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A NEWSPAPER REFLECTS ITS COMMUNITY
VOL. 47.—NO. 293.
CUERO, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1941
EIGHT PAGES
The Weather
Considerable cloudiness
quite so cold tonight.
and (Ml
l^fiamlal^lURGEWORKON
u-1 HIGHWAY 29
CONSTRUCTION
‘Tw»s the night before
Christinas and all. through
the house, not a creature was
stirring, not even a • mouse ”
How many of us have thrilled
to that little Christmas story
Row many thrill to it today.
How thankful we can be that
Christmas still lives in Amer-
ica,.‘even though this nation
is faced with the sorrows, the
hardships of war. The simple
fact.that our • children .can
still enjoy Christmas in
brightly lighted homes, can
still gather under . lighted
Christmas trees apd sing
Christmas carojLs, should* stir
us ko greater efforts to secure
this freedom. Let us resolve iat
this CHristmastide ' that our
efforts during the year 1941
win be ekbedOed’j toward the
.jHMrance ihiY.; ;.ghrl$tmas
with ^i holiday spirit- and
brl^ lights will : ^always
enjoyed in this great nation- of
oum. Let us resolve an M$1
Cola jStcumoM
UOvkUMO*
jStaU of
Wake Island Feared Lost
To Japanese Forces
\
Delegations From Cuero |
And Other Cities Before |
Highway Commission i
ROUTE IMPORTANT I
outr effect to defeat the ty:
which would g deny
'May. the yearl
on earth, good will
Jwfortnation on the history and pro-
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wiisr^hce
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Christmas of ail days, is one
fdr universal happiness. As
Scrooge’s nephew' said,
“Christmas time is a good
time; a kind, forgiving, char-
itable, pleasant time.” Let’s all
make it that way—let’s all be
happy, friendly a*A joyous,
and; forget for today all the
borrows and dlsdp-
poihtmehu that may e»st at
othfer times of the year—It’s
Christmas, let’s make it mer-
ry- #e*nember those aunts.
Connection Between Go- |
Had And Corpus |
j- Stressed
Value of Highway 29 in the State S
Highway system and the importance §
of completing the route from GoliacT |
to Corpus Christi was stressed by £
delegations from Cuero and four g
other South Texas cities appearing ^
before the State Highway Com mis- §
sion this week. g
Delegations from Corpus Christi, P
Taft, Refugio and^ Goliad joined in f
the Cuero detection in the ap- f
pea ranee before the Commission.
The principal points brought out $
by the speakers in behalf of this «
gave some very, interesting w
d^OV
/CZcJ-GLSi..
poeed developments along the route.
This important north and south
route tram Cuero to Corpus Christi
was designated as a part of. the
Staid Highway System in June,* 1933.
and was approved as a part of the
Federal Aid System in February
193*. , A contract for 8.6 miles in
Refugio County was let October 26, (
1939, covering the first unit work on
that part of the route. A splen-
did railroad underpass and a mod-
em bridge across the San . Antonio
river have been constructed south
of Gotipd, and Goliad County of-
ficils have reported they are ready
to buy the right-of-way when the
Highway Department is ready for ‘
f**?*-' dC.
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PHILIPPINES ^(*:[ola lm^
rurr r’Dtir'iAi Distributes Checks
rAttlKUllAL To Employees
HOUR TONIGHT
/
J Several thousand dollars in
Christmas bonuses has been distrib-
uted ta_its employees in Ouero, Vic-
NAVY LOSES
CONTACT WITH
TINY ISLAND
* toria and Hallettsville by the Coca-
JaDanese Transports Ar- !Cola B°ttiing <* cuero. The
r t r [Record learned today.
rive Just Off 11,6 1,01,1,5 ctlccks were handed
J nut at a special meeting of employes
BdiltanOaS at ^ie local Pl®nt Tuesday evening.
“ Company oflacials complimented
the employes on their good work
U.S. ARMY OUTNUMBERED an'! *c“e<1 **
were happy to be able to share the
profits of the glowing business with
their employes.
The Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of
Cuero operates one of the most)
modern plants in Texas in this city:
and distributes its products in six*
counties.
Enemy Fortes Believed To
Total More Than
200.000 Men
Virtual Certainly That Jap-
anese Fully In
Control
islandTsheued
Two Isles In Mid-Pacific
Shelled But Not Badly
Damaged
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uncles, cousins, nieces—and
of course, those <?f your im-
mediate household — remem-
ber those who wlH have iltUe
on Christmas morning—
shemt a friendly greeting to
neighbors and friends as you
ptae them by—let the kind-
ness and Joy you feel Inside
add to others’ happiness So
in this spirit, the entire stall
of Tim Cuero Dally Record
.sends heartfelt greetings to
yo»—to everyone—to the en-
tire world. * Every person
ffom the publisher to the de-
boy Joins in . paying a
\4fy Merry Christmas to All.
