Cuero Social News Highlights Local Visitors and Shop Openings
Nancy Peters and Jack Gree son and families from Victoria visited San Marcos Cuero guests included Gerald and Billy Sedlacek and families from Edinburg and Victoria. Cuero and Ingleside visitors tied to Schultz and Donnie family. Joe Keesler upgrades storefront at 118 East Main. Cuero Ben Franklin store sold to A L Champion newcomers plan home on Morgan Avenue. Thamm family returns from Houston after H C Finch visit and Astrodome game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Sedlacek
Cuero
Gerald Sedlacek
David
Edinburg
Billy Sedlacek
Billy Joe
Victoria
Jimmy Speed
Yorktown
Terry Morrow
Mary Howe
Kerry Dromgoole
Ingleside
Texas
Freeman Schultz
Mrs. Schultz
Donnie
Kerry
Cuero Ben Franklin
A. L. Champion
Beeville
Second Street
Morgan Avenenug
Alamo Lumber Company
Arthur Thamm
H. C. Finch
Houston
Thamm
Astrodome
Poliwogs and Plans for a Busy Day
A breezy column notes lawnmower use grows with rains, recounts a rough morning with burnt toast and spilled grease, praises early tax returns from primaries, recalls Beulah’s flood impact on Linton, comments on an art show hippie presence, Corpus Christi providing display tracks, garden harvests, and a Mother’s Day ad shift. Eggs of B quality noted for general cooking.
Session Held By Daughters of St Michael Court
The Catholic Daughters of America Court St. Michael met Monday evening in the St Michael's School music room. The Junior Catholic Daughters presented a program and songs accompanied by Sister Laura on guitar. The poetry and poster contest winners presented entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Daughters of America
St. Michael
St. Michael’s School
Laura
DeWitt Group Will Attend Council Talk
County Judge George Trowell and DeWitt County Commissioners will travel to Victoria for a 4 30 p m meeting of the Golden Crescent Council of Governments. Trowell expects a decision on whether DeWitt will join after the session. Discussion will include a regional library study progress and an initial briefing on comprehensive health planning. Cuero is already a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Trowell
DeWitt
Victoria
Cuero
Town Talk on Federal Benefits and Workable Program
The Record notes Cuero risks losing federal benefits if the Workable Program is not re certified. Whether one agrees with the principle or not, benefits will be dispensed somewhere. The Record plans more articles on the master plan and the program and its details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Troop 241 Camporee Recognition At Camporee Fire
Troop 241 earned eight of ten points at Camp O Ree with praise for Eagle Scouts Chris Krueger and Bill Spears and for Glen McWhorter and Leon Polzin. A huge campfire attracted relatives, with church services held in the field Sunday. Falcon Patrol named best unit. Star Scout Charles Carter cited as Honor Camper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Krueger
Bill Spears
Glen McWhorter
Leon Polzin
Oree
Falcon Patrol
Charles Carter
Headquarters Patrol
U S Forces Join Battle of Saigon
U S combat units entered the Saigon battle routing guerrillas from a residential area. About 4,000 civilians fled under fire as allies claimed heavy Communist deaths in the 11 provinces around Saigon. Civilians crowded the Y Bridge area as troops pressed a cordon and gunships lashed at positions.
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Saigon
UPD
U. S
UPI
Paris
Hanoi
France
Vietnam
UPI Newsfilm
Ib Heller
Fort Worth cattle and hog prices move slightly in steady market
Fort Worth livestock market reports cattle volume with calves and steers ranging 23.00 to 34.10 per hundredweight depending on weight and grade. Slaughter heifers weak while cows stay largely steady with minor declines. Hog prices hold at 18.00 to 19.00 for barrows and gilts, sows down, sheep around 27.00 for spring slaughter lambs and 24.00 for spring feeder lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
USDA
Houston Stockyards Move to Sealy in Port City Plan
Port City Stockyards announces purchase of Sealy Livestock Auction Company and will take over the Sealy plant on May 31. J. D. Sartwelle and C. A. Mewis describe a shift to perimeter location, combined auctions and private treaty, plus a new sales department replacing individual firms, as highway right of way threatens the Houston plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port City
Harris County
Sealy
Calhoun Cold Storage Company
Newcomers Continue Rise in Cuero Population
Report shows 32 newcomers in Cuero from October through December last year and 5 newcomers in the first three months of this year, marking an increase of 19 for the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tober
Garrison and Webb Debate Over Rangers Faith
The long running clash between historian Walter Prescott Webb and Garrison began in 1938 and centered on the fate of the Rangers. Webb predicted their extinction in Farewell to the Rangers, a view Webb later recanted before his 1963 death. Garrison, sharing frontier virtues, sought to be seen as the real Ranger and was described as quiet and deliberate, capable of facing danger with calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Walter Prescott Webb
Webb
Rangers
Leases Filed For Uranium on Yorktown Land
Humble Oil and Refining Co. filed two mining leases with DeWitt County Clerk covering nearly 300 acres in Yorktown. The agreements list uranium thorium and related minerals as the extracts, exclude oil and gas, and name G. E. Brandt and Ida Weischwill as principal landowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorktown
DeWitt County
Humble Oil and Refining Co
G. E
Anna Brandt
Ida
Ford M. Weischwill
Route 5
Humble
Two Arrested For Drinking In Cuero Police Action
Cuero police arrested two men on drinking charges early Sunday at 1 31 a.m. Pablo Macia 41 of Gonzales paid a 10 dollar fine for drunk charge. Joe Macias 19 of Gonzales was released on appearance bond for minor consuming alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Pablo Macia
Gonzales
Joe Macias
Hospital Notes From Cuero and Nearby Areas
Records show hospital admissions at Cuero and Yorktown clinics including Laura Morse Gertrude Stevens Albert W Schultz and Annié Wofford. Dismissals include Mrs Mabel Davis Johnny Cooley Bonnie Brieger and others. Births note a Marin baby girl and multiple patient updates across communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Hospital
Henry Varela
Annie Schellpepper
Bonnie Brieger
Yorktown
Daniel Marin
Annie Hardt
Antonio Guerrero, Jr
John QO. Grell
Louis W. Karnes
Nordheim
O'Neal Sunday
Richard Haak
Weesatche
Marcellus Rios, Jr
F.C. Sinast
Daniel Marian
John Bolting
Antonio Guerrero
Marin
Arctic ice threat to Iceland fishing industry endangers coast
A late-season Arctic blast coated northern and northeastern Iceland with ice. Officials warned that if the ice pack lingers along the coast it could trigger a financial disaster for the nation's fishing industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reykjavik
Iceland
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Nancy Peters
Jack Greeson
R. J.greeson
San ‘Marcos
Rudy Rodriguez
Joe
John
Robert Rodriguez
Joe Keesler
E. Main Street
Polzin
Cuero Sand’s Steak House
Yoakum Hwy
Freund Funeral Home
Charlton Heston
Superwestern
Angelo
Richard's OF
Country Gentleman Farm
E. Hamilton
NAPCO
Cuero Discount LuMber CO
Esplanade
Polliwogs
By Polly Howerton
Linton
Corpus Christi
Annie Jacobs
GAY Imp
DeWitt Group
Heller
Hansen Feed & Supply
Cuero Cash Grain
Fort Worth Livestock
Houston Stockyards
Gino Charles
Alan Ebillis
Cuero Record
Yorktown, Memorial Hospital
Hold On
Elecka Drug CO
Sol E. Main
N. Esplanade
Olds
Oldsmobile
HemisFair
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