Local social notes from Cuero and Victoria region
Mr and Mrs David Perez of Fort Worth visited in the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Mateo Perez Wednesday night. Sgt Larry Erickson Air Force recruiter for this area was in Cuero Wednesday on business. Congratulations to Mrs W FE Poth who is celebrating her birthday today. Mr and Mrs E G Brown were Wednesday evening visitors in the home of Mr and Mrs Roy T Brown of Meyersville. Guadalupe Canon has been promoted to staff sergeant in the U S Air Force. Cano is the son of Mr and Mrs Lupe M Cano of Rt 4 Victoria. His wife Jane is the daughter of Manual Sanchez of Cuero.
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David Perez
Fort Worth
Mateo Perez
Larry Erickson
Air Force
Cuero
W. FE. Poth
E. G. Brown
Roy T. Brown
Meyersville
Guadalupe G. Canon
U.S
Cano
Lupe M. Cano
Rt. 4
Victoria
Jane
Manual Sanchez
Cuero Native PFC Taylor Completes Army Training
PFC Marvin N. Taylor has completed basic and advanced training at Fort Lewis Washington and is stationed in Vietnam. A Cuero High School graduate, he is the son of Mrs. Dorothy Taylor and the late Bonnie Taylor Sr. His brother has also served in Vietnam. He entered the Army in June 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin N. Taylor
Fort Lewis
Wash
Vietnam
Cuero High School
Taylor
Dorothy Taylor
Bonnie Taylor Sr
Cuero
Marvin
Young Farmer Unit To Hear Don Chesser
Don Chesser ASCS county executive director will discuss Nineteen Seventy One Farm Programs at the Cuero Young Farmers meeting. The group will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the vocational agriculture building Cuero High School with emphasis on DeWitt County legislation and the Environmental Assistance program.
CHS Girls Conduct Homemaking Tour in Cuero District
Forty eight Cuero High School freshman homemaking students toured Cuero business district stores Thursday to study fabrics and pattern selection. Mrs Earline Fuller said the tour enhances the Clothing and Textiles class learning experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fighty
Cuero High School
Cuero Business District
Earline Fuller
Wisconsin dorm coeducation urged by housefellows
A group of University of Wisconsin housefellows urged the administration to convert dormitories into coeducational living units. They argued such a move would significantly alter behavior patterns of residents.
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Madison
Wis
UPD
Housefellows
University of Wisconsin
Yorktown Requiem Mass for Mike Biemer
Requiem Mass for Mike Biemer 79 of Yorktown was held at Holy Cross Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Thursday officiated by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Matocha. Burial followed in Holy Cross Cemetery. Biemer died Tuesday night in a Cuero hospital. He was born Sept. 29, 1891 in Yorktown, married Agnes Brol in Yorktown in 1915. Survivors include his wife, a daughter, three brothers, three sisters, two grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Yorktown
Mike Biemer
Holy Cross Catholic Church
John Matocha
Holy Cross Cemetery
August Dworaczyk
Alois
Felix Biemer
Louis Biemer
Hobson
Nick Warzecha
John Jendrzey
Will Schlindler
Blessing
Boy Scout Retreat Plans and Philmont Trips at Cuero
The Cuero Scout troops capped a weekend retreat with a closing flag ceremony and a church procession escorted by the Cuero Police Department. Troop 243 and guests praised the food, logistics, and arrangements while several scouts were named Star Scout and signed up for Philmont programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson
Kunz
Brother Christopher
McLane
Peterson
Higgins
Victoria Deanery Committee On Scouting
San Antonio
Cuero
St. Mark’s
St. Michael’s
Cuero Police
Citizens Club of
Lonnie Lyman
Billy Lyman
Wayne
David Tiffin
Philmont
New Mexico
Steve Barlow
Hamilton
Bob Wood
Wood
Austin
Carl Krueger
Allan Schumacher
Polliwogs and Local Happenings in Cuero And Vicinity
Milfred Pustejovsky visits Cuero and pursues photography while John Blackwell improves Gulf Station No 2. Lois Wheeler decorates Proctor Hall for Grace Church supper by candlelight. Cuero Art Guild invites new students to a workshop tonight at 7. Pookie Kleinecke shares a sour orange pie tip. Valentines items fill stores as birthday wishes go to several locals. Cancer Society notes cancers affect 14 000 Americans yearly and 7000 deaths. advocates early detection and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Wheeler
Proctor Hall
Grace Church
American Cancer Society
Town Talk: Minors Held for Alcohol. Racial Inference Questioned
January 25, 1971 town note questions why two Mexican American minors are treated differently than five others whose names were withheld. The editor suspects bias amid prior incidents of alcohol possession and vandalism. The courthouse policy shields minors, but the column raises concerns about race.
