Japan Surrender Ends World War II Victory News
Reports from Taylor area recount Sgt. Joe Suborik as radar operator on the Enola Gay mission and note his family in Oregon, Texas and Oklahoma. The nation celebrates surrender with widespread cheers, tributes, and a presidential proclamation for August 19 as a Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer.
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Taylor
Joe A. Suborik
Japan
Anton Stiborik
Stiborik
Helen
Oregon City
Elk City
Oklo
Sheppard Field
Suborik
Truman
Sodality Deanery Rally Sets Day at Hallettsville
A sodality deanery rally will be held in Hallettsville on Sunday August 19 with participants from Cuero Gonzales Hallettsville Koerth Moulton St Marys Shiner Sweet Home Yoakum and Yorktown. Registration closes at 3 15 PM and costs 30 cents per person. Activities include speakers Rev Anthony J Matula softball games lunch holy hour and a rally dance with music by Bill Cornelson.
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Sodality
Hallettsville
Cuero
Gonzales
Koerth
Moulton
St. Mary’s
Shiner
Sweet Home
Yoakum
Yorktown
Anthony J. Matula
San Antonio
Archdiocessean
Bill Cornelson
Pagel and Vienna Hike School Tax Rates
In Hallettsville on August 11 the Pagel common school district No. 38 votes to raise the 10-cent tax to a flexible 50-cent rate on the $100 assessed value. The Vienna common school district No. 50 increases the 15-cent tax to a flexible 50-cent rate by a 12 to 1 vote at a recent special election.
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Hallettsville
Pagel Common
Lavaca County
Vienna Common
Home On Furlough S-Set Elo Wenske Reports Return
Elo F. Wenske son of Mr and Mrs Wm H J Wenske is home on a thirty day furlough after twenty eight months overseas in the European Theatre of Operations He plans to report back to Fort Sam Houston on September 7
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Elo F. Wenske
Wm. H. J.wenske
Fort Sam Houston
Cotton Receipts Public Weigher Ad
A. Haas reports 314 bales of the 1945 cotton crop had been marketed in Moulton up to 8:00 o clock Thursday afternoon.
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Ad. A. Haas
Moulton
Sergeant Berkenhoff on furlough with parents
Sgt. Daniel Berkenhoff, veteran of the European theater of war, is spending his furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Berkenhoff.
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Sgt
Daniel Berkenhoff
Mrs
Emil Berkenhoff
Memorial Services for Pvt Paul A Glatzert in Shiner
Memorial services were held for Pvt Paul A Glatzert 27 at United Dr Martin Luther Church in Shiner. He had been missing in the South Pacific for over a year and was recently reported dead by the War Department. Surviving relatives include mother Mrs Minnie Glatzert of Shiner sister Mrs Ben Hoenig of Houston and four brothers Hugo Walter Edwin Edgar of San Antonio LaPorte New Braunfels and Shiner.
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Pvt
Paul A. Glatzert
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Shiner
Pvt. Glatzert
South Pacific
War Department
Minnie Glatzert
Ben Hoenig
Houston
Hugo Glatzert
San Antonio
Walter Glatzert
LaPorte
Edwin Glatzert
New Braunsfels
Edgar Glatzert
Gas Rationing Ends as Censor Ship Lifts Worldwide
Authorities announce the end of gas rationing and censorship policies, restoring free speech and easing restrictions. Officials point to market stabilization and new policies enabling broader media access and expression. Citizens respond with relief and cautious optimism about revived civil liberties.
Rev Klages to Preach at Zion Lutheran Sunday
Rev Klages of Hallettsville will fill the pulpit at Zion Lutheran Church in Moulton Sunday night at 8 30 o clock.
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Rev. Klages
Klages of
Hallettsville
Zion Lutheran Church
Moulton
Mrs Ravenscraft Leaves For Indiana To Reunite With Husband
Mrs. James Ravenscraft formerly Lillie Kurtz leaves Monday for Cincinnati to meet her husband Pfc. James Ravenscraft who arrived in the States last Friday after 29 months overseas. He will receive an honorable discharge Saturday at Camp Atterbury Indiana then they will stay with relatives before returning to Texas.
