Choices Open On Program set aside options for 1972
DeWitt county farm official Don Chesser says the 1972 feed grain and cotton programs announced by USDA expand set aside choices. Farmers may sign up between January 17 and February 5 and select combinations to protect base or allotment history, with set aside payments and loan provisions detailed for corn grain sorghum and barley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Chesse
DeWitt County Farm Program
U.S. Department of Agriculters
USDA
Chesser
Bible Thought on God and Priorities
A devotional fragment cites Haggai 1 9 about neglecting God’s house and pursuing personal comfort. It urges putting God first, then others, and finally self, presenting a theologically framed call to reorient priorities.
Memorial fund drive totals reach across Cuero community
A Cuero United Fund drive lists numerous donors and pledges from individuals, families, and local businesses. The compiled total to date reaches 8,597.48 with Memorials adding 150.00 and an overall tally of 8,747.48. Donors include Farmers State Bank, Cuero Record, HEB Grocery, Allied Mills, Coca Cola, and many others across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Hamilton
Farmers State Bank
Buchel Bank
Cuero Federal
Weber Motor Co
Freund Funeral Home
Ark.-La Gas Co
Gulf Coast Wood Prod
Conrad & Tarkington
Carl R. Wagner
Cuero Livestock Com., Inc
Nielsen 7-Up Bottling Co
Coppedge Tire Service
Duckett Motor Co
Cuero Foodcraft Store
Surface Burial Vault Co
D. M. Stiles
LeRoy Hamilton
Regency Furniture Co
Carter Thomas
S.W. Bell Telephone Co
L. L. Battery Ph. G
Koenig's Drive
O. E. Hall
Stimson Furniture Co
Charles Tubbs
Lester Frers Jewelers
Cuero Nursing Home
Ben Franklin
Erna B. Koehler
Oak Memorial Fund
George W. Trowell
Ruess Pharmacy
Jake Cobn
Kiecka & Center Pharmacy
J.C. Penney Co
John Wheeler
Emil Penner
J. T. Newman
Coca-Cola
E. T. Summers Jr
John C. Hamilton
M. H. Leslie Oil Co
Friend No. 5
Dietze Electric
Cuero Gin
White’s Auto Store
Friend No
Cuero Oil Mill
Allied Mills
Lawrence Tiffin
R. EF. Mundt
Kate Thompson
L. E. Henneken
Boy Scout Troop
Mike Weber
Winter Post
Amer. Legion
T. O. Buchel
Jim Stone
Cuero
Friend
Bohne
Earl Dodds
Amer
Gilbert Wieland
H. H. Henneke
Adickes Bidg
Myron Bass
Phylma Bush
Eight CHS Singers Score at Auditions
Cuero High School choir students won places in auditions at Victoria High School. First soprano Rachel Newsom and second alto Karen High advance to state choir auditions in Austin in January and join the removal choir clinic and concert. Six other members earned regional choir or alternate honors and will attend the regional clinic and concert in January. Mrs. Joe Buenning and Mrs. Julia Chaddock accompanied the group to Victoria.
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Right Cuero High School
Victoria High
Som
Karen High
Austin
Joe Buenning
Julia Chaddock
Victoria
Congressmen Reject School Prayer Plan
The House voted against a constitutional amendment to restore school prayer, with Judiciary Committee Chair Emanuel Celier saying the issue is “interred.” Supporters vow to push again in 1072, aiming to unseat members who voted against prayer in school while Supreme Court rulings from 1962 and 1963 on school-sponsored prayer remain cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Eleazer
Washington Upi
Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celier
House
Council To Meet In Future Over Cuero Cable Franchise
The Cuero City Council postponed a decision on a Communications Services Inc. cable franchise due to the absence of Councilman Dick Coppedge. Tom Gleason outlined a $250,000 system to offer more channels, with $19 installation, $6 monthly service, and taxes and pole rent to Cuero. The company operates in nearby towns and holds franchises in Karnes City and Kenedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Dick Coppedge
Larry Smith
Texas A&m University
College Station
Tom Gleason
Communications Services Inc. of
Kansas
Smith
Willand Kleinecke
Greason
Gleason
Cuercites
Communications Services
Yoakum
Beevile
Karnes City
Kenedy
Two Car Collision Near Here No Injuries Reported
A Monday 6:50 p m two car crash 48 miles northeast of Cuero on US 77A caused heavy damage to both vehicles. Drivers Leslie Charleston 50 of Yoakum and Hubert Levy Barber 52 of Cuero were involved. Barber slowed to turn onto a country road and Charleston struck the rear.
