Town Tank John in San Antonio for rodeo tickets and pony express idea
Trail Boss Hamilton of Cuero Rawhide Riders and Old Chisholm Trail Drivers Association aims to fetch his horse in San Antonio with saddled bags of tickets for the rodeo at the San Antonio Livestock Show. A possible local pony express mail run between Cuero Yorktown and Kenedy is proposed amid postal changes blamed for service messes.
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John €. Hamilton
Cuere Rawhide Riders
Old Chisholm Trail Drivers Association
San Antonio
Pony Express
Jack Howerton
Cuero
Yorktown
Kenedy
Post Office Department
United States Cabinet
Postal Service
Victoria
Planning Commission
Astronauts Probe Docking Problems
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell worked the docking mechanism between the Kitty Hawk command ship and the Antares moon lander seeking cause for a malfunction. Ground teams weighed whether to abort the moon walk with a decision due before Thursday's planned maneuver.
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Space Center
Houston
Alan Shepard
Stuart A. Roosa
Edgar D. Mitchell
Moon
Space Agency
Fra Mauro
Antares
Earth
Shepard
Mitchell
Mission Control
Ground Control
Bob Gordon
Roosa
Woman Injured In Wreck Near Thomaston Bridge
Mrs Anita Cantu 24 of Nur sery was rushed to DeTar Hospital Victoria after a 1957 Pontiac struck the Price's Creek Bridge railing south of Thomaston at 3 a m. The car caught fire. total loss. No charges filed. investigation ongoing. She was the sole occupant.
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Anita Cantu
DeTar Hospital
Victoria
Robert Dobbins
Texas Department of Public Safety
Smiths Budget Idea Faces House Debate
Texas lawmakers weigh Gov. Preston Smiths plan to issue 450 million in revenue bonds to dodge a major tax bill. The agenda also includes a senate size increase to 39 and a special-session constitutional change proposal.
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Jim Nugent
Kerrville
Don Caviss
D-Austin
Permanent School
Foundation School
18 Year Old Vote Debate in Cuero Record Letter
Cuero residents urge lowering voting age to 18 citing examples from other states and quoting Robert F Kennedy. The writer questions tradition and asks why 21 should remain the threshold, tracing a historical view to Magna Carta and knight hood.
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Cuero Record
Cuero
Texas
DeWitt County
Georgia
Kentucky
Hawaii
Alaska
Robert F. Kennedy
Fran
Mrs. Mabel Hermann Dies As Home Burns Near Cuero
Mrs. Mabel Hermann 357 burned to death early Sunday when the family residence north of Cuero on the Gonzales highway was destroyed by fire. Justice of the Peace ruled the death accidental. The two story frame home valued near $60,000 burned with two late model cars. her husband Arthur G. Hermann Jr., Yoakum businessman, owned the home and Hermann Furniture Co. in Yoakum. Funeral services were held at Buffington Funeral Home with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
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Mabel Hermann
Cuero
Gonzales Highway
Justice of the Peace
Abert Ley
U.S. Highway 182
Concrete
Hochheim
Hermann
Buffington Funeral Home
Lloyd Nixon
el Campo
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Johnny Thiele
Glenn Marke
David Ward
Yoakum
Elmer Hanna
Hermann Furniture Co
First State Bank
Three from DeWitt County Jail Released
Three men were released from DeWitt County Jail after weekend arrests. Norman H. Powell Jr. paid a 2500 dollar bond and faces pending charges. Leroy Lopez and Joe Liebe Sanchez paid 50 dollar fines for dis orderly conduct and drunkenness respectively. Four others remain in custody with fines pending or charges outstanding.
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DeWitt County
Norman H. Powell Jr
Powell
Leroy Lopez
Lopez
Joe Liebe Sanchez
August Lopez
Hubert Harris
Juan Dominguez
Henry L. Guenther
Kay Aldis Named to Dean’s Honor Roll at Abilene Christian
Kay Aldis daughter of Mr and Mrs Wesley S Aldis of Cuero Texas has been named to the Dean's Honor Roll for the fall semester at Abilene Christian College She is among 276 students with 12 semester hours and at least a 3.45 GPA Aldis a Cuero Record reporter is a senior communications major at Abilene Christian College.
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Abilene
Kay Aldis
Wesley S. Aldis
Rt. 4
Box 113
Cuero
Abilene Christian College
Miss Aldis
Cuero Record
Abilene Chrisman
Cueroite Hosts Day for Colorful Stock Show Rodéo Event
Cueroite sets tone as John C. Hamilton kicks off ticket sales for the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. Colorado and Guadalupe Valley Day on Feb 16 highlights area residents with a 10 day expo starting Feb 12 at Joe Freeman Coliseum featuring livestock judging, Open Rambouillet Show, Paint Horses, Shropshires and Dorsets, child friendly barns, a Milking Parlor, and a million dollar Farm and Ranch Machinery Exhibit with 70 cafeterias and a Family Center for exhibits. Sixteen rodeo performances will showcase top country artists and cowboys.
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John C. Hamilton
Cuero
San Antonio
Joe Freeman
Oliseum
A. B. Cover
al Koebig
Seguin
Cochairmen
Colorado
Guadalupe Valley Day
Guadalupe Valley
Hampshire
Corriedales
FFA
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
East Coliseum
San Antonio Manufacturers Association
FFA Members Enter Hogs and Poultry at Stock Shows
Cuero High School Future Farmers of America plans hog entries at the San Antonio Stock Show February 14 to 19 with seven members including Robert Nagel Wiley Moritz Richard Goebel Johnny Paul Jank and Marvin Warzecha. Four members will enter poultry at the Houston Stock Show March 12 with Donald Hardt Jerry Dreyer Paul Wauson Rogelio Trevino entering broilers and turkeys.
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Cuero High School
Future Farmers of America
San Antonio
Census figures show DeWitt County loss in decade
Official 1970 census figures released by the Austin office of Senator John Tower show DeWitt County dropping from 20,683 in 1960 to 18,660 in 1970, with Curo and nearby counties also reflecting population declines and Victoria County rising to 53,766.
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DeWitt County
Austin
John Tower
Curo
Victoria County
Goliad
Gonzales
Karnes
Lavaca
de- Witt County
Calhoun County
Petro-Chemical
Port Lavaca
Texas
Cuero High School Girl Named Miss FTA At District Meet
Linda Ley a Cuero High School junior won Miss FTA at the district Future Teachers of America convention in Vanderbilt and was elected recording secretary. She now pursues state honors at Houston. Cuero's representation included 25 members and two sponsors with delegates Cindy Goebel Shirlene Koenning Saralee Olson and Maria Orozco.
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Linda Ley
Cuero High School
FTA
Future Teachers of America
Vanderbilt
Houston
Fed. B
Miss Ley
Poozie Ley
Cuero
Cuere High School
Cindy Goebel
Shirlene Koenning
Saralee Olson
Maria Orozco
Alter
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BD. L. Prentice Record
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Smith
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Senate
Delwin Jones
Lubbock
DeWitt
Arthur Hermann
Arthur George Hermann III
Margaret King
National Defense
Nixon
Cueroite
Hogs At SA
Nate
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