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The column discusses Indo China fears of U S involvement after Vice President Nixon speaks of possible troop deployment. It notes Eisenhower's plan to discuss press role in reducing atomic hysteria and urges civil defense. It recalls Senator McCarthy's San Jacinto visit and highlights local ties to the Texas Revolution.
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Indo-China
United States
Nixon
Eisenhower
San Jacinto
Joe McCarthy
Lavaca
Gonzales County
Siron Bostick
Santa Anna
Made In Texas by Texans on TV
The Dallas Ford plant will be featured in Humble Oil and Refining Company’s Texas in Review showing how automobiles are made in Texas. Action shots depict plant operation and assembly. The crew also filmed prairie dogs near Lubbock at work for a separate segment.
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Texas
Dallas
Ford
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Texas In Review
Lubbock
Promoted to Corporal Eugene Rehak in Army unit
Private First Class Eugene Rehak son of Mr and Mrs Anton Rehak Rt 1 Moulton was promoted to Corporal. He has served sixteen months and now is with a Guided Missile Battalion at Fort Meade Maryland.
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Eugene Rehak
Anton Rehak
Rt. 1
Moulton
Eugene
Fort Meade
Maryland
Filipp Family Plans First Reunion in June at VFW Hall
Visitors to Moulton over the weekend were Mr and Mrs E F Filipp and daughter Carolyn. Mr Filipp, a former Moulton man, visited the Eagle office to renew his subscription and announced the Filipp family reunion set for the first Sunday in June at the VFW Hall. It will be the family's first reunion.
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Moulton
E. F. Filipp
Carolyn
Victor Prasek Charged In Wreck
Victor R. Prasek of Moulton Route 1 was charged with failure to yield the right of way after a collision on Highway 90A east of Hallettsville Sunday night. He drove a 1949 Ford convertible against a 1942 Dodge driven by Forrest C. Pearson of Houston. damage totaled about $250 with no injuries.
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Victor R. Prasek
Moulton
Bill Renger
Hallettsville
Prasek
Forrest C. Pearson
Houston
Renger
Lil’s Drive
Pearson
Chamber Of Commerce Banquet Scheduled For April 28
The chamber of commerce will hold its sixth annual banquet next Wednesday April 28 starting at 7 39 p m in the big school cafeteria Barbecued steak with trimmings will be served Soil conservationist Dutch Hohnas has agreed to speak Edwin Darilek was elected president along with new officers and directors at Monday night’s meeting
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Chamber of Commerce
Hohnas
Camber
Edwin Darilek
Bill Novosad
Henry Kocian
Donald Bunting
Clemice Vanham
August Ettinger
Hugo Fisbeck
J. L. Meyer
Bill Nove
Wm. Pundt
Arnold Freytag
Joe Raab
Tommy Hoyer
Easter Picnic At VFW Draws Big Crowd With Fiddlers
The Easter picnic at VFW Hall drew a large crowd as public speaking opened with Commander Gene Hrneck. Mayor Wm. Pundt gave the welcome and C. T. Johnson of Moulton spoke on the VFW, praising veterans and the organization. Egg hunt and old time fiddlers contest followed, with Guy Henry of Hallettsville winning first prize of $7, Sing Johnson of Gonzales second, Ei. H. Mitchell of San Antonio third. Judges included Ollie Smith and R. C. Hull. A dance closed the event with prizes a TV set and cedar chest awarded to Glenn Johnson and Mr. Kresta.
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VFW
VEFW
Gene Hrneck
Wm. Pundt
C. T. Johnson
Moulton
Govenor
Sing Johnson
Gonzales
Johnson
Gunter Hotel
San Antonio
Ei. H. Mitchell
Jimmie Brosch
Flatonia
John Baros
Dan Jasek
J. B. Roberts
Kingsbury
Herbert Roeber
Hallettsville
Legion Memorial Services Set For May 16th
The American Legion will hold annual memorial services for the deceased on Sunday May 16 at City Cemetery starting at 9 30 a m Cap Krueger of El Campo will address the gathering.
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American Legion
Cap Krueger
el Campo
Marketing and Selling Seen as Solution for Dairy Crisis
Sam E. von Rosenberg of the American Dairy Association of Texas argues that government support prices and cutting production costs worsen dairy market conditions. He says only expanded marketing can lift prices, with Texas dairymen joining a national ADA set aside program. Beginning June 1, producers will add 2 cents per 100 pounds of milk and 1-2 cents per pound of butterfat to funding for a year-round marketing drive.
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Austin
Texas
Sam E. von Rosenberg
American Dairy Association of Texas
von Rosenberg
Poultry Income Up In 1953 Farm Totals
Newly released figures show 1953 gross farm income from eggs and chickens including commercial broilers totaled 3.759 billion dollars, up ten percent from 1952. Eggs accounted for sixty five percent of the total, broilers twenty two percent, and farm chickens thirteen percent.
Major Biehunko Arrives Home After 43 Day Leave
Major L T Biehunko, Air Force Operations Officer in the Pacific, returns Tuesday afternoon with his wife Leona Malec and children Terry and Michael. He served in Korea and led training missions during and after the war, spending a 43 day leave with his parents, the Biehunko family.
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L. T. Biehunko
Air Force
Pacific
Leona Malec
Walter Malec
Terry
Michael
Frank Biehunko Jr
Biehunko
Korea
Lions Elect New Officers at Moulton Club Meeting
At a recent Moulton Lions Club meeting the club elected officers for the coming year. Carl Smith becomes president, with Dr. M M Wagner as 1st vice president and G G Fisbeck as 2nd vice president. Delegates will attend the Austin convention April 25 26 to discuss Lionism and raise funds for civic activities.
