Heatly confirmed district attorney amid nepotism questions
In a county with powerful political ties, William H. Heatly, son of State Rep. W. S. Heatly, is confirmed Thursday as district attorney without a hearing or advance notice. The Senate Nominations Committee approves Clyde Whiteside to the Board of Pardons and Paroles at $18,000 a year, despite scrutiny over nepotism laws. Governor Preston Smith had signaled an inquiry into possible nepotism.
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W. S. Heatly
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Thinsday
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Heatly
Dairy Herd Improvement Meeting Planned in Yorktown
Plans for the annual Dairy Herd Improvement Association meeting were made at a regular Yorktown meeting Thursday night. The event will be held June 25 with guest speaker Jimmy W. Davis Texas A&M Extension dairy specialist. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Joe Hoffman Bruce Card Hugo Wision Edward Mann Herman Mann and DeWitt County Agent Orval Wright.
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Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Yorktown
Jimmy W. Davis
Texas A&m University
Joe Hoffman
Bruce Card
Hugo Wision
Edward Mann
Herman Mann
DeWitt County
Orval Wright
Cuero Community Hospital Auxiliary to Meet Monday
The Cuero Community Hospital Auxiliary board will discuss a hot beverage center for the auxiliary snack bar. Directors meet at 7 p.m. in the hospital board room and will hear committee reports.
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Cuero Community Hospital
Hospital
Suspect Held on Pending Charges in DeWitt County Jail
Ruben Hoser Jr. remains in DeWitt County Jail after an arrest made Thursday. Authorities report charges are pending and investigation continues.
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Ruben Hoser Jr
DeWitt County
Holy Rosary Society Plans For Activities
Our Lady of Guadalupe Holy Rosary Society met in the parish hall with 18 members. They discussed monthly Masses for living and dead members, a body Communion, and installing air conditioning funded by the annual bazaar proceeds. Rev. Francis Kunz gave a spiritual talk.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Holy Rosary Society
Francis Kunz
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Ofelia Saenz
Margaret Castillo
Irma Gonzales
Mary Hernandez
A Thought on Nature From Jean Rousseau
A fragment quotes Jean Rousseau saying nature never deceives us. humans are the ones who deceive nature. The remark reflects on trust in the natural world and human error.
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Jean Rousseau
Lawmakers Call for Patience on Postal Service Cuts
Congressman Abraham Kazen Jr notes postal reform shifts require patience as Cuero and DeWitt County residents press concerns over canceling the Cuero Kennedy mail route. He urges readers to communicate with Postal Service authorities and hopes issues are resolved satisfactorily.
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Karen
Laredo
Cuero Record
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Cuero
DeWitt County
Texas
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Washington
Congress
U.S. Postal Service
U. S
Postal Service
Abraham Kazen Jr
Trail Riders Parade to San Antonio Stock Show grounds
Old Chisholm Trail Drivers Association riders left their San Antonio camp this morning to line up for the annual Western Parade to the Stock Show grounds. Adults enjoyed a Pearl Corral Western dance, while youths attended a party at Joe Freeman Coliseum grounds with chaperones from trail ride groups.
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Chisholm Trail Drivers Association
San Antonio
San Antonio Stock Show
Pearl Corral
Joe Freeman
OCT
Sayers
John C. Hamilton
Cuero
Cuero Rawhide
Yvonne DuBose
Smiley
Ann Mary Vaughn
Rawhide Riders
Shawn Wilke
Walter Wilke
Shawn
Chisholm
Troop 241 Bake Sale And Scout Week Observance
A Valentine Bake Sale sponsored by the Mother's Auxiliary of Boy Scout Troop 241 will be held Saturday in front of J C Penney with Mrs John Braden Jr as chair. Scouts will wear uniforms to school this week for Boy Scout Week. A conservation campout is planned for Saturday Feb 13 at the Ralph Hartman place in Arneckeville.
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Mother’s Auxiliary
J. C. Penney Company
John Braden Jr
Ralph Hartman
Arneckeville
GOP Aide Demands AG Probe Into Stock Fraud Case
Dallas County Republican chairman Tom Crouch urged Attorney General Crawford Martin to actively pursue the Texas stock fraud investigation. He noted the SEC case and a three day hearing yielding injunctions, and recalled past AG leadership during public scandals.
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UPI
Dallas County
Republican
Tom Crouch
Crawford Martin
Texas
Crouch
Martin
Alfred Walker
Walker
Attorney General
Securities and Exchange Commission
Preston Smith
Austin
U.S
Sarah T. Hughes
SEC
Waggoner Carr
Pascom Giles
Attorney General's
GOP
Correction on DeWitt County Judge Trowell Attendance
The Record corrects that Judge George Trowell did not attend the annual County Judges and Commissioners Conference at Texas A&M University this week. Earlier publication stated he was present in error.
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DeWitt
George Trowell
Texas A&m University
Cuero High Principal Bill Cooper resigns for health reasons
Cuero High School principal Bill Cooper resigns effective at end of the current school year. He cites health as the reason and thanks the Cuero School Board and district. Cooper has served five years, with a prior hiatus after a mild heart attack in 1970.
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Cuero High
Bill Cooper
Cuero School Board
Cooper
E. F E. Sims
Cuero
Pampa
Buddy Clacote
Sims
Glenn Portis
John C. French
Mary D. Fanett
Portis
Dayle
Rudy Fuchs Jr
Dewayne Scott
Rosemary Cheatham
William Gilbreath
CHS
Louise Wood
Bess Jernigan
Southern Pacific
Lynn Evans
Hunt
Dalue
Cuero High School
Lawrence Dietze
DeWitt 4-H Calf Scramble At San Antonio Show
Two DeWitt County 4-H members Bruce Jank Meyersville 4-H and John Matejek Lindenau 4-H will compete in the calf scramble at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo. Ten boys and twenty calves per event, with prize money ranging from 50 to 15 dollars for top ten finishers.
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DeWitt County
San Antonio
Bruce Jank
Meyersville
John Matejek
Lindenau
Willersville
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Endorsed for UT Regents
The Senate Nominations Committee quickly approved Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson for the University of Texas board of regents, with full Senate review pending. The session lasted under ten minutes, and she was asked one question about campus enrollment limits. The panel also cleared Dr. Joe Nelson and A. G. McNeese Jr. for full Senate consideration.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Board of Regents
University of Texas
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Johnson
Joe Thomas Nelson
Weatherford
A. G. McNeese Jr
Houston
UT Regents Board
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Cuero 4-H Club Reviews Stock Show Rules
DeWitt County Agent Orval Wright explained Cuero Livestock Show regulations at the Westhoff 4-H meeting. The show is set for March 11-12. The session covered project forms for animals, with sixteenth members present and club duties outlined by Kay Fuchs and Jo Ann Koenig.
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DeWitt County
Orval Wright
Westhoff
Wright
Jimmy Springs
REA
Charles Koenig
Kristye Kahlich
Rhonda Koenning
Oh Susanna
Cuero Student Competes for Miss FTA 1971
Linda Ley a Cuero High junior competes with 19 peers for Miss FTA Texas 1971. The three minute speech on Within Our Grasp anchors Friday February 26 at the Texas FTA state convention in Houston's Sam Houston Coliseum.
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Linda Ley
Cuero High School
Texas
Texas Future Teachers of America
FTA
Houston
Sam Houston Coliseum
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