The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 225, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 9, 1947 Page: 1 of 6
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Cuero Turkey Trot
THI WFATHEB
and Second Annual
TURKEY SHOW
November 7 - 11, 1947
CUEKO, TEXAS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 1947
VOL. 53.—NO. 225.
SIX PAGES TODAY
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COUNCIL ORDERS MOVE TO
OWN Talk
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VA ALARMED
LOSES RACE TO STORK ON LAWN
OVER SHODDY
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Council also authorized Mayor J. J. Fischer and
City
Rita Wears ’Em
the Snow White Laundry, officially
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set at Nov. 1.. Arbogust said that
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also told
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will try to exglain more clearly the
vetoed a former congressional meas-
of : 1. according to the motion passed by
that
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if the loan is made, it win be re-
ment that will take care
The
DRY ICE WILL
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FIGHT STORM
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a tions—hats.
SPRINGFIELD.
Ill., Sept. 9 — |
paraded by attractive models
forced him to take two rings instead and killed Mr and
of
storm
across state lines. Serra said:
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Cuero : cane that develones in the Gulf of
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Sifuation in Germany
burns on
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Stassen Sees Open
Race For Presid enl
A special runway on which
the local turkey feather cre-
in the past the plot has been used I
for the obtaining of gravel, and a
was too close inland and was not
of sufficient velocitv to warrant the!
Mickey Rooney And
Wife Are Reconciled
we have no doubt but
“designing" women in
pered strategy conferences, they are
reported t be disrpsrinp »heher
Neptumnus Rex and his lieutenant. .
sist In Having Handi-
capped Persons Hired
TWO REGENTS
NAMED FOR
A&I COLLEGE
Easy To Make Living
Without Working
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"Blaze of Noon", coming to the Ri-
alto Friday and Saturday is an ex-
ample. Monroe said. It was written
by a pitot, a boqk that enjcyed muc
Mrs. Reiflerf Taken
Home After Receiving
Treatment For Burns
1 but it was too easy to make a liv-
i me without working." •
off for excavation wcrk, Arbogust
said.
sary to make the loan and
Council hoped that it would be
sible to complete the present-t
year without the loan. It was
thorized in case it is found nt
sary to use it, he said.
for the park, it was reported. Acre-
age of the plat to be sold was not re-
ported Tuesday.
with the tidelands issue.
The Governor said today that he
standing “native” feature
the Turkey Trot.
Tuesday morning |
may not be neces-,
: unrn
( a USPq
where turkey steaks could be
served in the form of sand-
wiches--like hamburgers.
Bo far, however, it is not
flight over the center of the sterm.
To Cause Rain
BUSINESS IREI TO GET WATER METERS
For Best New Title For
Picture
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CHICAGO. Sept 9 — (UP.— Grin<
futures have set new all-time higM \ i
on the Chicago Board of Trade, sep-,
tember wheat rose to two dollars 75 4
Mayor Fischer
reported that ft
spectators crowd in for
show every year. '
The opportunity for justvestetdav But h‘ 313 the
as unique costumes is Cuero’s.!
HO i YWO0D
Th- reroneihnti
? LONG SKIRTS, great issue ih the
fashion world, find an advocate to
Actress Rita Hayworth who ar-
rives in Chicago en route to Hol-
’ lywood after a European, tour.
the audience will be near en -1
ough for a good view of the
costumes.
Committee To Study
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is also churned with assanltto mur-
, Members of the committee
Herneke. Rev. A. A. Hahn. J
Bramlette. Bill Cunningham. Lester,
position of the states on the sub-
merged lands. President Truman
FAST TEXAS— Partly cloudy to-
night and tomorrow; widely scatter-
- rd thundershowers tomorrow. Mod-
erate seutherly winds. No tempera-
ture changes.
new members
Beverly Bell, is proof enough'
of the possibilities open to
those of creative minds. This
is the dress pictured recently
in Ripley's cartoon.
W Stakes—general manager—
WASHINCiTON, Sept
Bi nmnuham
eporate ma
Rui , him ;! doesn’t want any favors when the
what orobablr will be a iengthy trial time comes for King Neptune and
en chorges or four court of muarder.DponvJongg.tperisiatehimardothe
and hereabouts can turn outiMexico. A specially-equipped B-17
some show-stopping creations. -wo “ Schenamadwih I
-he One sample dress, an ; bomb bavs loaded with dry ice and
evening frock which has been i other crystals. A navy plane from
Was removed to
morning.
dress and
shoes will
planning a seating arrange-
ment of
around 2300 persohs. And they j there, it Was reported,
believe all these seats will be
taken on the big night.
