Veterans convention urges support for Tin Smelter and land program
The 9th District Ameri can Legion convention in Bell ville debates the Texas City Tin Smelter and veterans mineral rights while the 8th District presses Eisenhower on Cpl Batchel?s unjust 20 year traitor sentence. A $100 million boost for the Veterans Land Program is highlighted, with optimism about 1960 business growth and a boom driven by industry and technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Bellville
Texas City
Eisenhower
Cpl
Claude Batchelor
8Th District
Veterans Land
Dept
Stonewall” Jackson
Pony League Organized In Hallettsville Area
A Teen-Age Pony League for 13 and 14 year olds was organized in Hallettsville with teams from Yoakum Moulton and Shiner. Each team must recruit 15 certified players eight aged 14 and seven aged 13. Players age rules hinge on August 1 this year and field dimensions must be eight ninths regulation size. First game set for the first Thursday in June with weekly games on Monday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
Yoakum
Moulton and Shiner
Senior Class Play Tuesday at High School Gym
Tuesday night at the High School Gym the Senior Class presents If Mother Only Knew a three act farce. The 13 member cast performs from 7:45 p.m. Admission 40¢ and 20 for children. Produced through permission of Heuer Pub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heuer Pub
Moulton FFA Sweetheart Competes in Area Contest
Miss Margie Kouba, Sweetheart of the Moulton FFA, competed with sixteen others in the district TV Sweetheart contest in Bellville. The 32 delegates spent about an hour voting to pick the Area III representative for Brenham on May 7. Mary Ann Mill of Flatonia won the district honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Kouba
Moulton
Margie
Houlton Boys
Betty Kuhen
Bellville
Vestine Muchlstein
Elrey Kloesel
Milton Wagner
Jodie Gold
Kotzebue Drug Co Receives Appreciation Award
Kotzebue Drug Co received an award of appreciation on behalf of Lt. Gen. T. D. White at Ft. Sam Houston. Ist. Sgt. Nolan Wagner of Kotzebue Drugs, active reserves, will train at North Fort Hood from June 5 to 19. The Yoakum unit, led by Capt. Lamont J. Mill, received the unique honor in Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kotzebue Drug Co
Tom
T. D. White
4Th Army
Ft. Sam
Ist
Nolan Wagner
Kotzebue Drugs
Active Reserves
North Fort Hood
Wagner
Army Reserves
Lamont J. Mill
Moulton
Bellville Host Pleas For Veterans Hospital Policy
About 500 American Legion and Auxiliary delegates gathered in Bellville for a spring convention and heard Dr. L D Cady of Houston discuss the Houston Veterans Hospital. He warned that by 1975 21 million veterans will need more hospitalization and debated service connected versus non service connected treatment with public facility limits and income requirements. The group adopted seven resolutions and elected new district officers, including Mac Copeland as District Commander and Mrs Reba Motal as Auxiliary President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Auxiliary
9Th District
Bellville
L. D. Cady
Veterans Adm
Houston
Cady
Veterans Hospital
Io Financial Coalition
Mouleon
Wiliam Miculka
Zat Johnson
Fr. Meyer
John Janacek
Wm. Miculka
Lee Tousignant
Salk
Texas City
Texas Legion News
Boys State
Austin
Mac Copeland
Richmond
Buck Pierce
el Campo
C. Nelson
Eli Gadesmann
Voce de
Reba Motal
Marie Kasprowicz
Marian Copeland
Edna Best
Flatonia
A. J. Breaux
Virginia
Moulton
Moulton Wins Two District Baseball Games
Moulton High School remains in first place after two district victories. On Tuesday they beat Weimar 7 to 2 with a late rally, and on Friday they defeated Flatonia 10 to 7. Svatek homered for Flatonia while Sedlar allowed six hits for Moulton in the close game.
