Cuero 1895 Edition Recovered at Reuss Pharmacy Opening
A preserved copy of Cuero’s 1895 four page edition linked to DeWitt County’s new courthouse dedication draws praise from locals old and new. The 1895 paper lists officials such as Fd Koenig as county judge and A. Sumners as Cuero mayor, with the courthouse costing $75,000 and a note that the same building might cost $3500,000 today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Daily Record
Joe B. Reuss
Reuss
Oldsters
Cuero
Oscar Reuss
DeWitt County
New Court House
G. H. Schleicher
Thos. M. Stell
J. P. Wright
W. J. Simpson
Terryville
B. R. Baron
Yorktown
J. Junker
Arneckeville
A. Sumners
G. H. Law
H. J. Nage
Gobblers and Crabs Battle For Title
Cuero Gobblers and Port Lavaca Calhoun Sand Crabs meet for the 1971 Gobbler Baseball Tournament title after Calhoun topped Bishop Forest and Yoakum to reach the final. Cuero clinched at least second with Arnold Taylor’s 1-0 shutout over Samuel Clemens. San Marcos, Kenedy, and Gonzales also won earlier rounds in a full day of playoff games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero High School
Gobblers
Calhoun High School Sandcrabs
Port Lavaca
Arnold Taylor
Samuel Clemens High
Schertz Cibilo
Ricky Kasper
Kenedy Lions
Calhoun Sanderabs
Bishop Forest
Yoakum Bulldogs
San Marcos Rattlers
Bishop Forest Hick
Schulenburg
Rattlers
Ralph Kalina
Buffalo
Dana Mohner
Jimmy Jowers
David Mosely
Gonzales
Yoakum
Samuel Clemens
Cuero schools announce 800 book exhibit for all grades
Cuero High School Cuero Junior High and Hunt Elementary announce the 20th annual Books on Exhibit. The 800 titles span primary intermediate and secondary levels with topics from living things to world history. Parents and teachers may browse during school days March 15 through 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Cuero High School
Cuero Junior High
Hunt Elementary
America
United States
Evelyn Cates
Breeders Division Winners Announced at 1971 Livestock Show
Elmo Lockett exhibited the grand champion gilt in breeding swine for Cue Roo FRA with Robert Nagel as reserve champion. Nagel also earned a blue ribbon for his lone sow. Terry Haun won the grand champion in dairy breeding from Meyersville 4-H Club with Mike Rucker as reserve. Chris Doehrman, Meyersville 4-H Club, earned a blue ribbon in beef breeding as the sole exhibitor. Larry McElroy took two blue ribbons in breeding sheep. no grand or reserve champion in that division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Lockett
Elmo
Cuero
Robert Nagel
Robert
Terry Haun
Meyersville
4-H Club
Mike Rucker
Cuero Ffa
Chris Doehrman
Chris
Larry McElroy
Mike Herrington
Orval Wright
DeWitt County
Meyersville Texas Marker Dedication Set for Sunday
Dedication ceremonies for the Texas State Historical Marker at Meyersville are scheduled for Sunday at 11 a.m. Judge George W Trowell will be master of ceremonies. County Auditor Lawrence Henneke will present the marker history, and Louis Dreir will unveil it with Mrs. H N Henneke and other committee members handling guest registration.
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Texas
Meyersville
George W Trowell
Lawrence Henneke
Louis Dreir
H. N. Henneke
Storms lash Texas with tornadoes but Cuero sees only drizzle
Tornadic storms battered North Texas and southern Oklahoma leaving one dead and eight injured. In Cuero the weather station logged no measurable rain though lightning lit the sky. A twister near Daniel's Chapel killed Jesse L. Sanford and injured his wife Bertha and their three year old daughter. others suffered in New Boston and Howe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Texas
Oklahoma
Jesse L. Sanford
Daniel's Chapel
Bertha
Renee Michelle
New Boston
Georgetown
Austin
Howe
Sherman
National Weather Service
Permit Office to Open in Cuero on March 15
The Texas Highway Department will open a permit office in Cuero on Monday March 15. District Engineer Carl V Ramert said Cuero area permit requests justify the new office. The office will operate 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays in the existing highway department facility on U S 87 south of Cuero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Carl V. Ramert
Texas Highway Department
Ramert
Highway Department
U.S. 87
Textile Mills Future Is Still Uncertain in Cuero
The Cuero Cuero Texas mill Lone Star Textiles remains on a limited 25 to 30 worker operation, producing acrylics to fill backlog orders. Otto Goedecke of Hallettsville leads the operation backed by a New York brokerage firm, while Walter E. Heller Co. of Chicago holds the local property and finances. A large national firm reportedly offered to buy last fall, but the deal was time constrained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star Textiles, Inc
Otto Goedecke
Hallettsville
New York
Lone Star Products
West Cuero
Gazzie, West Church
W Courthouse Street
Walter E. Heller Company
Chicago
Lone Star
Hiller Company
Houston
Cuero Federal Savings & Loan Association
Farmers State Bank & Trust Co
Heller Company
Goedecke
Cuero
Cuero Soldier Wounded in Vietnam Action
Lance Corporal Jay Pietsch of the U S Marine Corps was wounded by hostile fire on March 6 near Vietnam and is being flown to the U S Naval Hospital in Memphis for surgery on his left arm. His parents, Mr and Mrs E R Pietsch of Cuero, were notified by Red Cross and U S Casualty Headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Pietsch
U. S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
U.S. Naval Hospital
Memphis
Tennessee
E. R. Pietsch
Cuero
Pietsch
Red Cross
Jay
Guam
U. S
Washington, D. C
Meoengdhen
Legion and Auxiliary Plan 14th District Convention
Plans for the 14th District Convention of the American Legion and Auxiliary will be made at a meeting at 7 p.m. Monday. The convention will be held April 17-18 in Cuero. The meeting will be preceded by a supper, said auxiliary president Mrs Salina Carpenter.
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14Th District
the American Legion and Auxiliary
Cuero
Salina Carpenter
Cuero Livestock Show auction payouts reach across breeds
Reserve sold to Gulf Coast for 640.20 on a 970 pound grand champion steer shown by Joel Ege. Allan Hartman secured reserve steer at 496.48. Hog and lamb winners included Robert Nagel and Cynthia Hartman with prices up to 234.60 and 3.00 per pound respectively. Multiple Cuero FFA members featured among winners as 100 head of livestock sold at Cuero Municipal Park Warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Ege
Cuero
Auc
Tior
Joel
Ralph Egg
Meyersville
Future Farmers of America
Cuero High School
Cuero Municipal Park
Allan Hartman
Gulf Coast Wood Products
Allan
Victor Hartman
Route 4
Cuero Ffa
Robert Nagel
Robert
H. A. Nagel
A&m
Clifford Goebel
Elecka Drug and Center Pharmacy
Clifford
Guero Ffa
Alton Goebel
South River Road
Cynthia Hartman
Cuero Discount Liquor Store
Cynthia
Arneckeville
Johnny Hartman
River Road
L Ambh
M'liss Mueller
Buchel Bank and Trust Company
M'liss
Arlee Mueller
Sample Brothers Af
Donald Hardt
Hardt
Raymond G. Hardt
Cuero Pfa
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Livestock Firm
Cuero Livestock Show
Cuero Livestock Commission
Hereford
Crabs
San Marcos
Kenedy
Cuere - Calhoun
Lone Star Textiles
Legion
Aux
Gulf Coast
Lester Freiseweler
Western Auto
Carroll Ley
Darlene Buchhorn
Darlene
Lindenau
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