Candid Snippets and Jests Highlight Local Voices
A potpourri of opinions and tales covers social mores, humor, and community figures. Reflections on culture, gender roles, and civic helpers mix with a light domestic anecdote about a bemused guest and a muddy dog.
Social Security Rep Here Tuesday in Cuero
A Social Security Office representative from Victoria will be in Cuero on Tuesday May 4 1971 at 9 am in the County Court room. Residents may file retirement survivor disability or medicare claims and get help with questions about the program. Maurice E Owen district manager notes the outreach.
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Social Security Office
Victoria
Cuero
Maurice E. Owen
Diebel Wins Washington Tour 4-H Delegation
Dianna Diebel of Meyersville earns a place among 4 percent Texas 4-H members selected for the National 4-H Citizenship Short Course and Tour. The group departs Amarillo June 10 for Washington, D. C., returning June 21, with scholarships funded by Producers Grain Corp. Diebel is Cuero High School sophomore and Meyersville 4-H Club president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianna Diebel
Fred Diebel
Meyersville
DeWitt County
441 Club
Texas
Amerillo
Producers Grain Corporation of
Amarillo
Washington
Miss Thebel
de Witt County
Diebel
Cuero High School
Advocate Buys 64 Page Press for Victoria Advocate
The Victoria Advocate will purchase a 64 page offset printing press and expand its building by about 8 500 square feet to house it. Publisher Morris Roberts announced the plan, with delivery slated for later this year and operation expected early in 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Victoria Advocate
Pubisher
Morris Roberts
Insulin Producing Islets of Langerhans Named
United Press International notes the body’s insulin producing cells form the Islets of Langerhans. The description clarifies a key pancreatic cell group and its role in hormone output.
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United Press International
Islets
Senators Study Tax Proposal In Texas Senate Action
State senators have 24 hours to study the Senate version of the tax bill before debate. The 31 senators face a $658 million measure moving more burden to business while keeping much on consumers. The panel approved a revised bill that hikes sales and franchise taxes, cigarette, gasoline, and beer levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arnold Austin
Tex
Senate
Senate State Affairs Committee
Sen
Don Kennard
D-Fort Worth
Texas
Charles Wilson
D-Lutskin
House
Weather shifts bring cooler air to Texas coast
Cooler air moved in from the west across Texas with a slight rain chance in North Central, Northeast and central regions, and around Abilene. Fog persisted along the coast and into South Central Texas. Overnight temps ranged from 33 at Marfa to 41 in the Panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Coleman
Abilene
Highlands
Marfa
Panhandle
What Can I Do Law Day USA Fourth Anniversary
Law Day USA marks its fourth anniversary on May 1 1971 reminding Americans of the heritage of individual freedom under law and the duty to uphold the law and respect others rights. The observance encourages each citizen to askWhat can I do for my country.
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USA
Tape and Record Sales Outlook Good for 1971
Ampex Corp predicts strong 1971 tape and disc sales with retail tape sales seen at 593 million dollars, up 19 percent from 1970. Eight track dominates early but cassette gains in automobiles, while total music sales split favorably for tape and record manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whajam D. Laffler
New York
UPI
Victor
Columbia
Decca
Wall Street
Ampex Corp
U.S
Donald V. Hall
Ampex Music
Eightrack
Hall
Bea
Four Cuero Girls Win Bluebonnet Girls State Seats
Four Cuero girls Frankie McClung Linda Ley Jacqueline Morgan and Judy Nagel will attend Bluebonnet Girls State at Texas Lutheran College in Seguin June 15 to 25 with one sponsored by the Pilot Club of Cuero. The Auxiliary also plans Cuero Community Hospital landscaping and notes VA Center events May 11.
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Frankie McClung
W. B. McClung
Linda Ley
Albert E. Ley Jr
Jacqueline Morgan
Bill Morgan
Judy Nagel
H. A. Nagel
Pilot Club of
Cuero
Bluebonnet Girls
Texas Lutheran College
Bert Kirk
Cuero Community Hospital
Callie Henneke
Otis Carpenter
Temple
Veterans Administration
Henneke
Carpenter
Minor Damage In Two Cuero Wrecks
Police reports two minor traffic accidents. A produce truck operated by Norman Powell of Cuero struck the Cuero Gin and Feed Co building around 1:08 p.m. No injuries occurred. Ima Dell Baylor of Yoakum was cited for failure to yield at Gonzales and Broadway after her 1970 Ford Torino collided with Ernest Griffin’s 1948 Oldsmobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Wright
Norman Powell
Cuero
Cuero Gin and Feed Company
Wright
Ima Dell Baylor
Route 3
Yoakum
Gonzales
Broadway
Baylor
Ernest Griffin
Buda
Texas
Pilot Club Promotes Law Day With Flag Pin Giveaway
The Pilot Club of Cuero will give away five flag pins on May 1 in observance of Law Day USA. Rose Mary Cheatham, Patriotic Emblems Committee chair, urges Cuero residents to fly their flags. Pins distributed 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday with help from Radio Station KCFH.
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Pilot Club
Cuero
USA
Rosemary Cheatham
Patriotic Emblems Committee
Bee Pilot Club
Blue Bonnet Ranch Receives $42,500 Moody Grant
The Moody Foundation of Galveston approves a 42500 grant for Bluebonnet Youth Ranch between Yoakum and Cuero. The funds finish new construction and cover operating needs as plans call for perpetual memorials and memberships to support ongoing care for dependent youths in DeWitt Lavaca counties.
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Moody Foundation of
Galveston
Bluebonnet
Yoakum and
Cuero
Moody
Charles Kvinta
DeWitt- Lavaca
Yoakum
Fritz
Anna Barr
Henderson Receives Chamber Managers Scholarship Award
Cuero Chamber of Commerce manager Dewey Henderson won the annual Chamber Managers Scholarship award at the Chamber of Commerce Managers and Secretaries Association meeting. The event drew fifty two managers and secretaries and was held last week at the Sea Island Motel on South Padre Island.
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Mercce
Chamber Managers
Chamber of Commerce Managers and Secretaries Association
Sea Island
South Padre Island
Henderson
Sixty Days Left To Complain On Cuero Yorktown Route
Cuero Yorktown Nordheim Runge and Kenedy residents urged to protest postal route cuts planned for June 30. Officials say the 291 year old Cuero Kenedy service may be moved via Victoria and San Antonio causing 1 2 day delays for mail between the five towns.
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Cuero
Yorktown
Nordheim
Runge
Kenedy
Washington
Postal Dept
Texas
Cuero-Kenedy
Victoria
San Antonio
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
USDA Certifies Texas Meat Inspection Plan
The USDA certifies Texas and West Virginia meat inspection programs as equal to federal standards enabling intrastate plants to be inspected by state authorities. Texas oversees 582 plants including Cele Provision Co. of Cuero with the Texas Department of Public Health in partnership with USDA’s C&MS. half funding from federal matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agricultue
Texas
Cele Provision Co
Cuero
Texas Department of Public Health
W. James E. Peavey
USDA
Consumer and Marketing Service
C&ms
Federal Register
West Virginia
Texas Governor Signs Health Immunization and Safety Bills
Gov. Preston Smith signs laws requiring preschool children to be immunized against seven diseases and school children against six before entry to care facilities or Texas schools. The package also raises motorcycle speed limit to 70 mph and restricts loitering on school property.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Smith
Texas
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