Youth Conference Presented At Cuero Rotary Meeting
Cuero High School junior Frankie McClung outlined the Texas Youth Conference at the Rotary Club session. Seven hundred youths attended. she thanked the Rotary Club and local chapters for support. The club discussed district events, CPR equipment access, and plans for the 50th anniversary in 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankie McClung
Cuero High School
Texas
Rotary Club
Miss McClung
Hugo Geck
Miss Me- Clung
Rotary News
Burns McAlister
Fred J. Silvey
San Antonio
Hie
Rotary Board of Directors
Seven New Industrial Plants for South Texas
Announcement of seven new industrial facilities and four plant expansions highlighting growth in the South Texas region. New operations are planned in San Antonio Eagle Lake El Campo Stafford Uvalde and Yorktown. The Bureau of Business Research at UT Austin reports major expansions and new plants by D B Holt Company Farah Manufacturing Thayer Corporation Hexcel Superior Sand and Gravel and others with job creation and production plans across several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Texas
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Brownsville
Weslaco
Farah Manufacturing Company
San Antonio
Farah
Bl Paso
Thayer Corporation
Thayer Electronics, Inc
Seguin
Ant
Superior Sand and Gravel Company
Eagle Lake
Fi Campo
Farmland Industries
P.i.o.u Weel and Mohalir Corp
Uvalde
Scout Report From DeWitt County Historical Survey
Five scouts from Troop 243 presented a 1006 mile hike at the DeWitt County Historical Survey Committee meeting. They displayed notebooks, awards, and patches. Attending were Carl Krueger Glenn Moeller David Moeller Daryl Bluntzer and David Noack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County Historical Survey Committee
Carl Krueger
Glenn Moeller
David Moeller
Daryl Bluntzer
David Noack
John Hamilton
Marvin Bluntzer
Alvin Noack
Isabella Schaffner
H. N. Henneke
Hinkle Square
Roundtop
Meyersville
Texas Historical Foundation
Food program presented by DeWitt 4-H club
Mrs Mildred Martin DeWitt County Home Demonstration agent presented a program on making snacks at the Cuero Girls 4-H weekly meeting in the First Baptist Church educational building. Twenty girls attended with leaders Mr Martin Mrs Judy Blackwell and Mrs Francis Nelson of the State Department of Public Welfare. Membership open to girls aged nine to fifteen. Terrie and Brenda Means serve as junior leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Martin
DeWitt County
First Baptist Church
Martin
Judy Blackwell
Francis Nelson
State Department of Public Welfare
Terrie
Brenda Means
Sleeping Sickness Strikes Area Again
A horse owned by Dick and Raleigh Blackwell contracted sleeping sickness, bringing area cases to two. The Worthingtons’ horse died last Saturday night. Dr. Charles Tubbs said the Blackwell horse is improving and that all contact horses have been vaccinated. He warned the illness could become an epidemic and urged vaccination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Blackwell
Blackwell
Willard Worthington
Charles Tubbs
Tubbs
CARE Airlifts Aid To Pakistan Flood Area
CARE airlifted aid to East Pakistan flood victims in Dacca and surrounding areas. Jerome Lewis, CARE mission chief, authorized purchases of clothing blankets and necessities to supplement seven tons of food supplies and medicines from Karachi. Total aid value reaches 25000 dollars with 43000 homes destroyed and 116337 partially damaged. Rehabilitation plans are under way and public contributions are urged to CARE Dallas Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Pakistan
Dacca
Jerome Lewis
Pakistan
U. S. Overseas Aid Agency
World Headquarters
New York City
Karachi
Pakistan International Airlines
CARE
Troop 243 Elects Officers for 1971 Term
Boy Scout Troop 243 elected officers for the period Sept 1 1970 to Mar 1 1971. Garry Phillips named senior patrol leader. Allen Schumacher as assistant. Carl Krueger scribe. Kenneth Schumacher treasurer. Kenny Barber quartermaster. Lonnie Lyman librarian. Also Brown McClung bugler and instructor. Jeff Dietze Steve Barlow Mike Mixon and David Noack as instructors. patrol leaders Krueger Bridges Bluntzer White Ray Raccoon. New members will visit Cuero Fire Department for CPR instruction after refreshments hosted by Arthur Schumacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troop 243
