The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 283, Ed. 1 Monday, December 27, 1948 Page: 1 of 6
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DESTROYS CATHOLIC CHURC
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Robt Naim
Christmas
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Cuero
Truman Turns To
Official Duties
161 Texans To Be
Drafted In February
Occasional Rain
Forecast For Texas
All Departments
Of The Record
st?. 'ed.
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rspMly throng}
dismal Yuletide.
Approximately 300 Negro
also enjoyed
location,
tocuxry
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Christmas Holiday
Death Toll Sets Record
mail after Jan.
explained that
for printed
ns und individuals
ely of money, , toys,
and fruit " to make
is ( happy for those
Id not otherwise have
benefited. The fire-
ked hard to put worn
ten toys in shape for
to reach
tomorrow and
or other matter cte
new regulations to d
dow for information
FAIR FOUNDER DIES
DALLAS. Dec. Ft.—(UP)—One
of the founders of the State Fair of
Texas has - died in Pallas. Jesse
David Padgitt, 87, founded a sad-
dlery firm in Dallas In 1874. He
was the oldest active merchant in
“Big D” until a short time ago.
Tbs United Nations Security
Council in Paris was scheduled to
meet today to take up the renewed
warfate. The Council was 'to con-
sider an Egyptian complaint that
the Israeli army opened the of-
fensive in the Negev. Under the
last Council resolution, the party
guilty of violating the truce would
be liable to sanctions.
Robert Kami, 15-month-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nami,
was not believed to have been
seriously injured when he fell
Two Suffer Many Cuts
In Saturday Night
Tavern Brawl
ported. 7U . ’■
The third blare of the
a flue fire in a house lot
the hide htoure in west
However, this fire was to
Bitter Fighting Spreads
To Front Northeast
. Of Tel Aviv '
mage on the
;h blights every hol-
particularly with
holiday week-end
p in a few days—
is greeting we re-
in the Texas Depart-
jfeblie Safety mean
i just a passing, good
Indians
ntae-man
They left Chihuahua City
BERLIN, Dec. 27 (UP)—Officials
of some western European countries
have asked the United States to
send more troops to Europe. Army
Secretary Kenneth Royah revealed
that at a news conference in Berlin
today, but he would not say which
countries requested the increase. He
said »it has not been decided yet
whether our troop strength in Eu-
rope will be increased.
He added he wouldn’t be inclined
to recomtaend an increase in our
forces in Germany at this time.
Royal! held his news conference
after reviewing American occupa-
tion troops in Berlin.
The American commander iti
Germany, General Lucius Clay, says
economic and political stability are
returning to Europe, thanks to
Marshall Plan aid and currency re-
form. Olay predicted that a long
peace will follow western Europe’s
economic recovery
MOUNT, VERNON, N. Y., Dec. 27.
— 'UP.)—The head of the American
Women’s Institute, Mrs. Veronica
Dengel of Mount Vernon, says Presi-
dent Truman is the best-dressed
man in America.
The President, she says, has the
“ideal look.”
Mrs. Dengel says her list of best-
dressed men is based on her own
survey Others on the list are Dr.
Karl Compton. Secretary of Labor
Maurice Tobin, Henry Ford II, so-
ciety maestro Ruby Newman, Joe Di
Maggio, General Dwight Eisenhower,
.soap magnate Charles Luckman,
actor Adolph Menjou and FBI Chief
J. Edgar Hoover.
AUSTIN, Dee. 27.—(UP)—Only
161 Texans are going to be drafted
in February.
Major General K. L. Berry, the
state draft director, announced the
total today. He also says that Jan.
uary’s call, previously announced
for 968 men ,has been approxi-
mately halved.
Physical examinations are being
given a large nilmber of Texans to
build up a pool of registrants. Gen-
eral Berry says the number must
not become too large, since the
armed forces physical exam is good
for only 120 days.
endurance '. run
Chihuahua City, Mexico,
Paso.
They are expected
Juarez sometime
then cross the international bridge
into El Paso .They 11 bear torches
Jo light a fire symbolising the start
of the annual Southwestern Sun
Carnival, 1,1
The TarahuAiata tribe
are divided into two
teams.
yesterday afternoon" and are ex-
pected to average around 40 miles
every eight to nipe hours.
