North Texas murder case sparks police hunt claim
Texas Ranger Capt. G W Burks links five North Texas women’s deaths to a possible psychopathic killer after finding a woman's skeleton near Lake Lavon northeast of Dallas. The report also notes parole for two DeWitt Countians and other state issues.
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Texas Ranger
G. W. Burks
North Texas
Lake Lavon
Dallas
Burks
Dewitt
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Bessie D. Cockrell
Oscar Rodriguez
Underdog balloon collapses amid Macy's parade collision
The Nation UnderDog helium balloon collided with a lamp post during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York and collapsed. Weather disruptions across the country delayed travel and caused multiple fatalities.
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New York
Turkeyfest committee plans annual bronze turkey trot
The Cuero Turkeyfest Committee announced a plan to raise about 50 bronze turkeys at Walter Duderstadt's farm near Goliad for trotting in annual parades. Negotiations with Bubba Steen and Alan Kahlich suggest the birds will appear in the parades even if a Turkey Trot is not staged.
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Turkey Test Committee
Bubba Steen
Alan Kahlich
Duderstadt
Nutrition program offers new information referral service
The Title VII Nutrition Program serving DeWitt Jackson and Lavaca Counties launches an Information Referral Service with Velma Grunder as Cuero site specialist. Call 275-6949 between 9 am and 3 pm for referrals to senior citizen services and potential transportation or escort help. Volunteers are sought and a $228,197 grant is noted in related news.
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DeWitt
Jackson
Lavaca
Golden Crescent
Velma Grunder
NYA
Cuero Firemen Report Three Thanksgiving Blazes
Cuero firemen battled three fires during the Thanksgiving holiday including a four room frame house at 404 S Indianola occupied by Leroy Barnett. A second blaze re erupted at the old junior high site while workers tended another area. A third fire damaged a kitchen floor at 802 N Indianola caused by a gas heater on a rug.
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Cuero
Rex Schorre
S. Indianola
Leroy Barnett
Honor roll and gilt edge pupils named at Cuero Junior High
Langdon Smith principal releases second six weeks lists. Gilt edge students include sixth graders Debbie Hoffman Dawn Klaevemann Kim Laake Christine Lee Paul Semper Michael Zuber. Seventh graders Peggy Flores Paula Gebauer Sherri Lane Sarah Means Diane Mireles Michele Buschhaupt Deborah Shaw Shena Wanjura. Eighth graders Cynthia Arroyo Marty Block Vanessa Cole Sam Hairston Karlene Kruger Darryl Langhoff Lydia Means Ray Reese. Honor roll lists feature multiple students across all grades with CVAE entries Jackie Franklin Alice Garibay Lula Gibbs.
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Langdon Smith
Cuero Junior High School
Edge
Debbie Hoffman
Dawn Klaevemann
Kim Laake
Christine Lee
Paul Semper
Michael Zuber
Peggy Flores
Paula Gebauer
Sherri Lane
Sarah Means
Diane Mireles
Michele Buschhaupt
Deborah Shaw
Shena Wanjura
Cynthia Arroyo
Marty Block
Vanessa Cole
Sam Hairston
Karlene Kruger
Darryl Langhoff
Lydia Means
Ray Reese
Debbie Arroyo
Tammy Buch
Paula Burkett
Kathleen DeSmet
Deborah Fetters
Sharon Gebauer
Joe Gonzales
Robin Hairston
Erma Hernandez
Karlton Kahlich
Kaye Katzmark
Gaye Kleinecke
Bruce Rath
Valeska Reeves
Marsha Rogers
Donna Shaw
John Smith
Shannon Steen
Christina St
Chet Sturm
Vivian Ware
Lori Arrendell
Morgan Balcar
Melissa Buenger
Kaye Calk
Sheryl Coker
Dee Dixon
B. J. Drehr
Laurie Fromme
Craig Harris
Mark Koenig
Jana Lee
Holly McElroy
Mike Peters
Constance Snodgrass
Dennis Sturm
Tracey Thomas
Eric Tomanec
Dale Wright
CVAE
Jackie Franklin
Alice Garibay
Lula Gibbs
Father of Cuero man dies in Cuero crash at intersection
E. J. Polzin 82 of Yoakum died in Cuero Community Hospital from massive head and chest injuries after a two vehicle crash at Gonzales and Bailey Streets. His wife Katie Mae Polzin 79 survived with a broken collar bone. Funeral at First United Methodist Yoakum with burial in Hillside Cuero. Survivors include Leon Polzin and Weldon Polzin.
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E. J. Polzin
Yoakum
Katie Mae Polzin
Cuero
Leon Polzin
Cuero Community Hospital
Gonzales and
Bailey Streets
Polzin
Cuero Hospital
Don Stiles, Jr
Kevin Pardee
Gonzales
Stiles
Bailey
First United Methodist Church
Hillside Cemetery
William Gunkel
Buffington Funeral Home
Yoakum Polzin
Route
DeWitt County
August
Mathilda Hagans Polzin
Weldon E. Polzin
San Marcos
Harry D. Polzin
Henrietta Beckerman
Larry
Ralph
Elton
Don
Wayne
Russell Polzin
John Mylius
Rayford Cooper
Floyd Dickinson
Bill Browning
John Davis
Olan Williams
James B. Wauson
Sam Taylor
Elmo Boothe
J. A. Munson
Cuero High School names gilt edge and honor roll scholars
Cuero High School released a list naming 39 students to the gilt edge honor and 157 to the honor roll after the first quarter of the 1975 76 school year. Seniors Gregory Arroyo John Bade Sheryl Bade Carol Binz Judi Buchhorn Corlis Buckner Darrell Cooper Becky Hairston Debbie Lambert Pauline Mack Sandra Moeller Bonnie Mueller Glenn McElroy Janet Petry Rebecca Reese Mary Sheppard Wilma Stall Richard Wagner and Steve Warwas lead the seniors with many juniors sophomores and freshmen also recognized across classes.
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Cuero High School
DeWayne Scott
Gregory Arroyo
John Bade
Sheryl Bade
Carol Binz
Judi Buchhorn
Corlis Buckner
Darrell Cooper
Becky Hairston
Debbie Lambert
Pauline Mack
Sandra Moeller
Bonnie Mueller
Glenn McElroy
Janet Petry
Rebecca Reese
Mary Sheppard
Wilma Stall
Richard Wagner
Steve Warwas
Cuero United Fund midway drive aims to meet 1976 goal
About 54 percent of the $12,450 quota for the Cuero Community United Fund has been pledged at mid campaign. Local beneficiaries include the Red Cross Salvation Army Boy Scouts Cerebral Palsy and Girls Scouts. Finance chairman Ed Pat Mixon urged gifts of any size and set a Dec 15 completion target. Checks are to be made payable to Cuero United Fund and given to Arthur Koehler.
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Cuero Community United Fund
Ed Pat Mixon
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Gonzales Warm Springs
U.S.O
Blue Bonnet Youth Ranch
Girls Scouts
Mixon
Cuero
Arthur Koehler
Stella Schorre
Santa letter invites Cuero kids for Christmas
Santa writes from the North Pole to Cuero and DeWitt County children about toys and aLetters to Santa Claus box at the Cuero Record. Children are urged to mail letters with name and address so Santa can find them and deliver gifts on Christmas Eve.
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North Pole
Cuero
DeWitt County
Cuero Record
Santa Claus
Santa
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