Grand Champion Calf Leads FFA Auction at Moulton Show
A large crowd attended the annual FFA Project Show in Moulton under Lions Club sponsorship. Sammie Meyer won Grand Champion Calf at 40 1 2 cents per pound, with Francis Fisbeck claiming Grand Champion Hog. Exhibits included calves sheep hogs and poultry judged by Dr. Aubrey Clark. Parade and prize lineup listed for floats animals and riders.
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Wednes
Moulton Lions Club
Lions Club
Sammie Meyer
Francis Fisbeck
Aubrey Clark
Hallettsville
Moulton High School
Lee Jarosek
G. G. Fisbeck
American Legion Post
United States
Hallettsville High School
Texas
Piggly Wiggly
Kotzebue Drug Store
Ford Garage
R. B. Papacek
Vince Rehmer
Clyde Meyer
Alfons Bartek
August Etlinger
Jim Holub
Billy Meyer
Sammy Sustr
Mary Allen Oehl
Roselyn Kotze
Arminta Novosad
Eugenia Ermis
Wiley Haas
Kenwood lLaqua
Peter Derrich
Lamb
Sammie Sustr
Memorial Services Set For May 18
Memorial services will be held at Moulton City Cemetery on Sunday May 18 under the auspices of Geier Merrem Post No 392 American Legion. The complete program will be announced in a future edition of this paper.
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Moulton City Cemetery
Geier-Merrem
American Legion
Bernadette Kouba Recovering Nicely
Bernadette Kouba age 13 daughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Kouba of near Moulton, who was struck by a car on February 27 and seriously hurt, has returned from the hospital and rests comfortably at home. Mr and Mrs George Baur returned from a week with children in Houston and Galveston. Mr and Mrs Weldon Knape and son Weldon Louis visited I G Janca in Austin. Mrs Frances Motal, ill at daughter M Doubrava's home, is much improved. Mr and Mrs Cecil Hull and Miss Mildred Hull of San Antonio spent Easter with their parents R C Hull.
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Bernadette Kouba
Jim Kouba
Moulton
George Baur
Houston
Galveston
Frances Motal
M. Doubrava
Mrs. Cecil Hull
Miss Mildred Hull
San Antonio
Mrs
R. C. Hull
Livestock Auction Leaders Praised for Show Support
Exhibitors buyers and pounds listed for a Moulton area sale include Joe Svoboda 295 bought by E J Etling er at 281% cents per lb Alvin Kleihege 205 bought by William Kleihege at 28% cents per lb and Leon Jasek 229 bought by E S Mc Farland at 2842 cents per lb. W R Houck Cuero auctioneer aided by R W Blackwell Hallettsville Livestock Co. and community groups including FFA Lions Club and Moulton Business Men receive high praise for the show.
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Joe Svoboda
E. J. Etlinger
Alvin Kleihege
William Kleihege
Eugene Hruska
J. L. Meyer
Leon Jasek
E. S. McFarland
Joe Dean Fehrenkamp
Sulphur Park
Clarence Ehler
Moulton Lions Club
American Legion Post No
Moulton
Ed. Pundt Jr
Otto Fehrenkamp
Kenward Kolar
Ed. Pundt
William Gertner
Charlie Michalec
Frank Meyer
James Holub
Hajek Brothers Meat Market
Shiner
W. R. Houck
Cuero
R. W. Blackwell
Hallettsville Livestock Commission Co
William Lee Young
FFA
Moulton Business
School Trustees Are Re-elected
F. C. Smith Ed Mikesh and Willie Novosad were re-elected as members of the board of trustees of the Moulton Independent School District at the election held here Saturday. Thirty-nine votes were cast with Smith at 38 Mikesh at 8 and Novosad at 39, Albert Ermis and Chas Bartek each receiving one complimentary vote. Election officers were George von Lienen presiding judge Emil Darilek and G J Bohnenkamp clerks. Hold over trustees are Arnold Freytag G G Fisbeck Lee Jarosek and Louis Pietsch.
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F. C. Smith
Ed. Mikesh
Willie Novosad
Moulton Independent School District
Smith
Annual Firemen's Dance to be held April 20
The Moulton Fire Department will hold its annual dance at Herman Park Hall on Sunday April 20 Ad Migl's Orchestra has been engaged to furnish the music for the occasion.
