Community Notes and Personal Updates
Mrs Lillian Jacob spent Thursday at Weser with Mrs Alvin Bade and later visited her sister in law Mrs Ervin Jacob recovering from surgery in a Victoria hospital. Fritz Winklemann and Laurie Dunn celebrate birthdays. Rose Marie Johnson observes a birthday at Victoria College. Mrs Ray McChesney recovering well after a San Antonio hip surgery. Paul McChesney of Cuero is her son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Jacob
Weser
Alvin Bade
Ervin Jacob
Victoria Hospital
P. T. Brundrett
Angleton
Rose Marie Johnson
Victoria College
Ray McChesney
San Antonio
Paul McChesney
Cuero
KC Council Delegates Are Selected
Robert Castellio joined Cuero Knights of Columbus Council as new member. Delegates to the state convention in May are Grand Knight Charles Bodden and past Grand Knight Joe Kenigseder. Alternates Joe Sanchez and John Fuchs. Family barbecue May 2 at 5 p.m. in Westhoff. Retreat for parishmen planned. Audit end 1970 read by Trustee Joe Kenigseder. Rev Francis Kunz spoke on World Unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Castellio
Cuero Knights of Columbus Council
Yoakum Council
Charles Bodden
Joe Kenigseder
Joe Sanchez
John Fuchs
Bill Snoops
Knights of Columbus
Westhoff
Francis Blakeslee
Cuero Hospital plans six month stabilization before full operation
Aldrich stated a new hospital needs at least six months to iron out kinks. Two key requirements are excellent patient care and a sound business plan to cover expenses, equipment needs, and regulatory compliance without tax increases. He noted opening rates exceeded needs to anticipate a $1.60 minimum wage, allowing no taxpayer funding for at least a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich
Cuero Community Hospital
French Nuclear Experts Die in Nord 262 Crash in Snowstorm
The French defense ministry reports twenty one people died when a Nord 262 turbojet crash occurred in a snowstorm over central France on its way to the Pierrelatte atomic plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mezilhac
France
French Defense Ministry
Air Force
Pierrelatte
Polliwogs and Renova tions inspire local chatter
Polly Howerton notes Alton Ray Lassman and bride-to-be renting a downstairs apartment at the Joe Reuss house on East Clayton. Jane Sorrell plans extensive renova tions to her North Hunt home and Laucretia Summers searches for a caramel purse owners of trading stamps. Local residents and artists share activities, birthdays, visitors, and home projects as community life unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Ray Lassman
Joe Reuss
East Clayton
Jane Sorrell
North Hunt
Laucretia
Jackie Hall
Baby Girl Suzanne Lynn Born in Brenham Texas
Mr and Mrs John Whitfield of Brenham Texas welcomed a baby girl named Suzanne Lynn born January 13. The infant weighed 6 pounds 3 1/2 ounces. Paternal grandfather W Hugh Whitfield of Goliad and maternal grandparents Carl Gustafson Jr and his wife of Brenham are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Whitfield
Brenham
Texas
Suzanne Lynn
W. Hugh Whitfield
Goliad
Carl Gustafson Jr
Markets San Antonio Weekly Livestock Report
UPI USDA market survey shows cattle and calves broadly steady to strong with cows down 50 and feeders up 50 to 1.00. Slaughter yearlings 600-700 lb 26.10-29.10. cows 19.50-21.75. bulls 25.60-28.50. Hog prices rise with barrows and gilts 75 higher. sows 50 higher. Sheep steady with 90 lb slaughter lambs around 23.00. Goats steady with Angora and shorn kids 5.00-7.50 per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Obituary for Donald Brown 74 of Cuero
Funeral services were held for Donald Brown 74 of Rt. 1 Cuero at 2 p.m. Friday at the Independent American Methodist Church Cuero. Burial followed in Sandies Cemetery under Oak Memorial Funeral Home direction. He died Sunday night in a local hospital. Survivors include four sons, five brothers, 21 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Brown
Rt. 1
Cuero
Independent American Methodist Church
R. C. McMillian
Sandies Cemetery
Oak Memorial Funeral Home
Mr. Brown
Donald Brown Jr
Brownsville
Carl D. Brown
Levelland
Davenport L. Brown
Dallas
Thomas F. Brown
Amarillo
William D. Brown
Los Angeles
John A. Brown
Lincoln Brown
Houston
Henry B. Brown
Henry W. Brown
Corpus Christi
Goode services set for Guy Goode of Victoria
Guy Goode 67 a former Yoakum resident died at 9 10 a m Thursday in a Victoria hospital He was born Sept 20 1903 in DeWitt County Survivors include his wife Dorothy a son Glen of Austin a daughter Mrs Lee Roy Gentry of Victoria two sisters Mrs Fannie Cooper and Mrs Eva Hollan of Yoakum and three grandchildren Funeral services will be at 2 p m Saturday at Buffington Funeral Home Chapel Yoakum with Rev Marvin Wiggin s and Rev Gerald Canon of Victoria officiating Burial will be in Hebron Cemetery near Yoakum
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Goode
Victoria
Yoakum
Buffington Funeral Home
Marvin Wiggins
Gerald Canon
Hebron
Goode
Victoria Hospital
Services Held for Miss Bertha Gohmert at St John Lutheran
Pallbearers included Charles F. Gohmert Johnny Haun James C. Gohmert Milton Gohmert Allan Butler and Reuben Gohmert. Rev Milroy Gregor officiated at 2 p m burial followed in Meyersville Cemetery. Miss Gohmert died unexpectedly at her home Tuesday with survivors including sisters Erna Gohmert Cuero and Abertina Giesicke San Antonio and brothers Max Reinhold Cuero Oscar Leo San Antonio plus nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Gohmert
Charles F. Gohmert
Johnny Haun
James C. Gohmert
Milton Gohmert
Allan Butler
Reuben Gohmert
Milroy Gregor
St. John Lutheran Church
Meyersville Cemetery
San Antonio
Max
Reinhold Gohmert
Cuero
Oscar
Leo Gohmert
Smith declines oath in SEC questioning at capitol
