Christmas Guests Share Time Across Texas Towns
Numerous residents from Victoria Austin Yorktown Cuero San Antonio and other locales spent Christmas Day with relatives and friends across central and south Texas. Attendees included L Cpl and Mrs Jay A Piets ch Victoria Mr and Mrs EB Pietsch and neighbor group Mrs Jeanette Marquis and Miss Vera Sample at Smithley Mrs Fouad Nashed Samir Hanna from Austin visiting the Hensley scene Mrs Addie Castelsen and others open Wednesday DOLL HOUSE activities noted. Various travelers returned from Fort Dix New Jersey Baytown Odessa and other locales to celebrate with family and friends.
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Jay A. Pietsch
Victoria
EB. R. Pietsch
Herbert Spinks
Fouad Nashed
Samir Hanna
Austin
Thomas Hensley
Nelson
Neuswed
Gayle Kensley
Hanna
Ft. Dix
New Jersey
Army
Addie Castelsen
Jack Poenisch
Terry Poenisch
Don Poenisch
Joey
New Orleans
Mary Gayle Poenisch
Ken Kickendaul
Jim Raska
Yoakum
J. N. Renfro
Orval Williams
San Antonio
Gerald Bollier
San Benito
Evelyn Gregg
Cuero
Vicki of Lakeste Visits During Holidays with Blackwells
Vicki of Lakeste California visits here for the holidays with Mr and Mrs Willis Blackwell.
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Vicki of
Lakeste
Calif
Mrs. Willis Blackwell
Cuero Community Hospital Admissions and Dismissals
A list shows admissions at Cuero Community Hospital including Vivian Thomas Hilda Beckermann Ona Peeb ies Lois Schultz Erwin Lass man Arthur Gawlik Meta Sch rade Walter T. Lewis Louise Wilkerson O W Friar Pearl Benson Stephen York Kathy Cowey Lupe Ramon. Dismissals include Jack Clark Alfred Hartman Dorothy Harper Rayba Reynolds Doris Bitter ly Bertha Dunmon Gregorio tamon Vivian Thomas.
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Vivian Thomas
Hilda Beckermann
Ona Peebies
Lois Schultz
Erwin Lassman
Arthur Gawlik
Meta Schrade
Walter T. Lewis
Louise Wilkerson
O. W. Friar
Pearl Benson
Stephen York
Kathy Cowey
Lupe Ramon
Jack Clark
Alfred Hartman
Dorothy Harper
Rayba Reynolds
Doris Bitterly
Bertha Dunmon
Gregorio Tamon
San Antonio Livestock Market Report Summary
UPI USDA cattle prices show slaughter cows up 50 to 1.00, bulls steady, feeders near steady with good demand. High standard slaughter steers at 32.75 per cwt, lighter weights 300-350 and 250-350 lbs mixed in price ranges, hogs up about one dollar, sows and other hogs higher, sheep and goats scarce with price test not adequate.
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San Antonio
Paul R Crews 67 Dies in Austin Hospital After 20 Years Here
Paul R. Crews 67 of 4800 Valley Oak Drive Austin died Sunday in an Austin hospital after residing there twenty years. He retired in 1968 after 35 years with Swift and Company. Survived by wife Lorena and three sisters and two brothers. Services Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Weed-Corley Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Austin Memorial Park. Dr Ted Richardson will officiate. Arrangements by Weed-Corley Funeral Home Austin Tex.
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Paul R. Crews
Valley Oak Drive
Austin
St. John's Methodist Church
Swift and Company
Lorena Crews
Ann Board
Louisville
Eloise Stout
Nancy Nations
Frankfort
Maurice Crews
Irvington
Jack H. Boothe
Cuero
Weed-Corley Funeral Home
Austin Memorial Park
Ted Richardson
Tex
Yoakum Jeweler A. Bob Albrecht Dies at 57
A. Bob Albrecht, a longtime Yoakum businessman co owner of the Albrecht jewelry store, died Sunday afternoon after a short illness. Born July 21, 1914 in Yoakum, he lived here his whole life. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Buffington Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dalton officiating. Burial in Restland Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by wife Ruth Marie Albrecht son Robert Seale Albrecht daughter Judy Albrecht and brother W. C. Albrecht Jr all of Yoakum.
