Future Farmers Of Moulton Area To Show Swine At Fat Stock Show
The Future Farmers of Moulton Area will represent in the market swine division at the 1953 Houston Fat Stock Show February 4 to 15 showing 5 Duroc Barrows. Wilbur Plager of Des Moines Town will judge the fat barrows February 4 at 8 am. An auction sale is set for February 5 at 1 pm with $2200 in total premium money offered. Two national entertainers headline the stock show and rodeo Eddy Arnold the Tennessee Plowboy will perform with Roy Wiggins Hank Garland the Dickens Sisters and the Oklahoma Wranglers. Eighteen rodeo performances are planned including nightly shows and matinees on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Moulton
Houston
Wilbur Plager
Des Moines
Eddy Arnold
Tennessee Plowboy
Roy Wiggins
Hank Garland
Dickens Sisters
The
Oklahoma Wranglers
Moulton Expands Water Supply With New Well
A new water well in Moulton now yields about 200 gallons per minute at ground storage while No 2 is being cleaned and reworked. Layne Texas Co. drilled the well to 336 feet. combined output from both wells nears 350 gpm. The system uses 50 000 gallon ground storage and 150 000 gallon upper tanks with electric pumps and a 450 gpm emergency engine. City engineer Wachendorff says the city now has ample water.
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Layne-Texas Company
Wachtendorf
William Wachtendorf
Moulton
Texas man wins largest turkey in Dallas contest
Tom Bingham of Aubrey Texas won the Biggest Turkey Contest sponsored by the National Turkey Federation in Dallas with a dressed weight of 6814 pounds. A Kansas City Missouri turkey placed second weighing 57 pounds.
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Tom Bingham
Aubrey
Texas
National Turkey Federation
Dallas
Kansas City
Okruhlik Rites at Praha in Texas
Funeral services were held for Frances Okruhlik 83 from Smith Funeral Home Flatonia and Praha Catholic Church with Rev. Julius Petry and Rev. Edward Bily assisting. Interment followed at Praha Catholic Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Emilie Bures Ganado. sons Joe Praha and Charles Hungerford. brother Frank Lev Praha. 13 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Her husband died twenty years prior.
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Frances Okruhlik
Ne Smith
Flatonia
Praha 7
Julius Petry
Edward Bily
Yoakum
Edmund Bily
Nada
Praha
Europe
Charlie
Terezie Lev
Holman
John Okruhlik
Ganado
KJZT
The
Altar Society
Emil Bures
Joe
Charles
Hungerford
Frank Lev
Influenza Grips Texas Hospitals In Early Month Report
State health officials say at least 14 counties report 100 plus influenza cases in early month. Schools close as illness spreads. San Marcos faces severe epidemic with about 10 percent of residents sick and a quarter of school children affected. Peak months February and March, with decline expected in April and May.
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State Health Department
San Marcos
Health Department
Final Date Set For New Peanut Allotments
Farmers who want a new farm peanut allotment must contact the County P M A Office in Hallettsville before February 6 1953. Forms are in the county office and eligibility requirements will be explained when you contact Edgar Freytag chairman.
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Hallettsville
Edgar Freytag
Aliens Must Register at Post Offices
Notice required for aliens residing in the United States on January 1 1953 to report in January. Alien report cards available at post offices for completion and return. Willful refusal may lead to deportation.
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United States
Bobkatz Basketball Team Defeats District Losses Amid Tournament Run
The Moulton Bobkatz coached by Rubin Jociec dropped their first district game 55 47 to Hallettsville on January 6 with Dullye 19 and Boehm 13 leading scoring. The team then posted an 46 33 win over Garwood with Hildebrandt 9 and Gassmann 9, won Edna Ganado game 60 46 in Ganado Tournament, and beat Tidehaven 40 38 on a late Dennis Hildebrandt free throw. They finished consolation with Port Lavaca 51 59 and edged Weimar 45 36 on January 12 despite a rough 47 foul total.
