The Cuero Daily Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 154, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 30, 1925 Page: 1 of 6
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mourns totiuy the Iohm of
h«*r most preniiuont citizen*,
of the piouenr* of tlii* com-
ity aAd one of llie curly build-1
who came to this city in iW in-
, grow with flic town and lent
iffortn through h long and umc-
lifetime iu Imilding up his
m and hi* town,
pries 0. Broaden *s dt-jul. I [is
battle against death ended
morning after tong weeks of
g. In Mr. Broedeii'a death
ro baa suffered loss of one of
too*, sutatantial citizens, one
citixena who through bug
iatiou here had learned to j
and love the town atul gave |
beat efforts for its upbuilding,
eda of friends throughout
will feel keenly his loss and
mourn with the bereaved
ily bis passing.
(Just one more day of 1925 re-
and then will be ushered in
new youngster, still in
g clothes, but filled with
ambitions for each of the
months of its existence. No
the newcomer will be receiv-
open arms in Cuero and
ftfitt county. For a few months
jjfcs regime, 1925 was more or
• of a nightmare to this section,
th day after day passing and not
Arop of ram, crops withering,
Ha burning up and not enough
•store in the ground to sprout
much leas make plants grow.
1926 comes in under aus
circumstances. There will
doubt be many New Year reso-
made, and perhaps as
broken, but there Is one par-
resolution that Cuero and
county should make—to
e drouth of 1925 and to
its effects with the aid of
i New Year. The drouth will
gfer be remembered for some
nths to oome yet because its ef-
t ia still apparent in the old
ik roll, but it is now a thing of
>{|N8t and its passing brings a
r hope, a brighter future, a new
qe on life, and a feeling of op-
Msm that wiU insure a eome-
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clearance sales are the
of the day among Cuero
these -days, and some at-
bargains are beiug offered
trade. Preparations for‘the
*’s busmens including
out old stocks, restocking
the new season and squaring
for a new slate for 1926.
Record’s advertising sections
with bargains, with an-
ents of important mer-
ig news, news to house-
to men, to everybody who
clothing, eats or uses any
class of merchandise or serv-
Thc ads through January and
will announce many rare
that will likely not be
again for the rest of the
CUERO STAR and CUERO NEWS
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CUERO, DeWITT COUNTY, TEX., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER HO, 1925
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GIRL BURNED AS
KIMONO IGNITED
FROM HOT STOVE
Fay Johnston, 13, Daughter Mr
and Mrs. J. B. Johnston,
Has Narrow Escape.
C. G. BREEDEN SUCCUMBS
AFTER SEVERAL
BATTLE AGAINST BEAT
BLAZING GARMENTS REM.
Girl Jerks Kimona Off, Mother
Removes Nightie; Medical
Attention Necessary.
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Kay Johnson. 13 year old daughter
Prominent Cuero Merchant Dies
9:05 This Morning At Hospital;
Funeral At 3 P. M. Thursday
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After weeks of a hand-to-hand straggle against
of Charles G. Breeden, one of the most prominent business men
Cuero, a pioneer resident and one of the leading citizens oft
of Mr. and Mr*. J. B. Johnson
Cuero, narrowly escaped serious
Jury pr death Sunday morning when a i *_«_ , , i. r»i
Kimono she had put on upon rising section, died at 9.05 o clock \\ ednesdav morning at
If the Bolivian jungles, Mrs. Oscar de Nina
omell medical ament, brought the boyish
bob. Whep tbe natives saw her, on an engineering trip with
her husband, they insisted aim fashion their hair according
| caught Are when she went too near | hospital
a hot stove, ignited her nightgown J ’
i and burned her severely.
, The little girl put on her kimono. I
! a .soft flannel garment, and raced in;
! to the stove aud feeling cold she ven. j
j tured too near the fire, the kimono j
igniting easily from the heat of the
.stovte.
When she discovered her clothing;
on fire, the ,gfrl snatched off her
kimono and threw it on the floor
and then Attempted to remdve her
gown. This garment, however, being
made to slip over her bead would
not come off as rapidly and it was the
arrival of.her mother at that moment
that perhaps prevented her from
being fatally burned. Mrs. Johnson
tore the nightie off tbe little girl,
who then, despite painful burns about
her body, ifeced across the room and
stamped oat the kimono which was
biasing on the floor.
First aid treatment was adminis-
tered by Mrs. JHmson and a physician
was summoned. 8he was confined to
her bed for a time bnt was reported
reMMg W* to*,. ~
Loses Battle
CHARLES 0. BREEDEN
GD1E1T BURNS
HEADS MEDICOS
Cuero Physician Selected as
President of DeWitt Co.
Association.
LATE WIRE
FLASHES
By Internationa^ News Service
Dr. Gillett Burns of Cuero was
named president of the DeWitt coun-
ty Medical Association at the regu-
lar meeting of the organization Tues-
day night in the offices of the Drs.
