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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1972
Page
1
Polliwogs reports DeWitt County tax statements arriving with December one percent discount for early payment. The American Meat Institute suggests giving meat packages for Christmas while Dr. Ann Morgan plans holiday time at a Lake Corpus Christi home.
County Judge George Trowell announced a special afternoon session of the DeWitt County commissioners court to handle two emergencies. A revenue sharing check of 109777 was to be deposited in equal shares to Buchel Bank and Farmers State Bank. Additionally 500 from Precincts One and Four and 1000 from Drainage District One plus 1000 from Cuero were allocated to the North Cuero Watershed as part of a matching fund.
Patsy Wiley Sanders 41 of Cuero escaped injuries when her late model car overturned at 6:00 a.m. on Bridge Street before the railroad tracks. Police Chief Clinton Wright said she was traveling north and the vehicle rolled. Considerable damage occurred to the car.
HD Group Home Demonstration Club hosted a December meeting featuring Mrs. Hazel Reeves of Houston who demonstrated candle making and shared craft tips. A covered dish supper followed, with gift exchanges and reveal of secret pals for 1973. next meeting set for January 10 at Mrs. Edwin Egg's home with hosts Mrs. Egg and Mrs. Edwin Thieme.
U S command says three U S warplanes were downed during raids on Hanoi and Haiphong with seven of fifteen crew rescued and eight missing. Hanoi Radio claims heavy damage and calls raids the fiercest of the war.
The American Legion Auxiliary met Monday with President Mrs. Otis Carpenter presiding after a hamburger supper. New members include Mrs. W. H. Lampley and four others. junior members were seven girls. Donations included $10 to Leonard Wood Memorial and memorials to Heart Fund and St Michael's Civic Center. CARE study 1972 73 Hong Kong program noted. $21.10 from Game Night.
Employees of HEB Food Store will hold a Christmas party at the El Patio Restaurant on December 23 at 8 p.m. The meal will include turkey and dressing with assorted vegetables. Families of the employees are invited.
Dewey Henderson announced plans to seek re election to the Cuero Community Hospital board of directors. He is the third candidate for three openings, joining M Clifton Weber and Howard Kleinecke. Terms expire this year and a January 1974 slate follows. Filing deadline is midnight tonight with Mrs Leslie handling forms. The board meets at 5 p m today in the hospital board room.
Apollo 17 crews Eugene A. Cerna Ronald E Evans and Jack Schmitt landed safely in the South Pacific aboard their heat sequenced spacecraft 400 miles southeast of Samoa. The carrier Ticonderoga stood by to recover the astronauts and begin their passage home to Houston and families.
The Social Security amendments of 1972 create Medicare for the disabled, effective July 1973. Benefits start after 24 consecutive months of disability entitlement, covering disabled workers, disabled widows and dependent widowers ages 50 to 65, and disabled individuals 18 and over receiving Social Security.
Farmers State Bank and Trust Company offers a two day Christmas Open House this Thursday and Friday in DeWitt County. Ed Pat Mixon invites residents to drop in enjoy refreshments and register free for cash prizes. Bank staff will showcase new banking conveniences and greet guests as part of the year end tradition.
U S spokesmen say American warplanes bomb North Vietnam on Nixon orders to blunt a possible new Communist offensive, but refuse to disclose attack counts targets or planes. Truman kidneys function under 10 percent. New methadone controls seek heroin curb. White House offers both carrot and stick to North Vietnam reopening bombing and negotiation route. Anne Armstrong, wife of a presidential counselor, becomes the highest ranking woman in 12 years. Attica indictments begin with 18 inmates named. more indictments expected today.
Washington columnist Dick West examines December turnover in Nixon's administration. He argues euphemisms like a "desire to return to private life" signal pushouts and notes signs such as vague plans, clinging to the swivel chair, or dramatic exits may reveal whether resignations are voluntary or forced.
Deputy Sheriff Raleigh Blackwell has submitted his resignation to become constable of Precinct 6 in the Yoakum area starting January 1. After eight years with the DeWitt County force, Blackwell will take vacation December 2 through 31 and succeeds Ernest Rush, who did not seek re election. Sheriff N. G. Dietze announced that Larry Kozielski will be deputy sheriff at Yorktown beginning January 1, and the Yorktown deputy will move to Yoakum.
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