Hearing Set Over School Budget In Victoria ISD
Taxpayers in Cuero Independent School District voice concerns as Victoria ISD votes a 10 cent tax rate increase to fund teacher raises totaling 941 827 annually while state aid falls due to higher county valuations Calhoun County taxpayers league challenges reassessment changes and considers court action as Calhoun and Victoria counties confront funding and appraisal disputes The Victoria ISD board plans a public hearing on the budget amid ongoing budget tensions
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Cuero Independent School
Victoria Independent School District Board
Victoria Isd
Victoria
Victoria County Commissioners Court
Calhoun
Taxpayers League
Calhoun County Board
WISD
Scouts Plan 100 Mile Hike From Straton Road
Twelve Troop 243 Scouts plus a guest from Oklahoma depart from the Scout Hut on Straton Road at 7 a.m. for a 100 mile hike to San Antonio. Alan Schumacher and teammates lead the group with Scoutmaster John C. Hamilton and committee members. They camp at Westhoff American Legion grounds then stop at Nixon High School La Vernia La Espada Mission and Fort San Houston before returning to Civ tote in mid July.
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Okladwin
John C. Hamilton
Junior Trevino
Straton Road
San An
Nike
Alan Schumacher
Garry Phillips
Kenneth Schumacher
Carl Krueger
Billy Bridges
Brownie McCung
Allen Moeller
Daryl Hiunizer
Jeff Ray
Steve Barlow
David Noack
Les Muehmore
Ponca Cry
Oklo
American Legion
Westhoff
Nixon High School
la Vernia Chamber of Commerce Park
Ayvers Grocery Store
Cuero Senior Reports on Boys State Rotary Session
Cuero High School senior Mark Junker spoke at the Rotary Club about his recent Boys State session in Austin. He was sponsored by the Rotary Club as part of the Texas American Legion program that trains youths in government. Eight hundred forty youths attend Boys State each year.
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Mark Junker
Austin
Rotary Club
Junker
Cuero High School
Marvin Junker
Department of Texas American Legion
John C. French
Hunt
Frank Kasprczyk
Kasprezyk
Cuero
Bo McFarland
Jo Ann McFarland
Mary Jane Calcote
Patricia Barta
Jay Justice
Barbara Williams
Minnie Coelier
Hunt Elementary
Sims
Rudy Fuchs
City adopts space age billing machine
City Manager Wil Cockrell reports a new desk sized billing machine is in full operation. The gadget types and computes bills at the touch of a button, figures taxes automatically, and duplicates data to a ledger roll, promising time savings and easier operation for clerks.
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New City
Wil Cockrell
Dolores Caraway
D. L. Prentice
Cockrell
Burns Scholarship Trust Fund Grows Withdonations
The Burns Memorial Medical Scholarship Trust Fund receives several donations in a week and aims to be set up by August 10. It will award at least 100 to a local applicant annually, with the first award planned for May. Hert Kirk pledges legal services to establish the fund at a local institution, administered by leading citizens and aided by the Burns Hospital Auxiliary.
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Burns Memorial Medical Scholarship
Hert Kirk
B. T. Teller
Dewey
Building progress reported for Cuero ISD plans
A 1970 71 budget hearing for Cuero Independent School District is set for July 16 at 7 30 p m in the board administration office. The district advances on a 31 4 million bond program with land purchase from Southern Pacific near the high school.
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Cuero Independent School
E. K. Sims
Sims
Southern Pacific
George Meade
Dittmar and Company
Family Night Observed by Arnecke Home Demonstration Club
Members of the Arnecke Home Demonstration Club held a family night meeting at Arneckeville Center. Game Warden Bul Drehr screened the film The Wild Birds of Texas. Refreshments were served. Next meeting is Wednesday Aug 5 at 2 30 pm at Mrs J V Lambs home with Mrs Edwin Egg as co host.
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Arneckevile Home
Arneckeville Center
Youth Rodeo Queen Contest Opens with Fourteen Entrants
Fourteen young women competed in the first round of judging for the Cuero Youth Rodeo queen title. Six finalists advance tonight with the queen to be chosen tomorrow. contestants include Gladys Sager, Ann Mary Vaughn, Fran Wheelis, Brenda Branch, Sarah Light, Pat Williamson, Phyllis Smothers, Linda Broome, Denise Brent, Denise Jetton, Vickie Pish, Vicky Metjehee, Sherry Jo Barron, and others from Cuero and area towns. The current queen is 17 year old Marsha Brown of Rivera.
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Ann Mary Vaughn
Cuero
Fran Wheelis
Brenda Branch
Goliad
Sarah Light
San Antonio
Pat Williamson
Uvalde
Phyllis Smothers
Corpus Christi
Linda Broome
Denise Brent
Victoria
Denise Jetton
Vickie Pish
Vicky Metjehee
Yoakum
Sherry Jo Barron
Missouri City
Marsha Brown
W. B. Brown Jr
Riviera
Ballots Mailed For Cuero Chamber Board Directors
Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture mails ballots to members to choose seven directors from ten nominees for the 14 member board. Ballots must be returned to the Chamber by Monday July 20. Nominees include Rev. H. A. Hanson Howard Bennett Murray Tarkington Jim Stone Bill Cusack Howard Klicinecke R. D. Kizer Jr. Don Chesser Al Champion and Joe Reuss.
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Cuero Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce
Rev. H. A. Hanson
Howard Bennett
Murray Tarkington
Jim Stone
Bill Cusack
Howard Klicinecke
R. D. Kizer Jr
Don Chesser
al Champion
Joe Reuss
University of the Pacific to Start Student Earning Program
Stockton California UPI reports the University of the Pacific School of Engineering will launch a new education program offering students about 10 000 dollars over three years. Dean Robert L Heyborne says it blends classroom study with real engineering training periods of three four or five months.
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Stockton, Calif
Program Set to Begin in June
The plan calls for a scheduled start in June with events organized by the overseeing body. Details on exact dates and participating groups remain unconfirmed as of now.
76ers Set NBA Record With 68 Wins This Season
Philadelphia 76ers tied the NBA mark for most wins in a season with 68 victories during the 1966-67 campaign. The record underscores their dominant performance led by stars and coaching staff across the schedule.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Philadelphia 76Ers
National Basketball Association
Denny McLain Sets AL Record With Seven Straight Strikes
Denny McLain establishes the American League record for the most consecutive strikeouts by a relief pitcher with seven in a single sequence.
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Detroit
Denny McLain
Russian Delegation to Attend Texas Rodeo Night
A Russian cultural delegation visiting San Antonio will join tonight's video performance crowd. The Cuero Chamber of Commerce reports the group is in the area studying American culture and expressed interest in seeing genuine Texas rodeo during their visit.
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San Antonio
Cuero Chamber of Commerce
Marning
Rodeo Contestants and Stock Listed for M M Rodeo Co
Rodeo contestants with their horses and the rodeo stock of M M Rodeo Co of Yorktown are listed. See four contestants on Page 6 for details and lineup.
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M&m Rodeo Co
Yorktown
Assault Charge Filed Here in DeWitt County Court
Billy Nami of Cuere has been charged with assault in DeWitt County Court. He allegedly struck Bill Ray of Cuere with a beer bottle on Wednesday.
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Billy Nami
Cuere
DeWitt County
Nami
Bill Ray
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