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POLLIWOGS
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Howard Green joining his
wife Marie here after a sojourn
in the Citizens Memorial
Hospital. Victoria
Beginning Sunday. Septem-
ber 9th early communion
services will begin at eight
o clock instead of the summer
hour of 7 30, according to the
Reverend Clayton Holland
Mrs Viola Bowen is in
Cuero Community Hospital
undergoing tests, we under-
stand
Members of the( Sanders
Hydrostatic Testing Co of
Cuero busy with a job in
Charlottesville, Virginia. Alma
and Van Sanders back in
Cuero for a few days and
(Sae Polliwogs, Page 3)
Turkeyfest And Jamboree
Twenty-Seven Booths In Mall
To Offer Variety Of Goodies
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Twenty-seven booths have
been scheduled for the mall
during Cuero's Turkeyfest
and Jamboree on Sept 29
and 30. According to Mrs
Bubba Steen, booth committee
chairwoman, the booths vyill
offer a wide variety of mer
chandise for sale
Several food booths will be
featuring menus ranging from
turkey sandwiches, corn-on-the
cob, sausage and pizza to
home-made ice cream,
Mexican foods and shish
kabobs Mrs. Steen said
other booths will also offer
beverages, games, souvenirs
and arts and crafts All pur-
chases will be made with 25
cent tickets which will be
available at ticket concessions
near the mall entrances
In other Turkeyfest news,
Mr and Mrs Alan Kahlich
report advance tickets for the
Johnny Rodriquez Show and
street dance are now on
sale The advance tickets sell
for $2 per person and they
will be available until Sept 23
Admission tickets purchased
the night of the show, Sept
29. will cost $2 50
Dr Charles Tubbs. Turkey-
fest president, said several
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Church Has
HIS HONOR THE MAYOR
ride the two-wheeler but it
point out that tomorrow is
sponsored “Bike-a-thon”
flanked on the left by
isn’t going to
does serve to
the Leo Club
Mayor Edgar
Corey Duckett,
Catholic Daughters Hold
president of the Leo Club and on the right,
Bob Hesse, adult sponsor of the club, both
holding American Cancer Society pla-
cards indicating that all funds from the
event will go to the ACS. (Staff Photo)
Week-end
Revival
Installation Ceremonies
Gets Green Light
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Officers of the Cuero and
Yorktown Courts, of the Catholic
Daughters of America were in-
stalled Sept 4th, 7 p m in
St. Michael’s Parish Hall by
Mrs A J Rohan, Sr of
Yoakum Mrs. Otis Hermes,
also of Yoakum, assisted Mrs.
Rohan with the installation
ceremony.
Cuero officers are Mrs. Bill
Barfield, regent; Miss Mary
Goebel, first vice-regent; Mrs.
Joe. Hoffman, second vice-
regent, Mrs Jerry Hanys,
financial secretary; Mrs. Al-
fred Johnson, treasurer; and
Mrs S P Hebert, recording
secretary.
Also Mrs. Elo Leek, moni-
tor; Mrs. Louis Sciba or-
ganist; and Mrs. Bernice
Heyer, Mrs. Bernice Fuchs
and Mrs Wilbert Aschenbeck,
trustees.
Committee chairmen for
the year 1973-74 were appoint-
ed and are as follows: Mrs.
Joe Hoffman, personal in-
volvement; Mrs John Brad-
en, Jr., Ecumenical involve-
ment; Mrs. Bill Pullin and
Mrs. Bernice Heyer, Civic In-
volvement; Mrs. Harvey
Krejci and Mrs. Harvey Sch-
umacher, Social Involvement
Cuero’s first annual “Bike-a-thon” sponsored by the Leo
| Club will begin tomorrow morning 9 a m. in Cuero’s munici-
pal Park and is scheduled to last until 1 p m.
All bicycle riders are welcome to participate in this fund
; raising event to aid the American Cancer Society.
Motorists in the area are advised to drive at no more than
■ 15 miles per hour while the event is being staged
Refreshments, first aid and repair stations are available.
Calvary Baptist Church pre-
sents the “Young Americans
For Christ", from San Antonio
in a weekend revival tomorrow
and Sunday.
The program entitled “Fabu-
lous Fellowship'' will begin at
7 30 p m Saturday and continue
Sunday morning at the 11 a.m
worship service and end with
the evening service at 7:30.
The public is cordially in-
vited and a nursery will be
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A contestant for Miss Turkeyfest
and Jamboree beauty honors is
Miss Faltesek, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Faltesek of
Cuero.
Miss Diana Carrisalez will be a
contestant in the first annual
Miss Turkeyfest and Jamboree,
Sept. 29. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Carrisalez
of Cuero. >
Coach Gilbreth Gives 000,1 Fa,in'And
Lions Football Update
St. Michael’s
PTC Held First
1973-74 Meeting
The St Michael’s Parent-
Teacher Club met Thursday
7:30 p in at the Parish Hall for
the first regular meeting of the
1973-74 school term, according
to Mrs Delores Roby. PTC
reporter
Prior to the meeting, the new
. year books were distributed to
all those in attendance.
