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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1959
Page
1
Ed's Viewpoint notes Atlas satellite in orbit after Dec 18 launch from Cape Canaveral. contrasts with Sputnik III, cites mass and length, and argues U.S. wage and price pressures threaten export markets along with rising unemployment payments and foreign price gaps.
Texas and national farm land values rise to record highs with the farm land price index 60 percent above nine years ago and 23 percent above five years. Buyers include active operators and nonfarm investors while tenants and retired farmers grow in purchase share though declines in some categories noted.
Joe Fayt age 78 of Moulton was charged with theft of a .22 single shot rifle Christmas Eve December 24. Constable Daniel Koranek tied Fayt to the crime after a neighbor reported seeing him leaving the Welfl home with the rifle. The weapon was found loaded under Fayt’s bed. Fayt was jailed at Hallettsville.
In Long Beach California an elderly woman was found trapped in her bathtub for two days. Newsboy Minnie Fuller alerted police after she failed to answer knocks and miss her newspaper, leading to her rescue on Christmas Eve.
Mrs Aug Noak formerly of Breslau died Friday morning in a San Antonio rest home after a stroke. She was born Georgia Anna Moeller in 1886 and married August Jan Noak in 1910. Funeral services were held at Breslau Lutheran Church with burial beside her husband and infant son in Breslau cemetery. She leaves five sisters and a stepbrother.
Mr and Mrs B R Brueggmann and children of Pasadena spent the holiday weekend in the homes of Mr and Mrs Lee Jarosek and Mr and Mrs Rud Brueggmann.
Mr William Gerum of Shiver will handle income tax returns for Farm Bureau members at the Farm Bureau Office Hallettsville Tuesdays through Saturdays beginning Tuesday January 13 1959 The office is at the corner of Fast Third Street and Schulenburg Highway
Mrs. Joe Wagner age 68 of Moulton died Tuesday morning January 30 at Wagner Hospital Shiner after two months confinement. Funeral services set for Friday January 2 with rosary January 1 evening at Smith Funeral Home. Burial in Moulton Catholic Cemetery. Survived by husband Joe Wagner four daughters three sons mother of Moulton fourteen grandchildren.
Constable Koranek arrested three suspects on Saturday night in separate incidents. Ramiro Ramos of Gonzales faced a stop sign violation and paid a fine after appearing before Justice Vasek. Joe Garza Luna also pleaded guilty for a stop sign offense before Vasek. Branlio A. Melchor of Waelder was charged for throwing beer bottles from a car and paid fines with costs after court appearance.
President Eisenhower suggested adding one or two years to the four year high school curriculum. He spoke at a White House gathering of the 1960 golden anniversary on children and youth, urging local communities to fund extended schooling within public systems. He said states and communities bear primary responsibility for education with federal role indirect.
The city of Moulton will observe Thursday New Year’s Day by remaining closed all day. The public is urged to plan shopping accordingly.
Texas agriculture officials seek early January action to update state laws. Proposals include higher edge handler licenses under the Egg Law, new retailer fees, fees for accuracy tests under the Weights and Measures Law, and stronger warehouse law enforcement. A new nursery law and a peanut marketing program are also proposed, funded mainly by fees rather than general revenue.
Christmas holiday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Breitschopf included Tony Breitschopf and sons of Gonzales, Walter Palmer and son of Houston, Bill Ashcraft and sons, Leroy Muehlstein and son, Bennie Ehlers and children, and Isabel Perido with her daughter of San Antonio.
Those who spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs Lester Zimmemann in Yoakum included Mr and Mrs Fritz Hartman Alton and Larry of Dryer Mr and Mrs E W Zimmermann and Ernette of here.
Galveston officers followed steps to outlaw kerosene stoves after an explosion and fatal fire on Christmas Eve that killed three people Lillian Hightower Alice Spears and William McKinney. City officials seek to determine if such stoves are inherently unsafe and can be banned in congested areas.
Texas draft boards receive 359 men for January, the lowest monthly quota since December 1957. No pre induction mental and physical exams will be held due to the reduced national quota of 9,000 for the Army. Local board quotas were to be mailed, with eligibility limited to men at least 22 on January 1 unless volunteering or delinquent.
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