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Moulton Lions Club
Posi Lions
Carl Smith
Smith
Lion
J. W. Pyland
M. M. Wagner
G. G. Fisbeck
John Matocha
Roy Kotzebue
Frank Petras
Lion Taner
E. A. Oehl
Henry Kocian
John E. Janacek
FE. E. Darilek
W. L. Young
Frank Biehunko Jr
Alton Hall
Donors Grow Fire Truck Fund Toward Target
The Fire Truck Fund totals 5262.91 dollars, about half the anticipated cost. New donors include Fred Pietsch John C Mueller Chas Zamykal Mrs Chas Lueke Reinhold Hoepfl Oak Grove PTA Louis Pietsch and others. A note mentions a Major leaving for Orlando Florida to be stationed after serving as an ace jet flier with B 29 bombers.
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Fred Pietsch
Lobee
John C. Mueller
Chas
Zamykal Soi
Chas. Lueke
Reinhold Hoepfl
Chas. G. Flessner
Louis T. Fishbeck
Welflagee
Martha Biehunke
Orlando
Florida
Little League In First Night Drill
The first tryouts for the Moulton Little League baseball team will be at 7 P M Friday April 23 at the Lions recreation field. Additional workouts follow Saturdays at 2 P M and Friday nights until league games begin in June. Manager Charles Luksovsky says boys must attend to be eligible for selection to the league.
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Lions
Charles Luksovsky
Moulton
St Joseph's Parish Honors Pastor Kopp on 75th Birthday
A surprise party at St Joseph's School gym honored Rev Joseph Kopp for his 75th birthday. Trustees presented a television set as parishioners praised his 35 years of service in Moulton while Emil Bartos Orchestra played and students offered poems and stage numbers.
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St. Joseph's Church
Joseph Kopp
St. Joseph's School
Father Kopp
Emil Bartos
Father
Edward Darilek
Kopp
Moulton
Alsace-Lorraine
France
America
St. Joseph's Parish
Moulton Delegates Scheduled For Freeport Legion Convention
William C. McCraw former Texas attorney general and former state commander will speak at the Freeport Lake Jackson ninth district American Legion convention April 24 and 25. Moulton delegates listed include Emil Jaluska William Miculka Jodie Meiserschlenger August Selzer Edward Batey Julius Gaertner Lee Tousignant Jimmy Luksovsky George Migl and Frank Meyer. Auxiliary delegates are Mrs Leonitta Culak Mrs Bill Reeves Mrs Lee Tousignant and Mrs Emma Ermis.
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Freeport
William C
Bill” McCraw
The
American Legion
Texas
Ninth Congressional District of the American Legion
Ray A. “Buck” Pierce
el Campo
Moulton
Emil Jaluska
William Miculka
Jodie Meiserschlenger
August Selzer
Edward Batey
Julius Gaertner
Lee Tousignant
Jimmy Luksovsky
George Migl
Frank Meyer
Leonitta Culak
Bill Reeves
Emma Ermis
Brazosport Senior High School
Auxiliary
McCraw
Stanley Wilson
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
American Legion and
Washington, D. C
Excessive Speed Greatest Killer
Hartford report shows 1953 traffic toll at record highs with 38,500 deaths and 2,140,000 injuries the Travellers Inc Companies release notes. The figures come from The Passing Scene series and mark a sharp year over year rise in casualties.
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Hartford
Conn
Travelers Inc
Dog Poisoning Alarms Reported Across Town
Warning to dog owners after multiple poisoning attempts. A southern town resident found a sick dog and a half loaf of homemade bread with four pieces of raw liver in the yard. Another dog was brought to a vet after ingesting poison and more animals have fallen ill or died.
Dust Radioactivity Reaches Chicago for Weeks
IIT researchers report radioactive dust settling on Chicago and likely the U S, with film fogging risk for unprotected packaging. A new automated air test machine at Armour Research Foundation helps study bomb particle dispersion and decay rates.
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Chicago
United States
James Sparkman
Christian Science Monitor
Illinois Institute of Technology
Armour Research Foundation
NT “Technology Center
McCrone
Ten Year Sentence Given for Five Burglaries
Frankie B. Irvin, 18, a former Moulton Negro, received ten years in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to five burglary charges. Through attorney Ervin he admitted breaking into the Post Office, Post Office Cafe, Boehm Motor Co, and Welhausen Store in Shiner last November. He also took a car from Boehm Motor Co and drove a short distance. He had a prior record of law violations.
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Frankie B. Irvin
Moulton
Ervin
Shiner
Boehm Motor Co
Welhausen
Parish Blessing Set For May 9 At St Josephs School
After the completion of St Josephs parochial school the new building will be blessed on Sunday May 9 as part of a parish celebration. The ceremony was planned before the building’s completion to favor good weather and recognize the successful project with all-day events.
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St. Joseph's Parochial School
Strauss Seeks Re Election for Lavaca County Clerk
Charles Strauss announces candidacy for re election as Lavaca County Clerk Texas subject to Democratic Primary on July 24 1954 He pledges prompt faithful economical service and calls for voter support He praises past cooperation from voters and commits to impartial service to all in Lavaca County The notice ends with a separate health note contrasting insect repellents and insecticides.
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Lavaca
Texas
Moulton Goes Down in Doubleheader Losses
The Moulton baseball team suffered two losses, first to Shiner 3 to 1 with G Svatek driving in the lone Moulton run in the sixth, and then to Gonzales 7 to 1 as Bohuslav scored Moulton’s only run in the fifth while Shiner tallied all three in the sixth.
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Moulton
Shiner
Gonzales
G. Svatek
Bohuslav
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Moulton Legion
American Legion Posts
Lake Jackson
U. K
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Lewis P. Cole, Jr
Comdr
IIT
Charles Strauss
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