Christmas visitors and travels across Texas and Kansas
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Brueggman returned Wednesday after spending Christmas in Dallas with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Pierson Ralph and children hosted guests. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Shuiz of Quincy Washington visited the Leggets. The Starnes family from Point Comfort visited Cuero relatives. Edwin Waylan and Miss Erna Vaupel with John Vaupel of Kansas returned home after visiting Frank Thieme family. The Marquis family spent Christmas holidays with Paul Marquis and family in Amarillo and with Gabor Varaby and family in Houston. The Walker family from Houston visited Pete Howertons briefly Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Brueggman
Dallas
Mrs. Pierson Ralph
Herman Shuiz
Quincy, Washington
Ray Leggett
Louis Starnes
Debbie
Becky
Amd
Frances
Point Comfort
Cuero
Edwin Waylan
Delavan
Kansas
Erna Vaupel
John Vaupel
New Cambria
Frank Thieme
A. E. Marquis
Paul Marquis
Amarillo
Gabor Varaby
Houston
T. Bruce Walker
Dianne and
Janet
Pete Howertons
Hospital Notes Cuero and Burns Hospitals Admissions
Cuero Hospital lists admissions Otto Parr W T Moore Mrs Wm Cowan William Gloor and Mrs Martha Barber Burns Hospital notes Sister Stanislaus and Paula Roeve. Dismissals Marvin Luker referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Hospital
Otto Parr
W. T. Moore
Wm. B. Cowan
William ’Gloor
Martha Barber
Burns Hospital
Stanislaus
Paula
Roeve
Marvin Luker
Grain and Livestock Prices From Cuero and Fort Worth Markets
Market notes from Cuero's Milo and Yellow corn prices and Fort Worth weekly livestock report show cattle and calves steady to higher with good slaughter steers at 22.80 to 23.80 per cwt, heifers 23.00 to 23.80, cows 16.50 to 19.00, bulls 21.00 to 23.60. Hogs 20.00 to 20.50, sows 17.00. Sheep lambs 20.00 to 22.00.
Texas Poultry Prices Austin Update
Poultry market remains steady in South Texas and firmer in East Texas. Trade sentiment improves as prices show healthier fall levels. offerings are described as ample but actively traded across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
South
Texas
East
Minnie Parks 90 Funeral Held at Freund in Cuero
Minnie Parks aged 90 was honored Friday afternoon at 3 30 p m with services from Freund Funeral Home. Rev Norman A Sanders officiated at the burial in Hochheim Cemetery with grandsons as pallbearers. She was born March 15 1876 in Hochheim to Lee and Nannie Boothe and married Thomas Parks Sr in Hochheim in 1896. He preceded her in death. She died in Cuero hospital after a lingering illness. Surviving are six daughters six sons eight grandchildren ten great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minniearks
Freund Funeral
Norman A . Sanders
First Baptist Church
Parks
Hochheim
Lee
Nannie Cunningham Boothe
Thomas’ Parks Sr
Cuero
Funeral services held for Herman Phillips
Herman Phillips 55 of Corpus Christi died recently and funeral services were conducted at Freund Funeral Home at 2 p m Friday with Rev Martin Rucker officiating. Burial followed at Hillside Cemetery. Born June 30 1911 in Kingsville he left a wife a son William Phillips and two sisters Ella Brundige of Cuero and Myrtle Phillips of Corpus Christi as survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Phillips
Corpus Christi
Freund Funeral
Martin Rucker
Stafford
Hillside Cemetery
Mr. Phillips
Kingsville
William Phillips
Ella Brundige
Cuero
Myrtle Phillips
Funeral services for Alfred A. Koenig
Alfred A. Koenig a Cuero resident died Thursday at his Cuero home at age 80 Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a m at St Mark s Lutheran Church with Pastor John A Jacobs presiding The body will lie in state from 9 to 10 a m at the church Freund Funeral Home handles arrangements He was born March 3 1886 in DeWitt County son of Lewis and Mary Koenig He is survived by two daughters a son two brothers three sisters and four grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred A. Koenig
