Baptists Set Goal For Relief From Hurricane Colin
First Baptist Church aims to raise 500 for disaster relief after Hurricane Colin. Fifteen Baptist Churches were damaged or destroyed, including all University of Corpus Christi buildings. Funds will be distributed by a state agency in coordination with Cuero church leaders. A special three Sunday relief offering is planned.
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Colin
First Baptist Church
Rob Hairston
University of Corpus Christi
First Baptist
Cuero Church
Hairstm
Scout Mothers Call Meeting in September Bake Sales
Members of the Mothers Auxiliary of Boy Scout Troop 241 will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at First United Methodist Church. A bake sale and porch sale are planned for September and announced by Mrs Pon Smith.
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Mothers’ Auxiliary
Boy Scout
First United Methodist Church
Pon Smith
DuPont Mishap Claims Yoakum Native
Wayne David Immenhauser 23 of Victoria and Yoakum native dies from injuries at the DuPont chemical plant after exposure to a toxic liquid while repairing a valve. He had worked as a plant mechanic since 1968 and funeral services are planned at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Yoakum with burial at St Ann’s Cemetery.
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Victoria
Wayne David Immenhauser
DuPont Chemical
Immenhauser
DuPont
Victoria Hospital
DWI Case Fines and Probation Issued in De Witt County
Wilfred Hinojosa was fined $100 and costs after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated in De Witt County Court. He received a three day jail sentence probated for one year. Charges of driving while intoxicated have been filed against Jessie Torres.
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Wilfred Hinojosa
de Witt
Jessie Torres
St Michael's Catholic School Announces Enrollment Dates
Registration for St. Michael's Catholic School students will be held Monday August 17 with first day of operation August 24. Registration times are 9 to 10 a.m., 3 to 5 p.m., and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Father Higgins attends. Sister Jean Marie is principal. Mrs. Alvin Kolodziecyk presides.
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St. Michael's Catholic School
Parent-Teacher Club
Alvin Kolodziecyk
Jean Marie
Peter Higgins
McChesney Leads Arneckeville Club on Funeral Facts
Paul McChesney of Oak Memorial Funeral Home presented a program on Facts One Should Know About Funeral s at the Arneckeville Home Demonstration Club meeting. A Q A session followed. Mrs. J V Lamb was elected vice president replacing Mrs. A A Hahn. The Sept 9 gathering will be at Mrs. Edwin Nagel home with Mrs. Walter Sager hosting.
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Paul McChesney
Oak Memorial Funeral Home
Arneckeville
Walter Sager
Mildred Martin
DeWitt County
Mrs Wolf Named Outstanding Young Homemaker for 1969 70
Mrs. Byron Wolf, Cuero Young Homemakers former president and area officer, named outstanding young homemaker for 1969 70. Mrs. W T Bell announced the honor. Next meeting at Cuero High School Homemaking Department room at 7 30 p m on Sept 14 with committees appointed and hostesses named for 1970 74 meetings.
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Byron Wolf
W. T. Bell
Wolf
Cuero Young Homemakers
Cuero High School
One Veto Upheld in Education Bill Vote
President Nixon won one veto battle and lost another in the House. The House re passed the 4.4 billion education appropriation for the current year, awaiting a Senate two thirds vote to become law. The 18 billion independent offices bill, funding housing urban affairs and veterans programs, was defeated.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Office of Education
Department of Housing and Urban Affairs
Veterans Administration
Congress
Ronald L. Zieigler
White House
Nixon
Independent Offices
Ziegler
Independent
Fire destroys Smiley feed mill and storage building
The Smiley Pro duce and Feed Company suffered a total loss of its feed mill and storage building in a blaze between 9 and 10 p.m. last night. Hammer mill mixers and equipment were destroyed while storage tanks were partially damaged. Cause was not yet determined and rebuild plans are uncertain. The business has operated in Smiley for about 20 years.
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Smiley Produce and Feed Company
Sample Brothers of
Smiley
History of Gas Service in Cuero Highlighted by Rotary
Jim Stone of Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co spoke at the Rotary Club on Cuero gas history. He noted service began in 1927, Stone arrived in 1945, and 2,495 connections exist today with 42 miles of pipelines in Cuero. A directors meeting is set for Aug. 20 and the district governor will visit Sept. 2-3.
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Cuero
Jim Stone
Arkansas- Louisiana Gas Co
Stone
Southwest Natural Gas Co
Arkansas-Louisiana
Dewey Henderson
Mark
Kevin Hanson
H. A. Hanson
Grace Church Sets Hurricane Drive
Grace Church plans a special offering for Episcopal churches damaged by Hurricane Celia in Corpus Christi and nearby towns. The drive targets repairs for the Intercultural Relations mission and housing projects aiding disadvantaged families. A redesigned sacristy funded largely by a longtime Altar Guild member and church gifts will be dedicated, and pews have been refinished through yearlong fellowship.
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Grace
Corpus Christi
Grace Church
Federal Aide Moves Headquarters From Houston to Albuquerque
D P Shoup confidential assistant to Interior Secretary Hickel will relocate his base from Houston to Albuquerque. He will work from the Federal Building on 5th and Gold and expects to be settled within the week. Shoup cites staying where action is and notes Albuquerque is regional headquarters for many Interior agencies. He emphasizes coordination among agencies and has long crusaded against environmental pollution.
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D. P. Shoup
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Houston
Albuquerque
Shoup
Southwest
Federal
5Th and Gold
Plainview
Cuero School Board Defers Bond Bid Date Amid Market Caution
Cuero school board defers setting bid opening date for $1.4 million in bonds as bond market conditions were deemed less favorable. George Meade of Dittmar and Co. warned of a weaker market, prompting postponement until September. The board also approved a 22 unit graduation requirement and hired three new teachers. A professional growth policy for teachers was adopted.
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Cuero
Harold High
E. E. Sims
George Meade
San Antonio
Dittmar and Co
Sims
Meade
Heinie Bade
Lawrence Dietze
Susan Wallis
Herbert Frels
Sandra K. Gordon
Luling
Robert Douglas Wood
San Marcos
Wood
Cuero High
A. D. Wood
New Director Named For Bluebonnet Youth Ranch
W C Bowman named executive director of Bluebonnet Youth Ranch in Yoakum succeeding Rev John Zeigler Bowman, a West native and former Baptist Temple Church youth director, studied at Baptist Bible College and Paint Rock High School He previously worked with Rio Grande Children's Home and will oversee a proposed 4 acre ranch for dependent and neglected children with officers listed from Yoakum Cuero Shiner and related towns.
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Yoakum
W. C. Bowman
Bluebonnet Youth Ranch
Bowman
West
John Zeigler
Baptist Temple Church
San Angelo
Baptist Bible College
Springfield
San An
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Katie Lee Clark
Rockport
Celia
Clark
Calvin Peterson
Scout Mothers Call Meeting
Funeral Home Chapel
Yoak
Henry C. Immenhauser Jr
Kenneth R. Immenhauser
U.S. Army
Bremen
Mrs. Wolf
Fl Patio
Gavanae
Truman Clagett
Area Youth Project
Bluebonnet Ranch
of Yoakum
Charles Kvinta
George Trowell
Charles Janota
Shiner
Calvin Gilpin
C. Y., Jacobs
Yomkum
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