Santa Claus Visits Moulton Mon Nite Christmas Program
Santa Claus will visit Moulton on Monday December 19 for the community Christmas program hosted by the American Legion VFW Knights of Columbus and Lions Club. The evening includes band music songs and Santa’s arrival with package distribution starting at 7 00 PM with local leaders and choirs participating.
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Santa Claus
Moulton
The
American Legion Post
V. F. W. Post
Knights of Columbus
Lions Club
North Pole
Santa
John Matocha
RMS
James Roosevelt enters California governor race and 1952 presidential prospects
James Roosevelt announces candidacy for Democratic nomination for California governor with speculation he will pursue the 1952 presidential nod. Major Thomas Lanphier sets a round the world flight record at four days 23 hours 47 minutes, surpassing the prior six day plus record. Texas honey yield in 1949 hits 13.9 million pounds average 45 pounds per hive, marking new records. A notable number of residents in Moulton operate apiaries with good pay.
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James Roosevelt
California
Franklin Delano’ Roosevelt
Thomas Lanphier
New York
Globe
Texas
Texas A. and M. Extension Service
Moulton
Superintendent proposes smoking room for high school students
A Missouri school chief suggests a smoking room for pupils, provoking indignation at the idea. The correspondent notes the proposal would let pupils smoke in kindergarten through high school, highlighting a perceived decline in educational standards.
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Missouri
Fourth annual Moulton basketball tourney draws local schools
The Fourth annual Moulton Public School invitation basketball tournament begins Friday at 3 PM with eight teams Flatonia Yoakum Waelder Weimar Shiner St Josephs of Yoakum Hallettsville and Moulton. Semifinals finals follow over two sessions with admission 20 or 35 cents and trophies donated by local merchants. An all tournament team of ten will receive miniature silver basketballs bought by local sponsors.
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Moulton
Flatonia
Yoakum
Waelder
Weimar
Shiner
St. Josephs
Hallettsville
St. Joseph’s
W. H. Etlinger
Schoenfelds Red and White
G. G. Fisbeck Auto Supply
A. F. Kotzebue Drug Co
Moulton Hardware
Bobkatz
United States cotton crop reaches new high in 1949
The United States produced 16,034,000 bales of cotton this year, up from 14,877,000 last year. The 1949 crop ranks as the fifth largest in the nation's history.
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United States
New Texas Almanac Off the Press Sends Astate Growth Report
The Dallas Morning News publishes a 672 page Texas Almanac detailing postwar growth across population, industry, agriculture, and infrastructure. It notes urban dominance, quadrupled factory output value, doubled industrial wage earners, and tractors more than doubling since 1940, plus state constitutional updates and a survey of water projects.
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Texas
Dallas Morning News
Bureau of the Census
Adult Class Confirmation At Lutheran Church
On Sunday December 18 an adult class will be confirmed at the Lutheran Church. Confirmants include Mr and Mrs Thomas Handsor, Mr and Mrs Henry Lehman, Mr and Mrs A E Technik, Mr and Mrs August Zatopek, Mrs Sylvia Knape, Mrs Francis Lehnert, and Mrs Dorothy Vogt. Attendance is open to all wishing to attend.
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Thomas Handsor
Henry Lehman
A. E. Technik
August Zatopek
Sylvia Knape
Francis Lehnert
Dorothy Vogt
District Commander Cline Addresses Legion Post
Wm C Cline of Wharton Texas commander of the Ninth district American Legion spoke to a well attended meeting of Gier Merrem Post No 392 at the VFW Hall on December 6. He delivered greetings from state and district offices and warned against communism. He emphasized religion education civic duty and citizenship and urged strong membership. He noted the Legion is the largest ex service organization with millions of members and welcomed all honorably discharged veterans who served Dec 7 1941 to Sep 2 1945.
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Wm. C. Cline
Wharton
Texas
Ninth Trict
American Legion
Gier-Merrem
V. F. W. Hall
Cline
State Department
United States
Lutheran Church Christmas Program
The Lutheran Church hosts its annual Christmas program on Thursday night December 22 at 7 30. Sunday School children present the Christmas story in word and song, followed by the sound film King of Kings. Everyone is invited.
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Lutheran Church
Bobkatz Triumph and Exit From Blinn Tournament
The Bobkatz played at Brenham in the Blinn College tournament. They beat Giddings 33 to 31 in the first game but fell to Cypress Fairbanks 32 to 25 in the second round, ending their run in the tournament.
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Bobkatz
Brenham
Giddings
Cypress Fairbanks
New Chamber Dues Due January 1 in Milton
Milton Chamber of Commerce announces membership dues for 1950 are payable on January 1. Members in good standing may attend a stew supper on Monday January 16 at 7 30 PM, free of charge.
