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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1971
Page
1
A columnist discusses the draft and Universal Military Training. He argues all volunteer forces risk creating a military caste and eroding civilian control, urging a universal system to keep democratic oversight and prevent dictatorship.
The Cuero float will be entered in the Schulenburg Parade on Sunday August 8 at 1130 a.m. The City of Cuero furnishes the car with drivers Bill Coyle and Charles Goodenough. Riders include Debbie Brenda and Sandra Grafe daughters of Mr and Mrs Gene Grate.
A group of defendants faced fines and jail terms in DeWitt County Court on Thursday. Jim Cano and James Edward Taylor pled guilty to driving while intoxicated with fines of 100 dollars and jail time. Taylor’s sentence is probation for one year. Edward Dupree received a 100 dollar fine and a one year probationary jail term. Ysidro Corpus and Alonzo Sierra pled guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, each fined 100 dollars plus costs. Richard Olenick pled guilty to DWI with a 109 dollar fine and ten days in jail probationable for one year. Delocvi Dow Hallsaark pleaded guilty to a DWI with a 50 (?) fine and costs, and a jail term probated.
The first 24 draft numbers reveal 16 area youths eligible for the national lottery. Local Board No. 34 says 256 men born in 1952 are eligible, with numbers not in effect before Jan 1 1972 unless Congress passes enabling legislation. Dependent deferments under the old law keep some in the draft, and examples list draft numbers and birthdays for several area youths.
William George Smith Jr a Houston truck driver failed to see a parked car owned by Mrs Nedra Brenneman 3 miles north of Cuero on U S 77 A 5 05 p m Wednesday causing the tractor trailer to sideswipe the car with no injuries and minor damage Texas Highway Patrolman Jimmy Fitzpatrick investigated
Mrs. Elsie Windel of the Texas State Department of Health and her daughter Dinah returned to Cuero from an International Conference on Tuberculosis Control in Moscow. They traveled with a group of 15 American representatives visiting Leningrad Moscow Paris and Burlington North Carolina. They described progress in TB control and noted free late night street walking without incidents.
Funeral services for Rudy Martin 75 husband of Mildred Martin will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Oak Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. Calvin Peterson officiating. Burial will follow in Hillside Cemetery. Mr Martin died Thursday evening in a Galveston hospital. He is survived by son Harvey Martin of Boca Raton Florida a brother Oscar Martin of San Antonio two sisters Meta Charpentier of Galveston Tollie Minnax of Tucson Arizona and three grandchildren.
Efforts to create a toll free intercity telephone exchange for Cuero Yoakum and Yorktown moved forward as Hugo Geek Cuero Southwestern Bell manager reported feasibility findings to Cuero City Council. Resulting rate adjustments would require action by all three cities with Yorktown to hear results soon.
County Attorney Robert Post spoke to the Cuero Rotary Club at El Patio Restaurant about the county attorney’s role and duties including prosecution of cases and handling hot checks. Visiting Rotarian Otto Goedecke from Hallettsville attended. The club president Rev. Paul Abbott led the meeting. Harold Welker paid a $1 fine on his 51st wedding anniversary and Lott Taylor was fined $1 for his birthday.
Heavy downpours drenched Corpus Christi Robstown and nearby areas, forcing hundreds to flee. National Guard on standby. Red Cross shelters in Nueces County as residents evacuated. one drowning reported near Robstown and widespread road and building flooding through Cuero and nearby towns.
The Epergne Antiques at 417 East Newman holds a formal opening Sunday from two to five pm. Owners Elizabeth Stone Melvin Stone and Charles Stone invite the public to view marble top tables fine cut glass and Tiffany lighting with refreshments served. Regular hours are Saturday and Sunday afternoons with additional hours by appointment.
The Texas Poll shows eight of ten Texans oppose busing public school children for racial integration. About nine of ten white residents reject it. among Black respondents opinions are divided, with about half in favor of racially mixed schools by bus. Federal action pushes toward integration by September.
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