Christmas Toy Boom Seen For This Year
The Christmas toy business is expected to reach record sales this year due to higher birth rates after the war and more parents able to give their children a plentiful Christmas. Estimated to spend about $20 per child on toys. December 15 farmers vote on acreage allotment and price supports. cotton cash receipts may fall despite higher price supports due to reduced acreage. Washington discusses a two price cotton system and a Social Security tax change in January.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Christmas Lights Turned On Here
Christmas lights were turned on Tuesday night for the first time and will stay lit nightly through January 2. The display is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with other organizations.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tornado hits between Seguin and Gonzales causing damage and injuries
A tornado struck the farming area between Seguin and Gonzales near New Berlin at about 7 00 p m Tuesday demolishing at least five homes and damaging buildings. No deaths but many hospitalized. Seguin forms Industrial Foundation to raise 50000 dollars to buy and sell business sites to grow the city economy.
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Seguin
Gonzales
New Berlin
Guadalupe County
Airman Bohuslav Named Airman of the Week at Lackland AFB
Airman First Class Frank L. Bohuslav son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Bohuslav Route 1 was selected Airman of the Week at Lackland AFB for outstanding performance and conduct He received a $10 gift certificate from Kallisons San Antonio and has three years in the Air Force.
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Frank L. Bohuslav
Frank W. Bohuslav
Route 1
Lackland Afb
Bohuslav
Air Force
Kallison
Four Thousand Youths to Take Physicals in January
Austin reports that 4,000 Texas youths will be sent for draft pre-induction physical examinations in January, the largest monthly total in years. Local boards will receive the order in December, while induction calls of 1,314 are issued as quotas have fallen below 2,000 monthly since July. General Wakefield cites a smaller candidate pool and expected rise in calls in early 1954 as reasons for the increase. Local board quotas for January are due by December 1. State quotas have ranged 1,250 to 1,800 since June.
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Austin
Texas
Wakefield
Office
Tribune Subscription Drive At Eagle Office
Subscriptions for the Lavaca County Tribune or the Navy Domov may be left at the Moulton Eagle office to save postage. Renewals or new orders receive a two dollar rate when bringing in a new subscriber, otherwise two fifty per year. Names listed include residents from San Antonio Corpus Christi Houston and several towns, with several readers from Moulton and nearby communities.
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Lavaca County Tribune
Navy Domov
Moulton Eagle
The
Eagle
John E. Rabel
San Antonio
Wm. F. Crozier
Minnie Skyles
Corpus Christi
T. A. Glazer
Houston
A. M. Hess
Waelder
F. P. Starkey
Moulton
Bessie Lebano
Bellaire
A. C. Little
Max J. Gerngross
Alois Zidek
Ewald Berckenhoff
Roman Wenske
Alfred . Proske
Wanda Will
Henrichs
Martin Valigura
Hallettsville
Helen Joost
Yoakum
Rud. Freytag
Shiner
Frank Mikulik
New Orleans
Louis Knesek
Paul Green
Flatonia
Leo Heinrich
John Jaeggli
Denver
Frank Schoenweitz
Richmond
Elton J. Mueller
Paul Seibel
Meridian
Idaho
John Thompson
Gonzales
Manuel Hinck
Otto Pilsner
Rudy Mueller
Rosenberg
Cotton allotments slash 1954 Upland crop by one third
College Station reports that 1954 cotton acreage allotments will cut the Texas crop by about one third while ensuring a 90 percent parity price with national marketing quotas for 10 million upland and 30 thousand extra long staple bales. Carryover stands at 8.4 million bales, the largest postwar total.
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College Station
Sesame Film in Yoakum Deg 11
Mr and Mrs Frank J Hanslik and son Douglas attended the sesame meeting near Dallas at the Texas Research Foundation. Hanslik reports a film on sesame growth and harvest to be shown at Yoakum City Hall Friday Dec 11 at 7 30 pm. About 200 acres of the crop have been spoken for. Oats barley and wheat look good around Dallas with grazing noted.
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Frank J. Hanslik
Douglas
Dallas
Texas Research Foundation
Hanslik
Yoakum City Hall
Family Feud Ends In Death at Waelder
Ed ward Barcenes, 52, shot in Waelder on Sunday November 22, by storekeeper Feli pe Eureste. Barcenes had previously killed Eureste’s son-in-law Fred Val esquez years earlier. Barcenes’ sentence was suspended. Services were held in Cuero with eleven children surviving. Authorities in Gonzales County said the killing may not widen the feud.