Garry Phillips
Allen Schumacher
Carl Krueger
Kenneth Schumacher
Kenny Barber
Lonnie Lyman
Brown McClung
Jeff Dietze
Steve Barlow
Mike Mixon
David Noack
Krueger
Billy Bridges
Hawk
Daryl Bluntzer
Bob White
Jeff Ray
Raccoon
New Monday
Cuero Fire Department
Arthur Schumacher
Cattle Testing Expands to DeWitt County Precinct 3
Brucellosis testing in DeWitt County moves from Precinct 2 to Precinct 3 under Ag Agent Orval L. Wright. Since April, testing has covered Precincts 1 and 2 with 32 670 cattle tested and 243 reactors as of August 15. Line-up men in Precinct 3 are Onfry T. Migura and Frank Styra of Yorktown. others will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County
Commissioners Precinct 3
Orval L. Wright
Lloyd Adams
Onfry T. Migura
Frank Styra
Yorktown
Cuero
Styra
Adams
Leon Stacy
Joe Kuykendall
Bobby Nami
Lori Lasater
Boundary Agreement Reached Between Mexico and United States
Puerto Vallarta Mexico President Diaz Ordaz announces a boundary accord with the United States to settle all Rio Grande border disputes from El Paso to Brownsville and 12 miles offshore. Details to be released in a joint communique by foreign secretaries. Nixon attended the announcement. The center of the river will define the boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puerto Vallarta
Mexco
Rio Grande
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Nixon
Ordaz
FE Paso
Brownsville
Diaz Ordaz
el Paso
Ronald L. Ziegler
Three Men Receive Jail Terms in DeWitt County
In DeWitt County Court Harold Sehlinke received a $200 fine and costs and a % day jail term for driving while intoxicated and had his license suspended. Jessie Torres was fined $100 and costs and given three days in jail for DWI. Louis Hahn got a 30 day jail term and costs for carrying a prohibited weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County
Harold Sehlinke
Jessie Torres
Dwi
Louis Hahn
Texlan Wel hausen names new Tex Tan management team
Tex Lan Wel hausen Company a Tex Tandy division based in Yoakum Texas with plants in Cuero and Hallettsville appoints John W Cosby Jr as president and g eneral manager A Tolbert becomes vice president production and Bill Wright vice president sales and merchandising Cosby succeeds Lewis Shows who moves to Tamiy Corp The relocation strengthens Tex Tan a leather goods maker with 50 years in business and broad international distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bew
Texlan Welhausen Company
Tandy Corporation
Yoakum
Texas
Cuero
Hallettsville
John W. Cosby, Jr
A. A. Tolbert
Bill Wright
Cosby
Suc
Ceeds Lewis Shows
Tamiy Corporation
Tex Tan
Texas A&m
Yoakum Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
A&m Club
A&m
Bluebonnet Youth Ranch
Tolbert
Wright
San Francisco Bay Area
Western
California
Destine’s
Los Angeles
Knights Of Columbus Report On Europe Tour
Rev. Peter Higgins of St Michael s Church reported his recent Europe tour at the Cuero Council meeting. He praised church art and noted six point program details for 1970 71. Rev. Francis Kunz cited Bishop Flores visit uniting parishioners and fostering love. Grand Knight Charles Bodden presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Higgins
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Europe
Cuero Council
Knights of Columbus
Higgins
Six Point Program
Ken Adams
Jim Peyton
Francis Kunz
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Patrick Fiores
San Antonio
Cueroiles Tour Corpus Christi Storm Area
Mr and Mrs Walter Doell and Mrs Otillie Mayer joined Mr and Mrs Darwyn Duderstadt and family on a tour of Corpus Christi and surrounding areas to observe damage from Hurricane Celia. Also aboard were Mr and Mrs Oscar Duderstadt and Mrs Duderstadt's parents Mr and Mrs Gilbert Diebel. The group noted the havoc left by the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Doell
Otillie Mayer
Darwyn Duderstadt
Corpus Christi
Mr. Duderstadt
Oscar Duderstadt
Duderstadt
Gilbert Diebel
Doell
Reading Certificates Presented in Cuero Summer Program
