Folksy Cuero Column Highlights Local Visits
Mrs Werner Wolf visited Mrs Cutter Dietze in Cuero hospital on Friday. Mr and Mrs Jim Caldwell of Houston visited her parents Mr and Mrs John Schober and Mr and Mrs Menry Luddecke Sr last week. Coffee with El Champion Saturday. Mrs Ruben Lassman praised the column. Hertha Ferguson reads it daily for its folksy tone. Walter Koenig chauffeured me to see Sylvester Jendry. Bill Schorre notes TDewsy as sixth cousin and enjoys corn bread. Sunday afternoon visits included Mrs D O Sis Williams and family. Cuero claims high whistle balk grandma density per 1,000 residents.
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Jim Caldwell
Houston
John Schober
Menry Luddecke Sr
D. O
Sis) Williams
Cuero
Texas
Towery Named Deputy Director for Policy and Plans at USIA
Pulitzer winner Ken Towery, former Cuero Record managing editor, is appointed deputy director for policy and plans at the U S Information Agency. The announcement, in Washington, D C, notes his 1955 Pulitzer for reporting the veterans land scandal that led to prison for Land Commissioner Bascom Cales. Towery later joined Austin American Statesman Capitol staff and the Sen. John Tower staff before leading the USTA press and publication service.
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Ken Towery
Sen
John Tower
USTA
Serview
Bible Thought Por Mercy Over Sacrifices
Not what we do for God but what we let Him do through us tests our faithfulness. Hosea 654 reflects the call to seek mercy and knowledge of God over burnt offerings. The message emphasizes surrender and divine work within believers.
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God
DeWitt Veterans Honored by Local Scouts and Posts
DeWitt County war veterans were honored by Cuero VFW Post 3972 and American Legion Post Dinter No 3 with help from local Boy Scouts. Judge George Trowel gave the main address, Jon Hudgeons read scriptures, and a wreath of poppies was placed at the monument. Scout Liendo blew taps and color guards were joined by Troops 243 and 244. Post 3972 officers and auxiliaries planned a Halloween dance and reported Buddy Poppy sales.
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DeWitt County
Cuero Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Dinter No. 3
George Trowel
Jon Hudgeons
American Legion Post
Peter Higgins
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Fields of Flanders
Carl Culpepper
Joe Johnson
Leroy Koenig
Courthouse
Nagpole
Raul Liendo
VFW
A. W. Schaffner
Wilfred Peters
Wilfred Leist
Salvadore Gonzales
NYA
VEW
Paul Loos
District 24
Goliad
Thomas C. Mann to Speak at Cuero Rotary Luncheon
Former ambassador Thomas C. Mann, a Lacredo native and retired Foreign Service officer, will address the Cuero Rotary Club at noon Thursday at the Patio. Mann led the Automobile Manufacturers Association starting Feb 1 1967 and held top posts in foreign economic affairs and inter-American relations during a long government career.
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Thomas C. Manin
Cuero Rotary Club
Thi Patio
Thomas Clifton Mann
Lacredo
Automobile Manufacturers Association
The
Johns
Court session starts on two guilty pleas
Roosevelt Tyler pleaded guilty to theft from Gips Leggett Radio Shop in 24th District Court and received a ten year probated sentence. Jack Hoofard also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor swindle by worthless check and was fined three hundred dollars with a two year probated jail term. The court then began jury trials marking the first use of DeWitt County’s jury wheel with about one third of called names disqualified.
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Roosevelt Tyler
Gips & Leggett
Joe Kelly
Tyler
Texas Department of Corrections
Huntsville
Cuero
DeWitt County
Jack Hoofard
Kelly
DeWitt
Pershing Hiller
Reminder to Cuero's Lions luncheon and board meeting
Cuero Lions Club members are reminded of tomorrow's luncheon at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Parish Hall hosted by the Catholic Daughters of America. President Bill Naii also notes the monthly Board of Directors meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Doll Hone.
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Lions Club
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Catholic Daughters of America
Bill Naii
Naini
Board of Directors
Doll Hone
Cuero United Fund Quota Reaches 6341
A list of donors and contributions totals for the Cuero United Fund shows a current date total of 6341 with many individual donors including Mr. and Mrs. Graham Hamilton, Cuero Livestock Co., Nielsen 7-Up Bottling, J. C. Penney Co., HEB Grocery Co., and Cuero Nursing Home. The document itemizes a broad array of local business and private supporters alongside reminder figures for the fund drive.
