John Williams Takes District 24 VFW Voice of Democracy Contest
District 24 winners announced by State Chairman A. W. Schaffner. Jane Allen of Lolita won first, followed by Thomas Williams of Yorktown, John Williams of Moulton, and Jimmy English of Refugio. John’s school level victory came at Moulton High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Schaffner
Cuero
Jane Allen
Lolita
Thomas Williams
Yorktown
John Williams
Moulton
Jimmy English
Refugio
Schaffner
John
Moulton High School
Rose Jasek
Jerry Matus
January birthday party for Shady Oak residents
The nursing home will honor January birthday residents on Sunday at 2 30 pm. Honorees include Mesdames Anna Culak Alma Boehm Carrie Gold Mary Kocian and Mrs Rosalio Rivera. Relatives and friends are welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Culak
Alma Boehm
Carrie Gold
Mary Kocian
Rosalio Rivera
Hobby Club December Meeting at Moulton City Hall
The Hobby Club gathered at Moulton City Hall on December 16 with twelve members. Vice President Hattie Pavlas led the meeting while Alma Halliburton read minutes and roll, Amalia Koudelka gave a reading, and Bobby Hinrichs joined. Members shared lunch, played games, and exchanged Christmas gifts. The next gathering is scheduled for January 20 at 2:30 p.m. at the same location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobby Club
Moulton City Hall
Hattie Pavlas
Alma Halliburton
Amalia Koudelka
Bobby Hinrichs
Fire Department Responds to Two Weekend Grass and Car Fires
The Moulton Volunteer Fire Dept. fought a grass fire Friday after noon near Clar ence Roab and Ben V Darilek farms south of Moulton. Saturday at 5 PM the department responded to a car fire at Ernest Kocian’s home with only front seat damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Clarence Roab
Ben V. Darilek
Ernest Kocian
Port Lavaca and Victoria residents named in list
T. Rhoades, Oscar Lenertz, Miles Cameron, W. T. Jetton of Port Lavaca and Spencer Lewis of Victoria are identified in a local notice listing individuals connected to a matter in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Rhoades
Oscar Lenertz
Miles Cameron
W. T. Jetton
Port Lavaca
Spencer Lewis
Victoria
State Championship Domino Tournament in Hallettsville Sunday
The 23rd annual State Championship Domino Tournament will be held in Hallettsville on Sunday January 25 with play starting at 9 00 a m Registration opens at 7 30 a m for partners in the straight domino event The event is sponsored by the Hallettsville Knights of Columbus Council and proceeds go to charity One hundred dollars in prizes plus plaques for the first place team Public entries cost 3 per player or 6 per duo Prizes 50 for champions 30 for second and 20 for third A meal is served 12 00 to 1 00 p m Gasoline will be available at town service stations</S>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
American Legion Hall
American Legion
Hallettsville Knights of Columbus Council
Hallettsville Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Texas
G. H. Gerdes
Texan becomes nation’s first woman hog grader
Helen Howe of Fort Worth is the first woman certified hog grader in the United States. She began grading in September 1974 for the Texas Department of Agriculture after training in Missouri. Howe grades almost 1,000 hogs daily, using four paint colors to mark each animal, and plans to train a new grader as hog markets grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Fort Worth
Helen Howe
Ms. Howe
Texas Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Missouri
Gonzales Livestock Market Report Summary
Market was active across classes with sales steady to strong. Fat butcher calves, packer cows and bulls sold well while hogs ran fairly active but $1.50 to $2.50 cheaper than last week. Prices ranged for butcher calves 32.00 to 38.80, stocker calves 30.00 to 36.00 for good to choice steers.