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Moulton Chamber of Commerce
Moulton Bobkats Triumph Over Columbus 45 44
In Columbus the Moulton Bobkats edged the Columbus Cardinals 45 to 44 as Lockstedt hit a late free throw after a foul on the final play. Lockstedt led the Bobkatz with 14 points, Fehrenkamp 13, Berckenhoff 8, Bravenec and S Fisbeck 4 each, Meyer 2, while Hayes top scored for Columbus with 19. The B team also fell 17 to 16 to Columbus.
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Moulton Bobkatz
Columbus Cardinals
Columbus
Cardinal
Lockstedt
Bobkatz
Fehrenkamp
Berckenhoff
Bravenec
S. Fisbeck
Meyer
Hayes
Schnauheit
Gundelach
Brown
Willbrobt
Moulton
Birth of Raymond James Tousek Jr. in Moulton
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Tousek Jr. of Moulton announce the birth of a son, a seven pound three ounce baby named Raymond James, born Monday November 28. Sponsors at baptism were Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Vana.
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Jacob Tousek Jr
Moulton
Raymond James
A. J. Vana
Emma Wehmeyer Weds Cluiss Wiseman Sunday Eve
Miss Emma Wehmeyer and Cluiss Charles Wiseman married Sunday evening at six in Old Moulton Baptist Church. ceremony featured taupe dress, orchid corsage, best man Robert Klingsley of Houston, reception with white gladiolus, couple to reside in Flatonia after a Texas trip.
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Emma Wehmeyer
Cluiss
Charles Wiseman
C. E. Bottorff
Old Moulton Baptist Church
Robert Wehmeyer
Robert Klingsley
Houston
Johanna Gabitsch
Hugo Wehmeyer
Henry Wehmeyer
Armanda Chemnitz Wehmeyer
Old Moulton
West Texas
Flatonia
New York City Gets Lavaca Gas via 30 Inch Pipeline
Curtis Morris of Trans-Con continental Pipe Line says gas from Lavaca County wells near Vienna and Speaks travels a 30 inch line from Merced es in the Rio Grade Valley to New York City. The gas will fuel factories during coal strikes and signals future oil development in the county. Hallettsville also receives gas from nearby Hallettsville field two miles north of town.
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Hallettsville
Lavaca County
New York City
Curtis Morris
Morris
Vienna
Mercedes
Rio Grade
John L. Lewis
Knapes Welcome Tenth Grandchild in Mississippi Birth
Mr and Mrs O F Knape of Moulton became grandparents for the tenth time when Wesley Knape and his wife Lois Parkinson Knape of Jackson Mississippi welcomed a son at 10:00 AM Wednesday December 14 The baby weighs pounds and ounces The Knape family includes two boys with the mother formerly Miss Lois Parkinson of Due West South Carolina and the father Wesley Knape a Jackson airport controller formerly of Moulton
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O. F Knape
Moulton
Wesley Knape
Jackson
Misissippi
Knapes
Lois Parkinson
Due West
South Carolina
Lavaca County Gets Another Highway
The State Highway Department awarded a contract for Farm Road 530 in Lavaca County. Heidefels Brothers of Rockport will grade 5.14 miles, build structures and apply a single asphalt surface from 5.2 miles southeast of Hallettsville to Vienna for $58,936.
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State Highway Department
Lavaca County
Hallettsville
Vienna
Heidefels Brothers
Rockport
9 Year Old Youth Bagged 10 Point Buck Near Llano
Hallettsville reports Olin Strauss nine year old son of Senator and Mrs Gus J Strauss shot a 10 point buck on Moss Ranch near Llano during a hunting trip. Senator Strauss returned from the hunt with a 9 point buck.
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Hallettsville
Olin Strauss
Gus J. Strauss
Moss Ranch
Llano
Senator Strauss
Civil Service Examinations For Translator Roles In Texas
The Civil Service Commission announces examinations for Translator vacancies in multiple languages including French German Italian Portuguese Spanish Chinese Czech Danish Dutch Greek Hebrew Hungarian Japanese Norwegian Polish Romanian Russian Swedish Turkish Yiddish. Salaries range 2875 to 4600 per year with federal agencies in Texas. Applications and details are available at the post office or from the Regional Director in Dallas Texas.
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Civil Service Commission
Texas
14Th
U.S. Civil Service Region
South Harwood Street
Dallas 1
Civil Service Exams Seek Junior Scientists in Texas
The U S Civil Service Commission announces examinations for Junior Scientist and Junior Engineer with entrance salaries from 2650 to 3825 dollars yearly. Employment will be with various Federal agencies in Texas. Applications and more information may be obtained from Personnel Director, 14th U S.
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U. S. Civil Service Commision
Texas
Peasonner
U. S. Civil Service Region
South Harwood Street
Dallas 1
Christmas Program At Oak Grove School
The Oak Grove School will present a Christmas program on Wednesday night December 21. The public is invited to attend.
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Oak Grove
Oak. Grove School
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E.c.fehrenkamp
Lutheran
C.Y.O
New Texas
Legion Post
Chamber of Commerce
Moulton Bobkats
Jacob Touseks Jr
Cluiss Wiseman
Lavaca
Wesley Knapes
Civil Service Examinations
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