Christmas Publicity for Cuero DeWitt County Placed
The Texas Good Roads Association issues a Christmas newsletter featuring DeWitt County Court house photo by the author and an article by Weldon Hart. Hart, ex-newspaperman and former Austin Statesman editor, is praised for his writing.
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Cuero
DeWitt County
Texas Good Roads Association
Record
TGRA
Weldon Hart
Larry Henneke
Weldon
Texas
Austin American-Statesman
Capitol
Allan Shivers
Twelve Days Before Christmas Card Crush at Our House
Fragmented verses describe holiday tasks and gifts as two lovers quarrel over Christmas cards and party plans. The piece blends playful rhymes with hints of a writing spree and a note to see a letter on page 6.
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Clubhouse Near Completion At Municipal Park
City Manager Larry Smith reports progress on enclosing the Municipal Park Clubhouse patio. Outside walls and windows are installed after replacing concrete pillars with wooden stanchions. Ceiling work awaits air conditioning ducts as the council backs the project amid library cost concerns.
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Municipal Park
Larry Smith
Smith
Crescent Valley
Public Works
Herce’ Thompson
Theouncil
Thompson
Cuero Public Library Qualifies in Regional System
Cuero Public Library is among 22 public libraries in the Corpus Christi area to qualify for membership in a statewide library system under the 1969 Texas Library Systems Act. About $3,800 will be allocated to the Corpus Christi system. Designated as community libraries are Aransas Pass, Cuero, Donna, Edinburg, Falfurrias, George West, Hal Jettsville, Mercedes, Mission, Pharr, Port Lavaca, Portland, Raymondville, Rockport, Linton with La Retama Public Library as Major Resource Center.
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Cuero Public Library
Corpus Christi
Texas Library Systems Act
Texas State Library
Critera
Dorman H. Winfrey
la Retama
Alice
Hartlingen Public Library
Robert J. Klehberg
Kingsville
McAllen Memorial Library
Aransas Pass
Cuero
Donna
Edinburg
Falfurrias
George West
Hal Jettsville
Mercedes
Mission Pharr
Port Lavaca
Portland
Raymondville
Rockport
Linton
Bible Thought on Restoration and Forgiveness
A brief reflection cites Galatians 6 1 urging spiritual restoration with meekness and contrasts human fault with divine forgiveness to avoid retaliation. It emphasizes the inner spirit guiding mercy and restraint in correcting others.
Bob Hope seeks North Vietnam visa for POW talks in Bangkok
Comedian Bob Hope said he sought a North Vietnam visa to visit Hanoi and negotiate prisoner releases for a potential charity deal. He met with Nguyen Van Tranh in Vientiane Laos and floated a plan involving a financial proposal and a charity show to raise funds for North Vietnamese children. Hope estimated a visa arrival within days and said U.S. officials in Bangkok helped arrange the trip.
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UPI
Bob Hope
North Vietnam
Hano
Hope
Vientiane
Laos
Nguyen van Tranh
Tranh
Oue
Ilo
Bob
South Vietnam
U.S
Bamgkok
Santa Claus letter to Santa Smolik requests toys
A child writes to Santa Claus listing desired gifts including a Baby Tenderio ve a Living Barbie a raincoat a baby carriage and a large donkey. The note is signed Tami Smolik with a friendly tone.
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Santa Claus
Troop 243 Campout Ends With Christmas Party
Twelve Boy Scouts from Troop 243 camped at Krueger's river bottom Friday to Sunday and returned Sunday morn. The Monday meeting featured the annual Christmas party with Frances Blakeslee, the first scoutmaster, among several visitors. Parents were served, service pins awarded, and mothers decorated the hut and Citizens Club building per troop scribe Daryl Bluntzer.
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Boy Scout Troop 243
Krueger
Frances Blakeslee
Citizens Club
Daryl Bluntzer
Hospital Vote Voting Places Are Announced
Cuero Community Hospital District Board election sites were announced by Chairman Clifton Weber. Polls run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Jan 11 at De Witt County Courthouse Meyersville Community Center and Westhoff American Legion Hall.
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Cuero Community Hospital District Board of Directors
Clifton Weber
DeWitt County
Meyersville Community Center
American Legion Hall
Westhoff
Patricia Leske
Laske
Lias
Bubba’’ Steen
Ed Pat Mixon
Dewey Schorre
Lions Install New Members At Wednesday Meeting
Two new members Mateo Perez and Harvey Krejci joined the Lions Club on Wednesday. Membership credentials were presented by vice-president Robert Post. Pins were given by Howard Bennett, Jim Stewart, C L Duckett, Bill Nam, and Ken Adams. President Nari announced next meeting on January 6 and canceled December board.
