Local Personal News and Community Notes
Congratulations to Mrs. Zeb Nixon on her birthday and to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Stone on their 32nd wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Gaida of San Antonio visited with Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Winkmann. Belated congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Janecek of Westhoff on their anniversary. Dianna Diebel attends 4 H Citizenship Short Course in Bryan. Mrs. Jim mie Reiffert and Mrs. Helen Kubala are noted visitors. Smorgasbord church event planned June 18. Ernest D. Cueller graduates basic food service at Camp Lejeune. Mrs. Bryan Stubbs Sr. will visit Corpus Christi next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Stone
Eugene Janecek
Westhoff
Dianna Diebel
Cuero High School
Bryan
Miss Diebel
Fred Donald Diebel
Meyersville
Marine Pfe
Ernest D. Cueller
Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Blanche E. Rebeles
T. S. Overture
Cuero
Bryan Stubbs Sr
Corpus Christi
Bert Stubbs
Houston Realty Co. Faces Bankruptcy Inquiry Over Insolvency
Federal bankruptcy court ordered Kooks Requested Houston UPI 8Sharps town Realty Co. to produce its books and testify on solvency matters. A Houston Jesuit priest group filed for bankruptcy against the firm claiming a debt of 2.9 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Upi
8Sharpstown Realty Co
Federal Bankruptcy Court
Houston
Battery's Ad Promotes Personal Pharmacist Service
An advertisement urges downtown shoppers to economize by trading with Battery's and to phone in their pharmaceutical needs seeking a personalized pharmacist service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery’s
Advt
Drunkenness Suspects Locked Up In Cuero Trio
Three men Frank Aldapa 68 Cuero Hodge Franklin 42 Cuero and Bobby O Connor Waco were jailed in DeWitt County on drunkenness suspicion. Each posted $50 bonds after arrests by Cuero police officers in late Thursday night and Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County
Frank Aldapa
Hodge Franklin
Cuero
Bobby O'Connor
Waco
Aldapa
E., Main
Clinton Wright
W. T
Tony” Allen
Franklin
Alonzo
Ronnie Adams
O'Connor
Building
Allen
Disorderly Case Suspect Freed
John Galindo Jr. 17 of Cuero was released on a 50 dollar bond Friday at 8 16 a m from DeWitt County Jail after being held on suspicion of disorderly conduct. He was picked up Friday at 12 05 a m by Set O R Campos and Patrolman Tony Allen of the Cuero Police Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Galindo Jr
Hutchinson
Cuero
DeWitt County
Galindo
Set. O. R. Campos
Tony Allen
Taxpayer Letter Points to Benefit Inconsistencies
An Iowa taxpayer writes to The Record critiquing federal and state aid rules. He compares child costs to amounts for Cuban refugees and prisoners, citing Vista Training Program and Job Corps funding. He argues public policy favors others over his family and calls for attention to the perceived inconsistencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Vista
Armed Forces
A.D.C
Save Onero to Kenedy Mail Route Faces Discontinuation
Readers urged to protest the planned June 30 cutoff of the Onero to Kenedy daily mail route by writing to U S senators Lloyd Bentsen and John Tower, Rep. Abraham Kazen Jr., and Post Office officials in Fort Worth and Washington. The notice lists addresses for letters of protest and directs action to preserve service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onero
Kenedy
Daily Mail
Yoakum Man Assigned to Taiwan Air Base
Yoakum resident First Lieutenant Robert C. Trott arrived for duty at Ching Chuan Kang Air Base Taiwan. He serves as a C 130 pilot with a Pacific Air Forces unit, part of Air Operations in Southeast Asia and the Far East. He is a 1964 Yoakum High School graduate with a Texas A&M BBA through ROTC. His wife Karen is the daughter of Mr and Mrs V J Hermansen of Yoakum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ching Chuan Kang
Taiwan
U.S. Air Force
Robert C. Trott
Victer
John F. Trott
Rt. 4
Yoakum
Tex
Ching Chuan Kang AB
Trott
Pacific Air Forces
Southeast Asia
Far East
Pacific
Yoakum High School
Texas A&m University
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Karen
V. J. Hermansen
Yoakurn
CHA Sitemeeting Rooms In Cuernsca For Large Events
In the rear of the building a spacious assembly room with a wood burning fireplace opens to a patio and a fully equipped kitchen serves about 40. Donations include a color TV from Farmers State Bank, two sofas from Regency Furniture, and two easy chairs. CHA will purchase 40 stack chairs and other items to host meetings, receptions, and reunions. a date book will manage reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers State Bank & Trust
