Cuero Troop 243 Wins George Washington Honor Medal
Troop 243 of Cuero wins a George Washington Honor Medal in Community Programs from Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. A $100 cash prize accompanies the award, the first for a Cuero-area troop through the council affiliated with the BSA Capital Area Council.
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BOY Scouts of
McClung
Carl Krueger
Kenneth Barber
Capital Area Council of
BSA
Austin
Freedoms Foundation
D. L. Prentice
Cuero
George Washington
The
Valley Forge
Troop
John C. Hamilton
BSA Capital Area Council
Citizens Club of
DeWitt County Historical Survey Committee
A. W. Schaffner
Hamilton
Cuero High School
CHS
Rosemary Cheatham
Valley Forge Military Academy
Bill Pierson
Santa Ana
Calif
Howard H
Bo) Callaway
Pine Mountain
Supreme Court Justice Rules Hair Policy Not Federal Business
Justice Hugo L Black says the federal courts lack power to regulate school hair length in a Texas case from El Paso. He notes no national crisis, arguing states should decide public school hair rules and cites the lower court ruling on a student’s haircut dispute.
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United States Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
U.S. Supreme Court
el Paso
Justice Black
Sopage
U.S
Black
Uni
Cuero High to Host Choral Contest Saturday
Cuero High School hosts a University Interscholastic League regional choral solo and ensemble contest on Saturday February 20. About 449 students compete from Cuero and area districts with 22 Cuero entries across vocal and piano solos and ensembles from 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. coordinator Mrs Jo Buenning notes.
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Cuero High School
Jo Buenning
Pay Increase Seen as Step in Right Direction for Deputies
DeWitt County Attorney Robert Post and County Sheriff N G Dietze praised a recent pay raise for sheriff's department deputies while urging higher pay and better recruitment. Dietze noted no new applicants for Yorktown deputy post and that the force operates with one fewer man, with plans to train an inexperienced recruit. Post said he supports the increase but would prefer more, citing roadblocks to attracting and keeping qualified officers and the need for ongoing training and crime knowledge.
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DeWitt County
Robert Post
N. G. ‘‘Cutter
Dietze
Post
Sheriff Dietze
Yorktown
Texas
Texas Commission On Law Enforcement Standards and Education
Victoria
Sheriff's Department
Cuero Soldier Marvin N Taylor Named Service Man of the Week
Pilot Club Honor Roll honors PFC Marvin N Taylor of the U S Army as Serviceman of the Week. A 1969 Cuero High School graduate, he entered the Army in June 1970 and is stationed in Laos with the mortar division Army Tanks. He is the son of Mrs Dorothy Taylor and the late Bonnie Taylor Sr of Cuero. a brother also served in Vietnam.
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Marvin N. Taylor
U. S. Army
Cuero Record and Pilot Club of
Cuero
Cuero High School
Taylor
Fort Lewis
Wash
Laos
Dorothy Taylor
Bonnie Taylor Sr
Road Job In County Is Started
The Texas Highway Department begins construction on Farm-to-Market Highway 237 in Yorktown extending three miles from State Highway 72. Market Company of San Antonio is the contractor, work to finish in 175 working days with 45 mph speed limits and strict signaling for public safety. FE. A. Riha, senior resident engineer in Yoakum, oversees the project.
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Texas Highway Department
FE. A. Riha
Yoakum
Highway Department
Baum Resists Quitting Posts Over Insurance Stock Scandal
Dr Elmer C Baum refuses to resign from the State Banking Board and state Democratic chairman amid an insurance stock scandal linking Governor Preston Smith. He and Smith allegedly profited from a 1919 loan and sale of National Bankers Life stock, drawing SEC charges.
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Austin PLC
Elmer C. Baum
State Banking Board
Democratic Party
Texas
Baum
Preston Smith
Smith
Sider
Austin
Shawn State Bank
Houston
National Bankers
Contractors fined for unlicensed roofing work in Cuero
Three self styled roofing contractors paid fines in Cuero Community Court after admitting they operated without a city license and bond. Allen Wayne Roberson paid 25 dollars while Thomas Alton Lann and Charles E. Shelton paid 50 dollars each for a fraudulent roof repair scam.
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Cuero Community Court
Dallas
Ray Dieringer
Goliad
Allen Wayne Roberson
Thomas Alton Lann
Charles E. Shelton
Cuero
Dieringer
Cueroites
Sister M Lucilla Named Interim Cuero Hospital Director
Sister M Lucilla running Cuero Community Hospital as interim administrator after the board approved the move. M Clifton Weber announced the appointment after the board decision on Thursday and noted it has Order of the Incarnate Word approval in Victoria.
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M. Lucilla
Cuero Community Hospital
Acts
Nam
Lucilla
M. Clifton Weber
Cuero Hospital
Order of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament
Victoria
Riley Aldrich
Aldrich
Weber
Burns Hospital
Honor Society Enrolls 20 New Members at Cuero High
Twenty new members join the National Honor Society at Cuero High School at 7 30 p m Monday. New members include Barbara Breitkreutz Jeanie Korth Ann McLerran Denise Arndt Susan Arnold Judy Barber and 13 others Sophomores and juniors are named. A speech by Principal Bill Cooper presents membership cards followed by a reception hosted by senior NHS members.
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Cuero High School
Barbara Breitkreutz
Jeanie Korth
Ann McLerran
Denise Arndt
Susan Arnold
Judy Barber
Gary Binz
Dianna Diebel
Fernando Fernandez
John Frels
Debbie Grafe
Julie Hartmann
Karen High
Donna Lord
Sylvia Orozco
Susan Peters
Timothy Riedesen
Almeta Schober
Cuero FFA and FHA Attend San Antonio Stock Show
Cuero High School Future Farmers of America and Future Homemakers of America attended the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday. The group joined an 8 a.m. horse show and a 10 a.m. rodeo performance then visited other exhibits. Accompanying adults were Mrs. Pamela Ater, Mrs. Mar gie Bell, Mrs. Earline Fuller, and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Herington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero High School
Future Farmers of America
Future Homemakers of America
San Antonio
Randy Johnson Joins Cuero Insurance Firm as Rep
Randy Johnson, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, becomes a special representative for American General Life Insurance Co in Cuero. He will devote his off season to life insurance pursuing it as a post football career.
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Comrad & Tarkington Insurance
Randy Johnson
American General Life Insurance Company
Johnson
Atlanta Falcons
Hoever
Murray Tarkington
Jim Conrad
Will
Life of Georgia Insurance Company
Institute of Insurance Marketing
LSU
Baton Rouge
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Scout
San Diego Calif
State College
Callaway
Pierson
D. L. Prentice Record
Pilot Club
Pfc
Marvin
Vietnam
Smith Pal
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
Gov. Smith
Blue Cross
Howard Kleinecke
Dewey Schorre
Honor Society
Wood
Bill Morgan
Robert Eisenhower
Stanley Kuester
Larry Duncan
Cuero Group
C. L. Duckett
Duckett Motor Company
Tim van Dokten
Bill Patman
Ganado
Duckett
Oyrenee Oaters Association
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