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Mateo Perez
Harvey Krejci
Lions Club
Robert Post
W Howard Bennett
Jim Stew
C. L. Duckett
Bill Nam
Ken Adams
Nari
Nami
Cold Wet Weather Expected To Ease Up
Cold mist swept Texas with zero visibility around Galveston and hazardous conditions noted for Austin. A cold winter storm moving toward Texas was several days away, with NWs predicting clearer skies and cooler but moderate readings by Christmas Day across the state.
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United Press International
National Weather Service
Texas
Nws
Wed
Austin
Galveston Bay
Galveston
North
Tex
The
Panhandle
Lubbock
San Angelo
Dallas
Rocky Mountains
Christmas Travel Brings Americans Home for Holidays
Americans rush to airports trains and highways for Christmas with loved ones many returning from Vietnam or awaiting POW letters. Chicago O Hare serves as drop off for servicemen home for the holiday. The National Safety Council forecasts 520 to 620 traffic fatalities over the 78 hour weekend ending Sunday night.
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United Press International
South Vietnam
Chicago
O'Hare
Vietnam
National Safety Council
Street Sweeper Collision Injures Driver Doris Bitterly
A 1:12 p.m. Wednesday crash on Morgan Street involving a city street sweeper injured Doris Leo na Bitterly, 51, of Route 4 and left Paul Bustos, 35, of Route 4 with a left turn collision. Police Chief Clinton Wright investigated, listing moderate car damage and a two car collision later at Esplanade and Courthouse with serious damage but no injuries.
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Doris Leona Bitterly
Cuera Community Hospital
Paul Bustos
Clinton Wright
Morgan and
Valley Streets
Isplanade
Jeanine Bishop Calliham
Thomaston
Hisplanade
Jimmy Wayne Phillips
W. Clayton
Courthouse
Esplanade
Wright
Legion Auxiliary Plans Programs and Fundraisers
At a recent American Legion Auxiliary meeting president Mrs Otis Carpenter outlined projects for the year. A February memorial service will be chaired by Mrs Steven P Hebert and the March Mexican supper benefits the scholarship and cancer funds. The group aims to reach a 160 member quota and discussed a $10 donations to the Leonard Wood Lep ress Fund and Tawasi camp sponsorship. They reported 2179 raised for foreign relations by pecan sales and joined Winter Post 3 for a fish fry with Ed Ward supplying the fish. The Auxiliary and Legion will host a free New Year Eve dance.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Otis Carpenter
Steven P. Hebert
Cancer Research
H. N. Henneke
L. A. Bauer Jr
Ed Ward
Auxiliary
Legion
Girl Scout Caroling Lights Up Cuero Housing District
Girl Scout groups including Brownies Junior and Cadettes sang Christmas carols at Cuero Housing Authority Development and Cuero Community Hospital. About 36 scouts and many family members attended a First United Methodist Church supper. Cadettes performed The Precious Gift read by Cathy Peterson. The next meetings resume in January with Cadettes January 10 and Juniors January 6. Plans for a district event at Camp Green Hill were discussed.
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Cuero
Guero Coommunity Hospital
Cadettes
Cathy Peterson
Mondas
Camp Green Hill
DEAD HIJACKERS DREAM OF PIRATE EMPIRE
Royce Lee Bolin and Joe Dillman died Tuesday during a hijacking attempt on a shrimper bound for Mexico. They allegedly spoke of forming a pirate empire to arm wars of independence in Mexico and Central America. A hijacker crew member Rhoda Lynn Schult Uba was wounded. two children accompanying the trio were reportedly kidnapped. FBI and local police testified in a custody hearing in Brownsville.
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Brownsville
UPI
Royce Lee Bolin
Joe Dillman
Mexico
Julie Dillman
Bolin
Central Am
Erica
San Diego
Calif
Barren Campeche
Yuecatan
Rhoda Lynn Schult Uba
Corpus Christi
Tex
Mr. Tucker
Gulf of Mexico
Freeport
FBI
Niles
Ohn
197Th District Court
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Pat Patterson
D. L. Prentice
Cuero Library
Leon Danife
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Hanoi
Tami Smolik
Idays
Lions
Morgan
Erate
Legion Auxiliary
Leonard Wood Lepress Fund
Camp Fire
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First United Methodist Church
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