Encouraging Meeting Toe Moulton Doctors Search
A Tuesday night gathering at Pundt's Cafe brought Moulton civic groups together with Dr. O C Burt now in Gonzales to discuss a doctor settling in town. An Austin health official resignation and a $1 million federal aid cut shape Texas health funding while cotton growers approve price supports in a referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pundt
Moulton
O C. Burt
Gonzales
Austin
George W. Cox
Texas
Teven
Cox
Malec
Sen
Trauss
Rep
Postponed Chamber of Commerce Meeting Cited Santa Arrival
The regular Chamber of Commerce meeting scheduled for Monday, December 21, is postponed due to Santa Claus arriving that day.
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Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
A&M Club Plans Dance For Christmas Event
Lavaca County A and M Club met December 3 with Sam John presiding. Members disposed of old business and set plans for the December 26 Christmas Dance at Hallettsville Recreation Hall. Claude Harris and His Orchestra will provide music for the annual fundraiser gathering of present and former students and friends. Committees were appointed to handle engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavaca County
Christmas Carols On TV By Humble Co Glee Club
The Humble Oil & Refining Co glee club of 30 members will sing Christmas carols on Texas in Review next week. The show features film segments of news events in Texas and will air Monday on KPRC Houston and Tuesday on KTBC Austin 8 30 p.m. and WOAI San Antonio 9 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil & Refining Co Glee Club
Texas
Kprc-Tv
Houston
KTBC
Woai-Tv
Antonio
Farmers & Merchants State Bank Stockholders Elect Officers
The annual stockholders meeting was held on Wednesday morning December 9. A 5 percent cash dividend was declared and $5,000 added to the reserve with profits increased. Directors for 1954 were J. T. Jaquil, Robert Harris, W. H. W. Pundt, Wm. Miculka, and F. C. Lehnenkamp. The new board elected K. K. Fehrenkamp president and J. T. Jaegeli vice president, with W. N. Pundt active vice president, W. Miculka cashier, Theo J. Metal assistant cashier, Benny Marek bookkeeper, Willie Simper Jr. assistant bookkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Messrs. J. T
Jacquil Robert Harris
W, HW
Pundt
Wm. Miculka
F.C. Lehrenkamp
KK. C. Fehrenkamp
J.T. Jaegeli
W. N. Pundt
W. Miculka
Theo. J. Metal Asst
Benny Marek
Willie Simper Jr
Inductees and draft call in Gonzales Lavaca counties
Twelve men left for induction in San Antonio with nine drafted from Gonzales and Lavaca counties. Included were Bohumir B. Pustejovsky, Victor Welff, Max Fehr, Otto Goedecke, Anton Orsak, James Dietschke, Franklin Stoeltje, James Schleinschok, Eugene Steinacher, Louis Rodrigues, Joe Rodgers, and Ruble Bell plus a volunteer. Rodrigues and Rodgers cited for failure to report. Three others left for physicals in Gonzales area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohumir B. Pustejovsky
Hallettsville
Victor R. Welff
Moulton
Max W. Fehr
H'ville
Otto E. Goedecke
Anton D. Orsak
James D. Dietschke
Franklin D. Stoeltje
Shiner
James A. Schleinschok
Gonzales
Eugene J. Steinacher
Louis Rodrigues
Joe M. Rodgers
Ruble L. Bell
Rodrigues
Rodgers
FBI
Seaman Gus Dziadelk Returns From Korea
Seaman Gus A Dziadek Jr AB USN has returned to Mayport Florida from a Far East tour aboard the USS Lake Champlain. The carrier traveled three quarters around the globe en route to Korea and will spend Christmas and New Year’s at home. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Gus Dziadek of near Moulton.
