Towery family back from Rockport and travel notes
Dr and Mrs G R Towery and children Keith Russell Layne Sherry return to Cuero from a two week Rockport vacation. Mrs R R Towery and Alice visit Cuero then plan to move to McLean Va to enroll Alice. Kenneth stays in Austin until after the November election. Roland enrolls at Uvalde Jr College. Dr W R Towery to Palestine for a few weeks as local chiropractor off duty due to colleague’s injury. Helen Varella celebrates birthday. Mrs Joe Thompson of Monroe La arrives to winter in Cuero with daughter Mrs Victor Henderson who will teach in Cuero schools 1966-67. Truman Clagett ill in hospital, improved night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Towery
Keith
Russell
Layne
Sherry
Cuero
Rockport
R. R. Towery
Alice
Austin
Ken
Louie Towery
McLean
Kenneth
Roland
Uvalde Jr. College
Joe Thompson
Monroe
Louisiana
Victor Henderson
Henderson
Cuero Public
Truman Clagett
Camel Invaders Roam Australian Lands After Century
Dromedaries were imported a century ago into Australia and have since escaped confinement. They now rove in wild herds across vast arid regions, adapting to harsh conditions as a self-sustaining feral population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
U S Corpsman Killed Wife Say Prosecutors
In Tanzania a U S Peace Corpsman William Kinsey stood trial for allegedly beating his wife Peverly to death near Maswa on March 27. Prosecution asserts he killed her over imagined infidelity, while defense challenges evidence and claims of an extramarital motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mwanza
Tanzania
UPI
U. S
Maswa
William Kinsey
Washington, D. C
Peverly
Kinsey
Riverside
Conn
Georgiadis
Martin Kifunta
Wright Morris
Kifunta
Peace Corns
Local Grain Prices At Cuero Cash Market
Cuero markets list yellow ear corn at 2.20 per 100, yellow shell corn at 1.35 per bushel, with other bids not fully legible. Courtesy Schaffner's Inc. MO.
Fort Worth Livestock Prices Mixed as Cattle Lead
Livestock summary shows 1000 cattle and 500 calves active with gains to 50. Slaughter steers around 975 pounds reach 25.00, utility heifers 550 pounds at 19.00, cows 16.90 to 18.50, bulls 21.50 to 23.00. Feeder steers 500-365 pounds at 28.40 to 25.50, heifers 475-560 pounds 24.00 to 25.00, some prime calves 275-450 pounds at 31.00 to 33.60. Hog market steady with barrows, gilts 24.00, sows 1800-2100. Sheep steady with spring lambs 22.00 and feeder lambs 21.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
UPI
USDA
Two Nuns Insist On Robe Attire In Class
In Boerne Benedictine Sisters Thekla and Henrietta Marie faced a petition from about 59 church members demanding they stop wearing habits in classrooms. The nuns warned they may quit teaching in Boerne public schools if action is pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boerne
Wpih
Weddnesday
Beerne
Thekland Henrietta Marie
Marvin Perkins
Boerne Church of Christ
Three Texas Towns Get Sewer Aid
Washington announces grants from the Housing and Urban Development Department to Texas towns for sewer projects. The awards totaling tens of thousands include specific allocations such as 16,075 dollars to a town named Moathp and another to a place labeled Mee Ote, with additional grants of 15,000 dollars noted.
Colorado home to most peaks above 13,905 feet noted
National Geographic reports that fifty eight of the ninety five United States mountains taller than 13,905 feet are located in Colorado. The listing highlights Colorado’s prominence among high peaks and underscores the state’s rugged alpine landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic
United States Mountains
Colorado
Yoakum Chamber postposes meeting to Sept 12
Cuero Chamber manager S M Patterson announced the regular directors meeting planned for Monday is postponed to September 12 due to Labor Day. A new slate of chamber officers will assume duties including Errol Dieize as president Clete Ernster as vice president and Gene Grafe as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Patterson
Cuero
Errol Dieize
Clete Ernster
Gene Grafe
Mexican grave notes Pitkin Taylor and Jim Taylor feud link
Cuero records mention Pitkin Taylor, brother of Creed Taylor, slain when Suttons lured him from his home. Jim Taylor, age 24 in 1875, died in Clinton amid clashes with Suttonites. The two Taylors were linked to historic clan feuds and rivalries in Reconstruction era Texas.
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Josiah Taylor
Old Mexico
Pitkin Taylor
Taylor
Creed Taylor
Pitkin
Suttons
Jim Taylor
John Wesley Hardin
Jack Helm
Clinton
Jim
Bill
William Sutton
Indianola
Matagorda Bay
Sutton
Crash Kills 2 in Madisonville Texas Car Collision
Two cars collided on US but the readable text lists victims including Tes 47PD Tom Puesdas and Jajen Ras Spver. An assailant from Macheonvile is named, with 71 from Bryan killed. Mrs Holloway is referenced as a reling person. A. H. Taylor 33 of Bryan was hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madisonville
Heloise tips and local notes brighten Cuero page
Heloise columns share practical tips for envelopes in tropical climates and diaper care. Readers offer fashion, bath, and home hacks. Local notices mention football programs, fall clothing displays, and birthdays. Community members Johnson, Hodge, Villarreal, and Cooper appear among visits and events.
