Personal notes from Cuero and area events
Mrs J W Keesler and Mrs Raleigh E Coppedge visited in San Antonio with Beth Husham and family to attend the opera Gentlemen in Waiting written by Tom Booth. Booth and family from New York City also appeared in Trinity University shows and TV. Cuero Country Club Ladies Luncheon set for May 8 with reservations by noon Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Keesler
Raleigh E. Coppedge
San Antonio
Beth Husham
Tommy Husham
Tom Booth
Donna Husham
Cuero Country Club
Director Blake Edwards Renames Film Title Darling Lill
Hollywood PD producer director Blake Edwards trims the title Darling Lill to Darling Lill announcing the change after deciding the longer title was too unwieldy. The decision formalizes a shorter branding for the project amid pre release discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Blake Edwards
Baron von Richtofen
Cuero Gun Club Plans May Meeting at Co-op Building
The Cuero Gun Club will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday May 7 at 7 30 P.M. at the DeWitt County Electric Co-op building. All members are asked to attend as important matters will be discussed. Prospective members are invited to come and meet with us at any meeting.
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Cuero Gun Club
DeWitt County Electric Co-op
Meyersville to Build Eight-Grade School With Bond Approval
Ten and twenty years ago notes report Meyersville Common School District securing a $55 000 eight grade school building after district voters approved a bond issue by 68 to 39. DeWitt County gardens and crops suffered hail damage. Dr Richard Stratton attended the Texas Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons annual convention in Fort Worth. DeWitt County 4 Hers earned one first and four third places in District 10 at San Marcos. Roger Kirkwood and Fred Hansen placed fourth and fifth in the 880 yard run and pole vault at the state high school track meet in Austin.
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Meyersville Common
DeWitt County
Richard Stratton
Texas Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Fort Worth
San Marcos
Roger Kirkwood
Fred Hansen
Austin
Local figures address Cuero unions and civic groups
On May 6 1948 Rev Joseph A Luther a San Antonio Catholic labor relations worker spoke to the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union at Cudahy Plant. W C Forsyth announced as candidate for constable of Precinct 1. Mrs Fred Hardt Donald Markowsky and Bobby Lewman appeared at the Cuero Lions Club. Mr and Mrs Beegle internationally famous marksmen to appear here under Newman Marquis Hardware sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Luther
San Antonio
Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union
Cudahy
W.C. Forsyth
Fred Hardt
Donald Markowsky
Bobby Lewman
Cuero Lions Club
Beegle
Newman Marquis Hardware
Weather report on rainfall across Victoria region
Weather notes from Page 1 report mixed rainfall at 8 am. Radio Station KCFH gauge recorded 0.17 inches, while Coppedge Mobil Service on Esplanade logged 0.04 inches. Areas south of town saw none, and southern Victoria towns received over 2 inches in a brief cloudburst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KCFH
Wallace to make official Detroit news conference today
Bryan said Wallace would reveal the official announcement today at a Detroit news conference, continuing the story from page one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Wallace
Detroit
Art Jamboree at Corpus Christi benefits South Texas Museum
A Corpus Christi day trip newsletter describes attending the annual art Jamboree in the garden of Mr and Mrs Edwin Singer on Aransas Street. Visitors toured the Japanese garden entrance opened that afternoon, artists sold works including three pictures and cards, and locals such as Alice Naylor Bill Neyland and Bob Johnson participated while sharing small anecdotes about friends and relatives. The note also mentions a crutchbound injury from a glass bottle accident and a humorous high school senior, plus gardening tips for preserving vitamin C in carrots.
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Corpus Christi
Annal Art
Museum of South Texas
Edwin Singer
Aransas Street
Ocean Drive
Alice Naylor
Bill
Anita Neyland
C. C
Pettus Moore
Lott Pettus
Goliad
U S Embassy Distribues Ray Description in Tokyo
The U S Embassy in Japan issued a detailed description and photograph of James Earl Ray, the suspected killer of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, to Japanese police and worldwide authorities. A U S spokesman said there is no indication Ray is in Japan.