Texas bank scandal fuels legislative push for full inquiry
Senate votes to form an investigative panel after Sen. Ren Harris demands inquiry into personal investments of bank examiners and board member Elmer Baum. Elmer Baum and the governor profited 125000 from stock deals financed by Sharpstown State Bank loans. the bank folded after SEC suit. Examiners resigned amid loans to an officer of the bank. Rep Angly calls for House committee to probe alleged treasurer bias in deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Banking Department
Senate
Ren. O. H. Harris
R-Dallas
Banking Board
Elmer Baum
Baum
Sharpstown State Bank of Houston
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Bank
Harris
Texas
Maurice Angly
Austin
House
Sharpstown Bank
Cuero Hospital Admits and Dismissals List
Admission names include Emma Adickes Flora Barnes Doris Ware George Van Hafen Mary Boehl Herman Schaefer Margaret Jones Wes Luddéke Glenda Bayless Jo Ann Hahn Donald Gray Jr Betty Pemberton. Dismissals list Gwendolyn Slatek Gennie Perryman Richard Dreyer Jim Sanders Arthur Garcia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Community Hospital
Emma Adickes
Flora Barnes
Doris Ware
George van Hafen
Mary Boehl
Herman Schaefer
Margaret Jones
Wes Luddéke
Glenda Bayless
Jo Ann Hahn
Donald Gray Jr
Betty Pemberton
Gwendolyn Slatek
Gennie Perryman
Richard Dreyer
Jim Sanders
Arthur Garcia
Lions Honor Longtime Members and Welcome New Reinstated
Lions club awarded 15 year certificates to Leon Polzin Lester Frers and E. C. Schaefer while Gene Grafe Henry Sheppard and T. L. Edmondson earned 10 year certificates. Gifts recognized Joe Keesler and Jim Stone for tireless club work. Vice-President Glynn McWhorter welcomed Albert Stolles back as a member. Guests R D McFarland Gordon Thompson Bill Cown Cuero Gilbert Koopman Yorktown noted. Board to meet at the Doll House at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Polzin
Lester Frers
E. C. Schaefer
Gene Grafe
Henry Sheppard
T. L. Edmondson
Joe Keesler
Jim Stone
Bramlette
Glynn Mce Whorter
Albert Stolleis
Judge Extends TRO in Stock Fraud Case To Feb 8 Hearing
U S District Judge Sarah T Hughes in Dallas extended a temporary restraining order against unregistered stock sales and misused bank funds in a stock fraud case. The order now lasts until Feb 8 when a preliminary injunction hearing is planned. Baum's State Banking Board appointment is in jeopardy as Democratic legislators indicate they will not vote to confirm. Senate Nominations Committee Chairman Joe Christie noted delays due to many nominees awaiting action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Sarah T. Hughes
Dallas
Stoc
Baum
State Banking Board
Senate
Joe Christie
del Paso
Texas Officials Face Scrutiny Over Sharpstown Loans
State funds inquiry targets why the treasurer held 4 million dollars in non interest accounts at Sharpstown Bank and why officials secured large unsecured loans. Rep Curtis Graves planned a resolution to strip leadership posts from Mutscher and others involved, but postponed it for public response.
