Outbreak of Franco Prussian War and American neutrality
Daybook narrative recounts August 1870 events with Grant proclamations on neutrality, American recruitment for France, and receptions of French ships in New York. It notes Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte III, closely tied to Napoleon III, serving in U.S. and French forces, his death in Baltimore, and later Franco Prussian War consequences including Paris fall and Bona partism decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
United States
New York
Napoleon III
Napoleon I
Washington
M. Provost-Parados
Napoleon Iit
William I
Marshal von Moltke
Zaile
McMahon
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte III
Elizabeth Patterson
Baltimore
Jerome III
Harvard
U.S. Military Academy
Mounted Rifles
3Rd Cavalry
Jerome II
Maryland
Jerome Iit
U.S. Army
Louis
Bonaparte
Britain
Italy
France
Paris
U.S
Charles Joseph
Roosevelt I
Navy
Personal notes and greetings from Cuero area readers
Weekend reports include Brick Hodge's hunting success at his grandmother Mrs Libby Shuits ranch on Victoria highway and A E Hensley returning to Cuero after visiting his son in Canyon. Birthday congratulations go to Willie Hogue and his grandpa Willie Lunsford. Navy Seaman Apprentice Michael A Bartosh serves on USS Detroit at Newport RI after Victoria High and Victoria College. Local comments note a sober weekend, UT students visiting Spencer Faulkner family, and a long list of Sunday visitors to Raleigh Blackwell Sr. residence in Concrete. Belated birthday wishes go to David Keinecke and Dr Marshall Doggett of Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brick Hodge
Libby Shuits
Victoria Highway
A. E
Hensley
Cuero
Davis
Canyon
Navy
Michael A. Bartosh
Dianna S. Bartosh
Route 1
Detroit
Newport
R. I. Bartosh
Victoria High School
Victoria College
Livestock Market Report Fort Worth
Fort Worth markets show cattle and hogs trading mostly steady. Calves 90 pounds bring 27.00 to 38.60 per hundredweight with several good 360 to 400 pound lots. cows 18.90 to 19.50. heifers 245 to 410 pounds 30 to 40 dollars. bulls 39.75 to 42.25. hogs 215 to 250 pounds 15.50 to 16.00. sows 270 to 715 pounds 12.50 to 13.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Upi
USDA
Obituary: Allie Bryan Holland of Caney Dies at 70
Allie Bryan Holland of Caney age 70 died Saturday in Bay City. He lived many years in the Cuero area. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 pm at Thomaston Cemetery with Rev. Calvin Peterson officiating. Oak Memorial Funeral Home in charge. Survived by wife Annie J. Holland of Caney, two sons Robert Holland of Caney and Jack L. Holland of Metairie Louisiana, brother Harvey D. Holland of Aransas Pass, and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Bryan Holland
Caney
Bay City
Cuero
Thomaston Cemetery
Calvin Peterson
Cuero First United
Funeral services held for Mrs Stephanie Till Kahlich
Mrs Stephanie Till Kahlich aged 79 died Friday in Cuero Community Hospital. Pallbearers at her funeral yesterday at St Michael s Catholic Church included Randolph Dreier Carroll Peters Kerwin J Kahlich and Garland Pakebusch. Burial followed in Lindenau Cemetery under Oak Memorial Funeral Home direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephanie Kahlich
Stephanie Till Kahlich
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Randolph Dreier
Carroll Peters
Kerwin J. Kahlich
Garland Pakebusch
Obituary notices for Fritz Grunewald and Dovie Hall
Fritz W Grunewald 74 of Sublime died Saturday from an apparent heart attack. Services were held at Kabena Funeral Home Chapel and Sublime Baptist Church with burial in Geiger Cemetery. Mrs Dovie R Hall 78 of Cuero died Sunday in a local hospital. Funeral service set for Tuesday at Petal Harvey Baptist Church in Hattiesburg with burial in Glendale Cemetery. Local arrangements by Freund Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dovie R. Hall
Cuero
Petal Harvey Baptist Church
Hattiesburg
Miss
Glendale
Hall
401
Fourth Street
Womack Hill
Ala
Henry
Dolly Virginia Bankston Daniels
Bennie R. Fagan
John R. Clarkel
Washington, D. C
T. T. Daniels
Brooksville
Freund Funeral Home
Mrs C H Kuester 85 Yoakum services held at Holy Cross
