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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1971
Page
1
Calhoun High School of Port Lavaca captured the Gobbler Tournament with a 12 2 victory over Cuero Gobblers in the final. Steve Whalen and Steve Burton earned Tournament All-Star spots for Sandcrabs. Cuero and Samuel Clemens players also named.
The Gobbler Tournament All Star Team features players from Calhoun and neighboring schools. Notable names include pitchers Steve Whalen Harold Sinclair and infielders Neal Salcher Rick Alvarado Tommy Muras Tim Clarke Steve Burton Greg Bilndau Charles Berkovsky Dale Moseley from Cuero, Bishop, Forest, Calhoun and Yoakum High Schools.
The Record lauds the group of men and women who donated time to the Cuero Livestock Show and Gobbier Baseball Tournament. It commends area businesses and individuals who purchased livestock exhibited by De Witt County 4-H Club boys and members of the De Witt County Future Farmers of America.
Perry Bros. sublease interest grows for the busy 100 block Main Street building in Cuero. Clifford Schmidt, district manager, says four inquiries have come in while fixtures remain and sales planned. lease runs to July 1 1972 with renewal option. Nagel Realty owns the red brick structure built 1905 by Nagel Hardware.
Conoco will invest about 62.5 million dollars in Texas this year and 71 million for improvements and a uranium mine and mill in Karnes County. The Karnes mill opens this summer with 1.5 million pounds annual capacity while oil and gas work dominates. Texas wells produce 58,300 barrels daily as Conoco plans 60 new wells. 1,800 Texas employees with a 21.5 million dollar payroll. The company pays around 100 million dollars in taxes.
Three Calvary Baptist Church choirs took part in the Guadalupe Associational Music Festival in Victoria this weekend. The Youth Choir, directed by Mrs Jerard Thornton, sang two anthems on Friday with members including Cheryl Fagan and Kathy Simpson. Saturday featured the Carol and Celestial Choirs, led by Mrs John Mears with accompanist Mrs Hireel Thompson, showcasing numerous choir members from the area.
A Texas legislative bill proposes allowing teachers to negotiate with school boards through union representatives. Senator Joe Bernal and Representative Clyde Haynes sponsor the measure. the bill, developed with the Texas Classroom Teachers Association, would require professional consultation upon request and aims to expand participation beyond the current 70 of 1250 districts with formal agreements.
Chives C. Hann d administrative officer of Internal Revenue for the Victoria office warns that questionable interest deductions delayed hundreds of thousands of refunds last year. Some deductions triggered additional taxes. others delayed refunds due to review. Taxpayers filing 1970 returns should read instructions carefully to avoid errors.
District Attorney Wiley Cheatham of Cuero spoke to the Southwestern and Texas Cattle Raisers Association board of directors in Fort Worth. He addressed proposed revisions to the Texas Penal Code affecting cattlemen during a two day annual meeting at the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel.
Archbishop Francis J. Furey conducted a concelebrated Mass and Confirmation for 82 in Cuero at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. He spoke on proclaiming Christ openly and the Sign of the Cross. The St Joseph and Stefan Catholic Church youth choir from Houston performed with 25 members.
About 150 people attended a dedication ceremony for a Texas Historical Marker in Meyersville. DeWitt County officials and local descendants unveiled the marker detailing Meyersville’s founding, churches, schools, and peak population around 1925.
Rural February 1971 traffic toll in Corpus Christi District tallies nine deaths across eight crashes in Duval Hidalgo San Patricio and Aransas counties. District reports 300 accidents, 195 injuries, 102 personal injury incidents, and 190 property damage events. Comparison with early 1970 shows fewer fatal crashes but more injuries and property claims.
Former Cuero High student Avis Ann Cochran daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Cochran now of Shreveport was selected Miss Shreveport at a Jaycees pageant. She topped 14 finalists and earned a standing ovation. Cochran will travel to Monroe in June to vie for Miss Louisiana.
Graveside rites for Miss Ann G. Frobese will be held at Hillside Cemetery at 3 p.m. The Cuero native died Sunday in an Austin nursing home after a year there. She was born July 21, 1895, to William Frobese Sr and Alfreda Reuss Frobese, daughter of a Cuero pioneer family. her father partnered in H Runge & Co. at one time.
Ada Kirk widow of Bert Kirk Jr requests clients of the local attorney to collect their files. The office at 712 N. Gonzales will open weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for file retrieval.
A new law raises automotive grants for about 52,000 severely disabled veterans and servicemen from 1690 to 2800 dollars. It authorizes adaptive devices, repair and replacement of equipment, and for the first time allows active duty veterans to receive benefits. The initial yearly cost is about 17.5 million dollars.
Cuero Police report weekend burglaries at DeWitt County Courthouse and four local firms. Two youths robbed Ritter's Service Station early Sunday. Entry to the courthouse was via window into the tax assessor office. cigarette and aspirin machines were broken into and change taken. No further damage reported.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rudy Gaertner of Yoakum, twin sister of Mrs. Finley Blackwell of Cuero, were held Sunday afternoon in Yoakum. Gaertner died Saturday after a lengthy illness at 56 and was a lifelong Yoakum resident. Reverend W. W. Connally officiated. burial in Westland Memorial Park. She is survived by husband Rudy Gaertner, son James, daughter Sarah, sisters Lucille Wells, Irene Bardin, Courine Blackwell, and other relatives.
Friends report J. D. Bramlette has come home from Methodist Hospital Houston after a brief illness last week. Doctors indicated a heart attack was considered but tests ruled it out. Bramlette’s recovery is described as steady and welcome by relatives.
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