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Gus' A. Dviadék Jr
AB Usn
Abard
Lake Champlain
States
Far East
Korea
Mayport
Florida
Gus Jr
Gus Dziadek
Moulton
Redhead ducks rally along Texas coast in winter movement
Wildlife officials report redhead ducks gathering along the lower Texas coast for winter. Biologists note large share of the coastal duck population, with movements across the Texas Mexico border and seasonal population estimates around seven hundred thousand two years ago and about five hundred thousand last year.
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Austin
Texas
Director of Wildlife Restoration For
the Game and Fish Cam
United States
Canada
Texas-Mexico
New Donors Contribute To Fire Truck Fund Drive
Donors have added funds to the fire truck campaign since the last report. Contributions include Moulton Farm Bureau 50 dollars, John V. Havlik 2, American Legion Aux 10, Moulton Lutheran Ladies Aid 3, and a large 500 dollar gift from Moulton.ef sx. 500.00 A message urges gifts at Farmers & Merchants State Bank noting the truck is a vital asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton Farm Bureau
John V. Havlik
American Legion Aux
Melnar
W. K. Richter
I. Cc Oses Ade
Jakub Tousek Sre
Moulton Lutheran Ladies Aid Ser
Wanske
Lutheran Brotherhood
Moulton
Farmers & Merchants “State Bank
Little Camelia Hackathorn Buried In Prabha Community
Little Camelia Hackathorn daughter of Mr and Mrs D L Hackathorn died Tuesday from cancer and was buried Thursday. Final rites were at Praha Cemetery with services at 730 am at the parental home and St Anthony's Church Danbury conducted by Father Frank Dobins. She leaves sisters Marcia and Linda. mother Rose Pavlicek, daughter of Hermina Pavlicek of Novohrad.
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Little Camelia
Marcia
Linda
Camelia
Rose Pavlicek
Hermina Pavlicek
Novohrad
Bobkatz Enter Blinn Tourney in Brenham
The Moulton Bobkatz basketball team traveled to Blinn College in Brenham for a three day tournament from December 10 to 12. They beat Navasota 35 to 23 with Wayne Kuhn and Gordon Hildebrandt each scoring 11. They then lost to Burton 36 to 30 as Hildebrandt led with 10 and Charles Dullye added 9. A semifinal loss to Burnet 59 to 35 was blamed on the opponents’ height, as Sommerville won the tournament and Burnet finished second. Earlier, on December 8, Moulton lost both Blinn B and A games to Waelder, 49–45 and 56–54, with J. Simper scoring 16 and S. Barta 11 in the B game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Bobkatz
Hildebrandt
Charles Dullye
Moulton
Burnet
Sommerville
Blinn
Waelder
J. Simper
S. Barta
E. Rothbauer
L. Dullye
Moulton Soldiers Begin 16 Weeks At Fort Bliss
Two Moulton area soldiers Pvt. Eugene Laqua and Pvt. Wiley Haas started 16 weeks of basic training at Fort Bliss Antiaircraft Artillery Replacement Training Center. The course covers infantry drill machine gun bazooka marksmanship with eight weeks on fundamentals and a final field maneuver. The second half trains them to fire light and medium anti aircraft weapons at aerial targets. Graduation includes formal parade and retreat before assignment to a permanent anti aircraft unit.