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Bo rd ol Regont- foi the College of
Arts and Industries at Kingsville
Phillip Pratson of Richmnd ws
named to succeed H E Butt of cor-
pus Christi ami Aloeit Marti: ot
Appointment of a county com-
mittee to assist in Hire the Handi- cf
of businesses, as compiled by
water meters, rather than mat
tion of permanent water me
binations in Turkey feathers,' mcre planning was needed.
’ t Harding hones to have everything
What [ readv for the next full-scale hurri-
post fon-
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nton was
for the
. i was started Monday when the site
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! on the Yoakum highway just at the
i edge cf the City Limits was staked
, bank or banks fcr a period of not
! more than 00 days and to advertise
for sealed bids on land owned by
the City east of Cuero Municipal
Reason for the measures was the
increased costa of operation of the
" to:
is on
Council by inviting reporters from
The Record to be present at all
meetings.
Neither the public nor the pres ’
had been advised of the meeting in
advance and neither was represent- -
ed at the session
it was brought cut at the meeting
that salaries have been increased
and that the easts of materialand
equipment have both been inerp^Tra 2
while the tx rate has not.
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ted at
“Ps could well be
an explosion.
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modeled over this section by
ICollege '>f Ar‛s and Indistties
"I always wanted to be a barber, der Ann York. 13-year-old daughter , ‛
of the slain mn She was wound-,Grain Fufurec Kpf
edasshotedfromherrarniscar - . *
New Highs In Chicago
-To Begin Disging
F'- » ; A machine was scheduled to ar-
i.1 j rive from Victoria Tuesday to be-
— • gin excavation work. When this has
E‛ 1 Progressed and other preliminary
Shb work completed, the barracks build-
ing purchased b' Arbogust from the
gT ; City, will be moved to the site.
Sdb The project is to cost an estimat-
gde ! ed $40,000 by the time it is ready
i for operation. Date for actual start
afternoon
slow leak
I Miami will join the bomber in a
Cuero, it was reported Tues- . __
J । day by Harold O. Arbogust. Secretary Arthur Fischer to negotiate a loan for $8,000 from a
I’ ; who will own and operate it.
-m-c The new laundry, to be known ask
In a called meeting Monday afternoon—a meeting which
the public and press were not informed was being called__City -
i Council voted to authorize R. B Evers to begin immediate
permanent installation of water meters on all commercial;-"N
industrial and semi-commercial establishments supplied by
the City of Cuero Waterworks System.
says the new rules are the first re-
visions since 1939. The board ap-
proved the new code during a meet-
campaign during the week, it was r- ‘ popidlarity. sndtell the story of the
ported by Elmer 1 nddeke. manager t
of the Texas Employment Commi. earh davs of the air mail and its
sion office here. de’ elopment. .
'I he title, however, could just as (UPI—A mild little man who could •
well be placed on a western or a pass for a Sunday school teacher is I
war film, sinre it in no way gives on his way to prison after pleading
+-nint a: to H>e what the picture is guilty to a $40,000 jewelry swindle . 1
abcut ' But vrisen is nothing new for the1
AUSTIN, Sept 9,5-(UP
Jester has anrouncre the
Parents’ Choice
ma. wa utmoned tj S
| Washingta today for an emerg- presidential nomination. The form- nighs tor an deliveries when com
a l ency meetg cn what is described er Minnesota governor says he will went for two dollars 60 and threg-
as a critical situation in western; enter the Wisconsin GOP primary quarters cents and oats for ne dol
Germany. , - (next April - ,.g ' lar 21 and one-fourth cents.
dry' ice pellets sprinkled over the
storm clouds will cause a heavv
rain and force the hurricane to
spend its fury while still at sea.
Riggs. Bill Nami. Elroy Luerson of
Meyersville. W W. McCormick of
Concrete, William Buchhorg of
Lindenau and John Sager of Arn-
eckeville.
A meeting of the. committee will
be held in the near fture to plan its
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g sary .to prevent the sale of
H| badly-built houses to former
K Ol’s. -
The VA is said to be alarmed at
E reports of shoddy construct icn of
E some new homes. It savs ccm-i
E plaints er? being received daily
M from disillus oned GIs who have
• purchased homes: The reports cite
Work has started on con-
struction of a new laundry for
HUNTSVILLE, sept 9 — < UP)—
A new set of rules and regulations
governing the Texas state Prison
system has been presented to cap-
tains of the various farms. Major
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Every day thoughts are A"pkY. P
turning turkey-ward. E "0miy, P%
Latest announcement is E«dteE
that - Home Demonstration "ad.-n
Club members over the Co- (170
unty will operate a turkey
food booth. It will be very ' -.288
merly heir by Sam Fon
Floresviile Lov Sim
re-appointed as a Reg
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R- . the
ciropnec
mntenne
much an asset to the Trot,
helping to feed the hungry ; ios.
visitoss. And it should swell
the coffers of the Clubs.
