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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1970
Page
1
City Manager Wil Cockrell says the green surface on Municipal Park courts is a concrete sealing compound designed to soak into the pores and protect for seven to 10 years. He seeks sunny days to stripe the courts and finish park work before a State inspector rechecks the long range improvement project for federal funding.
An inventors exposition opened in London featuring items from an automatic baby carriage rocker to a rain alarm for clotheslines. Limpex 70 offers inventors a chance to display wares to potential manufacturers.
Two Texas legislative committees critical of pollution controls plan public investigation Wednesday on Gulf of Mexico oil spills. Senator Amy Schwartz and Representative Roy Harrington cite poor agency coordination and weak fines, urging enforceable standards and an emergency plan.
Fort Worth, Texas and its surrounding suburbs show uneven 1970 census gains. Fort Worth grew 8.97 percent to 388,242, while Euless and Bedford posted rapid rises of 103 percent and 68.7 percent respectively, with Arlington and others recording double digit gains.
Members of the DeWitt County 24th District Court grand jury were impaneled by Judge Joe Kelly for the summer fall term. Foreman Ralph Egg of Meyersville leads the panel, with jurors including Arthur B Cain Edna K Matthew J EB Mudd of Yoakum and others from Yorktown Cuero and Cuero area communities. Several panel members were excused.
Bill Grimes named manager of the Cuero Perry Brothers store succeeding Ervin Reinhard. Grimes, earlier assistant manager at Seabrook Perry Brothers, is a 1966 Athens High School graduate and UT attendee who began with Perry Brothers at age ten. His father has worked with the company for 36 years.
Cuero church women organization calls a meeting at 9 30 a m in the Fellowship Hall of St Mark s Lutheran Church. All officers representatives and presidents of church groups are urged to attend.
A Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture board meeting appointed a director nominating committee led by President Robert Post. Members Weber, Grafe, Linton, and Katzmark will select ten directors, with sevenEight members chosen by the association for two-year terms starting Sept 1. Also named were chairs J B McAlister and wife for the annual banquet on August 27, and a color brochure project costing about $2000 shared by city, school district, and several banks.
A 90 member jury panel has been summoned to appear in the 4th District Court at 8 am Thursday. The docket will include civil cases per District Clerk Pershing Hillier. Names listed include Bob A. Albrecht Yoakum Delmer Diebel Cuero Na May Riedel Yorktown Heine Bade Cuero Curtis W. Booth Cuero and many others across Cuero Yoakum Nordheim Yorktown and neighboring towns.
Three Cuero Scouts were awarded Eagle Scout Badges in a Troop 245 court of honor led by Nat Puente. Recipients Natividad Puente David Tiffin and Wayne Tiffin were presented by Buddy Breeden with escort by Leslie Rabke and Gregory Wendel. The ceremony included the eagle charge by O I Eaves lighting by Jay Stimson and others, and benediction by Rev Hanson.
William J. Holster is held in DeWitt County Jail on a $3000 bond facing forgery charges. The case involves a suspect detained after alleged illegal document activity.
Washington reports Texas and Louisiana clash over the Sabine River boundary from Logansport to the Gulf. The Supreme Court named U S District Judge Robert Van Pelt to hear testimony and decide. Texas cites 1848 boundary terms while Louisiana points to a treaty. oil royalties ride on the result.
Fifteen people most of them women and children drowned when a small boat capsized two miles off the coast near Dar es Salaam on Sunday police said Monday. Four men swam to shore safely from the ill fated cruise to a nearby island.
City Council at 5 45 p m will hold a public hearing and vote on a water and sewer rate increase to keep the departments solvent. No electricity rate changes are planned. Bids on concrete pipe for Valley Street drainage will be opened and routine bills paid. The council may expand cooperation with the Cuero Housing Authority to add up to 200 housing units and will consider a budget for the Health Department and cemetery restrictions.
Eighty five 4-H club members from DeWitt County attended the annual Rally Day at the National Guard Armory. Activities included sack races four square ball kickball and swimming with a parliamentary procedure workshop. Junior leaders helmed the event and an 12 adult leaders aided the day.
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