Regency Furniture
CHA
Bennett
Cuern Sca
New Law for Criminal Justice Grants in Texas
A new Omnibus Crime Control Act funds Texas state and local units through the Criminal Justice Council to improve the criminal justice system. Grantees must cover 25 percent of project costs with 15 percent in kind and at least 10 percent cash, 6 percent from the state and 3.2 percent from local cash. Estimated two year revenue needs total 7.2 million under Senate Bill 84. Read The Classified Section In The Cuero Record Every Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nium
Criminal Justice Council
Texas
CIC
Obituary for Mrs. Carl Byars of Yoakum
Mrs. Carl Byars 72 of Yoakum died Wednesday night in a local hospital. Services were held Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery under Buffington Funeral Home direction. Rosary was recited Thursday night. Born July 4, 1898 in Lavaca County, she was a life long Yoakum resident. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. D W Collins of El Campo, four sons C D Byars Jr of Victoria Henry and Lokey Byars of Yoakum and Otto of Anchorage Alaska, two sisters Mrs L E Elledge of Yoakum and Mrs Jack Crawford of Bonham, 20 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Byars
Lavaca County
D. W. Collins
el Campo
C. D. Byars Jr
Victoria
Henry and
Lokey Byars
Yoakum
Otto
Anchorage
Alaska
L. E. Elledge
Jack Crawford
Bonham
Funeral Services for Mrs Emma Micek Yoakum
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Micek 71 Yoakum resident will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church with Rev D I Dalton officiating Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery under Buffington Funeral Home direction She died Thursday in a Houston hospital Born September 25 1899 in Shiner she had lived in Houston 22 years Surviving are a daughter Mrs Robert E Work of Houston three brothers Emil Ermis Shiner Albert Ermis Cuero Edwin Ermis Houston three sisters Mrs Frank Pavlicek Victoria Mrs E R Strattman Houston and Mrs Otto Siems Yoakum and four grandchildren Pallbearers are Dale Porter Adolph Baros Adolph Keba Ben Malina Leonard Malina and Leroy Angerstein
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoakum
Emma Micek
Holy Cross Luttheran Church
D. I. Dalton
Oak Grove Cemetery
Buffington Funeral Home
Micek
Houston
Shiner
Robert E. Work
Emil Ermis
Albert Ermis
Cuero
Edwin Ermis
Frank Pavlicek
Victoria
E. R. Strattman
Otto Siems
Dale Porter
Adolph Baros
Adolph Keiba
Ben Malina
Leonard Malina
Leroy Angerstein
Services for Mrs Alfred House 92 Held in Lamprecht
Funeral services for Mrs Alfred House 92 formerly of Yorktown and a longtime Texas resident were set for 2 p.m. Friday at Lamprecht Funeral Home with Rev Henry S Schulte of Highland Park Lutheran Church San Antonio officiating Burial would be in Range Cemetery The former Miss Pearce died Thursday in a San Antonio hospital She was born January 28 1889 in Texas and married Alfred House in Cuero June 17 1907 He died October 20 1961 Survivors include a daughter Mrs Harry Meyer of San Antonio a sister Mrs Zulma Byram of Austin one grandson and four great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorktown
Alfred House
San Antonio
Lamprecht
Henry S. Schulte
Highland Park Lutheran Church
Range Cemetery
House
Texas
Moses
Mary Alford Pearce
Cuero
Paul R. Menn
First Presbyterian Church
Hubert Travis
Hillside Cemetery
Lamprecht Funeral Home
Menn
Victoria Hospital
Silas
Lillie Hilliard Koehler
Will Paul Menn
Victoria
J D. Young
Austin
E J Etlinger Dies. Local Resident Former Koehler Employee
E J Etlinger former Cuer o resident and Koehler store bookkeeper died Friday in a Victoria hospital. He lived at 2006 East Walnut Victoria. Funeral services set for Saturday at 11 a m from Ganado Catholic Church. Survivors include wife Mrs E J Ettinger of Ganado son EF J Ellinger Jr owner of the Smart Shop in Victoria and one grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Etlinger
Cuero
Koehler
Victoria
Fetlinger
East Walnut
Canado
Ganado
E J. Ettinger
EF. J. Ellinger Jr
Smart Shop
Funeral Services for Victor Freytag in Moulton
Funeral services for Victor Freytag of Hermleigh Texas will be held Saturday at 4 p m from Zion Lutheran Church in Moulton. Freytag died Thursday night in a Moulton rest home. Freytag was a cousin of Bill and Arthur Sehodde of Cuero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Freytag
Hermleigh
Texas
Zion Lutheran Church
Moulton
Freytag
Ferytag
Bill
Arthur Sehodde
Cuero
Man Found Shot in Dallas Home After Landlord Visit
Joe Lewis Wright was found shot to death in his bed Thursday by the landlord who entered to collect rent. Wright's car was reported missing, suggesting foul play as detectives investigated the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Joe Lewis Wright
