Traveling companions recall 1948 Guatemalan trip and birthdays
Journal notes recount a 1948 Guatemala visit en route from Caracas to Cuero with Mary Etta and Button Brown. They tour Antigua and Guatemala City, hear a boxing match via radio, meet Mrs Lohman and Mrs Kenedy, learn of a wedding in Cuero, meet Jack Hassell in Laredo, and visit Cmdr Les Schaffner and family in Arlington. A birthday wish to S B Stock and a Davy Crockett quote close the entry.
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Guatemala
Caracas
Venezuela
Mary Etta
Button
Brown
Joe Louis
Jersey Jo Wolcott
Antigua
Cmdr
L. F. Schaffner
Arlington, Va
Gus Schaffner
Cmdr. Schaffner
Naval Base
Washington, D. C
Les
Michael
Texas University
Austin
Yoakum
Carol Ann Schaffner
David MecLarry
Cmdr Schaffner
Leslie Schaffner
Washington, D.C
Cuero
House Upholds Nixon Veto of 30.5 Billion Bill
Democrats plan to turn Nixon's veto of a 30.5 billion health education and labor bill into an election issue. The bill surpassed the president's budget request by 1.76 billion, and Nixon vetoed it Wednesday from Camp David in Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Nixon
Frank Eleazer
Washington
UPI
Camp David
Maryland
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Complaints Filed In Justice Court By Judge Albert Ley
Several individuals faced charges in the Justice of the Peace Court of Judge Albert Ley over the past two weeks. Fines were issued for speeding and unsafe turns, with names including Alan Rhodes Elgin William Thomas Long Victoria and others from Corpus Christi Seadrift and Victoria.
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Justice of the Peace Court
Albert Ley
Alan Rhodes
Elgin
William Thomas Long
Victoria
William David Hatley
Corpus Christi
Richard Kelar
Seadrift
E. J. Johnson, Jr
San Antonio
Rafael Pulido
Joseph Wedemier
Jose Basquez
el Campo
Clyde Smith
Betty Burr Rutherford
Clarence Brown
Thomas Byron Land
Panel Discussion Set For Vocational Meet At Hunt Cafetorium
Two panel discussions will be held tonight at 7 30 p m in the Hunt Elementary Cafetorium as Cuero High School vocational counselors invite the public. The panelists include Ralph Hartman ICT coordinator Rod Jones DECA coordinator Peggy Jones OE coordinator Charles Hahn vocational agriculture coordinator DeWayne Cuero High School principal and Rose Mary Cheatham.
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Hunt Elementary
Rosemary Cheatham
Cuero’ High School
Ralph Hartman
Rod Jones
DECA
Peggy Jones
Charles Hahn
DeWayne
Cuero High School
Cheatham
McGovern Accepts LBJ Okay
Sen. George McGovern accepts the endorsement of former President Lyndon B Johnson. Johnson said he would vote for McGovern and the Democratic ticket despite deep differences over Vietnam and foreign policy. McGovern welcomed the backing as unity against President Nixon.
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John Hall
Springfield
Ill
UPI
George McGovern
Lyndon B Johnson
Johnson
Texas
McGovern
Vietnam
Nixon
Fire damages Cuero home after early morning blaze
Faulty wiring sparked a kitchen fire at the Robert Pickens residence on Four Oaks Drive. The family escaped with two children as their dog died while helping trigger the fire alarm. Cuero firefighters contained the blaze to the kitchen and garage, but smoke and water damaged the eight room house.
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Robert Pickens
Four Oaks Drive
Pickens
Mike Weber
Cuero
Winners Named in DeWitt County Hay Show
County Ex tension Agent Orval Wright reports the 1972 DeWitt County Hay Show winners. Entries were judged by Al Nevasad and Texas A&M agronomist Dr. Carl Gray. ribbons were awarded to top entries.
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DeWitt County
Orval Wright
al Nevasad
Carl Gray
Texas A&m University
Texas Plant Food Institution
Wright
Coastal
Bermuda
Leslie Prause
Bill Buschhaupt
J. D. Rubac
Fred Diebel
Chester Bettge
Herman Kerlick
Erwin J Metting
UFOs Seen In Kansas
A UFO investigator proposed that recent central Kansas sightings near Dighton and around Hays were scouts from a mother ship. Hayden C. Hewes of the International UFO Bureau said Daniel Garcia spent the weekend in Dighton, with several sightings reported Tuesday night into Wednesday.
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Hays
Kan
UPI
Kansas
Dighton
Hayden C. Hewes
International Ufo Bureau of
Oklahoma City
Daniel Garcia
Child Saves Mother As Cuero Home Burns
A flash fire at 12 30 p m destroyed the Cuero residence of Mrs Lena McMillan and her four year old daughter Charlene woke her mother just in time. Both escaped with help from the Cuero Volunteer Fire Department city crews and local residents.
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Lena McMillan
West Church Street
Cuero
Charlene
Car Rips Fence In Accident Near Cuero
A single vehicle collision at 1 12 a m Thursday east of Cuero damaged a fence and the Texas Eastern Transmission Corp maintenance shop on the Victoria Highway. Driver Domingo Valdarrama 1106 E San Antonio Victoria Texas fled the scene.
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Cuero
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Victoria Highway
Domingo Valdarrama
San Antonio
Victoria
Texas
Valdarrama
Republicans Press On With Convention Reform Efforts
In brief items the GOP reformers vow to push for changes to the party convention process despite a decisive setback by rule-makers. The report notes continued efforts amid unfavorable odds and summaries other international and regional briefs.
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Miami Beach
Controversy On Toy Safety Grows In Summer Airing
In Boca Raton Florida a panel of experts and three mothers discussed toy safety and durability standards. They urged parents to check for sharp points toxic materials and lead free paint and to supervise play based on age and environment. An industry board approved comprehensive safety standards to be reviewed by the National Board of Standards.
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New York
UPI
Boca Raton
Fla
Toy Manufacturers of America, Inc
Ross
Association
Board of
National Board of Standards For Action
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Mexico City
Lott
Nesta Taylor
Laredo
Jack
Kathleen Hassell
John T., Jr
Washington State
Carrie May
Boots
Buchel
Mrs
Fred Mugge
S. B. Stock
Charles Thamm
Charlice Finck
Davy Crockett
Justice Court
Clara Noster
Sally Boone
Lupe Morales
Hermen A. Keseling
Santos Stewart
Jesse Gomez
Frank Perez
Kathy Machac
Charles Allen Pettitte
Cheate
Jimmy Hohensee Wilder
Sharon
Paige
Kyle
Unteer Fire Department
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Henry A Kissinger
Hanoi
Ramsey
Clark
Hassan
Rabat
Hassan II
Reykjavik
International Chess Federation
Bobby Fischer
Lothar Schmid Fischer
Boris Spassky
Ulster
Belfast
Gay Pauley
Marilyn Martin
Elementary School Parent Teachers Organization
PTO
Sandra Grieser
Shirley Justin
J.C Mitchell Parent-Teachers Association
PTA
Muriel Brown
The
U.S. Children's Bureau
Frederick Richardson
Miami Mailman Center For Child Development
Walter L. Ross
Yorktown
Reuss’ Pharmacy
N. Esplanade
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