Ten participants in the Cuero Public Library Summer Reading Program received certificates from the Texas State Library. To qualify, 12 books must be read. Recipients include Carol Marie Bing, Mary Sheppard, Terri Hausman, Roger Barnes, Rebecca Hairston, Ginny Luthy, Sheryl Bade, Sharon St. Clair, Robin Burmeister, and Rudy Salazar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Public Library
Texas State Library
Joe Boothe
Texas Reading Club
Boothe
Carol Marie Bing
Mary Sheppard
Terri Hausman
Roger Barnes
Rebecca Hairston
Ginny Luthy
Sheryl Bade
Sharon St. Clair
Robin Burmeister
Rudy Salazar
White-collar climbers hike Mount Kinabalu to hunt boars
Seven clerks from the Singapore Adventurers' Club plan to scale 13,455 foot Mount Kinabalu in Sabah Malaysia and join a safari to track boars. The trip aims to show white-collar workers are not soft. The outing is described as a bold excursion by the Singapore group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
UPD
Singapore Adventurers’ Club
Kinabalu
Sabah
Malaysia
Gun Club Holds Annual Fall Shoot in Cuero
Cuero Gun Club members plan their Annual Fall Shoot and Barbecue at the rifle range this Sunday afternoon. A practice session is set for 2 p.m. tomorrow. Bill Hartman chairs the 1970 event as participants from local and area sportsmen compete in men women and youth divisions with trophies for winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Gun Club
Bill Hartman
Hartman
Ladies Auxiliary Host Covered Dish Supper at Fire Station
The Ladies Auxiliary Fire Department plans a covered dish supper for their husbands at the fire station tomorrow night at 6 30 p.m. Members invite attendees and urge ready dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary Fire Department
Railroad agrees to buy Cuero JH site near high school
Southern Pacific Railroad informed Cuero Independent School District that it will meet district specifications for a 20 acre site near the present high school campus. The district will pay 300 dollars per acre for the property needed for the Cuero Junior High School. Architects named Lynn Evans and Associates. Occupancy planned for September or midterm next year. Construction had stalled after bond bids of 1.554 million were tied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Railroad
CISD
Cuero
E. E. Sims
Sims
Heinie Bate
Lawrence Dietze
Susan Wailis
Herbert Frets
de Harold High
Weldon Ioebel
John Wheeler
George Meade
Dittmar and Co
Dr. High
Meade
Dance by American Legion Post 4 at Civic Center
American Legion Winter Post 4 sponsors a dance at the Civic Center tomorrow night with Kathy Dell and the Country Kings providing music. Tickets are $1.50 per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Winter Post 4
American Legion Civic Center
Kathy Dell
The
Country Kings
County Hay Show Winners Announced
Results from the DeWitt County Hay Show held Thursday night at the DeWitt County Electric Cooperative Building Cuero list winners by category. Coastal Bermuda Leslie Prause Yoakum 97.5 blue ribbon 3rd cutting hay 77 red ribbon 1st cutting hay. NK37 Bermuda Fred Diebel Meyersville 75.5 red ribbon. Oats Chester Bettge Meyersville 87.4 blue ribbon. Johnsongrass Earl Buenger 67- polme white ribbon. Hegari Harold Goebel Cuero 95 blue ribbon Ralph Ege Meyersville 70 red ribbon Alton Goebel Cuero 65 white ribbon W Rangnow Meyersville 80 red ribbon. Hybrid Forage Sorghums Edwin Kahlich Cuero 88.5 blue ribbon John Jank Meyersville 50.5 white ribbon LeRoy Angerstein Meyersville 70 red ribbon Aunt Henry Rangnow Meyersville 52.5 white ribbon. Exhibits judged by Al Novosad Extension Service Pasture Specialist who presented a program on Factors Influencing Quality Hay Production. Entries judged on appearance and protein content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Leslie Prause
Yoakum
Alicia
Charles Seekamp
Fred Diebel
Meyersville
Harold Goebel
Cuere
Ralph Ege
Alton Goebel
W. F. Rangnow
Edwin Kahlich
Cuero
John Jank
LeRoy Angerstein
Henry Rang
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Cuzco
Peru
Rotary
Flood Emergency Fund
Dallas
Boundry
CJHS
Tex
Cueroiles
Corpus Christi Storm Area
Gun Club States
Railroad
County Hay Show
Gerda Bluestein
Chester Bettge
Earl Buenger
Polme
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