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Tokyo
UPD
U. S
Japan
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Red Rockets Hit Heart of Saigon
United States and South Vietnamese forces repelled renewed Viet Cong assaults in Saigon as rocket fire struck the city center and surrounding Cholon suburbs. Despite heavy fighting and casualties on both sides, allied lines held and the antiaircraft campaign continued as a UPI photographer and several journalists were killed while covering the battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Tan Son W Nhut
Cholon
U. S
U. S. Public Affairs Office
Charles Eggleston
Gouverneour
N. Y
U. S. Navy
Camp-O-Bee Camp-O-Ree Draws 500 Scout Fans in Cuero
Troop 243 led a lively Camp-O-Bee weekend with about 500 attendees from the Live Oak District. Sally the donkey mascot charmed the crowd while scouts visited nine local historic sites and honored campers. Awards and elections followed, with Troop 243 praised for conduct and spirit as other Cuero troops joined the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Simon
Ed Pat Mixon
Elmer Krueger
Celia Belcher
Alfonso Gonzales
Eileen Burt
Live Oak District
Troop 243
Sally
Gilhorn Ranch
Braches
Texas Veterans Cemetery
Dilworth
Sam Houston Oak Tree
Jerry Dreyer
Flaming Arrow Patrol
Ricky Kurtz
Wolf Patrol
Kenny Barber
Hawk Patrol
Kurt Fetters
Carl Krueger
Bob White
Hamilton
Rock Fetters
Teddy Simon
Order of the Arrow
National Brotherhood Fraternity of Honor
Cuero
Otha Eaves
Camp-O-Ree
Telephone and Telegraph Co walkout spans 42 states
The walkout covering 42 states marks the first coast to coast strike against the Bell system in 21 years, signaling a major labor action across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
and Telegraph Co
Bell System
Mrs Bland Re elected Chairman in Yoakum Box Precinct 74
Mrs Bland was re elected as chairman of the Yoakum Box Precinct 74, continuing leadership in local party affairs.
Obituary of Agnes Rohan of Yorktown born 1903
Mrs Agnes Rohan 65 of Yorktown funeral services held at Lamprecht Funeral Home and Holy Cross Church. Requiem Mass conducted by Rev B C Kaminski. Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. Born Lavaca County March 23 1903 daughter of Frank and Anna Sedlacek. Married L T Rohan Nov 29 1924 Cuero. Survivors include three sons Edward Patrick Arwood five daughters two brothers a sister and 16 grandchildren.
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Yorktown
Agnes Rohan
Lamprecht
B. C. Kaminski
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Lavaca County
Frank
Anna Valicek Sedlacek
L. T. Rohan
Cuero
Patrick Rohan
Edward Rohan
Arwood Rohan
Tivoli
Leward Krause
Huntsville
Clifford Haun
Meyersville
Preston Preiss
Bea Rohan
Victoria
Kenneth Tam
Willie Sedlacek
John Sedlacek
Gonzales
Mary Howell
Mrs Lottie Kohutek obituary in Cuero Texas
Mrs Lottie Lee Kohutek 64 of 202 E Morgan died Sunday in a local hospital. Born November 2 1903 to Jesse and Nancy Lee in Sweet Home she was married to Albert Henry Kohutek on October 5 1925 in Cuero. Survived by four daughters seven sons 28 grandchildren and many relatives. Rosary Tuesday prayer service Wednesday followed by Mass at St Michaels Catholic Church. Burial Hillside Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home in charge.
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Lottie Lee Kohutek
E. Morgan
Jesse
Nancy Dunner Lee
Sweet Home
Albert Henry Kohutek
Cuero
Robert L. Kohutek
Ray LeGalley
Brisbane
Australia
Phil Howard
Point Comfort
Henry Wauson
Gary Murphree
Bay City
Albert K. Kohutek
Jesse A. Kohutek
Port Lavaca
Dennis L. Kohutek
Glen P. Kohutek
Allen R. Kohutek
Arlen Kohutek
Houston
A. J. Dedear
Alphonse Scheffler
Earl Hermes
Victoria
Millie Ford
Pasadena
Texas
Jack Lee
John Lee
Yoakum
J. W. Lee
LaWard
Freund Funeral Home
St. Michael's Catholic Church
John Flynn
Hillside Cemetery
Freund
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Summary
Hospital notes list Cuero and Burns admissions including Mrs Carolyn Stehle Mrs Annie Wofford Mr Ysabel Varela Mrs Lottie Fleming Sister Mary Vincent and Alfred Hartman Dismissals include Mrs Mathilde Krueger A H Morrow and Mrs Hazel Neely Cuero Hospital admissions Henry Franke and Mrs Ellen Schley Dismissals Oscar Sehiinke 01 and Fedencio Guerrero.
