Social notes from Cuero area include visits and events
Polliwogs Harold and Mrs Coen of Oxnard and Mrs Duffield of San Antonio visit the Penners. Claude Moore reports being glad to be alive after illness. Dottie Goebel calls from Houston about a trip to Fort Wayne for International Harvester factory tours. Angerstein-Goebel wedding planned for Nov 26 at Meyersville. December Texas Highways will feature Cuero Centennial and Turkey Trot with photos from Anchorage Daily Times. Uvalde fans tout Cuero’s Friday night prospects in San Antonio. New home tour of Sheila and John Richards noted with no painting studio. Birthday wishes for Roy Buttery and Courtney Combs. Emil Afflerbach family visiting Orange Grove.
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Dottie Goebel
Houston
Dalhardt Goebel
Fort Wayne
Indiana
International Harvester
Goebels
Angerstein-Goebel
Meyersville
Warning on phony repairmen in DeWitt County
DeWitt County Electric Cooperative warns residents of fraudulent repair crews after a Townsend couple paid 110 dollars for useless service. The co op offers rules to verify legitimate crews including yellow trucks, official identification, payment only at the cooperative office or local banks, and prior notice before work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County
Cuero
Scouters Attend Roundtable at Lost Creek Ranch
Adult Scouters and wives from four county Live Oak District attend a regular meeting hosted by John C. Hamilton at Lost Creek Ranch. About 50 adults representing 12 scout units and several scouts from Cuero and Yorktown are present. Jim Morris of the Texas Department of Public Safety attends, presenting Hamilton a Guardian of Scouting certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Live Oak
John C. Hamilton
Hamilton
Lost Creek Ranch
Jeff Ray
Cuero
Jackson Penley
Kurt Lemke
Yorktown
Jim Morris
Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin
Morris
Capitol Area Council
Jack Swenson
Gordon Hardin
Live Oak District
Scouters
Laird Says He Will Resign as Defense Secretary
Kansas City UPI reports Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announced his intention to resign. He stated his decision during the bulletin from Washington amid ongoing discussions about the administration’s defense policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Melvin’ Laird
Nixon
Community Thanksgiving Service Planned Here
A community Thanksgiving service will be held Sunday at 7 30 p m at St Mark s Lutheran Church led by Rev H A Hanson pastor. The Cuero area sponsors the service and invites all residents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
H. A. Hanson
Cuero Area
Christmas Dance Planned by Cuero Fire Unit
Ladies Auxiliary to the Cuero Fire Department met to finalize plans for a Christmas dance to be held December 2 at 8 p.m. at the VFW Hall with Bennie Prause providing music. Mrs. Marvin Bade is dance chairman. The December meeting date is to be announced. The Thanksgiving service features Rev. Jerry Mackin of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and others from the Ministerial Alliance. The Community Centennial Chorus, directed by Mrs. Mary Stratton, will perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Fire Department
VFW Hall
Bennie Prause
Marvin Bade
Ministerial Alliance
Jerry Mackin
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Cuero
Mary Stratton
St. Mark's Fellowship Hall
C. Rogers McLane
First Presbyterian Church
Cuero Lions Install New Member Alfred Marquis
Alfred Marquis was installed as a new member of the Cuero Lions Club at a Wednesday meeting. Vice President Glenn Portis presented his membership credentials. The club honored Werner Kautz for being selected as an outstanding member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Marquis
Cuero Lions Club
Glenn Portis
Werner Kautz
Lions
DeWitt County approves reduced 1973 tax roll schedule
Commissioners accepted the DeWitt County Taxpayers League proposal setting rural land tax rates at 120, 100, 80, 60, and 40 dollars per acre for Classes I through V. City and rural buildings will be taxed at 20 percent below the Southwestern Appraisal Company figures.
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DeWitt County
Southwestern Appraisal Company
Southwestern
Reds Nix Changes In Nam Cease-Fire
North Vietnam rejected any basic changes to the draft cease-fire while the United States said peace was near. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho were to resume talks. Tho to Paris Friday from Moscow, Kissinger's departure timing not yet set. White House optimism and Porter statements underscored progress toward a settlement amid Viet Cong rhetoric.
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United Press International
North Vietnam
Vietnam
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Paris
Tho
Moscow
White House
Kissinger
U.S
William J. Porter
Porter
Cuero Uvalde Football Tickets Still Available
Joe Keesler says Friday’s Cuero versus Uvalde game has ample tickets left. Tickets are first come, first served at $2.50 each with student discounts at the school. Directions to South San Antonio High School are provided via Highway 87 Loop 410 Palo Alto Sioux Street to parking.
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Cuero
Uvalde
Joe Keesler
Keesler
South San Antonio High School
Gonzales Highway
Loop 410
Palo Alto Road
Palo Alto
Sioux Street
Sioux
Cuero Considers 80-20 Federal Grant For Community Center
EDA officials outline an 80 percent federal and 20 percent local grant for Cuero to build a civic center or similar facility under the public works impact grants program. Preliminary plans due April 1 1973 with local funding covering the 20 percent portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Economics Development Administration
EDA
Dempsey Dupree
Richard Bullock
Coastal Bend
Corpus Christi
DeWitt County
Washington
Grant
Larry Smith
E. T. Summers, Jr
Ken Long
Clete Einster
Jim Conrad
Howard Kleinecke
Frank Sheppard
Ken Adams
Ed Pat Mixon
Robert Pickens
Murray Tarkington
Nat Alewine
Shakespearean take on Nixon victory in election talk
Dick West reports a lively exchange personifying William Shakespeare on Nixon's landslide victory. Quoted lines illustrate a dramatic, prophetic view of the political moment and Democratic prospects for 1976 with a mix of irony and lyric flourish.
Bank Hits Milestone With Over 1 Million In Resources
Home State Bank of Westhoff reports total resources exceeding one million dollars reaching the mark in recent days. Director Elder Buddy Cowey of Cuero called it a milestone and credited the bank’s growth to solid performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westhoff
Buddy Cowey
Cuero
Cowey
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Polliwogs
Harold Coen
Oxnard
California
Ned G. Duffield
Denise
San Antonio
Emil Penners
Coen
Coens
Mission Field
Nigeria
Sudan
Africa
Claude
Anabel Moore
Chrysler
Texas Highways
Texas Highway Department
W. W. Jarvis
Anchorage Daily Times
Alaska
Dennis Roggenkamp
Buddy Coney
Sheila
John Richards
Sally Westerbeck
Roy Buttery
Courtney Ann
Edna and
Butch Ware
Mrs
Emil Afflerbach
Orange Grove, Texas
Ethel Afflerbach
Shanghai
China
Dave Kennerly
Laird
Bulletin
Lions Install Member
Nam
Cuero-DeWitt County Health Department
Health Dept
Cuero Public Library
Choice
By Dick West
Stratford On Avon
William Shakespeare
Mr. Shakespeare
Pat
McGovern
Democratic Party
Rells’ Pharmacy
N. Esplanade
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