Prospective jurors named for 24th District Court term
District Clerk Pershing Hiller announced seventy four prospective jurors for the next term of the 24th District Court beginning January 3 1972 at 9 a m The list includes CURRO C Simon Robert H Ruiz Charles E Schneider Sr Mary Polansky James Leroy Pierce Ruth Ressman and many others from Yorktown Yoakum Nordheim Westhoff Thomaston Gonzales and nearby communities each juror named for potential service and city district coverage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing Hiller
24Th District Court
Curro T. C. Simon
Robert H. Ruiz
Charles E. Schneider Sr
Mary Polansky
James Leroy Pierce
Ruth Ressman
Clint Davis
Daniel Edwards Jr
Lou B. Egg
Edward Kirkland
Allie Henneke
Floyd Boone
Wilburn W. Jarvis
Wille Terrell
Christmas Appreciation and Social Notes in a Small Town
A guest column thanks residents for Christmas turkey dinner and goodies. Local names and groups express gratitude to donors and friends including Mrs Jo Brown and the Tuesday Friendship Club. Casual notes mention visits, coffee, front-page attention, and friendly chats around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lott Taylor
Hazel Fore
Cathy Lee
Polly Howerton
Kim Laake
Pat Laake
Phylma Bush
Seth Bell
Tuesday Friendship Club
Creel
Pres
Jo Brown
Annie Billo
Irvin Maxey
Walter Sarger
Jim Stone
DeWitt County Oil Wells Expand With New Prospects
R H Engelke No 1 RK and Lone Star Producing No 1 Mathilda Egg report new oil prospects in DeWitt. Producible leases span Berry Doolittle and John F Petius surveys near Meyersville and Cuero with Texaco Esso completions. A well near South Cottonwood Creek tests 4575 barrels of 51 gravity oil per day from 7,593 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Engelke
Benbow
Cueroed
DeWitt
Lone Star
Meyersville
Texaco, Inc
Bombers Continue Barrage Over North Vietnam
U S fighter bombers hit North Vietnam for the fourth straight day with threats of a fifth day of raids. Returning pilots reported MIG activity at extreme range and sporadic anti aircraft fire due to weather forcing high altitude bombing. Hanoi Radio claimed seven American planes shot down, mostly F4 Phantoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Hanoi
Britain to Withdraw Troops from Malta Over Payment Demand
Britain plans to evacuate all troops from Malta after Maltese Prime Minister Dom Mintoff demanded immediate payment of 11 million dollars for the right to station British forces on the island. The Foreign Office announced the decision following Mintoff's message received today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Britain
Mediterraean
Malta
Foreign Office
Dom Minloff
Economic Indicators Up 13 Percent In 71
The Commerce Department reports November shows the composite index of leading economic indicators up 0.2 percent, marking a 13 percent rise since November 1970. Gains appear in work week length and durable goods orders while housing permits drop. Initial unemployment claims fall slightly, stocks and materials prices also ease.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Commerce
Harald C. Passer
Mexico Rounds Up Suspected Guerrilla Members Near Iguala
State judicial police identified three suspects—Bonifacio Juarez Salas, Marciano Dominguez Cruz, and Miguel Castro Cuevas—rounded up by army patrols in the southern hills. They are questioned over the kidnapping of university rector Jaime Castrejon Diez, who was held for 12 days before release after a ransom payment of 2.5 million pesos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilpancingo
Mexico
Guerrila
Genaro Vazquez Rojas
Vazquez Rojas
Iguala
Bonifacio Juarez Salas
Marciano Dominguez Cruz
Miguel Castro Cuevas
Polo
Bible Thought for Today on God’s Power and Strength
A devotional note cites Isaiah 40 29 and urges relying on God when human power fails. It emphasizes that after human effort ends, God’s strength becomes evident. The message invites readers to try Him and trust divine power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Steeneth
Arneckeville 4 H Club Holds Holiday Meeting
The Arnecke ville 4H Club met Tuesday December 28 at 7 30 am in the club building with Pam Hartman presiding. A brief business session preceded a gift exchange bunco bingo and balloon games. Cookies candy and hot chocolate were served. The next meeting is set for January 25 per Peggy Brown the reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam Hartman
Peggy Brown
New Scout Troop Planned For Cuero
