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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1958
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Harry Macket of Flatonia announce the engagement of their daughter Adrienne to Mr Buddy Brunner son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Brunner of Flatonia The wedding is set for June 8 1958 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Flatonia.
The letter argues large sums are spent on soil banks and irrigation to farm more, condemning political motives behind subsidies. It questions Moon mission feasibility and discusses inflation, wages, and cotton subsidies as cures, urging Christian leadership to act against injustices.
Three years after the Salk vaccine was declared safe and licensed polio cases dropped from 57,879 in 1952 to 5,894 last year. By then 65 million people had been vaccinated, yet Basil O’Connor warned 46 million remained unvaccinated and risk another epidemic. The article says enough vaccine now exists for all ages and stresses painless inexpensive protection.
The Ninth Congressional District American Legion ends its annual convention in West Columbia with sixteen posts honored for exceeding 1958 membership quotas. Registration opens Saturday afternoon at the Legion Recreation Center, with a social hour and dance to follow, and Sunday features joint Legion Auxiliary events and guest speakers including M. M. Galloway and Melvin Metal.
The columnist reflects that errors can appear in the hometown paper and readers may misinterpret them. The piece notes newspaper workers are human and strive for accuracy but mistakes occur. Clarion Claflin, Kansas.
RR. I. Payne of Dallas receives congratulations from retiring president Ross Boothe a Gonzales businessman who led the center since its 1937 founding. The facility is long known for its rehabilitation services.
Former Texas A and M students from Yoakum Shiner and Moulton meet at Pete Raska’s Mockingbird Hill Yoakum Monday April 20 at 8 00 p m for the 55th Anniversary Muster. The Yoakum A M Club joins 400 ceremonies worldwide honoring fallen classmates and Texans who won San Jacinto freedom.
In last week's Eagle an error appeared stating the next Legion Auxiliary meeting would be May 4. The correct date is Tuesday May 6, as announced.
Pvt. Fr J Tomek M-1 Rifle Expert at Fort Carson Colo son of Frank J Tomek Route 2 Shiner recently qualified as an expert in firing the M-1 rifle. He is a member of the 47th Infantry Company B and entered the Army last January. He graduated from Shiner High School in 1953.
John A. Arthur 76 longtime Port Arthur resident and retired Gulf refinery machinist died Easter Sunday April 6 at age 76 years 2 months 24 days. He left 7 children 13 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren and would have observed his 56th wedding anniversary November 3 1957 with his wife who had died six months earlier.
The Moulton Hermann Sons hold a brief meeting at the VFW Hall Thursday night April 17 at 7 30. Agri. Comm. John White will speak during the Farm Bureau event and the social will be omitted for this April meeting.
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