Beauford Jester and Allan Shivers Inaugurated In Texas
Beauford Jester and Allan Shivers began second terms as Texas governor and lieutenant governor on Tuesday. Congress raised President Truman’s salary to 100000 dollars and boosted his tax free expense allowance to 99000 dollars. Poll tax payments required before February 1 for participation in 1949 elections. April brings school trustee and city officer elections. Moulton anticipates a 1949 building boom amid ongoing housing shortages. January 1 corn stocks hit a record 2520000000 bushels, up from 1906283000 a year earlier. Congress opens each session with a prayer as lawmakers face tough issues this year.
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Beauford Jester
Allan Shivers
Texas
Congress
Truman
Truman budget proposals and March of Dimes drive noted
The president proposes 59 001 520 for Indians in the continental US and Alaska starting July 1, plus 12 200 000 for general Indian education and 7 731 000 for general health services. Texans are urged to donate 1 250 000 to the March of Dimes drive January 15 to 31, a 18 cent per person quota.
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Continental
United States
Alaska
Truman
Congress
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
National Foundation For
March of Dimes Fund
California
North Carolina
Texas
South Dakota
First V.F.W. Dance Is Huge Success at New Hall
The Moulton V F W Post No 6971 hosted its inaugural dance in the newly acquired hall on Sunday night. About 600 tickets were sold as the Texas Top Hands from San Antonio provided the music. A second dance is planned for Saturday January 22 with Adolph Migl on the piano and Ad Hofner’s Bexar County Boys set for Wednesday January 26.
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Moulton V. F. W. Post
Texas Top Hands of
San Antonio
Adolph Migl
Ad. Hofner
Bexar County Boys
Rural Scouting Gains in Central Texas 1948
Cap City Council reports 581 new Cub Scout and Senior Scout members in 1948 along with 22 new units across Bastrop Burnet Blanco Caldwell DeWitt Fayette Hays and Travis counties. Rural Scouting has risen 75.6 percent since 1941 with 95 units by 1949 and plans for expanded outreach in 1949.
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Capitol Area Council
Boy Scout
Texas
Bastrop
Burnet, Blanco
Caldwell
DeWitt
Fayeat Hays
Esha Meodbaaeanseee
Travis
Moulton Boy Named Distinguished Student at A and M College
Marvin Fisbeck of Moulton has been named a Distinguished Student by the A and M College of Texas. A senior majoring in mechanical engineering, he entered in 1946 after 40 months with the Army Air Forces. He served as aircrewman in World War II and is a 1938 Moulton High School graduate. He expects to graduate in August 1949.
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College Station
Marvin Fisbeck
Henry Fisbeck
Moulton
A. and M. College of Texas
Marvin
Texas A. and
M. College
Army Air Forces
Air Corps
Moulton High School
Bobkatz claim Ganado tourney with third season trophy
The Bobkatz won the Ganado invitation basketball tournament on Friday January 14 defeating Goliad 40 to 20 in the opener, Placebo Oilers 56 to 10 in the semifinal, and Canado Indians 53 to 32 in the final. Francis Fisbeck Jimmy Berckenhoff Willie Ed Maresh and Oscar Darilek made the all tournament squad with Darilek earning best ball handler and Fisbeck most valuable.
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Bobkatz
Goliad
Placebo Oilers
Canado Indians
Indians
Bopkatz
Francis Fisbeck
Jimmy Berckenhoff
Willie Ed Maresh
Oscar Darilek
Remains of Lt Henry Chovanec Enroute to States
The body of Lt. Henry Chovanec, who sacrificed in the Pacific during World War II, is en route to the United States for re interment in Fayetteville Texas. He was a Fayetteville teacher and Bobkatz basketball coach with many local friends and his parents Mr and Mrs Peter Chovanec live in Fayetteville.
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Henry Chovanec
Pacific
Fayetteville
Texas
Chovanec
Bobkatz
Peter Chovanec
English Students Win Fire Prevention Theme Contest
All English students at Moulton High School joined a Fire Prevention Theme Contest led by Mrs. Chas. Chovanetz. The Moulton P T A awarded prizes to four division winners with judges from Shiner High School. Winners include seniors Eugenia Ermis Jean Johnson Jo Ann Eberhard juniors Ja Nell Pietsch Charlene Biehunko Ethlyn Rose Freytag sophomores Roselyn Kotze bue June Barnett Arlene Jehunno freshmen Rose Marie Mel Alexander Kotzebue Velma Mae Johnson honorable mentions Rose ell Orts Venice Darilek Lillie Ooian Mary Lee Jarosek Etta ell Beatrice Flessner and oe Dean Fehrenkamp.
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Moulton High School
Chas.Chovanetz
Moulton P.T. A
Flora White
Shiner High School
Eugenia Ermis
Jean Johnson
Jo Ann Eberhard
Ja Nell Pietsch
ACA Office Seeks New Peanut Growers in Lavaca County
The Lavaca County ACA invites new peanut grower applications with a February 1 deadline. Chairman Edgar Freytag urges interested growers to apply and report peanuts harvested in 1946 1947 and 1948. USDA rule states landlords operators tenants or sharecroppers with 1949 allotments cannot obtain new grower allotments.
