Mother's Day Visits Highlight Houston Family Gatherings
Mother's Day guests included Mr and Mrs David H Stone and Melvin Stone of Houston with Mrs Stone receiving a bouquet titled The Big Hug from her son Charles serving in Viet Nam. Other visits spanned Nordheim Brownsville and San Antonio as extended families gathered. Charles E Kilpatrick Jr on leave from the U S Navy returns from Gulf of Tonkin duty aboard USS John Hancock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Stone
David H. Stone
Melvin Stone
Houston
E. O. Hoehne
H. R . Mutschler
Mark
Nordheim
Donald Hoehne
Kevin Dale
Brownsville
Lamar Hoehne
Karen Sue
Chuck
San Antonio
Charles E. Kilpatrick, Jr
Charles Kilpatrick
Cueros
U. S. Navy
Charles Jr
Kilpatricks
William H
Gulf of Tonkin
McMahan and Friends Visit Cuero and Westhoff
Local families from Goliad Angleton and Cuero shared Sunday visits with relatives and friends. The gatherings included stops in Westhoff and at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Blackwell with guests from Waco Corpus Christi Mart Atlanta and San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. McMahan
Goliad
Jimmy McMahan
Angleton
Cuero
John Blackwell
W. B. McWhirter
Waco
Bill Morris
Corpus Christi
Billy Graves
Mart
Albert Siegel
San Antonio
Rialto Hosts Girl Scouts for Matinee Curtain Call
Rialto Theatre invites Girl Scouts and Brownies to Saturday matinee guests of manager H. C. Cox. The feature will be Flipper's Further Adventures.
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Rialto Theatre
H. C. Cox
Flipper
Cuero High to Present Five One-Act Plays
The Cuero High School Drama Department will perform five one-act plays at 7 p.m. Thursday in the school audio-visual room. Two featured works are Box and Cox and Mushrooms Coming Up. Admission is 50 cents. Francis Ashby heads the drama department.
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Cuero High School
Cox
Francis Ashby
PTO Schedules Final Session
The Cuero Parent Teacher Organization meets tonight at 7 30 p m in the Hunt Elementary cafetorium to decide whether to disband or continue. Music classes directed by Mrs Arthur Kochier will present the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Hunt Elementary
PTO
Arthur Kochier
Burns Hospital Admissions and Dismissals
Admissions list includes Antonio Smith and Linda Gail Jackson. Dismissals include Allan Wendel and Jesse Washington.
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Burns Hospital
Antonio Smith
Linda Gail Jackson
Allan Wendel
Jesse Washington
Community Notes and Name Gossip From Local Scene
Emil Penner returns from a California visit with family and friends. The Russells enjoy their yard and a Mother's Day dinner. Grace Episcopal vestry plans and Bishop Gosnell visit precede a 6 45 parish supper at Sands Steak House. Herman Morgenroth days to fish if coast weather cooperates. Erna Koehler in black white print dress and red neck kerchief. Lud Ejchholz keeps his yard tidy as mowing begins. Glenn Coffey notes another Monday. Paul Lucas office in Crain Building omitted from the phone book. Birthday wishes go to Karen Bade Judy Goode Denice Tomlinson Tarpley Don Stiles Annie Brightwell Linda Keesler. Home hint suggests easing nail polish bottle threads with face cream for easy reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Bade
Judy Goode
Denice Tomlinson
Tarpley
Don Stiles, Jr
Annie Brightwell
Linda Keesler
Troop 243 Scouts Run Fish Fry Plans and Hike Prep
Troop 243 held a meeting with Sheriff Cutter Dietze and Deputy Sheriff Bobby McMahan. The group bagged about 40 pounds of bass and planned a later fish fry. Members praised for April include Garry Phillips as Scout of the Month and several Scouts of the Week. Eleven Scouts signed up for the famous 100 mile summer hike. A five mile hike Friday started at 6 30 p.m. from the Scout Hut as kick off. Scout Steve Barlow joined Troop 243. Tonight committee men travel to Yoakum for Live Oak District Roundtable with Jack Swenson presenting summer camp. Next Monday May 18 Earl Wyatt will present the 1970 Troop Charter and Registration Cards to Scouts and parents. Mothers Auxiliary to provide refreshments. A service project is planned for Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at the Scout Hut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutter Dietze
Bobby McMahan
Garry Phillips
Raccoon Patrol
John C. Hamilton
Carl Krueger
Brown McChune
Jeff Dietze
Caer
Troop 243
Steve Barlow
Yoakum
Live Oak
Sesutor
Jack Swenson
Austin
Earl Wyatt
Cattle Testing Progress in DeWitt County
DeWitt County cattle testing for brucellosis proceeds on schedule, says agricultural agent Orval L. Wright. By May 9, 16 524 head tested with 137 positive cases. precinct 1 is underway and owners not yet tested should contact the Cuero brucellosis lab at 2756441. precinct 2 will follow.
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DeWitt County
Orval L. Wright
Precinct 1
Cuero
Precinct 2
Lubbock Tornado Demolishes Downtown and Hospitals
A devastating Lubbock tornado destroyed the downtown business district, overturned trucks, and left pillars of fire and debris. Hospitals overflowed as 302 injured sought care. police and National Guardsmen patrolled the streets to curb looting and maintain order.