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Moulton
Herman Park Hall
Ad. Migl
Cotton Grove Opens April 27 With Band Concert and Dance
Alfons Pavlicek announces Cotton Grove, a new amusement site, opening Sunday April 27 at 1 PM. The Knights of Columbus 17th District Band performs in the afternoon, Adolf and The Boys play the dance in the evening. Location is about three miles east of Moulton on the Moulton Komensky Farm-to-Market highway.
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Alfons Pavlicek
Cotton Grove
Knights of Columbus 17Th District
Adolf
Moulton
Moulton and Komensky Farm-to-Market
Local Families Visit Over Easter in Hallettsville
Miss Gloria Laqua of Houston spent Sunday here with home folks and friends. Rev. Joseph Kopp and Rev. Hubert Janak were in San Antonio Wednesday last week. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hoepfl and daughter Barbara Ann of Houston visited Mr. and Mrs. John Hoepfl Sunday. Harvey Schumann, recovering from surgery at Renger hospital Hallettsville, is reported doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Gummelt of Moulton and Edna Gummelt of Houston plus Mr. and Mrs. Harold Knape of San Marcos visited in Hallettsville Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed L. Biehunke and daughters Charlene and Omene, Mary Allan Oehl and Earline Kotzebue visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eisler in Hallettsville Easter Sunday.
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Gloria Laqua
Houston
Joseph Kopp
Hubert Janak
San Antonio
Leo Hoepfl
Barbara Ann
John Hoepfl
Harvey Schumann
Renger
Hallettsville
Gus Gummelt
Moulton
Edna Gummelt
Harold,Knape
San Marcos
Ed. L. Biehunke
Charlene and
Omene
Mary Allan Oehl
Earline Kotzebue
Charles Eisler
Mrs. Larkin Returns With Daughter From Moulton Visit
Mrs. E. J. Larkin and her daughter Terry arrived back in Chicago after spending several weeks at the Fehrenkamp home in Moulton with her parents Mr and Mrs Louis Fehrenkamp.
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E. J. Larkin
Terry
Chicago
Clinos
Louis Fehrenkamp
Moulton
Easter Visit Pairs Reach Across Towns
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Pagel and children of Hallettsville join Mr. and Mrs. William Darilek and daughter of Columbus as well as Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Mikus of Wharton to spend Easter with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Darilek.
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Otto Pagel
Hallettsville
William Darilek
Columbus
R. R. Mikus
Wharton
Emil Darilek
Hallettsville Garden Club Visit Tells of Flower Show Trip
Twenty three ladies from Mrs. Ed. Biehunke’s hometown stopped by for a brief visit on Wednesday. The group, members of the Hallettsville Garden Club, were en route home from Holloway's Flower Show in Waelder.
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Ed. Biehunke
Hallettsville Garden Club
Holloway
Waelder
Cotton Yield Contest opens for Lavaca County farmers
The Hallettsville Chamber of Commerce sponsors a county wide Cotton Yield Contest for 1947 to boost soil improvement and cotton quality. Prizes total 140 dollars for top yield and quality, with 50 entrants eligible for ten dollar and five dollar awards. Participants must notify the County Agent by May 15 1947 and submit official classification and gin receipts by November 15 1947. The committee may measure winner farms.
Pioneer Contractor A V C Moore Dies in Hallettsville
Pioneer contractor A V C Moore aged 72, who built many Hallettsville structures and ran a local sawmill, died suddenly. Funeral services were held with burial in the family cemetery. survivors include his widow Carrie, four sons Denton Leslie Boyd Loyd, three daughters Leslie Carrol Wallace Holder Abercrombie, a sister Emma Barret, and 14 grandchildren.
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Hallettsville
V. C. Moore
O. O. Moore
Carrie Moore
Denton Moore
Krotz Springs
Leslie Moore
Houston
Boyd and
Loyd Moore
Leslie Carrol
Fordtran
Wallace Holder
San Antonio
J. D. Abercrombie
Emma Barret
Sealy
Baptism Rites Held at St Marys Austin Easter Sunday
Mr and Mrs Edmund Kram and their son Edward attended the baptism of David Martin Ward at St Marys Church in Austin Easter Sunday with Rev Clement H Funke officiating. The Kram couple served as sponsors. David is the son of Mr and Mrs Clyde M Ward.
