Briscoe Appoints New Director and Reappoints Two to Lavaca-Navidad
Governor Dolph Briscoe names Joe Bonnet of Lolita as new Lavaca-Navidad River Authority director and reappoints Carl Swenson of Ganado and Han Wittenberg of Edna. Briscoe also announces Ed Leach of Longview and Jack Kellam of Van to the Texas Historical Commission, replacing A. M. Pate Jr. and Mrs. Julian Read. Ed Leach will take Pate’s spot. Kellam replaces Read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph Briscoe
Lavaca-Navidad River Authority
Joe Bonnet
Lolita
Carl W. Swenson
Ganado
Han R. Wittenberg
Edna
Ed Leach
Longview
Jack Kellam
Van
Texas Historical Commission
Leach
A. M. Pate Jr
Fort Worth
Kellam
Julian Read
Austin
Wind swept brush fire threatens northern Los Angeles hills
The Nation reports a wind driven brush fire raged through Los Angeles rural northern hillsides forcing hundreds from their homes as an eerie firecloud darkened the sky. Officials estimate up to 550 deaths possible in Thanksgiving traffic fatalities, sparking renewed safety warnings and questions about road danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Basque Guerrillas Kill Mayor On His Doorstep
Two Basque guerrillas armed with submachine guns assassinated a 33 year old mayor on his doorstep on Monday. The incident marks the first major confrontation between the infant regime of King Juan Carlos and the terrorism that plagued Franco era Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Carlos
Francisco Franco
Jury Called for District Court in DeWitt County
One hundred ten residents are summoned to appear in 24th District Court next Monday December 1 at 10 00 a m Six criminal and five civil cases are on the docket District Clerk Mrs Gerry Smith lists jurors from Cuero and nearby communities including Thurk Johnson Fetters Bowles Buchhorn Sager McMahan Bush Cessor Jacobs Buenger Campbell Clarke Rhoades Fitzgerald Burmeister Pridgen Shows Rivera Nichols Parks Wesley Thiele Grahmann Trammell Weldon and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County
24Th District Court
Gerry Smith
Cuero
R. C. Thurk
J. B. Johnson
Marion G. Fetters
Vera Lee Bowles
Gladys Buchhorn
Pat Sager
Bobby J. McMahan
Phylma Bush
Dora A.cessor
Harry Jacobs
Ruby Lee Buenger
Marie Campbell
Lucille B. Clarke
Rocky Alan Rhoades
Jack Fitzgerald
Norman Burmeister
Wiley Pridgen
Ima
Pearl Shows
Manuela Rivera
Daniel W. Nichols
Sterling W. Parks
Latisha Wesley
Peggy B. Thiele
Roberta Grahmann
Sue Trammell
Rita Weldon
Cuero Graduate Named Law Appointee by Court of Appeals
Cuero native Tommy Bluntzer, a Baylor University senior law student, was chosen as a briefing attorney by Judge Howard P. Green, commissioner for the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin. Bluntzer graduates in June and begins the one year term on Sept 1, 1976. He is the son of Mrs. Pete Bluntzer of Cuero, whose late husband served as Victoria High School coach and Cuero City Councilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Bluntzer
Cuero
Baylor University
Waco
Howard P. Green
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Bluntzer
Law School
Green
24Th
13Th Court of Civil Appeals
Pete Bluntzer
Victoria High School
Winners announced in Pecan and Bake Show
Fred Stockbauer of Victoria won grand and reserve grand in the DeWitt County Pecan Show. Frankie Wyatt of Cuero and Dionis Mueller of Meyersville earned grand champion honors in the Bake Show with a pumpkin roll and a cake respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stockbauer
Victoria
DeWitt County
Frankie Wyatt
Cuero
Dionis Mueller
Meyersville
Stockbauer
Wyatt
Miss Mueller
St Marks to Hold Thanksgiving Eve Services and Club News
St Marks Lutheran Church will host Thanksgiving Eve services at 7 30 p m with both church choirs. Fishermen's Club met at Freddie Langhoff home Tuesday night. Junior Confirmation meets Wednesday 3 30 to 4 p m, Junior Choir 4 to 5 p m, Senior Confirmation 5 to 5 30 p m. Reserve grand champion bake show entries. Arlen Mueller Meyersville entered tea ring, B J Drehr Cuero pecan pie. Pecan entries 182. bake show entries 82. Show began Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
H. A. Hanson
St. Mark’s
Fishermen's Club
Freddie Langhoff
Arlen Mueller
Meyersville
B. J. Drehr
Cuero
County and City Observe Thanksgiving Holiday
DeWitt County and Texas state employees teachers and Cuero Independent School District students get a four day Thanksgiving break starting Thursday while city and federal offices close for one day. There is no trash pickup Thursday but Friday collection resumes along with holiday hours. Post office closes Thursday with no box mail. full mail service returns Friday. Pecans judged by Bluefford Hancock of Texas A&M and Gilbert Heideman of Port Lavaca. baked goods judged by Yorktown and Victoria participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Heideman
Calhoun County
Port Lavaca
Bluefford Hancock
A&m University Extension Service
DeWitt County
State of
Texas A&m University
L. C. Sievers
Shirley Moczygemba
Yorktown
Joyce M. Brown
Madlyn Gant
Annie Mae Hicks
Victoria
John Bitterly
Yoakum
John Braden, Jr
Cuero
G. T. Born
Cuero Record Thanksgiving delay for Friday print edition
The Cuero Record will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving and reopen Friday. Friday’s edition will be printed Friday afternoon for Saturday mail delivery to accommodate the holiday. The note wishes readers a good Thanksgiving and notes the one day delay causes no inconvenience.