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Moulton High School
Weimar
Flatonia
Moulton
Janak
Dullye
Svatek
Freytag
Sedlar
Water and Sanitation Assn Meets in VFW Hall
The Guadalupe Valley Water and Sanitation Association held its regular monthly meeting at the VFW Hall with thirty seven members from Eagle Lake Columbus Victoria Cuero Yoakum Shiner Nixon San Antonio Gonzales Waelder and Moulton. Meetings rotate monthly in alphabetical order and aim to inform on water and sewer operation and to foster local ties. The next gathering will be in Nixon with mayors city secretaries and the city council in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalupe Valley Water and Sanitation Assn
VFW
Eagle Lake
Columbus
Victoria
Cuero
Yoakum
Shiner
Nixon
San Antonio
Gonzales
Waelder
Moulton
New Fire Truck Arrives in Moulton for Parade
Moulton welcomes a new fire truck that arrived last week fully equipped and ready for operation. The chassis were shipped to San Antonio months ago to install the fire fighting gear and more details will be provided next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
San Antonio
Three Mexicans jailed after beating Moulton man
Three youths, John Melchar 17 Abel Cardenas 19 and Pete Melchar surrendered to Sheriff Long after beating and attempted robbery of Frank Culak of Moulton on April 16. Culak found unconscious after a ride with the three. $7 reportedly missing. Melchar and Cardenas jailed in Hallettsville bond set at 3000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Culak
Moulton
John Melchar
Abel Cardenas
Pete Melchar
Theo Long
Melchor
Cardenas
Culak
Rehik’s Flace
Flatonia
Komensky FM
Guy Henry
Jimmy Few
Phillip Nieto
Fred Nieto
Melchar
Justice of Peace
Oscar Shoemake
Two New Donors Add Prize Money for Show and Sale
A local report lists two additional prize money donors joining the earlier roster for the Project Show and Sale. Donors include Chamber of Commerce member Joe Pavlas and SCTL scheduling official Ammansville Plum at Holm in Florida.
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Sal
Chamber of Commet
Joe VY. Pavlas
Schedu, Sun
Ammansville
Holm
Hog brings 70c per lb at FFA auction sale
Milburn Kram of Moulton offered to donate all overage above 15 cents per pound from his 310 pound hog sold at the Thursday FFA 4 H Club auction. The bid rose to 70 cents per pound and Flatonia Commission Company purchased the animal. The Moulton FFA Chapter along with Doc Hagen and his Flatonia firm expressed gratitude for the unusual fundraising gesture.
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FFA
Ringside
Young
Moulton
Milburn
Flatonia Divession Co
Parade Glimpses Show Entrants and Missing Prize Float
Vimarin notes many beauties in the parade with HD Club float winning first prize engraving missing for this issue. Raab Studio photos cover Moulton second prize float The Greate Told. The four entries include V Lest We Forget among the many impressive pieces.
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Vimarin
HD Club
Polio Vaccination Drive For Local Students
Last week Thursday 102 first and second grade students from St. Joseph's School and the public and colored schools traveled to Shiner to receive polio vaccinations. Breakdown shows 29 from public, 2 colored, and 71 from St. Joseph's. 15 refusals. Consent required before vaccination. Dr. Burt remains on sick list with an eye ailment.
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St. Joseph's School
Shiner
St. Joseph’s School
Burt
Radar Operator In Germany
Pvt. Leo Effenberger of Moulton serves as radar operator with the 529th Field Artillery Observation Battalion in Karlsruhe Germany. He arrived overseas last month after completing basic training at Fort Bliss Texas and entered the Army in September 1954.
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Karlsruhe
Germany
Leo
Travis) Effenberger
Frank J. Effenberger
Moulton
529Th Field Artillery
Effenberger
Fort Bliss
Texas
Army
Massive 12block parade entertains huge crowd at 4-H and FFA show
Sidewalks crowded for a 12 block long afternoon parade at 3 p m as part of the two day FFA and 4 H Project Show and Sale organized by 4 H boys Future Farmers Lions Club and KC s. Floats bands horse riders bicycles and novelties wowed spectators. Home Demonstration Club float won $15, St Joseph s School Club Nativity scene earned $8, Petrek s Garage car $5. Horse riders and children s entries won small prizes. Judging by Richard Nunn Ad Seidenberger and Mrs Clint Small drew high interest and talk of a bigger event next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers
Lions Club
Kc's
St. Joseph's School Club
Petrek
Tony Janak
Dad Bohuslay
Holub Brothers
Magdalyn Holm
Edward Mikylencak
Bobo the Hobo
Thy
Gif R
Texaco de
Evergreen Feed Desby
Jim Lust Kubicek
Jerry's
Bohuslav
Farm Reau
K. of
C’s
Kotzebue
Moulton Eagle
VFW
Oil Mill
Ed’s Shoe Shop
Altar Society
Richard Nunn
San Antonio
Seidenberger
Shiner
Clint Small
Austin
Knights of Colubus
Front Street
Migl
Lions
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Legion
Pony League
Kozebue Drug Co
The
American Medical Association
Milburn Kram
Moulton Ffa
Earl Needham
Photos
Raab Studio
VER
Knights OF Columbus
Order of the Knights of Columbus
Legion Park
Clude
Frankie E. Janacek
Sheridan
Dnner
Elliott
Ner
Old Moulton
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