Fly the Flag Time spotlight by Cuero Record and Scouts
The Cuero Record partners with the Boy Scouts of America to urge flag displays amid summer weather and holidays. James Morris, Capitol Area Council commissioner, promotes daily flag display and notes flags symbolize people land and way of life. The Scouts offer flag display and honor guard services with contact at 7540 Ed Bluestein Blvd Austin 926-6363.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
James Morris
Capitol Area Council
Boy Scout
Morris
BSA
Council
Ed Bluestein Blvd
Austin
United States
America
Spain
France
Holland
Sweden
George Washington
Boston
Continental Congress
Refugio County Screwworms Are Confirmed
Two more screwworm cases were confirmed in Kinney and Refugio Counties on Thursday, bringing the week to five cases. Edwards, Hidalgo Counties also reported cases, while a larvae sample arrived at the Mission Screwworm Center without a return address. Dr Meadows urged producers to attach information and contact the Mission Lab. Forty six Texas and national cases have been confirmed in 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinney
Refugio
Edwards County
Mission
Hidalgo County
M. FE. Meadows, Jr
Mission Center
Mission Lab
Texas
Cuero Trustees OK New School Year Schedule
Cuero School Board approves 1971-72 calendar with August in service days and August 24 as first full day. Holidays listed include Labor Day November Christmas and Easter. Four new teachers hired, two resignations accepted, building progress update on Site A and Site B junior high projects with completion target 1972-73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pickens
Roderick W. Jones
Texas A&i University
Jack Wheat
San Marcos
Cass Hacker
Everitt Bittick
Heacker
Austin
Bittick
Yoakum
Hunt
Stock Scandal Probe Hints of Deal With Sharp Testimony
Houston financier Frank W Sharp may be offered a deal in exchange for crucial testimony against prominent Texas politicians. Federal prosecutors refuse to confirm or deny negotiations while continuing to assemble witnesses for the grand jury probing the Sharpstown State Bank collapse and related stock fraud suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Frank W. Sharp
Sharp
Texas
Anthony Farris
Dallas Morning News
Farris
Morton L Susman
Susman
Sharpstown State Bank
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Waggone
New Tourist Trail Goes Through Cuero
Cuero will gain from a national push as the Conquistadores Trail becomes a major tourist route across the Southwest. The 4000 mile designated path runs through Texas New Mexico and Arizona and is backed by a 100000 promotional fund with API Eastman Kodak Six Flags Over Texas and several partners. Texas tourism officials praise regional promotion to compete for a 45 billion travel market as the trail links Corpus Christi San Antonio Austin Fort Worth and other points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
American Petrolean Institute
Amercam
API
Eastman Kodak
Texas International Airways
Six Flags Over Texas
Budget Henta-Car
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Frank Hildebrand
The
Texas Tourist Development Agency
Tucson-Phoenix- Grand Canyon
Austin
Fort Worth
St Paso
New Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Pony Express Ride Demonstrates Faster Cuero Yorktown Mail
Grand jury notes and a staged Pony Express run show Cuero to Yorktown mail can beat the new U S Postal Service route. John C Hamilton leads six horses with The Cuero Daily Record to Yorktown, escorted by police and highway patrol. Officials push to keep the Kenedy Cuero route in service as protests mount with petitions to Congress and the National Director of Highway Transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pony Express
Cuero Daily Record
Yorktown
John C. Hamilton
Old Chisholm Trail Riders Association
Daily Record
Guadalupe River
Cuero
Hamilton
Rawhide Riders
Chisholm
UPI
Associated Press
Jack Howerton
U.S. Postal Service
U. S. Postal Service
Post Office Department
Kenedy
Victoria
San Antonio
Nordheim
Runge
Chambers of Commerce
U.S
Abraham Karen