Pair Apprehended in Short Change Scheme
David Louis Pearson and Linda Gail Hart, both of Austin, were arrested in Gonzales after allegedly taking part in a short change scheme in Cuero. They attempted to confuse cashiers to obtain change and fled to Gonzales, later jailed in DeWitt County on $2,500 bond each for theft. County Attorney Robert Post urged Cuero merchants to watch for similar schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Louis Pearson
Linda Gail Hart
Austin
Gonzales
Cuero
Tony Allen
Stanley
Ronnie Adams
Gonzales County
Sheriff's Department
DeWitt County
Robert Post
Cuero weighs future of 1976 Bicentennial Turkey Trot
Cuero citizens will vote on funding and organizing a 1976 Turkey Trot tied to Turkeyfest. A poll will gauge support to cover an estimated 11 000 to 15 000 dollars for parade floats coronation stage royal ball and related events. A committee will report findings by December 15 and local officials elected to lead Turkeyfest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Cuero Fair and
Association
L. B. Steen
Clete Ernster
Cuero Chamber of Commerce
Cuero Record
Steen
Fain McDougal
A. W. Schatiner
Kleinecke honored for 30 years with water association
Willard Kleinecke city office manager in Cuero was honored for 30 years of service to the Guadalupe Valley Water and Sanitation Association. He is a charter member and has served as secretary treasurer since 1947. The 1976 officers were elected. Rickman outgoing president. Millard Bruce of the Texas Water Quality Board spoke on regional water and sanitation problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Staton
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Willard Kleinecke
Guadalupe Valley Water and Sanitation Association
Kleinecke
City of Cuero
Cuero
Jack Edgar
Milton Warra
Columbus
Leo Jahn
Millard Bruce
The
Texas Water Quality Board
Guadalupe Valley
Christmas Kick-Off catalogue from Cuero merchants
Cuero’s leading merchants join to publish a 16 page Christmas Kick-Off catalogue in Friday’s paper. The insert features Santa on the front and offers bargains on diamonds televisions refrigerators CB units toys furniture candy and stocking stuffers. Shop at home and save while supporting the community.
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Cuero
Santa Claus
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Hallettsville
of the
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Kansas City
State Welfare Board
Blue Cross
Gloria Guardiola
Yoakum High School
National Organiiation For Women
NOW
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Mark White
White
Bullock
Greg Montoya
Elsa
Houston
Fred Hofheinz
State District
O. P. Carrillo
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Rikers Island City Prison
New York
East River
Henry A. Kissinger
Ford
Washington
New Haven. Conn
Lynette
Squeaky
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Jackson, Miss
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Mour Tower
Beirut
British Natural History Museum
London
U.S
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British Broadcasting Corp
Prince Philip
Elizabeth II
Madrid
Juan Carlos I
Spain
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
United Nations
Soviet Union
Syria
Israel
U.N
Golan Heights
St. Mark’s Plans
William Bradford
United States
Walter W. Williams
Concrete
Gerhard Koehler
Valasta Tomanec
Stella Sager
Turkey
America
Chamber
Toby Summers
A. W Schaffner
Fred Kokernot
Callie Henneke
Bill Blackwell
Jack Hartsell
Ernster
Blackwell
Murray Tarkington
Alan Kahlich
Burns McAlister
Phil Ernster
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