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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1970
Page
1
A funeral notice records the death of Charles de Gaulle. Local donors and businesses are listed with contributions to a memorial fund including banks, mercantile firms, and individuals in Cuero. The list shows varied amounts from 2 to 200 dollars and a wide range of community organizations.
A father laments modern childhood as toys and activities shift to mass produced robots and plastic gadgets. He notes kids are educated and alert yet bored and serious, as traditional games fade and love and joy seem in short supply.
Cuero School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 30 p m on November 12 to consider purchases of equipment and supplies.
DeWitt County Commissioners accepted Leskie Motor Company’s bid of 3974.30 for two 1971 model sheriff cars including trade-ins. Other bids ranged from 4015 to 4564 with Duckett Motors low on a dump truck for Precinct 1 at 3483.63. They also approved 448.50 for a printing calculator from Russell Office Equipment and set bids for tort claims insurance.
Three DeWitt County defendants appeared Tuesday. Santos Padilla was fined 50 and costs for driving with license suspended and given three days in jail probation for one year. Algie Wreshlin faced 100 and costs for intoxicated driving with three days jail probated for one year. William Howard Priest received thirty days in jail plus costs for aggravated assault.
The Retail Merchants Committee of the Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture met this morning to study Thanksgiving Day promotion sales and outline plans for local promotions and discounts.
City workers advance the Valley Street drainage project with a new phase cutting the corner ditch between First Street and Reuss Boulevard. Earlier work includes a 48 inch pipe along Valley Street by Hillside Cemetery and a 24 inch line from Hunt to Valley. First Street paving set for 1971.
Cuero Lions Club President Gene Grafe announced there will be no luncheon meeting tomorrow due to the Veterans Day holiday. The reminder was issued to members of the Cuero Lions Club.
Cuero veterans organizations schedule a 9 a.m. Memorial Day ceremony at the Courthouse lawn with Rev. C. Rogers McLane to speak. Activities include a 8:45 a.m. march from American Legion Civic Center, closed offices, turkey dinner at the Civic Center, and raffles during the dinner.
Bill Nami of Cuero is appointed to the National Merchant Marine Committee of the American Legion by Alfred P. Chamie national commander. The appointment was made at the Legion’s fall National Executive Committee meeting, with terms running through 1973.
The Cuero United Fund moved into the seven thousand bracket over the weekend with contributions totaling 7,047 dollars, about 64 percent of the campaign quota. Weekend gifts included 50 dollars from the Breeden Dornbluth Fischer Insurance Agency and 83.25 from Southwestern Bell Telephone and CWA Employees. The fund still needs 3,953 dollars to reach its goal as campaign chairman Jack Howerton urged local business firms and residents to pledge support by calling The Record office or mailing contributions to Cuero United Fund care of the newspaper.
The Record corrects Monday’s list to include Rebecca Reese among the seventh grade students. She was previously omitted from the Gilt-Pdge list but appears on the Honor Roll.
Former French leader Charles de Gaulle died at his Colombey home after a heart attack while watching television. The government announced his death and his funeral wishes, calling for a simple ceremony with no state rite.
Cuero Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3972 and Auxiliary will convene Thursday night at the NYA Building after supper at 7. Reports on the Lite-A-Bike program Buddy Poppy drive and a fund raising project will be heard. Attendees at Praha memorial services included Carl Culpepper Donnie Bomba Wilfred Leist Wilfred Peters and Bill Nami.
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