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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1955
Page
1
The Senate voted down increases in cotton acreage amid wheat amendments. Southern senators led by Sen. Stennis plan another push for a four-acre minimum for small farmers. The piece laments the lack of protection for rural families and notes the push for a guaranteed annual wage in auto industries.
Local chairman Mrs. Rose Kotzebue announces the Cancer Drive begins April 1. Envelopes will be left on every block for neighbor to neighbor contributions, with pamphlets distributed to educate the public on early cancer signs and cure possibilities.
From the Oak Grove section comes the picture of musicians popular around 1916. Ludwig Heinrich organized and directed the band. All but one member is living. Left to right: Ludwig F. Heinrich, Albert Pohler, Anton Billimek, John Raab, Carl Gutht ier, Anton Raab and A J Elster.
The Moulton High School boys won first place in volleyball at the Shiner District Meet last Saturday. They beat Hallettsville 15 5 and 15 3 in two games and defeated Weimar 15 11 and 15 10. The grade school team also played, beating Hallettsville 15 7 before falling 6 15 and 3 15 in the later matches.
Large crowd expected as Commissioner John C. White along with state and county officials attend the seventh annual Easter celebration sponsored by Pile Wars honoring World War II dead. The program includes a noon luncheon, 4:00 address by White, an Easter egg hunt, and a supper with a dance led by Master of Ceremonies C. T. Johnson, a 1954 Lt. Governor candidate and former Moulton resident.
A summer high of 91 fell to freezing by midnight and strong winds worsened damage. The cold spell and winds harmed corn requiring replanting, with cotton and tomatoes heavily affected and moisture and seed shortages delaying replanting until rain returns.
A Texas highway and street death toll reached 2 431 in 1954, up three percent from 1953. F Darby Hammond of the Southwestern Insurance Information Service cites 208 552 automobile accidents and 141 788 750 in economic losses, blaming driver error for most incidents.
Wagner's Dry Goods holds a grand opening sale in the former Papacek Grocery after remodeling. Free prizes will be given away during the event. Shoppers can register in store for eligibility. The building expansion enables a larger stock.
A. F. Toarmina heads Yoakum Canning Co convening growers from Thomaston Edna Waelder Sheridan Shiner Cuero Nordheim at Yoakum City Hall. Over 500 acres signed that night with price set at 65 dollars per ton delivered to the plant and a written contract promised.
Round Top Carmine downed the visiting high school boys 2 to 1 in a Monday game. Sammy Barta scored for Moulton in the fifth inning, with Round Top Carmine tallying runs in the first and third on singles. F Sedlar pitched and Muehlstein caught for the locals.
Motorists must display 1955 car and truck license plates by April 1. Vehicle inspection stickers are due by April 15. Patrolmen have orders to enforce the time limits for both requirements.
Voters will choose two trustees for the Moulton Independent School District on Saturday April 2. Incumbents Lee Jarosek and Wm J Meyer seek another term with no opposition. School board list includes Louis Pietsch president G G Fisbeck Ed Mikes William Novosad Julius Jasek. Polls 8 am to 7 pm at the city office. City election follows on Tuesday April 5 with no opposition for mayor and others filing for re election.
Eligible players are invited to join 15 member teams for the first practice at Lions Field from 2 to 4 pm. Eligibility depends on practice, ability and effort, with age limits of 12 before July 31. A Pony League for ages 13 and 14 may start locally this season. The season opens May 27 with games on Tuesdays and Fridays. Civic Group sponsors the local team.
A Novohrad family suffers major loss as a fire destroys the brooders, poultry house and about 200 laying hens along with 250 baby chicks. The blaze, started by electrical wiring, swept the brooder about 9:30 p.m. Neighbor alert helped avert further spread as the north wind fanned the flames.
Heidelberg Germany report says the United States Army will discharge 5 367 privates with below standard mental and aptitude test scores to trim manpower. Privates with medals for valor and those with nine or more years' service plus all corporals and sergeants are exempted.
The Senate passed a constitutional amendment to create a six member Water Development Commission with an engineer as a member and a 3 cent tax on valuations over 3000 to fund Texas water projects. Senator Phillips spoke for over 23 hours opposing higher medical school funding. The Civil Jurisprudence committee approved a gift tax exemption for bequests to religious groups. The chamber plans hearings for 372 bills and 10 proposed constitutional amendments while staying in session until 6 pm daily.
Fifty gallons of gasoline and free B B stamps will be given away Saturday at the Hiway Service Station. An 8 o'clock drawing offers a lamp as a prize. No purchase is necessary and entrants must sign the register to qualify.
Oak Grove School will hold a school trustee election on Saturday April 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Voters will elect one trustee for the Oak School District.
The Senate rejected a cotton acreage increase 51 to 39 after a wheat allotment amendment. Wheat farmers gain subsidies while rice exporters get none. Western and Southern senators clashed over how to divide any increase, with Western states pushing a uniform across the board rise.
A survey shows two thirds of American men and forty percent of women drink beer. Central states lead in beer drinkers, with the East close behind, while city residents drink more than rural dwellers. Housewives drive growth as beer tops house guest beverages alongside coffee and tea. Supermarkets boost packaged beer purchases for home consumption.
The Moulton Council of the Knights of Columbus initiated four new members Roland Gassmann Jerry Michalec Le Roy Muehlstein Gilbert Kouba at a Schulenburg KC hall ceremony attended by over 500 Knights. State Deputy Reynaldo Garza spoke. Additional initiations set for May 1 in Shiner and April 3 in Edna.
Mrs. Dorothy Pundt 63 of San Antonio died at home Tuesday last week. Born in Moulton she lived in that city 35 years. She is survived by husband Ed Pundt two sons Morris and Martin a daughter Irene Moore five sisters and two brothers.
Mrs Clara Pilat died in Houston on March 30 at age 60. She was born in Hallettsville in 1895 and married twice, first to John Kubicek and then to Albert Pilat. Funeral services are planned for April 2 with burial at St Marys Cemetery. She leaves four sons, two daughters, five brothers, one sister and five grandchildren.
John D. Palmer, manager of the Social Security office in San Antonio, announced that the 1954 amendment to the Social Security Act allows a worker to have earnings frozen if he becomes totally and permanently disabled. This does not alter payments before age 65. See WORKER p. 8.
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