Polliwogs
Poliwogs updates on Christmas visits among Cuero residents with relatives in Austin Jasper Logan Utah and Houston. Notables include Pat Elder receiving a military discharge and Masters degree in Utah and Jeanie Korth making the Dean's List at Sam Houston State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Elder
Kimberly
Logan
Utah
J. F. Elder
Cheapside
Pat
Dill Air Force Base
The
State University of Utah
Great Falls
Montana
Jeanie Korth
James Korth
Cheapside Route
Cuero
Sam Houston State College
Huntsville
Texas
Jeanie
CHS
United Fund Campaign Nears Goal in Cuero
The 1973 Cuero United Fund aims for 11 000 with 9 102 raised. Campaign chairman Ed Mixon notes 82 percent of goal reached and only 1 898 needed. Donors include John Mugge 100 and Clifton Weber 100, among others supporting causes like Red Cross and Boy Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Jack Howerton
Cuero United Fund
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
United Service Organization
USO
Gonzales Warm Springs
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of America
Blue Bonnet Ranch
Ed Pat Mixon
John Wofford Mugge
Cuero
Cuero High School
Austin
USDA Makes Changes In Loan Program
The U S Department of Agriculture announces changes to the Farm Storage and Drying Equipment Loan Program effective December 13. Storage baselines drop to one year of production from two, and loans won t cover silo type structures or oxygen limiting units. Concrete work and electrical wiring costs are excluded from loan eligible expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S Department of Agriculture
Arneckeville Lutherans Schedule New Year Services
Rev Wilson Hill reports Sunday school at 9 a m and church services at 10 a m December 31 followed by a watchnight party at 7 p m at the Arneckeville Lutheran Church A special New Year service begins at 9 a m January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Hill
Arneckeville Lutheran Church
Hill
Heart Attack Fatal To Tex. Attorney General Crawford Martin
Texas Attorney General Crawford Martin, 58, died of a heart attack Friday as his term ended. Secretary Pat Thurman said he collapsed while reviewing mail around 11:30 a.m. and asked for an ambulance. He urged an aide to fetch his wife Margaret to meet him at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford Martin
Pat Thurman
Crawford
Thurman
Margaret
Hancock County Superintendent Resigns After 38 Years
DeWitt County commissioners accept the resignation of W. F. Hancock county superintendent of public instruction effective January 31 1973 after 38 years in DeWitt County schools He was elected January 1 1935 and his present term runs through December 31 1974 Hancock is a Gonzales County native married to Leona Allison of Smiley and holds a BS from Southwest Texas State Teachers College 1932 and an MS from the University of Texas He taught and led schools in several counties and held multiple roles in local clubs including the Cuero Rotary Club and Knights of Pythias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
DeWitt County
Gonzales County
Leona Allison
Smiley
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
University of Texas At Austin
Karnes County
Westhoff School
Cuero Rotary Club
Jewel Lodge
Knights of Pythias
City Budget To Be Presented At January Council Meet
City Manager Larry Smith will present the 1972 Revenue Sharing budget proposal at the January 4 council meeting. The plan totals $64,000.09 with $55,282 in capital and maintenance items including a street sweeper front end loader library furnishings and water well repairs. A public hearing will be held later to allocate the remaining $8,718.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Treasury Department
Larry Smith
Treasury Department
Cuero
Smith
Farmers State Bank
Everglades Crash: Eastern Jet Plunges on Approach
An Eastern Airlines super jet on a New York to Miami holiday flight crashed in the Everglades during final approach. At least 78 people were killed or missing, with authorities and rescuers rushing to the scene as debris and wreckage spread across the swampy terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Taylor
Miami
API
Eastern Airlines
New York
Everglades
Two-Car Collision Injures None In Cuero Intersection
Two drivers Marguerite Bohne and John Wearden escaped injuries in a crash at McLeod and Clayton streets Cuero. Bohne veered into a tree after impact, with extensive vehicle damage reported. Rescue efforts continued overnight as officials tallied survivors and noted a separate airline crash context at Eastern flight 401.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite H. Bohne
Austin
Cuero
John Wearden
Victoria
McLeod
Clayton
Clinton Wright
Wearden
Bohne
Clayton St
Wright
Teddy Taylor
Nixon Orders Bombing Halt Above 20th Parallel Vietnam
President Nixon announced a bombing halt for sites above the 20th parallel in North Vietnam and said peace negotiations will resume January 8. U.S. chief negotiator Henry Kissinger will fly to Paris within days to push for a peace settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
North Vietnam
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Paris
Berner Named Editor Of The Cuero Daily Record
Homer H. Berner was named managing editor of the Cuero Daily Record by Ken Long. Berner will start immediately and continue assisting as assistant general manager. He lives in Victoria with his wife Shirley and has worked for The Record since 1969, most recently as Advertising director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer H. Berner
Cuero Publishing Company
Cuero Daily Record Today
Ken Long
Berner
Long
Victoria
Shirley
Dahlia
The
Record
Texas Daily
Todd Publication, Inc
Austin
Dignitary’s Top Hat Sought By Bird Control Firm
Frank and Joseph Fink of National Bird Control Laboratories win a $13 000 contract to spray trees along the inaugural route to keep starlings away from the procession. The non toxic repellent gives birds a hot foot for about four months and led to a humorous bank clearance episode in a Michigan town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPI
Nixon
Frank and
Joseph Fink
Frank Fink
Washington
Fink
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polliwogs
By Polly Howerton
Henry Mugge
A. V. Smith
Jasper
Mrs. Garland Bridges
Pearl Berrett
Houston
Jerry Frings
Harland Doyle
Doyles
Sally
Terry
Mark
Pasadena
Jesse Stone
Toby
Lana Jo Summers
E. T. Summers, Jr
University of Texas
T. O. Buchel
Mrs T. O. Buchel, Jr
New Orleans
Pat Hedgcoxe
Reiffert
Lillian Lou
LaPorte
R. F Blackwell
Elmer Luddeke
Tulsa
David
Evelyn Luddeke
Mugge
State Highway Department
Clifton Weber
Weber Insurance Agency
Weber
Weber Motor Co
USDA
Arneckeville Lutherans
Tex
W.F. Hancock
Buchel Bank
Bulletin
Cuero Daily Record
Homer Berner
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
White House
Sunlight
Michigan
Finks
Skokie
Al-A
Reuss’ Pharmacy
N. Esplanade
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