Preston Smith tells SEC agents he will provide a statement but refuses to take an oath during a capitol session. He notes long acquaintance with Shivers and mentions Shivers once owned National Bankers Life, which issued stock he bought. Agents apologize for the oath misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Capitol
Preston Smith
Yorktown appoints new patrolman Robert Urban to force
Robert Charles Urban, 49, a San Antonio resident for eight years and former Wilcox Arizona police official, is appointed to the Yorktown Police Force. He joins Patrolman Bill Chandler as the third member of the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Charles Urban
San Antonio
Yorktown
Urban
Wilcox
Arizona
Bill Chandler
Charge Filed Here After Car Accident
Emil Chodre released on 500 bond after traffic crash charge of driving while intoxicated. He was treated at Cuero Community Hospital after his car was demolished in the wreck at Morgan and Bridge streets around 8 30 p m. Oak Memorial Ambulance transported him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Chodre
DeWitt County
Chodre
Cuero Community Hospital
Morgan and
Bridge Streets
Oak Memorial Ambulance Service
Senator Russell dies leaving void in Senate leadership
Senator Russell died leaving the Senate a life he lived behind the scenes. Interment was in a family plot with donations to Thorwell Orphanage in Clinton, South Carolina requested in lieu of flowers. Governor Jimmy Carter expected to name a successor within about a week, likely former Governor Ernest Vandiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorwell
Clinton
S.C
S — Imlieu
Senate
Russell
Washington
Howard Johnson's
Atlanta
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Ernest Vandiver
Carter
Cuero Dam revival eyed by GBRA at March trip
GBRA directors signaled renewed push to revive the dormant Cuero Dam and Reservoir project. General Manager R. H. Wahrenkamp and others will attend the National Rivers and Harbors Congress meeting in March in Washington. The project reached hearings in 1966 and was approved by Interior. hearings and action followed Gov Connally's Texas Water Plan, which failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
R. H. Wahrenkamp
Fitzgerald
Washington
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Cuero Dam
Department of Interior
John Connally
Texas Water Plan
Heatly seeks early hearings on state budget measures
Heatly asks the House to excuse all 21 appropriations panel members from morning roll calls to start hearings Monday and maintain uninterrupted sessions for about 150 hours covering 143 state agencies. He notes Smith's welfare funding plan and the public free school bond proposal lack House action amid new committee assignments by Mutscher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heatly
House
Appropriations Panel
Smith
Mutscher
Rep
Ben Atwell
Dallas
Atwell
Delvin Jones
D-Lubbock
Committee Chair Split Splits 46 Seats Between Urban and Rural
The report notes a division of chairmanships among the 46 standing committees, aiming for near equal distribution between urban and rural legislators to balance influence across regions.
Nursing home care evolves as a major economic factor
An expert describes nursing homes from their early stages to today as a key economic and social service, placing them between hospital care and convalescence at home. The discussion notes nursing homes as a facility for elderly patients and outlines services across various types of homes.
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Iit
DWI Charges Filed In DeWitt County Court
Two DWI charges filed in DeWitt County Court name Reynaldo Gomez and William Henry Clark. Clark has bond set at 500 dollars. Alfred Barfield pleaded guilty to unlawfully carrying firearms and was fined 100 dollars plus court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynaldo Gomez
William Henry Clark
Clark
Alfred Barfield
First Baptist Church to Host Layman's Day Message
The Rev. Bob Hairston, pastor, will deliver the Layman's Day Message titled Christ Chose Men. First Baptist Church also reports that its church council adopted a program proposed by the church finance committee at Wednesday’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's Proclaimers Choir
First Baptist
Bob Hairston
Church Council
Church Finance Committee
the Council
Church launches three year drive to clear $81000 debt
A church approves paying off its total indebtedness of $81,000 through a special fund drive over three years. The campaign began Wednesday night with pledge cards distributed. Members are asked to match their last year’s pledge in the new drive.
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Clifford Haun
Meyersville
Preston Preiss
Mission Valley
Laurie Dunn
Mrs
Brick Hodge of
Rosenberg
Libby Shults
Fritz Winklemann
Kleinecke Nursery
Esplanade
Rialto
Panavision
DE Luxe
KC Council
Francis Kunz
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
World Unity
Freund
Guardians
Scandinavia
MAX Factor
Allercreme
Elecka Drug CO
N. Esplanade
Polliwogs
By Polly Howerton
Mary
Smitty
Linda Summers Wagner
Cuero Art Guild
Steve Goethe
Pat Jacob
Callie Henneke
Kaye Tarkington
Tarkington House
Laurie Ann Dunn
Randy Smith
John Davis
L. O. Buchnol
Ann Ryan
Chris Albrecht
Hansen Feed & Supply
Cuero Cash Grain MK
KCFH
Jim and Jerry
Jerry Gee
Sports
Bob West
Bobby Mack
Village Discount Record Center
Village Shop Center
Sen
Ramsey’s Restaurant
DeTar Hospital
Stilvyinmie 1
Navarro
aveeEr
W. Reuss Blvd
Baptist
Shiner
Spoetzl Brewery, Inc
Shiner, Texas
Bowen Dist. CO. N
Frederick William
Beltone
Hearing Aid Service
Cuero - Sands Motel
Elmer A. Luddeke
H&r
Church Street
Cuero Office
Wed. - Thurs, Fri
City of Cuero Utilities
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