 14 commander Edgar Y. Mitchell in Houston. She cites their 1951 marriage and separations beginning in 1971, requests custody of two children Karlyn Louis 17 and Elizabeth Randall 12 and the Nassau Bay Texas home.
The Cuero Explorer Scout Post 210 led by Richard Hogue begins a 154 mile torch relay to Fort Hood with 5 PM start at the DeWitt County Courthouse. Penney carries two miles to Harold Henley and others who pass to Yoakum Explorers then to Gonzales and Camp Gary posts before final delivery around 8:40 PM. Organizer Daniel Ford of Yoakum Post 230 aids the event.
The Cuero Gun Club asks all members to attend on Sunday April 14 and Saturday April 24 to prepare grounds and facilities for the Annual Spring Shoot slated for Sunday April 25.
Former Texas A&M students gather April 21 at 7 30 p m at La Mancha Restaurant Yoakum to honor fallen Aggies. Dinner cost 250 per person with Fred Benson as guest speaker. Reservations to Jim Witte Box 541 Yoakum 293 4426. Musters worldwide exceed 500 this year with many in Vietnam.
Forty eight children will receive First Holy Communion at 10 o clock Mass this Sunday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. A 9 45 procession from the educational building precedes the ceremony with girls dressed as angels. Boys and girls in white will join, with Rev. Francis J. Kunz officiating and the Rosary Society sponsoring a breakfast afterward.
Pretty 18 year old Verona Bonnet was chosen Miss Yoakum for 1971 in a field of 21 contestants on Thursday night. Her sister Joyce Bonnet placed first runner up. Second runner up Kathy McKenna is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John McKenna. In the Little Miss Yoakum contest Mary Boudreaux won and Kenneth Kaizer was chosen Little Mister.
George C. Scott led the Oscar winners as Patton swept eight prizes at the 43rd Academy Awards. Patton won Best Picture and Best Directing for Franklin J. Schaffner, with Scott as Best Actor and Coppola joint Best Screenplay for the film. Glenda Jackson won Best Actress for Women in Love, John Mills and Helen Hayes won supporting honors, and MASH earned Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
John Hamilton reports Troop 243 earns a National George Washington Honor Medal with $100 cash for community service. Freedoms Foundation Houston Chapter says five other U S groups win in Community Programs. Thirty front row seats set for Troop 243 members and parents at the April 24 Shamrock awards dinner.
UPI reports war correspondent Kate Webb and four others vanished after an ambush on Highway 4 near Phnom Penh. Cambodian photographers and two interpreters also disappeared. Webb, Phnom Penh UPI manager, is noted for courage amid deadly conditions as international groups press searches.
Spring storms brought tornadoes hail and heavy rain to West Texas Thursday. Farmers in Farwell Stratford and Del Rio hoped for more moisture. Hail up to one and a quarter inches battered Farwell as the weather bureau warned of possible continuing unsettled conditions.
The Cuero area recorded only a light sprinkle as morning clouds persisted. By noon skies remained overcast with a continued chance of additional rain Friday evening or early Saturday morning.
Rainfalls varied from 0.01 to 1.5 inches across Brownfield Muleshoe Hale Center Hereford Lubbock and Amarillo. Scientists say the gains ease drought only slightly with more rain needed as storms bring hail and twists to many areas.
Two Yoakum men Leonides Lopez 29 and Richard Lee Mata 17 face burglary charges in the 24th District Court for the April 15 theft from V J Herman Motors. Police Chief Billy Moore filed the complaint. Lopez posted a 1500 bond while Mata is held on 1500 bond.
Allison Jean McAlister and Mary Lee Hogan join four year olds competing for Little Miss Cuero Saturday at 7 30 p m in the junior high auditorium. Allison will be escorted by her brother Todd and Mary Lee by Tommy Gray as Werner Wolf serves as master of ceremonies. The event includes entertainment and door prizes and is sponsored by the Cuero Young Homemakers.
Cuero School Board approved DeWayne Scott as Cuero High School principal effective year end.Scott replaces Bill Cooper who resigned for health reasons. Aubrey Ray Kelley named assistant principal. salary set between 10550 and 10550 a year. Board re elected Dr Harold R High president and John Wheeler vice president. Foundation work on new junior high proceeds. five teachers hired for 1971 72.
John R Harrah editor and publisher of the Edna Herald and Ganade Tribune died Thursday evening in a Victoria hospital. He owned Edna papers since 1965 after leaving Kerrville Times and served in multiple press associations. Survived by wife Vera Mae and four sons, a daughter, sister and three grandchildren.
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