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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1971
Page
1
A federal court ruling clears last June pay increases for Louisiana teachers despite Nixon price freeze. Texas faces a potential hitch since its budget took effect Sept 1 after the freeze, while Louisiana’s appropriation began July 1.
The Rev. Francis Kunz pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church is undergoing X Ray tests at Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio. He is in Room 703 and Rev. Jerry Mackin of Seguin visited him on Wednesday. The expected length of his treatment for a stroke has not been determined.
The 1972 Casero United Fund reached $5,085 by Wednesday noon as six new donors joined the Honor Roll and boosted totals for the $4,370 to $5,000 range. Highlights include gifts from HEB Grocery Co. and The Cuero Record, plus notable contributions from Alfred Friar, Mrs. Friar, and local merchants.
The fifth annual Gulf Bend Conference on Mental Health and Mental Retardation will run Oct 28 and 29 in Victoria. Public attendance is free with a $1 per person suggested contribution. pre-registration by Oct 18 is advised. Key sessions feature Dr George Constant and others discussing LSD, personality growth, and medical seminars.
Cuero officials plan to fill the historic well behind the Bandstand in City Park after tests show the shaft is likely unusable. City Manager Larry Smith said restoration would be costly and ineffective, with the upper portion already caved in and the deeper section likely collapsed.
The record lists donors and contributions to the Cuero United Fund with a running total of 5085 dollars. Names include individuals and local businesses such as Farmers State Bank Gulf Coast Wood Prod. and J.C. Penney Co. plus stores, funeral homes, and services.
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the Baltimore Orioles 4 to 0 at the end of five innings in game five of the 1901 World Series. The series stood two games apiece, with the final two games to be played in Baltimore.
Ted Walters, 55, linked to the Floyd Hamilton gang and once a comrade of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, was killed by Texas Ranger Tom Arnold while fleeing with three hostages in Grapevine. Walters threatened a hostage, then shot occurred through his car window. hostages treated for shock. Walters had prior wanted orders in Dallas County and by the FBI for parole violation. pursuit included Euless police and Fort Worth area officers.
Police report details a 2:40 p.m. Wednesday crash at Broadway and Esplanade. Austen Bruce Vann, 51, of 149 S Mulberry Luling, traveling west, and Edgar Franklin Parker, 89, Smiley, traveling north, collided. Vann’s car was heavily damaged and Parker’s 1971 model slightly damaged.
Agapito Guajardo of 8038 Nellie Drive Houston received a traffic citation from Cuero Police Department in Corportation Court for failing to control speed. Leo James McHenry of 310 E Schumacher Yoakum was issued a speeding ticket by the local police department.
A poetic tribute praising a football coach as leader and guide. The speaker vows obedience and celebrates team discipline, resilience, and pride in school spirit, referencing the gridiron, blockers, and rivals. The verse blends religious cadence with sports devotion and ends with a nod to national pride and youth.
Cuero Lions Club honored Mrs Dolly Nielsen with a life membership certificate in the Lions Crippled Children's Camp at Kerrville. A $100 donation in her honor recognized her many contributions, and she recently donated a portable concession stand. A Victoria Downtown Lions Club delegation spoke at noon luncheon.
Sister Lucilla Club Speaker Sister M Lacilla acting administrator Cuero Community Hospital spoke on health careers at a Pioneer 4-H Club meeting. Virginia Ryan called roll Janice Layman read minutes B J Drehr reported the treasury. Two new members Wendy Adams and Mardy Cheatham joined as officials distributed 1972 calendars for an upcoming sales campaign.
Construction is under way for a new 100 bed nursing home adjacent to Cuero Community Hospital on Yoakum Highway. McDonnell Enterprises chief R M McDonnell plans a groundbreaking later after missing the initial dates. The Cartwheel Lodge will be a six wing hub design with central nursing station and integrated therapy, chapel, beauty shop, laundries, and doctors' rooms.
A devotional note cites Romans 12 21 declaring evil overcome by good and presents this principle as the surest path to defeat an enemy.
Texas health officials report that a large portion of Lavaca Bay oysters previously deemed mercury contaminated have been cleared for harvest. Blue crabs remain unsafe in the central bay area, with some sections still closed. tests show a steady decline in oyster mercury levels and processed oysters remain within FDA tolerance.
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