Moulton Boot Co opens plant in former market building
The Moulton Boot Company Inc led by Paul Mosier has opened a new plant in Moulton and is now in full operation with 40 employees, expected to double soon. The Shenandoah boots are fully manufactured locally and distributed to firms nationwide from the revamped former W H Etlinger Super Market building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton Boot Company, Inc
Paul Mosier
Shenandoah
Moulton
United States
W. H. Etlinger Super Market
Bank to Close In Observance of Washingtons Birthday
The Farmers and Merchants State Bank in Moulton Texas will not open for business on Monday February 20 1978 in observance of Washingtons Birthday.
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Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Moulton
Texas
Washington
Kittens 59 B Champs Clinch District Title
The Moulton Bobkittens defeated Smiley 57 to 21 last Friday to secure their third straight district crown. They stand 7-0 in district play with a three game lead over Prairie Lea, and will face Austwell Tivoli on February 28 in the Bi-District game at the Victoria High Gym. Admission is 1.00 for students and 1.50 for adults.
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Moulton Bobkittens
Smiley
Kittens
Prairie Lea
Austwell-Tivoli
Victoria High
Victoria Stingarettes
Moulton Volunteer Fire Dept Receives $75 from Texas Farm Bureau
The Moulton Volunteer Fire Department was thanked with a $75 contribution from Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies for work protecting Bruce Baker property in Gonzales Texas. Funds support loss prevention training and fire prevention efforts in rural responses insured by the company.
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Moulton Volunteer Fire Department
Texas Farm Bureau
Bruce Baker
Gonzales
Texas
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Moulton
Waelder Votes Wet by 23 in Local Option Win
Waelder approved the local option to sell all alcoholic beverages by a 100 to 77 vote in a February election with moderate turnout. Danny Janecka chaired the Concerned Citizens Committee behind the campaign, and unofficial returns were filed with Gonzales County Clerk Bobby Fullilove.
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Gonzales
Bobby Fullilove
Danny Janecka
Concerned Citizens Committee
Safest Show on Earth traffic filmstrip by Moulton grade
Fourth grade students in Ben L. Darilek's Health & Safety class at Moulton Elementary produced a full color sound filmstrip on traffic safety. The Texas Office of Traffic Safety supplied all materials free of charge and the drawings were processed into a filmstrip by Media Intensive Learning Corporation.
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Ben L. Darilek
Moulton Elementary School
Texas Office of Traffic Safety
Media Intensive Learning Corporation
Chicken Noodle Soup Dinner At St Josephs Sunday
The St Josephs Altar Society sponsors the Annual Chicken Noodle Soup Dinner at St Josephs Parish Hall in Moulton on Sunday February 19 starting at 9 00 am. Home made soup bread sandwiches kolaches cake pies and coffee will be served. Bring containers for food to go. Members invite all.
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St. Joseph's
New Residents at Shady Oak Nursing Home
Angela Cerny from the Prada community joined Shady Oak Nursing Home last week Friday and will celebrate January birthdays at Sunday's party. Joe Bartos of Moulton was admitted on Sunday as the other new resident at the home.
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Angela Cerny
Prada
Shady Oak Nursing Home
Joe Bartos
Moulton
Cub Scouts Open House Display Arts and Crafts
Cub Scout Troop 221 invites the public to view Arts and Crafts on Sunday February 26 from 11 to 11 45 at St Joseph Catholic Gym. Refreshments will be served.
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Cub
St. Joseph Catholic
Patient Adolph Pavlas Taken To Shiner Hospital
With our sick Mr. Adolph Pavlas of Shady Oak Nursing Home is a patient in the Shiner Hospital since Saturday. He was taken there by Moulton ambulance.
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Adolph Pavlas
Shady Oak Nursing Home
Shiner Hospital
Moulton Ambulance
Big Clearance Sale At Ehlers Furniture Hallettsville
Ehlers Furniture and Appliance runs a February clearance event in Hallettsville offering 30 to 70 percent discounts on many items. The two page ad highlights furniture and appliances with near unbelievable prices and a claimed 200000 dollar event. Strong local business promotion with vivid price claims.
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Ehler
Hallettsville
Bobkatz Play Waelder For Dist Title In Gonzales Sat
The Moulton Bobkatz and the Waelder Wildcats end regular season 7-1 and meet in district 59 B playoff Saturday night February 18 at 7 30 P M in Gonzales High School Gym. Tickets 50 cents for students 1 dollar for adults. A Bobkatz win would crown the district and earn a second straight state bid. Bi District clashes follow next Tuesday for 59 B and 60 B winners.
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Bobkatz
Waelder
Gonzales
Moulton Bobkatz
Waelder Wildcats
Gonzales Hi School
FFA Week Celebrates National Skills Contests
National FFA Week runs February 18 to 25 highlighting the organization for Vocational Agriculture boys. Chapters exist in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Contests include FFA Quiz Jr Chapter Conducting Jr Farm Skill Greenhands and Farm Radio Sr Farm Skill Sr Chapter Conducting plus judging events from land to meats to livestock and Ag Mechanics. all students must have a project.
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Puerto Rico
FFA
Vo. Ag
Haas and Holub Seek Trustee Re-Election
Moulton School Board met in February and extended contracts for Principals Kenneth Fishbeck and R L Orsak for one year to bridge a two year cycle. April 1 is the trustee election date with George Mayer appointed presiding judge. incumbent trustees Leslie Haas and Jimmy Holub seek another term. The board approved sealing the tennis courts and a senior trip to Nashville Tennessee.