Justin Wilson To Speak At Hallettsville Banquet
Internationally famous humorist Justin Wilson of Louisiana will headline the Hallettsville Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Annual Banquet on Tuesday January 27. Tickets are $7 per person at the American Legion Hall, covering social hour at 7 and the 8 p.m. banquet program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin Wilson
Louisiana
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Hallettsville
Wilson
American Legion Hall
Moulton Cub Scouts Award Banquet Highlights Local Christmas Party
The Moulton Cub Scouts held a Christmas Party and awards banquet at St. Joseph's Gym. Cub master Marvin Shimek announced awards for each boy, including bear badges, arrows, and pins, with leaders and families presenting honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
St. Joseph's Gym
Robert Schmidt
Dea I Scouts
Shimek
Marvin Shimek
Russell Maresh
Jerry Maresh
Daryl Fojtik
Gerard Jaluska
Richard Stavinoha
Robert Nieto
Paul Kresta
Leroy Nieto
Cub Scouts
Award Winning Gulf Dealer In Corpus Christi
The Gulf Oil Corporation saluted Robert Wolff a former Moultonite for Gulf dealer excellence in Corpus Christi. He runs a Gulf Service Station at Kostohryz and Gollihar Streets and earned the Gulf Pride Service plaque by meeting 13 of 15 inspection categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Oil Corporation
Hochheim Prairie Insurance Branch 13 Annual Meeting Announced
Hochheim Prairie Insurance Branch 13 schedules its annual meeting at Moulton City Hall on Saturday January 10 at 2 p.m. All Hochheim Prairie members are invited. President and Directors of Branch 13 will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hochheim Prairie Insurance
Moulton City Hall
Hochheim Prairie
Texas Brucellosis Quarantine Delayed to January 9
USDA APHIS postpones the federal brucellosis quarantine for Texas from January 5 to January 9 due to a temporary restraining order from a Castro County court. The order requires Texas to align with the national program, with a January 8 hearing in Dimmitt. APHIS will continue cooperative efforts and indemnities through January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Boyd
64Th Judicial District Court
Castro County
Texas
Texas Animal Health Commission
Dimmitt
John M. Hesl
APHIS
Dr. Hesl
Texas commodity boards praised for research and export work
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White commends seven boards for peanuts grain sorghum soybeans wheat pecans turkeys and pork. He cites export access tours to foreign buyers and strong support for breeding disease weed and insect control in promoting Texas agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
John C. White
Commodity Board
Texas Agriculual
White
United States
Texas
School Lunch Menu Week of January 12
Readers’ menu lists weekly school lunches with daily entries. Monday features meat and spaghetti with corn, spinach, peaches, cinnamon rolls, bread, and milk. Tuesday offers hamburgers with lettuce tomato onion pickle, beans, tater tots, brown ie, and milk. Wednesday presents fish sticks with macaroni and cheese, peas and carrots, prune kolaches. Thursday serves baked chicken with buttered potatoes slow pears and peanut butter fingers. Friday includes chicken fried steak with buttered noodles green beans red beets banana cake and homemade bread with butter.
Local Donors and Memorials for Medical Clinic Drive
A listing of patrons and donors raises funds for a medical clinic drive. Named contributors include Clara Mergenthaler and Young Homemakers of Moulton along with families such as the Hermanns and the Anderle group. Memorials note several individuals including Mrs Kalischka and John Kinsey.
District 27-A raises gate fees for basketball games
A District 27-A ruling enacts higher admission for basketball games with adults paying $1.00 and students 50 cents, affecting all home and away games this season.
Patient H. W. Etlinger Recovers at Renger Hospital Hallettsville
Mr. H. W. Etlinger known as Buster is listed as a patient at Renger Hospital in Hallettsville after being admitted on New Year’s Day. He is reported to be improving nicely.
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H. W
Buster) Etlinger
Renger
Hallettsville
Pickle seeks USDA help on brucellosis program in Texas
Congressman J. J. Pickle writes USDA officials urging full cooperation with Texas in implementing the brucellosis eradication program and easing burdens on livestock producers. He notes prior policy changes on indemnity payments and asks consideration of S-branding rules and cost defrayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Pickle
USDA
Texas
Pickle
Texas Animal Health Commission
Animal Health Commission
Commission
Stanis Rothbauer Dies At Age 72 In Moulton
Stanis Rothbauer lifelong Moulton resident died January 2 at Renger Memorial Hospital Halletts ville age 72. He was born December 26 1903 and married Hilda Mueller June 5 1928. Funeral held January 4 at Zion Lutheran Church Moulton with interment in Moulton City Cemetery.
