Riders Troop Sponsorship Approved by Cuero Riders
At a called meeting the Rawhide Riders Association voted unanimously to sponsor a new Boy Scout troop in Cuero. The troop will meet Tuesdays at 7 pm at John Co Hamilton's home with volunteers offering buses and horse care for riders.
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Rawhide Riders Association
Cuero
Rawhide Riders Association of
John Co. Hamilton
Rawhide Riders
Cuero Municipal Park
Chisholm Trail Drivers Association
Plane crash escape told by Governor Pax: bolts save flight
Governor Preston Smith recounted a near crash after a broken bolt prevented landing gear from locking during a San Angelo to Austin flight. He displayed two metal fragments and said the emergency developed on the Thursday trip, but the gear was finally locked by hand, allowing a safe landing near San Antonio.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Preston Smith
Smith
San Angelo
San Antonio
Redistricting Plea Planned for Texas House
Attorney General Crawford Martin said he would file a motion to stay the federal court order delaying redistricting until after the 1972 elections. The Dallas court ordered a redo by July 1973, with Dallas and Bexar counties to use single member districts for the 1972 vote.
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Martin
Dallas County
Luna
Mittee
Dallas
Smith
Secretary of
Bob Bullock
Texas
Bullock
DeWitt County Students Named to Fall Honor Roll
The Victoria College Fall 1971 honor roll lists DeWitt Countians Mary E. Arnold Nelson Hensley Charles Stone Joan Baylor Lawrence Kahanek and Nelson Tiemann with addresses in DeWitt County including Yorktown and Newman Street.
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Victoria College
Roland Bing
DeWitt County
Mary E. Arnold
East Newman
Jimmy Arnold
Nelson Hensley
E. Newman
Tommy Hensley
Charles Stone
Jesse Stone
Joan Baylor
Yorktown
Lawrence Kahanek
Yoakum
Nelson Tiemann
Election Conducted By Group
A new group of officials was selected by Cuero Church United at the annual January meeting. Chosen were church representatives, committee chairman and a secretary. Representatives are Mrs Myra Lee, Brothers Chapel United Methodist Church, Mrs Kassel Lambert, First Presbyterian Church, Mrs Beatrice Brown.
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Cuero Church United
Myra Lee
Brothers Chapel United Methodist Church
Kassel Lambert
First Presbyterian Church
Beatrice Brown
Meeting Set By Retailers In Cuero
The Cuero Retail Merchants Association will hold its regular monthly meeting in the Cuero Federal Savings and Loan building at 7 p.m. Topics include the First Monday promotion on the 7th and a George Washington birthday event. The February 21 sales event replaces the usual Third Thursday promotion and merchants are invited to join via Ronnie Ledbetter at Stimeon Furniture Company.
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Cuero Retail Merchants Association
Cuero Federal Savings and Loan
Paul Gathings
George Washington
Ronnie Ledbetter
Stimeon Furniture Company
Smith urges fund shift to finance primaries
Gov. Preston Smith proposes a legal maneuver to move up to 1.8 million in unspent construction funds to finance May primaries. He asks Secretary Bullock to obtain court permission to issue rules for dispersal, warning a court rejection could trigger an April special session costing up to 800000.
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Smith
Secretary of State
Bullock
Crawford Martin
Crowded Texas Ballots as Free Filing Draws Candidates
Texas candidates rush to file for state and federal offices after the elimination of filing fees. Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes and Sen. John Tower join contenders for governor and re election while new names from Dallas Fort Worth and Houston enter races for treasurer comptroller and state senate. A Bronx born Anglo, John W Hart, also files for the state House from Hidalgo County.
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United Press International
Texas
Ben Barnes
Sen
John Tower
R-Tex
Hhis Party
Demmocrat
Barefoot Sanders
Dallas
U. S. Senate
Asen Dodov
Fort Worth
Dodov
Bulgaria
Fort
Washington
Cownty
Muischer
Abilene
Tower
Nixon
Senate
White House
Ralph Yarborough
Texas Association of Electrical Workers
Yarborough
Arlington
la Raza Unida
Third Party
Bronx
John W. Hart
Pan American University
Hidalgo County
Bible Thought for Today Reflects on God's Word
A devotional snippet cites Psalm 19 8 about the Lord's statutes being right and pure. It urges personal testing of scripture and invites readers to examine God s Word for themselves, concluding with a call to ask those who know.
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Lord
God
Aubert Barber Runs for Sheriff
DeWitt County resident Hubert L. Barber announces his bid for Sheriff in the Democratic primary. Barber, 52, a World War II U S Air Force veteran with a wife Ella and three children, vows full time service and department modernization with an open door policy.
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DeWitt Co
DeWitt County
Ella
U.S
Sheriff Department
Hubert L. Barber
Cold Front Edges South as Texas Braces for Snow
A stray storm moved through North Central and Northeast Texas bringing rain and snow. The system weakened by dawn with little accumulation, but a stronger cold front from the north was expected to bring more cold weather and a 50 percent chance of snow in the upper Panhandle tonight and Wednesday.
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Texas
Upper
Panhandle
National Weather Service Office
Fort Worth
Officers Elected in Troop 243 Meeting
Troop 243 held its regular meeting with 18 Scouts and elected officers for six months. New leaders include Jeff Ray as Senior Patrol Leader, Jackson Penley as Assistant, Brownie McClung Darrell Bluntver and Lonnie Lyman as Patrol Leaders, Harold Penley as Quartermaster, David Noah as Treasurer, and Kenneth Schumacher as Librarian. Jeff Ray and Lonnie Lyman received Life badges. Parents attended and Scoutmaster Billy Lyman praised the Port Lavaca Catholic retreat campout.
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Jeff Ray
Jackson Penley
Brownie McClung
Darrell Bluntver
Lonnie Lyman
Harold Penley
David Noah
Kenneth Schumacher
Billy Lyman
Earl Ray
Port Lavaca
Local Turkey Trot Plans Remain In House
The Turkey Trot and Fair Association Executive Committee rejected Rogers Production Co of Fostoria Ohio for producing this year’s Cuero Turkey Trot and Centennial Celebration or to act as business managers. A large group authorized the decision and Sam Gregg of Rogers outlined qualifications and a potential fee. Gregg promised a financial proposition after reviewing Cuero trade statistics.
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Cuerolles
Rogers Production Co
Fostoria
Ohio
Rogers
St.ood
Fr m Association
Turkey
Howard Kleinecke
Meri
Rotary Pancake Supper and DeWitt Beauty Pageant Planned
Lawrence Tiffin announces Rotary Club Pancake Supper at Cuero High School Cafeteria on February 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets sold by members. DeWitt County Beauty Pageant set for April 15 at St. Marks Lutheran Fellowship Hall open to single women aged 16 to 25. Miss Jones Bonnet of Yoakum to crown. Cuero Rotary eyes Centennial and Turkey Trot events. pageant produced by Jimmy Goodman.
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Rotary Club
DeWitt County
St. Mark's Lutheran Fellowship Hall
Jones Bonnet
Yoakum
Cuero Rotary Club
Cuero
Jimmy Goodman
Soviet Manual Omits China in World Communist Guide
The new 27 page Soviet pocket manual on communism excludes China and Albania. It lists 39 Communist parties with 30 million members and details party histories, ledgers, and biographies, while a Moscow television film attacks Maoist China as militaristic and brainwashed.
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Moscow
UPI
China
Albania
Soviet Union
Afri
Mao
Ching
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Houston
Rex Braun
District
Aubert Barber
Sam Gregg
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Lawrence Tiffin
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