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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1970
Page
1
In 1943 at Lincoln Intermediate School Kansas the yearly marble contest pits Steeley Martin against Glassey Stroud after a long feud. Crowds watch as Stroud uses a Captain Midnight whistle and a call as Martin relies on a rabbit’s foot and a secret decoder.
The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company in Cuero will host its holiday open house on December 22 23 and 24 during regular banking hours. Publicity director Bill Cusack says the event thanks citizens for past business. President Pat Mixon invites young people especially college students home for holidays to visit for coffee. Five cash attendance prizes will be awarded with drawings on December 24 winners need not be present. Refreshments will be served daily.
DeWitt County agents announce a beef cattle and range shortcourse at two locations on December 3 and December 10. Yorktown sessions begin 2:30 p.m. in the Vocational Agriculture Building with L. A. Maddox. Yoakum sessions at 7:30 p.m. in the Civic Room of the First State Bank with Gariyn Hoffman.
Tim Von Dohlen, 42nd District representative elect, joins the Texas Pre-Session Legislative Conference in Austin where Lt. Gov. Barnes and Speaker Mutscher address lawmakers. He praises the gathering of experts aiding the 62nd Legislature’s understanding of complex issues.
Fog covered South Central and Southeast Texas with coastal showers while skies stayed mostly partly cloudy. Unseasonably mild conditions persisted through the weekend with highs in the 70s and 80s across most of the state and a Friday top of 84 in San Angelo Laredo Brownsville and Alice. Dalhart logged a 26 as Marfa recorded 31. A weak front near Dallas Fort Worth kept warmth to the south and cooler air to the north.
Cuero Gobblers defeated Gatesville 20 to 7 in a regional football game in San Marcos on Friday night. Cuero will face Gregory-Portland Wildcats in the quarterfinals after Gregory-Portland beat Donna 19 to 7 at Alice Memorial Stadium. The Gatesville score came on an 84 yard drive with QB Jim Saunders scoring from six. Officials scheduled a rematch site decision for Saturday morning in Victoria.
Cuero shoppers can cut out monthly coupons in The Record to save for Christmas. The clip-out coupons appear in Wednesday edition and may be used Thursday, Friday and Saturday for special bargains from Cuero merchants.
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Angerstein and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lott hosted an open house at St. John’s Lutheran for H. Angerstein and Elizabeth Diebel’s 50th anniversary. The couple, married Nov. 18, 1920, in Meyersville, were honored by family and friends from many towns. attendance exceeded two hundred with a guest list including grandchildren and nieces.
A large crowd packed East Main Street for Cuero High School pep rally for the District 14-AAA champion Gobblers before their regional game against Gatesville. The event featured the CHS Pep Squad Band and football players, with remarks from captains and Fred Hansen praising the team’s 100 percent effort.
The Cuero United Fund for 1971 reached 9 744 dollars with 1 256 dollars or 12 percent still needed. Campaign chairman Jack Howerton said several firms and individuals planned contributions but had not yet given and urged prompt donations to close the gap.
The St. Mark's Lutheran Church council and standing committees will hold their December meeting on Tuesday December 8, moved from December 1. Junior Confirmation meets 3:45 to 5:05 p.m., Senior Confirmation 4:35 to 5:55 p.m., Senior Choir at 7 p.m. Hannah Group hosts sewing bee Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Also, members are invited to the dedication at Faith Lutheran Church Sanctuary in Rockport on Sunday December 6 at 4 p.m.
Raleigh Blackwell TI eight year old grandson of Mr and Mrs Raleigh Blackwell of Concrete was kicked in the head by a pony while penning the animal on Thanksgiving Day He was taken to Cuero Community Hospital where the wound required 28 stitches but he is described as doing fine by his family
First Baptist Church will host a week of prayer for foreign missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas offering from Nov. 29 to Dec. 6. Services run Mon through Wed at 3:30 p.m. An all church covered dish supper is set for 7 p.m. Thursday. Rev. Harvey Kneisel of Houston, a former missionary, will speak. The Dec 4 service begins at 9:30 a.m.
The Cuero High School FHA Bake-Off winner was Miss Susan Roller, not Susan Roland as previously listed. The error occurred in Friday’s Record and has been corrected, with the school supplying the proper spelling of Miss Roller’s name.
Radioman third class J D Bowen of Cuero receives a promotion to Radioman second class at a meritorious mast aboard the U S S Taussig in San Diego. Bowen entered the Navy in August 1968 after graduating Cuero High in 1964 and has served on the Taussig since June 1968. The Taussig, a 26 year old veteran vessel, is preparing for decommissioning on December 1. Bowen and his family will return to Cuero for leave before transfer to the U S S Rec J D Bowen U S Navy.
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