Skid marks and wrecks dot the South Texas highway scene
In the slanting dawn scenes of last night, skid marks hint at drama and crashes. A fat Angus calf lay by the Victoria County line awaiting pickup, with a car crash mess and a burnt bridge scar noted. A large dog carcass disappeared by Monday. The column also mentions a non binding daylight saving time preference and urges vote in upcoming primaries.
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Victoria County Line
Highway Department
Victoria
Cuero
South Texas
Thomaston Cross Roads
West Texas
Stratmann is Waken By Death
Elo Henry Stratmann aged 60 of Cuero dies suddenly at home on Stratton Road Monday. Funeral set for Wednesday at 4 p.m. from Oak Memorial Chapel with Rev. Hubert A. Hangan officiating. burial in Hillside Cemetery. Survivors include wife Sophie and nine grandchildren plus sons Gene Lawrence Roy and others. Johnny Wayne Stratmann, formerly of Cuero, was killed Friday in a Yoakum area car crash.
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Elo Henry Stratmann
Cuero
Stratton Road
Oak Memorial Funeral Home
Hubert A. Hangon
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Hillside Cemetery
Buffington Funeral Home Chapel
Yoakum
Sophie Stratmann
Gene Stratmann
Mont Belview
Texas
Lawrence Stratmann
Victoria
Roy Stratmann
Austin
Arno
Ed Stratmann
Houston
Lions Pushing Hospital Work Night Plans
Cuero Lions Club sets a 5 30 p m start at Cuero Community Hospital for a two hour work night to improve facilities. Teams led by Mrs High and Mrs Duckett include Ed Sager Jack Calk Darrell Cooper and many others with a postwork barbecue at the American Legion Civic Center. A $150 cash donation funds landscaping efforts and noon luncheon is canceled that Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Bennett
Cuero Community Hospital
Lions Club
Harold High
Oleander
Ed Sager
Jack Calk
Darrell Cooper
Glen McWhorter
Bill Umphres
Jim Crain
Clinton Wright
Paul Frels
Ronnie Ledbetter
Joe Kenneseder
Don Albrecht
Kenneth Adams
Paul McChesney
Bob Wood
N. R. Burmeister
Tommy Heyer
Glyndol Snod
Drainage District No 1 Plans Regular Meeting
Drainage District No 1 will hold its regular meeting on June 11 at 9 a.m. The session is set in the drainage district office inside the DeWitt County Courthouse. Commissioner Homer Blanton says only routine business is on the agenda.
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Drainage District No. 1
Drainage District
DeWitt County
Homer Blanton
Three Young Boys Caught Shoplifting
Three boys aged 10 and 11 were caught shoplifting at Reuss Pharmacy and Perry Bros. Last week. They were handed to DeWitt County juvenile authorities after wrist watches billfolds pocket watches and pid locks were recovered minus three pocket watches.
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Reuss
Perry Bros
Clinton Wright
DeWitt County
Wright
Bull Struck By Pickup Near Cuero Kills Injured Bull
Randy Herry 17 driving a pickup struck a Hereford bull 2.2 miles north of Cuero on Cheapside Farm Road Sunday at 9 30 p m. The pickup was badly damaged and the bull had to be killed. Passengers Cindy Goebel Kathy Weber and Merilyn Blackwell of Cuero were uninjured.
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Randy Herry
Cuero
Cheapside Farm
Jim Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Henry
Cindy Goebel
Kathy Weber
Merilyn Blackwell
Big Push Urged On Beautification
City officials and leaders urged a joint effort to beautify Cuero. Charles Bailey of the South Texas Chamber outlined key steps and named participants including the Cuero Garden Club Pilot Club and Cuero Jaycees. The Aug 2 banquet at St Marks Lutheran Hall will feature U S Rep Chick Karen.
