Town Tank J Fischer and the odd tale of a garden elephant
A fragmented clipping recounts a robbery attempt where Town Tank J Fischer returned cash after a struggle. It then shifts to anecdotes about Eddie Brown and Jim Dahlman, a Nebraska sheriff and Omaha mayor, plus a humorous circus elephant escape and a garden encounter with a desk sergeant.
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Jim Dahlman
DeWitt County
Nebraska
Jim
Cain
William Jennings Bryan
Theo Roosevelt
U.S
Omaha
Hopkins Receives Master Education Degree at Texas Southern University
Roy L. Hopkins Sr son of Adolph M. Hopkins and the late Mrs Cora Hopkins earned his Master Education Degree at Texas Southern University Houston during Saturday commencement. A 1955 Daule High School graduate he holds a 1959 BA from Huston Tillotson College Austin. He earlier taught at Westhoff 1959 63 and Georgetown Westside 1963 65 and now works for the Houston Independent School District. He and his wife Farline and their seven children reside in Houston.
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Roy L. Hopkins
Adolph M. Hopkins
Cora Hopkins
Texas Southern University
Houston
Hopkins
Daule
Huston-Tillotson College
Austin
Westhoff
Georgetown
Westside
Houston Independent School District
Farline
Firemen to Host Annual Barbecue in Cuero Park
Cuero Fire Department and Auxiliary announce the annual barbecue Monday at 7 pm at Cuero Baseball Park. The department furnishes barbecue with potato salad by the auxiliary. Guests of the auxiliary will dine at the fire station.
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Cuero
Cuero Baseball Park
Merchants To Hold Meeting In Cuero Chamber
The Retail Merchant's Committee of the Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chamber office.
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The
Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Chamber
Adams Gaden Incorporation Vote Creates New City
About 200 residents of Adams Gadens Texas in the Lower Rio Grande Valley voted over the weekend to incorporate the area as a new city following approval from local authorities and volunteers.
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Adams Gadens
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Voting Sites Listed for Precincts 1 to 28 in Cuero Area
Voting locations include Junior High Gym Proctor Hall Cuero Fire Station Thomaston Arneckeville Meyersville West Yorktown Nordheim Lindenau Hochheim Concrete Hochheim Prairie West Yoakum Nordheim and other halls with polling hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Names of sites indicate former building designations and multiple small communities are served.
Meyersville OKs School Tax Increase in Saturday Vote
Meyersville voters approved raising the school tax limit to $3.50 per $100 of assessed valuation by a 118 to 34 margin in a Saturday election, about half of eligible voters casting ballots. The move aims to support operations for 1971 72 amid reduced gas and oil revenues and rising transfer costs for post eighth grade education. Floyd Doehrman praised the approval while officials note the district will raise only as needed. The measure followed a Texas Legislature sponsored bill authorizing Meyersville and Westhoff districts to hold the special election.
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Meyersville
W. F. Hancock
Floyd Doehrman
Tim von Dohlen
Texas
Westhoff
Hancock
Funds Sought To Landscape New Hospital
Cuero Community Hospital seeks donations to landscape grounds. Tax deductible gifts qualify for a donor plaque above $100. J P Simpson donated the landscape plan, with Alamo Landscape Service. display at Cuero Federal Savings and Loan Co. Lions gave 150 and Pilot Club 200 toward beautification.
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Grady McDonald
J. P. Simpson
Alamo Landscape Service
San Antonio
Simpson
Cuero Federal Savings and Loan Co
Lions
Pilot Club
Stubbs Home Fire Destroys All Contents
Fire at Edward R. Stubbs home in Hochheim destroys all belongings. The family loses clothing and shelter. a need for clothing is reported with Mrs. Stubbs wearing a size 16 dress. The household includes two girls ages 1 and 16 and four boys ages 6, 12, 13, and 16.
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Edward R. Stubbs
Hochheimn
Meyersville School Board Reviews Election Results
Meyersville School Board members discuss the recent tax election results at the Wednesday meeting. The session begins at 8 p.m. in the Meyersville School Building and will cover the 1971-72 calendar and teacher contract signings.
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Meyersville
Tidal Wave Of Dollars Go Abroad
The Nixon administration reports a first quarter deficit of 5.5 billion dollars in the balance of payments, the largest quarterly deficit on record. Treasury Secretary Connally warns the deficit is unsustainable and calls for action by government business and labor to curb rising costs and stabilize prices. The deficit, tied to speculative flows and a stronger German mark, reflects a dollar crisis affecting Europe and aided by SDR allocations.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Commerce Department
Treasury
John B Connally
Senate Finance Committee
Connally
Europe
U.S
United States
Hospital Board To View Funds At April Meeting
Financial statements for April will be reviewed at Tuesday meeting of the Cuero Community Hospital board of directors. Board members will meet at 5 P.M. in the hospital room to consider hospital operations.
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Cuero Community Hospital
Old 2 Cent Stamp In Big Demand
The 2 cent postage stamp, once a staple for decades, is back in demand as of May 16. Patrons must add a 2c stamp to the 6c postage to ensure mail moves to the designated sectional center and reaches its destination with fewer delays. Officials expect the 2c addition to be temporary, possibly lasting 4 to 5 years before another 2c is added.
Judge Ley Returns From Texas Seminar
Judge Albert Ley of Cuero has returned from a Justice of the Peace Seminar held May 11 13 in San Antonio. About 109 judges from across the state attended the session sponsored by the Police Training Division of the Engineering Extension Service at Texas A M University. Topics included criminal law ethics legality of arrest and recent federal and state court decisions affecting justice courts.
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Albert Ley
Cuero
San Antonio
Police Training Division
The
Engineering Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Railroads Shut Down By National Strike
The 13 000 member Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen led a nationwide strike causing a shutdown of the nation’s rail system. About 600 000 other rail workers honored picket lines as tensions rose over pay. Labor Secretary Hodgson urged emergency legislation, while Transportation Secretary Volpe called the event a catastrophe and prepared priority transport measures.
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Tion
Brotherhood of Railway
James P. Hodgson
Nixon
Congress
Hodgson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Administration
Transportation
John
A. Volpe
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Food
Ani
Save Cuero to Kenedy Mail Route Protest Push
Community readers urged to protest the planned discontinuation of the Cuero to Kenedy daily mail route by writing to U S senators and House members, the Post Office Director of Logistics in Fort Worth, and the Postmaster General’s executive assistant in Washington.
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Cuero
Kenedy Daily Mail
Vance L. Jones
Post Office Bidg
Fort Worth
Tex
Washington, D.C
Emergency Legislation Proposed By President To End The Rail Strike
President Nixon proposed emergency legislation to force 5000 railroad signalmen back to work and extend contract talks to July 1 after a nationwide rail strike shut down all rail traffic. Congress expected quick action with support from House leaders, while Ford urged fast action and condemned the strike.
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Hodgson
Washington
UPL
Nixon
Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen
Florida Ute House
Amercans
Congress
James D. Hodgson
House
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Tire debris on American highways tops two hundred thousand tons
United Press International reports that over 200000 tons of abraded rubber from automobile tires accumulate on U.S. roads annually, highlighting a major waste and roadway maintenance issue.
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United Press International
Liquor By The Drink Debate Shapes Local Election
A light turnout is expected in Tuesday's election on four constitutional amendments and liquor by the drink. Church groups oppose liquor sales, while opponents attack an ethics amendment and welfare reform proposals as flawed or wasteful. Only wet precincts will vote on liquor.
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Texas
Hye Murber
Lecal
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Cuere Community Hospital
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Hospital Board To View
U. S
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