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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1971
Page
6
Local notes show Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Davis of San Antonio visiting relatives here with Mrs. W. H. Marie over the weekend. Pedro Hernandez celebrates his 91st birthday today with congratulations from friends and neighbors.
Our desire is to fill your prescriptions quickly and accurately. We wish to be your personal pharmacist. BATTERY'S DRUG STORE (4/27)
Mrs. Lela Aschen of Cuero and Mrs. Annie Harvey and Mrs. Ethel Adams of Cuero visited in the Westhoff Schlenstedt home. Pvt. Alvin L. Zielonka earned an expert marksman rating on the M-16 rifle qualification at Fort Polk Louisiana and is now in combat training.
Billy Sol Estes will be released from prison on July 12 after serving six years of a 15 year sentence. The parole board granted his release with conditions prohibiting self improvement or promotional activity without approval. Estes, once a financier for Lyndon B. Johnson, will live with his wife and four children in Abilene Texas and work on his brother John’s farm operation.
Houston Grand Opera announces summer auditions for Kurt Weill s The Threepenny Opera to be held by appointment on May 8 in the Jones Hall Rehearsal Room. All roles are open, inviting aspiring singers to try out for the production.
William L. Cusack of Cuero files for divorce from Nancy Ann Cusack in the 2nd District Court. The action seeks legally formal dissolution and related relief.
Memorial gifts of any amount are now being accepted at P. O. Box 90 Yoakum Texas 77995. Groups seeking information about the Youth Ranch may contact John D. Zeigler executive secretary at the address or telephone 512 293 5263.
Senate tax writers propose a package adding a franchise tax to raise 102.6 million and raise sales taxes to 4 percent for 298.5 million, auto sales tax to 4 percent, gas tax to 7 cents a gallon, and cigarette tax to 18.5 cents a pack plus other levies. They seek 40 to 50 million from liquor by the drink and oppose a beer tax rise.</s>
The Senate approved a $1.5 billion education bill to help schools meet integration costs. Southerners led opposition with a week of amendments as about 70 percent of funds would assist districts under court order or government decree to desegregate, mostly in the South, with remaining funds for programs to improve integrated education quality.
Seven individuals were released from DeWitt County Jail. Ysidro Corpus and Alonzo Sierra posted $500 bonds each for acting together and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Richard Olenick posted $500 for driving while intoxicated. Ruben Hoser posted $50 for being drunk, Geri White paid $10 for drunkenness, Robert Wayne Parker posted $1000 for car theft, Alfred Barfield posted $50 for destruction of private property, Santos C. Rosales held on drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges. Additional county court charges include Jimmie Eugene Broz for providing alcohol to a minor and Delbert Hallmark for DWI. Donny Bomba charged with property damage under $50 to Buddy Calcote on April 21.
Residents officials and business groups urge letters to lawmakers and the Post Office to protest discontinuing Star Route No. 78112 between Cuero and Kenedy and the impact on service. Officials note Victoria and San Antonio sectional centers serve nearby towns and emphasize regional mail delays.
A US presidential commission headed by Henry Cabot Lodge urged adopting a Two Chinas policy and supporting admission of both Nationalist and Mainland China to the United Nations. It urged considering admission of divided Vietnam and Koreas, but warned granting Red China U.N. status would be awkward and discordant.
An arson fire at Stanford University damaged Juniper House Lounge in Wilbur Hall, causing about $50 000 in damage. Freshman Nate McBride condemned the act as murder, noting two prior failed arson attempts on campus that day.
A Cuero group led by Dr. E. E. Sims will travel to Austin to back Victoria's bid for a Texas A&M University branch. A legislative hearing is set for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Victoria College would host the university level branch. The move would aid Cuero teachers pursuing further degrees.
Washington UPI Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird said draft calls would be cut back for the rest of the year and would not exceed 10,000 in any month. The May call of 15,000 was merged with June for a two month total of 20,000.
Pope Paul VI appointed two new bishops in Texas. Msgr. John Joseph Fitzpatrick, 52, was named bishop of Brownsville. Msgr. Vincent M. Harris, formerly bishop of Beaumont, was named coadjutor with right of succession to Bishop Louis Joseph Reicher, 80, of Austin.
The report details varying conditions from Dalhart to the Rio Grande with drought in southern Florida and recent heavy rain and hail across Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas. Severe storms hit Kansas Nebraska Iowa and Missouri with damage and hospitalizations noted. Temperatures range from single digits in Wyoming to 79 in Key West Florida.
Four ex servicemen now college students urge that protesters against the war do not reflect veteran opinion. Ray Pistole 23 a junior at North Texas State University leads the Denton group. Members include J D Green from Denton Fred Gonzales of Dallas and John McCann from the University of Dallas. The trio from North Texas belong to the 50 member North Texas State Ex Marine Association.
The Cuero Pilot Club reclaimed the Loving Cup for the second year as the top group with the most co-pilots at the Pilot Club convention in Baytown. Carl Wagner presented the cup to Cuero friends after the sessions. A strong Cuero delegation attended Friday through Sunday.
The Cuero VFW Post 3972 will observe Loyalty Day on May 1. A 3 p.m. commemoration at the courthouse marks DeWitt County's 125th anniversary with Pilot Club members assisting the program.
US DA livestock figures show cattle and calves largely steady with some gains. Hog prices edge up while sheep stay steady as feeders and bulls vary across weight classes and grades.
Ampel notes cassette critics cite hiss from slow tape speed and open reel dislikes ease of threading and rewinding. A mail campaign to reel owners including Panasonic and Sony offered price bonuses for multi unit orders as consumer spending lagged. Company hopes growth resumes with a stronger economy by year end 1971.
Secretary of State Martin Dies Jr. announced that all qualified Notaries Public seeking appointment for the term from June 1, 1971 to June 1, 1973 must pay the fee and file a new oath and bond with Ray Gips, County Clerk, between May 1 and May 15, 1971. New applicants must apply to the County Clerk before May 14, 1971 and obtain the forms from the County Clerk.
Meyersville School announces honor roll for the fifth six weeks. Principal Leslie G. Flessner names highly commended students including Bruce Jank Paula Angerstein Rebecca Rainer and others across grades two through eight. Commendable list features Wanda Diebel Fred Mueller Tim Rangnow Theresa Diebel M Liss Mueller and more.
Outgoing president Bob Janca of Port Lavaca presented to Henderson Valley. Janca served as a director during the past year. New officers named include Ed Phelps of Laredo as President and Leo as a continuing or newly announced officer.
Airman George E. Sevier, son of Mr and Mrs Aristeo Sevier of Yoakum Texas, completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He is assigned to Lowry AFB Colorado for supply field training after graduating Yoakum High School in 1969 and attending Angelo State University.
Poore of San Marcos was named Vice President Jim Taylor and Alice were elected Secretary Treasurer Directors elected were Bill Christofell Kingsville Jeep Kiel Seguin Preston Van Hanken Wharton George Gregg Del Rio Chuck Bailey San Antonio Gene Davenport Victoria members of the South Texas Chamber board with key officials named from multiple cities.
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