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• White the 1941 Cross the
Hft&su* fund failed to reach
its goal, members of The Rec-
ord staff, joined by many will-
ing helpers, will bring Christ-
mas to Cuero’s less fortunate
children on Christmas morn-
ing with the same spirit and
enthusiasm which has always
marked the annual party for
tiie poor children of this city.
8ome Six or seven hundred lit-
tle boys and girls are expect-
ed to gather at 10 a. m Thurs-
day at the little Mexican
school house to greet old San-
ta and it will be a party at
which many of them will re- i enemy
ceive their only Christmas re- j
membrance. To those nf vn.i
who have made this
possible we say,
Thanks a Million. You have
shown the true
It was also pointed out that High-
way 29 south of Cuero is a very
important connecting route for the
Strategic Highway System. as it
would heip relieve traffic on other _
routes and would give a direct r j r
North and South route for the ma- QqSS RdnSUS FUnO / Pdf
Cuero’s Happiest Christmas
Party Set For Thursday
NAZI THRUST I
BELIEVED NEAR
By LEO V. DOLAN
(INS War Correspondent)
The “crucial moment” ar-1
rived for the embattled Phil-
ippines today.
The war department an-
nounced arrival of new J&pa-t
CROP LOANS
AVAILABLE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—
(INS)—The navy announced,
today that capture of Wake
island by the JapaiUM to
probable an(l disclosed that
enemy submarines have shell*
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i Commerce Office ia”' * X'
two previous landing points and de- Philippines have now
claration of Manila as an “open , L0311* for the Production of 1942 proportions that the
it destruction was10™!55 are now available to farm-1 forces
ers in DeWitt county and applica- 1
city” to spare
considered. i ~-“--------------•’-------- hut are
The American islands of Palmyra 1 tions for these loans are now ^Ing |
and Johnston in the Pacific areas
south of Hawaii were shelled, and merce; bv J- w Arnold- secretary, f
Washington readied
Short But All Will Be
Taken Care Of
Jor defense projects at Coqius
Christi. Mention was made of the
absence of large drainage structures
along the Goiad-Refugio connection
which would enable the road to be
built at a minimum of cast, without , .
the use of steel and other defense 'nie west End ecliool house
requirements across the Southern Pacific tracks
Chairman Brady Gentry of the Christmas morning will once more
Highway Commission assured the 1,6 tbe scfne of Cueros happiest
delegation that he realized the nec- Christmaf* party,
e&kity for completing this Highway The occasion wil1 the annual
as soon as possible: and promised Crass the Ransus Christmas tree,
every possible considdaation, dcU
Wfti STUDY
OIL PROBLEM
Hitler Christmas Thrust
Talked In Ldndon As
"Something Brewing"
Railroad - Commission
Plans Series Of Se-
cret Hearings
LONDON. Dec. 24. -(INS)—Europr
buzzed with rumors today of a pos
sible "Hiilcr Christmas thrust." '
And the general sentiment of
London could be summed up in thi'
phrES6
-— „__________________ - Cuero's party for the less fortunate ; — | "Something seems to be brewing.
pending to a major extent on many ^ and girls of this city i on but « don’t know where.’*
defense highway projects now pend- Some SUf or s*^n huodred ‘ Ja^ ° . determine what Texas re Pree French Quarters made even-
^ sters are expected to be on hand Jan- 2 to determine what Texas
TW appearing in Austin before for party, the idea of the late | fineries need of high octane base
the Highway Commission Monday Publisher of The Record, J. C.. ' resigned as French chief
included. W M. Neyland. Corpus Howerton. ^ as announced by the^Texas Jlail- fiut
Christi; E. H. Lewis, of Taft; Ira 11 has ***" ^ ^ memory that i road ~
Heard. J. C. Heard, and T J. Heard. members of Howerton family slon announced:
of Refugio: Edgar Albrecht. June a,ld The Record staff have oontinu-
ed this annual party ,a party* made ! well spacing pattern would be 1 well RPRNP .
passible each year by the generoft- acres, conforming with the
ity of Cuero citizens.
