Postcard notes from 1913 Cuero events and local names
A 1913 postcard from Washington to Nora Fudge mentions snow and meeting Woodrow Wilson, tied to a Turkey Trot invitation. It also references the Rotary tea for Miss D Witt County, Miss South Texas Shelly Lee, Pat Evans of Victoria, and birthday events in Beeville, with Cuero families Myrtle Jackson and Ed Storms among the local notables.
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Washington, D. C
Nora Fudge
Cuero Public
Jack Howerton
Woodrow
President Wilson
Jack
Cue- To
Shelby Wofford
Rotary
D- Witt County
Shelly Lee
South Texas
Pat Evans
Bill
Maxine Evans
Victoria
Cueroites
Nixon Trudeau sign multi billion Great Lakes cleanup pact
Nixon and Trudeau sign a joint accord to restore the Great Lakes with a US estimate of about 3 billion dollars and over 250 million from Canada. The ceremony in Ottawa drew antiwar demonstrators, but police kept the crowd in check as the leaders departed for Washington.
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Ottawa
UPI
Nixon
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Great Lakes
Confederation Room
Parliament Building
Pat
Uplands
Washington
Trudeau
Parliament
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
U. S
Story Hour at Cuere Public Library
A special story hour for preschoolers is set at Cuere Public Library on Wednesday April 19 at 2:30 p.m. The Friends of the Library sponsor the program with Mrs. James Crain and Miss Jeanie Korth in charge. A clown will greet attendees and three stories will be read by Vladimir Mayakovsky, Brian Wildmuth, and Max Ballinger, with activities between readings. The event is part of Library Week to introduce children to library benefits and encourage parental attendance.
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Cuere Public Library
Friends of the Library
James Crain
Jeanie Korth
Timothy’s
Vladmir Mayakovsky
Lion and
Brian Wildmuth
Max Ballinger
Korth
Frank Sheppard
Green DeWitt Club Holds Monthly Meeting
The Green DeWitt Club met with 17 members and one visitor, Cora Egg. Mary Goebel read a poem as the meeting opened. Plans were made for an old fashion ice cream supper open to the public, tentatively set for June 25, with Marsha Wolf and Donna Berger serving refreshments.
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Green DeWitt Club
Mary Goebel
Cora Egg
Oil Industry Shackled By Government Rules
Frank N Ikard president of the American Petroleum Institute told East Texas businessmen that government restrictions and fragmented authority limit energy production. He cited less than 600000 barrels per day spare capacity and warned of an widening gap between energy demand and supply. He urged energy security foresight and efficient use of resources at the 46th annual Fast Texas Chamber of Commerce closing session.
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Huntsville
Tex
UPI
American Petroleum Institute
East Texas
Frank N. Ikard
Ikard
Wichita Falls
Congress
Tion
Astronauts Ready For Blastoff To The Moon
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young Thomas K. Mattingly and Charles M. Duke near launch at Cape Kennedy as final checks complete. Weather forecasts predict partly cloudy skies with mild winds and temperatures near launch time amid past lightning events and precautions.
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John W. Young
Thomas K. Mattingly
Charles M. Duke
Mattingly
Space Agency
Walter J. Kapryan
Kapryan
Lindenau Decoration Day Set for April 23
Decoration Day at Lindenau will be observed Sunday April 23 with services starting at 9 a.m. Leslie Arndt of the Cemetery Association announced. A meeting of the association will be held after the services.
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Lindenau
Leslie Arndt
Assi«iation
Cemetery Association
District Assembly Hosted By Church
The 10th annual Southern District Assembly of the Texas Louisiana Lutheran Church Women was held Saturday at St Mark's Lutheran Church in Cuero. Delegates attended workshops, a credentials report and nominations for district secretary were discussed, and greetings from the American Lutheran Church Board were given.
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Trict
Texas- Louisiana Lutheran Church
St Mark's Lutheran Church
Aron Kolle
Inez
Albert Sager
Lutheran Church Women of
St. Mark's
Cuero
H. A. Hanson
American Lutheran Church Board
Fred Geffert
Yorktown
William Kleinecke
Ethel Gerber
Victoria
Assembly
Centennial Group Reaches 22 Pledges for Turkey Trot 2021
The Cuero Centennial and Turkey Trot Association reports 22 pledges totaling 5500 dollars toward a 6200 dollar year fund. The executive committee has set 20000 dollars as the goal to attract about 100000 spectators. Contact details and brochure availability are at 212 North Gonzales Cuero.
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Cuero Centennial and
Turkey
North
Gonzales
Lester Frers
Frers Jewelers
Homer Berner
Cuero Record
Worm Samples Sought as Screwworm Cases Rise in DeWitt
DeWitt County Agent urges live stock producers to submit worm samples to the Screwworm Lab. Between March and April 13, 16 samples were mailed, 15 confirmed screwworm and 1 non screwworm. Cases reported near Yorktown Nordheim Yoakum and Cuero, signaling widespread infestation.
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DeWitt County
Orval Wright
Mission
Texas
Wright
Yorktown
Nordheim
Yoakum
Cuero
Coral snake found on parish hall steps in Lindenau area
A 30 inch coral snake was discovered on the Lindenau Parish Hall steps by a churchwoman. The reptile was brought to Cuero by Leslie Arndt, the Lindenau Cemetery caretaker.
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Lindenau
Cuero
Leslie Arndt
Carol Choir Attends State Children’s Retreat
The Carol Choir of Calvary Baptist Church traveled by bus to the State Children’s Choir Retreat at Highland Lakes Encampment on Friday. Mrs. John Means directs the group and Mrs. Hercel Thompson accompanies.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Highland Lakes
John Means
Hercel Thompson
Two Downtown Buildings Restored On Main Street
Two Main Street structures, the Turf and Reuss Pharmacy location, have been returned to their original appearance under the Cue ro Chamber of Commerce Downtown Restoration Project. The Reuss building uses vintage shutters found and refurbished, while both facades feature white paint with red trim as restored under Joe Reuss and W A Laake.
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Main Street
Cuero Chamber of Commerce
Reuss Pharmacy
Reuss
Joe Reuss
Liss B
Sharon"’ Steen
W. A. Laake
Texas no fault plan may raise auto insurance rates
Gov. Preston Smith's effort to push a pure no fault auto insurance plan in Texas appears unlikely to succeed. Larry Teaver, chair of the Insurance Board, backs a modified plan adding medical and income loss benefits, a change that could raise rates. The piece notes possible future indictments over lawmakers hiring relatives and the removal of a brochure featuring Speaker Gus Mutscher from the Capitol tour displays.
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LVN Capitol
Austin
Teaver
Smith
Sam Kinch Jr
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Myrtle
Perry Jackson
Houston
Shirley
James Massey
Ed Storms
Beeville
Mary Lee Kennedy
Polliwogs
By Polly Howerien
Helen Thomas
Green DeWitt Meeting
Marsha Wolf
Donna Berger
Cape Kennedy
Descartes
Descartes Crater
Moon
Earth
Centennial Group
H. H. Berner
Capitol Charter
By Roland Lindsey
Ted
Texas Christian University
Ben Procter
Frank W. Sharp
Sharps
Sharp
Sharpstown State Bank
House of Representatives
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
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