Personal notices from Cuero area residents
Bill Ott and wife and a son formerly of Cuero visited in town yesterday. Ott is the old postmaster. The Charlie Prause Trio opens Monday at the Ember Club in Corpus Christi. Mrs. Carlton Mueller of Yorktown is shopping in Cuero today. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gran of San Antonio visited Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rabke Sunday. Irene Barron of Cuero visited in San Antonio last weekend. Mrs. Lela Sanders celebrates her 80th birthday today. Ben Ziese and son and John Ziese attended the funeral of August John Ziese in Kenedy yesterday. Henry Sheppard of SMU spent the weekend in Cuero. Diane Aschenbeck, Janet McLane and Mike Reinhardt, Sam Houston State students, were weekend guests. DeWitt County Commissioner Herbert Ruppert will enter eye clinic surgery at Columbus Hospital Foundation Wednesday.
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Bill Ott
Cuero
Ott
Ben Ziese
John Ziese
Ben
August John Ziese
Kenedy
Diane Aschenbeck
Janet McLane
Mike Reinhardt
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
DeWitt County
Herbert Ruppert
Yoakum
Columbus Hospital Foundation
Columbus
New Baby Tammi Lea Born at DeTar Hospital
Mr and Mrs Robert Meitzen formerly of Victoria welcomed a baby girl Tammi Lea at DeTar Hospital on September 3 weighing 8 pounds 10 ounces The grandparents are Mr and Mrs Arthur Koehler and Mr Ray Meitzen of Cuero.
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Robert Meitzen
Victoria
DeTar Hospital
Tammi Lea
Arthur Koehler
Ray Meitzen
Cuero
Cuero Cash Grain Market Prices Sharp Rise
Local grain market reports Cuero cash grain values with Ear Corneevee at 1.05 per bushel and Shelled Cornevee at 1.25 per bushel. Market activity centers on immediate grain sales and depreciation trends.
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Cuero Cash Grain
San Antonio Livestock Prices Mixed as Markets Test Demand
UPI reports limited slaughter classes. cattle and calves at 500 head, slaughter cows steady to 25 higher, feeders mostly steady. Bulls 27.10-31.70 for 500-650 lb, hogs 25 lower with barrows and gilts 17.00-17.50, sows 13.25-14.00, sheep and goats not enough for price test.
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San Antonio
UPI
USDAY
Witness Praises Medina as My Lai Case Opens
Defense witness Robert Van Leer says Captain Ernest Medina was the only officer he could trust in the My Lai massacre trial in Fort McPherson Georgia. Senator Mansfield urges NATO nonaggression pact through a Senate report and notes European talk and action favor peace. At Attica, Captain Frank Wald recalls a rioter threatening his neck with a knife and a bystander stopping the attacker just as a first shot neared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Robert van Leer
Ernest Medina
Madina
My Lai
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Senate
U.S
Europe
NATO
Attica
N.Y
Frank Wald
Attica State Prison
Trapshooters compete in 1970 Grand American Championships
Participants fired over 2,088,000 shotgun shells across nine days. The event produced an average of about 252,000 bangs per day, highlighting the scale of the championship.
Polliwogs Jamboree Attendees and Local Events Highlight Weekend
Norma Mussett hosts a weather friendly Contour of a Woman spa opening with a fine crowd at Sunday’s Jamboree. Notables like former Mayor McAlister and family mingle while community groups announce arts crafts shop openings and fall events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Mussett
Redistricting Debate Flares Over Board Authority
The Texas redistricting dispute centers on whether the redistricting board or the legislature should redraw House districts. Attorney General Crusmfford Martin cites the need for a special session, while Speaker Mutscher argues the board has authority and must act promptly to redistrict the House. A substitute motion urged proceeding with dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury
Crusmfford Martin
Emily
Martin
State Supreme Court
House
Texas
Mutscher
House of Representatives
Cuero Chamber Members Propose Civic Upgrades and Cooperation
New speakers urge higher dues for the Chamber and Agriculture, zoning upgrades, and stronger ties with the Cuero Industrial Foundation. Proposals include a dam decision stance, industrial development, a Yard of the Month program, youth retention plans, downtown beautification, museum expansion, and targeted erosion and traffic safety efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Champion
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Herbert Frels
Robert Pickens
Cuero
Murray Tarkington
Cuero Industrial Foundation
Chamber
Raymond Reese
Lester Frers
Lower
Colorado River
Industrial Foundation
Louis Dreier
Joe Reuss
Pat Sez By Guest Columist 8. M. P. GOD IS ALIVE
A reminiscence by a guest columnist shares social notes and flippant quotes about visitors, compliments, and local correspondents. The column mentions Jack Altman Werner Wolf Henry Parker and Stratton-born boys with light humor and warm greetings, concluding with fond remarks on corn bread and Saturday visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Parker
Good Lord
Staff of Life
Cincinnati bank robber Mullins pleads guilty in federal court
Joseph Law Mullins admitted taking part in a $30,000 bank robbery. He told the judge overcrowded jail conditions influenced his plea and demanded immediate sentencing. Judge Timothy S. Hogan sentenced Mullins to a 20 year federal prison term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Joseph Law Mullins
Hamilton County
U.S. District Court
Timothy S. Hogan
Mullins
Actress Pier Angeli Dies in Beverly Hills Overdose
Beverly Hills authorities say Italian born actress Pier Angeli died from an overdose and a requiem mass will be held Tuesday. Coroner Thomas Noguchi noted the 22 year old was found dead in her apartment and burial is planned in France.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
UPL
Pier Angeli
France
Apia Maria Pierangeli
Thomas Noguchi
Homer Berner Sparks Balance Shifts in Quiet Day
A remark about Homer Berner notes his mood disrupts the status quo, suggesting a day with neither notable gain nor loss. The comment implies Berner’s temperament can tilt local dynamics and affect ordinary events.
