Houston Woman Dies From Bridge Crash
Anita Taylor Wells 40 of Houston died from crushed chest and brain injuries two hours after a car crash on Highway 90 A near Peach Creek ten miles east of Gonzales. An office worker at Rice Institute she had been en route to visit her mother in San Antonio. She died at Wagner Hospital in Shiner.
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Anita Taylor Wells
Houston
Peach Creek
Gonzales
Rice Institute
Wells
San Antonio
Wagner Hospital
Shiner
Patsy Kocurek Celebrates First Birthday Party
Mr and Mrs B A Kocurek honored their daughter Patsy on her first birthday with a party Monday January 27 at their home. Guests included Frank Kocurek Mary Qokruhlik John Vyvjala Victor Hermis Agnes Novak and Lonnie McNatt and families. Patsy received many gifts and well wishes for future birthdays.
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B. A. Kocurek
Patsy
Frank Kocurek
Mary Qokruhlik
John Vyvjala
Victor Hermis
Agnes Novak
Lonnie McNatt
Muldoon
It's a Girl Born to Schoenfeld Family in Shiner
Mr and Mrs Frank Schoenfeld Jr announce the birth of a daughter Mary Frances on Friday January 30 at Wagner hospital Shiner. The baby weighs 6 pounds 9 ounces and is the couple's first child. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Adolph Kocian Sr and Mr and Mrs Frank Schoenfeld Sr of Moulton.
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Frank Schoenfeld Jr
Wagner Hospital
Shiner
Mary Frances
Adolph Kocian Sr
Frank Schoenfeld Sr
Moulton
Newspaper Ads Open Path to Trading District Heart
Advertising in the local paper is presented as the key route to access the trading district. The note emphasizes the newspaper's role in driving foot traffic and visibility for merchants.
Cotton decline and political critique under parity debate
A critical commentary argues cotton losses to synthetics despite parity pricing, faulting the domestic allotment plan, small farmers’ injustices, and farm surpluses. It contrasts Democrats with Republicans, lauding Eisenhower, warning against communism, and asserting property rights as essential to freedom.
Weekend visits from Schulenburg and nearby families
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Skalka and sons of Schulenburg visited the Henry Malineks Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Muehlstein and son Scotty were weekend visitors of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Breitschopé.
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Erwin Skalka
Sons of Schulenburg
Henry Malineks
Leroy Muehlstein
Scotty
A. J. Breitschopé
Leroy Papacek
Texas City
Mrs
Joe Papacek
Eisenhower urges farm program changes to curb surpluses
In a farm message to Congress President Eisenhower argues that current price support and production control programs fail to curb surplus crops. He cites 9.1 billion in surplus commodities on hand by July 1 plus 1 billion in yearly storage costs, and endorses linking prices to 75 to 90 percent of average market price with secretary of agriculture discretion.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Boysen Named To Five Key Texas House Committees
Representative Stanley Boysen of Yoakum and La Vaca Gonzales Counties is appointed chair of the Interstate Cooperation Committee and vice chair of the Insurance and Contingent Expenses committees. He also serves on the Rules and Revenue and Taxation committees. His assignments reflect growing influence as he enters his second term and faces fiscal policy debates.
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Stanley Boysen
Yoakum
Lavaca
Gonzales
Texas
Boysen
Interstate Cooperation Committee
House
Committee On Rules
Cold Shots To Be Sold Before End Of Year
New York Parke Davis & Co. aims to market a common cold vaccine and a measles vaccine by year end. President Harry Loynd says the cold vaccine could curb about 75 percent of common colds. The firm is also developing a measles mumps diphtheria tetanus pertussis polio echo vaccine combo and polio echo vaccine. A Vick Chemical Co. executive notes heavy testing but cannot forecast trials or market timing.
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New York
Parke, Davis & Co
Harry 2. Loynd
New York Society of Security Analysts
Loynd
Vick Chemical Co
Vick
Local Advertiser Seeks Support for Town's Live Community
A local advertiser appeals to residents to back efforts to revitalize the town as a vibrant, active community. The call emphasizes collective action to boost business, events, and local engagement.
News Around Moulton and Vicinity Highlights
Local social notes record visits and weekend stays across surrounding towns. Names include Vanham Hughs Bujnoch Kuhen Elliott Lockwell Johnson Wotipka Jurek Boswell and numerous families from Kerrville Karnes City Waelder San Marcos Shiner Flatonia Granger Texas City Houston San Antonio La Grange Praha Praha area and others.
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Malec Publishing CO
Edwin Gallia, Jr
Mgr
Moulter
Moulton Butane Gas CO
Star Theatre
Maine
Minnesota
NBC Premium
Hershey’s
Vick’s Cough Syrup
Henkhaus Grocery Store
Labor
Russia
Fred A. Berckenhoff
Lott ST
Kolar Bldg
Moulton Mtr
Jil Ieron
The
Houston Post
Council of State Governments
Moulton and Vicinity
Henry Vanham
Kerrville
Dee Hughs
L. E. Bujnoch
Karnes City
Jasper Kuhen
Mina Elliott
San Marcos
Fannie Kuhen
Pren Lockwell
Merle Johnson
Waelder
Pawnee
Robert Boswell
Eugene Wotipka
Ed Wotipka
Fred Jurek
Valentine Jurek
John Janca
Praha
Jurek
Eagle
Edwin Hoepfl
Paul Tenberg
Lillie
Paul Tenberg Sr
Joe Gast
la Grange
Albert Cloudy
Larry Maresh
Ed. Maresh
Emil Gold
Flatonia
Henry Gold
R. A. Koudelka
Sons of
Granger
Frank Koudelka
Frank Zouzalik
Paul Giesbers
Julia Zingelman
John Nikel
Victor Demel
Johnnie of
Mr. and
Mrs. Raleigh Real
Louis Schacherl
Marylen
Jim Reindl
Louis Schacherl Sr
Cochran & Gosch Butane CO
Moulton Farmers Co-Op
Chevrolet
Chevy’s
Chevy
Joe’s
Moulton, Texas
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