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Stanis Rothbauer
Moulton
Renger Memorial Hospital
Hallettsville
John Rothbauer
Mary Kurtz
Hilda Mueller
Rothbauer
John C. Mueller
Zion Lutheran Church
Julius F. Holm
Moulton City
Christian Rembs
Edwin Handsor
Alvin Rothbauer
Marvin Rothbauer
Wiley Haas
Fred J. Helweg
Hilda Rothbauer
Charles Juanita Locke
Shiner
Frank Rothbauer
Frank
Mary) Tree
Port Orchard
Washington
Charles
Louisa) Ramirez
Beeville
Annie Rothbauer
Joe
Sophie) Rembs
Tom
Theresia) Handsor
Godfrey
Emma) Schurch
Eagle Office Hours Set for Local Office
The Moulton Eagle Office opens all day Monday Tuesday and Friday from 8 00 A M to 5 00 P M and closes all day Wednesday and Thursday after noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Moulton Eagle
Minnie Lockstedt Rites Held Here In Moulton
Mrs Minnie Lockstedt died suddenly at home in Moulton Sunday evening January 4. She was 81 years old. Born Minnie Zimmermann in Moulton on August 11, 1895, she married Bruno Lockstedt in 1919 at Zion Lutheran Church. The couple lived in Nickel community most of their married life. After her husband died in 1956 she moved in with her daughter and son in law. Rites continued on page 6.
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Minnie Lockstedt
Moulton
Minnie Zimmermann
Ernest Zimmermann
Anna Kuehn
Bruno Lockstedt
Zion Lutheran Church
Nickel
Lockstedt
See Rites
Rites Held for Ferd Miculka at Schulenburg
Ferd Miculka died December 27 at 3 a.m. at Stevens Convalescent Center Hallettsville aged 82. He was born May 12 1893 in Polkovice Moravia and came to America in 1910 settling near Moravia Texas. He married Emma Bucek in 1915 and farmed in Komensky Velehrad communities before retirement. Survived by wife Emma daughter Mildred Vasek son Milton two grandchildren sister and brother. Funeral December 29 at 3 p.m. Schwenke-Baumgarten Chapel with Rev Henry Beseda officiating. Burial Schulenburg City Cemetery. Pallbearers Milton Miculka Darwin Vasek James Vasek John Guenat Adolph Maly Marvin Bohuslav.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand
Ferd) Miculka
Renger Memorial Hospital
Hallettsville
Stevens
Miculka
Polkovice
Moravia
Czechoslovakia
America
Texas
Emma Bucek
Komensky
Velehrad
Darwin Vasek
Stevens Convalescent Center
Vsetin Czech Moravian Brethren Church
S.P.J.S.T
Lodge Velehrad
Schwenke-Baumgarten
Schulenburg
Henry Beseda
Nick Morris
Edward Marek
Supreme Lodge of
The
Schulenburg City
Milton Miculka
James Vasek
John Guenat
Adolph Maly
Marvin Bohuslav
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VFW
Voice of Democracy
Runge
Kenedy
Goliad
Shady Oak
Fire Department
Hallettsville Sun
Texan
Gonzales Livestock Market Report
H’ville C. of C
Corpus Christi
Robert Wolff
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
White Lands Seven Boards
Clara Mergenthaler
Moulton Hermann Sons
Joe Anderle
Adolph Ehler
Alfred Proske
Raymond Fishbeck
Marie Kalischka
John Kinsey
Anna Pavlas
Lillie Darilek
Ferd
Francis J. Mulhern
Washington, D.C
Mr. Mulhern
Ferd Miculka
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