Town Talk: Citizens Urged to Curb Litter and Fire Hazards
Cuero residents are urged to reduce litter and keep waste out of sight to aid the city and Texas Highway Department. The piece notes plastic, aluminum, and glass persist, fire risks from sunlit bottles, and beautification concerns near Victoria. Also mentions House Bill 357 declaring prairie dogs a public nuisance.
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Garback
Texas Highway Department
Victoria
Cuero Beautification Committee
Radio Station Plans Open House in June Anniversary Event
KCFH will host an open house on Sunday June 27 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Victoria Highway studio per acting general manager Damon Ken Meeks. The station marks its 22nd anniversary with refreshments served.
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KCFH
Damon Ken Meeks
Victoria Highway
River Flow Drops as Drought Bites Guadalupe Basin
Directors of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority met in Seguin to review drought effects. Flows on June 14 were Guadalupe 16 cfs at Spring Branch above Canyon Reservoir, Comal Springs 4 cfs, Dunlap gauge 138 cfs, with Canyon releases and seepage losses totaling about 59 cfs. The Lower Guadalupe Diversion Dam has been inflated since March 15, and if drought persists, Canyon Reservoir releases may be adjusted to maintain inflow per state permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalupe River
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
Seguin
Ed F. de Leon
Cuero
GBRA
Robert H. Wahrenkamp
Spring Branch
Canyon Reservoir
Wahrenkamp
Calhoun Canal
Volunteers Sought for Junior Service Group at Cuero Hospital
Cuero Community Hospital Auxiliary calls for applications to join a junior volunteer service group for ages 15 through 13 boys and girls may apply. Mrs. Joe Sanders auxiliary official and junior volunteer chair urges interested youths to pick up applications at the auxiliary office or hospital information desk.
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Cuero Community Hospital
Auxili
Joe Sanders
Pete Schiwetz dies famed sculptor in Michigan
Berthold Pete Schiwetz Jr a renowned sculptor dies of a heart attack Tuesday night at his Dexter Michigan home The Cuero Texas relatives report He studied in Rome and created works for the Italian government He later partnered with Carl Milles at The Cranbrook School of Art in Michigan He is survived by brothers E M Buck Schiwetz Hunt Texas David Schiwetz Charlotte NC and Ted Schiwetz Houston Funeral plans were pending Wednesday noon.
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Berthold
Pete’”’ Schiwetz Jr
Dexter
Michigan
Cuero
Schiwetz
Berthold Schiwetz Sr
Rome
Italy
America
Carl Milles
Cranbrook School of Art
Ann Arbor
Heis
E. M
Buck’’ Schiwetz
Hunt, Texas
David Schiwetz
Charlotte
N. Carolina
Ted Schiwetz
Houston
David
Ted
Post Lumber Plans Major Expansion and New Manager
Nathan Post Lumber Company at 1401 N Esplanade announces a major expansion to boost lumber panel paints air conditioners roofing and hardware stock. John Post joins as manager as the firm plans a new two story warehouse doubling display space and expanding farm and ranch supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Post Lumber Company
N. Esplanade
John Post
John
Jones-Blair Paints
York
Bird & Son
Post
Pilot Club Meeting Attends Youth Ranch Report
Executive Secretary John Ziegler of Yoakum presented a report on the Bluebonnet Youth Ranch at the Pilot Club of Cuero meeting. Officers Corine Carlton and others announced plans to attend the Pilot International convention in New York in July.
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Bluebonnet
John Ziegler
Yoakum
Pilot Club of
Cuero
Corine Carlton
Carl Wagner
Charles Riehschlaeger
Henry Heyer
New York
Lions Club hears Rev Zeigler on Youth Ranch near Yoakum
The Lions Club luncheon featured Rev John Zeigler executive secretary of the Bluebonnet Youth Ranch giving a program about the Youth Ranch near Yoakum on Wednesday.
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Bluebonnet
Yoakum
John Zeigler
Lions Club
Rev. Zeigler
Correction: The Rawhide Riders annual Youth Ride schedule
The Rawhide Riders annual Youth Ride will start Saturday at 2 p.m. just west of Cuero Community Hospital, not Sunday as previously reported.