Services for Mrs Elizabeth Kuester 85 of Yoakum were held Saturday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church with the Rev D I Dalton officiating Burial followed at Countyline Cemetery under Buffington Funeral Home direction She died Thursday in a local hospital She was born November 19 1884 in Fayette County and lived most of her life in Yoakum Surviving are a son Fred a Yoakum resident a brother Otto Koehler of Dassetta three sisters Mrs Joe Rehak Mrs Fritz Staehr and Mrs Arthur Fankhauser all of Yoakum four grandchildren and three great grandchildren Pallbearers were Gus Pargmann Ernest Kuester Carter Lomax Roland Fankhauser D J Schulte and William Kuester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoakum
C. H
Elizabeth) Kuester
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
D. I. Dalton
Countyline Cemetery
Buffington Funeral Home
Kuester
Fayette County
Fred
Otto Koehler
Dassetta
Joe Rehak
Fritz Staehr
Arthur Fankhauser
Gus Pargmann
Ernest Kuester
Carter Lomax
Roland Fankhauser
D. J. Schulte
William Kuester
Ex Publisher William Woodall Missing Near Trinity River
Huntsville Texas. William Ross Woodall 54, former publisher of the Huntsville Item, is missing after disappearing Thursday during a fishing trip. search efforts along the Trinity River were to resume today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsille
Tex
Trinity River
William Ross Woodall
Huntsville Item
Woodall
Polliwogs and Pecan House Notes from Cuero
Hermine Clagett postcards from San Francisco about constant travel. J F Elder promotes pecans at his pecan house to meet demand. Margaret Weldon of Yorktown visits Cuero relatives recalling her Europe trip. Truman Wharton tests a new four seater aircraft. A cozy fire inspires studio painting. A No Truck sign on North Gonzales and East Main slows traffic. Wil Cockrell seeks ideas to improve downtown traffic and parking. Carrie May Buchel crafts beading for Episcopal Women’s Country Store. Birthday greetings to Roy Buttery Borch Ware Courtney Ann Combs. Diet tip: liquid with meals and eating slowly for fullness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Gonzales
East Main Street
Main Street
Wil Cockrell
ORE Vea Cuero Community Hospital Admissions and Dismissals
Admissions include Jo Ann Hahn Lora Odom and Kenneth Peck. Dismissals listed are Gwendolyn Whittington Elizabeth Hopkins with baby Lucy Johnson and David Torres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Community Hospital
Jo Ann Hahn
Lora Odom
Kenneth Peck
Gwendolyn Whittington
Baby
Elizabeth Hopkins
Lucy Johnson
David Torres
SWC Football Standings Review by United Press International
United Press International compiles Southwest Conference football standings, detailing team records, conference leaders, and win loss tallies across the league. Data reflects team performance, ranking shifts, and implications for bowl considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International Southwest Conference
Hints From Heloise Funny Letter Combines Bargains and Tips
Readers share humorous missteps and clever fixes from daily life. A shopper recalls bargain buys like shoes at 1.67 and a watch at 5, then reveals repair costs that outpace the savings. The column highlights elastic hems for blankets, baby food jar ideas, bubbles from bottle caps, and playful pillows for visiting kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heloise
Parking Areas Open Near City Hall All Day Saturday
Parking behind City Hall is open to the public all day Saturday with ample space along Fast North Railroad Street and the railroad tracks between Esplanade and Stockdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Fast North Railroad Street
Esplanade
Stockdale
Weather forecast promises warming trend under sunny skies
The Weather Bureau reported temperatures in the 19 degree range in the state's southwest and 37 degrees in Houston. Sunday highs ranged from 43 in Texarkana to 65 in Browns ville as a warming trend was forecast to begin today with fair and warmer weather through Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texarkana
Brownsville
Weather Bureau
Major oil firms nominate large daily purchase levels
December figures show Atlantic Richfield 210,000 barrels daily, Chevron Oil 70,800, Cities Service 91,000, Continental Oil 42,000, Gulf Oil 225,000, Humble Oil 598,000, Pan American 420,000, Shell 160,000, Texaco 200,000 and Union Oil 72,500 as top nominees at the November level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Atlantic Richfield
Chevron Oil
Continental Oil
