Army to bury unclaimed Vietnam sergeant with full honors
Sgt. Richard Campos, 26, killed Dec 6 in Vietnam, remains unclaimed by relatives after body arrived in Oakland. Army will bury him with full military honors if kin cannot be found, joining over 6,000 U.S. servicemen similarly laid to rest. Campos was born in Carbondale Calif and spent much of youth in foster and detention settings before enlisting at 17.
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San Francisco
UPD
Army
Richard
Campos
U.S
Vietnam
Oakland Army Terminal
Set
Carbondale
Amador County
Calif
Watsonville
San Francisco Detention Center
Marjorie Larter
Youth Guidance Center
DeWitt County Historical Society Meets for Band Stand Facts
In regular session December 21 the DeWitt County Court House gathered officials including Heineke Schorre Schaffner and Judge Trowell. The Pilot Club funded 25000 for the Band Stand Fund and Cuero seeks build dates for three band stands to place markers.
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DeWitt
Fiv
Ofie
Heineke
August C. Schorre
Bill
Nami
George W. Trowell
A W. Schaffner
Schaffner
John J. Bell
Fort Worth
August C. Schotré
Pilot ‘Club
Cuero
Factory Hill
Fast
Morgan Ave
City Park
Historical leaders named as Texas committees mark reshuffle
The Texas Historical Survey Committee and Texas Historical Foundation announce leadership shifts with John Beni Shep becoming president of the foundation while remaining honorary member of the survey committee. A memorial for the House widow and new appointees, plus Amy Erb’s decline, are noted. A reorganizational meeting set for January third Wednesday. The Boothe Gonzales restoration award arrangements are planned with Mrs Ross Boothe of Gonzales.
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Yoakum
Amy Erb
Yorktown
Trowell
Dan Lester
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Ross Boothe
Gonzales
Boothe
Hoch
Hochheim
Local airman dies in car overturn near Yorktown
A Foster Field airman, A/1 Horace Foster, 22, died from injuries after his car overturned about four and a half times on State Highway 72 one mile east of Yorktown. The Inch, official publication of Texas Eastern Transmission, notes aviation news and other regional items.
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Dewitt County
Foster
Horace Foster
Yorktown
Inch
Texas
Eastern
Fredericksburg
San Diego
Calif
Hall
Cuero Country Club
Twenty Years Ago and Holiday Death Toll Noted
A fragmented 1946 and 1947 reminiscence mentions Dee age 25, year 1946, Babson predicting good economic conditions for 1947, and a national holiday death toll of 266. It cites Bert Cook, employed by Jay Young Service Garage, L A Bauer of Corpus Christi and family in Cuero for Christmas, Miss Lucian E Wyatt of Rockport visiting Cuero, Clindis in Cuero visiting Mrs C L Gay, Bill Cunningham spending Christmas in San Antonio with parents.
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Woodsboro
Cuero
Lucian E. Wyatt
Rockport
Clindis
C. L. Gay Vee
Bill Cunningham
San Antonio
Seiling Demoted From Rangers to Clippers
New York Rangers defenseman Rod Seiling 22 was sent to the Baltimore Clippers of the American Hockey League after 12 games this season. He had one goal and one assist for New York.
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NEW York —Upd
Rod Seiling
New York Rangers
National Hockey League
Baltimore Clippers
Rangers
Seiling
Restoration Award given for stage stop and inn legacy
The site also served as a stage stop and inn and has been honored with the Restoration Award. Plans are underway for the award presentation.
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Jim
Conrad
N. Gonzales
A Rae Vener
Just
Adickes Building & Supply
E. Pr
Beth
CueroRecord
sivtAris
Dee
Ike
Washington
D. Eisenhowsr
M. His. Zaleed
Electric Motors
N. Caiianade
Freezer
Barfield Meat CO
Sams
Cuero, Texas
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