Personal notices from Victoria and Cuero
Mrs Ethel B Koenig and Mrs Judy Blackwell of the State Department of Public Welfare visited Victoria for a business meeting and tour. Joe Strauss of Shiner traveled to Cuero on Palmer Paper Company business. Marine Lance Corporal Alvin R Clark of Cuero was recently promoted while serving aboard USS Chicago in the Western Pacific. Evelyn Cates celebrates her birthday today. George Sheets of San Antonio and Douglas Stauss of Weser stopped in Cuero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel B. Koenig
Judy Blackwell
State Department of Public Welfare
Victoria
Joe Strauss
Shiner
Cuero
Palmer Paper Company
Houston
Alvin R. Clark
Robert A. Clark
Route 4
Clark
Chicago
Western Pacific
Cuero Victoria Women Visit Houston Guests at Warwick Hotel
Mrs W S DuBose and Mrs Charles Lucas of Cuero and Mrs C J McCollum of Victoria spent Monday and Tuesday in Houston as guests at the Warwick Hotel. Armin Wolf of Green DeWitt Road was a business visitor in the DeWitt County Courthouse Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Hensley
Victoria
W. S. DuBose
Charles Lucas
Cuero
C. J. McCollum
Houston
Warwick Hotel
Armin Wolf
Green-DeWitt Road
DeWitt County
Body Of Victoria Man Found In Car
Police report a 42 year old Victoria man Troy Dean Davidson of 701 E Airlins Drive was found Thursday in a car parked off the Hallettsville Highway. Two vacuum cleaner hoses were linked between the exhaust and rear right window, investigators said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Hallettsville Highway
Troy Dean Davidson
E. Airlins Drive
Planning Resumes for Cuero Dam and Reservoir
R H Vahrenkamp Guadalupe Blanco River Authority general manager told Seguin directors that early planning for the Cuero Dam and reservoir is promising after a Washington trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Vahrenkamp
Guadalupe Blanco River
Pakistan At War Declares East Pakistan independence
Civil war erupts as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman proclaims East Pakistan independence from West Pakistan. President Yahya Khan brands him a traitor and orders the army to crush the revolt. Indian agencies report heavy fighting and casualties in Dacca Chittagong and other cities with antigovernment unrest in Karachi and other West Pakistan locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
East Pakistan
Mujibur Rahman
West Pakistan
Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan
Dacca
Chittagoing
Karachi
Aid Seen For Parched South Texas Next Week
Austin reports Gov. Presley Smith says the U S Department of Agriculture state defense committee will likely recommend emergency assistance for parts of parched South Texas during the coming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Preston Smith
U. S. Department of Agriculture
State Defense Committee
Texas
Polliwogs by Polly Howerton
Community page items including Rotarians pancake supper notes birthdays art class updates and a home tip on enriching scrambled eggs with sour cream. Names mentioned include Myron Bass Elmer Luddeke Hector Ruiz John Blackwell Joe Garcia Jessie Thompson Willy Layton Recele Thompson Ella Katzmark Evelyn Cates Roy Binz Jr Alton Wachten dorf Norma Zengler Arttur Schodde W F Kautz Carl Kelch and the Starving Artists Show in La Villita San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willy Layton
Recele Thompson
Ella Katzmark
Evelyn Cates
Roy Binz, Jr
Alton Wachtendorf
Norma Zengler
Arttur Schodde
W. F. Kautz
Carl Kelch
Counties delay designation as drought areas
Smith said Thursday the designation of the counties as disaster areas was delayed until drought information could be gathered. The state defense board, with Secretary of Agriculture John C. Hardin, has determined drought information is available and it will take about a week to gather all county reports for the USDA.
