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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1971
Page
1
A local column recaps a busy week with visits from Dr Wayne Adickes and thanks to Grant for front paging. It notes a fall into a press pit, a sore knee, and gratitude to Allie Mathis for help. Christmas dinner plans and tables with neighbors and friends, including Werner Wolf and others, wrap the holiday wishes.
Explorers on a Monday night trip from Port Noches headed toward Corpus Christi en route for two days of deep sea fishing. The group included Toe elven explorers and four adults led by John C. Hamilton and W. J. Deeyrmatla. The outing was sponsored by the Okay OH Co with ties to Port Seopheos and California.
Six prizewinners in the Cuero Christmas Lighting Contest have not claimed their rewards. Winners must contact the Cuero Chamber of Commerce to receive their tickets and collect their prizes. Prizes are electrical appliances donated by the City of Cuero Electrical Department. The contest was co sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the City Electrical Department.
Tonight at 7 00 P M Cuero federal board room detailed promotion plans for 1972 discussed in a local meeting.
Lindenau Lindenau Brother Lodge No 83 and Lindenau Sister Lodge No 75 host 2 p.m. Sunday Jan 2 installation for 13 Hermann Sons lodges at Lindenau Rifle Club. Ottmar Vogel of San Antonio to install assisted by Samuel L. Ahr Charles F. Meyer and Mrs Frances Hilije.
Vera Sehrenherr wins the Worlds Largest Christmas Stocking drawing at Stimson Furniture Company promotion. Stocking filled with toys and candy at the Cuero store.
A federal task force reports two additional sales in Edinburg may have exposed swine to hog cholera. Dr. W. H. Horn of the Texas Animal Health Commission said the virus, first detected at Mercedes Valley Livestock Auction in late November, could raise depopulation numbers by a few hundred hogs. An office will be opened in Edinburg to trace affected animals and coordinate control efforts.
A calm gunman waited in line at a First National City Bank in Queens for 10 minutes, then warned a female teller and obtained 4700 dollars in large bills. He fled the scene.
Saigon reports waves of American jets struck North Vietnam for a third day in the ongoing air campaign targeting airfields and missile sites. Hanoi claims civilian losses while American sources say only military targets were hit as the war widens into Laos and captivity statements surface.
Henry Villarreal 30 of Yorktown released on 250 bond after DWI arrest by Yorktown Police. Milton Powell 32 of Yoakumn charged Monday with carrying a prohibited weapon at licensed beer premises. Olee Howrad 46 of Crain Street released on 50 bond for drunkenness. Robert James Jendrzey Yorktown charged with DWI after December 18 accident. George E Green 39 of San Diego charged with license restriction violation, released after paying 22.50 fine.
Paul Raymond Langham, 62 Route 2 Box 206A, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in DeWitt County Court. He was picked up by Texas Highway Patrol and assessed a fine of $249.19 plus ten days in DeWitt County Jail starting December 27.
A Social Security Office representative from Victoria Texas will speak at 9:00 AM in the County Courtroom Cuero on Tuesday January 4 1972. Residents may file retirement survivor disability or medicare claims and get help with questions about the social security program.
Agriculture Commissioner John White announced that DDT will be banned for household use in Texas after August 31, following a recommendation by the Pesticide Advisory Committee. The ban does not affect agricultural or public health uses, which remain permitted.
Governor Smith defers on a school funding solution after the federal court ruling finds Texas financing unconstitutional. He will review the formal findings from the San Antonio decision and notes the Governor's Committee and Texas Research League studies as potential guides. A five member senate committee planned to meet but was postponed due to the chair’s illness.
Mrs Hedwig M Gips of Nordheim files a 315000 claim in the 14th District Court alleging a leaking oil line crossed her property polluted a creek. She says cattle drank the contaminated water and her hay crop was ruined.
United Press International notes that the Cullinan 1, the world's largest cut and polished diamond, weighs less than three ounces. The report highlights its size status and assigns emphasis to its historic prominence in gem lore.
Ground will be prepared for a new wing at Cuero Nursing Home on East MacArthur as workers start Wednesday. The 60 bed facility will gain 30 more beds plus a beauty shop and extra nurses station, with an intercom system for patient communication. Chapel space expands by 25 feet. worship will move from the current reception room. Completion is planned in about 180 days, with the eight unit apartment complex still in planning. The staff includes 35 employees, round the clock licensed vocational nurses and aides. meals are supervised by a dietician and residents enjoy modern features and activities in a large living room with color television. The home is a member of national nursing associations and approved by state health departments. The administrator Patsy Goebel oversees operations at 010 East MacArthur.
A devotional reflection citing Isaiah 57 7 on God’s promises and their fulfillment. It emphasizes that divine commitments are not limited by human frailty and that God cannot lie or die. The message offers a reassurance of faith in God’s steadfastness.
The new tax law cuts the tax free income per child to 750 dollars for 1972, affecting parents who used gifts or trusts to shelter a child’s investment income. It removes standard deductions tied to unearned income and alters personal exemptions, raising expected revenue by tens of millions.
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