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Cuero
Leslie Charleston
Hope Street
Yoakum
Hubert Levy Barber
Terry St. Cuero
Robert Dobbins
DeWitt County
Bobby McMahan
Barber
Charleston
Bear Creek 4-H Club Holds Meeting on Demonstrations
Bear Creek 4-H Club met recently with the pledge led by Mrs Winder Martin in charge. The program covered how to give a demonstration. Turkey chance drawings are planned at the DeWitt County Pecan Show per reporter Patricia Miller.
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Bear Creek
Mirs
Windred Martin
DeWitt County
Patricia Miller
Pay Hike Rule Put At 5.5 Per Cent
The Pay Board voted to cap future wage increases at about 5.5 percent limiting backpay for workers affected by the freeze. Most contracts negotiated during the freeze may take effect unchanged when controls lift Saturday. AFL CIO President Meany called the move a nullification of contracts and said he would take the issue to Congress.
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Washington
UPI
Pay Board
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
The
Price Commission
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Miami
Wills
Congress
House Banking Committee
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
DeWitt County Considers Two Patrol Cars At Meeting
DeWitt County Commissioners Court will discuss advertising for two sheriff's department cars at Wednesday's regular meeting in the county war room. Sheriff N G Cutter Dietze requests the two vehicles. Also on the agenda is discussion of the National Association of Counties and approving bills from Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County Commissioners Court
Sheriff's Department
Sherif N. G. Cutter
Dietze
National Association of Counties
DeWitt County OKs ads for loader truck clock repairs
In a routine session commissioners approved advertising for a front end loader for Precinct 1 and a two ton truck for Precinct 3 with trade ins. They also authorized a one year contract with Tower Clock Co. of Springfield Ohio to service the Courtney tower clock for 85 dollars plus parts. County Auditor Lawren Henneke was given permission to attend a November meeting at the University of Texas to discuss matching funds for state and federal projects.
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DeWitt County
Gilbert Koopmann
Precinct 3
International
Tower Clock Co
Springfield
Ohio
Courtney Tower
Lawren Henneke
Henneke
L. B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
University of Texas
Indoor Outdoor Carpeting Brings Practicality to Courthouse
March installation of indoor outdoor carpet at all entrances of the DeWitt County Courthouse drew debate over cost and aesthetics. Officials argue the carpet prevents slips, noting several women previously slipped on slick steps and were hurt, while critics call it wasteful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County
Tial Iy Olade
Suspect Jailed on DWI Charge After City Crash
Josef Maldonade Jr. age 42 of 9 Indianola jailed in DeWitt County on pending driving while intoxicated charges. Patrolman J R Adams of Cuere Police arrested him Monday at 8 45 pm after a collision with a parked car near Grace Episcopal Church on Esplanade. The vehicle belonged to James Lynn Hogan of 1504 N Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josef Maldonade Jr
Indianola
DeWitt County
J. R. Adams
Cuere
Adams
Grace Episcopal Church
Esplanade
James Lynn Hogan
1504
N. Clinton
Big Crater Forms Over Atom Blast Site at Amchitka
Amchitka Alaska reports a massive crater formed above the underground five megaton test. Ground shift registered five on the Richter scale and occurred about 38 hours after the blast. AEC spokesman Dave Jackson said the movement was expected and no radiation escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amchitka
Alaska
Upi
Mondas
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Dave Jackson
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Elsie Schueneman
Houston
Hadley Edgar
Bob Bishop
Meyersville
Bert Kirk
J. W. Jackson
E. L
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CHS
Rachel New
Rebecca Newsom
Glenda Harper
Linda Ley
Jay Cooley
Ben Prause
Pat Cusack
Chalmers P. Wylie
Supreme Court
New York
Pennsylvania
Baltanoe
Bear Creek Club
Crescent Valley
Cuero Public Library
Valley Gold Creamery
D. L. I Tiee
Ards
Industry
George H. Boldt
Boldt
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