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Moulton Bobzatz
Rubin Jociec
Hallettsville Brahmas
Dullye
Boehm
Hallettsville
Letzman and
Schulte
G. Hildebrandt
Freytag
Garwood
Garwood Staruska
Franka
Moulton
Heerseen
Kuien
Edna
Robkatz
Muehlstein
Tinker
Wiegand
Holloway
Tidehaven
Dennis Hildebrandt
Gassmann
Tidehave Bacak
Blanck and
Salley
Port Lavaca
Gassman
Pt. Lavaca
Lindsey
Burk
Phillips
Ganado
Industry
Bobkatz
Weimar
G._ Hildebrandt
Higher Pay Needed To Attract More Teachers, Their Leaders Say
Texas lawmakers were urged to raise teacher salaries to lure more educators as enrollment climbs. Charles H. Tennyson of the Texas State Teachers Association warned that 11,000 more teachers may be needed in eight years, noting many leave for industry and take-home pay is low.
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Austin
Texas
Charles H. Tennyson
Texas State Teachers Association
Tennyson
Flying Boxcar bogs down at Petersville air field
A 41,000 pound flying boxcar from Donaldson AFB South Carolina landed at Petersville air field north of Yoakum a week before last on Saturday but bogged in the soft field and had to wait until Monday to take off. Another large Army plane was grounded there during the Christmas holidays.
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Donaldson Afb
South Carolina
Petersville Air Field
Yoakum
La Grange May Host State Park Site And Brewery Plan
G B Mueller reports a potential state park on a bluff above La Grange covering about 319 acres including the Kriesche estate owned by Hostyn Catholic Church. Jaycees have worked on the project for months though no parish meeting has occurred. A state park committee visited the site and plans to restore the century old brewery and house as a Fayette County museum if purchase is possible.
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la Grange
State Park
G. B. Mueller
Jaycees
Fayette County
Eight Speeders Booked by Highway Patrol Weekend
The Highway Patrol booked eight speeders over the last weekend. Clarence W. Haynes was cited at 9 15 p m Saturday three miles north of Shiner for driving 85 mph at night in a 1949 Ford. Robert F Wolff of Moulton faced a 50 mph city limit charge in Shiner. Dennis Gene Ermis of Moulton was charged with speeding in Shiner. Eugene Tichavsky of Shiner faced speeding charges and Edwin Frank Kremling was cited for passing on the right, both in Shiner. Frank Lynn Gentry of San Antonio was charged with 88 mph on Highway 200, six miles east of Shiner.
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Highway Patrol
Shiner
Clarence W. Haynes
Robert F. Wolff
Moulton
Dennis Gene Ermis
Edwin Frank Kremling
Frank Lynn Gentry
San Antonio
Papacek Store Announces One Dollar Foodcraft Sale
Papacek's Foodcraft Store will hold its annual Bonus Sale this weekend with many one dollar bargains on canned and dry goods. Read the advertisement in this issue and review the listed merchandise.
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Papacek
Foodcraft
Mrs Ther Kubenka Interred After Long Widowhood
Theresa Kubenka aged 76 died Saturday at a convalescent home. Funeral services were held Monday at Smith Funeral Home and St Josephs Catholic Church with Rev John Matocha presiding. Interment in St Josephs Cemetery. Survived by two daughters Mrs Jerry Branecky of Flatonia and Mrs Conrad Branecky of Victoria, two brothers, a sister, 11 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, and pallbearers Johnnie Branecky Arnold Branecky Eugene Branecky Edwin Branecky Frank Kindla Louis Kalina.
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Theresa Kubenka
Effenberger
Conivalescent
Smith Funeral Home
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
John Matocha
St. Joseph’s
Czechoslovakia
John Kubenka
Jerry Branecky
Flatonia
Conrad Branecky
Victoria
August Frysak
Here
Charles
California
M. Kosmas
San Antonio
Johnnie Branecky
Arnold Branecky
Eugene Branecky
Edwin Branecky
Frank Kindla
Louis Kalina
Soldiers Abroad Hometown Heroes Rise in Rank
Frankie H Kubenka of Moulton R1 and Charlie H Migl of R1 are promoted to sergeant while serving in Europe. Ernest A Jasek, in Korea, spent five days in Japan on rest leave. Joe J Koudelka of Shiner, also a sergeant in Korea with the 40th Infantry Division, earned the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. he joined the army in May 1945.
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Frankie H. Kubenka
Frank W. Kubenka
Moulton R1
Austria
Kubenka
Boehm Tractor
Shiner
Charlie H. Migl
Rose Migl
Pfe
Ernest A. Jasek
Korea
Japan
John S. Jasek
Moulton
Joe J. Koudelka
Anton K
40Th Infantry Division
Sgt
Koudelka
Eagle subscription offer taps readers for $2.50 a year
A concise newspaper promo announces a yearly Eagle subscription price of two dollars and fifty cents, inviting readers to subscribe.
