Community notes and family visits in Cuero
Pollywogs Polly Howerton returns from a two week New York vacation and adjusts to the new Cuero office. Guests include her aunt and uncle from Baton Rouge and relatives in New Orleans. The Record mails to visitors and donations are noted. Also reports on Juan Peron and Argentina memories. Birthday wishes for Helen Worford Smith and anniversary wishes for the James Masseys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phylma Bush
New York
Tommy Lucario
John Lann
Baton Rouge
Gertrude Lann
Nellie D. Hunt
New Orleans
Juan Peron
Argentina
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Switzerland
Eva Peron
Eva
Paraguay
Helen Wofford Smith
New York Way
James Masseys
Allegations On Eagleton Premature Report Sparks Debate
A July 27 radio story claimed Senator Tom Eagleton faced drunken and reckless driving charges based on photostats seen by a source. The piece cited unnamed officials and other responsible sources who had heard of prior traffic violations, with further details referenced on page 3 of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Tom Eagleton
Eagleton
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Charges Filed In DeWitt County DWI Cases
County Attorney Robert Post reports several DeWitt County defendants charged last week with driving while intoxicated and destruction of property. DWI defendants include Joe Flake Arnold 23 Corpus Christi and George Benjamin Reynolds 42 Cuero. Rachel Villa, Cuero, faces destruction of private property for allegedly destroying her father in law Ysabel Villa's property.
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DeWitt County
Robert Post
Joe Flake Arnold
Corpus Christi
George Benjamin Reynolds
Cuero
Rachel Villa
Villa
Ysabel Villa
Eagleton to Present Case to McGovern to Stay on Ticket
Sen. Thomas Eagleton says he will argue to remain on the Democratic ticket after their talks in Louisiana for Sen. Ellender's funeral. McGovern has not made a final decision, while party leaders urge Eagleton to resign to keep campaign focus on issues.
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Case
McGovern
Washington
UPI
Thomas F. Eagleton
George S. McGovern
Senate
Louisiana
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Eagleton
Jean Westwood
Basil Paterson
Black Hills
Jury Chosen For Trial Of Would-Be Assassin
A jury of six men and six women was quickly selected for the trial of Arthur Herman Bremer on state charges of attempting to assassinate Gov. George C. Wallace. The process took about 90 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Marlboro, Md
George C. Wallace
British Army Cleans IRA Strongholds in Northern Ireland
The 21,000 strong British force seized IRA no go areas in Londonderry Belfast Portadown Lurgan Armagh Colisland and Dungannon. Two gunmen were killed and four wounded in Londonderry as troops moved in at 4 a.m. with tanks and earthmoving bulldozers claiming complete success and occupation across the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fleming
Belfast
UPI
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Londonderry
Portadown
Lurgan
Armagh
Colisland
Dungannon
Troop 242 Parents To Meet
A note to all Troop 242 parents and adult Scouters announces their regular monthly meeting. The session starts Monday July 31 at 7 00 p m at the N Y A Building on East Court House Street. A proposed Father Son Camp trip to the coast will be discussed and all parents are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
N.Y.A
East Courthouse Street
Tornado Near Cuero Rips Houses and Trees
A Sunday night tornado tore through the Burns Station area near Cuero damaging several houses and felling many trees. The Cooper home and yard suffered damage while residents from Falfurrias and Burns Station reported uprooted trees and ripped branches. Additional damage was noted in the Green-DeWitt and Meyersville zones with houses along US 87 vicinity affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns Station
Monroe Cooper
M. C. Cooper
Winston Cooper
Falfurrias
Coopers
Cuero
US 87
Victoria
Lee Benbow
Darden Edgar
Green- DeWitt
Meyersville
Cuero High School AG Teacher to Attend Fort Worth Conference
Charles Hahn agriculture teacher at Cuero High School will attend the vocational agriculture teachers conference in Fort Worth August 1 4. The Agriculture Education Department Texas Education Agency sponsors the annual conference and in service Education Workshop. The agenda includes a first general session at 9 00 a m and a keynote by Herb True PhD president Educational Motivators South Bend Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hahn
Cuero
Fort Worth
Agriculture Education Department
Texas Education Agency
Herb True
South Bend
Indiana
True
B52 and Two Jets Crash In Vietnam War News
U S Air Force B52 bomber and two F4 Phantom jets crashed during a period of intensified air activity over North and South Vietnam. The B52 went down in a thunderstorm near Ubon Rathchathani 300 miles northeast of Bangkok with six crew aboard. One survivor is reported. five missing. Two F4s crashed at sea near Vinh and Haiphong during missions in the Gulf of Tonkin. Authorities cite ongoing Luftengagements and deny comment on Radio Hanoi reports of dike and sewage targets.
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Alan Dawson
Saigon
API
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Command
North
South Vietnam
Air Force
Navy
Hanoi
Haiphong
Indochina
Ubon Rathchathani
Bangkok
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Vinh
North Vietnam
Radio Hanoi
Chu River
Thanh Hoa
Thai Binh
South
Prominent General Crain Dies at 92 in Austin Visit
Major General James Kerr Crain 92, member of a notable Washington family, died suddenly Saturday evening July 29 while visiting his daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs George Glober of Austin. Crain, born August 28 1879 in Lavaca County, trained at West Point and served in the Coast Artillery. He mentored alongside Douglas MacArthur and later fought in World War I with the Rainbow Division.
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James Kerr Crain
Washington, D.C
George Glober
Austin
General Crain
Lavaca County
Henry
Victoria
Texas
William Henry Crain
Campaign Managers Weigh States for 270 Electoral Votes
Washington report notes campaign managers assess states and blocs to reach 270 votes for victory on Nov. 7. Nixon faces third party risk from Wallace. McGovern seeks blue collar, black vote shifts while labor figures show mixed neutrality. Young voters favor McGovern in Gallup probe. Nixon leads among the unregistered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPJ
Wallace
Humphrey
Nixon
Richard N. Scammon
GOP
Afl-Cio
McGovern
Gallup
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Polliwogs
Polly Howerton
Frances Steward
West Morgan
Country Club
Herman Michels
Houston
J. M. Johnson
Cuero Public
American Spirit Association
Texas A&i University
Becky Osterloh
Beth Gips
Marsha Rangnow
Cindy Arndt
Teresa Clarke
Kingsville
Cuero High School
Gobbler
Laredo
Round Rock
Gary Hart
Frank Mankiewiscz
John Douglas
William Whitelaw
Were
Colin Baker
Baker
Vietnam
Cuercite
Campaign Managers Eye
By Raymond Lahr
District of Columbia
South Dakota
George Sr. McGovern
Harris
Hubert H. Humphrey
Louis H. Bean
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
The
CIO
Wendell Willkie
Big City
Democratic
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