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Homer Berner
Cuero First Public Well Opened In 1880s Celebration
Buchel notes Cuero founded in 1872 lacked a public water supply for years until a hand dug brick lined well was completed around 1880 after committee effort. A celebration marked the opening and a concrete floor around the shaft supported a shelter that later vanished. The abandoned shaft was capped and the area planted over.
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Buchel
Cuero
Otto Buchel
Town Talk Notes on Sand Fill and Well Pumping
Town Talk observes the city considering a sand fill project and reports the city nearly reached its pumping limit from a local well earlier in the year.
Man Wanted peace court case from DeWitt County Jail
Reed was placed in the DeWitt County Jail on September 11, 1970 after three counts filed September 14, 1970 in the justice of the peace office. Cuero Police Department conducted the investigation.
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Reed
DeWitt County
the Justice of the Peace
Cuero
Supersonics Sign Bob Rule and Mike Jordan
Seattle signs 6-foot-9 center Bob Rule who returned from an Achilles injury to a 1971-72 contract. The Sonics also add 6-foot forward Mike Jordan from the University of Puget Sound on a one-year deal.
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Seattle Upi
Bob Rule
Seattle SuperSonics
National Basketball Association
The
Sonics
Mike Jordan
University of Puget Sound
Wyatt sidelined by tuberculosis for 1971 72 season
Levi Wyatt the Pittsburgh Condors No 2 draft pick has a rare form of tuberculosis and will be sidelined for the entire 1971 72 season. He is listed as out for the year by UPI and team doctors.
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Pittsburgh Upi
Levi Wyatt
Pittsburgh Condors
Cuero Arrest Ties To 1970 Police Chief Firing
The Sept. 11 1970 incident involved Reed a Cuero schoolteacher and led to a chain of actions culminating in the firing of Police Chief Richard Hogue by Cuero City Manager Wil Cockrell on Sept 15 1970. Hogue was suspected of involvement in the Reed case.
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Reed
Cuero
Wil Cockrell
Richard Hogue
Hogue
County Officials Debate Road Abandonment and Sheriff Appointments
County sheriffs receive no pay from the county. Herman Keseling III Chris Junker and J W Gibbs are named. The legislature allows sheriffs to appoint reserve deputies. Commissioner Bonnie Buenger outlined an abandoned road in his precinct prompting a Wednesday decision by the court. Rudolph Seim seeks to abandon 1.7 acres for sale due to 29 years of nonuse and lack of deed recording. A second road issue in Commissioner Dave Weber's precinct prompts a meeting with attorney George Middaugh and District Attorney Wiley Cheatham for scheduling action. The Coppedge Brothers own about 80 acres and are involved in the matter.
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Herman George Keseling, III
Chris Junker
J. W. Gibbs
Bonnie Buenger
Rudolph Seim
Dave Weber
George Middaugh
Wiley Cheatham
Coppedge Brothers
Commissioners table access road plan amid landowner hesitation
The board stalled with no immediate decision on an access road to a property. Principal landowner Miss Josephine Blanche Howard of San Antonio has shown no willingness to sell or grant land, prompting a delay until a called meeting.
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Josephine Blanche Howard
San Antonio
Obituary: R. R. Daniels 71 San Antonio
R. R. Daniels 71 of San Antonio died Saturday. Funeral services were held Monday at Colonial Chapel-Porter Loring with Rev. C. N. Lewis officiating. Burial followed at Kingsbury Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Dora Ada Daniels, son Dudly Daniels, daughter Ella McVay, five grandchildren, two great grandchildren, one brother and four sisters.
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R. R. Daniels
San Antonio
Castroville
Colonial Chapel
Porter Loring
C. N. Lewis
Kingsbury
Daniels
Dora Ada Daniels
Dudly Daniels
Somerset
Ella McVay
Unwanted Customers Short Change Halstead Staff
In Halstead England Barnard Nicoll served 40 students who filed off a bus. The first 37 ordered water then one orange drink and two coins for a total of 15 pence. Nicoll’s smile faded as the unusual order sequence unfolded.
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Halstead
England
Barnard Nicoll
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Charlie Prause
Ember Club
Corpus Christi
Carlton Mueller
Yorktown
Henry Gran
Mrs. Herbert Rabke
Irene Barron
Lela Sanders
E. Warn
R. L. Kuchler
Mary Alice Hernandez
Henry Sheppard
SMU
Dallas
Mrs
Henry F. Sheppard
Hansen Feed & Supply
United Press International
W. Reuss Blvd
Cuero Art Guild
N. Gonzales
Polly Howeriton
Polliwogs
Polly Howerton
Candy Hall Davidson
Candy
David
Houston
Ben Barnes
McAlister
Nesta
Helen Taylor
East Main
Emily Ferguson Calk
Dee Blackwell Sager
Grace Episcopal Church
Richter
Mitzie Merzbacher
Tom Peavy
Riki Rushing
Don Chesser
R. P. Kizer Jr
Reese
McLane
Pickens
Weber
Chesser
Freis
Preier
Hanson
Kleinecke
Kizer Bennett
Champion
Reuss
Tarkington
Dewey
Henderson
Pat Sez
Guest Columist
M. P
God IS
Jack Altman
Don Bell
U. Vamos
Werner Wolf
Werner
Kim
WASS
Axsd
Laperience
Man
Notre Dame
OLP Gobbler Stadium
Catholic Daughters OF America
Court OF ST. Michafia
Wyatt
George C. Scott
Metrocolor
Panavision
Freund
New Orleans
Weber Motor CO
N. Gonzales ST
Cuero, Texas
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