Route 4
Cuero
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
John A. Jacobs
Freund Funeral Home
Mr. Koenig
DeWitt County
Lewis and
Mary Golly Koenig
Oscar Gohmert
San Antonio
Berthold Jacobs
Yoakum
Herman Wilgrube dies in Houston hospital
Herman Wilgrube of 314 Kathryn Street Cuero died in a Houston hospital on Thursday after an extended illness. Survived by his wife and several siblings, service details will be announced by the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Wilgrube
Kathryn Street
Cuero
Houston
Market Report Shows Steady Demand for Poultry Prices
Movement brisk with demand barely adequate for good trade. Prices quoted in Texas: South Texas 10.90 to 11 cents per pound, East Texas 10.80 to 11 cents. Hens steady with 17,000 light hens at 6.50 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Texas
East Texas
Watch Party at First Baptist Church Saturday Night
Cuero Rifle and Pistol Club meets Tuesday night at 7 20 pm at the DeWitt County Electric Cooperative building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First ‘Baptist Church
Cuero, Rifle and Pistol Club
DeWitt County Electric Co-operative
Local enlistees listed for 1966 reserve and guard units
The list names enlisted men across Air Force Reserve Army Reserve Navy Reserve Marine Corps Reserve and National Guard from towns including Cuero Yoakum Yorktown Goliad Meyersville Nordheim and Shiner. Individuals and units are identified with ranks and hometowns noting those in delayed enlistment status and those reporting for active duty after year start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er Williams
Yorktown
Walter Timothy*Lewis
Cuero
Clark Dale
Kerlick
Eilman
Gustav
Prause Jr
Yoakum
Ervin Henry Caraway
Dalton
Lee Fromme
Goliad
Jesse James Berger
John Theddus Kortz
Robert Castillo
Joseph C. Ebrhart
Michael Wayne Hedges
Daniel Garcia
Berclair
Richard Joseph Wright
Ralph Vasquez, Jr
Cué- To
Jesse Romero Campos Cuero
Jasso Rudolph
Ernesto Garcia
Gordon C. Vrazel
Ermando V. Torrez
Nordheim
Air Force Reserve
Tommy Jacob Buntyn
John Wayne Schmidt
Rodgers L. Friedrichs
Meyersville
Larry Wayne Keesler
Don Wayne Seiler
Joe D. Friederichs
Charlies
William Lyons
Leroy Landgrebe
Jerry Gayle Curtis
Edward Lott Shelton, Jr
Kern Dale Harper
Leslie Gilbert Prause
Richard M. Shelton
Richard Matthew Bosart
Harold Gussie Tiemann
Ralph William Manning
Waylon Charles Berger
Robert Thomas
Meischén
Werner Landgrebe
Air Force
John Dale Hurst
James Marion Reiffert
Leslie Joel Weaver
Allen Michael Arnold
Marine Corps
Eugene Francis Kaci
Santiago Bustos, Jr
Jom
Navy
Donnie Dale Bruns
Albert Fred Mollenkopf
Kenneth Wayne German
Wilgrube Illness During Houston Christmas Visit
Mr and Mrs Wilgrube were in Houston visiting their daughter for the Christmas holidays when he became ill. He is survived by his wife one son and two daughters. Burial will be in Houston Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Cuero area notes and holiday happenings in brief
Damp ranch land brings brief moisture relief as Cuero Savings and Loan pays its 91st consecutive dividend. Local social entries include New Year’s Eve plans in Houston, bandstand restoration fund efforts, birthday wishes, and home hints for preserving smoked meats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Federal Savings and Loan Association
Jets Sign Flanker Tommy Burnett From Arkansas
New York Jets of the AFL signed flanker Tommy Burnett of Arkansas to a 1967 contract. Burnett, brother of Buffalo’s Bobby, was a fourth round AFL draft pick and runs the 100 in 9.8 seconds, after catching 29 passes for 401 yards and two touchdowns with Arkansas this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
