Lavaca County Cotton Referendum Set for Dec 18 Vote
Lavaca County growers will vote December 18 1955 on marketing quotas for the 1956 cotton crop. Chairman Herman H Hanslik notes quotas require two thirds approval to take effect with penalties for excess cotton and full parity price supports for compliant growers. Voting places include Moulton Moravia Sweet Home Hallettsville Vietin Shiner Vienna and Ezzell.
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Herman H. Hanslik
Lavaca County
Secretary of Agriculture
Lavaca
Moulton
Moravia
Blahata
Sweet Home
McCord
Hallettsville
Two Dances Scheduled For Holiday Week
Two holiday dances planned at the VFW Hall raise festive spirits. The annual Christmas dance will be held on Monday with music by Ray Krenek for New Year’s Eve, December 31, offering a social gathering for friends at the VFW Hall.
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VFW
Monda
Ray Krenek
VFW Hall
Lions Club Directors Meeting Tonight Seeks Christmas Party Plan
The local Lions Club holds a Directors' meeting this Thursday evening. All members are invited as the drawing of names occurs and the Christmas Party date will be discussed.
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Lions Club
Appointed Field Representative for ACS Texas District 8
Austin, Winnifred E. Dillee of Independence Missouri is named Field Representative for District 8 of the American Cancer Society Texas Division. District 8 covers Lavaca county and Dillee will coordinate education and service programs for ACS volunteers to combat cancer, with headquarters in Galveston.
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Austin
Winnifred E. Dillee
Independence
Missouri
American Cancer Society
Texas
Lavaca County
ACS
Miss Dillee
Galveston
Vocal Fire Dept Elect Officers in Moulton
The Moulton Fire Department held its meeting on Monday at the fire station. Officers elected include W. H. Pundt as President Donald Bunting as Vice President re elected Lee Jantosek as Fire Chief Edmund Kram as 1st Assistant Chief Edward Dari lek as 2nd Assistant Chief Francis Fisbeck as Secretary Wm Miculka as Treasurer re elected and Rev Bernard Goebel as Chaplain. W H Pundt has served as Fire Chief for twenty years and holds an outstanding service record.
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Stier i
W. H. Pundt
Donald Bunting
Lee Jantosek
Edmund Kram
Edward Darilek
Francis Fisbeck
Wm. Miculka
Bernard Goebel
Moulton
Santa Claus Day in Downtown Lights Up December 19
Santa Claus will make an official downtown appearance Monday December 19 at 7 pm in front of the Post Office. A Christmas program sponsored by VFW American Legion KCs and Lions Club follows with a master of ceremonies, musical selections, a benediction, and remarks from Mayor Bernard Goebel and others.
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Santa Claus
Moulton
Post Office
VFW
American Legion
K.c.'s
Lions Club
Postmaster Meiners Advises Use Of 3¢ Stamp On Christmas Cards
Postmaster J M Meiners urges early mailing for Christmas cards and explains that using 3 cent stamps with first class postage ensures delivery. He advises including return addresses, using appropriate card sizes, and labeling out of town versus local mail. Out of town cards should go by December 15 to ensure timely delivery.
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Meiners
J. M. Meiners
U S Farm Exports Rise 20 Percent in First Quarter
United States farm exports for the July August September quarter of the current fiscal year rose 20 percent from the previous year to 720 million dollars, with cotton exports at 40 million, down to 35 percent of the prior year. August exports reached 222 million, up 17 percent.
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U.S
United States
U. S
Man kills doctors in Brisbane office bombing
A man entered a Brisbane medical office, shot two doctors dead, and detonated a suitcase bomb. A third doctor and a bystander were severely injured in the blast.
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Brisbane
Australia
Bobkatz Defeat Hallettsville Then Lose To Round Top Carmine In Waelder Tourney
Moulton's basketball team beat Hallettsville 52 to 33 in Friday's Waelder Tournament game. The Bobkatz then fell 58 to 35 to Round Top Carmine, ending their tournament run. Waelder hosts Moulton on Tuesday December 13 at 7 p.m. local gym.
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Moulton
Hallettsville
Waelder
Bobkatz
Son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Kne transfers to Air Controlmen School
An Airman Apprentice recently completed schooling at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Norman Oklahoma with high grades and is transferred to Olathe Kansas to attend an Air Controlmen School. He will work in control towers at airfields with training in electronics and radar.
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Edwin J. Knesek
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Norman
Oklahoma
Oalthe
Kansas
Let Us Prepare Your Greeting Ad
Holiday era advertisement urging readers to plan Christmas and New Year greetings. Promotes ready made illustrated and worded ads at low cost.
Former Moultonite Dies in Gonzales Rites Held
Final rites for J. J. ta were held Wednesday November 30 at 9 00 o at the St Janarch Gonz term pastor Rev gosenn Mathey in charge Interment was in Catholic Cemetery Kresta who had heart trouble collapsed Saturday November 26 after witnessing an accident in which Jim Hobital a resident of Oak Forest area was killed that Saturday afternoon The accident occurred within sight of Kresta s home He was taken to Wagner Hospital at Shiner Sunday
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J. J
St. Janarch
Gonterm
Gosenn Mathey
Kresta
Jim Hobital
Oak Forest
Wagner Hospital
Shiner
Local doctor and Hal lettsville man join retreat at Our Lady of Mane monastery
Pr. J C Burt of Moulton and Mr James Bozka of Hallettsville depart December 7 for a week long retreat at Our Lady of Mane Monastery in Kentucky. The self sufficient Cistercian monastery grounds support monks and lay brothers who labor daily and pray, with a guest house for visiting spiritual retreats. BURT page 3. col. 5
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J.C. Burt
Moulton
James Bozka
Hallettsville
Our Lady of Mane Monastary
Kentucky
Monastary
Legion Auxiliaries Meet Plans and Holiday Outreach
The Geier Merrem Unit 382 of the American Legion Auxiliary held its regular meeting on Tuesday December 6. Volunteers plan a December 14 trip to San Antonio for the gift shop and a Brooks General Hospital visit this year with contact by December 13. The group will send Christmas cards to ill veterans and Santa distributed gifts to children and members after the business portion.
