Weekend visits and travel notes from local residents
Polliwogs Mr and Mrs C W Carter returned from Lawton Oklahoma visiting their daughter and family. Leonard Aiken transfer to McAllen. Barbara Bohman and Sonny Bohman visited from Austin and Houston. Henry Wood discusses four day work week. Nan Nami at Sam Houston University Huntsville spent weekend with family. Airman Bill Morrow heads to Georgia for radar school. Sidney Collier of Austin visited Beeville. Chris Bryant of Victoria stayed with grandparents while Ronnie Bryant visited Austin. Reverend Ben Orosco led Grace Episcopal services. Happy birthdays to several locals. Sam Houston State students Greg Holster David Fox Leo Salcher Tink McMichen Jeanie Korth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Carter
Lawton
Oklahoma
Ft. Sirl
Chris Bryant
Victoria
Bob Bishop
Ronnie Bryant
Austin
Howard Fuchs
Greg Holster
David Fox
Leo Salcher
Tink McMichen
Jeanie Korth
Sam Houston State University
DeWitt County Historical Committee to Meet at Courthouse
DeWitt County Historical Survey Committee will convene tomorrow at 5 p m in the DeWitt County Courthouse. It is the final meeting of the historical year with Oct 1 as the year end and all members urged to attend for upcoming tasks. Attendees at Nordheim's 75th Anniversary Jubilee included Mrs Kolodziejczyk and Mrs Reiffert Blackwell plus Mrs A W Schaffner and Lester Giese of Cuero with family. Stacy Sager joined her grandmother Mrs Blackwell and rode in a decorated car.
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DeWitt County
Nordheim
Kolodziejczyk
Reiffert Blackwell
A. W. Sc
Asian Expulsion Brings Fighting In Uganda City
Ugandan forces repel an invasion by about 1000 Tanzanian attackers as Uganda proceeds with expulsion of Asians. First airlift of expelled Asians departs London with 193 passengers. Fighting spreads to Kikigati and five border villages amid reports of casualties on both sides.
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Kampala
Uganda
UPI
Tanzania
Idi Amin
London
Dar Es Salaam
Kikigati
Mutukula
Thread Spread Fabrics Opens In Big Three Day Event
The formal opening of Thread Spread Fabrics at 105 South Esplanade drew many home sewing enthusiasts. Owners Mr and Mrs Wallace Beck reported a successful three day event with Saturday evening attendance prizes awarded to Mrs A C Ater first Mrs Lucille Pohler second and Carolyn Stehle of Nordheim third.
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South Esplanade
Wallace Beck
A C. Ater
Lucille Pohler
Carolyn Stehle
Nordheim
St. Michael’s Fall Fest a Huge Success Despite Rain
St. Michael’s Catholic Church Fall Festival drew an estimated nine thousand dollars in receipts and sold out despite rainy weather. About 1500 plates of barbecue beef and sausage were served as booths operated to raise funds.
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St. Michael’s
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Peter Higgins
St. Michael's
Wheat traders eyed windfall profits from US grain sales to Russia
National Farmers Union accuses private traders of timing purchases and subsidy claims to net up to 100 million dollars in windfall profits on US wheat exports to Russia. Other briefs note Belfast army confronts IRA, Viet Nam war actions, Lebanon's costs after Israeli raid, POW releases in Tokyo, Nixon era politics, congressional aims on revenues and water cleanup, and Bobby Fischer returning to New York.
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Washington
National Farmers Union
U.S
Russia
Moulton VFW Auxiliary Visits Cuero Leader Inspect
Mrs A W Schaffner president of District 24 L A T Veterans of Foreign Wars made an official visit to the Moulton Auxiliary last Thursday night. Sixty auxiliaries attended the inspection as they prepare for the District Meeting on October 15. Mrs Edward Kurtz of Cuero joined the visitors. On Sunday Schaffner joined the membership drive and picnic at the Shiner VFW post where a chicken barbecue was served.
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A. W. Schaffner
Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Moulton Auxiliary
Moulton
Moulton Vfw
Edward Kurtz
Cuero
Schaffner
Heavy Turnout At DeWitt Courthouse Protests Tax Appraisals
DeWitt County taxpayers crowded the county courthouse to challenge new property values set by Southwestern Appraisal Company. They voiced concerns over unclear notices and limited time to present cases to the Board of Equalization, while leaflets urged residents to know their rights and warned about downstream tax authorities using the appraisal figures.
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DeWitt County
Board of Equalization
Southwestern Appraisal Company
DeWitt County Taxpayers
Southwestern
Cuero
Cuero Record
Tax Meeting Slated For Tue Night In Cuero
Robert Sheppard announces a DeWitt County taxpayers meeting at the American Legion Hall Cuero tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. The gathering aims to form the Association of Taxpayers and invites all concerned about the new property tax appraisal to attend.
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Robert Sheppard
American Legion Hall
Cuero
DeWitt County
Association of Taxpayers
Sheppard
Cuero YHC Plans National Week Activities
Cuero YHC will observe National Young Homemaker Week September 17 to 23 to prepare for the Centennial and Turkey Trot. Arlen Goebel chairs the float committee and Miss Kim Kuecker will ride on the Young Homemaker float. A Friends of the Library parade entry committee is led by Mrs. Jerry Sager.
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Texas
Friends of the Library
Jerry Sager
Cuero Yhc
Yom Kippur Marred By Mideast War
Israel marked Yom Kippur with troops shelling gunners from Syria after mortar shells landed on the Israeli held Golan Heights. Israeli units replied with a barrage at the mortar source and no casualties or damage were reported.
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Israel
Yom Kippur
Syria
Tel Aviv
Golan Heights
Juneitra-Hushnia
Paperhangers Drain Retailers With Billion-Dollar Bad Checks
UPI reports that professional bad check passers, or paperhangers, cost U S retailers and banks nearly one billion dollars annually. Telecredit Inc of California uses a computer and offender files to catch culprits, helping supermarkets cut losses by up to 80 percent in some cases.
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New York
UPI
Telecredit, Inc
Los Angeles
Telecredit
California
Coven
Lee Ault II
Alexander
Ault
Meeting Set For Retail Merchants Association
A called meeting of the Retail Merchants Association will be held Tuesday at 7 30 p m at City Hall. Chairman Ron Ledbetter says agenda includes Centennial plans Christmas season and 72 73 projects and membership. All members and interested parties are urged to attend.
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Retail Merchants Association
Ron Ledbetter
Cuero
Ledbetter
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J. B. Hudgeons
Germany
Leonard Aiken
Beeville
Leonard
McAllen
Barbara Bohman
Sonny Bohman
Houston
A. J. Bohman
Barbara
Henry Wood
Nan Nami
Sam Houston University
Huntsville
Genevieve and
Bill Nami
Bill Morrow
Kathy
Chase Field
Grunswick
Georgia
Morrows
Terry Morrow
Sidney Collier
Edward Hennig
Ben Orosco
San Antonio
Grace Episcopal Church
Sandra Spears
Polly Burns
Louise Krueger
J. D. Bramlette, Jr
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Thread Shop
Open House
Ulster
Belfast
IRA
Saigon
Mideast
Lebanon
Damascus
Cairo
Tokyo
North Vietnam
Nixon
Vna
Congress
Waters
Fischer
Bobby Fischer
America
Cueroite
DeWitt Courthouse
Leroy Pope
Suero
Yoakum
Yorktown
Rells’ Pharmacy
N. Esplanade
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