It is proposed now that
only sandwiches and coffee
Shabbily-Built GI Homes Hit
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Mrs. Willard
will be served by the women. 1,2
the sandwiches will be
made of turkey, of course. .
There will be sliced turkey ■
sandwiches and ground turk- l
ey sandwiches, or turkey salad ■■
.sandwiches. H
Bome times the food one M
gets at a festival or fair is 2
not the best he ever tasted. M
But with the Home Demon- “
at 4
in the
it was!
1(f anc arms at her
If everything works out as hoped, Laredo was i amed to the
Equator. The President is
A AA nin8in Houston on September 1 . The weck already has been pm-
Army And Navy Ready;, Meanwhile. Major Stakes has up- clbimea by president Truman na
For Try Al Breaking Up "heashpcna b oovernorBezutordJeU
Next Hurricane , ThrSTIC K E RS A R E
____ i Captain John Easton, manager of A , A ■■ A p . — --
MIAMI. Fla. Sept. 9UP,_Athe Darrington farm and Ranger AVAILAdLl A I
Johnny Klevenhagen. He hades- m,, A .
join army-nav experiment ini caped fiem Darrington Sunday KLECKA DRUG
night when he sawed a bar on a
Council.
It will be unique, different The land is located just east of
+ 1, ,1 ,, ;Cuero Municipal Golf Course and is-
and pretty to look at, all at! of the origia lana purchased!
the same time.
At any rate, those in charge
are taking no chances and are
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hefaa.
water meters already «.
. mstalledf-many busn
th the city
F-d
some cases,
—8 WASHINGTON, Sept. 9— •
(UP)—The Veterans Adminis-
tration has served notice that
tint it will get teugh where neces-
Davy Johes. would consiaer the
President’s cBne-twirling as an un.
p?rdonable sin against the briny ‘
kingdom of mermaids and sharks. I
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 <UP'
The Senate Appropriations com-
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theiin thr air mail pictira are
Baxter. Williom Holden.
1 Trfts. Williom Bendix and
Hav len
Che Cuero Record
A NEWSPAPER REFLECTS ITS COMMUNITY
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i3tin. Toxas
reported Tursdv
Mr- Reiffi* w
local hospital and
i her home Tuesciav
Stratton women making the BACK from honeymoontag, Gara- structural failrrres, deficient heat-
tey sandwiches we Will belbed Sexenan of Evanston. n, iingnlants. wet cellars unfinished'
urKeysanewicnes’ we " Oe shows his approval of his bride, landscaping and, according to the
willing to bank on their tast Arus Sulian, a native of Armenia, VA- "a most of other matters too
whom he had never seen prior to numerous to itemize
their wedding. The marriage, to ‘ The agenev, in a technical bulk- ’
tradition with an old Armenian j tn sent to its aprraisers and to
..custom, was arranged by Sexen- banks and other lending agents,,
someone might have a stand jian’s parents. - (I nt er nation el) ' blames both VA aprraisers and;
r ; lending institutions for failure to
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"win movie tickets. i ed the art of inperscnation in
■ The Prizes [ vaudeville.' When he wanted dia-
F‛ Ihe be-t and most suit able I monds. money, or anything else, he. However, the defendant showed*
", for ’ Blze of Nooni Monroe I said he merely played the role of a signs ef nervousness when a pros-, . ... .. - ---H
Nonk M1l -VC 3 minthis guest tickets for | prosperous businessman. pective juror—one out of 73— was the Missouri." hading I
two persons as first nrize and guest t Whenever he walked into an ex- asked if h would acquit the phvsic_jhomefrom Rio. ,
tickets for two wenks for two as {elusive jewelry store. Sena said he ten if the court proved him insane. , ndications are that those who j
rrizs i would ask for the most expensive Corrcc1 for Ross are pinning their „ave made Previous crossings of the a
An entry blank i printed else-1 piece of jewelrv in the place. He case on an attempt to prove that —tartor wlu See that the President
where in Thc Record. The contest, told of a Decatur. Li., jeweler who Dr. Ress v as insane when he shot 8ets 18 moreys worth. In whis-2
will close Saturlav night. Playing
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A contest, to "change" the title rights to the tidelands. Jester
a motion picture has been an- plans to make his Washington trip
No seat will be more than
42 feet from the runway.
; breaking up hurricanes far out at
one of the biggest draw-sea bv dropping dry ice into thejtank window. cir, 6olbi,71 yge,
ing cards in the annuallclouds will be attempted in the near,. Meantime a veteran employe of are av liable now at Kleckn Dre
Valley festival is a style i future. ManmTexaswPrsaneSvstem.W.Hcmmnvd r cozv . .
show of costumes made Storm Tco Little ‘ant manager of the Ramsev farm. Swisoum' ' Chm " ,,2/1100001
from citrus fruit products.’ Commander Edwin Harding. He replaces H L Mass who was Th st/er, this vear have the I second
Between five and six thousand iheadofthenavalhurricaneservine dismissed for neghgenceinconnec- woe shhic wi,c,,
। at Miami savs the experiment al-1 non with the recent mass escape ci acoss a green fotball background
Uiat! most was toed on the small tropical 40 prisoneis from the Ramse , Sctera1e to: rhe 1947 GobtTt
1 storm that hit the Ahbama coast farm.