Late Wednesday however, the
1941 fund was some $80.00 short of! 2- That the January production * indirn^nn.,
$300.00. a conservative | ^hedule would be 1.560.000 barrels h
1 ' - "shed hv lifting nne ouel*-slvc
througli Turkey
.............. of high octane base;™' to confirm reports that
crude oils for the nation s war needs Marshal, Hen^ Pb>bPPe Petain ha
of state.
a Reuters Vichy dispatch said
•e “greatly outnumhltoi.”
stubbornly resisting the
received at Cuero Chamber of Com- invasion.”
The two announcements by the
the reluctant! according to G H- Curlee- Field i armed services led military strate-
conclusion that Wake, where an in- Supervisor for the Emergency* Crop: ^.t q to Relieve'that the crucial HMto
credibly courageous marine unit; Loan Section of the Farm Credit _ „__Im_ ____ ,___^
long held out against insuperable Administration,
odds, had fallen.
On the Philippines itself.
A recent announcement by W. E.
Farwell. Regional Manager of the
in the Pacific is at hang.
The navy said it had lost
with Wake island where ,a
acknowledged that defending tr^ps Emergency Crop Loan offlce ■ atte^
are "vastly outnumbered" al- whlch administers tliese loans,: beeinnin* of hostilihea.
though resisting strongly. states that the ,oans are : ho ttkties.
When and if the Bantagas. fraces made available somewhat earlier
are landed the Japanese assault will
mushroom from a pincer strategy
Into a movement of envelopment
and encirclement, with Manila the
dead center of the disc, menaced by
?nemy forces which may* total 200 -
500 men.
Lack of American aerial super-.
'ority in the vital Philippines great- 8011 rces- As in former > ears. the
ly facilitated eadi individual land- money loaned will be limited to the
ing operation and while Gen. Doug- aPPbcant s necessary cash, needs in
las MacArthur, commander in chief PrePar)n8 the land, planting and
of U: S. armed forces in the Far j cultlvating his 1942 CTOI»- Bor-
East. showed himself a capable tact- j row ers are reQuirecl to give as se-
ician by refusing to scatter his curitjr a flrs1, ben on the crops fi-
forces in the face of Japanese feints |nanced
at Vigan and Aparri. he now faces Commonly known as "seed loans,”
a iormidable task. [tliese loans have been made in this
The navy said, however,
there w as little damage-in the
J#
sbell-
this season to meet the emergency 1 ,__... _.
caused by short crops in certain fng ofPalmyra and to*
areas and topermit early* prepara- lands- The latter outpost
Mon of the land. j & had brxn “
These loans will be, made, as in | _ ,.
the past, only to farmers whose j GeC-
cash requirements are small and Clnnese relief troops t
who cannot obtain loans from other ilng t0 h511** thelr way t^routil J
anese lines to the Crown
Hong Kong was still reported
ing out today.
* stiaur*
A message received by
S. quarters in Chungking 44
said that Jap forces were still bomb-
ing and shelling the city.
At the same time, Gov. S|f
Young of Hong Kong
cal success for the British;
sector of the
Commission. The Commis-
1. That hereafter the state
authoritative French circles termed
oil these reports "ridiculous."
Suttles. and A. M. Foster, of Goliad,
and J. W. Arnold, of Cuero.
(INS.)—Rumors of an
Dec 24. —
impending
SUBMARINES
ARE ACTIVE
I German drive through Spain
' peared groundless
ap-
1 county* for the past ten years and ^ 3PuthCTn
.-talks early t„ an effort to control ” »>
bolt weevils still multiplying at this advance Position, and haw Ihom
city to space its destruction.
Bitter fighting was underway
of
OPM materials priority* order an-
nounced yesterday. , ________ ________Jt_ ^ there'1 “______„
its goal of $300.00, a conservative scneauie wouia oe i,oeo.uw Darreis ff I,ingayen‘ where? the first major j Jime ^ green cotton leaves and gn*1 ^^nninaUon and oonroge.
^figure on cost of staging the party. da%. accomphshed by lifting one IJapane&e expeditionary force land- f°rms- AU borrowers are being urg-
1 Contributions are still being re- shut-down day per month. h0' J, * | to thc ed. and in the vichiity of Atimonan. od *° co-operate in this for their
3. That every flowing field in _on Page 75 miles southeast of Manila, wherejown benedt and the welfare of Uieir
40 enemy transport disembarked | eommwnities. According to the
■ large numbers of enemy troops. statement announcing Mm* opening
Vastly outnumbered in both battle ^oan Progwun. farmers who
ceived however and can be left
Wagner s Confectionery*. No. 1 or 2.1Texas must file immediately data on
throughout tlie day Tliursday. [physical conditions so the Comnus-
Mnra tnamu Prafi Dnnnri Never-the-less, the party will be sl°n may determine from what fields
nUie enemy UaH Kepuil* Staged and no youngster will be a greatly augmented flow of oil may
ed Off Coast Of
California
overlooked. come for the war effort without
For the bows there will be a Lone ' causing physical waste.
