Integration and Welfare push forced school integration in Texas
A letter condemns HEW and the Justice Department for pressuring Texas schools to integrate, naming Houston Austin and other districts. It argues for states’ rights, voluntary integration, and freedom of school choice, insisting local boards should control schools and funds should not force desegregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
HEW
U.S. Dept. of Health, Integration and Welfare
Justice Dept
Washington
The
HIW
Dept. of Justice
Houston
Austin
Wichita Falls
Port Arthur
Katy
Cline
Crosby
Midland
Huntsville
Madisonville
Jerry Hess Kidney Fund Receives $157.27 Boost
Mrs. Finley Blackwell presented a $157.27 check to the Jerry Hess Kidney Fund. The sum came as a surplus from a 1970 Cuero High School graduating class dance funded by about 45 senior parents. The funds were kept to aid the Hess Fund after expenses were paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Hess
Finley Blackwell
Cuero High School
Building Starts on New Cuero Complex by Reuss Drug
A&A Construction Co of Victoria will start Tuesday on a 15 300 square foot brick and concrete block business complex in the 500 block of North Esplanade. The $115 000 permit was issued Friday, and the project includes a 60 by 180 foot front parking area. Reuss Drug Store, Perry Bros dc&10e store, and Vanity Fair Beauty Shop will relocate to the new building. Reuss Drug Store traces its founding to 1845 in Old Indianola and moved to Cuero in 1872. Gulf Coast Wood Products is building a heavy duty loading dock beside the Southern Pacific Railroad siding on East South Railroad on leased rail property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A&a Construction Co
Victoria
Joe B. Reuss
North Esplanade
City Hall
A&a
Cuero
Cuero Community Hospital
Reuss Drug
E. Main
Perry Bros
Vanity Fair
Reuss
Old Indianola
Gulf Coast Wood Products
Southern Pacific Railroad
East South Railroad
Rail Com
All Prizes Awarded at Final Bonus Bucks Drawing
Three winners shared the final Bonus Bucks drawing held Friday at 4 p.m. Mrs. S. I. Morris won $25, registered at Cut N Sew Fabrice Shop. Shirlene Zacharias won $15, registered at Cut N Sew Fabric Shop. Mrs. Louis Koehler won $20, registered at Perry Bros. Carlton Kahlich drew the names as the six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kahlich.
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S. I. Morris
Route 1
Morris
Cut 'N Sew Fabrice
Shirlene Zacharias
E. Hamilton
Cut 'N Sew
Louis Koehler
F. French
Burns Auxiliary Honors Memorial Medical Scholarship Trust
The Burns Hospital Auxiliary presented Dr E E Sims with a memorial scholarship fund created by supporters. A minimum 175 dollar annual scholarship will be awarded from accumulated interest, with larger awards possible. The first scholarship is slated for May 1971 with Cuero residents pursuing health studies eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.E. Sims
BURNS
Pauline Kach
Burns Auxiliary
Jeanie Blalock
Burns Hospital
E. E. Sims
Burns Hospital Memorial
Friends of Burns Hospital
Ently
Eugene Kach
Cuero
Labor Day Office and School Closures Noted
County city and state offices in Cuero will be closed for Labor Day Monday along with public and parochial schools. The Post Office will observe the holiday with mail delivered to boxes but windows closed and no home delivery.
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Cuero
Rabies case near Concrete links county exposure rise
DeWitt County reports a two year old girl bitten by a civet cat in the yard. Rabies confirmation follows the attack sent to Austin for testing. The family may test their dog while authorities note recent cases in Gonzales Refugio and Wharton counties.
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DeWitt County
Sanitarian
Burgess Davis Jr
State Health Department
Austin
Davis
Gonzales County
Refugio County
Wharton County
DeWitt
Mooney Declared Insane in Cuero Murder Case
Julius Mooney, 28, of Cuero, found insane by a 24th District Court jury for the murder with malice charge in the June death of Robert Cox, 25. Jurors deliberated 10 minutes and recommended hospitalization at the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Buck, with possible future sanity trials if release is sought. Testimony by Dr. B. H. Landgrebe of San Antonio.
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Julius Mooney
Cuero
24Th District
Mooney
Buck
Asane
Robert Cox
Cox
B. H. Landgrebe
San Antonio
Church Fete Slated Today at Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church holds its annual bazaar today in and outside the Parish Hall. Entertainment is planned and a barbecued beef dinner starts at 11 a.m. A Mexican supper with homemade tamales begins at 3 p.m.
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Our Lady of Guadalope Catholic Church
Yorktown Motorcycle Crash Injures Three
Yorktown residents were injured in a Friday evening automobile motorcycle collision. James William Schwab suffered a broken arm and was transferred to a Victoria hospital. His father Joe Schwab received a broken collarbone. Belan Garza, 32, was listed in satisfactory condition at Burns Hospital.
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Yorktown
James William Schwab
Homer Priest Sr
Victoria Hospital
James
Joe Schwab
Belan Garza
Burns Hospital
Garza
Officers Elected By Troop 245 Scouts
Apache patrol leader Randy Katzmark and Karankawa patrol leader Jeff Steen head a list of elected officers at weekly meeting. Virgil Brown, Steven Carter, August Bade and Jay Stimson fill assistant and scribe roles with an Sept 14 installation. Eagle instructors David Tiffin Nat Puente and Wayne Tiffin lead trainee tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Katzmark
Virgil Brown
Steven Carter
Scribe
Jeff Steen
August Bade
Jay Stimson
David Tiffin
Nat Puente
Wayne Tiffin
New Hospital
Ronny Binz
Glynn Schultz
George Stall
Scott Tomanec
Steven York
Richard Rauch
Cuero School Board Considers Bond Sale at Regular Meeting
Cuero School Board members will set a date for selling school bonds at their regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m. They will review building program progress and consider school repairs personnel and purchase of equipment and supplies.
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Cuero School Board
Cuero High School Winners Named for Valley Forge Pilgrimage
Cuero High School earns selection for a four day Valley Forge Pilgrimage tour sponsored by Freedoms Foundation. Rosemary Cheatham and Fr anke McClung will represent Cuero with 32 other teacher student teams visiting Philadelphia Valley Forge Washington DC and Fredericksburg.
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Valley Forge
Rosemary Cheatham
Franke McClung
Cuero
Cuero High School
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C
Fredericksburg
Freedoms Foundation
Cheatham
Franke
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Dbs
S. J. Morris
Shirleen Zacharias
D. L. Prentice
Scholarship Trust
Cueroites
Pilot Club
University of Texas At Austin
Cuero High
America
Kenneth D. Wells
Bee Foundation
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