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Cuero
Charles Bailey
South Texas Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Bailey
Coot Coppedge
Chambers Civic Improvement Committee
South Texan
U.S
Abraham
Chick” Karen
Laredo
Chamber
Pat Mixon
Fail McDougal
Ralph Fey
Jack Edgar
Larry Smith
Cuero- DeWitt County Health Department
Burgess Davis Jr
Hercel Thompson
Clete Ernster
Harold High
Cuero Community Hospital Auxiliary
Corinee Carlton
J. B. McAlister
E H. Nielsen
Mildred Martin
Pilot Club
Bennett
Lions Club
Kizer
Bob Wood
Cuero Jaycees
Beta Sigma Phi
A. W. Shaffner
DeWitt County
Surprise party honors Cuero boy awaiting kidney transplant
A 12 year old from Cuero, treated at Bexar County Hospital for hereditary nephritis, was surprised by doctors on his first anniversary of weekly dialysis sessions. His rare blood type lowers transplant chances, though he stays active and continues schooling while awaiting a donor.
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Cuero
Bexar County Hospital
Jerry Hess
Jerry
Bradley Rust
Marvin Farland
Farland
Rust
North America
Bexar County
Jerry Bose
Cueroites Plan POW Delegation Trip to Paris
Dr Harold High and E T Summers Jr of Cuero were invited by state officials to join a 1000 member delegation to Paris in August to advocate for American Prisoners of War. The Cuero Chamber sponsors the trip. High is Cuero School Board president and Summers heads the local Coca Cola Bottling, Inc.
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Harold High
E. T. Summers Jr
Cuero
Paris
France
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Dewey Henderson
Board of Directors
Dr. High
Summers
Cuero Chamber
Henderson
Cuero School Board
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Area Youths Show Winners at Washington County Dairy Day
Two DeWitt County 4H members exhibited blue ribbon Jersey dairy heifers at Brenham's Spring Dairy Day in Washington County. Dave Matejek of Lindenau 4-H and Charles Koenig of Westhoff 4-H earned top honors from calves won at the 1971 Houston Livestock Show Calf Scramble, accompanied by 4-H adult leader Mrs. Matejek, R. J. Koenig and County Agent Orval Wright.
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DeWitt County
Washington County
Brenham
Dave Matejek
Lindenau 4-H Club
Charles Koenig
Westhoff
Houston
Cuero Welcomes New City Manager Larry Smith
After taking office June 1 following resignations from Yoakum and Wil Cockrell, Larry Smith praises Cuero's progress. He cites the Master Plan completed by Lockwood Andrews and Newnam and notes strong cooperation among mayor, council, and department heads. Smith aims to push paving, budget planning, and a five-year outlook with a fall survey by Public Works.
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Larry Smith
Smith
Cuero
Yoakum
Wil Cockrell
Victoria Engineering
Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam
Jack Edgar
Kazen to Aid Post petitions on long route change
Congressman Kazen says he will personally deliver protest petitions from Cuero Yorktown Nordheim Runge and Kenedy to the U S Postal Service Highway Transportation Director. The petitions urge reversing the decision to discontinue the Kenedy Cuero daily mail run slated to end June 30.
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Abraham “Chick” Kazen
Washington
Cuero
Yorktown
Nordheim
Runge
Kenedy
National Highway Transportation Director
U.S. Postal Service
Karen
DeWitt County
Victoria
San Antonio
Youth Tour Dates Set for Government in Action Trip
The seventh annual Government in Action Youth Tour to Washington DC runs June 11 to June 22, 1971. DeWitt County Electric Cooperative winners Elizabeth Nuinez and Mark Weischwill join 80 students from area high schools, with Gordon Barth of Yorktown traveling as a student counselor. Barth was a 1970 contest winner and counselor for this year.
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Washington, D.C
DeWitt County
Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc
Barth
PeWitt County Electric Cooperative
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Battery
East Main
Henry Ressman
Ressman
Cuero Electric
Charlie Coker
Ralph Hernandez
D. L. Prentice
Stratmann
Fet. Summers JR
Cueroites
NEW City
Kazen
The
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Cueroite
Dobn Fo Bilder TL Coen
Port Huachnesa
Ariz
A. V. Anderson
Elder
Carlyn
U. & Army Phow
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