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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1972
Page
1
Polly Howerton notes art shows in Alamo City and a lively Jacques Brel is Alive and Well in Paris at Plaza Dinner Theatre. Obituary for Patton Caldwell Caldwell, 75, of Houston, survives wife Belle and children, with ties to Cuero.
The Cuero Community Hospital Auxiliary Bazaar raised over $1,000 last Saturday. Auxiliary president Mrs. Joe Sanders said the event at the community building was the only yearly fundraiser. All sale items were homemade by members with each member contributing five items.
City workers completed hanging Christmas decor in Cuero's downtown area over the weekend. City manager Larry Smith says lights will be turned on the day after Thanksgiving and garland and figures will stay until after the holiday season.
Bubba Phillips a Cuero native will preach at the Church of Christ from November 27 to December. He graduated Cuero High in 1967 and recently had his first child David Heath. His parents are Mr and Mrs T B Phillips of Cuero.
At the November meeting Women of Grace Church elected officers for 1973 with Mrs John Wheeler as president succeeding Mrs Charles Lucas. Other posts include Mrs Bucky Sager first vice president and Mrs Charles Cole second vice president. Miss Margaret Kennon Jones became secretary and Mrs Ernest Cannon treasurer. Re-elected Mistress of the Altar Guild was Mrs Jack Howerton. A service led by Reverend John Denham of Brownsville is planned for November 29 with dinner. A December 6 Every Member Canvass kickoff is set with a parish dinner at Proctor Hall.
A Social Security Office representative from Victoria Texas will be at the County Courtroom in Cuero at 9 AM on Tuesday November 28 1972 to help filing retirement survivor disability or Medicare claims and answer questions about the program.
Cuero Lutheran Church ownership shifts to St. Mark's Lutheran Church as it purchases the Conoco service station corner of North Esplanade and West Broadway effective November 1. Price is 20250 dollars. Plans include razing the building and beautifying the corner to enhance Cuero's streetscape and church grounds.
Chicago based exiled Roma poet Vasile Postenca received permission to meet his daughter one final time before his death, fulfilling his long held dying wish as officials grant the request.
Diplomatic sources report Henry A. Kissinger will press Hanoi negotiator Le Duc Thuy in continued private talks aimed at ending the Vietnam War. In Vietnam Da Nang base hit by six 122mm rockets killing one civilian and wounding 12 as B52s press positions near Quang Tri. Thurmont aide says Nixon ordered a government reorganization to inject new ideas to avoid stagnation.
The Cuero Record will not be published on Thursday November 23 for Thanksgiving. The staff extends warm wishes for a happy and safe holiday to readers and their families.
American Legion Cinter Post 3 honored four charter members as life members: W. A. Burt Tom Cheatham J. B. York and J. T. Newman. Post Commander Otis Carpenter presented certificates recalling the post's 1919 origin. The group also voted a 50 donation to Toys for Tots and discussed a Dec 16 free dance for members wives and auxiliary spouses.
The CPI rose 0.3 percent in October led by higher prices for clothing, used cars, and health insurance. Food costs edged up 0.1 percent while beef, fruits, and gasoline declined. Services posted a 0.4 percent gain as overall purchasing power dipped for the average wage earner.
The Lutheran Church Women of St. Mark's elected 1973 officers with Mrs. Marion G. Fetters Jr as president and Mrs. Lela Aschen as vice president. Outgoing president is Mrs. Albert Sager.
The American Legion Auxiliary held a regular meeting with a pre session supper. A Gift Shop Tea report noted the Gift Shop Box to Temple Veterans Hospital contained $285 worth of gifts for about 1250 eligible veterans this 1972 Christmas season. A $25 contribution was approved for Toys for Tots.
Exiled South Vietnamese leader Nguyen Khanh in Paris argues the war could have ended in 1965 if the United States had backed his peace plan. He criticizes U.S. support for American troop deployment and says his policy favored national self-resolution and non alignment while opposing full Americanization of the war. He lives modestly with his family, runs a Vietnamese restaurant, and hopes to return to Vietnam as a citizen once peace returns.
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