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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1971
Page
1
A column of assorted items includes jests about stew loving columnists, a riddle about a girl who said Go ask father, and a beauty contest runner up. It notes a bee surviving inside a bull, visits from Mr and Mrs Prause, and a religious proverb. Pithy quips on timing and forgiveness appear, ending with a classroom joke about apples and brothers.
In Austin the House backs the Senate tax package worth 873 million dollars and faces a two thirds vote to implement July 1. Speaker Gus Mutschher supports lowering taxes in separate legislation and predicts an easy House majority but a challenge to reach the required supermajority. The House defeated Rep Curtis Graves by Houston a resolution praising NBC coverage of youth corrections.
Alfred Vanderstucken a Victoria based conservationist spoke to the Cuere Lions Club on environmental pollution, resource rationing and conservation. T L Edmondson introduced him and Gilbert Wielard Momer Berner led the program committee arranging ticket duties for the annual Lions Carnival. Team captains for ticket sales were Howard Bennett Jim Conrad Elmer Carter and Glenn Portis. Lions slo pitch manager Jack Calk reported team activity and urged more practice participation.
Circle K Foods opens at 809 N Esplanade and 410 FE Broadway Cuero with four day celebration from Friday to Monday. Mr Larry Egbert says savings and a Panasonic TV radio giveaway plus free balloons Pepsi and tree Freeze for kids. Managers Mr and Mrs James Stokes oversee Cuero locations as a third site is planned. Open 7 days 7 am to period.
The Senate Armed Services Committee announced it has voted to reduce the draft age from 75 to 60. While men over 30 rarely face conscription, the upper limit remained on the books for a potential all-out war, ensuring most able-bodied men could be called at that time.
Mrs Ed C Riedel of Yorktown reaches 100 years with a planned Saturday open house from 3 to 5 pm at her home. She has seven of ten children living including Herman Noster Yorktown Paul Gottschald Goliad Gust Liuiz Vieduna Marguerite Riedel Caroline Riedel Herbert Riedel and Wilmer Riedel. Three of 11 siblings also remain alive Arthur Jacob Goliad O L Schoremmer Victoria Natalie Jacob Raisin.
A mammoth tax bill for Texas moves toward final approval as Gov. Preston Smith weighs signing. The measure, over twice as large as any prior tax law, would raise $873 million to the general revenue fund over the next biennium, with $684 million in new revenue. If approved by the House and governor, the tax plan could take effect July 1 or September 1 depending on two thirds support. Speaker Gus Mutscher backs the Senate plan and aims to win the needed two thirds, while Smith indicated readiness to sign any mutually agreed tax measure.
Applications are open for two nursing programs at Cuero Community Hospital. The Nurses Assistance Program starts May 17 with applications to Mrs. Philomena Young. A Vocational Nursing School approved by the State Board will begin September 6 with fifteen students, directed by Mrs. Young, and applications accepted until June 1.
La Grange city manager Allan Cittler and city administrator Werner Von Minden visited Cuero this morning to inspect its billing equipment. La Grange plans a new billing machine and is touring neighboring cities to see their systems in operation.
Meyersville high school declares valedictorian Bruce Allen Jank with a 95.87 grade average and salutatorian Wanda Jane Diebel at 92.18. Jank is the son of John G Jank of Star Route Meyersville and Diebel is daughter of Fred D Diebel living on Star Route Meyersville. Graduation is set for Thursday May 27 at 8 p.m.
Susie Howard daughter of Mr and Mrs James Howard of Cuero won the Sam Houston Regatta beauty queen contest held Wednesday at the courthouse square in Huntsville. Cuero High School graduate and multiple contest winner, she will be presented at the Regatta Armada Lobster dinner at Elkins Lake in June and at the Cape Royal Huntsville Cup Regatta on August 15. She represented Kappa Alpha Fraternity as one of Zeta Tau Alpha Little Sisters and was a finalist in Miss Sam Houston last week.
CHS seniors heard a range of vocation talks during Senior Career Day with armed forces speakers from US Army Air Force Marine Corps Navy and a Cuero Chamber official detailing local career paths. Victoria Community College and local merchants also presented on business trades and technical vocations.
The Texas House adopted House Simple Resolution No. 428 honoring Cuero Boy Scout Troop 243 and its scoutmasters for service and its Freedom Foundation Award. Attendees included Scoutmasters John Hamilton and Elmer Krueger and numerous Scouts. the award recognized community service nationally.
The West German government postponed a decision on the monetary crisis involving marks and dollars to seek joint action with France and other European Common Market members. The crisis spread to Japan as banks suspended trading in the mark while large yen purchases and Bank of Japan intervention attempted to keep the dollar near the official rate.
CHS Concert Chor presents its annual spring concert at 7 50 p m tonight in St Mark's Lutheran Fellowship Hall. Admission 80 cents for adults and 2 cents for students. Mrs Jo Buenning directs the choir.
Gottschall Bros plan to move the Fritz Schwerre house from its corner site at E Broadway and S Henry St to their Clintos Road property off the San Antonio Highway, with Milton and Reuben Neitsch of Gonzales selling the house. They intend to build a Moe Moe Dloo Mak and a hamburger stand after losing their South Gonzales lease.
Bob Lee son of Mr and Mrs Jack Lee of Cuero named national Good Will Worker of the Year in a full page ad by the San Antonio Bot Hers Assn for Good Will week May 28. He lost both hands in a 1966 power line accident and is director of sales for Antonia Good Will Industries. He has raised handicapped product sales 13 percent last year and is in Washington for National Good Will Week ceremonies en route to Milwaukee for the banquet.
Mayor Jack Edgar told The Record no city manager selection decision will be made today or in the near future. The council meeting at 5:45 pm covers only regular business and naming a Mayor Pro tem.
Cuero High School selected seniors Lars Bade Iasa Hansen Nelson Hensley Mark Junker Janet McLane Brenda Osterloh Henry Sheppard Becky Smith Debme Wishert and juniors Franke McClung Kathryn Moritz Joe L to the Who's Who section of the 1971 Gobbler annual for outstanding service leadership and scholarship.
A rising line of fast moving storms swept central Texas with hail and rain. Sta Tom recorded five hundredths of an inch of rain at Cucro official station while San Antonio suffered shattered windshields and broken storefronts. The weather system spanned about 140 miles from Cotulla to Waco and prompted a severe thunderstorm watch at 7 a.m.
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