John C. Hamilton announces interest in forming a new Boy Scout troop in Cuero for ages 11 to 15. A minimum of five boys is needed to start, with capacity up to 18, to keep the group small for individual development. An early meeting for prospective scouts and their parents will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Hamilton
Cuero
Mr. Hamilton
Hamilton
Jon
Chere
United States
Wth
Hamilton Semong
Sceatmaster
Freedom's Foundation
Peta
Firan
Grand Jury Names Released for Pewitt County
The Pewitt County Grand Jury to be empaneled Monday by Judge Joe Kelly will include Francis Feeney Antonio Carrisaley Helen Frels Gene Grafe J L Sheppard Fime Battles James Burda Sylvia Blasche Fred Hahn Gerhard Blank Phillip Welhausen Johnnie Sanchez James Frels Oscar Porche Felix Chilek Wilburn Pargman Joel Meen Alfred Leister Carl Hattenbach Mrs W H Marconi and Thomas The panel will probe 21 complaints with about half alleging driving while intoxicated offenses Other cases cover swindling by worthless checks carrying a pistol on licensed premises possession of marijuana removal of mortgaged property forgery attempting to pass forged instrument failure to stop and render aid felony theft and assault with intent to murder a police officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PeWitt County
Joe Kelly
24Th District Court
Pershing Hiller
Cuero - Francis R. Feeney
Antonio Carrisaley
Helen Frels
Gene Grafe
J. L. Sheppard
Atorney
Robert Post
Post
National Crime Rises Six Percent in First Nine Months
FBI statistics show serious crime up 6 percent from January through September 1971, marking the smallest rise for the period since 1966. Violent crimes climbed 10 percent, while nonviolent offenses fell. In Washington, federal jurisdiction crime declined about 14 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Mitchell
Washington
Probation Office Will Be Created In DeWitt County
DeWitt County moves toward a probation and rehabilitation center in partnership with Jackson and Goliad counties. Judge George Trowell says $8,500 is budgeted for 1972 with Golden Crescent Council of Governments backing funding. The venture aims to hire a capable probation officer who will select staff and run operations, sharing costs and benefiting from joint support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County
Jackson
Goliad
George Trowell
Trowell
Texas Criminal Justice Council
Golden Crescent Council of Governments
Trowel
Ned
Nemnanel
Separate Arm Of Chamber Plans Separate Dues For Retail Group
Cuero officials clarify a new retail merchants arm of the Chamber of Commerce, formed to revitalize Cuero’s retail economy. Dues of five dollars per month are voluntary and not tied to Chamber assessments. Promos begin January 4 with cooperative ads and a $100 prize drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Cuero
Ronnie Ledbetter
Chambe N
Furniture
Paul Gathings
J. C. Penney
Monta
Dewey Henderson
Thick Fog Envelops Texas Across Wide Region
United Press reports dense fog blanketed Texas reducing visibility and causing hazardous driving conditions from El Paso to the Panhandle. Forecasters attributed the fog to a warm front washing out from a line near Laredo, with a trough moving east bringing possible thundershowers and rain into central and East Texas later today. Temperature remained springlike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Pree
Texas
Push
South Tewas
Lassion
Austin
Pig Spring
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Elenora Rohan
Roland G. Riedesel
Dennis Ressman
Minnie Sievers
Katherine Schwab
Grace Boldt
Ruth E. Key
Dorothy Keane
Sara Perez Sr
Annie Kersick
Allen Gloor
Elmira Riedesel
Mary L. Gerhardt
Dorothy Geffert
Charles F. Meyer
Victoria Migura
Yoakum
Myrtie Fay Schomburg
Dixie M. Davis
Charles Spaeth
James W. Stone
J. E. Mudd
Agnes JD. Little
Helen Jo Kifer
Herbert L. Ogz
Eugene Ebner Jr
Edna Gerhold
Horace Giles
Ted R. Hill
Theodus Knowley
Florence Moore
J. R. Rae Benbow
Katherine Morrow
Otis M. Hermes Jr
Alda Pospisil
Nordhem
Leona Metting
Alfred Leister
Guy O. McDowell
Westhoff
R. H. Nolte, and
Sarah Mendez
Thomaston
Harrison Peoples
and Joe E. Bialek
Gonzales
Joy Steen
Pat Sez
Ss. M. P
Fd Haun
Roy Hamilton
Minert Mueller
Pat Laake Sez
Grant
Homer
Dewey Schorre
W. F. Cannon
Oscar Adickes
Arthur Higbee
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Ment
4-H
New Delhi
India
Yorktown
James B. Burda
Sylvia Blasche, and
Fred Hahn
Gerhard J. Blank
Phillip Welhausen
Johnnie G. Sanchez
James Frels
Oscar Porche
Felix Chilek
Wilburn Pargman
Joel W. Meen
Cheapside
Nordheim
Carl Hattenbach
John N. Mitchell
Trvelt
Retail Merchants Association
Cuero Chamber of Commerce
Ger
Gathings
Homer Berner
Ciero Record 1
Committee of Off
Fort Worth
Wes Deinasts
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