Centennial Items Offered For Sale
The Cuero Centennial and Turkey Trot office at 212 North Gonzales open 8:30 to NEON and 1:00 to 5:00 Monday through Friday. Co Chairmen Tarkington and Conrad announce preparations for Cuero and DeWitt County’s largest centennial celebration with a $20 000 budget and $6 000 still needed. Items on sale include coins pennants shirts vests suspenders caps derbys period costumes and more to support the festivities. Citizens are urged to contribute and Cuero residents to wear period costumes each Friday starting Sept 22 to kick off events.
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Cuero Centennial
North
Gonzales
Cuero Federal Savings and Loan
Neon
Murray Tarkington
Jim Conrad
Cuero
DeWitt County
Tarkington
Cuecto
Turkey
Dwckett
Cueroiles
Yorktown Gala Celebration Plans This Weekend
Yorktown hosts a Community Mall event during Labor Day weekend with a parish feast led by Msgr. John Matoehy. The meal runs family style from 4:30 PM, priced at 1.75, featuring mutton barbecue sausage and side dishes. Dance music by The Hyp City Dutchmen and Arnold Parker concludes at midnight, inviting all to reconnect with old friends.
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Yorktown
T& Later
Msgr
John Matoehy
Arnold Parker
VFW Aims at Americanism Projects and Flag Etiquette
The VFW and Ladies Auxiliary present programs at the school focusing on Americanism. Charles Kilpatrick and Mrs Kilpatrick lead efforts, with a pledge, creed booklet program, and flag etiquette activities among other projects.
Cuero Young Farmers Plan August 24 Meeting
The Cuero Young Farmer Chapter will hold its annual membership meeting Thursday August 24 at 8 00 p m at Schumacher's river camp in River Bend Subdivision. Bill Drehr Game Management Officer DeWitt County will present a program on white tail deer. A supper will be served and all members and prospective members are invited.
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Cuero Young Farmer Chapter
Schumacher's
Polliwogs Continue With Center Designs In Bloomington
Notes from a page listing include T V Centers in Bloomington Indiana aiding in designing education programs for national distribution. Dick Bishop calls a meeting for women to join a monthly bowling league at Cuero American Legion Hall on Wednesday Aug 23 at 7 30. Visitors at Mrs Belle Green Ellzey home were Mrs W O Murray and Mrs R P Whitfield from San Antonio. Birthday wishes go to Marguerite Schodde Aline Patterson John F Wheeler and John Patrick Aitkens of Beeville.
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Dick Bishop
Cuero American Legion Hall
Belle Green Ellzey
W. O. Murray
R. P. Whitfield
San Antonio
Marguerite Schodde
Aline Patterson
John F. Wheeler
John Patrick Aitkens
Beeville
Scout troop football game and meeting notice
Troop 243 led by The Bob White Patrol and Raccoon Patrol hosted a troop football game with full participation. Meeting closes with taps led by Wolf Patrol. Boys aged 11 to 18 are invited to the weekly gathering Monday at 7 p.m. at the Scout Hut on Stratton Road.
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Bob White
Raccoon Patrol
Wolf Patrol
Stratton Road
FBI Agents In Portland Foil Plane Hijacking
Two FBI agents from Portland Oregon posed as relief crew and arrived by forklift to a hijacked plane. A third agent entered the cockpit with a weapon on a pole and shot the suspect after the crew signaled safety. The suspect was surprised and had no chance to fire.
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FBI
Portland
Ore
Joe O'Connell
O'Connell
Victoria College Sets Fall Registration Schedule
The Victoria College announces fall term registration from August 29 to September 1 with classes starting September 5. Evening registration is August 29 and 30, day registration 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Building. Pre-registration counseling runs through August 23. entering students must submit transcripts and ACT scores. An ACT test is set for August 30 at 8 a.m.
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Victoria College
Skyjacker Seizes Flight From Reno To Seattle Then Vancouver
A hijacker slipped onto a Reno jet by bicycle, released 25 passengers in Reno and Vancouver, demanded weapons in Vancouver, gained some money and 15 pounds of gold, then took more cash at Seattle. FBI waited under the plane during a six hour runway standoff and the hijacker warned of revenge against air fleets.
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Reno
Vancouver
B.C
Seattle
FBI
KVI
Federal Aid and Tax Contributions by States and Counties
A Tax Foundation study shows Texas received 1.387 billion in grants from 1.431 billion channeled, with DeWitt County contributing about 2.264 million but receiving nearly 2.198 million. Nationwide 29 states get more back than paid, 21 pay more than received. 1,350 aid programs exist across 57 agencies, with no complete listing.
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Texas
DeWitt County
Tax Foundation
Columbus Day Plans Discussed by Cuero Knights
Cuero Knights of Columbus plan a Columbus Day banquet on October 9 with Grand Knight Ken Adams and Paul Gebauer in charge. A speaker is to be secured. A possible retreat to San Antonio was discussed but no date or details set yet.
