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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1972
Page
3
The reader letters discuss whether to reveal past affairs to a future husband and how to verify a long-lost love’s status. Ann Landers endorses secrecy, while offering guidance on questions about a deceased correspondence and handling neighborhood photo requests and boredom with family snapshots.
The article reviews Texas Article V proposals to replace elected county offices with legislature appointive posts. It outlines judges as licensed lawyers, district court consolidation, a unified Supreme Court, and a nine-member judicial council. It warns of reduced citizen influence and potential tax centralization, urging informed voting.
Polliwogs notes vacation guests including Clarence Gillespie of Webster Springs West Virginia and Gene Gillespie of Woodsfield Ohio visiting Elwood Gray. They toured the Goliad Missions in Mexico San Antonio and Corpus Christi and shared turkey dinner with local families. Claud Thigpen and wife traveled to New Jersey last month amid a running joke about navigating multilingual air terminals. Downsfolk prepare Centennial dresses hats and vests for a four day October event with costumes worn throughout.
Smith notes city budget and items for the Sept 5 council meeting include approving the final Wayne Oaks Subdivision plat, authorizing advertising for bids on petroleum products and a motor grader, and appointing an auditor for the 1971 72 fiscal year. The council will set the 1972 73 tax rate at 1.60 per 100 assessed value and pass ordinances for the old dumping ground sale and an arson reward increase.
Members of the commission who attended the meeting include Mrs. J. D. Bramlette, Mike Weber, T. O. Boots Buchel, Nathan Post, and Darrell Cooper.
Our Lady of Guadalupe hosts its Jamaica Sunday with booths food and entertainment. Beff barbecue plate 1.75 and Mexican plate 1.25 served from 11 30 a.m. Dance at 8 p.m. featuring the Cyclones of Goliad. Queen candidates Dora Maldonado Angie Rodriguez Sylvia Sierra invited by Rev. Jerry Mackin.
Local residents share visits and marriages with relatives in Cuero and nearby towns. The 1962 items note the marriage of Dorothy Lee Trowell to Dr. Robert Reichard in Basel and a move to teach in Arlington. A 1967 highlight credits M. Clifton Weber as Citizen of the Year and mentions Cuero’s Turkey Trot float at Port Lavaca’s festival.
The Cuero Chapter of Young Farmers will install new officers at the next meeting on September 28. New officers are Wayne Wolf president, Robert Thamm vice president, Charles Nagel treasurer, Jimmy Springs secretary, and Lowell Blain reporter. Thirty seven attended the August membership meeting, the last of the 1971 72 year.
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