Arrival of Town Tan Fall Brightens Local Sky
The season began at 5 59 a m with a cool spell already in progress by 7 a m rain moved in and a cooler air lingered. Tomorrow low temperatures may dip to the low 60s and a chilly spell follows after recent heat. A light snow appeared at Dumas yesterday as the cool front passed through the Panhandle. Heavy rains drenched the region while no flag flies on the City Park fire station pole and no one claims the shiny chop pers pictured in the Record.
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Dumas
Panhandle
City Park
Presbyterians 140 Attend Parley Here
One hundred forty delegates attended the fall meeting of the John Knox Presbytery at First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Cleve C. Wheelus of Beacon Hills Presbyterian Church San Antonio was elected moderator for the meeting. Lunch was served in the Cuero church fellowship hall. Dr. James A. Wharton of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin was chosen moderator nominee for the winter session to be held at First Presbyterian Kerrville in February.
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Gates
John Knox Presbytery
First Presbyterian Church
C. Rogers McLane
Cleve C. Wheelus
Beacon Hills Presbyterian Church
San Antonio
Robert Bass
John C. Hamby
Cuero Church
James A. Wharton
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Austin
Presbytery
Kerrville
Wharton
Cuero VFW Post 3972 and Ladies Auxiliary Meeting
Cuero Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3972 and its Ladies Auxiliary will hold a meeting Thursday night at the NYA Building after a stew supper at 7 p.m. Delegates to District 24 will be announced.
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Cuero Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3972
NYA
United Fund Drive in Cuero Set to Start October First
Cuero’s 1971 United Fund campaign will begin October 1 with a quota of 11 000 matching 1970 despite Mrs. Champ Traylor being critically ill at 206 E Prairie Cuero The drive uses a voluntary plan rather than committee solicitation and will rely on increased individual gifts to offset the missing 1 000 contribution from Mrs Traylor Agencies sharing funds include Local Emergency Welfare Summer Youth Program Boy Scouts Girl Scouts American Red Cross Salvation Army U S C Camp Fire Girls Gonzales Warm Springs and School Milk Fund
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Champ Traylor
E. Prairie
Cuero
United Fund
Cuero UF
O. Corssen
Traylor
Jack Howerton
U.F. Budget Committee
M. Clifton Weber
Corssen
Cuero United Fund
Boy Scouts
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
U.S.C
Camp Fire
Gonzales Warm Springs
Mrs Bentsen to Visit Cuero at Sands Steak House
Mrs Mary Wofford says Mrs Lloyd Bentsen wife of the Democratic Senate candidate will greet Cuero residents at Sands Steak House in Cuero on Thursday October 8 at 2 p.m. DeWitt County coordinator Homer Blanton confirms the stop and urges all women and men to attend.
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Lloyd Bentsen
U.S. Senate
Cuervo
Sands Steak House
Cueroites
Homer Blanton
de Witt
Bentsen
Mary Wofford
DeWitt County
the Sands
Churches Join For Rites At Grace Episcopal Church
The Official Board of the First Baptist Church accepted an invitation from the Grace Episcopal Church Vestry to join in worship at Grace on Sunday Oct. 4. Announcement was made by Rev. Bob L. Hairston and Rev. Paul A. Abbott pastors of the two congregations. The invitation followed months of shared worship.
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First Baptist Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
Bob L. Hairston
Paul A. Abbott
Fired Police Chief Details His Version
Ex police chief R G Houge submits a letter to The Record arguing his dismissal was mishandled. He recalls being moved to patrol duty without salary cut but without explanation, and describes events surrounding a jail visit and a student incident tied to Cuero High School football night.
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R. G. Houge
Wil Cockrell
Cuero
Cockrell
Ronny Adams
Edgar Pullens
Kazy
West Main Street
Ning
Yoakum
Legion Post to Host Grass Roots Workshop and Dinner Plans
American Legion Winter Post No 3 will host a 14th District membership workshop at the Civic Center at 2 p m Sunday with speakers Garland Delamar and Bill Hazelwood. The post also set Nov 11 for its annual turkey dinner at the Civic Center and named committees for planning. Delegates Alfred Marquis Carl Culpepper Otis Carpenter Bill Nami Alvin Sager and Bill Barfield were chosen for the district convention in New Braunfels October 17 18.
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American Legion
The
Civic Center
Garland Delamar
Bill Hazelwood
Legion Civic Center
Pete Webb
Guadalupe River
New Braunfels
Alfred Marquis
Carl Culpepper
Otis Carpenter
Bill Nami
Alvin Sager
Bill Barfield
Homemakers Plan Trip for Area X Awards Banquet
The Cuero Young Homemakers hosted a tea to kick off Young Homemaker Week in September 2026. Thirteen members and sponsors will travel to Goliad Saturday for an Area X Awards Banquet featuring a style show and mission tour. They will meet at Cuero High School at 9 am.
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Cuero
Texas
Goliad
Wayne Wolf
Cuero Area X
Byron Wolf
Richard McAlister
Pilot Club Hosts Safety Talk In Cuero
The Pilot Club of Cuero heard Officer Buddy Means discuss Texas highway safety. Officers Dudley Thomas and Mrs. Leon Polzin led the presentation with slides noting 1969 patterns such as August 6th no fatalities, December peak deaths, and that Saturdays are most dangerous while Tuesdays are safest.
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Cuero
Buddy Means
Victoria
Texas Highway Patrol
Leon Polzin
Safety Committee
Dudley Thomas
Means
Texas
Loving County
Cuero Native Lt Col Stevens retires after 30 years of service
Cuero native Richard D. Stevens, a Cuero High School alumnus and son of A D Stevens, ends 30 years of Air Force duty. He receives the Meritorious Service Medal from Lt Gen Jay T Robbins and holds numerous decorations from Korea to Vietnam era campaigns. He plans to study engineering near a Florida base.
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Richard Ed, Stevens
Jay T. Robbins
Richard D. Stevens
Air Force Base
Florida
Col. Stevens
Cueroite
Cuero High School
A. D. Stevens
Rte. 4
Box 173
Cuero
United States
Secretary of the
Air Force
Korea
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D. L. Prentice
Odds and
Presbyterians
VFEFW
Cuero Area
Mrs. Bentsen
East Hampton
Rodney Pamela Brown
Xeronautics
Long Island
Securi Anderson
Malcolm Brighton
Coast Guard
Newfoundland
Post
Alr Porce
Pilot Club
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