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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1971
Page
1
Town residents grow angry over delayed mail as Cuero Post Office staff shift early sorting and box delivery. Postmaster General Blount scolds postmasters for improving lobby service and demands better customer handling nationwide.
A brief religious reflection cites Romans 12 9 urging discernment in daily choices and promising safe guidance for life’s many decisions. The note emphasizes abstaining from evil while embracing goodness.
Two more gifts of 100 or more will reach Cuero United Fund’s initial 25 donor phase goal. Donors 23 by Wednesday had pledged 3095 dollars as the drive aims for 11000 with Phase II set to start after the first week.
Charles Wayne Baros, 24, of Resite 1 Box 224, was released on a $500 bond from DeWitt County Jail after a Cuero Police Department pickup at 11:00 am near North Esplanade and North Gonzales on driving while intoxicated charges.
A union list shows contributions toward the Cuero United Fund quota with several donors and amounts including Mr. and Mrs. Graham Hamilton 100, Carl R. Wagner 100, Cuero Livestock Co. 150, Nielsen Bottling 150, Duckett Motor 100, and totals noting a current $3,035 toward an $11,000 goal.
Carrie Seidel 79 a longtime Edna civic and church leader died after a long illness in a Cuero hospital. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 pm at the First Presbyterian Church Edna with Rev. George Crofoot. graveside rites at Hillside Cemetery Cuero at 3 50 pm conducted by the Fidna Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. She was the oldest living Past Matron and a longtime member of the Edna Presbyterian Women of the Church. survivors include a sister and several nieces and nephews.
UPI reports House Speaker Gus Mutscher pleaded innocent to bribery conspiracy charges linked to the Texas growth fund scandal. Co-defendants Shannon McGinty and Osorio also pleaded innocent, with trials set for January and pretrial hearings in December.
Betty Riddie of 807 E Hamilton received a traffic citation for failure to yield right of way. Mack Peoples of Thomaston, with General Delivery, was cited for leaving the scene of an accident by the police department.
DeWitt County Jail among the most modern in the Golden Crescent planning region as a jail survey cites recreation and education facilities in its facility. The report by the Criminal Justice Council notes DeWitt provides a recreational room and activities for inmates.
Orville Gene Ruchhorn, Cuero High School, has received a Letter of Commendation for high performance on the 1971 NMSQT. He ranks among the top percent of U S students likely to graduate in 1972, as announced by principal DeWayne Scott and NMSC president Edward C. Smith.
Texas attorney general Crawford Martin ruled a bill to legalize bingo and lottery games for churches and charities unconstitutional. Senator A R Schwartz warned that approving the bill would jail many elderly supporters. The measure had passed the legislature before the AG said it violated the state constitution restricting lotteries.
An updated five year plan for criminal justice in Golden Crescent Council of Governments seven counties was submitted to Governor Preston Smith. The prospectus covers 1972 to 1976 and outlines needs totaling 1 115 500 including 450 000 to remodel three jails with an alternative regional jail option noted.
A Virginia reader Alice Towers writes to praise The Cuero Record for its upbeat news and front page flag, enjoying Pot Sez and Town Talk and saying the paper makes her homesick. She notes editor humanity and mentions her late editor father Ken Towery.
There were no injuries in a morning collision between a 1972 four door sedan and a pickup truck at the Courthouse and Clinton intersection. Joseph James Ross of Cuero and Cruz Orosco of 111 W. Courthouse were the drivers, with Orosco’s 5-year-old niece Peggy Maijia present. Police Chief Clinton Wright investigated.
Karen Fitzgerald of Cuero won first in cloverleaf barrels, second in poles, and sixth in straightaway barrels at the Guadalupe County Fair 4-H Horse Show in Seguin. Cheryl Hennig of Stratton Route placed fourth in cooverleaf barrel, with Marilyn Cheatham of Cleveland and W. R. Finney also in attendance.
Erasmo Silvera was fined 25 dollars plus court costs for simple aggravated assault in DeWitt County Court.
The Record notes safety reminder for Gobbier football fans. Assistant Principal DeWayne Scott says parents use student tickets to enter reserved sections and some general admission holders sneak into reserved areas. Sections A D F J designate ticket types and uses in the stadium.
Mid Coastal Chapter of the Nursing Home Association held a regular meeting at Totah's Restaurant in Victoria. The new officers elected include President Oliver Stevens from Stevens Conservant Home Hallettsville First Vice President Fliene Burt Yorktown Sixty Lessa Nursing Home Second Vice President Bette Hedgelough Victoria Twin Pines Nursing Home Secretary Ida Chumehal Trinity Lutheran Home Shiner Treasurer Nan Long Goliad Nursing Home Goliad Guest speaker discussed the new Vendor Drug program effective Sept 4 presented by BFE Leistnee Victoria Pharmacy Lisa addressed group near Texas Nursing Home Association President Fleet Doe Brewee.
Mid October set aside details for feed grain and cotton are expected to be announced with Len Cheeser noting the timing. Secretary Hardin earlier met with two advisory committees to review nation and feed grain programs for next year. Farmers already know their farm base for feed grain and have a rough idea of cotton allotments.
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