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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1972
Page
1
A light hearted column notes thanks to Kathy for cigarettes and praises from neighbors Henry Luddeke Sr. and Mrs. Irvin Maxey. Dorothy Burmiester's birthday is celebrated with a joke about growing sweeter with age as readers share smaller anecdotes and compliments.
The Little League will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at the National Guard Armory. President Johnny Cooley urges air coaches and managers of Little League and minor teams to be present.
Uranium ore processing began at a new mill near Falls City operated by Continental Oil. The Conquista Project is owned by Coneco and Pioneer Nuclear, producing yellowcake from local ore and selling to U.S. power companies. The facility, seven miles west of Falls City, has a 1.5 million pound per year capacity.
Winners of the DeWitt County Electric Cooperative contest were Brenda Albrecht and Abel Arredondo from Goliad High School. They qualify for all expense paid trips to Washington D C. Brenda is a 16 year old junior, daughter of M and Mrs Homer Albrecht, and holds several student leadership roles.
The Rt. Worshipful Ralph Whitley District Deputy Grand Master Masonic District No 34 Hallettsville Texas will visit Cuero Masonic Lodge No 409 Thursday night February 24 at 7 30 pm A pre meeting covered dish supper for Masons and wives hosted by Cuero Chapter No 618 Order of the Eastern Star begins at 6 pm.
DeWitt County Agricultural Agent Orval Wright announced updates to the hog quarantine effective February 22. Feeder and breeding swine may move with an Animal Health Commission permit and stay quarantined on the new premise for 30 days, with movement limited to non auction channels.
Mayor pro tem H F Weatherly announces re election bid for a fourth term. He cites housing authority endorsement that led to 110 low rent and elderly housing units and asks Cuero residents for continued support. The statement appears in the Cuero Chronicle with continuation on page 16.
The piece imagines a balmy day when Cuero residents flood to the big city for a spree causing business closures and job losses. It argues shopping locally preserves jobs and futures, urging readers to trade at home to prevent ghost-town outcomes.
January 1968 CPI rose 0.3 percent as meats and new cars edged higher while fresh vegetables and gasoline fell. Dairy, fruits, restaurant meals up. nonseasonal rise 0.1 percent. Index at 123.2, 3.4 percent above year ago.
At the start of a third Nixon-Chou Enlai meeting in the Peking White House guest house, Premier Chou dropped a vague invitation suggesting American newsmen who left in 1949 could remain in China after Nixon departs. Snow fell as the two leaders and reporters gathered, with People's Daily running straightforward photos and text. Chou added, if the press wants to see more places, they should apply to the Ministry.
The excerpt invites reflection on Psalm 34 7 about angels camping round those who fear God and delivering them It prompts readers to consider experiencing Gods hidden angelic ministry this very day through faith and awareness.
The DeWitt County Republican Women’s Club elected officers for 1972 with Mrs. Charles Lucas as president and Mrs. Talbot McAlister, first vice president. Burns McAlister, second vice president. Lias Steen, secretary. and Erica McAlister, treasurer. A nominating committee led by Mrs. E. Hall chosen, plus Mrs. Tarkington, Mrs. Burns McAlister, and Mrs. Corinne Carlton. They will honor Mrs. Maurice Angley, Austin congressman Angley’s wife, at a March 15 event at Mrs. Steen’s home. Mrs Angley is the federation’s first representative wife to become state president. Future meetings will be at the Women’s Club Building and another fundraising supper will be announced later.
The piece notes 3 million U S adults cannot read or write and up to 20 million are functionally illiterate. It contrasts the United States with the Soviet Union, questions federal action, and reports that Nixon’s 1973 budget allocates only 14 million dollars to the Right To Read program.
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