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Moulton
Fort Bliss
Eugene Laqua
Route 1
Emil Laqua
Wiley W. Haas
Sam Walter Haas
Putton
Moulton VFW Post II Commended for Membership Drive
Commander Wayne E Richard national VFW Commander and Adjutant Julian Dickenson awarded two citations to Moulton VFW Post for efforts in the recent membership drive. Posts renewing at least 50 percent and those with over 10 percent participation earned awards. Quota for 1954 was 130. 128 counted. 1953 membership was 121.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne E. Richard
National
VFW
Julian Dickenson
Moulton Vfw Post
Stop signs installed at Front Street intersection
City crews add two stop signs making the Gon zalo FM road and Moore Ave cross a three way stop to slow traffic after a near accident. Names Bohuslav Pietsch and L Maresh appear. In A game high point men were Dullye 17 and W Kuhn 11 with other scorers Freytag Sedlar Hildebrandt. Tuesday the Bobkatz beat Waelder teams twice at the local gym with B game 42 45 and A game 44 46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzalo FM Road
Moore Ave
Bohuslav
K. Pietsch
L. Maresh
Dullye
W. Kuhn
Freytag
Sedlar
Hildebrandt
Bobkatz
Santa Claus Visits Moulton December Evening
Santa Claus is scheduled to visit Moulton on Monday December 21 at Banks Corner where the lighted Christmas Tree stands. The Moulton High School Band and Moulton Community Band perform from 6 o clock. Mayor Pundt gives the welcome as Catholic Youth Chorus sings. Santa will distribute candy and fruit to children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Moulton
Boulton
Arnold Freytag
W. H. Pundt
Martha Kalischko Muse: Longtime Moulton Resident Dies
Martha Kalischko nee Hausler born July 30 1865 Charbot Czechoslovakia came to America 1886 died at son’s home Sunday December 13 at 1 30 p m aged 88 years 4 months 13 days funeral held Smith Funeral Home and St Joseph Catholic Church interment in the cemetery. Rosary prayed Monday night and Requiem Mass led by Rev Joseph Kopp. Casket attendants listed Louis Fisbeck John Fishbeck John Jobb Frank Albrecht Jim Reindel Ervin Kram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Kalischko
Moulton
Martha Hausler
Charbot
Czechoslovakia
America
Wenzel Kalischko
Christian Mothers Society
Smith Funeral
Smith Funeral Home
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Joseph Kopp
Louis Fisbeck
John Fishbeck
John Jobb
Frank Albrecht
Jim Reindel
Ervin Kram
Burglars Enter Ford Garage
Burglars attempted to crack a safe at Moulton Motor Sales in Moulton Saturday night but failed. The safe was missing when an employee arrived Sunday morning. owner Lee Jarosek notified law officers.
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Moulton
Moulton Motor Sales
Lee Jarosek
Safe Crackers Loot Flatonia Drug Store Safe
In Flatonia overnight Monday night, burglars forced open the Jones Drug Store safe and absconded with narcotics and $160 in cash. Police investigated the break in and sought leads.
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Flatonia
Jones Drug Store
Burglary Probe by Sheriff and County Attorney
Sheriff Theo Long with County Attorney Paul Boethel investigated a break in. Burglars entered via a broken rear window, moved a Safe behind a Ford car and hammered off its knob, then fled when alarms arose. Nightwatchman Ernest Laqua notes several recent tampering incidents at gasoline pumps in front of the garage.
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Theo Long
Paul Boethel
Ernest Laqua
Santa at Ettinger's Store Saturday
Ettinger's store offers a Saturday Santa appearance from 1 to 5 p m with a note that a 19th birthday may be celebrated. The ad teases six days of specials for shoppers, urging mothers and fathers to visit before regular Monday openings.
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Santa
Ettinger‘s Store
Farmers confront Governor Shivers on cotton woes
Senator Gus Strauss Rep Fred Niemann and Publisher Walter Malec met with Governor Allan Shivers in his Capitol office to press relief for farmers facing a 30 to 49 percent cotton acreage cut. They warned deeper losses lie ahead and urged tariff adjustments to expand markets beyond domestic demand. Shivers asked for a written memo and planned tariff hearing testimony after New Year.