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Edmund Kram
Edward
David Martin Ward
St. Mary’s Church
Austin
Clement H. Funke
Kram
David Is
Clyde M. Ward
Moulton Fire Dept marks 15th anniversary
The Moulton Fire Department observed its 15th anniversary on April 4. It began with 24 members and now has 29. Original members still with the department include William Miculka E A Oehl Lee Jarosek W H Pundt August Eilert Adolph Ermis and Victor O Fehrenkamp.
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Moulton
Moulton Couple Moves to Houston
Mr and Mrs Tom Shandera longtime Moulton residents left Saturday for Houston to live with Mr and Mrs Sherman Sanders their move ends five decades in Moulton and marks a new home in the city
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Moulton
Houston
Tom Shandera
Sherman Sanders
Henry Ford Dies at 83 in Detroit
The world mourns the death of Henry Ford an 83 year old industrialist who passed away Monday night in Detroit Ford led the auto industry and founded a major automotive empire drawing global attention to his passing and legacy.
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Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Detroit
Easter Gatherings Across Texas Reach Multiple Cities
Mr and Mrs Rud Valenta and daughter of Shiner spent Easter with Mrs R Valenta Miss Edna Gummell of Houston spent the week end with her parents Mr and Mrs Gus Gummelt Mr and Mrs Edmund Roitsch and daughters Misses Hettie and Irene of Schulenburg visited in the F C Kause home Monday Mr and Mrs C O Miculka were week end guests in the home of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs I G Janca in Austin Mrs W K Richter and Miss Anita Richter of Moulton and Mr and Mrs Durwood Bradley of Lubbock spent the week end in Fort Worth visiting in the home of Mrs J D Richter and sons
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Rud. Valenta
Shiner
R. Valenta
Edna Gummell
Houston
Gus Gummelt
Edmund Roitsch
Hettie and
Irene
Schulenburg
F. C. Kause
C. O. Miculka
I. G. Janca
Austin
W. K. Richter
Anita Richter
Moulton
Durwood Bradley
Lubbock
Fort Worth
Texas
J. D. Richter and Sons
Results of Roping Contest at Henkhaus
The roping contest at Frank Malina's Store in Henkhaus with Break Away results led by Bulger of Nixon in 2.9 seconds, followed by Goodwin of Gonzales in 3.6, McElroy of Hallettsville in 3.9. In Tie Down, Allen of Hallettsville won in 16.6, Fimble of Victoria finished 16.8, Escher of Yoakum placed third with 17 seconds.
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Frank Malina
Henkhaus
Bulger
Nixon
Goodwin
Gonzales
McElroy
Hallettsville
Allen
Fimble
Victoria
Escher
Moulton Gets Beauty Shop
Moulton Ladies will be pleased to learn that they will again be able to get their hairdos here. Mrs Lillian Antrich, an experienced operator, will open Lily's Beauty Shop on April 11. For the present the shop will be open on Fridays and Saturdays only.
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Moulton
Lillian Antrich
Lily
Easter Egg Hunt Staged Here Saturday
Mrs E E Johnson entertained several children with an Easter Egg Hunt at her home Saturday afternoon. Isabelle Marie Johnson dressed as the Bunny. Prizes went to Arnold Moeller, Alice Moeller and Arnelle Finden. Everyone enjoyed the day.
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E. E. Johnson
Isabelle Marie Johnson
Arnold Moeller
Alice Moeller
Arnelle Findeisen
Dan Cupid's Business Up In March
County Clerk Charles Strauss issued 22 marriage licenses in March, up from 11 in February. The first quarter total reached 49, down from 79 in the same period last year.
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Dan Cupid
Charles Strauss
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Sam Meyer
Hallettsville Livestock Commission Company
Edgar Ducho
Moulton Hardware Company
Kenwood Laqua
Capon
E. A. Jaeggli
Oscar Darilek
Louis Pietsch
Kenwood Lapua
Lillie Darilek
Weldon Knape
Charles Stavinoha
James Jaeggli
Daniel Bevan
Etlinger’s
Emanuel Ermis
Meyer’s
Erwin Kouba
Cuero Livestock Commission Company
Jimmie Holub
Kotzebue Drug Company
Willie Ed Maresh
Farmers Cooperative Gin & Mill Company
Eugene Valenta
City Meat Market
Super Service Station
John Bartos
Otro Fehrenkamp
Ed. E. Kolar
Tommy Hoyer
Willibald Kleihege
Tommy” Hoyer
Stephen Fisbee
Joe Holub
Kirby Wagner
Meyers Meat Market
Pioneer
Moulton Fire Dept
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