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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1959
Page
1
Ed's Viewpoint notes the Moulton American Legion will host its first annual picnic on October 4 at the New Legion Home. The column praises the new building, cites fire scene obstructions and a Waelder ordinance, and discusses agricultural careers and the limited prospects under current government controls for aspiring farmers.
Bonnie Eilert daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifton Eilert underwent a tonsillectomy at Renger Hospital in Hallettsville on Monday and returned home Tuesday in good condition.
Last week Friday brought an inch of rain in Moulton during a summer shower. East of town a heavier rainfall was recorded. Pastures need rain but dry weather benefits cotton farmers.
Mrs B J Litz came home after a five day visit in Shreveport Louisiana with her daughter Mr and Mrs Ed Ryerson and their children.
Madrid reports Spain will charge 88c a gallon for top grade gasoline for about 800000 motorists, an increase of 20c per gallon as part of a broader economic overhaul.
Hallettsville American Legion hosts an all day event at the Recreation Hall in Tralletteville on Sunday August 23. Stew and sausage dinner at 11:00 with tickets 1.00 and 50 cents for supper at 5:00. Games amusements and a dance by George Machar and His Polka Boys.
S. A. Jones of Waelder was stopped by Constable Daniel Koranek Friday August 14 and charged with disregarding a stop sign and driving without an operator's license. Jones appeared before JP Jerome Vasek Monday and paid his fine including court costs.
The Moulton Hermann Sons Lodge No. 59 will hold its regular meeting at the VFW Hall Thursday night August 20 starting at 8 30 pm. Several new members are to be initiated and members are urged to attend.
Flatonia Livestock Commission Co reports a generally strong market with stronger cow and bull prices and steady calf values. May open the new auction barn next Monday as buyers show upward momentum. top hogs rise to 15.00 15.60 per hundred with 264 hogs and 633 cattle consignments present.
Mrs. Frank Jilek was released from the Wagner Hospital in Shiner on Wednesday after a several week confinement. She traveled home by ambulance and is showing gradual improvement.
Moulton Public Schools will begin the 1959-60 term on Tuesday September 1 at 8 30 A M with elementary registration and high school assembly in the gym. Registration for high school is Saturday Aug 29 from 8 00 A M to 12 noon and 1 00 P M to 4 00 P M. New teachers include Royce Miller Adona Krejci and George E Parks.
John Kloppenburg, 30, of Hallettsville, was struck by lightning at 1 50 PM Friday while placing a reflector button on a post at the Navidad River bridge on Highway 77 between Schulenburg and Hallettsville. He was unconscious, revived, and hospitalized in Hallettsville, with burns to multiple parts of his body.
All Babe Ruth League base ball players must return their uniforms to Eugene Rothbauer or Sammie Barta. Include shirt pants cap and socks and do so promptly.
Gary Edward Chapman filed a $50,000 suit against a Memphis hospital alleging staff dismissed him and failed to treat his swallowed dental plate after X rays showed no plate. He says a third hospital later found the plate in his stomach and removed it surgically.
Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes Simersky of Route 1 Gonzales were held at the Shin er Catholic Church August 17. She died August 15 at 3 00 p m at her daughter s home in Gonzales. She was 79 years old and survived by her husband Alois, one son Louis, two daughters Clara Spann and Millie Kuntschik, eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. She was born in Czechoslovakia on April 23 1880 and came to the United States in 1892.
In Worcester Park England Charles Spice bets he will live to his 100th birthday with a macabre promise. If he survives to celebrate next year an undertaker offers burial free. Spice turns 99 this coming year.
Louis Pietsch of Moulton won a 17 jewel gold wrist watch in the Magnolia Petroleum Payman Program. The award, presented August 14 by W B Winn, marked his third such prize in 31 years at the Magnolia service station. Alton Moeller also received a watch last May.
E and R Variety Store in Moulton launches a large back-to-school sale from Friday August 21 to Saturday September 5. Most items are discounted to fit budgets with many bargains across school supplies and bonus items on select purchases.
Mr and Mrs Albert Kurtz were injured when their 1954 Oldsmobile was rear ended by a 1953 Mercury driven by Richard D Roberts of La Grange as they approached their Sulphur Park home on Highway 95. Mrs Kurtz suffered a broken arm and other injuries, Mr Kurtz cuts and bruises. Roberts claimed he fell asleep at the wheel and was charged with failure to pass to the left safely.
Beran Gin and Farmers Co-op Gin show an increase of 655 bales since last week. The current total of cotton ginned is 955 bales as of Wednesday noon.
A Social Security representative from Victoria will be at Shiner City Hall at 9 AM on Monday August 24 to help residents file retirement survivor or disability claims and answer program questions.
Lavaca County voters will elect Community Committee men and alternates on September 4 1959 Ballots mailed to eligible voters with two ballots delivered before the election The wife of the farmer may vote and ballots must be returned by 5 00 PM on September 4 1959 by mail postmarked no later than that date Ballots may be picked up at the County Office in Hallettsville Texas Nominations require a petition signed by 10 or more eligible voters by August 20 1959 Appointed Election Board Chairmen listed for communities A through Li with selected nominees for each community including numerous named individuals.
Gathered from dozens of Southwest Texas communities, over 900 Air Force reservists departed San Antonio at 7 a.m. Saturday for a summer encampment at Bakalar Air Force Base Columbus Indiana. They will train in new aerial war techniques under simulated conditions and conduct joint operations with U S Army paratroopers led by Brig Gen John H Foster. Captain Harry Meyer pilots a C-119 Flying Boxcar in the 433rd Troop Carrier Wing alongside the 69th Troop Carrier Squadron.
Lavaca Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office outlines the 1960 Soil Bank Conservation Reserve program. Farmers must file a basic annual rate request August 24 to September 10, 1959, with required farm history 1958 1959 and past yields 1955 1959. Changes in eligibility exclude idle farms and certain ownership transfers. a rate does not bind signing a contract.
The Flatonia Livestock Commission Company on Highway 90 144 miles east of Flatonia announces its grand opening of a new air conditioned sales barn on Monday August 24. The facility feature bonded scales and a weigher by the U S Department of Agriculture for accurate weights. The sale begins promptly at 12:30 PM with many buyers expected to attend.
The St Joseph School Club will sponsor an Ice Cream Social Sunday August 23 at the Parish Hall starting 6 30 P M. Entertainment will be provided along with homemade ice cream and cake. Join for an evening of enjoyment and help the School Club defray expenses at the start of the term.
Mrs Florence Hill, a 67 year old widow, awoke to a mouse atop a sewing machine near her bed. She yelled but the mouse jumped in. She caught it by the tail as it crawled toward her boat. She spent a horror filled night and sought medical advice the next day. She was hospitalized for observation but released after six hours with no illness found. She is feeling better now.
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