Burns.
Dr. Burns was selected to head the ‘
medical association to succeed Dr.;
Herman Eckhardt of Yorktown, who
held the post during the past year.'
Other officers were elected as follows: j
Vice-president. Dr. J. H. Hale of Yoa-
kum, aud secretary, Dr. Norwierski of
Yorktown, re-elected.
On account of the bad weather, the '
attendance was not as good as usual
but the program of discussion was in-
teresting. The principal purpose of j
the meeting was the election of of- •
LONDON, Dec. 30.—Distress
signals were received today from
the steamer Colorado, which was
caught in a gale eff Land's End.
The vessel is carrying 60 passen-
gers and a crew of 102, bound for
Jamaica. Efforts to reach the
ship by wireless were futile.
AGED MEXICAN
KILLED BY CAR
Ignacio Romedia, 78, Fatally
Injured When Struck by
Physician’s Auto.
fleers and transaction of other busi-
ness matters. Several interesting
cases were discussed, but no prepared i
papers were on the program.
The next meeting of the association
will be held in Yoakum, when a Joint
session of the Lavaca and DeWitt
county associations will be held. This j
Joint meeting will be held in January
and an interesting program is being
prepared for the occasion.
rOjIKTQWN MAN WEDS
IN RAN ANTONIO
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Martin, ton of Aurel Martin
'g faithful night watch-
married on Christman Eve |
Cassia O'Neill, with Justice
recent successor to Justice
| Fisk, the marrying Justice of the
officiating. The Record of-
wishes and congratula
and Mrs. Martin.
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! Bandit’s Wife Seeks
Stay of Execution
j By International News Service..
PHOENIX, Arts., Dec. 30.—Mrs.:
Lucine Lawrence and her six-year-old i
daughter are waiting here today fort
the decision of the state board of'
pardons on a request for a sixty-day t
stay of execution for Bill Lawrence,
Oklahoma bandit, sentenced to hang!
January 8 for the murder of Haze
Burch, policeman. Appeal has been I
taken to the Supreme Court.
AMSTERDAM. Dec. 30.—Six
persons were drowned today when
a motor bus was swept off a ferry
boat in a violent gale. High
winds were reported throughout
the kingdom. All rivers are over-
flowing.
PEKIN, Dec. 30.—Hsu Shu
Chung, who recently returned from
_ the United States as the Chinese
government commissioner, was
assassinated today at Lang Fang.
The assassin said that he commit-
ted the act to avenge his father
who was executed by Chang 7
Years ago.
BERLIN, Dec. 3C.—Extensive
damage has been done by over-
flows from the Rhine river and
its tributaries. Cologne is already
gartly inundated. No lives have
boon lost, but the economic dam-
age will amount to millions or
ma rtes.
Ignacio Romedia, 78-year-old Mexi-
can living at Yorktown, was fatally
injured Christmas Eve near the
Clinton bridge when he was struck
by au automobile driven by Dr. L. W.
/Allen of Yorktown. it became known
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The Mexican wa^ walking down the
road when the accident occurred. He
stepped out of the road when a car
driven by Ralph Wofford approached
and stepped back into the road when
Wofford’s car passed, stepping di-'
DAVES MAY GO
TO ARIES MEET
Defeated - Demo Candidate
May be Chosen on U. S.
Commission to Parley.
By International News Service.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3u. —
John W. Davis, defeated Democratic
candidate for president at .the 'last
election, is being considered by Pres-
ident Colidge for membership on the
delegation to be sent from the United
States to the League of Nations uis-
armament conference. As former
ambassador to England, Davis is con-
versant with foreign affairs.
It is the administration’s plan to
name a Democrat on the commission
in order to give it a non-partisan
flavor. Colonel E. M. House, Sena-
tors Robinson of Arkansas and Un-
Mr. Breede!
after several
c
s death
eeks of illn
during which every effort
made to save his life,
one occasion, a physician wa|
rushed here from San Antoni
by airplane to lend
combating a new’ compli
Funefcilh services have b
ock Thursday
Episcopal
the Rev. W. W. Reese, rectqr.
nounced for 3 o’i
noon from Gi
raci
ating. Burial w’ill
cemetery, R. Si
funeral director,
funeral.
Mr. Breeden was 66
mouths and 2 days old.
be in
Hubbard,
in charge
resident of Cuero more than
had been in thf
a printer,
years and
tile business mo:
Born in V:
started out in
rectly in front of Dr. Allen’s car fob derwood of Aalbama and Carter
lowing Wofford’s .The fender on Dr. G,ass of Virginia are also being con.
Allen’s car strnck the aged Mexican,
! knocking him down. He was picked up
and brought to a local hospital for
medical attention, but died Christmas
day. He wa$ buried Sunday at York-
town.
