Cuero builders advance on schools and nursing home
A Cuero postcard notes progress on Cuero Junior High and Cuero Nursing Home expansion. Builders also start expansion at Hunt and John C French Elementary Schools and a new nunnery for hospital nurses. The Bottom Dollar store site at Burns Hospital remains delayed with no official reason given.
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Cuero
Burns Hospital
Cuero Community Hospital
Cuero Nursing Home
Hunt
John C. French
Valley crops escape major cold damage in Texas
National Weather Service reports Lower Rio Grande Valley crops, including truck crops and citrus, escaped heavy freeze with minimal damage. Temperatures fell to the 20s and 30s. frost was light or absent in most areas, with only Mc Cook experiencing heavier frost. Ground fog and a warming trend were noted as temperatures rise into the 50s and 60s later in the week.
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United Press International
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
National Weather Service
Rio Grande City
McCook
Texas Gardens
Sam Manuel
Mission
Carlos Garza
Brownsville
NWS
Marfa
Area Doctors Invited to Genitourinary Cancer Program
DeWitt County physicians are among those invited to a program on Genitourinary cancer to be presented to the Nueces County Medical Society on January 12 at 7 p.m. at the Corpus Christi Country Club. Douglas E. Johnson leads a panel including Ashok M. Balsaver Margaret P. Sullivan and Lowell S. Miller. The traveling Speaker Teams bring top Texas physicians to county medical societies for interactive presentations.
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DeWitt County
Nueces County Medical Society
Corpus Christi Country Club
Everhart
Corpus Christi
Texas
Douglas E. Johnson
M.D
Department of Surgery
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Houston
Ashok M. Balsaver
Margaret P. Sullivan
Lowells. Miller
American Cancer Society
Diagnostic Clinic of
Diagnostic Center Hospital
Wilm
Lowell S. Miller
Two Studies Planned On School Financing
Texas House and Senate will form separate study committees to examine the public school financing crisis after a federal court ruling. Lt. Gov. Barnes expanded the Senate panel and Speaker Mutscher created a House committee to explore alternatives and potential appeals to the U S Supreme Court.
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Austin
UPI
Texas House
Senate
Ben Barnes
Gus Mutscher
House
San Antonio
Preston Smith
Texas Research League
Barnes
United States Supreme Court
Texas
Supreme Court
Johnny Clark Jr
Goose Creek Independent School
Lions Club Adds Three New Members at Wednesday Meeting
Theuero Lions welcomed William T. Spears Larry Krupala and Frank Smith as new members. Spears and Krupala received credentials from vice-president Robert Post while Smith will receive theirs at the January 12 meeting. Charles Kilpatrick reported on a Huntsville prisoner rehabilitation conference noting 90 percent of entering inmates are 26 or younger and described prison vocational work. Visitors included Charles F. Villeneuve San Marcos David Bade Charles Carter College Station and Rev Philip Sosa Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.
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Theuero Lions Club
William T. Spears
Larry Krupala
Frank Smith
Spears
Krupala
Robert Post
Smith
Huntsville
Charles Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick
Texas Department of Corrections
Charles F. Villeneuve
San Marcos
David Bade
Chares Carter
College Station
Philip Sosa
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Behold the Lord's Hand Is Not Shortened
Bible Thought FOR TODAY reminds readers that God is able and nothing is too hard for Him. Isaiah 59:1 emphasizes God can save and hear our prayers.
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God
Banks Report Deposit Hike in DeWitt County 1971
Eight DeWitt County banks including Yoakum show 1971 deposits of 56.36 million, up from 50.01 million in 1970, with Cuero leading Yoakum and Yorktown showing gains. Key figures include Buchel Bank 11.47 million, Farmers State 9.15 million, Yoakum National 12.54 million, First National Yorktown 8.25 million, and First State Cuero 7.9 million.
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DeWitt County
Yoakum
Cuero’s
Yoakum’s
Buchel Bank and Trust Co
Farmers State Bank and Trust Co
Yoakum National Bank
First State Bank
First National Bank
Yorktown Community Bank
Ex-Cuercite James North Dies in Hit-and-Run
James B. North a 17 year old poet and former traveler from Cue ro West Nyack New York was found dead two days before Christmas in front of his home. police have not determined where he had been before the fatal incident. North known as a missionary to Kenya and author of Apollo 13 may have been trying to bring happiness for Christmas according to friends.
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James B. North
Cuero
Howerton
West Nyack, N.Y
Kenya
Carlton Press
North
Rules Clarified on Posting Prices by Retailers
The Price Commission tightens rules for price postings as of the new year. Retailers under 1000000 dollars in annual sales must display base prices for the top 40 products by dollar sales or those accounting for 50 percent of yearly sales. Larger retailers must post base prices for all food items and the top 40 non food items per department, with accessible locations and signs. Additional floor signs and price information requests are mandated, with a 48 hour written response, and exemptions for raw agricultural products. The IRS will begin checks on January 3 with a grace until January 17 for alignment.
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The
Price Commission
R. L. Phinney
Internal Revenue
Southern
Texas
the Price Commission
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Troop 243 Holds Regular Meeting and Plans Retreat
Boy Scout Troop 243 held its regular session with the Wolf Patrol opening and the Bob White Patrol presenting a First Aid program. The Green bar agreed to a Port Lavaca retreat January 14 15 and 16.
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Boy Scout
Wolf Patrol
Bob White
Green Bar
Port Lavaca
7 Up
Daryl Bluntver
Cuero 1971 Building Permits Totaled 2 Million Plus
Cuero's 1971 building permits reached 2,085,322 dollars, up 825,559 from 1970's 1,241,752. City tax assessor-collector Glenn Sigmund notes much of the rise stems from school building permits which do not boost the local tax base. Monthly breakdowns show large January and March figures, with varied year to year amounts.
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Cuero
Glenn Sigmund
Two-Vehicle Collision in Cuero Causes Moderate Damage
A morning crash at the Broadway and Indianola intersection involved a 1966 model car driven by 17 year old Billy Joe Bridges and a 1971 model car driven by 38 year old Bennie Richard Fagan. Both vehicles sustained moderate damage with no injuries reported. Police Chief Clinton Wright led the investigation.
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Cuero
Billy Joe Bridges
W. Broadway
Broadway
Bennie Richard Fagan
Live Oak
Indianola
Clinton Wright
Cuero Woman Dies in Victoria Hospital
Mrs. J. W. Benjamin of Cuero dies after illness at a Victoria hospital. She had been staying with her sisters Mrs. Frank Crain and Mrs. Elmo Von Allmen in Victoria at the time of death.
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J. W
Margaret’ Benjamin
Cuero
Victoria Hospital
Benjamin
Frank Crain
Elmo von Allmen
Victoria
Smith Proclamation Lets Filing Fee Law Take Effect
Gov. Preston Smith activated an emergency state filing fee law posting new charges for candidates seeking county and district offices. The law ties filing fees to the salary of the position and was slated to take effect if the U S Supreme Court did not act by January 1 on a challenge to the fixed fee system.
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U.S. Supreme Cour
Smith
Evetape of
State
Dietriggoto
Tar blobs on Texas beaches traced to natural undersea seepage
Texas A&M researchers report tar lumps wash ashore from Gulf undersea domes cracking the ocean floor near Fiownaville. The lighter tar seeps through faults and drifts with currents toward Padre Island and into Louisiana waters, linking pollution finds to natural sources.
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College Station
Sweet
Padre Island
Louisiana
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Leslie Parr
Diane
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Angel
D. L. Prentice
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el Paso
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