More Fertilizer to Be Available in 1953 Say Experts
M K Thornton Texas Extension Service agricultural chemist says total fertilizer tonnage for 1953 will rise about 11 percent from 1952 with nitrogen 11 percent higher phosphates 10 percent higher and potash 17 percent higher. He warns seasonal transportation shortages may occur so farmers should buy early and store on farms.
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Thornton
Echoes of Pioneer Graves in Lavaca County
Historian notes Lavaca County's pioneer heritage around Gonzales road and Dickson Ponton cemeteries. He recounts early settlers like Ponton and Kent families, graves with weathered markers, and unmarked interments amid fields and woods, linking memory to Texas independence and frontier life.
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Walter Malec
Lavaca County
Dickson
Ponton
Andrew Ponton
Gonzales
Texas
Joseph Kent
San Jacinto Fame
Andrew Kent
Alamo
West
Valenta
John A. Hueser
San Jacinto
Moulton
Jackson Crouch
Isaac Hamilton
Zachary Brooks
Goliad
Wildcat Drilling Near Hallettsville Faces Abandonment
Fidelity Oil and Royalty Co No 1 Louis Pavlas wildcat near Moulton was abandoned after an 8300 ft log. nearby Frank Olsovsky hole plugged. In Hallettsville, Trans Tex Transmission Co No 1 Bertha Mikeska continues toward 9000 ft with 1300 ft reached, offset to Woytek gas discovery. A deep 10000 ft test near Weimar S A Pugh Survey A-35 is planned by Ray Wagenhoff for Fidelity Oil and Royalty Co.
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Fidelity Oil and Royalty Co
Moulton
Frank Olsovsky
Hallettsville
Trans-Tex Transmission Co
Bertha Mikeska
Fayette County
Weimar
Ray Wagenhoff
Lions Map Polio Drive at January Lions Club Meeting
The Lions Club held its regular meeting at Pundt's Cafe on January 8 to discuss the county polio drive now underway. Guests included Austin Herbert M. K. Merrem and visitors Bruno Cohn and George Bucek of Halletts ville.
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Lions Club
Pundt
Malvin Merrem
Austin Herbert
G. G. Fisbeck
Tommy Hoyer
Bruno Cohn
George Bucek
Hallettsville
Truck Driver Dies In Crash On Navidad Bridge
James Edward Garrett 32 of Gladewater was killed when his A7 International truck rear ended Riley Milligan’s heavy cattle trailer on the Navidad bridge along Highway 77 north of Hallettsville. Garrett’s cab was crushed under iron pipe loads. Milligan and Enix escaped with no injuries. The fatality, from T E Mercer Trucking Co of Fort Worth, occurred Sunday at 11 30 AM as one way truck traffic passed through the narrow bridge. Garrett’s body was taken to Schulenburg funeral home. his wife resides in Gladewater.
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Emil Darilek
Gonzales
Oehl Farm
Otto Noak
Mr. Noak
Reuben Key
Martha Key
John Wood
North Carolina
Mary Wood
Martha Bunting
Franklin Co
Paul Bunting
A. Neely
Jefferson Lawrence
Rachell Francis
Mary
John W. Griffin
Wood
James E. Wood
Shiner
James Edward Garrett
Gladewater
Navidad’ Bridge
Highway 77
Hallettsville
Adler
Riley Eugene Milligan
Garrett
Millian
Schwenke-Baumarten
Schulenburg
Schulenburg Funeral Home
T. E. Mercer Trucking Co
Fort Worth
Tollie Eugene Enix
Navidad River Bridge
Leo Brier
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FLU Grips
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Knights OF Columbus
Moulton Council Knights of Columbus
V.F.W. Hall
Web
Lee L. Jarok
Emil J. Jaluska
Ther. Kubenka
Dickson-Ponton
Albert Valenta
Thomas
Frank Kolar
Ben Marcak
Dicksons
Pontors
William Ponton
Andrew
Joel, Ponton
Paul Mayer
Marcak
Joel Ponton
Tucker Foley
Frank Dickson
Lillian
Thos. A. Dickson
Walter Vick Dickson
Pontons
Thomas Valenta
Navidad Bridge
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