Cuero men form foundation land purchase for industrial base
Ten Cuero business leaders joined to buy 1066 acres west of Cuero to donate to an industrial foundation at original cost within six months. DeWitt County deputies were alerted to search for six armed jail breakers who escaped Georgetown through Central Texas roadblocks. The Windels home won first place in outdoor Christmas decor.
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Cuero
DeWitt
Georgetown
Texas
Forest Windel
Traffic Fatalities Rise in Holiday Reckoning
The Cuero Chamber of Commerce backs a holiday contest as traffic deaths climb toward an estimated 660 nationwide. 21 people have already died, including Charles Pemberton’s son and daughter-in-law.
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Cuero Chamber of Commerce
Charles Pemberton
Tide wipes out 50 Japanese towns in giant wave
A massive tsunami devastates hundreds of square miles in Japan, erasing 50 towns from the map and prompting relief efforts. The report notes widespread destruction and casualties as authorities assess the damage and coordinate aid.
Price of Food Drops In U S
Washington UPI reports a drop in food prices kept the cost of living rise in November to the lowest in six months. The Labor Department index reached 114.6 as food prices fell more than expected, noted by Commissioner Arthur M. Ross. In Brussels, the Bois du Cazier mine disaster site will become a school after 262 miners died in 1956, with the ground and buildings purchased for the project.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arthur M. Ross
Birgau of Labor Statistics
Belgium
Canada Christmas Trees Standout in Ontario Competitions
A North American holiday feature profiles Mrs. Shelley Anderson of Glen Cross Ontario a top prize winner in Scotch pine and white spruce. It explains USDA grade standards for Christmas trees and notes Canada exports about nine million trees yearly with Ontario shipping around three million to U S markets.
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Canada
Midwest
Shelley Anderson
Glen Cross
Orangeburg
Ont
Christmas Tree Growers Association of Ontario
United States Department of Agriculture
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Anderson
Ontario
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Merry Christmas
Wiley Cheatham Dist
Attorn
BES
Cuero Muffler & Auto Repair Service
E. A. Krause
Riness
Earth
Hugh Freeland
Weber Motor CO
Japan
J. W. Jackson
Caroling
Ed Westerbeck
Mevereal C. Blondell
Harrisburg
Penn
Pearl Hilburn
San Antonio
Joe Card
Bryan Pemberton
Houston
Austin
Santa Suit
Yuletide
DeWitt County
Fielding Breeden
Yide
Chisholm
Cuero Chisholm Trail Hall
U. S
Brussels
UPI
ORLD
Steve Libby
Central Press Association
Jorveux Hoel
R & H Garage
Cooper's Peg. Store
J. B. Cooper
Hoehne Sinclair
Ce. O
Happy
Our Merry
Little Christmas
Imp
Coppedge
Thigpen Shoe Store
Mr. and
Mrs
Claud Thigpen
Falstaff
Falstaff Brewing Corp
St. Louis, Mo
Howard Minton
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