Dec. 24.—(UP.)—
is proposed for Hot
ton’s growing traffic pains. Jftjk
Brinkley .Houston attorney, wad
candidate fog the State Jfotwe
said the custom
: to Civil War Days.
>es in those days
they started the
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—(UP.)—
The rescue of 13 airmen stranded on
a Greenland icecap will have to wait
for better weather. The Air Force
and the Navy are being held up by
storms in their efforts to get the
men off the mountain. The Air
Force has a ski plane all ready for
the rescue attempt. High winds
and snowstorms are keeping the
plane grounded at the base.
The aircraft carrier Saipan, head-
ed for ./Greenland with helicopters
and pilots, 1* being delayed by At-
lantic gales. The Saipan was
scheduled to reach Greenland Wqd-
. BURNS-FATAL
DALLAS. Dec. 27jt—(UP.)— Burns
have proved fatal to an 82-year-oId
Dallas man, Joe Leavell. He died
early today after bteing in a critical
condition since his clothing caught
fire Saturday. Leavell was attempt-
ing to light a gas Hove.
Two flegro men suffered multiple
minor cuts in a cutting scrape at
Dagger Hopkins’ place in West Cuero
Saturday night, it was reported
Monday by Cuero poice.
Malachi Hargrove and Rudy Will-
iams each suffered a number, of cuts
in the affair, and both were fined
858.10 in Corporation Court for
fighting. Charley Williams, father
jMRbffy Williams, also was fined
858.10' in connection with the same
brawl.
L'- Etoit other persons were fined in
the same court last week on less seri-
ous charges. All of the eight were
fined >13.19
\ Those fined for drunkenness were
Raymond Randles, Jack Hopkins,
Raymond Pump and Louis Barcus.
Candido Perez and Louis Lopez drew
fines for fightnig. J D Hartman
was fined for disturbing the peace
and Lawrence Arkadle for indecent
exposure.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Dec. 27. —
(UP.)—President Truman turned
his attention back to official duties
today.
The chief executive, who has just
spent a peaceful Christmas vacation
at home, conferred on several im-
portant matters with members of Iris
staff.
Presidential Secretary Matt Con-
nelly and Charles Ross flew to In-
dependence from Washington yes-
terday. With them are Major Gen.
eral Harry Truman, the President’s
four hours beside a frozen Maryland
Robert Landry, hi$ Air Force Aide.
live.
The weather had a lot to do
with the number of acaidents. The
death toll rose as the mercury went
down across the East. West and
south. The cold wave blew in from
Canada. •
The cold wave is on the way out,
however. Warmer weather is prom-
ised for Mcndav and Tuesday. A
mass of warm air is moving down
from Canada and will bring rising
temperatuiys to most of the coun-
try. But Nevada and part of Cali-
fornia are getting heavy snow
Monday. At Reno, Nevada, some
eight to 10 inches of snow has fall-
en, and it is still snowing. Many
California mountain roads are
blocked with drifts.
jeord, which has
1 these annual par-
» the plan was con-
1907 by the tote J. C
i, wishes to say a sin-
knks” to all who had
in bringing cheer to
By United Press
Christmas, 1948, has come and
gone. The nation is counting up its
blessings—and Its tragedies.
. The holiday death toll is one of
the highest in history.
A United Press survey now shows
473 persons dead in holiday acci-
dents. Traffic accidents took a toll
of 286 persons. Seventy-seven died
in fires—33 children among them.
The children died mostly in fires
from overheated stoves and unsafe
Christmas trees. Another 110 per-
sons died in various other acci-
dents. J „ < •
The National Safety Council says
those figures are by no means
final. Many persons were seriously
injured. Some are not expected to
A PROTEST la reported entered
by the U. S. embassy in Prague,
that three Americans from the
embassy were disrobed and
searched by Czechoslovak offi-
cials. Mrs. Irene Adelaide Foa-
ter-Vaclavik, embassy clerk and
former Chicagoan, was named as
,pne of victims*’ (IteeraattaaaUb
L Clev.elan<i»Newapaper
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iversity o£ Texas
the West End PTA under the di-
‘rection of Rafael C. Gonzales. The
party again was sponsored by. The
Cuero Record. .
