Lions Club hears Paul Boethel on citizenship and voting
County Attorney Paul C. Boethel was the principal speaker at the Moulton Lions Club meeting held Thursday night. He urged citizens to study candidates, vote, and participate in government, noting the home and schools shape citizenship amid grave national dangers.
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Paul C. Boethel
Lions
Moulton
Lions Club
Mr. Adair
Austin
E. S. Kelly
William A. Eilers
Hallettsville
Henry Kocian
Lion
William Lee Young
Roy Kotzebue
Boethel
Lions Clubs
Young
Moulton Lions Club
Clean-Up Campaign Aids Fly Breeding Prevention
An editor notes spring cleanup efforts to destroy insect breeding places. Geier-Merrem Post No 392 American Legion will host the Ninth District convention on Sunday May 4. Victoria will stage its annual music festival February 22 and 23 with 27 bands and 19 choruses engaging about 2000 musicians.
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Geier-Merrem
American Legion
Victoria
Victoria Lions Club
Victoria Public Schools
Victoria College
Truman’s Name Placed on New Hampshire Ballot
After weeks of reversals President Truman ordered his name printed on the New Hampshire presidential preferential ballot. He had earlier had it printed then withdrawn, calling primaries eyewash as politicians seek attention.
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Truman
New Hampshire
Taft and Eisenhower Clash at Texas GOP Executive Meeting
Taft and Eisenhower supporters prepare for a Fort Worth gathering of the Republican state executive committee on February 18 to set the time and venue for the party convention that will name delegates to the national convention. Henry Zweifel of Dallas backs Taft while Jack Porter of Houston leads the Eisenhower drive.
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Taft
Eisenhower
Republican State Executive Committee
Fort Worth
Henry Zweifel
Dallas
Jack Porter
Houston
Governors Conference Set for Houston Amid Nonpartisan Agenda
Governor Allan Shivers announces the national governors conference will meet in Houston from June 29 to July 2. The event is nonpartisan, though after hours discussions may touch on politics, with forty eight states and five territories as members and Shivers expected to play a key role in the upcoming campaign.
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Allan Shivers
Houston
Shivers
Voters urged to choose capable men at polls
The piece urges the public to restore congressional prestige by electing men of ability and high character, naming past leaders like Bryan Bailey Culberson Roosevelt McKinley as examples and stressing citizen action at the polls.
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Congress
William Jennings Bryan
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Charles Culberson
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
Thompson touts Ninth District gains in 1950 farm census
Congressman Thompson cites Census Bureau data showing Ninth District farms cover nearly seven million acres up from 6.5 million in 1945. Farms grew larger from 212 to 270 acres on average, land value rose 7712 percent to 408 million, farm sales near 62 million, tractors rose to over 50 percent, and electricity access doubled to 77.4 percent by 1950. He pledges support through the Agriculture Committee for fair federal treatment.
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Washington
Clark W. Thompson
Texas
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Census Bureau
Bureau
Ninth District
Thompson
Agriculture Committee
Shivers Challenges Fair Deal Through Uninstructed Delegation
Gov Allan Shivers launches a grassroots effort to shift Texas Democratic control from Truman aligned delegates to an uninstructed delegation to the Democratic presidential nominating convention. He aims to influence precinct and county conventions, with the state gathering set for May 27 in San Antonio and a concluding battle at the state convention.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Fair Deal
Texas
Truman
San Antonio
Bobkatz to Play Sheridan Broncs
The Moulton Bobkatz travel to Sheridan this Friday night for a district game with a title at stake. Sheridan leads the district by one game and Moulton needs a win to even the district record.
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Bobkatz
Sheridan Broncs
Moulton Bobkatz
Sheridan
Broncs
Moulton
Oak Grove PTA Meeting Friday February 15
The Oak Grove PTA will hold a regular meeting Friday night February 15 at 7 30 PM with a free picture show. Everyone invited.
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Oak Grove Pta
Oak Grove P.T.A
Mrs. Kate Stewart 87 Passes Away in Flatonia
Mrs. Kate Stewart 87 of Flatonia died at Shiner Hospital Tuesday morning. Funeral services will be Thursday at 3:00 PM from Smith Funeral Home in Flatonia, with interment in Flatonia City Cemetery. She is survived by a daughter Mrs. George Hamon of Flatonia and five sisters Lizzie Patterson Pearl Murphy Joe Hughs Stella Leazar Rose Bunting.
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Kate Stewart
Flatonia
Shiner Hospital
Smith
Flatonia City
George Hamon
Lizzie Patterson
Pearl Murphy
Alvin
Joe Hughs
Shiner
Stella Leazar
Rose Bunting
Moulton
Cpl Pundt Returns From Japan
Cpl Edwin W. Pundt arrived Friday night for a 30 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Ed Pundt. He was stationed in Japan a little over two years and will report to Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio for reassignment.
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Cpl
Edwin W. Pundt
Ed. Pundt
Cpl. Pundt
Japan
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Michalee-Barta Wedding Vows Exchanged Here
Elsie Mae Michalee and Larry Barta wed in a dawn ceremony at St. Joseph's Church Moulton with Rev. John Matocha officiating. The couple, both of Moulton, will reside in Yoakum after a reception and breakfast for family and friends.