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Felipe Eureste
Barcenes
Eureste
Fred Valesquez
Cuero
Lubbock
Waelder
Gonzales
Texas set to allot 7 3 million acres of cotton for 1954
The Agricultural Department released state by state figures for the 1954 cotton acreage allotment totaling 17 910 448 acres. Texas would be allowed 7 376 858 acres next year versus 9 572 600 now in cultivation. Mississippi is allotted 2 430 000 this year. Farmers vote December 15 on supporting the cutback, with Ezra Benson planning to urge Congress in January to seek a modest increase.
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Texas
Agricultural Department
Mississippi
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Benson
Benson
Congress
Santa Appears at Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Santa Claus attended the Legion Auxiliary meeting Tuesday night and handed out gifts to children and Auxiliary members. It was an enjoyable evening for children and their mothers.
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Santa
Legion Aux
Santa Claus
Legion Auxiliary
Archaeologist To Visit Here Soon
Mr A T Jelks archaeologist and state anthropology official will visit the area, as announced by Mr J K Thompson. Jelks has been researching diggings near large dams during construction and will review excavations related to prehistoric man and animal life. Thompson, owner of the Waelder Indian Museum, urges anyone with knowledge of Indian burial mounds or camps to report sightings.
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A. T. Jelks
State
J. K. Thompson
Mr. Jelks
Thompson
Waelder
Texas
Funeral for Mrs. John Wagner Held at Moulton
Funeral services for Mrs. John Wagner were held Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. from Smith Funeral Home and continued at St. Josephs Catholic Church. Born in Europe she lived in Moulton most of her life. her husband died in 1947. She died November 28 at Shiner Hospital at age 80 years. Rosary was recited Monday night. interment in Catholic Cemetery.
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John Wagner
Smith Funeral Home
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Europe
Moulton
Smith
Funeral Held For Mrs. B. Priesmeyer
Bertha Anna Sauer Priesmeyer died Nov 24 at Fayette Memorial Hospital at 85 years. Last rites were read Thursday with services at Smith Funeral Home and Zion Lutheran Church, interment in City Cemetery. Surviving brother Paul Sauer of High Hill. pallbearers named.
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Bertha Priesmeyer
la Grange
Smith Funnal
Zion Lutheran Church
Loeske
Gonzales
Priesmeyer
Bertha Anna Sauer
Fayette County
Henry Priesmeyer
Oak Grove
Moulton
Westhoff
Orange Grove
Weed Control By Chemicals In Agricultural Use
The article discusses weed control through chemical herbicides and soil treatments. It notes many chemicals exist, with varied plant effects and applications from pre-planting to soil sterilization, and urges consultation with county agents or Texas Department of Agriculture inspectors before choosing products.
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Kcal
Texas Department of Agriculture
Hermann Sons Set Christmas Program
The Moulton Lodge No. 59 schedules a December 15 Christmas program for members and families. A brief business session precedes a family scene around a lighted tree with entertainment and songs for children and adults. Bells and chimes include Silent Night and Oh Tannenbaum.
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Moulton Lodge No. 59
Mrs. R. Valenta Returns Home from Hospital
Mrs. R. Valenta, after several months in Shiner hospital, has returned home and is doing well. Her many friends are glad to hear of her recovery.
From Childhood Desire It Led To SKILLED CRAFTSMANSHIP IN VIOLIN MAKING
A storyteller recalls starting at fourteen to make a violin from junk and scraps. He details the makeshift process using cigar boxes, a hoof knife, and salvaged wood, and credits neighbors who taught tuning and sparked his passion. The piece notes evolving knowledge of violin construction and mentions Andrea Amati and Nicolo Amati as early masters.
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Henry Helweg
Leo Meyer
Melvin
Moulton
Tom Kuhen
Tom
Antonio
Nicolo
Nicolo Amati
Jury Selection Opens Ludwig Murder Trial in District Court
Jury questioning stretched from Monday into Tuesday as district court begins the Ludwig murder trial with a special venire. Defense attorneys Sena tor Gus J. Strauss and Armand G. Schwartz defend the case likely self defense claims. In related district court actions last week five burglary cases yielded four suspended sentences and one two year penitentiary term for Paulino Sanchez Jesse Joe Ramirez Simon Mitchell John D. Smith and R. A. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludwig
Gus J. Strauss
Armand G. Schwartz
Paulino Sanchez
Jesse Joe Ramirez
Simon Mitchell
John D. Smith
R. A. Clark
Graveside Rites For Vlad ik Steinacher Noted
Graveside military services for Vlad ik Steinacher included color guards Laddie Kocian and Charles Filipp, bearers Edgar Keil and Gene Hinch, and firing squad commander Oscar Raab. The Eagle omitted these VFW members in last week's issue.