! Ranger outfit, complete with gun. j
scabbord. lariat and mask For the ASSOCidtiOfl
ARMY YOUTHS
ENTERTAINED
zones and confronted with numer-
ical superiority in the air. American
apply for a 1942 crop loan will be
asked about their progress in
XMAS MASS AT
ST. MICHAEL’S
SA NFRANCISCO Dec
—Japanese submarine
tlie California coast.
little fellows there will be a host of
24 - INS. ‘©vs of every description. For the
activity off Kir,s- there w*ill be lovely dolls, and
Names Officers
Drive In Libya
for all. fruits and other goodies l Dr. Corine Westphal of Yorktown
increasing r( wilj bp Cueros happjest Christ- wa.s elected President of the DeWitL
steadily, today^ pul U S war craft mas party—a party for those other- County Medical Association. Dr. B
on their mettle as the Navy took w ise overlooked as old Santa pays S. Richter of Yoakum, vice-president
stepfc to cope with the- menace of his annual visit to Cuero homes. an(f Dr. G. A. King of Cuero. secre-
rtads against Pacific ship- leaving so bountiful an array oftarJ'. ax the organization held its dents from the Bray ton Air Field the target areas. Terrific detona- l*M-ial troops under
gifts. .regular meeting in this city. %■ arc being entertained in Cuerd tions were heard throughout Manila. Gen. Neil Nethuin
twenty-four hours. -—.--- Delegates were also named to the homes today as a result of thc ^-----------— the high tide of a
and Filipino defenders of these Is- cbrardn£ UP their fields and an ad-
land- nevertheless fought valiantly 'ance to cover the expense of cut-
and at latest reports were still hold- stalks and early plowing will
ting Uieir ground. J10 made to those borrowers who
Meanwhile. Jap bombers came over Hrr co'°perating in the program
Manila and environs in waves. ' ----—--
Manila was attacked several times Rfjljfh fnnfiniro
during the morning and afternoon. vUllIHHIC
The Japanese appeared to be using
----- '' • heir heaviest caliber bombs. ac-
Approxm.ately eighty Flying Stu- cording to reports from observers in CAIRO Dec. 24.—(INS.i -Itn-
command of
Fifty Boys Enjoying Christ-
mas Dinners In Cuero
Homes -
Impressive Service To-
night Open To Tbe
Public
A beautiful Christinas service-to
planned by St. Michael’* Catholic
church tonight when at 12 o'clock,
midnight, the annual Chrixtmak
of vou1 In the ^
J one American takner. the 440-foot
party Montebello. ow*ned by the Union-Oil
Ritchie, riding Mass is to be observed,
drive which is The service is open to the nubile
NO RECORD THURSDAY Texas Medical Association meeting, hospitality of Cuero ladies. VO RURAL DELIVERY engulfing the German forces of Gen. . to
The Cuero Daily Record will is-----— Realizing the emptiness of Christ- There will be no rural delivery on fStfwin Rommel in North Africa, to- at‘L01 1 ^ “!l announcement
thanks. Co . was torpedoed and sunk, three sue no paper on Thursday. Christ- OPEN POST mas for these young men. many^of Thursday, Christmas Day, Post- day were rapidly completing occu- made by* FaUier Wm. Jansen, Wed-
others escaped tinder attoek by Jap mas Day. tins being one of the four Students at thc Brayton Flying whom are far from home and spend- master shelly Tarkingion annqunc- pation of Hie entire province of nesday morning,
submarines and several other mi- holidays celebrated by this newspa- Service School were enjoying an ing* their first Christmas alone, cd Wednesday. Special delivery Cyrenaica. in eastern Libya. the Christmas Day Masses are «che<f
Spirit Of explained explasions at .^*a rocked per. -Regular publication will be open post Wednesday, the'“holiday” many home owners extended their packages will be delivered, how- British middle east command an- uled for 9 a. m. and 9:30 a. zs ac-
(Oontinued on page 6.) towns along the California coast resumed on Friday. to continue through Cliristmus Day. hospitality ever, within the city limits. nounced. . cording to the announcement,
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Putman, Harry C. The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 293, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 24, 1941, newspaper, December 24, 1941; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1097337/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cuero Public Library.