By using various color com-i experiment. Also, he says a little
Will 'Take Steps'; British
Club Jewish Refugees ■
In Transfer
tried. It would entail cons id-
erabe more work, and might
not turn out to be profitable.
However, restaurants and
oher eating places here are
expected to feature turkey in
all forms, including turkey
steaks, throughout the Trot’s
Nve days.
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City government without propor-
donate increases in revenues com-
ing in to the citv. It was explained/
Rates Too Low
In ths motion for the water me-
ters. It was stressed that added
revenue would be brought to the
city without increasing the tax
rate. Councilmen were agreed that
the present water rates are too low
for many establishments.
Councilman Raleigh doppeGge
told Council he favored a set
of rates based cn the average con-
Of large amount of gravel remains
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the b rk
is to be built so that all ofj
Anne of ne. He said he paid for the York their- rme-vesr-nie son 'and
Sonny rings with a forged check. York’s mother last
Sterling । After he finished his sterv, the Ros sirrendercd to San Antonio
j tudge sentenced him to five vears police after epening fire on the York
— for transnorting stolen diamonds family s they drove tn chursia. He
0., ■ of receiving laundry' now has been
ON HER OWN FRONT LAWN, Mrs. Qua Maria Contrera. 26. of Los
Angeles loses race with the stork as she gives birth to a seven- the original date of October 1 had
pound girl Emergency hospital attendants and neighbors assist at i (Continued on page 6.
I SHIP EXPLODES the baby's arrival, which occurred as Mrs. Contrera was walking to a-------------
A heavy explosion - rocked-the, .waiting taxi. caHed to take her •the hbspital (TaterabyOBa/) K|f>C
river excursion steamer “Island _ ■ “wEEA*#3
owa gamgggy-epmp.m HANDICAPPED FLMCONTEST PLE A To GO
OunCh tails ror healed The force of che blast was felt in i ugm ............iFO TRUMAN
Bids For Area East Of I uo„d°t me"aigalnan Thansle X; TO BE HELPED WILL BE HELD speg cp
Manieinai Park * ' turned toward the river saw clouds Jester plans a personal appeal to
I vuwPa raiA j of smoke rise from the steamer. .-- -- Presidert Truman’ in connection
Sale or tend just east of the Cue- Immediately following the expto- Committee Named TO As- Movie Tickets To Be Given
ro Municipal Park was authorized at sion At least 15 persons—believed |
a called meeting of City / Council! <Contlr.ued on page 6.)__ I
Plans for the Turkey leather, Monday afternoon at the Hal.i NNAANI
Style Show are going forward, i Sealea bids for the land will be'M A Ik PRISON
the out- ' taken and will be opened on October --m-H •
K5EpS-H ‘capped Week from October 5 nounced bv John Monroe, manager at the close of a meeting of the
-------I-Hthrouzh October 11 was of the Rialto . southern governors in North Carolina
_____ _ . to the middle of October,
• . ! Tuesday by Lawrence Henneke, j He points out that often a movie______
New Regulations Announ- commander of Dinter Post No. 3, title gives no inkling as to what the (UXITNIAT Nn 11711 I | Rita insists she’ll keep right on
American Legion, story is about, and frequently leads •WNI)HK Wil l । wearing her below-the-knee skirts
are the movie-goer to expect a picture ; despite the agitation afoot oPPo-
D Aw---e — wraw a— ing the new style. (International)
o‛ enuiretydiTerent nature. I SFRVE 5 YF ARSi —-----from the gene- ruha - M
omine LLnvL • I LHn TH I A I AD onog i City at an interest Tate noi to n-
new Paramount picture ____ j KA Pa K||y\ ceed three per cent
kJ'IJ i'ill $4 r J li I AlhM VI UD ( Mayor Fischer explained thati
Mild Little Man round it AIT-T-- isome equipment and material-had
i OPENS TUESDAY ’
ther purchases for such material
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San Antonio Doctor Due TRUMAN TO t
— AT EQUATOR•
NEW BRAUNFELS. Sept 9 —UP j 37
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agrend to thetreronetic after a
inopths-lone sepirat Biir until
vosterdav. Miss R‛- uit remmned
>•’1 ’he calendar Tn noonevs hive
two children Thev we re married
in 1944
Mr Walter ReifTert
Work On BOLSTER REVENUE; LOAN
Laundry OF $8000 IS AUTHORIZED
For City
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