Gulf Oil
Humble Oil
Pan American
Shell
Texaco
Union Ojd
First Black Homecoming Queen crowned at FSU Pow Wow
Dody Lee Flowers of Tallahassee was crowned Florida State University's homecoming queen at the Pow Wow pep rally. The 21 year old senior majoring in social welfare was sponsored by the Black Student Union and chosen from five contestants, four of whom were white. Flowers previously served as queen of two black fraternities in 1967 and 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Dody Lee Flowers
Florida State
FSU
Miss Flowers
Teigh Inn Mourns Local Brewery Closure Obituary
In Teignmouth England regulars at the Teigh Inn mourn the closure of a beloved local brewery. A newspaper obituary notices the brewery’s end and the loss to the community and drinkers who frequented the establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teighnmouth
England
UPI
Teigh Inn
Major D. L. Miller Assigned AWACS Monitoring Role
Major Donald L. Miller, married to Peggy Elder, monitors phase one development of the Airborne Warning and Control System for the U S Air Force. He serves as chief of plans and programs in the AWACS directorate and has Vietnam combat duty and Korea service with an MBA from USC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Miller
U. S. Air Force
Miller
Peggy Elder
J. F. Elder
Cheapside
Cuero
Leslie
Katherine Ann
Bedford
Mass
USAF
North America
Vietnam
Republic of Korea
Disaster Toll Mounts As Floods Ravage Pakistan Coast
Reporters described thousands of bodies floating in dam waters and others hanging in tree branches as tidal waves receded. President Yahya Khan, returning from China, flew to Dacca to direct relief efforts, with Radio Pakistan noting his flight over the disaster area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yahya Khan
China
Dacca
Radio Pakistan
Two Released After Postina Bond On DWI
Two men posted bonds and were released from DeWitt County Jail after DWI charges filed in DeWitt County Court. Ramon Vega Garcia posted 500 dollars after an arrest on West Main by Ray Dieringer. Chancy Lewis III also posted 500 dollars after arrest by Octaviano Campos. Ricardo Rosales paid 50 dollars fine and was released. Juan Manuelaytan remains jailed awaiting further actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County
Ramon Vega Garcia
West Main
Ray Dieringer
Chancy Lewis III
Octaviano Campos
Ricardo Rosales
Juan Manuelaytan
Wes
J. C. Fitzpatrick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daybook of America
Clark Kinnaird
King Features Syndicate
West Point
Willie Hogue
Willie Lunsford
University of Texas
Spencer Faulkner
Larry A. Grimes
Dallas
Janet Ann James
Washington, D.C
Susan G. Yettes
Chicago
Raleigh Blackwell Sr
Willis and
Sal'v Blackwell
California
Ann Laster
Gonzales
Pow Keinecke
Ava %T “Nair
John Blackwel
Cofton Ginsard Danuchte
Beth
Donnie Gips
Austin
Werner Fischer
Arhur Atscer
Raleigh Blackwell Jr
Rosenberg
David Kieinecke
Marshall Doggett
Waco
Fort Worth Livestock
Nya Bidg City Park
Alois Bomba
Walfred Leist
American Legion Civic Center
Calvin Webb
Otis Carpenter
Pilot Club OF
Clervo
Lester Frere
Pree
Cuero Lodge
AF & A M
Fdward L Johnson
Fritz Grunewald
Hallettsville
Fritz W. Grunewald
Sublime
Kabena Funeral Home
Sublime Baptist Church
G. L. Weigel
Claude Dunlap
Geiger Cemetery
Grunewald
Wesar
Texas
Norma Brooks Grunewald
Bonnie Ruth Dunn
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Don
Bloomington
Perry
Yorktown
Gene
Tillie Simek
Mary Poppe
Weimar
Mara Little
Columbus
Alma Atchenburg
Plainview
Ark
Otto Grunewald
H. Kuester
W. Reuss Blvd
Polliwogs
Polly Howerton
Hermine Clagett
San Francisco
Margaret Smith Weldon
Europe
Truman Wharton
Carrie May Buchel
Episcopal Women's Country Store
Roy Buttery
Borch Ware
Courtney Ann Combs
Edna
Vea
Arkansas
Texas Tech
SMU
TCU
Baylor
Texas A&m
Rice
Bill Burnett
Bill McClard
Steve Worster
Eddie Phillips
Happy Feller
Jim Bertelsen
J. Richardson
D. Ingram Tex
RB. Montgomery
Steve Judy
By Heloise Cruse
Barbara Stephan
Big Sister
Mommie
K. E. Muth
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Kleinecke Nursery
N. Esplanade
Nathan Post LuMber CO
KCFH
Mateo Perez
Bob West
Roy Templin
Jerry Gee
D. L. Miller
AFSC
Postina Bond
DWI
Village Discount Record Center
Village Shop Center
Victoria
Alcazar Carpet
Rialto
ABC
Polomar
Robert
Cuero, Texas
Max
Aquarius
Elecka Drug
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