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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1970
Page
1
A postal clerk in Cap Tien Sha, Vietnam, writes that many troops overseas crave home news. He notes thousands receive letters daily, but some go without. He urges readers to write and comfort the men who feel distant and forgotten.
Professional health and education personnel across Lavaca DeWitt and Victoria counties form a new United Cerebral Palsy tri county committee. Led by Walter H Richter the group aims to identify every person with cerebral palsy in the area and connect families to medical therapy diagnosis and school support services.
Funeral services for Jack Wayne 63 Cres ent Valley Creamery president Cuero and Victoria will be at 4 p m today Freund Funeral Chapel The Rev Bob Hairston will officiate with the Rev N A Sanders assisting Burial is in Hillside Cemetery Active pallbearers include O A Schmidt Orin Theus Francis Tagliabue Willie Cleveland Marshall D Porter Bob Fischer Gene Finney August H Kleinecke Ed Urban Honorary pallbearers are Rudy Demmer Milton Jacobs Albert C Fischer and all Crescent Valley Creamery employees Wayne eldest son of J E Wayne who founded the creamery in Cuero in 1924 died Saturday night at 8 10 p m in a social hospital He was born November 17 1906 in New Mexico married Estelle Clark on June 6 1932 in Kingsville He had lived in Cuero 38 years He is survived by his wife a brother Lyle Wayne of Victoria and a sister Edith Freed of Houston His father died July 8 1957 and his mother December 3 1968
The annual Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture banquet will be discussed at tonight's meeting of the chamber board of directors. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the conference room of Cuero Federal Savings and Loan Association. Reports will cover the Cuero brochure repairs on the chamber float and the auditor's report.
In DeWitt County Texas on May 2 1970 voters selected candidates for state offices including United States Senator Lloyd Bentsen and Ralph Yarborough and multiple statewide posts such as Governor Preston Smith Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes Attorney General David Brownen Comptroller Robert Calvert State Treasurer Jesse James Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong Agriculture John White Railroad Connie Lawson and Supreme Court Justice Jack Pope.
Robert L. Armstrong a former Austin legislator won the Texas land commissioner race, defeating five term incumbent Jerry Sadler after a statewide campaign. Armstrong previously co chaired tax reform efforts and authored conservation measures. Sadler faced criticism over the Spanish treasure controversy and a House reprimand but vowed to seek reelection.
In Texas, Lloyd Bentsen Jr. defeated incumbent Senator Ralph Yarborough in the Democratic primary, signaling a GOP hopes for future wins. Bentsen led 803,441 to 714,692 with most counties reporting, amid low turnout and crossovers by Republicans impacting the result.
Voters in DeWitt provide party slate for U S Senator George Bush and governor Byron Fullerton along with state officials including Agriculture Commissioner Daniel Heath and State Comptroller S L Abbott. Precinct leaders listed: Carrie Mae Buchel Dollie Nielsen Mariynn Weber Mike Weber Hazel McAlister and Lela O Watson with party petitions.
The Texas Turkey Federation seeks a statewide referendum under check off laws. A public hearing before Agriculture Commissioner John C. White is set for 10 a.m. May 21 in Austin to determine eligibility. If certified, a Vieman commodity producers board would manage approved programs and an assessment of 2 cents per five hundredweight plus 1 cent per mature bird would fund promotion, research, and education for turkey growers. Five state meetings are planned in Temple, Dallas, Brownwood, Fredericksburg, and Cuero to explain the plan.
Cuero Jaycees announce two rodeo performances to be held May 15-16 at the municipal park arena starting at p.m. Walter Wilke chairs the Jaycees with Don Mueller of Yorktown as producer. Food and refreshments will be on the grounds. Event entries include bareback bronc riding 15 dollars bull riding 20 dollars bull dogging 15 dollars tiedown roping 19 dollars head and heel 20 dollars and barrel racing 5 dollars per run.
Cuero Young Farmer Chapter president announced the Arc Welding Short Course co sponsored for May 4 7 filling nicely with a 10 to 16 student limit. Call 275 2186 to reserve with Bo McFarland. A 5 enrollment fee goes to Joe Barton for administration supplies and electrodes. Students should bring high top shoes leather gauntlet gloves and other equipment is provided. The course begins at 7 30 p m today at Cuero High School Vocational Agriculture Building.
Contestants for the Little Miss Cuero pageant announced for May 8 at 7 30 p m in Cuero Junior High Auditorium. Fain McDougal is master of ceremonies with entertainment by Bettina Cockrell Avis Cochran Gwendolyn Mitchell and Susie Howard. Escorts include Michael Wolf Greg Nagel Darrell Gordon Sager James Lee Barta Todd McAlister and Mark Goodenough.
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