APD
Tommy Burnett
Arkansas
New York Jets
Burnett
Buffalo
Bobby
Handi-Clean Firm Aids Disabled Workers Initiative
Marvin Cornett, a salesman with Handi-Clean Products, works for Handicapped Associates which is owned and staffed by disabled individuals. The firm makes over 100 products and distributes nationwide. Cornett enjoys the job for independence and usefulness while traveling city to city across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin ‘Cornett
Heere Associates
Handicapped Associates
Marvin
Tractor-trailer trips line crew in La Feria incident
A tractor-trailer making a Uturn in La Feria Texas struck a low hanging telephone wire, knocking a lineman from a pole about 500 feet away. Kenneth Hennessee 21 of General Telephone Co fell 25 feet and fractured his pelvis as four poles and lines were pulled down by the force of the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Feria
Tex
UPI
Kenneth Hennessee
General Telephone Co
Maid of Cotton 1967 Aims for Cotton Promotion
A 21 year old UNC senior Georgia Kay Pearce from Gastonia North Carolina was chosen as the 1967 Maid of Cotton in Memphis Tennessee after beating 19 other entrants from cotton producing states. Pearce, nicknamed Peach, will represent cotton interests to business leaders across the Western Hemisphere. Johnson met with Sargent Shriver at the ranch for a review of the poverty program and plans for 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargent Shriver
Johnson
Shriver
Texas White House
Memphis
Tenn
Georgia Kay Pearce
Gastonia
N.C
University of North Carolina
Georgia
Firefighters battle wind driven ladder incident in New York
In New York a wind driven ladder extended beyond safety point during a rescue attempt as two firefighters struggled to reach a victim. The incident highlights dangers faced by fire crews operating in gusty conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Student balances science majors with study and social life
A student pursues chemistry and education, aiming for a 95 average. They describe balancing lab work between zoology and chemistry while managing time between studying and relationships.
Woman Dies as Four-Alarm Blaze Rages at Hotel Standish Arms
A fire on the upper floors of the Hotel Standish Arms in Brooklyn Heights claimed the life of Rowena Matthews. Eyewitnesses say a woman in flames leaped from a ledge and, after a brief grasp by bystanders, fell to her death. The early morning blaze prompted four alarms as firefighters battled the flames into dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brook‘lyn
Rowena
Matthews
Thad
Standish Arms
Brooklyn Heights
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Mances
Benning & Wagner Lester
Frers
Mulls
Cuero Casa Grain Mat
Schaffner’s Inc
Fort Worth Livestock
Fort Worth
Lone Star Textile, Inc
Guadalupe Valley Division
Carl Weber
Letha Jacobs
Viva Koenig
Johnny Stubbs
Joe Grunder
Jack Shanks
San Benito
Thomas, Sterling
Horace Parks
Arthur Steen
John Adams
George Morrow
Mary Patterson
Bert Moore
Denison
Diphanr
S. S.board
Polly Howerton
Ann Cusack
Bertha Harris
Isabella Schaffner
Cuero Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n
Jerry
Mecky Putman
Mrs
Don Smith
Cork Club
Adele Lawlor
Miss Melanye Lange
Victoria
Maurine Wiswell
Mabel Claire Bell
California
John
Mina Berning
J.D. Bramilette
A. J. Shows
J. B. Atkinson
Fred M. Hansen
Ricky Stratton
Waltzes
And
Schottisches
Best
Happi
Ness, Peace and
Prosperi
Furniture & Mattress Co
J.T. Newman
Freund
Perous
George Trowell
Ener
Oman
Afice
Brighten
Ryan
Gonzales CR
Oak Memorial Funeral Home
Et Inc
Ramsey
Bridge- Victoria
Box Office
Acc
Smartaires
Florsheim
Roblee
Randcraft
Randcraft & Buster Brown
Cuero, Inc
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