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Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Fourth Street
National
Texas
South Plains
West Texas Hospital
Texas Tech University
Jones Stadium
DPS
Maj
Charles Bell
Granberry
Blackwell
General Electric
Community Names Read at Guadalupe Perez Jr Event
Special participants Guadalupe Perez Jr Juan Solis Jr Juan Ruben Trevino Cynthia Ann Arroyo with others Maria Articia Gutierrez Lydia Ann Hernandez Olivia Olguin Maria Angela Perez Juanita Rocha Rebecca Salazar Gloria Ann Torres Debbie Trevino Olga Rodriguez Norma Linda Rodriguez Eva Varela. Class instructor was Mrs Mary Molina and helpers Miss Susie Hernandez and Miss Chris Vasquez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalupe Perez, Jr
Juan Solis, Jr
Juan Ruben Trevino
Cynthia Ann Arroyo
Diana Garza
Maria Articia Gutierrez
Lydia Ann Hernandez
Olivia Olguin
Maria Argela Perez
Juanita Rocha
Rebecca Salazar
Gloria Ann Torres
Debbie Trevino
Olga Rodriguez
Norma Linda Rodriguez
Eva Varela
Mary Molina
Susie Hernandez
Chris Vasquez
County officials assign legal representation for four towns
Cuero City Attorney Geore Middaugh and Yoakum City Attorney Jim Cross will represent Cuero Yoakum Yorktown and county. Yorktown Council members approved a 600 appropriation for the defense fund at last night’s meeting. The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a hearing on the proposed abandonment with a fine of 15 in Corpus Christi.
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Mieet
Coldewey
Cuero
Yoakum
Yorktown
Geore Middaugh
Jim Cross
Interstate Commerce Commission
Corpus Christi
Funeral services held for Jake Fowler Cuero native
Jake Fowler 69 of Cuero died Sunday evening in a Corpus Christi hospital. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. today at Oak Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Gerald Bennett officiating. Graveside rites followed at 3 p.m. at City Cemetery in Kenedy. Pallbearers were Floyd Parker Gene Parker Weldon Parker J D Logan Clyde Eckols and Tom Buckman. He is survived by his wife Alleva Fowler of Cuero.
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Jake Fowler
Cuero
Oak Memorial Funeral Home
Gerald Bennett
Church of Christ
City Cemetery
Kenedy
Floyd Parker
Gene Parker
Weldon Parker
J. D Logan
Clyde Eckols
Tom Buckman
Fowler
Corpus Christi
Alleva Fowler
Funeral services for Louis Gerhold in Arneckeville
Funeral services were held at 10 am from Freund Funeral Home Chapel for Louis Gerhold 77 of Arneckeville coordinator of St. John's Lutheran Church Westhoff officiated burial Hillside Cemetery pallbearers were Walter Hoehne Frank Thieme Raleid Blackwell Steven Massey Royce Massey and Donald Massey Mr Gerhold died Sunday in a San Antonio hospital He was born August 14 1892 at Arneckeville son of Louis and Dora Ideus Gerhold married Lillie M Hoehne November 1914 in Cuero Survivors include two daughters Mrs T M Stroud Dallas and Mrs Calvin Lee Massey Corpus Christi two brothers Paul Yoakum Hugo Yoakum a sister Miss Fila Gerhold Arneckeville and four grandchildren
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Louis Gerhold
Arneckeville
Freund
Louis
Dora Ideus Gerhold
Lillie M. Hoehne
Cuero
Daugters
T. M. Stroud
Dallas
Calvin Lee Massey
Corpus Christi
Paul Gerhold
Yoakum
Hugo Gerhold
Fila Gerhold
Funeral services for C. F. Pyle in Cuero area
C. F. Pyle age 60 of Cuero died in a Conroe hospital. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Funeral services set for Saturday at 10 30 a.m. at Oak Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Jerard W Thornton Jr officiating. Burial in Hillside Cemetery. Survived by wife Catherine Pyle of Cuero two daughters Sendra Pruit and Paula Wahroertska both of Houston two sisters Nancy Hall Esther Scott of Porter and Margaret English of Kennard two brothers Henry and Robert Pyle of Houston and three grandchildren.
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C. F. Pyle
Cuero
Conroe
Calvary Baptist Church
Oak Memorial Funeral
Jerard W. Thornton Jr
Calvary Baptist
Hillside Cemetery
Catherine Pyle
Sendra Pruit
Paula Wahroertska
Houston
Nancy Hall
Esther Scott
Porter
Margaret English
Kennard
Henry Pyle
Robert Pyle
Tornado strikes Lubbock. widespread damage cripples communications
Eyewitness recounts the Lubbock twister that shut down phone lines for hours, damaged the Avalanche-Journal bureau, and flooded teletypes. Emergency crews from nearby towns respond as civil defense leaders meet at HQ shortly after the storm.
Woman Fends Off Robber After Groceries Bag Theft
Mrs. Lillian Settlemoir told police a man offered to help her with groceries at a Carbonale supermarket. When refused, he pulled a gun, grabbed a bank money bag containing $64 from the sack and fled. She suspects he saw the bag inside the store.
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Carbondale
APD
Lillian Settlemoir
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American Legion
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Frank Sheppard
Fulton
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Westhoff
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Atlanta, Ga
Fred Henneke
Rialto
Cuero Hospital
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Wilna Williams
Wak Hemunical
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BIG Country Radio
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Grace Episcopal Church
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Herman Morgenroth
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Lud Ejcchholz
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