Also Mrs. Hedwig Lucas,
Educational Involvement;
Mrs. Jerry Hanys and Miss
Mary Goebel, Charitable In
volvement; Mrs. Neal Carbon
ara, Youth Involvement; Mrs
Jimmy Bulgerin, public re
lations, Mrs. Edwina Haus
man, courtesy; Mrs. Aschen
beck, funeral dinners, Mrs
Elmer Weber, telephone and
Mrs. Alfred Johnson, member-
ship.
The initial meeting was bri^f
followed by a social hour during
which parents were given the
opportunity to acquaint them-
sevles with the school staff and
lay teachers as well as other
parents
(See St Michael's, Page 3)
In other business the Cuero
Court voted to have a Myster-
ious Merchandise Sale and
Bake Sale on October 13, in
St Michael’s Parish Hall.
Mrs. Barfield urged mem-
bers to look around for odds
and ends, big or small, for
the sale.
The newly installed officers
of the Cuero Court hosted re-
freshments after the meeting
and installation.
Head football coach Buster
Gilbreth was the guest speaker
at the weekly noonday luncheon-
meeting of the Cuero Lions
Club Wednesday. Gilbreth gave
a run down on probably starters
for tonight’s game against
the Yoakum Bulldogs as well
as backup players for each
position.
Gilbreth was introduced by
Glenn Portis program chair-
man.
, Dr. Barry Wineinger and
Frank H. Camero were
welcomed as new members
and were presented member-
ship credentials by vice-presi-
dent Allan Kahlich.
Club President Howard
Bennett reported the local
club will make a visitation to
the Yoakum club meeting
Tuesday and members who
would like to go should con-
tact Kahlich.
Guests at the meeting in-
cluded John Campbell, John
Blackburn, the Rev. Moses
Vaca and Gordon Pratt.
In other club news, the
board of directors meeting
recently made initial plans for
the celebration of the club’s
35th anniversary in October. *
A ladies night observance
will be part of the celebration
The new office of assistant
tail twister was established
with Bill Drehr named to the
post by the directors. Directors
also announced that Jim Jones
"will be the official club pianist
at weekly luncheon meetings
Glenn Portis and Don A1
brecht were named chair-
men of the Lions Club booth
for the Turkeyfest and Jam-
boree, Sept. 29-30.
The booth will have soft
drinks, corn' on the cob and
corn dogs. Proceeds will be
used for the various Lions
Club charities.
. The club voted to have an
entry in the parade of the
29th.
Directors voted an increase
of $1 to the monthly dues due
to the increase in weekly meal
prices. Monthly dues will be
$8.25.
St. Michael’s Festival
Set For September 16th
St. Michael’s Fall Festival
will be held at the Cuero Mun-
icipal Park Sunday, Sept-
ember 16, according to Paul
Gebauer, Festival general
chairman. The festivities will
get underway at 4 p.m
some almost like new to be
sold to the highest bidder.
A delicious turkey and dress-
ing dinner, served family style
with all the trimmings, will be
featured The dishes will be
prepared by the ladies of the
parish The meal will be
served in the club house be-
ginning at 4
There will be an assort-
ment of booths and games such
as a Country Store, Bingo
and others for the adults as
well as a Fish Pond and
Pony Rides for the young
Gebauer invites all
Cueroites to come and enjoy
an evening of old-fashioned
fun and a good Cuero Turkey
meal.
A raffle will be held at 10
p.m with many prizes to be
given away and an attendance
prize of $10 will be awarded
on the hour beginning at 6
p.m , Gebauer said
An auction will begin at 6
p.m. with many old items and
Council Sets
Budget Hearing
For Next Week
Flea Market Tomorrow
The Cuero Pilot Club will hold its annual flea market
tomorrow morning beginning at 9 a m. at the American Leg- g
ion Civic Center, Mrs. George Trowell chairman reminded jg
all Cuero residents today.
The usual and the unusual will be on sale, Mrs. Trowell |
said Items include home baked goods, antique items, potted
plants and others too numerous to mention
Coffee and sweet rolls will be on sale throughout the day.
Bates-Sheppard Home To
House Historical Museum
Laf - a - Day
A public hearing on the pro-
posed budget for the City of
Cuero for fiscal year 1973-74
will Tie held in council chain
bers next Wednesday at 5:45.
Yoakum Lions
Plan Benefit
Carnival Sat.
The old F W Bates-H. D.