The Mexican suffered a broken leg
and crushed chest according to local
physicians who attended him. Dr.
Allen was on his way to see a patient
in Moulton and picked up the injur-
ed man and brought him to a hospital
hero.
sidered.
A head for the delegation has not
yet been selected. Senator
and Charles Evans Hughes, former
Secretary of State and Elihu Root are
being considered for this post.
ing at ohp time
vocate. He
the 7i’f and
us a printer*
feting newspaper
accepted a \
Otto Buchel
ment of the Bncl
time,located
the M. Byrne
street He
years and then
ing salesman for
many years
In the early 96’s
Bros., retail
ganized by
his brother,
Walter Breeden
in the Owens
iness later being purchased
Runge A Co.,
branch store in
espied by A. F.
Tips was in charge of t
that time and Walter
his chief assistant. After
years as employes" of rival tnm.
Breeden Brothers
Breeden Bros
business being 8
ing now directly
ent location,
Borah"! undertaking was
8tart, through
Floods Cause Hard
Feeling in Europe
By International News Service.
VIENNA, Dec. 30.—Political
terness between Hongary and
bit-
demonstrated
through the pta0e,tthey
themselves in the
unselfish service
methods.
Mr. Breeden
, Breeden-Runge
J Company, was aq
brother la
I orot
i terness between nongary ana tw nre*idem of the First
BREEDEN FUNERAL TOMORROW mania has been aroused as a result of {c0 and was intmaalMri
-Funeral services for Charles
Breeden will be held at
i flood disasters in the two countries.
SAN ANTOHIO, Dec. 30.—Miss
Qrace Williams, 20, died today
as a result of bums resetvad last
night when her nightgown caught
lire from e stove. When she was
unable to beat out the flames, she
ran fte the deer so reaming fer
help. The deer was locked, and
she wss badly burned before eth-
ers in the house could break in.
Thursday afternoon from the Episcd- j
pal church, Rev. W. W. Reese offici- J
ating .Burial will follow Hillside
o'clock Tbe Hunorian, are clalmin,
! thov nn flood warnings' from ; _ . ....
Cuero
cemetery.
lEt RUMORED BREAK
tonal News Service.
Dec. 30.—Secretary
MOODY MAKES REPLY
AUSTIN. Dec. 30.—Attorney
«ral Dau Moody today replied
of R. McCarl. United States Comptrol-
that no fed-
tt Involved in the
passing through here, ler General, to the
current locally that a ersl aid money
it CooUdge road maintenance contHfc ts which , h
’ * have bean tad are under Are in Tex-. young man.
J. Pershing baa de-
CUERO MEXICAN COUPLE
j WED ON CHRISTMAS DAY
’ Koperta Rodriguez and Conception
Cortez, young Mexican couple of Cue-
i ro were married here on Chrfetmnc
iday, with Macario Lopes, Catnolic
priest of the new Our La<Jy of Guada-
! lupe Church, officiating. The bride-
I .’ room is the mob of Juan Rodriguez.
West Main street cafe prop^etor. and
hard working and industrious
The Record wishes the
WEATHER
Cuero and vicinity—Tonight and
Thursday mostly cloudy. * Probably
rain. Slowly rising temperature
Thursday. Light to moderate north-
erly to easterly wind.
Bast Texas.—Wednesday Thursday
cloudy occasional rains slowly rising
temperatures.
West Texas.—Wednesday and
Thursday clondy to onsettled weath-
er.
they received no flood warnings from Brog^. ^t<l
Rumania and that ia 'some instances ; Runge wboleM
flood gates were opened in Rumania,-. . .
permitting torrent, ot w.ter to ‘ P
sweep into Hnngary, taking a toll of
life and doing property damage. The
floods were the worst in history.
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young couple a happy married life.
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“The Merry Cobbler.”
A four act play, will be given Sat-
urday night, Jaa. Mad. At the Arnecke-
ville school house. For benefit of the closed all day Thursday out of respect
(adv) | tg Mr Brsedea.
Bank to Close Out of
Respect to Breeden
Out of respect to Charles & Breed-
en. whose death occurred this mom.
ing, the First State Bank and Trust
Company will be closed throughout
the day Thursday. It was announced
late this afternoon. Mr. Breeden was
vice-president and a director of the
bank. *
The Breeden-Ronge wholesale gro-
cery and the Breedea Bros, retail gro- j
eery were closed today agd will be
Breedea of Cuero.
schooL
spect to Mr.
Mr.
for his* comm unity
his record as a
bar of Commeree
the Rotary Club,
years as a
sad had been
He was a charter
tary Clpb and
loyal members,
member of the Episcopal
a Christina ttn
Surviving a
daughters. Misuse
Rose Mary
ers. Walter K. aud
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The Cuero Daily Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 154, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 30, 1925, newspaper, December 30, 1925; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1129970/m1/1/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cuero Public Library.