Fort Worth Livestock Prices Mixed Across Cattle Hogs and Sheep
In Fort Worth Texas cattle calves and various weight classes show mixed moves with high quality slaughter steers around 26.50 per hundredweight and utilities, feeder steers and heifers trading in the low to mid twenty dollar ranges. Hogs at 18.00 to 19.00 for barrows and gilts, sows not established, while lambs and feeder lambs bring around 22.00 to 27.00 depending on weight and finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
USDA
Light Vote. (Continued From Page One) Light Vote
D. Neyland. Koenig and White head will face each other in the June 1 balloting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Neyland
Koenig
Whitehead
Health experts urge hard work for fitness at convention
Dr Tomas Kirk Cure ton of the University of Illinois Physical Fitness Laboratory told delegates in Colorado Springs that the healthiest people in the world work hard and eat simply, emphasizing discipline and calorie balance as key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Tomas Kirk Cureton
University of Ilinois Physical Fitness Laboratory
Government Urged to Promote Oil Shale Industry
Denver UPI reports Michael Halboury, a Houston geologist and past AAOPG president, urged immediate government action to back private oil shale research. He warned without government support there may be no commercial shale oil, risking delayed large reserves and private industry shifting to other sources.
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Denver
Halboury
Ofl
Shale
Wild Brothers Heirs Sought by Genealogy Letter
DeWitt County Museum in Cuero, Texas, receives a letter from Kurt Eberling of Huntington Valley Pennsylvania seeking descendants of Damian and David Wild. He notes German origins, Texas farming, and potential photos. asks for any contact or records to help family history for sharing.
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DeWitt County
Pennsylvania
Damian
David Wild
Texas
Kurt Eberling
Oak Drive
Huntington Valley
Fort Worth
Wild Brothers
Rangedingen
Germany
Damian Wild
Austin
Tough Talks and Turbulent Politics Across the World
United Press International cuts through global tension with notes on Vietnam talks likely taking 12 to 18 months past the preliminaries and a staged path to agenda formation. In Japan, Seiichi Katsumata plans to oust Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in July, risking a renegotiation of the US-Japan security treaty if the Conservatives fall. Antagonism grows between Communist China and North Vietnam over Hanoi Washington talks, as Haiphong crew tensions and Mao-era symbols surface. Moscow readiness hints at a Moscow to New York air route maiden flight but delays persist, with insiders signaling slow movement toward a late May target.
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London
North Vietnam
United States
Eisaku Sato
Sato
Seiichi Katsumata
Katsumata
Japan
China
Haiphong
Peking
Vietnam
New York
Moscow
Briton Kenneth Cope Lands Leading Role in The Marauders
Kenneth Cope of Britain signs for a top role in Irving Allen's The Marauders for Columbia Pictures. The deal places Cope as a principal in the Hollywood feature, enhancing his international profile and aligning with Columbia's forthcoming release slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Britain
Kenneth Cope
Irving Allen
the Maurauders
Columbia Pictures
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Tom Wadsworth
L. D. LeGalley’s
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Mrs. W. R. Towery
Robstown
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Lonie Towery
Doris LeGalley
Albert Kohutek
Cuero Sand’s Steak House
Yoakum Hwy
Polly Howerton
P. J. Allen
Bob Johnson
Castroville
Jerry
Linton
Alice
Lorena Wofford
Fritzie Koehler
A&m Way
Charlton Heston
Will Penny
Angelo
Smartuire
Richard’s OF Cuero, Inc
GAY Imp
Esplanade
Heart of Saigon
Mrs. Bland
Mrs
Lottie Kohutek
Hansen Feed & Supply
Iron Curtain
Yugoslavia
Daliborka Stojsic
Belgrade University
Miami Beach
Fort Wort Livestock
Animal Kingdom
Fry
Brauning
Hallettsville
Anna
Austria
David
Daniel
Gallis Wild
Wild
Hamburg
University of Berlin
Library
University of Texas
Ed Wild
Berlin
Edmund Wid
University of Michigan
Ed Wiki
Cuero-Halelettaville
Bert W. Okuley
United Press International
Window
Jackie
Jacqueline Kennedy
Annemarie Tuute
Kitchenwise
Jackie Kennnedy
Anne
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