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Yoakum
Bob Albrecht
Mr. Albrecht
Albrecht Jewelry Store
Buffington Funeral Home
D. I. Dalton
Restland Memorial Park Cemetery
Ruth Marie Albrecht
Robert Seale Albrecht
Judy Albrecht
W. C. Albrecht Jr
Hob0 hobo bricked in Peterborough house
52 year old Anthony Keene slept in a derelict Peterborough house five days ago. Workmen bricked up doors and windows as he rested. Keene was found Wednesday, hungry but unharmed, saying no more empty houses.
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Peterborough
England
UPI
Anthony Keene
Keene
A H Sample of Smiley Dies at 72
A H Sample 72 of Smiley died December 25 at 4 p.m. in a local hospital. He was a prominent farmer rancher. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Smiley officiated by Brother W L Wilcoxen. Burial in Smiley Cemetery by Finch Funeral Home Nixon. Survived by three brothers Horace Carl Elmo Sample Smiley two sisters Myrta Petrey Houston Edna Piland Smiley one brother Frank Sample San Antonio 10 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
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A. H. Sample
Smiley
Sample
First Baptist Church
W. L. Wilcoxen
Finch Funeral Home
Nixon
Horace Carl
Elmo Sample
Myrta Petrey
Houston
Edna Piland
Frank Sample
San Antonio
Polliwogs and Christmas Notes From Cuero
A column notes residents visiting, holiday gatherings, and local happenings. Mentions A F Moffitt of Austin visiting family, pledges for the Hospital District, Christmas travels by the Buttery and McDougal families, a Nina Harwood reminiscence, and local social events at Municipal Park Club House. A pie baking tip ends the piece.
Cuero to face Yorktown in Yoakum Holiday Tournament
Cuero Gobblers with 11 4 record meet Yorktown Wildcats at 2 30 p m in Yoakum Holiday Basketball Tournament. Host Yoakum faces winless St Joseph Flyers of Victoria while Industrial Gonzales Ganado and Hallettsville also compete. Cuero’s key players include Blackwell Johnson Kasper Salcher Burden Barnett McMichen Whittington.
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Cuero Gobblers
Flock
Yorktown
Mean Green
Wildcats
Cats
Yoakum
St. Joseph Flyers
Victoria
Industrial
Gonzales
Ganado
Hallettsville
Cuero
John Blackwell
Lucien Johnson
Tanny Johnson
Luther Johnson
Ricky Kasper
Neal Salcher
Donald Burden
Kenneth Barnett
Tink McMichen
Arthur Whittington
North-South Game to Feature Passes and Prospects
The Mahi Shrine North-South game aims for a passing showcase with coaches Gus Gustafson and Andy Gustafson shaping the lineup. QBs Dean Carlson of Iowa State and Jim Hamilton of Arkansas State headline the South and North rosters, with receivers Fred Graves and James Quinn of Virginia Tech and Northwestern’s Barry Pearson among targets.
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Miami Upi
Dean Carlson
Iowa State
Jim Hamilton
Arkansas
Gustafson
Hamilton
Fred Graves
James Quinn
Virginia Tech
Carlson
al Hannah
Wisconsin
Barry Pearson
Northwestern
DeWitt County Historical Survey gains new member
Lester Giese, owner of the Allert home in Cuero, is appointed to the DeWitt County Historical Survey Committee by Judge George Trowell at a Tuesday meeting. The piece notes past members and honors long-serving volunteers including Miss Nellie Murphree and others who contributed historical work.
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Lester Giese
Allert
Cuero
DeWitt County Historical Survey Committee
George Trowell
Elmer Liddeke
Emmie Pflug
Five Mile
Victor Goebel
Green DeWitt
Amy Erb
Yorktown
Alton Spies
Nellie Murphree
Thomaston
DeWitt County
Cowboys and 49ers Reach Conference Finals in Tight Wins
The NFL playoffs left Dallas and San Francisco advancing to next week’s conference finals with 20-12 and 24-20 wins over Minnesota and Washington respectively. Miami beat Kansas City 27-24 in an 82 minute duel to reach Baltimore, while the Colts toppled Cleveland 20-3 in the other half of the bracket.
