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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1948
Page
1
In a reflective editorial a call to legislate to remove war profits. Messages emphasize goodwill worldwide and criticise narrow regionalism. The piece notes American Legion sponsorship of 491 Boy Scout troops, Texas oil production figures, and a May softball season.
The 53rd Fiesta de San Jacinto will run in San Antonio from April 19 to 25 with the battle of flowers set for the afternoon of April 23. The South Texas Press Association plans its annual convention on April 23 and 24.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower insists he will not accept any presidential nomination. He is a man of his word and there is no need for draft Eisenhower for president clubs. Many such clubs have been organized secretly.
Dr D R White was inaugurated as president of Baylor University in Waco succeeding Pat M Neff who resigned after fifteen years. Baylor University, founded 103 years ago, is the largest Baptist institution in the world.
The Eagle congratulates twenty six Moulton High School graduates who will receive diplomas at next month’s exercises and hopes all can attend a higher school of learning next year.
San Antonio prepares for the 53rd Fiesta de San Jacinto with a band review in Alamo de las Flores parade on Friday and events for the South Texas annual convention scheduled Friday and Saturday.
Mr and Mrs George Herman Mehner of Luling announce the engagement of their daughter Dorothy Jeanne to Jack Clif ford Neale son of Mr and Mrs Clifford E Neale of San Diego California The bride elect is a UT senior member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority He is a UT graduate and Sigma Nu Tau Beta Pi member who served as Ensign in the U S Navy during the war Also notes on the late Mrs Gabrilla Lockwell and funeral details in Moulton with obituaries and service information.
Mr and Mrs Ray W Hawk rider of Houston announce the birth of a son on Monday April 12 The mother is the former Miss Margaret Kerr The baby is the great grandson of Mrs Lee Bunting of Moulton
An 8 pound 7 ounce girl named Rita was born to Mr and Mrs Paul J Pokluda of Flatonia at Dr Strieder Hospital in Moulton on Monday April 12 at 10 50 PM.
Vince Rehmet A A Wagner Willie Hoepfl Emil Jaluska Adolph Petrek Lee Jarosek and Victor Marko attended a Texaco meeting in Wharton last week Thursday. Mr Rehmet received a 20 year service pin.
The Catholic School Club met Friday night with Mrs. Johnnie Bravenec presiding. Rev. Matocha was absent and Sister Eunice led the opening prayer. The club voted to purchase a radio for the Sisters.
The proposal would remove 7,400,000 low income taxpayers from the rolls and reduce taxes for 40,100,000. It increases personal exemption from 500 to 600 dollars, adds a 600 dollar exemption for the aged and blind, and cuts the low income bracket by 12.6 percent to 5 percent, extending benefits to hundreds of thousands.
Mrs Willie Kuhn died after a long illness at Yoakum hospital. Burial followed at Yoakum Cemetery. She leaves her husband and two children who preceded her in death.
Anita Richter former Moulton Public Schools home economics head for six years is elected to the Tex as Lutheran College Seguin faculty beginning next term. She will oversee the college home economics department.
The grand champion calf exhibited by Henry Vornsand at the Schudenburg Fat Stock Show weighed 690 pounds and sold for 67 cents per pound. The calf descended from a cow owned by A. J. Melnar of Moulton Lions Club registered bull. The bull was sold to Joe Holub.
Anita Windecker, a sophomore pianist from Texas Lutheran College Seguin, was the guest artist at the New Braunfels Music Club Silver Tea at Seele Parish. She played Bach Beethoven Chopin Prokofieff Liszt Mendelssohn and a piece by her teacher Prof Braum to an audience of notable musicians. She is the daughter of Rev and Mrs K Windecker of Moulton.
Pall bearers Ed E Kolar William Wachten dorf Julius Krejci Edmund Kram C C Orts and W H Etlinger served at the Thursday April 8 funeral. Large attendance and many floral tributes marked the service with many out of town attendees listed from Flatonia Skidmore Utopia Knippa San Antonio Hallettsville Floresville Boerne Yoakum Shiner Smithville Schulenburg Columbus Ganado and other communities.
A baby boy weighing 9 pounds 12 ounces was born Tuesday April 13 at 1 PM to Mrs. Lillian Faltisek formerly Miss Faltisek and Mr. Alton Fisbeck. The newborn is the couple's first child.
Mr and Mrs Jim J Filipp welcomed a son born Thursday April 8 at 1 30 PM at Dr Hugo J Strieder Hospital. The mother is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Tousek of near Moulton.
The Moulton Bobkatz defeated the Flatonia Bulldogs 15 to 3 on the Flatonia diamond to open District 39B play. Fehrenkamp pitched six innings before completing a full outing with 11 strikeouts as Moulton, back in action since 1941, showed strong hitting and fielding in the debut season.
Alfonse Pavlicek runs the Cotton Grove amusement place three miles east of Moulton on the Moulton Kamensky Highway and will open the season with a barbecue and dance Sunday April 18.
Novohrad School will host commencement exercises on Thursday April 29. Seven graduates are slated to receive diplomas.
Attorney Vincent W. Rehmet, a native of Moulton, was elected mayor of West Columbia on April 3, defeating Fire Marshal Cecil Wait 159 to 125. Rehmet, a Moulton High School class of 1934 graduate, is the son of Mr and Mrs Vince Rehmet of Moulton.
Memorial services will be held at the Moulton City Cemetery on Sunday May 16 under the auspices of Geier Merrem Post No 392 American Legion. Vincent Boyce Rehmet a young attorney of West Columbia will deliver the address. Attorney Rehmet is the son of Mr ton.
Mrs Ben Tenberg 84 mother of Paul Tenberg of Moulton died in Corpus Christi and was buried in Shiner City Cemetery. Survivors include daughters Mrs Otto Draeger Mrs Ed Sommerlate both of Corpus Christi and Mrs W H Draeger of Shiner. sons Ben Tenberg of Gonzales Willie Tenberg and Alfred Tenberg both of Shiner.
The Moulton Home Demonstration Club holds its regular meeting at Mrs. Joe Jungbauer’s home on Wednesday, April 21. New members and visitors are welcome.
Austin April 16 More Texans are qualified to vote this year than ever before. Comptroller George Sheppard estimated the voting potential at 2 250 333 based on 1 722 333 paid poll taxes and 528 000 exempt from payment. Harris County led with 182 742 paid taxes. Dallas 121 629. Bexar 86 672. Tarrant 72 813. Jefferson 52 398.
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