Lavaca Scouts Host Busy Spring Camp-o-ree
Lavaca District Scouts held their Annual Spring Camp-o-ree at Camp Wagner on April 14 and 15 drawing 110 registered boys and 130 at the Saturday campfire. Troops 222 231 and 223 won top place medals as Oris Day and Tom Ford led the event with assistance from W G Stindt and Dr M M Wagner.
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Scouts of
Campo-ree
Oris Day
Tom Ford
Hays
Caldwell
Gonzales
M. M. Wagner
Moulton
W. G. Stindt
Shiner
Rev
Petry of
Harwood of
Robert Riemenschneider
Jimmy Witte
Knights of Columbus of
Hallettsville
Business Mens Club of
Lavaca County Hosts Special Election For Tax Fund Reallocation
Lavaca County voters will go to the polls on Saturday April 28 to extend the current tax fund reallocation program used for road building. No new taxes are proposed and approval would allow the county commissioners court to continue operating under the same six year program.
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Lavaca County
County Commissioners Court
Texas political calls and civic notices from editorials
The piece notes constitutional amendments on highway tax use in 21 states, Texas home demonstration clubs with 41 282 members, the 31st VFW encampment in Dallas June 22 27, and Soil Conservation Week May 6 12. It also honors Senator Arthur Vandenberg, calling him a great statesman who died at 67 after 23 years in Congress.
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Texas
Department of Texas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dallas
United States
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Congress
Legion Favors MacArthur Policy Over Truman
At a Geier Merrem Post No. 392 American Legion meeting on April 20 called by Department Commander Bill Elkins the post voted to back General MacArthur over President Truman. The resolution urged action to end the Korea conflict, block the China coast, arm Chiang Kai-shek for an invasion of the mainland, and bomb Manchurian bases, aligning with MacArthur’s foreign policy over the president's April 11 radio address.
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General MacArthur
Congress
Truman
White House
MacArthur
Geier- Merrem
American Legion
Department
Bill Elkins
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Korea
China
Chiaa Kaishek
Who Owns The Farm Lands Of the Southwest
A study by John H. Southern of the U S Department of Agriculture shows individuals own most Southwest farm land. Of five-state area Texas Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Oklahoma individuals hold 83 percent. corporations 11 percent. public 3.6 percent. In Texas owners average 192 acres valued at 7674 dollars with 25 percent holding under two percent of land.
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Southwest
John H. Southern
U.S.D.A
Texas
Oklahoma
S. W.A.E
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Mouthentlitess Land Tenure Research Committee
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
College Station
Legion Convention delegates from Moulton attend Ninth District event
American Legion Posts and Auxiliary groups in the Ninth District held conventions in Texas City. Geier-Merrem Post of Moulton sent William Miculka Alvin Rothbauer George Migl Ernest Novosad George Jasek and James Koncaba. Registrations topped 300 and Sweeney was named next convention city.
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American Legion
Ninth District
Texas City
Geier-Merrem
Moulton
William Miculka
Alvin Rothbauer
George Migl
Ernest Novosad
George Jasek
James Koncaba
Sweeney
Moulton Student Makes Honor Roll at Texas Lutheran College
JaNell Pietsch of Moulton appears on the mid semester honor roll at Texas Lutheran College in Seguin. Twenty two students are listed. Pietsch is a freshman business administration student, daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Pietsch.
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JaNell Pietsch
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Miss Pietsch
Louis Pietsch
Moulton
Firemen's Dance Draws Large Crowd in Moulton Hall
The Moulton Fire Department held its annual dance at the V. F. W. Hall on Saturday night with the Henry Brosch Orchestra providing music and guests enjoying dancing to a late hour.
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Moulton Fire Department
V. F. W. Hall
Henry Brosch Orchestra
Marjorie Papacek Weds Pfc. Thomas Hoyer
Miss Marjorie Papacek marries Pfc. Thomas Hoyer in a Thursday, April 19 ceremony at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. The couple, with families from Moulton and Shiner, were attended by relatives and friends as they begin their life together after his Air Force service at Lackland AFB.
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Marjorie Papacek
Pfc
Thomas Hoyer
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
R. B. Papacek
Mr. Papacek
Moulton
C. J. Waldrep
Joseph Kopp
Arnold Papacek
el Campo
Lillian Hoyer
Johnny Marek
Austin
Clyde Meyer
James Maresh
Allyne Heinsohn
Ethylene Rose Freytag
VEFW Auxiliary Holds April Meeting and Installations
The VFW Auxiliary met Thursday April 12 with business discussions and officer installations led by Irene Davis 24th District President. Present were Mrs Claudia Jaluska and Mrs Gladys Mallinek who received Past President pins. Next meeting set for the second Thursday in May. A chicken stew was served at the VFW Hall.
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Irene Davis
Claudia Jaluska
Gladys Mallinek
V. F. W. Hall Foto
Navy Recruiter to Visit Moulton Texas May 2
U S Navy Recruiter Roman E Hanak ENC US Navy Recruiting Station Victoria Texas will be in Moulton Texas Wednesday May 2 between 9 00 AM and 12 Noon Chief Hanak said enlistments are not closed at the Victoria Recruiting Station and men are still being accepted for enlistment Volunteers are urged to apply soon.
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Roman E. Hanak
ENC
U. S. Navy
Victoria
Texas
Moulton
Hanak
U. S Navy
Lions Club Votes Change In Election Date
The Moulton Lions Club met with 23 members and 3 guests. They adopted an amendment to elect officers in May rather than June and planned reports for May 3. The club sponsored Red Cross membership drive raising 285.35 dollars, endorsed Dr Towery for district governor, and funded a Boys State participant next June in Austin.
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Moulton
Eli C. Fehrenkamp
Joe Vanham
August Etlinger
Red Cross
Towery
Cuero
Lion Elo C. Fehrenkamp
Lions Club
Lion Fehrenkamp
Texas
Lion William Lee Young
Austin
Annual Press Convention elects STPA officers in San Antonio
About 166 members of the South Texas Press Association attended the annual convention at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio. Lee Sedlmeyer of the Shiner Gazette was elected president, Carter Snooks of Refugio was named vice president, and W. W. Gaines Del Rio and W. L. Knape Moulton joined the board. Incumbents Frank Bridges Nixon Howell Jones San Antonio Sam Fore Jr Floresville and Mrs. W. A. Salter Kerrville were re elected to their posts. Governor Allan Shivers gave an address at the noon Friday luncheon.
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South Texas Press Association
Gunter Hotel
San Antonio
Lee Sedlmeyer
The
Shiner Gazette
Carter Snooks
Refugio
W. W. Gaines
del Rio
W. L. Knape
Moulton
Frank Bridges
Nixon
Howell Jones
Sam Fore Jr
Floresville
W. A. Salter
Kerrville
Allan Shivers
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Far East
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Tokyo
Honolulu
Washington
Florida
George Washington
President Lincoln
Patrick Henry
New York
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Legion Convention
Lynda
Carole Papacek
Stanley Bucek
James Ross Leonard
Johnson City
Francis Fisbeck
Eric Teggemann
Taylor
Mary Allan Oehl
Jeannette Jaluska
JoAnn Freytag
Patsy Lports
Moulton High School
University of Texas
South Texas State Teachers College
Air Corp
Lackland Air Force Base
Marjorie Hoyer
VEFW
U.S. Navy
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