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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1971
Page
1
A Cuero reader extols police as core protectors amid dangers and hardships. He notes officers face threats to families, endure abuse, and work every hour in all weather, urging a statewide day to honor their service.
The note references Henry Vanderhide who struck DeWitt County in 1874, W J Glass a former Concrete schoolteacher and rancher, and F M Taylor a ranchman who arrived in 1851. It also mentions Sylvester Jendry seen downtown.
Proceeds from Cuero Rotary Club Miss DeWitt County pageant totaled 527. Lott Taylor reported on the event, with funds to support charity and civic projects. Roy Parker presented a history of the Cuero cattle industry. Pill Drier of Meyersville attended as a guest.
Bruce Gohmert an 11 year old Meyersville student rescued 11 year old Sandra Eakin from drowning in the Cuero Municipal Park pool. Lifeguard Mark Junker revived Sandra with artificial respiration and she later recovered. Bruce received an award at the Meyersville graduation for his brave quick thinking.
Cuero VFW Post 3972 schedules its annual barbecue on June 11 at the post property on Yoakum Highway to raise funds for the building fund. Proceeds support the post, with tickets sold by members. the June 10 meeting is canceled due to the event.
Cuero Lions Board of Directors met at Doll House Restaurant. Don Polzin attended as a guest. They voted to pay for one meal for Boy Scout Troop 243 during their Cuero to Austin hike. A landscaping night is planned for June 9 at Cuero Community Hospital with tree and shrub planting and a club supper.
Dr Richard D Mudd son of the doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth has long sought to clear his grandfather’s name. He recalled multiple past attempts dating to 1877 1954 and 1968 to obtain pardons or compensation with no result from authorities. The story traces a family trek from Cuero and Yoakum Texas to Saginaw Michigan and notes his distant kinship to J B Mudd of Cuero Livestock.
The Cuero Fair and Turkey Trot Association schedules a meeting for Wednesday June 2 at 7 00 pm in the directors room of Cuero Federal Savings and Loan Association. Plans for the Cuero Centennial Celebration will be discussed.
Two former Cuero citizens were honored at memorial services of the Guadalupe Victoria Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Victoria. Mrs Lucyle Barnes Henderson and Mrs T. J. Traylor were recognized. Traylor died in December as Henderson had prior.
University of Houston pharmacy student David Polasek interns at Reuss Pharmacy in Cuero while completing his five year program. A 1967 Cuero High School graduate, he already worked part time in town and must complete 600 internship hours before graduation. He may not fill prescriptions as owner Joe B. Reuss notes.
The Mobile X Ray Unit from the Alamo Area Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association visits Cuero today at City Hall 201 FE Main from 2 pm to 6 pm. All residents 15 and older are urged to use the service with a suggested $1 per X ray to help cover operating costs. Mrs J G Hunnam and Future Homemakers members register at the unit.
Cuero National Guard unit comprised of six officers and 165 enlisted men will leave Sunday by truck convoy for a two week encampment at North Port Hood in central Texas. An advance detachment departs today as the platoon and company train with tactical and crew served weapon exercises and weapons qualification planned. The unit is due back in Cuero on June 13.
There will be no garbage collected on Monday May 31 as city offices observe Memorial Day. Areas regular Monday pickup will be served on Tuesday instead.
The DeWitt County Electric Co operative nominating committee will meet Friday June 4 to name candidates for four director districts for three year terms. The annual meeting July 27 plans to elect directors, with voting by district and compensation details for directors. Twenty seven complaints including burglary counts will be heard by the summer-fall term grand jury June 7 with jurors summoned for 9 a.m. in district court.
The fifth and sixth grades of Sunday School at First United Methodist Church organize a Bible exhibit featuring rare editions including editions printed in languages other than English. Evening services on May 30 and June 6 are canceled and resume June 13. Rev. Calvin Peterson and Fr Myron Bass named delegates to the Southwest Texas Annual Conference in San Antonio May 31 to June 3.
Governor Preston Smith outlines five driving tips to reduce accidents and support a tough crackdown on reckless driving. He urges planning travel to avoid rushing, not driving after drinking, using seat belts, checking tires and brakes, and obeying speed limits to keep Memorial Day and summer traffic safer.
The 1971 Cuero Senior High graduates, 133 seniors, will receive diplomas at 8 p m tonight in Gobbler Stadium with a rain plan to the gymnasium. The program features a Gobbler Band procession and remarks by class leaders and local clergy, plus diplomas presented by Dr E E Sams and Dr Harold R Hirh.
Richard Poenitsch of Galveston phoned his parents, Mr and Mrs Jack Poenitsch of Cuero, to say he was unhurt in the Oxirane Chemical Plant explosion in Galveston Bay Wednesday night. He worked as a chemist at the plant in the Bayport industrial district, noting more could have been hurt if it had happened in daylight. The plant will likely be shut for about four weeks.
The Country Store Gallery of Austin presented Cuero with a two day arts display at Buchel Bank. Mrs Onie Spears of Victoria won a $100 savings account and Mr Dewey C Henderson of Crane won a $100 wifi certificate. Karlton Kahlich of Crane drew the names.
The DeWitt County Sunday School and B T U Institute convene at Mt Sinai Baptist Church Yoakum for a weekend program. The youth session begins Saturday at 7 15 p m with music by Mrs Elizabeth Henderson City Youth Chorus and guest speaker Miss Josephine Franklin.
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