Polliwogs note from Cuero Record readers and visitors
A collection of reader items from Cuero and surrounding towns includes visitors from Corpus Christi and Omaha returning for a relative's funeral, a birthday wish from Katherine Parker in Cuero, and a note praising Cuero’s 1972 celebration. Rochelle Illinois readers discuss Christmas plans and local holiday scenes.
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Kenneth Parker
Subic Bay Port
Philippines
Katherine Parker
Cuero
Melba Lamar Fly
Rochelle
Illinois
Cuero Record
Rockford
Cuero Tax Assessor Glenn Sigmund Announces Retirement
Cuero tax assessor collector and building and plumbing inspector Glenn Sigmund will retire with his last day at City Hall on Friday December 16 Don Polzin will assume his duties Sigmund who has served since 1965 also worked as a WW II postal carrier and was a longtime Cuero resident planning salt water fishing and leisure time with his wife Clara
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Glenn Sigmund, Sr
Larry Smith
Sigmund
City Hall
Don Polzin
Cuero
Cuero High School
J. T. Newman
Newman's of
U.S. Postal Department
Clara
North Terrell
Sigmunds
Glenn, Jr
Temple
Louis Starnes
Linda Sigmund
Cuero Pilots Welcome Seven New Members In Meeting
Cuero Pilot Club initiated seven new members at the Doll House Restaurant with Club President Mrs. Leon Polzin. New members include Mrs Jo Buenning Mrs Milton Buie Mrs Roland Dieringer Mrs Roderick Jones Mrs Robert Post Mrs Joe Tomanec and Mrs Mike Weber.
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Cuero Pilot Club
Doll House
Leon Polzin
Jo Buenning
Milton Buie
Roland Dieringer
Roderick Jones
Robert Post
Joe Tomanec
Mike Weber
Francis Wood
Ethel Koenig
Sally Frers
Lythia Keesler
Irene Kleinecke
Agatha Wagner
Burns McAlister
Social Security Rep to Visit Cuero for Claims Help
Maurice E. Owen district manager for the Social Security Administration Victoria branch will be in Cuero at 9 a.m. December 19 at the DeWitt County Courthouse to assist with retirement survivor disability and Medicare benefits claims and to answer questions about the program.
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Cuero
Maurice E. Owen
Social Security Administration
Victoria
DeWitt County Court
Owen
Filing Open For Hospital Board Posts
Cuero Community Hospital's board holds its last 1972 meeting on Dec. 19 at 5 p.m. Candidates may file for three board seats by midnight Dec. 19 with elections set for Jan. 9, 1973. Terms of Weber Kleinecke and Henderson expire. two terms held by Mixon and Leskie continue.
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Cuero Community Hospital
Clifton Weber
Weber
Howard Kleinecke
Dewey Henderson
E. P Mixon
Patricia Leskie
Leslie
Giles Birchum Resigns After 20 Years Teaching
Giles Birchum resigns from Cuero High School effective January 15 1973 after twenty years in education. He has served as social studies department head and Cuero Gobblers football voice for sixteen years while on sick leave for health reasons. Birchum, a Westhoff resident, earned degrees from Sul Ross and Southwest Texas State, and is married to Lorene Miller with two sons.
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Giles Birchum
Cuero Gobblers
Cuero High School
Birchum
DeWayne Scott
Cuero
Scott
Social Studies
State Board of Social Studies Teachers Association
Rialto to Show Free Christmas Film for Kids
The Rialto Theatre in Cuero will host a free Christmas film on Friday December 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets are free and available from participating merchants displaying the free Christmas show placard. The event is presented by the Rialto as part of the Frels Theatre chain with support from local merchants.
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Rialto Theatre
Henry Cox
Frels Theatre
Cuero
Rialto
Cox
City Receives Federal Share for Cuero Projects
The City of Cuero was notified that its federal revenue sharing funds amount to $32,440. The announcement cited official sources, including Larry, and outlined plans to use the money for upcoming city projects and improvements.
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Cuero
Larry
Apollo 17 astronauts spot possible lunar vent on Taurus Littrow
Eugene Cernan and Jack Schmitt reported orange tinted soil suggesting a vent in Taurus Littrow valley during the Apollo 17 mission. The discovery is hailed as significant by scientists and marks a major lunar geology event.
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Cernan
Truman Hospitalized as Health Fails at 88
Former President Harry S Truman, aged 88, remains in eighth day of hospitalization for a weak heart with vital signs unstable and life support by drugs. In Saigon, Communist troops launch 69 attacks in 24 hours near DMZ and Mekong Delta. Nixon plans high level admin changes before Florida holiday. Tony Boyle leads early UMW election returns, Miller surges. Kissinger ends peace talks with Hanoi with more talks planned. In Belfast gunmen fire on a policeman, raising Northern Ireland toll to 660 amid peace overtures.
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Truman
Kansas City
Harry S Truman
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Mekong Delta
Ulster
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
Unto Us Christmas Pageant At Calvary Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church hosts its annual Christmas program this Sunday December 17 at 7 30 p m in the Church Sanctuary. The pageant Unto Us presents the birth of Jesus with live tableau and carol selections by the Carol Youth and Celestial Choirs. Guest soloist Chris Harris of Texas Tech joins vocal solos as pianists and organist are credited.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Jesus
Herce] Thompson
Pam Mize
Vicki Hall
Celestial
Chris Harris
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Warden hosts inmates for Christmas dinner in Ohio
Harold Cardwell warden of the Ohio Penitentiary invites inmates to holiday meals at his home each Thanksgiving and Christmas. He recalls a deputy sheriff killer who ate in the basement yet later paroled and found a good life, saying the meals help rehabilitate.
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Rick van Sant
Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Harold Cardwell
Cardwell
Ohio Penitentiary
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Bia
Polliwogs
By Polly Howerton
Walter Janszen
Corpus Christi
Estella J. Schorre
Leroy Thesin
Claude Metcalf
Art Manzer
Violet Rayborns
Omaha
Nebraska
James Goode
DeWitt County Electric Co-operative
East Broadway
Gulf Coast Wood Products
Cuero Federal Savings & Loan
Glenn Sigmund
Cuero Pilots
Cuero Nursing Home
McAlister
Cuero Butane Gas Co
Esplanade St
Willard Kleinecke
Westhoff
Giles Birehum
Edward K. Delong
Austin
U.S. Treasury Department
Jack Edgar
Smith
Paul Lucas
Evelyn Barfield
Nixon
Washington
Florida
UMW
United Mine Workers
Tony Boyle
Arnold Miller
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
Marine
Reuss’ Pharmacy
Esplanade
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