Drainage Project Gets Under Way in Cuero
The Valley Street drainage project has begun with 48 inch pipe deliveries and a 30 inch storm sewer slated along First Street from Hunt to Valley. Cuero City crews widened the ditch near Hillside Cemetery and removed a culvert at East Prairie. DeWitt County Drainage District No. 1 contributes 15000 dollars. work should take about a month to finish.
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Valley Street
Cuero
DeWitt County
Hillside Cemetery
First Street
Hunt
Valley
East Prairie
Wil Cockrell
Official chairs shift at Courthouse as city hall posts change
Tony 1 ASK reports a reshuffle tomorrow with Robert Post replacing Frank Sheppard as county attorney after resigning his City Council seat. Sheppard joins Crain and Crain. Ken Adams will soon take Post’s council seat. A dispute over a so called peace symbol noted in Sunday’s column. Bil Nami cites a clipping from a San Antonio paper (Town Talk, Page &).
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Frank Sheppard
Robert Post
Sheppard
Crain and Crain
Ken Adams
Cuero Federal Savings & Loan Assn
Post
Bil Nami
San Antonio
Rural Development Plan Boosts Texas Rural Communities
Senator Yarborough says the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 10.4 million agricultural allotment for rural development via the Extension Service of the USDA. The package funds education and district level staff to aid rural Texas areas and the nation, plus 100 thousand for turkey cholera research at the National Animal Disease Laboratory to train state labs in immunotyping Pastorella organisms.
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Texas
Congress
Senate
Ralph W. Yarborough
Senate Appropriations Committee
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sen
Yarborough
Sen. Yarborough
Turkey
the Agricultural Research Service of the
USDA
National Animal Disease Laboratory
Meyersville Native Dies Of Gunshot in Victoria
Albert Carl Dentler a Meyersville native died in a Victoria hospital at 4 23 p m yesterday from a gun shot wound in the forehead. He was found injured and taken for treatment with details referenced to Meyersville Native on page eight.
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Meyersville
Victoria
Albert Carl Dentler
Victoria Hospital
Dentler
Census complaints mount in 23rd District sparking mail census fix
Rep. Abraham Karen reports grievances from city and county officials over overlooked constituents in the census. He notes forms mailed to Postal Patrons often were not picked up, prompting guidance to mail returns or request corrections to ensure accurate counts. He also remarks on the Postal Reform Act of 1970 and anticipated Senate action.
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Abraham
Chick
Karen
23Rd Congressional District
Census Bureau
South
Texas
Dallas
Bureau of the Census
Tor Jackson Street
Post Office Department
Senate
Minor Flood Hits Smart Shop. Owner Reports Little Merchandise Loss
Water leaked from a broken upstairs pipe causing partial flooding at the Smart Shop on Saturday. Owner Mrs Kaye Tarkington says the damage was mostly to the building and labor, with little merchandise loss, and notes there is no need to restock.
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Smart Shop
Kaye Tarkington
Youth Trail Ride Attracts Forty Youths
Cuero Rawhide riders sponsored a Saturday youth trail ride drawing forty participants. The outing began in Cuero, traversed the Albert Lienhard ranch, and returned to Cuero. A weiner roast with cold drinks followed, funded by three bottling companies and the club. The event was the second annual for both members and non members, supervised by adult club members.
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Cuero Rawhide
Cuero
Albert Lienhard
Bonus Bucks Drawing Rescheduled For Friday Afternoon
Prizes of 50, 30 and 20 will be awarded in Cuero's Bonus Bucks drawing. The event moves from Saturday to Friday at 4 pm in front of the Record building. Winners must be present to claim prizes. Bonus Days sales run Thursday and Friday only this month due to July 4th holiday.
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Cuero
First Baptist Raises 143.22 for Jerry Hess Fund
Members of the First Baptist Church collected 143.22 on Sunday to aid 12 year old Jerry Hess of Stratton Route Cuero. Anonymous donor added 25 and Mr and Mrs Bade sent 5. Butch Tolbert contributed 7 with 5 from the Tolbert couple and 2 own. Meyersville 4H Club, Bruce Jank treasurer, gave 10. Funds deposited in the Jerry Hess Fund will help cover an estimated 15,000 kidney transplant cost.
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F. L. Bade
Jerry Hess
Jerry
Vernon Hess
Stratton Route
Cuero
Frers Conducting Anniversary Sale in Cuero Jewelers
Lester Frers Jeweler celebrates its first anniversary after purchasing the store on July 1 from Carl R. Wagner. Ruth Ahrendt and Jacque Wanjura staff the jewelry department as Frers, a former mayor and fire chief, promotes discounts up to 20 percent on watches and 4 20 percent on Franciscan pottery among bargains.
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Lester Frers
Frers
Carl R. Wagner
Ruth Ahrendt
Jacque Wanjura
Wanjura
Cuero
Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Franciscan Pottery
Commodity Distribution Center Moving to New Location
DeWitt County Commodity Distribution Center is relocating to the Esplanade and Heaton streets site in a former hattery building. The old site at 208 Hutcheson Street between Morgan and Railroad streets will close before the July distribution period with dates set for July 13 through 17 and July 20.
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DeWitt County Commodity Distribution Center
Esplanade
Heaton Streets
Hutcheson Street
Morgan Avenue
Railroad Street
Plea Nets 15-Year Sentence for Statutory Rape
Chester Steen a 38 year old Cuero man received a 15 year sentence in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to statutory rape in the 24th District Court yesterday. Steen admitted the offense in Cuero on April 14. Judge Joe Kelly of Victoria pronounced sentence. Jimmy Sierra Meyersville will be sentenced Sept. 2 for driving while intoxicated. William J. Holster Yoakum received five year sentences on two forgery and passing charges. A 500 member jury panel sworn in then dismissed.
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Chester Steen
24Th
Steen
Cuero
Joe Kelly
Victoria
Jimmy Sierra
Meyersville
William J. Holster
Yoakum
Nordic Music Awards Slated for Nordic Composers
Copenhagen reports the Scandinavian Music Corporation Council will award 150000 Danish crowns in September for new Nordic composer works. The prize funds total about 20000 dollars and recognize regional musical achievement.
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Copenhagen
UPD
Scandinavian Music Corporation Council
Rural Traffic Fatalities Rise in Corpus District May 1970
In May 1970 the Corpus Christi District of the Texas Highway Patrol logged 366 rural traffic accidents with 11 deaths across seven fatal crashes in seven counties. Duval Hidalgo Jim H Weiss Victoria Keriberg Nueces and San Patricio counties reported fatalities. Injury counts reached 243 with 130 nonfatal injuries and property damage valued at $61,195.
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Corpus Christi
Texas Highway Patrol
Duval County
Hidalgo County
Jim Weiss County
Victoria County
Kieberg County
Nueces County
San Patricio County
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Gia Nghia
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U. S
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Lon Nol
Tony
1St Baptist Aids
The
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Glenn C. Portis
Butch Tolbert
Willie Tolbert
Mike Rucker
Bruce
Jank, Treas
John H. Berning
Berning
Commodity Distribution Center
Corpus District
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