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Graham
D. M. Stiles
LeRoy Hamilton
Regency Furniture Co
Carter Thomas
S.W. Bell Telephone Co
L. L. Battery Ph. G
Koenig's Drive
O. E. Hall Jr
F. B. Sheppard
Crescent Valley Creamery
Stimson Furniture Co
Alfred Friar
Cuero Record
Means Furniture Co
McClungs Grocery
Howard Kleinecke
Allied Mills, Inc
Paul B. Kulawikad
H. P. Green
Reiffert Blackwell
A. J. Engbrock
Leslie Motor Co
Daughter's Notes Stir Dad's Action
Moment Armistead left notes for her father after jumping from the University of Texas tower. She expressed fear and longing to restart life and asked for strength. Her final note identified her as Moment Armistead and described living as hell before her death on September 29. The father disputed LSD involvement and the town published a drug supplement with his note.
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Austin
Tex
Armistead
University of Tex
Charles Whitman
Moment Armistead
The
Austin American-Statesman
Momen
Gene Armistead
LSD
Baptist Session Changes Stated
The Rev. Bob Hairston of First Baptist Cuero will attend the Baptist General Convention of Texas in Houston October 26 to 28 as the assembly fuses with the Negro and Mexican American convention at the Astrodome drawing about 50 000 Baptists. NASA astronaut James Lewin will testify and Rev. Rudy Hernandez Ken Chafin will speak as the convention adopts its budget and elects officers. Hairston opposes a committee recommendation to allow hospitals to use state funds for certain operations.
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Bob Hairston
First Baptist Church
Cuero
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Houston
Astrodome
James Lewin
Rudy Hernandez
Primero Iglesia Bautista
Corpus Christi
Billy Graham
Tion
Hairston
General Assembly
Texas Public Employees Week highlighted by TPEA
Gov. Preston Smith designated the week of October 24 20 as Texas Public Employee Week to spotlight the Texas Public Employees Association and its 26th anniversary. Jerome Chapman, president, notes Texas has 90.3 state employees per 10 000 citizens and that the state spends 9.7 percent of its total payroll on salaries and wages while offering diverse professional services.
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Texas Public Eimployees Association
TPEA
Preston Smith
Texas Public
Texas
Austin
Texas Public Employees Association
Jerome Chapman
Chapman
Texas Public Employees
Jerry Chapman
Jim Stewart
Drainage District No. 1 Sets October Meeting
Drainage District No. 1 will hold its regular meeting October 29 at 9 a.m. in the Drainage District Office inside the DeWitt County Courthouse. Routine business will be discussed.
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Drainage District No. 1
DeWitt County
Swine Course Windup Slated at DeWitt County
The final session of the De Witt County Swine Shortcourse will be held Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the DeWitt County Electric Cooperative Building. Dr Frank Orts of Texas A&M University will discuss breeding stock selection, heritability traits, carcass composition, and swine improvement factors. Orts, native of Gonzales County, holds degrees from Texas A&M and has led Extension Service meats programs since 1963. Swine producers and others in the industry are invited to attend.
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DeWitt County
DeWitt County Electric
Frank Orts
Texas A&m University
Orts
Gonzales County
Texas A&m
United Nations Votes to Admit Communist China
The United Nations approved admitting Communist China in a 76 to 35 vote with 17 abstentions, expelling Nationalist China. Ambassador George Bush expressed dejection as Chow Shi-kai announced the Nationalists would quit the UN. The decision foreshadows a shift in representation and may see Huang Hua assumed seated for China.
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United Nations
China
United States
U.S
George Bush
General Assembly
Chow Shi-kai
Nuvita S. Khrushchhev
4Resinva
Teathy
Thaat
Peking
Chiang Kai-shek
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pat Sez
Guest Columist
M. P
Werner Wolf
Cutter
Dietze
Cuero Hospital
Arnold Arndt
el Champion
Ruben Lassman
Hertha Ferguson
Walter Koenig
Sylvester Jendry
Sige
Bill Schorre
Tdewsy
Bill Ferguson
Hawaii
U. S
Hosea
America
P. L. Prentice
Thomas C. Mann
Rotary
Mann
Lions
Cuero United Fund
By Ann Arnold
Kenneth Chafin
Evangelism
Home Mission Board
UPT
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