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James Ravenscraft
Lillie Kurtz
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pfc
States
Ravenscraft
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
Texas
Geier Merrem American Legion elects officers for year
Lavaca County opens typhus research unit with barbecue for medical men from 12 counties. Dr S W Bobles and J W Irons of state laboratories spoke, praising local vaccine efforts as Lavaca becomes a national experiment site. Emil Rehak elected commander of Post 392 with a slate of officers. Thirty-one WWII veterans comprise the post. a committee will seek flag sets from local business leaders.
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Hallettsville
Lavaca County
S. W. Bobles
J. W. Irons
State Health Laboratories
Martin Wukasch
N. E. Davis
J. H. Sykes
State Health Department
Emil Rehak
Geier-Merrem
American Legion
Zat Johnson
George Barta
Charlie Filipp
Wm. Miculka
J.C. Petrek
Frank J. Wagner
Rudie Vyoral
Rubin Anderle
Victor Q. Fehrenkamp
Sam Jaeggli
Malvin K. Merrem
United States
Government Urges Back-To-School Enrollment Drive
The government launched a back-to-school drive to boost high school enrollment by 250,000 this fall. Sponsored by the children's bureau and the office of education, the effort aims to restore prewar enrollment of 7,250,000 students from the wartime total around 6,000,000.
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Washington
the Government Today
Children’s Bureau of Labor Department
Office of Education
Fire Department Hosts Dance at Herman Park Hall
The Moulton Fire Department invites the public to a dance at Herman Park Hall on Sunday September 2. The Ad. Mig] or chestra will perform modern and old-time music for attendees.
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Moulton
Herman Park Hall
Returnee Cpl Alvin Faltisek Heads to Camp Gruber
Corporal Alvin F. Faltisek has just returned from Germany and spent a 30 day furlough with family and friends before departing for Camp Gruber in Oklahoma.
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Cpl
Alvin F. Faltisek
Germany
Camp Gruber
Oklahoma
Soldier Joe W. Tousek Returns From Europe
Joe W. Tousek, recently discharged from the European Theater where he served as a truck driver, arrived in the United States on August 6. He wears five battle stars and the Combat Infantryman Badge and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Tousek of Moulton.
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Joe W. Tousek
States
Martin Tousek
Moulton
Building New Home By Frank Mikulencak On Farm North Of Town
Frank Mikulencak living several miles north of town begins construction on a new home on his farm. The project reflects rural residential expansion as crews move to completion and onsite activities proceed.
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Frank Mikulencak
Safety Road Marking System Is Adopted
Austin August 8 The State Highways Department has devised a uniform marking system with six inch counter stripes and four inch barrier stripes to warn of dangerous crossings on main highways. Engineers aim to complete the project by January 1.
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Austin
State Highways Department
Cotton Crop To Be Short in 1945 Forecast
Washington reports the agriculture department projects a 1945 U S cotton crop of 10 134 000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight as of August 1 This is 17 percent or 2 096 000 bales below 1944 output and 2 159 000 bales under the 10 year average The lint yield per acre is indicated at 269 7 pounds about 39 pounds above average and only exceeded in 1944 1942 and 1937.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Pvt James S Roznovsky Arrives at Brooke Hospital
Pvt James S Roznovsky, son of Mr and Mrs Steve Roznovsky of Moulton, arrives at Brooke General Hospital Fort Sam Houston after receiving shrapnel wounds in France on December 17 1944. He earned the Purple Heart the Combat Infantry Badge and the ETO ribbon.
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James S.roznovsky
Brooke
Steve Roznovsky
Moulton
Brooke Convalescent Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
France
Sailor Werner W Selzer Returns From Texas Furlough
S.Sgt. Werner W. Selzer stationed at Big Springs Texas came home last week to spend a 15 day furlough.
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Werner W. Selzer
Big Springs
Texas
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Lavaca
National
Snyder
Lillian M. Roeder
Charles W. Kram, Jr
White House
Douglas McArthur
Chester Nimitz
Solidality Deanery
Pagel
Vienna
Fire Department
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