Cuero Housing Authority Advances 110-Unit Project Progress
The Cuero Housing Authority moves ahead on its 110 unit project for low income and elderly tenants. Executive Director Howard Bennett relocates to new office furniture in the M and M Building pending move from 110 S Esplanade. Refrigerators and kitchen ranges for 110 units begin delivery and cabinet work is nearly complete. Builder Robert W Payne Co of Dallas advances curb and gutter work under a 1.35 million contract while the city paves surrounding streets with hot mix asphalt. Sixty units are set for elderly residents.
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Cuero Housing Authority
Howard Bennett
M&M _ Building
Church and Terrell Streets
S. Esplanade
Robert W. Payne Co
Dallas
Bennett
D. L. Prentice
Cuero seeks new city manager under Texas Municipal League guidance
The Texas Municipal League assists Cuero in selecting a new city manager to replace Wil Cockrell. Mayor Kemper William Jr. of Victoria, serving as TML president, notes Texas cities face evolving urban challenges influenced by state government. He cites three major urban studies and prepares 75 recommendations for municipal governance with broad support from state urban groups.
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Texas Municipal League
Cuero
Wil Cockrell
TML
Texas
Kemper William Jr
Victoria
Tnday
Williams
State University
Governor's Urban Development Commission
Senate Jterim
Texas Assembly
TML Board of Directors
Austin
Cuero Students Enter DAR American History Essay Contest
Three Cuero Junior High students Carol Binz Carl Petersen and Jeffrey Steen submitted essays for the local Guadalupe Victoria DAR Chapter contest. They and their families will attend an Awards party March 18 at Houston Natural Gas Hospitality House in Victoria.
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Cuero
Carol Binz
Carl Petersen
Jeffrey Steen
Caroline Ferguson
Houston Natural Gas Company
Victoria
United States of America
Guadalupe-Victoria Dar
Cuero Community Hospital Auxiliary Seeks New Members
Cuero Community Hospital Auxiliary votes to reopen active membership with restrictions. Applicants must be available afternoons evenings and weekends. Rewards include pins after 54 hours and awards after 100 hours. Luncheon in May will present awards and recognize volunteers.
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Cuero Community Hospital Auxiliary
Vanity Fair Beauty
Waggoner Carr Named In Stock Fraud Case
SEC filed charges of stock fraud against former Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr, 14 others, and 11 Texas firms including three banks. The suit accuses the defendants of a scheme to manipulate stocks and mislead regulators via a nonprofit group, with bonds issued to fund private interests and efforts to influence Texas lawmakers.
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Dallas
UPI
The
Securities Exchange Commission
Texas
Waggoner Carr
Carr
SEC
Houston
Frank W. Sharp
Michael F. Ling
Sharp
Ling
Ling- Temco-Vought
James J. Ling
U.S
Sarah T. Hughes
Jesuit Fathers of
Jesuit Fathers
Executive Branch
State Banking Department
State Insurance Department
Federal Depos
Volunteer Gets To Fire First
Cuero Volunteer Fire Department responded to a blaze yesterday as John Zuber of the Sears Roebuck service team arrived ahead of firefighters. He saw smoke at 2088 Esplanade, alerted a neighbor, entered the home, and removed a steak burning on the kitchen stove before evacuating the area. The house is owned by Cuero Courts and rented by Lester Sicko.
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Cuero
John Zuber
Zuber
Sears, Roebuck
South Esplanade
Esplanade
Cuero Courts
Lester Sicko
Burns Hospital sale near as papers to be signed soon
Final sale papers for the Burns Hospital facilities and land are expected within 15 days. Sister Lucilla declines to name the buyer, saying the purchaser acts for a company. The site may be razed for a new structure and a possible discount-house buyer is rumored.
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Burns Hospital
Lucilla
Cuero Community Hospital
Sisters of Incarnate Word
Sisters of the Incarnate Word
Blessed Sacrament
Victoria
Perpetua
J. W. Burns
Burns
Cat and Mouse Rescue Stuns Middlesbrough Police
In Middlesbrough England a burglar call to a store brings twelve officers. They free a cat whose head was stuck in an old tin mug and a live mouse pops out when the animal is released.
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Middlesbrough
England
New Officers Installed At Our Lady Of Guadalupe Parish
Officers of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church were installed in a Monday ceremony led by Rev. Francis Kunz. New leaders include Rev. Kunz as director, Mrs. Ofelia Saenz president, Mrs. Alice Venegas vice president, Miss Yolanda Gonzales secretary, and Mrs. Evangelina Carrisales treasurer.
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Confraternity of Christian Doctrine of
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Francis Kunz
Kuntz
Ofelia Saenz
Alice Venegas
Yolanda Gonzales
Evangelina Carrisales
Joe G. Sanchez
Mary Sanchez
Rafael Gonzales
Benito Delgado
Sixto Perez
Filiberto Garcia
Agapita Escamilla
Ricardo Olquin
Eric Pena
Smith Barnes Take Fresh Oath of Office
Governor Preston Smith and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes take the oaths on the Capitol steps marking their second terms. Inaugural events include a prayer breakfast, multiple western flavored balls, a noon joint session, and plans for a parade and tax program presentation.
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Roland Lindsey Austin
Tex
Preston Smith
Texas
Smith
Ben Barnes
House
Senate
Barnes
Paul Eggers
Byron Fullerton
Texas National Guard
Barnes and Smith
Buck Owens
Hee Haw
Faron Young
Ray Price
Universities Building Bond Idea Spreading
Texas legislators discuss a plan to issue 100 million dollars in revenue bonds to fund construction of two medical schools and three universities. Costs would be repaid by tuition increases, potentially doubling current rates. Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes championed the proposal, which may appear in the governor’s budget.
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Austin
Texas College
House Appropriations Committee
Ben Barnes
Perston Smith
Cuero Chamber Leaders to Attend South Texas Conference
A Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture delegation will attend the South Texas Leadership Conference in Victoria Thursday and Friday. Delegation includes Rev H A Hanson Howard Kleinecke and Dewey Henderson with plans to add more members. The event by the South Texas Chamber of Commerce and Managers Association offers leadership talks from state and regional chamber leaders under the theme Never Before So Necessary. Traeger Abernathy Ballard Cowan and Burter are among speakers addressing involvement legislation financing and overall chamber work.
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Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
South Texas
Victoria
H. A. Hanson
Howard Kleinecke
Dewey Henderson
Henderson
South Texas Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Managers and Secretaries Association of
John Traeger
C. Quentin Abernathy
East Texas Chamber
George Ballard
Laredo
Harry Cowan
U.S. Chamber
Fred Burter
Greater
Traeger
Chamber
Legisla
Abernathy
Ballard
Cowan
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DAR
Auxiliary
Burns Hospital Sale Said Near
Tim von Dohlen
Texas House
Cherie
Tim Ti
Christopher
Patrick
Gus Mutsch
Brenham
Ond
Mutscher
von Dohlen
Commodore Perry Hotel
Cuero High School
Mark Junker
Lois Bade
Bill Cooper
Chamber OF Commerce
Cueroites
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