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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1970
Page
1
A reader recalls a sweltering Saturday at a Lions Club Carnival and jokes about wishing the Declaration of Independence had been signed later. The note mentions a newspaper error claiming the U S Constellation as a sister ship of the Constitution and notes a photo in the Sunday edition.
Mary Grimes aged 107, long time Cuero DeWitt County resident, died Thursday. Her body arrived in Cuero and will lie in state at Jamison Funeral Home before Monday. Funeral at Mt Bethel Baptist Church followed by burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Survived by son Frank Jr and four daughters including Zelema Grimes of Houston. Former presidents Johnson and Nixon sent birthday greetings in earlier years.
The Cuero Lions Club annual Fourth of July carnival at Municipal Park drew hundreds for family fun and a charity drive. Winners included Cliff Weber a four hundred six dollar bill prize and Marion Johnson an Accutron wristwatch. other prizes from Arkla Gas Regency Furniture and Yorktown donations.
Tokyo maintains 1290 police boxes for 11.4 million residents. About 285 boxes are staffed by a single officer whose family lives in the rear with the wife answering queries when the officer is off duty.
Lake McConaughy spans 105 miles of shoreline and 35 000 surface acres, making it Nebraska's largest reservoir.
A downtown crowd witnessed the Bonus Bucks drawing with three winners. Terrell was the $50 first prize, Theresa Hernandez won $40, and Mrs R J Bitterly took third prize. Names drawn were Bill Thigpen and Brenda Spencer. Drawing moved to Fridays at 1 p.m. in front of the Record building.
Texas turkey producers will vote this month on a two cent per 500weight plus one cent per bird check-off to fund research and promotion. If approved a 15 member board will oversee funds collected at processing plants, with ballots mailed soon and due by July 27.
Contributions arrived in the weekend largely from University of Texas students for the Jerry Hess Fund. Donors include Joe Tiffany a UT student Mary Joyce Sanders of Cullman Alabama and multiple UT supporters along with local donors Richard Schuette and Mrs Henriy Hotz.
Three people remain hospitalized at Huth Memorial Hospital Yoakum after a 1 a.m. crash six point nine miles east of Yoakum. Mrs Dorothy Lee Williams 24 and her two daughters Jo Beth Ford 2 and Ora Denise Ford 4 suffered injuries in the wreck. Williams had a broken leg and arm and underwent surgery. Jo Beth was in serious condition. Sadie Yvonne 3 was treated and discharged. Highway Patrolman M Q Jones Cuero said the car ran off the left side of a paved DeWitt County road, struck a tree and overturned. the vehicle was a total loss.
The Cuero Record notes corrections to a lead story naming Paul McChesney owner Oak Memorial Funeral Home as omitted. The committee includes City Manager WH Qeekreh Freund Funeral Home owner 4 DB Bramiette dr W G Foeter Surface Burial Vault Co Burgess Davis Sr trustee of Hill side Cemetery Asan.
A Cuero Youth Rodeo with 230 contestants runs Thursday and Friday at Western Auto Store 131 E. Main. Prizes include top all around saddles, Nelson buckles, go round prizes, and ribbons. entry numbers distributed at Cuero City Hall before noon. Admission 1.50 adults 0.75 children with food and drinks on site.
Second Lieutenant Michael J. Koenig of Cuero Texas received U S Air Force silver pilot wings after graduation at Moody AFB Georgia He will report to Chien Chuan Kang AB Taiwan for duty with the 57th Tactical Airlift Squadron Pacific Air Forces Koenig is a 1965 Cuero High School graduate and earned a BBA from Texas A&M University in 1969 where he was commissioned through the ROTC program
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