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Geier-Merrem
American Legion Auxiliary
San Antonio
Dept. Legion Auxiliary
Brooks General Hospital
Thomas Hoyer
Santa Claus
Deer Kills Open Season with 7 Point Buck
Deer hunter Dr J C Burt bagged a seven point buck on M I Bozka at Vienna on opening day of the deer season.
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Dr. J. C. Burt
M. I. Bozka
Vienna
Farm Bureau Holds Meeting in Moulton
The Moulton Community Farm Bureau met Tuesday night November 29 with President Frankie Darilek presiding. Delegates reported on resolutions adopted at the State Convention in Fort Worth and county ASC actions led by Johnnie Dietschke. Officers elected: Chairman Frankie Darilek Vice Chairman Louis Fischek Secretary Treasurer Alfons Vana Reporter Alfred Gassmann. Refreshments were served.
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Moulton
ASC
Johnnie Dietschke
Farm, Bureau Insurance
Clayton Bennett
Hallettsville
Frankie Darilek
Louis Fishbeck
Sec’y.Treas
Alfons Vana
Alfred, Gassmann
Negro Leader Found Burned and Beaten to Death
Herbert Johnson 60 president of Schulenburg NAACP chapter and commander of Schulenburg Negro American Legion Post was found dead on his farm ten miles west of Schulenburg. His car was burned and blood stains with a bloody stick were found near the corn crib. Investigators from Gonzales and Schulenburg Fayette counties pursued the case as no motive or racial trouble had been reported. Johnson's wife Naomi 57 found the body and two uncles helped search.
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Schulenburg
NAACP
Here
Herbert Johnson
Schulenburg Negro American Legion
Johnson
Schulenbugg
Gonzales
Fayette County
Naomi
Carey
Willie Tennon
Lavaca Farmers Win Slight Acreage Increase in 1956
Lavaca County’s 1956 allotment rises to 40 631 acres despite a 4 percent national cut. The increase, 4 175 acres over 1955, comes after a Texas ASC committee pushed for relief for small farmers amid low prices. E G Lundgren Sr. of Elgin, president of the Old Cotton Belt Association, calls the move a victory for smallholders in Central and East Texas.
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Lavaca
U. S
Lavaca County
Sasser
ASC
Texas
Old Cotton Belt Association of Texas
Poage
Thornberry and Thompson
USDA
E. O. Lundgren Sr
Elgin
Sales staffer Wins trip to Greenbrier for meeting
Wins trip to Greenbrier West Virginia for Colgate-Palmolive Company sales meeting. A. W. Schodde son of W. H. Schodde of here earns the prize and will attend the National Sales meeting as guest of Colgate-Palmolive Co.
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A. W. Schodde
W. H. Schodde
Here
Greenbrier
West Virginia
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Colgate-Palmolive Co
Lions Club Hosts Guest Speaker At December Meeting
The Lions Club held its regular meeting on December 1 with Rev Bernard Goe bel as guest speaker introduced by President Henry Kocian. The talk inspired members in silence. A March of Dimes committee was formed with A F Halliburton named chairman and Wm L Young John Janacek and J L Meyer as co chairs.
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Lions
Bernard Goebel
Lion
Henry Kocian
March of Dimes
A. F. Halliburton
Wm. L. Young
John Janacek
J. L. Meyer
Claims To Have Largest Wasp Nest In Flatonia
Gus A. Schubert of Prairie reports a wasp nest he claims is the largest ever. The nest measures 14 inches across at its widest point with an irregular circumference of 40 inches.
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Flatonia
Gus A. Schubert
Prairie
18 Year Olds Must Register Under Federal Law
Federal law requires men to register on their 18th birthday or within five days after. In Texas, under current rules, no one under 21 is drafted except volunteers or delinquents. A man who fails to register faces fines up to $10,000 and imprisonment up to five years.
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Texas
One Swaller One Dollar Comedy Show at Seguin
You cannot miss his hilarious comedy at the St. Joseph's School Auditorium in Seguin Sunday December 11 at 8 00 p.m. Proceeds to benefit St. Joseph School. Ed iel Doctor Jabem Eugene Krejci Mark Anthony Fitz along with a cast including Frank Darilek Will Berry Johnnie Dietschke Isadore Shutsky Alfonse Vana Lilly White Charba Mandy Snowball Jugwhiskey Kasper McCann Algernon Dupree and Raymon Pies perform in a benefit for the school.
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Doctor Cutter
Ed Iel
Doctor Jabem
Eugene Krejci
Mark Anthony Fitz
Kasper Timothy McCann
Raymon
Algernon Dupree
David Kouba
St. Joseph's S@hoo
Seguin
St. Joseph School
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Gene Hrack
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E. W. Patterson
L. 0 McGinty
Patterson
Gonzales County
Mt. Eden
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Business Girls’ Sorority
Texans
Jean Beasley
R. O. Pearson
Abilene
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Wilma Shahar
Port Neches
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ST. Joseph’s School
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