Every child present received a toy,
candy and fruit, all of which was
furnished through the generous cen-
f tri but io ns of Cuero citizens. A total
of 8308.84 in cash and a larg? niim-
bter of toys were donated to toting
♦5M.1O, The biggest taty in the 1947
rush was the 8488 on December 22.
Other big days were Monday, De-
cember<», with 4480 and ^Saturday,
December 18, with 8387.75.
Receipts for the quarter beginning
Meter1 were 811,3087 through 10
o’dock Monday morning, Tarkington
said. This Was considerably high-
er than for the entire last quarter of
have often ^jrondered
the old Southern cus-
f eating black-eyed peas
4 Year’s Day.
other day a fbrt Worth
is! man came through
in ‘ explanation.
-Bob Wilson of Potts
1 Co.—said his firm had
Bd requests from all
of the nation for small
ges of black-eyed peas
An Irsaeli military spokesman,
Colonel Moshe Perlman, says Jew-
ish ground and air forces are lock-
ed in heavy combat along
muddy Negev front. Perlman says 23O-rmle
the bitter fighting went on afi last
night «Qd today. At the same time,
: is said to be spreadfrig
itral front northeast of
Approximately 700 underprivileged <
children had extra joy brought to
their Christmas Day Saturday *
morning by two big Cross the
'Ransus parties—one at the West
Bnd SchodTand one at the M.*E.
Church.
The regular Cross the Ransus par-
ty at. the West End School was at-
tended by about 400 children. Dis-
A NEWSPAPER REFLECTS ITS COMMUNITY
CUERO, TEXAS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27,1948
TRUMAN TOPS
BEST-DRESSED ;
MEN LIST
three inches by four ini
quire three cents po#
packages weighing leto
ounce but measuring a
inches in width at 12 toe
■ -Wfll require d three tent
Chapgey tn rates for.
insured packages, eta;
fraction thereof. This 'wtd^'mean
that ChristrnreH^ aMfeed toWJ*
ed wfll require two tent teamps in
1948, Tarkington said.
Packages weighing^” ; „ __
ounces and measuring. .
Royall Says U. S. Not
Inclined To Send
More Men
By United Press.
Occasional rain is forecast for Tex-
as Monday night and Tuesday. £
The weatherman says the showers _ ___
will be light and scattered. They special tiestton, says a sub
will be accompanied by warmer tern-’ the answer to tbs city’s
peratures. i problems. .
BATAVIA, Java, Dec. 2!L—(UPJ
—Ifie Dutch government announces
that captive leaders Of tbe Indones-
ian republic will be removed from
the island of Java,
are reports that
leaders already have been Jailedin
an isolated prison on one of the
smaller islands in the East Indies.
The improsonment apparently M to
violation of an order of the United
Nations Security Council, whid de-
manded the release bf the repuUiean
leaders.
Meanwhile, the ib
broadcasting from a.
has called on its sup
on guerilla warfare
Dutch. '
bunte and for each fraction thereof.
While the air mail postal cards have
not come out yet, penny postcards
can ba sent•’air. mail by affixing ah
additional th re*stamp on toe
cuds, making *'total of four cents.
Other first class mail will not Mb
affected by the changes in rates,
TarkiXagton - ■
A Ifaflt of eight ounces will be
placed on
nesday but it leeks now as if she will.,
be late.
At another distant spot ‘in i
Atlantic, two seamen who rods out a
wintry night on the drifting Stern of
an Argentine tanker were rescued
by the Coast Guard off Cape Hat-
teras. North Carolina, today.
five-man surf boat crew from tog ■
cutter Assesla rowed half « asM >
through the tossing Atiantie to take
the two men eff the stern of the SB
Society which is spontared /b/ tH
Macedonia Baptist Church, QTeater
Zion Baptist Church, ML Bethel
Baptist Church, the ME Church and
AME Church.
The Negro children were given
fruit, candy and a toy. Also, some
received gifts at clothing and shoes.
The party was held Saturday morn-
ing between 8 and 9 o’clock. ./ .
. Gifts from a number of business
organizations tn Cuero also made it
possible for the Fellowship Society
to give baskets of food to w number
of, underprivileged families, it was
reported by Rev R. A. Cooper, pas-
when receipts were 810,911.88. <or Of the Macedonia Baptist
■ . Church.
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The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 283, Ed. 1 Monday, December 27, 1948, newspaper, December 27, 1948; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1189413/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Cuero Public Library.