National Director of Highway Transportation
Washington
Acreage Set-Aside Date Is Extended
Donald E. Chesser, DeWitt County ASCS director, says final approval for graze or hay set-aside acreage is extended through October 1971. No charge currently, with potential fees July 1 to October 31, 1971. Much acreage expected to be planted to hay or grazing crops due to forage demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Chesser
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Chesser
DeWitt
Parade Float Trip Slated
The Cuero Chamber of Commerce parade float will be entered in the Lockhart Festival parade Saturday. Riding the float are Janet McLane and Deborah Wishert. Jaycee R DD Kizer Jr will furnish and drive the car pulling the float.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Chamber of Commerce
Lockhart
Dewey Henderson
Janet McLane
Deborah Wishert
Jaycee R, DD
Kizer, Jr
Cuero Student Joins Texas Clipper European Cruise
Michael S. Hall of Cuero is among 159 Texas A&M students on the Tex as Clipper cruise. The 15000 ton ship sailed 13,000 miles over 10 weeks visiting the Netherlands Denmark Ireland Spain and the Canary and Virgin Islands as part of the Summer School at Sea program. Hall, son of Dr. and Mrs. QO. E. Hall Jr., is earning basic college credit while high school graduates visit foreign ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael S. Hall of
Cuero
Texas A&m University
Netherlands
Denmark
Ireland
Spain
Canary and
Virgin Islands
Michael S. Hall
QO. E. Hall Jr
Third Street
Texas A&m
Sea
Weather lashes Texas with 85 mph winds and hail
Eighty five mile an hour winds hit Lubbock airport while New Deal saw hail the size of baseballs. Dozens of counties faced tornado watches as storms churned across Northwest Texas. Cloud seeding planes aimed to boost rain in South Texas and the Gulf coast region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Lubbock
Tex
New Deal
Luibbock
Texas
Childress
Grover
Cuero High 150 Enrolled in Summer Driver Education
One hundred fifty students signed up for the Cuero High School summer driver education course. Students must be at least 15 to enroll and will complete 12 hours of in car training and 22 hours of classroom instruction before testing for a license. Instructors include Ed Mahuny and Skeet Powers along with Wilfred Block and Buster Gilbreath. Cars provided by Leslie Weber and Duckett Motor Companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero High School
Ed Mahuny
Skeet Powers
Wilfred Block
Cuoacn
Buster Gilbreth
Leslie, Weber and Duckett Motor Companies
DeWitt County Grand Jury reconvenes and reports
The DeWitt County Grand Jury reconvened Friday at 9 a.m. in the 24th District Court room and delivered its report to Judge Joe Kelly at 10:35 a.m. after more than an hour and a half of deliberation. Judge Kelly praised the jurors for their quick work on 27 complaints, the largest task yet. Indictments were turned over to District Clerk Pershing Hiller for numbering, and Sheriff N. G. Dietze began reviewing the indictments for apprehension readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County
Joe Kelly
LaVerne Brieger
Yorktown
Kelly
Grand Jury
N. G. “Cutter
Dietze
Pershing Hiller
Hiller
Town and Country Dance Club Informal Schedule
The Town and Country Dance Club informal dance is on Saturday June 12 from 9 to 1 at Lindenau Hall. Hosts are Mr and Mrs John Kahlich Mr and Mrs Clarence Arndt and Mr and Mrs Marvin Schumacher. Ray Jurecka will provide the music for the first dance of the 1971 72 club year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindenau Hall
Husis
John Kahlich
Clarence Arndt
Marvin Schumacher
Ray Jurecka
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Glenn Portis
al Champion
Lions Cub
Cuero Community Hospital
Lions Club
Boh Wood Photo
Calender
Cuero School Board
Clarence R. Owens
Owens
Mississippi
Joan Colwell
Gonzales
FEDS
South Plains
Kelly Air Force Base
Sam Jayburn Reservoir
East Texas
Lower Gulf Area
Corpus Chris
Brownsville
Nueces
Kleberg
Willacy
Cameron
Hidalgo
South
Chicago
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