Cuero Centennial notes include invites and local births
Community brief from Cuero covers declined invitation from Helen Houston Moore of Dallas for the Centennial, local trips by Dave and Corinne Kauffman, Punt Pass Kick registration details, staff additions at The Record, birth announcements for a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Gottschall, and a son for Mr. and Mrs. George Nami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Houston Moore
Dallas
Helen
Carlos Gottschall
George
Butch
Nami
Houston
Bryan
Chris
Bill
Genevieve Nami
Cuero
County-Wide Rat Control Plan Set
A county wide rat control program runs Monday through Friday October 2 6 1972 by DeWitt County Health Department under Burgess E Davis sanitation inspector. Owners of barns warehouses and grain facilities not served by private exterminators may arrange rat control service by calling Cuero DeWitt County Health Department at 275 3461 if in Cuero or City Hall in Yoakum or Yorktown if in Yoakum or Yorktown. Davis noted all businesses will be contacted to provide rat bait or make it available upon request with aim to distribute bait to rural areas and cities in DeWitt County.
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DeWitt County Health Department
Burgess E. Davis
Cuero DeWitt County Health Department
Cuero
Yoakum
Yorktown
Davis
DeWitt County
Centennial Museum seeks loans of period items
DeWitt Historical Survey Committee in Cuero plans a centennial museum in the old Reuss Drug Store, covering 1872 to 1922. Residents are asked to loan furniture kitchenware china toys photos tools and other era items starting October 2 from 1 to 6 p.m. Call Lester Giese at 275 6527 for bulky items or more details.
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DeWitt Historical Survey Committee
de Witt County
Reuss Drug Store
Main Street
Reuss
Lester Giese
Historical Survey Committee
Giese
DeWitt County Declared Redevelopment Area
DeWitt County has been classified as a redevelopment area under the Economic Development Act. This designation highlights plans to incentivize investment, attract projects, and revitalize urban districts within the county. The move signals state support for targeted redevelopment initiatives.
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DeWitt
DeWitt County
Economic Development Act
Aronsteins Cohns Attend National Shoe Fair in Houston
Mr and Mrs Maurice Aronstein and Mr and Mrs Jake Cohn attended the National Shoe Fair in Astrohall Houston. The Fair showcased spring 1973 fashion with color slides audio visual effects and fabric swatches for retailers The Aronsteins and Cohns are linked to The Fair store Cuero Christine Wallach directed NSRA workshops and Tower provided notes on redevelopment area eligibility for EDA loans and public works grants.
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Maurice Aronstein
Jake Cohn
Houston
Aronsteins
Cohns
Cuero
Astrohall
Weber Motor Co Names Winners at Ford Mercury Show
Weber Motor Co announced winners of attendance prizes from the Ford and Mercury showing. Philco radio winners include Mrs. C. R. Reese Jr with a digital clock radio, Mrs. H. P Scheffler of Yorktown with a portable AM FM radio, F. C. Prenzler with a transistor radio, and Mrs. Ed win Nessel of Westhoff with a transistor radio. The national prize drawing for a new automobile is set for Oct 31.
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Weber Motor Co
Philco
C. R. Reese, Jr
H. P Scheffler
Yorktown
F. C. Prenzler
Edwin Nessel
Westhoff
Regional Art Show Set For Centennial
Plans are finalized for a Cuero Art Guild regional show during the Centennial Turkey Trot October 20 to 23. The event, in the Peavy Building at 124 Main Street, is open to DeWitt and nearby counties including Lavaca Jackson Victoria Goliad Karnes and former Cuero residents. Ribbons and purchase prizes will be awarded.
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Jack
Polly’’ Howerton
Cuero Art Guild
Main St
Paul A. Hersig, Jr
el Paso
DeWitt
Lavaca
Jackson
Victoria
Goliad
Karnes
Cuero
Nixon Addresses American Cancer Conference Today
President Nixon speaks at the American Cancer Conference closing a three day campaign swing while attacking income redistribution schemes. McGovern calls the 1972 election a referendum on American cities and pledges more funding and cooperation to mayors. Union president jailed after a strike. Philadelphia strike heads to end. Toxic fumes injure 50 women in Morganton. Paris talks shift to formal four party conference. Belfast violence claims another youth. Communists push near Saigon in a rocketing tactic. Naval pilots summoned to probe possible bombing of North Vietnam. Tanaka and Chou meet for final time before normalizing relations.