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St. Joseph’s Church
Moulton
Elsie Mae Michalee
Fr. Michalee Jr
Larry Barta
Bohumil Barta
John Matocha
Frank L. Bohuslav
San Antonio
Julius Kalisek
Chas. Michalee
Hallettsville
Annette Michalec
Edward Lidiak
LaGrange
Joyce Michalec
John Michalec
Eunice Machart
LeRoy Barta
Helen Kubenka
Daniel Kubenka
Joyce Brom
Gene Hinch
Yoakum
Texas Schools In Critical Period
Texas education faces a critical period with rising birthrates and growing elementary enrollments. Charles H. Tennys on cites needs for 2100 more teachers and classrooms, with total building costs around 242 million dollars, as projections show enrollment expanding through 1956-57. Nationwide, elementary populations rose sharply from 1947 to 1950, with total school enrollment at about 30 million.
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Texas
Charles H. Tennyson
Texas State Teachers Association
Lone Star State
Tennyson
Texas Education Agency
U. S. Census Bureau
Moulton Junior High Competes In Yoakum Tourney
The Moulton Junior High basketball team played in the Yoakum Invitational on Saturday February 9. They beat Cuero 18 to 17 in round one then lost to Yoakum 25 to 13 in round two. They won third place by defeating Edna 30 to 18.
Men Inducted Into Service From Moulton
The article lists men inducted into the armed forces from Moulton on February 12: Edwin Joe Malczek, James Joseph Kouba, Edgar John Wenske, Ben Frances Cervenka, Otto Anton Berckenhoff, and Alvin D. Grasse. A February 13 physical examination list includes Wilbert Henry Kaiser, Marvin James Kubenka, and Jimmie Joe Holub.
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Moulton
Armed Forces
Edwin Joe Malczek
James Joseph Kouba
Edgar John Wenske
Ben Frances Cervenka
Otto Anton Berckenhoff
Alvin D. Grasse
Wilbert Henry Kaiser
Marvin James Kubenka
Jimmie Joe Holub
Geier Merrem Post Plans Semi Annual Convention
American Legion Post No. 392 met at the V F W Hall on February 5 approving district program for the May 4 convention in Moulton. The post sponsored the Heart drive with a $10 start and pledged $10 to the polio drive. They will present medals to the top boy and girl of Moulton Senior Class.
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Paul Martin
Sweeney
Moulton
The
Legion
Post
Mrs. Eilert Breaks Arm in Home Accident
Mrs. W. F. Eilert fell at her home Friday morning and sustained a fracture of her right arm above the wrist. She is getting along nicely.
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W. F. Eilert
Pyland Re-elected Moulton School Superintendent
J W Pyland was re-elected for an eighth term as head of the Moulton Public School System at a school board meeting. During his tenure the district expanded and transportation facilities for pupils were improved.
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J. W. Pyland
Moulton
Moulton Independent School District
States Rights Threatens National Unity Again
A Detroit rally and Washington events highlight the ongoing clash over States Rights as Democratic and Republican leaders urge voters. Truman, Kefauver and Taft push contrasting agendas while unity among rivals remains elusive amid concerns about socialistic policy and national prestige.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
North
South
Detroit
Michigan
Frank E. McKinney
Truman
Estes Kefauer
Kefau
Ver
McKinney
Harry Truman
Kefauver
Europe
Taft
Louisville
Mr. Truman
Warren
Stassen
Washingon
of the Union
Miss Pavlas Weds Jimmie Dubose at Praha Church
Miss Hermina Pavlas and Jimmie Dubose united in marriage at Praha Catholic Church on Saturday February 2. Rev Julius A Petra officiated with witnesses Louis Pavlas Jr and spouse. The bride, a Baldwin Business College graduate, will reside in San Antonio where the groom works for Western Union Telegraph Co.
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Hermina Pavlas
Jimmie Dubose
Praha Catholic
Julius A. Petra
Louis Pavlas Jr
Schulenburg
Baldwin Business College
Yoakum
San Antonio
Western Union Telegraph Co
Louis Pavlas
Near Moulton
Perry Dubose
Montgomery
Alabama
Mikulencak Named Local Agent for Herder Truck Lines
Edward Mikulencak becomes the local representative for Herder Truck Lines, succeeding August Welff who has resigned. The change places Mikulencak in charge of local operations and liaison duties for the firm.
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Mikulencak
Edward Mikulencak
Herder Truck Lines
August Welff
Culak Lodge Meets at White Live Oak Center
Culak Lodge No. 165 S P J S T held its regular meeting Sunday afternoon at White Live Oak Center several miles west of here. The lodge notes meetings on the second Monday of each month.
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Culak Lodge No
S.P.J.S. T
White Live Oak Center
Here
Moulton Issues 200 Poll Tax Receipts
City records show 200 poll tax receipts issued in Moulton for the year 1952. The information comes from the Moulton City office.
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Moulton
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A. J. Darilek
Elo C. Fehrenkamp
William Miculka
M. M. Wagner
Vince Rehmer
O. F. Knape
D. C. Hinck
S. F. Cernosek
Louis Pietsch
John C. Mueller
Lloyd J. Jilek
Lee Jarosek
James Jaeggli
Lion Marvin K. Merrem
Congresman Thompson
Washington News
Fight Agaist Fair Deal
Moulton Junior High
Miss Pavlas
Culak
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