Faris Elected Moderator of Tex as Synod for 1966-67
Rev. William Wallace Faris of Abilene was chosen Tuesday as moderator of the Synod of Texas United Presbyterian for the 1966-67 church year. He succeeds Ralph M. Read of Waxahachie, a Trinity University trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN Antonio-Upr
William Wallace Faris
Abilene
Synod of Texas, United Prsebiotagrat
Ralph M. Read
Waxahachie
Trinity University
Grease shaker threads with shortening method
A reader suggests easing refills by lightly greasing the shaker top threads with a dab of shortening on fingertips. Since using this tip, the top has been easy to remove every time.
Southwest Gridmen Turn Out for Drill
United Press International notes all Southwest Conference football teams start practice. Arkansas is widely favored to win the 52nd title, with Texas TCU Baylor SMU and Southern Methodist viewed as potential champions. Openers loom for Sept. 17 with Arkansas facing Oklahoma State and several other matchups listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
SMU
Baylor
Syracuse
Arkansas
Texas
Hogs
Texas Christian
Southern Methodist
Cuero Farmers Beat Weesditche 6 to 2 in Season Final
The Weesditche Men's Softball team defeated the Cuero Young Farmers 6 to 2 at Meyersville on Wednesday night. Winning pitcher Lloyd Weise bested his brother Roger Weise, who started for Cuero. A large crowd attended the season closer reported by Mr. Sam Tumlinson.
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Weesditche
Cuero Young Farmers
Meyersville
Lloyd Weise
Roger Weise
Cuero
Young Farmers
Sam Tumlinson
Draft boards assign objectors in Texas and noncombat duty option
The article explains that Texas has 137 draft boards and that there is a category of conscientious objectors who join the military but refuse to bear arms. Selective Service classifies them as 1-AO, and the Army must place such draftees in noncombat roles like the medical corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Sinclair
Selective Service
Army
Wheeler Sees Extended War In Vietnam
Gen Earle G Wheeler chair of the Joint Chiefs warned the Viet Nam battle would be long and arduous, urging patience and endurance. The final session of the American Legion convention featured major Viet Nam speeches from Johnson and Nixon, who urged increasing military strength by 25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Earle G. Wheeler
South
Viet Nam
Richard M. Nixon
United States
War Dead At 5000 In Viet Nam Toll Near 5000
UPI reports the U S war dead in Viet Nam nears five thousand with last week’s casualties totaling 687, including seven killed in action. The casualty report for the week ended Aug 27 lists 4,919 American deaths, 599 wounded, and one missing and presumed captured. Air Force and Navy pilots led air operations against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces along and across the 7th parallel with no major ground actions reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
U. S
Viet Nam
Epert
Air Force
7Th Parallel
No Man's Land
Banker Sentenced for Misusing Bank Funds in Dalhart
W R Shoechler 31 former vice president of Citizens State Bank of Dalhart received two three year probated sentences for abusing 829310 dollars of bank funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Upi
W. R. Shoechler
Citizens State Bank of Dalhart
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W. R. Towery
Palestine
Helen Varella
Benning & Wagner Jewelers
Lester Frers
Cuero, Texas
Davis Plumbing CO
Funeral Home
W. Reuss Blvd
CUBRO
Toytown
U.S.A
NN. Navarra
Victoria
Hwa
U.S
Cuero Cash Grain
Schaffner’s Inc
Fort Worth Livestock
Housi Ng and Urban Development Department
Tex
Peeti Moathp
Ptus
Carl Foreman Presen
Rex
Sam Jaffe
Pal Rada Saek” Gelmriacol
Yoakum
Heloise
Bette Lawyer
Bette
Pauline
N. Howard
Juanita M
J. M.D
Fo JB
Dear Heloise
Libby Shults
Brick Hodge
Sam Houston State College
City Sanitation
John Cooper
Greg Villarreal
Jo Muchmore
Les
Ponca City
Okla
Gertrude
Leslie McBride
Wilson Millican
IFA
George Badoughs
Houston
George ‘Badoughs
Jane Hensley
Herself
Karen
Loris Mueller
Alamo Lumber Company
S. Esplanade
Electric Motors
Tel- A - Win CO
N. Esplanade
Pollewogs
BY Polly Howerton
Keesler’s
Wheeler
Ryan
N. Gonzales
Frances
W. Courthouse
Freund Funeral Home
Best Buys
Dne
E. Main
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