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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1971
Page
1
A reader shares remarks praising a friend Jimmie May er and critiquing a few local personalities. The note mentions Phyma Bush and Beulah Dunn, and includes humorous verses about marriage and gender roles. The column closes with word of Prentice’s return and Irvin Maxey supplying cigarettes.
CHS graduation for seniors set for Friday at 8 p m will take place in the high school gym if weather turns inclement. Principal Bill Cooper advised students and parents. contingent ceremonies may be moved to Gobbler Stadium if conditions permit.
Three DeWitt County 4 H members will exhibit dairy animals at the Harris County Dairy Day in Tomball Texas Friday. Charles Koenig of Westhoff 4 H club and Dave Matejek of Lindenau 4 H club will show jersey heifers. Terry Klan of Meyersville 4 H club will exhibit a Holstein heifer he raised, accompanied by DeWitt County Agent Orval Wright.
United Press International recalls King George II’s nine year reign following the end of the American Revolution, outlining the period of his rule and its historical context.
VFEW to install officers for Vuevo VFW Post 3972 and Ladies Auxiliary in separate ceremonies at 8 p.m. in the NYA building. New post commander Wilfred Peters. outgoing Alois Bomba. other officers include Lloyd Henneke Dr William Grunder Gerhardt Frels Carl Culpepper Earl Ray and Bomba as trustee. Auxiliary officers include Mrs Wilfred Peters president and Mrs Charles Kilpatrick senior vice president with a supper at 7 p.m.
Rep Tim Von Dohlen of Go liad currently representing DeWitt Goliad Lavaca and Jackson Counties may gain Aransas and Refugio under a new redistricting plan under Senate consideration The House bill redrawing Texas 24 congressional districts is being revised by the Senate Redistricting Committee The measure follows Texas gaining a 24th seat after the 1970 census and growth The Legislature also expects action affecting Houston and Dallas Page 6
Employment of a cooperative counselor for Nordheim and Yorktown school districts for 1971 72 will be discussed at a county school trustees meeting Friday at 1 30 a m in the DeWitt County Courthouse. Also on the agenda is a United States District court order and bills for payment.
Most Cuero business houses will close Monday May 31 for Memorial Day. The Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture endorses the holiday. All DeWitt County offices, the county courthouse, state and county offices, the U S Post Office and Selective Service Local Board No 34 will close.
J H Parker of 601 Kb. Clay ton recorded .2 inch of rainfall every afternoon. Station KCFH reported no rainfall in past 24 hours. The city received .23 inch of rain Monday morning and evening. Total for the year is approximately 2.75 inches.
Rev Melburn Sibley of Beeville will deliver morning and evening sermons at First Baptist Cuero in the pastor's absence. Rev Bob Hairston leaves Cuero Saturday for the Southern Baptist Convention in St Louis and will return in about a week. Sibley, superintendent of South Texas Children's Home, formerly led Karnes City church for over six years and holds degrees from Baylor University and Southwestern Seminary.
Cuero Lions Club presented perfect attendance pins to W. C. Krueger and Nick Cameron for 15 years and Ed DeLeon for 5 years at Wednesday’s meeting. Anthony Braun, formerly of Kerrville, joined the local club after 16 years. Guest speaker Tom Kelliher, Gulf Bend Center executive director, outlined the Children and Youth Center and its Mental Health unit. The district convention in Victoria named Cuero the leading club in its area. J. Voelkel announced a slo pitch practice for June 1 at 6 p.m. J.C. Alvis of Nordheim attended as a guest.
The Port Mansfield Chamber of Commerce announces a Memorial Day Weekend Fishing Celebration on May 29 30 and 31 at Port Mansfield Texas. A Fish Fry will be held Sunday May 30 at the Chamber Building on North Beach from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
U S congressman Abraham Kazen of Laredo introduces legislation to exempt agriculture from new DOT truck operator restrictions. He argues 18 19 year olds are mature enough to drive farm trucks and cites Texas drivers license norms and a letter from Judge Jerome H Decker noting farm truck accident claims are comparatively low.
Registration for swimming classes Beginners through life saving will be held June 2 and 4 at the high school cafeteria. Students may register between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on both days. Beginners must be six years old or entering first grade. Lessons run in three two week sessions June 8-18 June 22-July 2 and July 6-16 with a 10 cent pool fee. Instructors are Red Cross sectioned instructors Mark Junker Marie Clarke and Matty Dunn.
Cuero Community Hospital Auxiliary seeks about four or five shelves for patient rooms at $30 each and more funds for a landscaping project. Contributions or memorials should go to Mrs Grady McDonald. dues are due by June 15 to Mrs Ben Penner. Christmas Bazaar planned for November.
The Bureau of Reclamation aims to start cloud seeding by next Tuesday over drought affected South Texas. Dr. Archie Kahan says silver iodide methods will be used if aircraft are available, centered in San Antonio and San Angelo, Texas, following a request from the office of emergency preparedness after Governor Preston Smith appealed.
The Cuero Nursing Home plans an open house June 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. to coincide with Texas Nursing Home Week. A staff meeting May 26 celebrated Miss Bridgette Blackwell and Miss Carolyn Enoch, 1971 Cuero High School graduates, with a cake and decorations. Birthday acknowledgments went to Kath leen Menking Mary Saenz Beulah York Bridgette Blackwell Johnnie Green Corene Green and Fannie Blackwell. Mr and Mrs Bob Kleinecke received a tiered serving tray for service to the home as they depart for Victoria Convalescent Center.
Auxiliary Bishop Patrick Flores of San Antonio will celebrate a Field Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Cuero for Confraternity of Christian Doctrine students and parish elders. Concelebrants include several local priests. ceremonies feature multilingual prayers, diplomas, certificates, and refreshments.
Cuero Fair & Turkey Trot Association to meet June 1 to set dates for a three day Centennial observance in October 1972. The plan calls for a Turkey Trot parade, possible coronation and daily headliners with strong civic club participation.
Texas legislators wrapped the $7 billion budget with no faculty pay raises. House conferees blocked $21 million for faculty and nonfaculty raises while Senate had urged it. A $5 million request for a new veterinary school at Texas Tech was also dropped. The budget still imposes about $700 million in new taxes and includes a $11 million shift to direct welfare grants via a drug vendor program. The session ends late weekend or Monday with redistricting ethics and election-fee issues unresolved.
Cuero native Mary Fanett Wheeler earned a doctorate in mathematics at Rice University on May 22. Her dissertation was A Priori L-2 Error Estimates for Galerkin Approximations to Parabolic Partial Differential Equations. She holds a BA and BS from the University of Texas 1960 and MA 1963.
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