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Eagle
Vladik Steinacher
Edgar Keil
Gene Hinch
Laddie Kocian
Charles Filipp
Oscar Raab
Pancake Supper At VEW Hall Sunday
The Moulton Lions Club will serve pancakes at the VFW Hall Sunday evening from 6:00 p.m. A cake walk and games follow the meal with hot coffee and bacon. Proceeds benefit the New Fire Truck Fund and the Moulton Lions Club, split equally after expenses.
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VFW
Lions Club
Moulton Lions
Moulton Lions Club
VFW Hall
Rosary Re cited at KCTI Gonzales by Rev Matocha
The St. Joseph's C. Y. O. recited the rosary over KCTI Gonzales Monday evening under the direction of Rev. John Matocha. Sixteen members were present.
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St. Joseph’s C. Y. O
KCTI
Gonzales
John Matocha
Moulton Bobkatz defeat Schulenburg in A game
The Moulton Bobkatz won Tuesday night against Schulenburg in the A game with a score of 48 to 36.
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Moulton Bobkatz
Schulenburg
Soldiers in Europe Enjoy Ten Day London Paris Leave
Cpl. George Shimek Hal lettsville Cpl. Edgar Wenske Moulton and Cpl. Glenn Edwards Liberty Mo with the Armed Forces in Europe spent ten days in London. They visited Buckingham Palace House of Commons House of Lords and the Prime Minister Churchill home and also spent time in Paris France.
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George Shimek
Hallettsville
Edgar Wenske
Moulton
Glenn Edwards
Liberty
Europe
London
England
Buckingham Place
House of Commons
House of Lords
Churchill
Paris
France
Measles In Texas On Increase
Measles in Texas is reaching a mild epidemic stage with outbreaks following travel routes across the state. Reports to the State Health Department show last week’s cases well above average and Dr. Geo. Cox remarks on the contagious spread pattern.
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Austin
Texas
Geo. Cox
State Health Department
Car Crash Hospitalizes R Vyoral on Thanksgiving Day
Rudy Vyoral was hospitalized after a head on collision on the Kamensky Farm to Market road five miles east of Moulton. He was driving with family when Miss June Rose Ehler in a 1951 Chevrolet hit his 1939 Ford Coach. Vyoral suffered several broken ribs and was taken to Wagner Hospital in Shiner for treatment.
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Rudy Vyoral
Kamensky
Moulton
Vyoral
Shimek
June Rose Ehler
Miss Ehler
Anton J. Billimek, Jr
Wagner Hospital
Shiner
Moulton High to Host Eighth Annual Invitation Tournament
The Moulton gym hosts the Eighth Annual Moulton High School Invitation basketball tournament this Friday and Saturday. Sixteen teams compete over two days starting at 8 30 a m with Yoas kur . versus Flatonia in the opening game. Admission is 40 cents for adults and 20 cents for children per session. The Bobkats enter the event with seven games played and one loss, promising exciting matchups.
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Moulton
Yoaskur
Flatonia
Bobkatz
Fifth Coral Snake Killed on Thompson Farm
The fifth coral snake in three years was killed on the J. K. Thompson place by Mr. Thompson's dogs. The two foot snake was found last week.
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J. K. Thompson Place
Farm Workers Qualify For Social Security Coverage
San Antonio official John D. Palmer says since January 1951 regular full time farm workers under the same employer are covered by social security. This enables monthly retirement checks for insured workers aged 65 and survivor payments for deceased insured farm workers.
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John D. Palmer
San Antonio
Killer in double homicide seized near Flatonia
Deputy Sheriff Auge Brunner arrested 27 year old William Polk near Flatonia in the Colony community after a fatal attack on his ex wife and her husband in Austin. A photo in Polk's car bore a note indicating he committed the crime. Police traced tips to a hideout in Colony.
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William Polk
Flatonia
Auge Brunner
Austin
Polk
John Mckinley
Drilling Wildcat Well Off Javaca County Near Shin er
Geochemical Surveys No 1 Jim Patek wildcat near the west tip of Javaca County was drilling at 6850 feet on a 9500 foot permit last week. The test lies in Henry Meyers Survey 514, three miles southeast of Shin er and about eight miles northeast of the Word Field near Lavaca County.
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Jim Patek
Javaca Co
Henry Meyers
Shiner
Lavaca County
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F. Bohuslav
S. Ant
Tribune
Sesame Film
Edward Barcenes
B. Priesmeyer
Hermann Sons
Vew Hall
So. S
Wildcat
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