UCLA and Villanova Set for NCAA Finals Showdown
UCLA defeated Kansas 68 60 to reach the final where Villanova edged Western Kentucky 92 89 in two overtimes. Villanova’s Han Siemienikowski scored 31 before fouling out as leading scorer in a dramatic semifinal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UCLA
Villanova
Mike Rabin
UPI
Houston
Bruins
Kansas
John Wooden
Jayhawks
Villanova Wildcats
Western Kentucky
Astrodome
Hilltoppers
Jerry Dunn
Hilltopers
Howard Porter
Jim McDaniels
Dunn
McDaniels
Han Siemienikowski
Town Talk continues with family tales and wartime quips
In a continued column, readers recall figures like Mrs Ray Regner and Dr Ann Morgan while Gordon Thompson recounts a Canadian to San Antonio move as a child. A WWII anecdote notes a gardener warned by a prisoner’s wife about planted potatoes and storm troopers, ending with a quip to plant the spuds. Cuero’s family with a 100 percent station wagon legacy is mentioned alongside Ben Prause and his four sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Ben Prause
Bobby
Benny Jr
Charlie
Jimmie
Marines Recruiter Home on Leave as Training Complete
PFC Phillip F. Markley, son of Mrs. Carmen J. Dromgoole, returned home on leave after completing recruit training for the United States Marines Corps. Tass reported the Soviet Union launched and returned another spaceship. President Kennedy planned meetings in Key West with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to address Laos crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip F. Markley
Carmen J. Dromgoole
United States Marines Corps
Soviet Union
Tass
Kennedy
Laos
Key West
Fla
Harold MacMillian
San Antonio livestock market report highlights mixed cattle and hog prices
UPI notes weekly cattle and calves mostly steady to higher for yearlings and calves, cows and some bulls weaker. Hogs retreat with barrows and gilts down 1.50, sows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Sheep and goats show limited shifts with feeder lambs around 27.50 to 27.00 and slaughter ewes about 5.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
UPI
USDA
Local visits feature Pliskals and Guilminots
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pliskal visited their daughter and family in Longview. Miss Bert Guilminot of Corpus Christi stayed with her sister Mrs. Bonnie Arnec ke. Dr. R. M. Bosard spent the weekend in Alice with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Pliskal
Longview
Bert Guilminot
Corpus Christi
Bonnie Arnecke
R. M. Bosard
Alice
Senate Advances Plan for Year Round Voter Registration
The Senate tentatively approved a bill to create a semi permanent voter registration system and allow year round signups. It would let voters reregister by voting in at least one primary or general election within a four year period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Common Market Farmers Turn Up Pressure on Plans
France leads farmers in six nation Common Market protests over farm supports and possible entry vetoes as 80 000 demonstrators rally in Brussels. Agricultural commissioner Mansholt backs a plan to reduce reliance on farming by restructuring small uneconomic holdings amid billions in current subsidies.
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UPI
France
Can
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxemborg
Sicco L. Mansholt
Austria
Mansholt
Leree
Effiei
Tops Become Kops When Goal Reached
Cuero gains a new weight loss club named TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly with weekly meetings at the REA Building on the Victoria Highway. Members lose pounds contesting monthly to crown a queen and earn TOPS recognition and KOPS status upon hitting and maintaining goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Mary Polansky
REA
Victoria Highway
TOPS
Tops Clubs, Inc
Honor Society of
KOPS
TV at Cuero Community Hospital Admissions
Admissions list for Cuero Community Hospital includes Cruz Garcia, Gladys Mathis, Billie May, Mary P Stone, and Susan C Migura. Dismissals include Mary Ann Watson, Domingo Sierra, Mrs Clarence Russel, Leonard Vasquez, Annie Wisian, and Martha King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Community Hospital
Cruz Garcia
Gladys Mathis
Billie May
Mary P. Stone
Susan C. Migura
Mary Ann Watson
Domingo Sierra
Clarence Russel
Leonard Vasquez
Annie Wisian
Martha King
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gus Schaffner
Anna Afflerbach
Westhoff
Douglas Stauss
Weser
Lillian Jacob
George Sheets
Village Discount Record Center
Village Shop Center
N. Y. A. Bidg City Park
Alois Bomba
Wilfred Leist
American Legion
Calvin Webb
Otis Carpenter
Pilot Club
Lester Frers
Cuero Lodge
Edward L. Johnson
E. Weatherly
Sec’y
Esplanade
Cancer Society
O. E. Hall
Cuero Dam
Pakistan
By Dale C. Morsch
Kleinecke Nursery
N. Esplanade
Rialto
James Garner
Ramsey’s Restaurant
DeTar Hospital
N. Navarro
W. Reuss Blvd
Electric Motors
Tel-A-Win Co
Polliwogs
Polly Howerton
Myron Bass
Elmer Luddeke
Hector Ruiz
John Blackwell
la Villita
HemisFair
Joe Garcia
Jessie Thompson
Monroe
Hansen Feed & Supply
Ray Regner
Ann Morgan
Justine Osterloh
Harry Merritt
Arthur Raush
Pat Laake
Herbert Morgenroth
Gordon Thompson
Canada
God
SAN Antonio Livestock
Angola
By Phil Newsom
Brussels
Everitt
Freund Funeral Home
Keesler
Ray W. Lincoln
Evangelist
Australia
Calvary Baptist Church
City of Cuero Utilities
Ian
Bowen Dist. Co
Frederick Willa
Merry Penreere
Max Facborns
Max Factor
Calif
Forest
M. F
Tome
Pete
Klecka Drug CO
Matt Dillons
Dodge City
Tom
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