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Angly
Sharpstown Bank
Mutscher
Sharpstown
Curtis Graves
D-Houston
Graves
Dietze To Report On Cuero Chamber Meeting
Errol John Dietze, chairman of the Cuero Turkey Trot and Fair Association, will report to Cuero Chamber of Commerce board members at the monthly meeting Monday at 7 p.m. A report on the South Texas Leadership Conference in Victoria will also be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Errol John Dietze
Cuero Turkey Trot and Fair Association
Cuero Chamber of Commerce
South Texas
Victoria
Almanac entry for January 28, 1971
The Almanac notes a Thursday date, moon phases between new and first quarter, morning planets Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter and evening Saturn. It lists notable births under Aquarius and historical events including the Coast Guard creation in 1915 and Clemson integration in 1963.
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Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Congress
Coast Guard
Washington
Knickerbocker Theater
Harvey Gantt
South Carolina
Clemson College
Nicholas Katzenbach
U.S
Sally Lewis joins Austin College a cappella choir
Sally Lewis a sophomore at Austin College in Sherman was named a member of the college's a cappella choir. A building permit for 11000 dollars was issued to Bachel Bank. Mr and Mrs Bert Kirk and children Martha Sue and Robbie spent the weekend in San Antonio. An early morning fire destroyed nearly a block of business buildings in downtown Woodville.
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Sally Lewis
Austin College
Sherman
Bachel Bank
Bert Kirk
Martha Sue
Robbie
San Antonio
Woodville
Live cattle and hog prices steady in Fort Worth market
UPI reports Thursday livestock at Fort Worth with cattle 175 calves steady. cows 18.50 to 22.60, bulls 25.00 to 23.30, feeders 39 to 40 per 100 pounds, steers 32.70 to 38.00, heifers 28.60 to 39.50. Hogs 75 steady to 50 lower, barrows 15.50 to 16.75, sows 12.00 to 13.00. sheep unavailable.
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Fort Worth
UPI
USDA
West Main street brawl ends in death and injuries
Twenty years ago to the date January 29 1951 a wild street battle on West Main left one man dead another badly slashed and a third severely beaten. Cpl Abel J Winser of Cuero reported from Korea on the fighting as Allied troops and tanks advanced three more miles on the 3 mile front.
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West Main
Abel J. Winser
Cuero
Korea
Cuero School Board Sets Session on Building Plans
Plans for construction bids to be discussed at a special Cuero School Board session at 7 30 p m Architect Lynn Evans of Corpus Christi will review proposed plans for the new school building with Supt Dr E F Sims If the board approves changes they may direct Evans to finalize the bid plans for the students
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Lynn Evans
Corpus Christi
E. EF. Simseid
Lost yellow gold Bue lova wrist watch
Reward offered for return to Lillian R. Shelton. Contact 275-6421. Wrist watch described as yellow gold with distinctive features. Return requested for rightful ownership and appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buelova
Lillian R. Shelton
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Kleinecke Nursery
N. Esplanade
Sutho
Young Farmer
Don Chesser
CHS Girls
Freund Funeral Home
Bookkeeping and Counseling Service
Elmer A. Luddeke
H&k
Friso
Church Street
Cuero Office
Raul
Polliwogs
Polly Howerton
Milfred Pustejovsky
John Blackwell
Gulf Station No. 2
Cuero Art Guild
Pookie
Kleinecke
Terry Newman
Bill Blackwell TI
Mary Beth Poth
Yvonne Marie Gonzales
Lions
Reuss
E. Main
Errol Dietze
the Almanac
Ky United Press International
Hansen Feed & Supply
Cuero Cash Grain
Texas Today
Tse
L. L. Buttery Drug Store
Village Discount Record Center
Village Shop Center
W. Reuss Blvd
Lincoln
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America
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