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Miami
Dolphins
Baltimore Colts
Kansas City
Baltimore
Cleveland Browns
Dallas
San Franisco
Irving
Tex
Cowboys
Minnesota Vikings
San Francisco
Washington Redskins
Garo Yepremian
Yepremian
Chiefs
Jan Stenerud
Stenerud
Jim O'Brien
O'Brien
SWC Teams In Tourneys Across Holiday Week
Southwest Conference basketball teams begin a busy holiday week with events from Hawaii to Oklahoma City. Texas Tech guard Greg Lowery leads scorers at 26.1 points per game, while Arkansas star Martie Terry sits at 24.5.
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United Press International Southwest Conference
Texas Christian
Hawaii
Honolulu
Baylor
TCU
Colorado State
UCLA
Las Vegas
Arkansas
Logan
Utah
Southern Methodist
Houston
Texas A&m
Texas Tech
Texas
Los Angeles
Rice
Norfolk
Vanderbilt
Memphis State
Greg Lowery
Martie Terry
Thought for the Day on enjoying life’s brief moment
A reflective line attributed to Plutarch urges that the entire span of human life is a brief point of time and should be enjoyed while it lasts, warning against spending it for no purpose.
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Plutarch
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Vera Sample
Doll House
F. D. Janssen
Nordheim
Buddy Moore
Sam Paul
Vachel Weldon
Edward Boyles
Cliude Moore
Estalle Dahlman
Jane Dahlman Hoffman
Sesville
F. R. Feeney
Hoffman
Ronnie Bryant
Chris
Bob Bishop
Raleigh Blackwel
Arthur Guess
Pete Howerton
Mary Barton
Palestine
Charles Howeton
David Calintam Sr
David Catlham Sr
Linda
Baytawn
Kenneth Scheffler
Barbara Macha
Washington, D.C
New York City
Gettysburg
Harry Holster
Greg Holster
Bossier City
Jim Butler
Holsters
J. C. Meadows
Jacque Elliott
California
Emil Penner
Scott
Bob Permener
New York
Penner
Mrs
Paul Gathings
Odessa
Homer Benner
J. L. Thirsk
Augusta
Kansas
David Sigsbee
Pasadena
Joe Keesler
Eldorado, Kansas
Mrs. Keesler
Mike Davey
Sheili, Marci
Electric Motors
Tel-A-Win CO
N. Esplanade
Macemorial
Himoral Uore
W. Reuss Blvd
Mair Groomer
Mos
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TIMEX
Elecka Drug
F. Main
Pleo, Razors
Norelco
Schick
Zippo
P Can
Cuero Community Hospital
Hansen Feed & Supply
SAN Antonio Livestock
Polliwogs
Polly Howerton
A. F. Moffitt
Ellen
Clifton Weber
L. L. Buttery
James Buttery
Mary
Rudy Peritz
Pennsylvania
Courine
Finley Blackwell
Jane
Fain McDougal
Beulah and
Dub McDougal
Nina Harwood
Kerrville
The
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Jack
Nina
D. L. Prentice
V.A. Hospital
Carmen Gonzales
Alfonse
Bess Blanton
Homer
Guadalajara
Margaret Bohne
Herman's Sons
Municipal Park Club
John Richards
Oscar Adickes
Marvin Fetters
A.J. Shows
Home Mint
Andy Gustafson
By Isabella K. Schaffner
Cuerro V.F.W
Wilfred Petera
Pree Mies
Carl Culpepper
Treas
Pilot Club OF
Ouero
Corinne Carlton
Cuero Lodge
A. F
A. M
Jack Fidear
H. EB. Weatherly
American Legion Civic Center
Otis Carpenter
Emil Buchhorn, Jr
Post
City Park
Willvedeters
Wilfred Leist
KCFH
Tradin
Hae A. F
Archy and
Mehitabel Oe GB
Cuero Record
Rainbo Rock
Nathan Post Lumber CO
Cufro
49Ers
Colts
UPL Sports
SWC
Eeeeee
Oklahoma City
Freund Funeral Home
Esplanade
Texas Mid-Continent
Southland Center
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