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Cuero Knights of Columbus
Ken Adams
Paul Gebauer
Knights
San Antonio
Screwworm Infestations Surge in Texas Counties
Wright reports confirmed screwworm infestations in June urging producers to inspect cattle closely. Cattle must be roped for full checks, with samples mailed to the Screwworm Eradication Center in Mission, Texas. Texas registered 15,331 cases last month, doubling the prior year and far exceeding 1962 totals. Gonzales and DeWitt lead with hundreds of cases, with twelve counties posting record monthly figures.
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Wright
Mission
Texas
Gonzales
DeWitt
Kinney
Atascosa
Uvalde
Val Verde
Gillespie
Edwards
Wilson
Goliad
Bexar
Borden
Crane
Ector
Hall
Gaskell
Lubbock
Mitchell
Oldham
Reeves
Shackelford
Cuero notes Miss Shirley Rae Voelkel sings at Lions Club
Old Cuero edition highlights include Miss Voelkel performing three songs for the Lions Club program on a Wednesday. Visiting Scott Snodgrass and Marie Snodgrass of San Angelo visit Cuero with T O Buchel. Bell Telephone crews begin installing home phones in Thomaston area. Jo Ann DeLeon, bride elect of Leland Windel, honored at Cuero Country Club tea hosted by D J Dinecans of Houston and her daughter Mrs Lias Steen of San Antonio. Judy the chimp bowler to appear at Cuero Bowl with prior and later scores listed. Travis Goode visits with mother Ruth Goode on leave from Ft Hood. Bert Stubbs family vacationing in San Antonio visit Stubbs’ mother in Cuero. David Lewis to represent Lambda Chi Alpha from SWT College at conference in Munice, Ind. August 26-31.
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Shirley Rae Voelkel
Lions Club
Scott Snodgrass
Scott, Jr
Marie Snodgrass
San Angelo
Cuero
T. O. Buchel
Bell Telephone
Thomaston
Jo Ann DeLeon
Leland Windel
Cuero Country Club
D. J. Dinecans
Houston
Lias B. Steen
San Antonio
Judy
Travis Goode
Ruth Goode
Ft Hood
Tex
Bert Stubbs
Suzanne
Kevin
Walter Bryan
Corpus Christi
Bryan Stubbs
David Lewis
Walter Lewis
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Southwest Texas State College
Munice
Ind
First fly case records in Hansford and Jasper counties
The Mission Center released 791,880,000 flies across seven states and Mexico with Texas receiving 662,248,000. Wright notes a heavy fly concentration in DeWitt County due to many screwworm cases but cannot estimate exact totals.
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Yoakum
Hansford
Jasper
Mission Center
Mexico
Texas
DeWitt County
Wright
Morgan favors a compromise on Jackson amendment in Senate talks
House Chairman Thomas E. Morgan said he would be sympathetic to the Jackson amendment if included in the Senate bill and a conference leads to a compromise. Rep. Samuel Stratton criticized the July 1 1972 missile freeze as allowing Russia more MIRV capability and a potential edge against the U S missile force.
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Thomas E. Morgan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Morgan
Samuel Stratton
Dn.y
United States
Russia
Stratton
Cuero Hospital Admits and Dismisses Listed Patients
Cuero Community Hospital reports admissions for Betty Taylor Letha Jacobs Godfrey Petry Walter Lewis and LeRoy Koenig while dismissals include Sophie Zielonka Pearl Miller Jewell Papacek Jo Ann Ortman David Smith and Conception Rodriguez.
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Betty Taylor
Letha Jacobs
Godfrey Petry
Walter Lewis
LeRoy Koenig
Sophie Zielonka
Pearl Miller
Jewell Papacek
Jo Ann Ortman
David Smith
Conception Rodriguez
Honored By Masons at Cuero Lodge 50-Year Pins
About 150 people joined friends and families Thursday night at Cuero Lodge No. 409 to honor four members for reaching 50 years of service. Worshipful Master Roy Parker noted it was the largest gathering in years and thanked all who helped with the dinner. The honorees were O. A Zimmerman Powis Tarkington Joe Lackey and Albert Lienhard.
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Masonic Lodge
Roy Parker
Cuero Lodge No
O. A Zimmerman
Powis Tarkington
Joe Lackey
Albert Lienhard
Parker
Livestock Market Report From San Antonio
Markets show gains across cattle calves hogs and sheep with ranges for slaughter cows bulls feeders heifers and pairs. Utility slaughter cows bring 24 to 28 dollars per hundredweight while hogs rise with barrows and gilts 50 to 75 higher and sows 50 higher on light and heavy weights. Sheep and goats show insufficient data to establish trends with lambs and feeder lambs priced around 28 to 30 dollars.
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San Antonio
UPI
USDA
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Polliwogs
T.V
Bloomington
Indiana
Max Factor
Actomeric
Elecka Drug
Wain PH
Hade
Holy Cross
Hub City
ME Mustangs
Conrad-Tarkington Ins
Dim Conrad — Murrey Teron
Genzeles
Pearance
Cuero Bowl
Lu Su Cochran
Jammy Lane
Jim Stone Jr
Charlotte Carte
Cuero Community Hospital
Masons
Hansen Feed & Supply
Smith Corona Port
Electra
Royal Port
Dewitt Poth & Son
W. May St. Yoakum, Texas
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