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Nixon
Los Angeles
American Cancer Conference
McGovern
Washington
George McGovern
Talks Deadlocked By US Refusal To Dump Thieu
North Vietnam and the Viet Cong labeled as untrue rumors that the Vietnam War was nearing settlement as US politics heated. The Paris conference panel said peace talks stalled due to US rejection of their demand to oust the Saigon government and install a coalition before a cease fire. Xuan Thuy, North Vietnam’s delegation chief, spoke to reporters amid the stalled negotiations.
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Thieu
United States
Saigon
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Burnt phase triggers downtown blackout in Cuero
City hall official Willard Kleinecke says a burnt phase on a main feeder line caused about 45 minutes of blackout. The damaged transformer in the 700 block of West Broadway supplied most downtown businesses. Lightning storms likely weakened the phase.
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Willard Kleinecke
City Hall
W. Broadway
Kleinecke
Cuero
Common Skin Problems Seminar At Cuero Hospital
Dr. Carl E. Vander Ploeg explains that many chronic skin diseases can be controlled with proper treatment, though some conditions like psoriasis lack a permanent cure. A seminar for doctors at Cuero Community Hospital will be held Thursday October 5 at 12 30 p.m. to discuss these issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Vander Ploeg
University of Texas Medical School
San Antonio
van der Ploeg
Cuero Community Hospital
Cuero
Henneke and Trowell to Attend Legislative Hearing
DeWitt County will send County Auditor Lawrence Henneke and County Judge George Trowell to a public hearing by the Legislative Property Tax Committee in San Antonio on September 28 and 29. They will report back on findings. The court also authorized Walter Wolf as Deputy Tax Assessor-Collector, with permanent duties starting January 1, 1973, handling property tax renderings.
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DeWitt County
Walter Wolf
Wolf
Divorces Rise At Corporate Level Says UPI
John D and Howard K illustrate divorced executives amid rising corporate turnover. Experts cite 45 to 60 percent divorce rates among executives, with stigma fading and work performance increasingly affected by marital status and balance, while some see divorced women advancing careers.
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Bill Miller
New York
UPI
John D
John
Howard
William Butler
Butler
Edna Cuero Football Ticket Update
Edna has submitted 180 reserved seat tickets for Fridays game against Cuero in Gobbler Stadium. Reserved seats are in Section B on the Edna side and are on sale at Keeler's. General admission tickets remain available.
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Edna
Cuero
Ray Kelly
Gobbler Stadium
Keesler
Weather forecast for Cuero Yoakum and York town
Cloudy to partly cloudy with continued warmth and a 30 percent rain chance. High near 90 and a low around mid 70s for Cuero Yoakum and York town.
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Cuero
Yoakum
York
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Corinne Kauffman
London
Anders Auto Supply
Lillian Taylor
Sandra
AC. Keane
Corpus Christi
Jeralyn
del Mar
Bob
Doris) Wilson
Victoria Hospital
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Nancy Barlow
Donna Drehr
Debbie Prenzler
Mary Jane Moore
Sylvia Parker
D'Ette Pieper
Kaye Riebschlaeger Dunn
Lisa Kaye Tarkington
Bettye Davis
William Makepeace Thackeray
Wear Christine Wallach
NSRA
John Tower
Sen. Tower
Wallis M. Paul
General Motors Acceptance Corporation of
C. L. Duckett
Center
John L. Owens
GMAC
Duckett
Duckett Motor Co
District of Columbia Teachers Union
Philadelphia
Morganton
N.C
Paris
Vietnam
Ulster
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Washington Senate
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Chou En-lai
Aline Cosby
Turkey
Rawhide Riders Association
Trail
John C. Hamilton
Rawhide
Trail Ride
South Texas
Hamilton
Henneke
Trowell
Howard K
Thomas Moorhead
Champion International
California
Hubby
Sue Cormner
Burson Martseller
Reuss’ Pharmacy
N. Esplanade
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