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Moulton
Kenneth Fishbeck
R. L. Orsak
George Mayer
Leslie Haas
Jimmy Holub
Nashville
Tennessee
Meyer Appointed to Regional Housing Advisory Committee
Mayor Harry E. Meyer of Moulton is named to the seven-county Regional Housing Advisory Committee. The panel aims to guide housing policy, citing the Federal Register on the Housing Element as a major policy document for identifying and meeting local housing needs and guiding governmental decisions.
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Harry E. Meyer
Moulton
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Register
Meyer
FHA Girl Of The Month Elaine Pavlicek
Elaine Pavlicek, a junior at MHS, is named FHA January Girl of the Month. She serves as FHA secretary, is class vice-president, Beta Club secretary, CYO treasurer, and plays Varsity basketball with the Kittens. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elo Pavlicek.
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Elaine Pavlicek
FHA
MHS
Beta Club
CYO
Kittens
Elaine
Elo Pavlicek
Carla Berckenhoff
Moulton High School
Carla
F.H.A
Eugene Berckenhoff
Terry Williams
Thomas Williams
The
Terry
Missy Kolar
Missy
James Kolar
Waelder Wildcats playoff game broadcast Feb 18 on KVLG
Waelder Wildcats District 59 B playoff will air Saturday night February 18 at 7 30 PM on Radio KVLG La Grange with the game carried live by the local station.
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Moulton Bobkatz
Waelder Wildcats
KVLG
la Grange
Final Reminder for Moulton Community Meeting
A joint meeting of the Moulton Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and the Moulton Community Medical Clinic is set for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in St. Joseph's Gym. No membership or Clinic directorship required. all community members welcome.
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Moulton
Old Moulton Baptist Church Sunday Services Notice
There will be church services at Old Moulton Baptist Church on Sunday February 19. Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. with church services at 10 45 a.m. Brother Kenneth Black will bring the message. Everyone is welcome.
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Old Moulton Baptist Church
Kenneth Black
Cub Scout Troop 221 Recharters and Plans Banquet
Parents of Cub Scout Troop 221 met February 6 1978 in the St Joseph Catholic Gym to re charter and plan the Blue and Gold Banquet. New officers include Cub Master Sidney Bochat Ass't Cub Master Daniel Fojtik Institutional Representative Dennis Fishbeck Committee Members Father Schmidt Ernest Kubenka and Committee Chairman Wil See SCOUTS Page 8 Col 3
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St. Joseph Catholic
Sidney Bochat
Daniel Fojtik
Dennis Fishbeck
Father Schmidt
Ernest Kubenka
Wil- See
Scouts
Birthday Party At Shady Oak Sunday
The Shady Oak Nursing Home hosts a Birthday Party Sunday February 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. honorees include January birthdays Frances Charba Mary Kocian Alma Boehm Carrie Gold and Ella Fisbeck plus February celebrants Frank Hanacek Isidor Kubicek Julia Neskora and Emily Pfeil who turns 98. Friends and relatives are urged to attend and celebrate.
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Shady Oak
Frances Charba
Mary Kocian
Alma Boehm
Carrie Gold
Ella Fisbeck
Frank Hanacek
Isidor Kubicek
Julia Neskora
Emily Pfeil
Meeting of the Moulton Knights of Columbus Held
The February 9 1978 gathering in the Parish Hall opened with a prayer by Father Schmidt. Officers were announced and minutes approved. Gifts from Sr. and Jr. class presidents for tournament trophies and a card from the Richard Pohler family were read. Willie Hoepfl reported 12S attendees at the Blood Pressure Clinic Feb 5 at Catholic Gym and 29 at Lutheran Church with a VFW Stag Supper planned for Feb 15.
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Moulton Knights of Columbus
Father Schmidt
Richard Pohler
Willie Hoepfl
Mrs William Miculka Laid To Rest Sunday
Mrs William Ernestine Miculka died suddenly at Shady Oak Nursing Home Moulton on February 11 after a heart attack at 2 45 AM She was 82 years two months and 12 days old Born Ernestine Christine Mergenthaler in Fredericksburg November 29 1895 she later lived in Gonzales Hallettsville and Shiner Her teaching career began a year after graduation in Shiner and continued for many years
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William
Ernestine) Miculka
Shady Oak
Moulton
Ernestine Christine Mergenthaler
Fredericksburg
Frederick R. Mergenthaler
Ernestine Welch Mergenthaler
Gonzales
Hallettsville
Shiner
Miculka
Karolina Faltysek Rites Held Here Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. Karolina Faltysek were held Monday February 13 at 2 p.m. at St Joseph Catholic Church in Moulton with Father Robert Schmidt officiating. Interment followed in Moulton Catholic Cemetery.
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Karolina Faltysek
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Moulton
Robert Schmidt
Moulton Catholic Cemetery
Faltysek
Shady Oak
Alfred Grauke Dies at 52 in San Antonio
Alfred Grauke of Moulton died in Santa Rosa Hospital San Antonio on February 11 after a heart attack. He was 52 years, two months and 21 days old. Born November 20, 1925 in Lavaca County he lived much of his life in the area and was a World War II veteran.
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Alfred Grauke
Moulton
Santa Rosa Hospital
San Antonio
Mr. Grauke
Lavaca County
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Ed. Schacherl
George McElwrath
Moulton Vol
Fire Dept
Altar Society
Moulton Merchants Trading Stamp Organization
Pilats
Super Market
Wagner's Department Store
Barta’s Grocery
Cub Scouts
Ehler’s
Katz
McMullen County
F.F.A
Ed Braeuer
Haas & Holub
Old Moulton
K.C
Kc's
Suzette Metal
Suzette
Ted Motal
Margaret Kubicek
Margaret
Jim L. Kubicek Jr
Kathy Zidek
Moulton High
Kathy
Victor Zidek
Suzette Motal
WM. Miculka
Miculka, P
Faltysek, P
Grauke
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