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Rawhide Riders
Cuero Community Hospital
Gonzales targets Wilson in Texas stock scandal tied to Sharp
Rep. Henry B. Gonzales says Gov. Preston Smith and House Speaker Gus Mutscher will be indicted soon by a federal grand jury. He identifies former Texas attorney general and Justice official Wil Wilson as the "biggest fish" in the Sharpstown affair, claiming Deputy AG Richard Kleindienst arranged a light sentence for Frank W. Sharp to shield Wilson. Wilson denies the charges as immuendo.
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Henry B. Gonzales
D-Tex
Preston Smith
Gus Mutscher
Gonzales
U.S
Wil Wilson
Texas
Justice Department
Richard G. Kleindienst
Houston
Frank W. Sharp
Wilson
Sharp
Texas Banking Commission
Sharpstown State Bank
Yorktown Man Finds Answer in Air Force Education Program
Everett Cole Jr of Yorktown chose the Air Force over other options after graduation in 1968. He earned a aerospace engineering degree at no cost while serving and became a second lieutenant, first from this area to use the AECP. The program provides a free college education and living expenses, with 12 months service normally required before applying.
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Draft Board
Everett Cole Jr
Yorktown
Selective Service Board No
Victoria College
Cole
Air Force
Ing
Byron Hoff
AECP
Cole JR
Indictments Set for DeWitt County Court Friday Session
The DeWitt County Grand Jury returned 30 indictments on June 11 ranging from embezzlement to felony theft. All indicted individuals must appear Friday at 9 a.m. before District Judge Joe Kelly. some may plead guilty and receive sentences then. A jury trial date is set for July 6 at 9 a.m. with postponement possible for sentence.
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DeWitt County
Grand Jury
Joe Kelly
Kelly
Pershing Hiller
Hiller
Small Twister Dips in Pinehurst Orange Area
A small tornado touched down in Pinehurst a suburb of Orange damaging four houses and uprooting trees but causing no injuries. Police say it was not a full-sized twister and a resident described a large tree splitting and hitting a garage and bedroom.
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United Press International
Pinehurst
Orange
Texas
Louisiana
Delbert E. Murray
Leroy Badeaux
el Paso
San Angelo
Robert Orton
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Orton
Jaycees Plan Golf Fete In Cuero For Juniors
Cuero Jaycees voted to host a junior golf tournament for ages eight through 18. The event, overseen by president R D Wizer, will occur in late July or early August. Members set a dinner meeting at the Doll House next Tuesday at 8 p.m. with a guest speaker on finances.
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Cuero Jaycees
R. D. Wizer
Jaycee
Jaycees
Doll House
Cuero Commits to Paving: CHA Blocks Delayed by Rain
Public Works Director Hercel Thompson says Cuero will push ahead with the annual paving program after delays from CHA site work. Four CHA blocks remain, with Frederick William paving to Broadway due this week,雨 and McLeod Street restoration planned once weather allows. The 1968 curb and gutter plan was cut due to cement cost increases.
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Cuero
Hercel Thompson
Thompson
Frederick William
Main
McLeod Street
Broadway
Pest control permit complaint filed against Ray Meitzen
A complaint alleging the practice of pest control without a valid permit was filed in Corporation Court. Burgess Fr. Davis Jr., sanitation inspector for the Cuero DeWitt County Health Department, filed the action.
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Ray Meitzen
Burgess Fr. Davis Jr
Cuero-DeWitt County Health Department
Kazen Delivers Mail Route Petitions To Postmaster General
U S Congressman Abraham Kazen Jr says he personally delivered petitions on Cuero Yorktown Nordheim and Kenedy rail routes and Pony Express publicity to Postmaster General Winton Blount. He urged reversal of a June 30 route cancellation and pledged to keep mail service running while lobbying Congress for funds.
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U.S
Abraham Kazen Jr
Record
Washington
Yorktown
Nordhein
Kenedy
Winton M. Blount
Karen
Blount
Capitol Hill
U.S. Post Office Department
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Department
Pony Express
Congress
Postal Service
Jack Howerton
The
Haven
Cuero
Cuero Rawhide
Rawhide
John C. Hamilton
Hamilton
M. W. “Bud” Haun
Lionel Bartlett Sr
Lionel Bartlett Jr
Pete Worthington
Wayne Hollan
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