Trail Riders Head For Nixon Camp After Cold Start
About 350 Old Chisholm Trail Drivers Association riders left Cuero Sunday for Westhoff and Nixon in bright but still cold sunshine. An unofficial 325 riders rode in, with wagons and rigs following. The ride began late due to route changes, and a disturbance at the Westhoff Legion Hall marred the event for the first time in 10 years. The group paused for lunch near Lindenau and enjoyed fried chicken in Westhoff.
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Old
Chisholm Trail Drivers Association
Cuero Municipal Park
Westhoff
Nixon
Cuero
Westhoff American Legion Hall
Lindenau
Victoria
Chisholm
John C. Hamilton
Devoted to the Trail Ride In Cold Cuero Morning
A reader recalls driving from Victoria to Cuero Municipal Park to photograph the Old Chisholm Trail riders leaving for Westhoff. He notes a frosty eight to twenty six degree start, a longer route, and the riders’ evident enthusiasm despite winter conditions.
Von Dohlen Seeks Texas Meat Inspection Extension
The Texas House passed a resolution by Tim Von Dohlen urging the governor to request extra time to bring intra state meat plants under state inspection before federal takeover. State officials fear USDA will inspect all 800 Texas plants under the Wholesome Meat Act and potentially shut smaller operations. The measure cites Texas Health Department progress and seeks to extend the deadline to preserve local control.
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Texas
House of Representatives
Tim von Dohlen
Goliad
House
Secretary of Agriculture
USDA
Consumer and Marketing Service
Puerto Rico
C&ms
von Dohlen
State Health Department
Cuero NAACP Sets Meeting at Mt. Hermann Church
Members of the NAACP will meet Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at Mt. Hermann Baptist Church. Rev. R D Odom, president, requested all members be present per secretary G M Mitchell.
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NAACP
Mt. Hermann Baptist Church
G. M. Mitchell
R. D. Odom
Juggling Plan Emerges in Texas Welfare Crisis
Texas leaders eye a deficit fix shifting funds from the teacher retirement system to the bankrupt welfare fund. Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes proposed the reshuffle last week, with Speaker Gus Mutscher noting early feasibility checks. Mutscher will brief committee chairs and members before any action, while budget work continues.
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Austin
WPD
State Welfare Department
Texas
Ing
Ben Barnes
Gus Mutscher
Barnes
Feas
Ible
House
Mutscher
Disturbance at Westhoff Dance Leads to Injuries and Arrests
One man hospitalized after a fight at a Westhoff dance attended by Old Chisholm Trail Riders. Daniel A. Friesenhaun was admitted to Cuero Community Hospital around 11 PM with a back head injury and was in good condition Monday. Several others were arrested as trail bosses prepared to remove those involved from the ride.
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Westhoff
Old
Chisholm Trail Riders
Cuero Community Hospital
Daniel A. Friesenhaun
Friesenhaun
Smiley High Senior Lunch Funds Class Trip
Riders planned lunch at Smiley to fund their Senior Class Trip. The stew meal was served by Smiley High School seniors. A barbecue supper was planned at Nixon on the camp grounds in City Square before tonight's ride.
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Smiley
Nixon
Smiley High School
City Square
Connally Confirmed as Treasury Secretary
The Senate confirmed John B. Connally, 34, to be the new secretary of the Treasury. The vote was by voice with minimal opposition, making Connally the first Democrat in President Nixon's cabinet. He will succeed David M. Kennedy, who will become an ambassador at large.
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Washington PD
Senate
John B. Connally
Treasury
Connally
Nixon
David M. Kennedy
Texas
Cuero Phone System Sees Growth Through 1970
Cuero reported 4 461 telephones in service in December up 5 percent for 1970. Southern Bell official Hugo Geck said the decade ended with 1 361 more phones, a 44 percent rise from 3 190 in 1960. He forecast 5 500 phones by 1974 and noted two projects, feeder cable east of the courthouse and 200 dial numbers.
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Hugo Geck
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Geck
Cuero
Lindenau 4H Club Plans Valentine Party and Reports
The Lindenau 4H Club met in the Lindenau Parish Hall with 11 members and one adult leader present. Plans for a Valentine party on February 23 were laid, and a Senior 4H Member Trip to Buchanan Youth Club July 19 to 21 was discussed, along with 4H exhibits at the Cuero Livestock Show in March and cancer-film plans for April.
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Lindenau
Arneckeville
Arlen Buchhorn
United States
Arlen
Arien
Lindenau Parish
John
Apollo 14 Speeds Toward Earth After Moon Mission
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan B. Shepard Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa nearing Earth approach at 161512 miles from Earth as they bend toward home. The trio, in the Gemini era of spaceflight, brings back data and a sense of achievement from the mission conducted at NASA’s space center in Houston.
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AL Rossiter Jr
UPI
Space Winter Space Center
Houston
Alan B. Shepard
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
Earth
Opening Of Bids Scheduled In DeWitt County
DeWitt County Commissioners will open bids Monday afternoon on motor fuel for Precinct 4 and on a movie projector, with county depository bids also to be opened. They approved a warranty deed from Thelma Estell to Harry Sachlieben and set a second regular court session for Tuesday at 9 a.m. The meeting date moved to Tuesday as commissioners and County Judge George Trowell attend the County Judges and Commissioners Conference at Texas A&M University from Tuesday through Thursday.
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Thelma Estell
Harry Sachlieben
de Witt
George Trowell
Texas A&m University
Man Fails to Remove Nylon Beard After Ball
In Weymouth England Jim Marner struggles to remove his flowing nylon beard after attending a ball Saturday night. The disguise became a stubborn souvenir as he could not shed it at home.
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Weymouth
England
Jim Marner
Winter storm grips region with hail and cold snap
A strong hail storm passed near Westhoff Saturday afternoon causing brief darkness and low visibility. The cold front brought the chilliest weather of the winter, with subzero readings in the Panhandle and snow reaching Dallas Fort Worth. Five killed in a highway crash on U S 82 near Dickens.
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United Press International
Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
Dallas-Fort Worth
Texas
U.S. 82
Dickens
Tex
Dalhart
Census totals show Cuero fell in 1960s population
Final Census Bureau figures reveal Cuero dropped 544 residents from 7,500 in 1960 to 6,956 in 1970. Yoakum and Yorktown also declined while DeWitt County fell from 20,683 to 18,660. Neighboring counties mostly declined with Victoria County rising from 46,475 to 53,766.
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Cuero
Yoakum
Yorktown
DeWitt County
Victoria County
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