Wright
Fifty Million U S Families Own Cars in 1970 Rise in Two Car Households
The United States leads as the greatest car owning nation with four out of five families possessing at least one automobile. In 1970 over a third of car owners have two or more cars, up from 1960, driven by higher income, suburban migration, more working wives, and the teenage surge. A recession year in 1962 saw a small dip in two car families, and 1969-70 marked a slight rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl H. Madden
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Woman Kills Hog With Car Near Cuero
Mrs. Edgar Luddeke of Route 1 Cuero driving an older car struck a large hog on US 87 two tenths of a mile west of Cuero at 6 40 A M today. The impact caused only minor damage to the right front fender and Mrs. Luddeke was not injured. Texas Highway Patrolman J C Fitzpatrick investigated the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Luddeke
Cuero
Luddeke
Texas Highway
J. C. Fitzpatrick
DeWitt Delegates Elect District Officers At Meeting
The DeWitt district reports 118 delegates attended the meeting. Gene Looper of KZTV welcomed attendees, with Goliad’s Berson Wells delivering nominating committee reports. Re-elected directors include Mrs. Harold Finke Beeville the Rev E K Gardelt Alice and Dr. Vernon L Medlin Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Looper
KZTV
Berson G. Wells
Goliad
Harold Finke
Beeville
E. Kk.Gardelt
Alice
Vernon L. Medlin
Corpus Christi
Memorial donations to cancer society invite support
Mrs. Roberta Caldwell, newly elected memorial chairman of the DeWitt County Unit, asks donors to contact 275 3725. She succeeds Mrs. August Lecherre. Donations fund cancer research and patient service and rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Roberta Caldwell
Caldwell
DeWitt County
The
Cancer Society
August Lecherre
Malta’s Cloth Craft Enduring Through the Ages
Malta long stood famous for its cloth making showcasing a durable textile craft. The article notes historic skill and regional pride in fabric production that shaped local industry and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Pat's Column Reflects on Radio Beginnings and Local Figures
The column recalls June 19 1922 as the first radio broadcast anniversary for Benny B Prause who once worked for room and board as a soda sheet by day and musician by night. It mentions the Bacaold Five, Jim Ferguson rallies, mentor Werner Kautz, and a light anecdote about Pat Hull and Walter Koenig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny B. Prause
Bacaold Five
Texas
Jim Ferguson
Buchel Club Installation Names New Officers
Mrs. Arthur Schumacher was installed as president of the Buchel Home Demonstration Club at a Thursday meeting at 2 p.m. at the Buchel clubhouse. New officers include Mrs. L. C. Post as vice president and Mrs. N. L. Sanders as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Schumacher
Buchel Home
Buchel
L. C. Post
N. L. Sanders
A. J. Nolen
Edmund Tieken
Garrett Buenger
Mildred Martin
DeWitt County
Reading on Etiquette of the Stars and Stripes
Mrs. Tieken presented a talk titled Etiquette of the Stars and Stripes while Mrs. Martin offered a program called Labels New Fabrics and You detailing fabric choices and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tieken
the Stars and Stripes
Martin
Cuero Hospital Admissions and Dismissals List
Cuero Community Hospital reports admissions Frances Tupa Shatta Horn Anna Norwood and Angie Meyer. Dismissals include Diane Spies Alfred Albrecht Leandro Flores Lloyd Hotz and Delbert Pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Tupa
Shatta Horn
Anna Norwood
Angie Meyer
Diane Spies
Alfred Albrecht
Leandro Flores
Lloyd Hotz
Delbert Pace
Also Mentioned on This Page
Zeb Nixon
E. G. Gaida
Fritz Winkelmann
Jimmie Reiffert
Helen Kubala
la Salle
Smorgasbord — Methodist Church
KOOKS
SUN
Stereo Tapes
Village Discount Record Center
Freund Funeral Home
Reuss’ Pharmacy
N. Esplanade
Amekas
U. 8
John G. Tower
Senate
Washington, D. C
Lloyd Bentsen
Abraham Karen Jr
Vance L. Jones
Post Office
Fort Worth
William Corrigan
U. S. Postal Service
Yoakum Man
Mrs
Mrs. Alfred House
BE. J. Etlinger
Victor Freyytag
Automobile Manufacturers Association
DeWitt
Pode
City of Cuero Utilities
Pat
God
Werner Kautz
Pat Hull
Wall
Hull
Walter Koenig
California
Hospital News
Cuero Community Hospital
Kleinecke Nursery
Everitt
Rialto
Oroduic
CSORL
Aray Stark
Herbert Ross
Pussycat
Ieee
We One
Yorga
DEATH
Ramsey’s Restaurant
DeTar Hospital
Navarro
W. Reuss Blvd
Golden City Park
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!