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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1972
Page
3
Readers share letters about abandoning pets and a friend's cat tragedy, plus a divorce dilemma and teen shaving issues. The column offers guidance on animal cruelty, marriage counseling, separation, and teen grooming with a 1972 Field Enterprises credit.
Over December 8 to 10 Troop 244 held a leaders training campout at Scout Camp Green Dickson near Shine. Five boys and one adult joined the training focusing on guiding younger scouts in the Live Oak District. Participants included Steven Liendo Ray Orosco Raul Liendo and Leroy Lopez.
Six and seventh graders visit as Troop 242 of Cuero receives Roundup Honor Unit blue ribbon with Jeff Ray as Senior Patrol Leader accepting the honor. The group is named largest Boy Scout troop in the Live Oak District and earns a National Camping Award for days and nights outdoors in a year. Roger Edwards accepts the camping certificate for the troop from Gordon Hardin amid skit fun and gag gifts to area scouters.
Visiting hours run daily 10 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Admitted are Jaencie Porter Janice Calder er Erna Koehler and Patricia Barfield. Discharges include Maria Marin Ardelia Franklin Sandra Smith and Georgia Davis.
President Truman's medical team reports fluid in the right lung but not increasing and adequate heart function, though erratic. His wife Bess and daughter Margaret Daniel remained at the bedside before leaving for Independence, Missouri. Daniel postponed plans to return to New York for Christmas. Truman's mother died in 1946 from the same illness.
A child asks if Santa brings toys to all, while donations to the Post Office total about 4500 dollars to aid around 150 needy families. Funds are used to provide toys, a turkey dinner, and clothing as available.
The Cuero Record invites children to place letters to Santa in the Santa’s Mail Box at 119 East Main Street. Letters will be printed in the newspaper during the holiday season with samples from Ima and Mark Goodenough requesting dolls, bikes, games, clothes, and toy vehicles.
Cuero High School students in Broadcasting Post 242 will meet at Robert Wood’s home on December 19 at 7 p.m. for a Christmas party work session. The group plans a one hour radio show Youth In Progress to air December 23 on KCFH with members producing announcing and selling ads. For questions contact Wood at 275 6379 or see him about joining.
Use non-combustible materials such as glass and asbestos or flame retardant items. Keep natural evergreens and polystyrene foam decorations away from candles and open flames. Ensure holiday costumes and masks like Santa outfits and pagent outfits are flameproofed.
A government report released today states a typical four person city family needs at least 3000 annually in June 1947 prices to maintain a modest standard of living. Cuero visitors and local residents are noted, with mentions of Nordheim, San Antonio and Yorktown engagements and a 1962 birth announcement.
DeWitt County pecan growers fared well at the South Texas Regional Pecan Show in San Antonio on December 13 and 14. Fred Stock received ribbons for his entries and other DeWitt producers earned accolades.
Weather warnings stretched along Washington and Oregon coasts with freezing rain advisories in eastern Washington and blowing snow warnings in southwest Idaho. Nebraska posted record lows while Tulsa set an 8 degree low and Texas readings dropped to 10 in San Angelo 13 in Lubbock and 18 in Midland. Chicago wind chill reached 40 below zero. In pecan judging Walter Williams DeWitt County growers John Chilek and others led top placings at a San Antonio regional show with about 500 entries and plans for the State Pecan Show in mid 1973.
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