Sheppard home at 312 E. Broad-
way, which has just been des-
ignated by the DeWitt County
Commissioners Court as the
new DeWitt County Historical
Museum, was-> erected on its
present site by the late F. W
Bates in October and Novem-
ber, 1886. Frank W Bates was
born at Matagorda, Texas, Dec-
ember 11,1854, the son of Thom
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Electricians'* Mate Third Class
Chad W Toenjes, son of Mr and
Mrs. Warded J. Toanjas of Cue-
ro, Texas, received "a Com-
mander U.S. Seventh Fleet Letter
of Commendation” during cere-
monies at the Navel Air Station
here. The awards were given for
heroism while attached to Attack
Squadron 195. A T969 graduate of
Cuero High School, he joined the
Navy in November 1969.
The annual Yoakum Lions
Club benefit Carnival is sche-
duled for Saturday, 5 to 11 p m
in downtown Yoakum, a club
spokesman said
Club President Kermit Thiele
announced the chairmen of
the various committees and
concessions for the money mak
ing event for local charities
Thiele and John Trott are gen
eral chairmen
Funds derived from the carni-
val support the Texas Crippled
Children’s program, provide
cheer baskets, eye galsses for
the needy, support the Lions
portion of the Yoakum Little
League program, sponsor sch
,olarships as well as many other
local activities
The event will feature games,
kiddie rides, snacks, fish pond,
cake walk and other amusements.
Estate Planning
✓
Shortcourse Set
For Sept. 10-11
An Estate Planning Short-
course Is scheduled for Sept
ember 10-11 at Holy Cross
Lutheran Parish Hall located
on Highway 77A in Yoakum
Each night's program will
begin at 7 30 and will feature
topics including Administration
of an Estate, Probate, Wills,
Texas Inheritance Taxes, Fed
eral Estate Taxes, Trusts and
Guardianship anil other aspects
of wise estate planning
The course is being sponsored
by the First State Bank of
Yoakum, Yoakum National
Bank. DeWitt County Bar Assoc
iation and the DeWitt County
Extension Service It is open
to the public.
as F. and Elmira Stewart Bates.
Heattended Concrete College and
graduated from that institution
in 1871 Mr R C Warn, pioneer
Indianola and Cuero merchant,
put his nephew, Frank Hutch-
ings, and his wife’s nephew, F
W Bates, to work in his Indian-
ola hardware store and in 1884
sent them to Cuero to manage
his new Cuero store at 110 N
Esplanade After Mr Warn s
death, his two proteges continued
the business under the firm name
of Hutchings & Bates. On the
death of Mr Hutchings Frank
Bates became the sole pro-
prietor The store, now operated
by Bob Wagner as Wagner ’s Hard-
ware, is still in business at its
original location in the Warn
Building Mr. Bates served
for many years as a city Aider-
man and was particularly con
cerned with the welfare of the
Fire Department He was an
-active Mason and Knight Temp
lar.
The typical inferiority complex
in Washington now days re-
sults from not having a tele-
phone worth tapping
The meeting had been sche-
duled for this Thursday but
was postponed so that additional
work could be accomplished
on the proposed budget
Thi* Cuero High School Junior
will be in the running for Cuero*•
•> firet annuel Miss Turkeyfest and
’Jamboree Queen honors. She is
Miss Linda McMahan, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby McMahan
of Cuero.
area floats have indicated
they will be participating in
the kick-off parade at 10:30
a m on Sept 29 Featured in
this event will be the candi-
dates of the Miss Turkeyfest
Pageant, antique cars, bands
and visiting dignitaries from
. Texas and Worthington, Minn.
Mayor Ray Schisler of Worth-
ington will serve as parade
grand marshall Seating along
the parade route will be avail-
able for $1
The Great Gobbler Gallop
will be held on Sunday, Sept
30 at 2 p m This race between
Cuero's turkey and one from
Worthington will highlight two
days of turkey racing on the
mall. John Hamilton, chairman
of the local races, said all
businesses in this area are in-
vited to run a turkey during
races on Saturday Finals in
the local racing category will
be at 2 p m on Sunday
(S*8 Booths, Page 3)
On January 23. 1880, at In
dianola, F W Bates married
Elizabeth Sheppard, eldest child
of Captain and Mrs Henry
Sheppard On June 15, 1886, he
purchased from the Cuero
Land A Immigration Company for
$400 00 four lots fronting on
Broadway and extending bark
along Depot (now McLeod) Street
(See Museum, Page 3)
NEW LOCATION for the DeWitt County His
torical Survey Museum is pictured above,
the old “Bates Sheppard Home” located on
Broadway DeWitt County Commissioners
recently approved purchase of the home to
house the museum currently located in the
courthouse There will be some repair
and renovations made before the museum
can be myved. (Staff Photo)
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Berner, Homer K. The Cuero Daily Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 211, Ed. 1 Friday, September 7, 1973, newspaper, September 7, 1973; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1098904/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Cuero Public Library.