Tuesday Election Urges Voters to Cast Ballots in DeWitt
Local observers predict about two thirds of DeWitt County voters will turnout for Tuesday's general election with around 4 000 total votes. The Record endorses Bush for U S Senator Smith for Governor and others, urging voters to mark their choices and support seven ballot amendments.
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DeWitt County
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
George Bush
U. S
Preston Smith
Byron Fullerton
Crawford Martin
Robert S. Calvert
Jesse James
Bob Armstrong
Daniel C. Heath
Texas
Buchel Bank Introduces New Note Teller Window
Buchel Bank announces a new note payment window to speed service for note payments starting Monday November 2. Mrs Phyllis Lapp will serve as note teller and head the window while drive in and regular tellers shift focus to deposits and withdrawals. Helen Frels remains Head Teller with Rae Stahl and Annette assisting.
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Buchel Bank
Phyllis Lapp
Helen Frels
Rae Stahl
Annette
Carnivel Raises Funds for Westhoff P T Club
Westhoff Parent Teacher Club realized about 400 dollars at its annual Halloween carnival on Thursday night. A menu of chicken stew hot dogs cakes and pies was offered. Varied entertainment was provided and club president Mrs. Melvin Hilbrich thanked helpers and attendees.
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Westhoff
Melvin Hilbrich
Cuero Chamber Board to Meet Monday Night
The Cuero Chamber and Agriculture directors will gather at 7 p.m. Monday. Committee reports are due. A report on the Governors Industrial Expansion Conference in Austin October 13 will be presented.
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Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Austin
Banks Report Deposits Up In DeWitt County
DeWitt County banks show higher deposits in 1970 led by Buchel Bank and Trust Co and Farmers State Bank and Trust Co. Yoakum National Bank and Birst State Bank post notable gains while Yorktown Community Bank and Home State Bank contribute to the overall rise. Some banks show small decreases or minor shifts in totals from 1969.
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Yoakum
Buchel Bank and Trust Co
Farmers State Bank and Trust Co
Yoakum National Bank
Birst State Bank
First National Bank
Yorktown Community Bank
Home State Bank
Details Of One Tuesday Vote And UF Donations In Cuero
Cuero United Fund totals rose by 70 with a 70 donation from Carroll Ley owner of Cuero Western Auto at 131 E Main and an anonymous donor adding 70 and 20 cash to push the fund toward its 1971 goal. UF chair Jack Howerton urged Cuero residents to contribute as the campaign remains 4641 short of the 11000 target and funds will be distributed among 10 agencies including Local Emergency Welfare School Milk Fund American Red Cross Salvation Army USO and Scout groups.
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Carroll Ley
Cuero Western
Cuero United Fund
Ley
E. Main
Colorado
United Fund
Jack Howerton
Cuero Area
Cuero
Box 351
Adieve School Milk Fund
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Hogue Petitions Ahead of Council Meeting on Reinstatement
Former Police Chief Richard Hogue says petitions urging his reinstatement will be presented at the City Council meeting at 2 45 p m Thursday. He notes several hundred adults and about 60 youths signed the petitions and a committee has asked officials to add the issue to the agenda.
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Richard Hogue
Hogue
Wil Cockrell
Cuero Fund Drives Total $6 359 in Local Quota List
A Cuero community collection lists hundreds of local donors and amounts totaling 6359 dollars. Businesses, stores, and individuals such as Cuero Oil Mill, Coca Cola Bottling, Allied Mills, and the Cuero Record contribute to the United Fund quota, with many names and sums noted.
Major Bargains Offered Shoppers In Cuero
Al Champion of the Retail Merchants Association invites Cuero shoppers to downtown Saturday for the first old time values sidewalk sale. Merchants sponsor the event promising outstanding bargains and a wide selection for customers to enjoy.
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al Champion
Retail Merchants Association
Coppedge Takes Over Texaco Station on Esplanade
Johnny Coppedge a Cuero veteran service station operator has moved across the street to run the Texaco station at 303 N Esplanade after purchasing it. He brings 21 years in the business and will continue staff and services including the rain gauge and usual wash and grease jobs with batteries and tires available.
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Johnny Coppedge
Cuero
Texaco
N. Esplanade
Coppedge
Mobil
Absentee Balloting Light in DeWitt County Race Outlook
Voters begin the 1970 general election Tuesday at 8 a.m. with polls open until 7 p.m. in DeWitt County. County Clerk Ray Gips reports 89 absentee ballots cast or mailed by Friday, 34 not yet returned, and no contested races in the county as the Bush versus Bentsen Senate contest looms nationwide.
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Lan Bentsen
Lloyd Bentsen
U. S. Senate
Cuero Municipal
Homer Blanton
DeWitt County
Bentsen
Cuero
Young Bentsen
D. L. Prentice
George Bush
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Bush
Ray Gips
Voters Invited To Check County State Returns
The Record reports no outside election board for Tuesday's general election. A small board will sit in the lobby of the office showing county and state returns for the U.S. Senate and governor races. Citizens may visit to view results. complete county and final state returns appear in Wednesday's edition.
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The
Record
U.S. Senate
Pilot Club Honor Roll: Lt Henry E Luddeke II Serviceman of the Week
The Cuero Record honors Lt Henry E Luddeke II on the Pilot Club Honor Roll. A Cuero High School graduate in 1965 he studied at Texas A&M joining the Cadet Corps and the Texas Aggie Band. He later earned a BA in Marketing and was commissioned in 1969.
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Henry E. Luddeke II
Cuero Record and
Pilot Club
Luddeke
Cuero High School
Texas A&m University
A&m
Cadet Corps
Texas Aggie Band
Kathleen House of
Three Rivers
Fort Gordon
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
1St Bath Artillery
304Th Signal
Seoul
Korea
304Th Signal Battalion
Kathleen
Laddeke
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Carnivel
CCA
DeWitt
Yorktown
Nordheim
United Service Organization
Gonzales Warm Springs
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of America
Campfire Girls
Council
Republican
Bush Belles
Miss Braden
Betsy Zentner
Kaye Tarkington
Sharon Steen
Nettie Lewis
Lillie Stollers
Spiro Agnew Watch
Jeanie Blalock
H.E.B. Food Store
Coppedge Tire Service
Crescent Valley Creamery
Robt. B. Baldwin
D. M. Stiles
Cuero Foodcraft Store
Carl & Agatha Wagner
Cuero Livestock Com. Co
Gulf Coast Wood Products
Conrad & Tarkington Ins
L. L. Battery Drug Store
Frank B. Sheppard
Koenig's
Coca . Cola Bottling Co
Cuero Oil Mill
Alfred Friar
J. Carter Thomas
Surface Burial Vault Co
Charles Tubbs
Emil Penner
J. Cohn and Family
Reiffert Blackwell
Reuss Drug Store
Lester Frers Jeweler
A. J. Engbrock
George W. Trowell
J. C. Penney Co
Ben Franklin
Leslie Motor Co
Howard Green
John - Lois Wheeler
Howard Kieinecke
Gay Implement Co
White's Auto Store
Lott Taylor
Kate Thompson
Bonnie Buenger
Church Women United
Ladies Aux
VFW Post
Boysen’s Super Market
T. O. Buchel
Arthur Koehler
Raymond Cook
Tops of
Cuero Group
Rialto Theatre Employees
Glenn Sigmund
Western Auto Store
Friend
Tion
Henry E. Luddeke III
Henry EB. Laddeke
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