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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1971
Page
1
A mixed page of jokes and quips references Oscar Adickes, a bishop, a burn by hot soup, a stray bird, a sausage shop sign, a child with a BB gun, tax jokes, a theater owner with a long run, a parachute student, a kitchen mishap, an IRS line, and an extreme love dilemma. The tone echoes late 20th century humor with everyday characters and punchlines.
Visiting District Governor Jim DeLawder awarded perfect attendance pins and Old Monarch honors to Cuero Lions Club members during a regular Wednesday meeting. Recipients included W. F. Kautz Dr. W. R. Towery Jim Stone and others with service years ranging from two to twenty four.
Calvary Baptist Church youth group took a bus trip to Goliad on Sunday night to present a program for First Baptist Church. The Rev. Gerard W. Thornton pastor. Larry Tomlinson drove the bus. Chris Harris led the Youth Choir. Vickie Hall at the piano. testimonies by Jay Cooley Kathy Simpson Vickie Hall and Barbara Terrell. Roger Mize delivered the sermon. fellowship followed with Beverly Bowers Vicky Coker Leslie Parr Julie Simpson Arona Mize Scott Conley Richard Fagan Bubba Hall Linda Schulte Pam Mize Debbie Rogers Kenneth Parr Bobby Coker Cherry Fagan Edward Rackley and Virginia Rogers.
Nominating committee will name nominees for offices next Tuesday evening at 5 30 at 5122 E French Street. Members include Maurice Mathis Rev John Carmona Mrs Pat Striedel Jim Rabe and Mrs Bennie Krause. A future decision on joining a national organization will be made.
Mayor Jack Edgar signed a proclamation declaring Friday October 22 as Poppy Day. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3972 and posts nationwide observe the occasion with poppy remembrance.
Meyersville 4-H Club voted to invite Barbara Long of Yoakum, an internationally known artist who paints with her teeth, to speak at the next meeting. Bonnie Buenger reported on his Germany trip and a $5 United Fund contribution was made in memory of Jack Hoverton. Achievement Night is set for November 1.
Washington reports opponents of a constitutional amendment to restore prayer in public schools gained a floor vote after 218 House members signed to discharge the measure from Judiciary Committee. Sponsor Rep. Chalmers Wylie says optimism remains as supporters push for passage ahead of the November 8 vote.
Cuero High School principal PeWayne Scott and athletic director Buster Gilbreth discussed East and West zone lists. San Felipe and Del Rio changes trimmed the West to five teams while the East added Judson and Canyon amid new alignments. Del Rio rises to A, Floresville drops to AA as Pleasanton leads the Fast Zone with Fredericksburg Kerrville Tivy Uvalde Crystal City and South West. Minutes passed after an 8-3 vote to raise adult ticket prices from 1.50 to 1.75, Cuero opposing. DeWayne Scott named East Zone chairman.
A lengthy local fundraiser list shows donors contributing to the Cuero United Fund with a running total of 6045 dollars toward an 11000 dollar goal. Prominent contributors include Farmers State Bank, Buchel Bank, Cuero Federal A and L, Gulf Coast Wood Prod, Nielsen 7-Up Bottling, J. C. Penney Co, HEB Grocery Co, and the Cuero Nursing Home among many others. Total to date is 6045 dollars.
The American Legion Stag Stew is set for Friday October 2 at 6 p.m. at the Cuero Pump House. Tickets at the gate are 10 dollars each. Proceeds aid the Cuero football team and coaches supper at the Legion Civic Center on a later date.
Two inmates from Texas Department of Corrections Huntsville have been brought to DeWitt County Jail for trial. Elmer Cooper aged 25 of Kirbyville faces charges of alleged theft and burglary. Roosevelt Trier aged 4 with Huntsville address is charged with alleged burglary.
Rudy Cisneros, 45, general delivery, was released on bond Wednesday from the DeWitt County Jail. He faces charges of driving while intoxicated after a Tuesday pickup by the Texas Highway Patrol.
A devotional note cites first Corinthians 15 26 declaring death as the last enemy to be destroyed and presents Christianity as identifying a conqueror over the feared foe rather than a mere hope.
A retired couple moves to a true small town after 30 years in cities to slow life after a heart attack. They note daily acts of courtesy in the absence of urban stress and reflect on losses like season tickets and cultural amenities. The piece weighs benefits against nostalgia.
From noon to sunset, hunters must follow the posted daily closing times. The schedule lists dates and dusk times with entries for October 2 and October 24, including Friday and Sunday evenings.
City Manager Larry Smith and Police Chief Clinton Wright survey downtown merchants on enforcing a two hour limit year round to curb employees occupying street spaces. Changes at Reuss Pharmacy Perry Bros and the US Post Office shift parking needs, while Cuero Polo Department works on traffic controls at Clayton and Henry intersection.
Cuero Community Hospital Auxiliary welcomes five new members Mrs Frances Wood Mrs Don Barlow Mrs Hope Dominguez Mrs Carmen Brown and Mrs Lott Taylor announced by president Mrs Harold High. A quilt painting and needlepoint pillow donated by donors will be auctioned at the Christmas Bazaar with drawings set for 3 p.m. November 20 and items on display through early November.
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