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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1970
Page
1
Aransas Pass residents John and Cora Howell survived the storm as the last wall fell. They clung to wreckage until water swept them inland and rode the rising flood to safety. Cora, initially unable to swim, now offers to teach instant swimming lessons.
The Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Association begins a series of meetings at its West Cuero auditorium through Friday noon led by Moderator Dr. George W. Edwards. Mrs. M C Shropshire and Mrs. Z M Houston direct tomorrows program with Mayor Jack Edgar extending welcome.
Rosary for 16 year old Pedro Barbontin of Cuero will be recited at Oak Memorial Funeral Home Chapel at 8 p m. The body will lie in state there until 7 30 a m Tuesday when it goes to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church for prayers in state until nine a m. Rev Francs Kunz will officiate. Burial is in San Pedro Cemetery. Survivors include his parents six brothers and four sisters all of Cuero and grandparents Mr and Mrs Apolonio Riz of Cuero. Barbontin died Saturday morning from a bullet wound under the right arm from a .22 rifle. Sidney Buch 52, a Cuero city employee, is held. (See Shot Victim page 4)
The Rev. John Carmona, pastor of the Unified Pentecostal Church of Cuero, was elected general superintendent of Unified Pentecostal churches in Texas and adjoining states during the Kenedy convention. He succeeds Rev. Abraham Vasquez who led the post for years.
Four Cuero area graduates are among 581 Texas A&I University Kingsville degree recipients. Janice Goebel and Carol Post of Cuero earned BS in home economics, Jovita Ochoa of Nordheim earned BS in elementary education, and William Kuester of Yoakum earned BS in secondary education in the record-breaking class.
A survey by the Institute of German Industry finds Bonn as the best market for Dutch French and Italian products while it ranks second for American and British goods. The report highlights Germany's strong export links across multiple sectors.
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority approved a record budget of 2 905 925 for the year ending August 31 1971 at its Seguin meeting. Major cost increases come from greater use of services by cities including Port Lavaca and Victoria as new facilities begin operation and construction. Principal expenditures include 1 871 239 for plant additions 499 459 for operating expenses 107 903 for water quality studies 802 76 for debt interest and retirement and 75 080 for other capital outlays.
Warrant Officer James Edward Hedges of Ft. Meade Md an administrative technician in the office of the First U S Army commanding general was promoted from enlisted status during ceremonies held here last month He is scheduled to begin a tour of duty in See Hedges page 4
A Cuero Record reader criticizes academic radicalism and praises the University of Texas Board of Regents for firing top administrators. The letter blames campus unrest on student and faculty radicals and notes national criticism from Time magazine and political pressure from Governor Preston Smith amid reform efforts.
Cuero and DeWitt County received welcome rain yesterday easing parched pasturelands. Gauge at Coppedge Mobil Service in Cuero recorded inch with other local gauges similar. Yorktown measured 1.2 inches with hail and high winds. Yorktown City Hall reported a lightning outage and water well loss. Meyersville and Lindenau saw about half an inch. Westhoff and Yoakum reported 0.7 inch with wind. Victoria had 0.2 inch and vivid lightning.
A letter from the Post Office Department to Congressman Kazen disputes a proposed plan to move stamp cancellation for Cuero to Victoria. Postmaster Henry Sheppard says no current action exists. The plan, called the area mail processing plan, would shift non local mail processing to sectional centers while some canceling remains at small offices.
Seven area men from local board No 34 left for induction into the U S Army in San Antonio. Inductees include Joshua Cuellar Cuero David Styra Yorktown Dwayne Har bers Nordheim Charles Havlik Dwight Steinmann Yoakum Albert Gloor Jr Goliac and Ernest Laufer Hochheim. Pre induction physicals were given to Claudius Brown Brick Hodge James Mayer Micah Hopkins Cuero and Clarence Powell Yorktown. Post Commander Pete Webb and American Legion member Salazar Gonzales assisted with rolls and milk to the departing group.
Marion G Ruiz and Connie Ruiz file a $15 800 negligence suit in 24th District Court against Sandy Bomba over a June 29 automobile accident. Ruiz seeks $15 000 for personal injuries and $800 for damage to his totaled automobile.
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