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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1957
Page
5
United States launches multi stage rocket from a balloon platform 20 miles high over Eniwetok Atoll. Air Force scientists estimate apogee between 1000 and 4000 miles, surpassing all prior non orbital flights but trailing Soviet orbital satellite achievement.
The Cuero Boy Scout drive is delayed as pledges remain unsigned and the goal not yet reached. Residents are urged to pledge, with Bill Nami available for calls. Legionnaires prepare for a Cuero district convention, while Sputnik sightings draw curiosity and juvenile crime in Victoria is being tackled with arrests and reform school sentences. A WAC lieutenant’s inspection anecdote is noted as historic humor continues.
Muti Hospitality Coffee Shop opened today under Rex Lundy and his wife, recent buyers of the Muti Hotel. Free coffee and doughnuts mark the launch with continued service Friday. The Rose Room private dining area features distinctive table lighting and rose decor. A Smorgasbord Sunday offers all you can eat for $1.25, a new Cuero offering.
Newton Smith Horace White man and John Kahlich return from Galveston where a pre show of the 1958 Chevrolet impressed them with its bold styling and sound. The group predicted the 1958 model is almost too new to be true. The cars will be shown in Cuero on Thursday October 31.
First Presbyterian Church held an annual family night dinner in the annex on Wednesday. About 175 members attended as Horace Whiteman and Dr. R. L. Stratton spoke on next year’s budget and program while Dr. Marshall Doggett presided over a Q and A on church activities.
James Stratton, medical technologist at Stratton Hospital and Clinic, is in Austin attending a meeting sponsored by the Texas State Department of Public Health. The session is aimed at technologists and draws hospital and clinic representatives from across Texas.
Seventy four Cuero High School students earned a place on the first six week honor roll for the 1957 58 year with A averages and conduct grades of B or better. Sophomores lead with 25 entries followed by juniors 22 and seniors 21 while freshmen total six.
Typhoon Judy packing near 200 mph winds bears down on Okinawa with 30,000 American troops and nearly one million residents bracing for impact. Center 360 miles southeast moving northwest at 15 mph, a giant 330 mile wide storm threatening the island and expected to hit within 24 hours. The U S Air Force warned northern Okinawa by Friday afternoon as Fuchu notes the storm’s approach.
Delegates from 22 Gonzales Baptist Association churches will meet at Calvary Baptist Church tonight with Refreshments provided by the WMS after the meeting. A film titled Fire on the Heather featuring Billy Graham and his workers will be shown at 9 pm. October 28 invites the public to attend.
The U S Public Health Service reports last week added perhaps a million new flu and influenza like cases, reaching around 2 5 million total since last summer. Deaths nationwide exceed 290 with New York 62 and California 30, but Surgeon General Burney calls the death rate not alarming and below expectations.
A two-year-old Argentine boy, Marcello Maciel, is recovering well after a groundbreaking open heart operation at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. Doctors say he is out of danger and could return to his homeland in about ten days, barring unforeseen complications. The operation used a mechanical heart-lung device while his heart was removed, repaired, and reinserted by a renowned specialist.
Students of St Michael's parish school will be dismissed all day Friday as teachers attend a San Antonio for a meeting with all San Antonio archdiocesan teachers.
Daule Band under director David Heegwood will present a midtone routine in a modern vein at the Cuero Gonzales football game in Gonzales Saturday night. The show centers on a dance to All Shook Up and precedes Cuero homecoming parade on November 2. Daule will face Yoakum Tigers that night. drum major Mildred Taylor and majorettes Nancy Lee Fryer Dorothy Faye Ross Katie Mae Lee Thelma Cunningham.
Funeral services for Myrtle Parnes Anderson 63 former Cuero resident who died Monday in Port Lavaca will be held at Freund Funeral Home chapel at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial follows in Hillside Cemetery. She and her husband had moved to Port Lavaca from Corpus Christi the day before the heart attack.
Las Vegas November 24 JP Bing Crosby obtained a marriage license from the county clerk to wed Olive K Grandstaff a 23 year old Los Angeles brunette Crosby age 53 listed under his real name Harry J Crosby He plans to marry at the Lyon County Courthouse in Yerington at 4 pm Cal.
United Nations debate on the Turkish Syrian dispute heats up as Saudi Arabia’s King Saud is given a chance to mediate. Dag Hammarskjold's possible mission to the region gains traction despite Syria’s resistance and Soviet backing for the Syrian line. U.S. and other delegations weigh support as the General Assembly reconvenes Friday to decide whether to send Hammarskjold or delay further.
Weather bureau reports rising rivers with Creeks in San Antonio Gonzales area reaching 23 feet while Cuero and Salons show increasing levels. Officials anticipate a peak and forecast a drop later today with river rises around four feet per hour in some zones. Communities brace for potential flooding and monitor gauges closely.
Redondo Beach motorists ignored parking meters as city council failed to include parking criteria in a new traffic ordinance. The oversight left meter rules unenforced while drivers pressed on with parking.
An unconfirmed report from Cuero at noon Thursday stated that Mrs Pat Riley, longtime Cuero Record correspondent Pat Scordheim, had died. Mrs Joley had recently left her reporting post due to ill health, replaced by Mrs Cruisie Duty.
Dallas courtroom sees witness refuse to answer questions about checks received from Mendack Cage's JOP Corp. secretary Jo oTt Millis and former secretary Francis Knoll are expected to testify. Saunders, once on the Board of Insurance Commissioners 1955 to 1957, claims the Fifth Amendment defense amidst ongoing inquiries into alleged payments totaling $3000 and related corporate actions.
A brief note emphasizes abiding in the word and in Jesus Christ to guide prayer. It asserts that those who remain in the word may ask for things that are truly nourishing for themselves and others. The text containsTypographical errors and informal guidance on prayer.
Lions Club extends light bulb sale at Main and Eisplanade through Saturday during normal business hours. Single bulbs and assortments offered to boost profits for a yearly community betterment project. Judy Dodds and Marilyn Tham performed at the Green Dee Witt Arneckeside Junior Historian Club meeting.
Guatemalan deputies are trapped inside a disrupted emergency session as crowds surged outside. Four people were reported killed amid two days of clashes between police and followers of Miguel Idígoras Fuentes, who claimed the elections were fraudulent. Acting President Luis Arturo Grígiles Lopes sent the resolution to Congress after Defense Minister Oliva urged action and warned the army it could order new elections to end the crisis.
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