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Gus Strauss
Fred Niemann
Walter Malec
Allan Shivers
Capitol
Malec
Congress
Benson
Shivers
Washington
Founder of Herder Truck Line Dies at 71
WEIMAR Charles Herder Sr. founder of Herder Truck Lines died at his home in Weimar early Sunday. He was 71 and terminal manager of the Columbus office serving 32 communities between Houston and San Antonio. He was former president of the Weimar School Board, former fire chief of the Weimar Volunteer Fire Dept., and a member of SPJST and ODHS lodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weimar
Charles Herder
Herder Truck Lines
Herder
Columbus
Houston
San Antonio
Weimar School Board
Weimar Volunteer Fire Dept
SPJST
ODHS
New Chevrolet Cars On Display Friday
A new line of Chevrolet passenger cars, improved in appearance, will be shown here Friday. Joe Kubenka Jr. and M. H. Haase of Joe's Chevrolet Sales announced after attending a Houston meeting where 1954 models and features were discussed. The company will keep details under wraps until the national showing, with first hand inspection at dealer show rooms Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Joe Kubenka Jr
M. H. Haase
Joe’s
Houston
Rice Hotel
Kubenka
Major Biehunko Commands Okinawa Superforts
Major Lawrence T. Biehunko of Moulton leads the U S Air Force B 29 squadron on Okinawa as a training mission commander with the 307th Bomb Wing. His wife and sons stay with Taylor’s parents in Moulton while he appraises instruments before flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
20Th Air Force
Okinawa
Lawrence T. Biehunko
Moulton
307Th Bomb Wing
Biehunko
Sesame growers sign for 400 acres in South Texas 1954
Fifty seven persons including farmers pledged to plant at least 400 acres of sesame seed oil crop in 1954 at a Yoakum Chamber of Commerce session. Frank Hanslik of Moulton testified as a successful sesame grower, backed by Robert L. Parker of the Texas Sesame Seed Growers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoakum
Hanslik Brothers
Moulton
South Texas
Yoakum Chamber of Commerce
R. A. Peters
Frank Hanslik
South
Texas
Hanslik
Robert L. Parker
Texas Sesame Seed Growers Association of
Paris
We Liberty National
Local farmers plan 1954 contracts for cash crops
Yaokum C a C Agriculture notes members signing a list of acres to contract for 1954. Several are preparing to grow a cash crop as a substitute for cotton based on seasonal timing soil suitability and pest conditions.
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Richy Creek
Yoakum C. of
C. Agriculture
Ladies' Night at Lions Club Meeting at Pundt's Cafe
Thursday's Lions Club gathering at Pundt's Cafe begins at 7 00 p m A Christmas program is in the works and gifts will be exchanged during the Yuletide evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Pundt’s
Moulton FFA Boys to Exhibit at Houston Junior Dairy Show
Members of the Moulton FFA Chapter will exhibit four heifers at the 1954 Houston Fat Stock Show Junior Dairy Show from February 3 to 14. Premiums total 3000 dollars with a $2500 Tex A&M scholarship for an outstanding dairy judging entrant. A Jersey heifer prize will be presented by L O Sturdevant of Stafford Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton Ffa
Houston
Moulton
FFA
L. E. Cowling
The
Southern
Letter from Korea describes front line near 38th parallel
Mrs F J Albrecht shares her son Kirby Wagner’s Army posting in Korea. He serves in the Signal Corps near an east coast location opposite the front line about eight miles away. He asks for Tribune and Eagle mail, mentions weather, and notes an expected reunion with Joe Jungbauer five miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Albrecht
Korea
Signal Corps
38Th Parallel
Stars and Stripes
Joe Jungbauer
Kirby
Farmers Produce Store
Army
Pvt
Kirby L. Wagner
Hq. Co
4Th Sig
APO
San Francisco
Calif
Tribune and
Eagle
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A & M Club
Humble
Lavaca
Wachtendorf
Rudy Dravek
Santiago Pena
Westhoff
Gus Dziadelk
Camelia Hackathorn
Prabha
Thurs
Arnold Kleihege
Moulton Bobkatz
Blinn College
Brenham
Navasota
Wayne Kuhn
Gordon Hildebrandt
Eugene H. Tagua
Wiley Haas
Moulton View
Front ST
Mom
Ford
Herder Truck Line
Maj
Terry
Michael
Taylor
Frank J. Biehunko, Jr
Lions Meet
Inge
Praste
Eagle Office
Tribune
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