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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1970
Page
1
A reflective piece questions fears of saying no and lists common situations where people agree to things they dislike. It urges readers to resist pressure to please others, and to practice direct refusals in daily life.
Cuero social figures attended Lulu's formal reopening in Victoria with Miss Susie Howard modeling fall and winter fashions. Victoria residents Mrs. C. J. McCollum and daughters Melanie and Melinda also modeled, while Cuero attendees included Mrs. W. S. DuBose Mrs. T. A Chaves Bess Jernigan John J. Tietl Fred Hansen Lillian Blackwell Earl Evers James Howard and Jack Howerton. Souvenirs and prize registrations completed the event.
DeWitt County notices announce Lone Star Textiles Inc in bankruptcy since Aug 3 in Houston. Lands in Cuero will be bid cash-wise from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept 1 at courthouse doors. Cuero officials monitor the sale as three creditors hold interests in Cuero properties and assets.
Mrs. Pamela Ater and Mrs. Fortine Fuller Cuero High School Home Economics instructors have returned from the annual Homemaking Teachers Conference in Dallas. The event took place in August.
Susie Howard of Cuero is among princess entrants for the Texas Pageant at Eastland August 15. Other counties list Brenda Bratton Brady Marilyn Hill Ladonia Mary Ann Woolsey Floresville Beth Pearson Ranger Joan Frances Booth Cotulla Martha Thiegaud Dublin Beth Calhoun De Leon Gail Homme Breckenridge Barbara Ritter Comanche Carolyn Telford Pleasanton. The Majestic Theatre hosts the second annual event on August 15 with a $500 scholarship awarded at the Peanut Bowl game in Maverick Stadium September 19.
Officers elected at Cheapside Home Demonstration Club meeting include Mrs. George Lord president Mrs. Elgin Fehner vice president Mrs. Bobby Lord secretary treasurer Mrs. William Hillen council member and Mrs. Joe Watson reporter Hostess was Mrs. Watson The group met at Cheapside Community Center with Fehner presiding and heard reports on travels to Montana Canada and Massachusetts and a program on fighting aging with exercise.
At Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale, the massive painting Crue Infexion by Jan Styka unfolds as one of the world’s largest religious works. The 44 by 195 foot canvas draws visitors to view the expansive scene in the park.
Thirty Bush Interns express gratitude to Cuero residents for welcoming them to meet George Bush. They praise his honesty and asset disclosure efforts and thank Dr Harold High and the McAlisters for assisting in meeting the community.
Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture names Frers as president succeeding Robert Post who stays on as director. Frers Jewelry Store owner and former fire chief heads a slate including new director Rev. H. A. Hanson and treasurer Mateo Perez.
Cuero school teachers and aides from various campuses gather at Hunt Elementary for a five day Media Production and Utilization Workshop. Jim Adams of the Victoria region media center leads the sessions with free materials and no cost to the district.
The Cuero Lions Club has donated twenty cases of baby food and two cases of disposable diapers to hurricane Celia victims. Additional relief funds will be proposed by the board once a district goal is set, says club president Gene Grafe. People wanting to donate should contact any Lions Club member.
Mrs. H. F. Sartwelle 78 of 501 W Summit dies in San Antonio hospital. Sister of Miss Maggie Edgar of Cuero. Funeral tomorrow in Porter Loring Georgian Chapel. Remains to Comanche for Thursday 11 a.m. service at St Matthew’s Episcopal. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Memorial gifts to American Cancer Society.
DeWitt County has received 29457.60 in lateral road funds from the state for construction and improvements. Commissioners accepted Gulf Coast Office Supply Co. of Victoria for a calculator at 645, with a trade in. They voted to advertise bids for a motor grader for Precinct No. 2 and approved the amended 1969 budget. A budget hearing date for 1971 will be set and purchasing procedures and equalization will be discussed at tomorrow's meeting.
Three Cuero area students are candidates for degrees to be awarded at the summer commencement Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. at Evans Field, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos. Langdon M. Smith Jr. of 520 Fourth Street Cuero earns a BBA, Laura Aschenbeck of 508 Lavaca a BS in Education, and Betty Jean Buethe of Westhoff a BS in Education. The university lists 171 candidates for baccalaureate and master degrees.
Alcoa’s Point Comfort operations completed equipment and process changes to prevent any mercury release to Lavaca Bay. Plant manager Wahlsten told the Texas Water Quality Board that all discharges of mercury-containing materials were halted on July 5 and that a closed recycling process now handles mercury materials from the chlor-alkali facility.
Sherri Lane, Little Miss De Witt County, represented Cuero as Petite Princess in the Austin Aqua Festival Court yesterday. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dutton Lane of Cuero. She also took part in the festival land parade on Friday Aug. 7 and will appear in the Festival Night Lighted Water Parade at 8:15 p.m. Friday at Festival Beach in Austin. The parade features a South festival theme with colored floats on lighted barges and accompanying boats and groups.
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