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Lavaca County
ACA Oniy
Itin
Edgar Freytag
ACA
Freytag
USDA
Important Meeting At Novohrad School
A meeting on the advantages of silage as livestock feed will be held at Novohrad School House Friday January 28 at 8 P M. The County Agent and Carnation fieldmen will discuss silo construction silage value and show slides of local silos.
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Novohrad
Carnation
March of Dimes Drive Planned in Moulton Area
County Judge Paul H. Fertsch and George Kallus of Hallettsville helped arrange the March of Dimes campaign in Moulton Saturday. Kallus serves as county chairman of the drive. The Moulton Lions Club will conduct the campaign for Moulton and surrounding areas.
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Paul H. Fertsch
George Kallus
Hallettsville
Moulton
Kallus
Sheriff Vernon Reaves Killed In Ice Bridge Crash
Vernon Reaves Lavaca county sheriff died when his car skidded on an icy Peach Creek bridge nine miles west of Shiner and overturned. His companion Annie Sabian of Hallettsville was only slightly hurt. Reaves a WWI veteran elected sheriff in 1946 and re elected last November, was 31 5 26 at death. Funeral in Hallettsville. Surviving wife Lilyan Gerlich and family. Interment Hallettsville City Cemetery.
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Vernon Reaves
Lavaca County
Peach Creek Bridge
Shiner
Annie Sabian
Hallettsville
Reaves
Gonzales
Sabian
Moulton
Germany
Lillian Gerlich
Hallettsville City
Lt Jahn Re buried In Missouri
Lt Jahn and his group of 10 companions were buried together at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis after dying in Saipan during a mission. Born November 8 1917 he was 26 years 4 months 24 days old at death. He enlisted in 1937 at Randolph Field and is survived by his wife Eleanor and several relatives.
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Frank Jahn
St. Louis
Frank T. Jahn
Saipan
Jahn
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St. John
Air Force
Randolph Field
Eleanor P. Jahn
East Grand Avenue
Decantur
Illinois
Rudy Jahn
Moulton
Lee Schoenfeld
Moulton Post Office Upgrades to Second Class
The Eagle reports Moulton Post Office will advance to second class on July 1, 1949. Past year stamp sales mailing permits and box rents totaled $8,186.86, exceeding the quota by $186.86.
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The
Eagle
Moulton
Open House at Carnation Company Marks 20th Anniversary
Carnation Company in Schu Lenburg hosts an open house for patrons on January 22 from 9:00 A M to 5:00 P M. Fieldmen guide tours of the plant inspect winter pasture lots and watch Registered Jersey Bulls. Free refreshments will be served.
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Carnation Company
Schulenburg
Jersey
Linda Susan Arrives At The Bohuslavs
Mr and Mrs Allan James Bohuslav of Boling Texas rejoice at the birth of a daughter named Linda Susan born Tuesday January 11, weighing 5 pounds 11 ounces.
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Linda Susan
The
Bohuslavs
Allan James Bohuslav
Boling
Texas
Fifty Years Married Fifty Years Married
Mr and Mrs John Reindl celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home with relatives. They married January 17 1899. The couple includes son Rudy and two daughters and several grandchildren. one son Louis died in 1942. A large group attended the observance and refreshments were served.
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John .Reindl
Reindl
Mary Nachlinger
Rudy Reindl
Houston
Victor Demel
Elenora Reindl
Houlton
Louis Reindl
Evelyn
Rudy
Janet Reindl
Victor
Lillie Demel
John
Anna Nachlinger
Cleveland
Ohio
Frank C. Brock Jr
Annie Gast
Annie Simcik
Paul Simcik
Flatonia
Louis Nachlinger
Sommerse
Havlik To Receive Degree At Texas A and M College
Raymond B. Havlik son of Mr and Mrs John Havlik of Moulton will receive his B S Degree in Industrial Education from Texas A and M College Friday January 21 at the university ceremonies in College Station.
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Raymond B. Havlik
John Havlik
Moulton
Texas A. and
M. College
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Agriculture Department
Moulton Girls
Brenham
V.F.W
F. Fisbeck
Blinn Memorial College
Waller
Magnolia
Tomball
Beatrice Flessner
Mildred Bohuslav
Emily Krejci
Juanita Rothbauer
Venice Darilek
Arlene Biehunko
Betty Ann Meyer
Betty Jane Batey
Ida Lee Holub
Joyce Brom
Dorothy Neli Tousek
Charlene Biehunke
Norman Strandtman
Supt
J. W. Pyland
Vernon
Scrapiron
Henry Meyer
Moulton Catholic Cemetery
Austin
Smith Funeral Home
St. Joseph’s Catholic
John Matocha
Herbert Albrecht
Alvin Meyer
Dennis Wagner
Billie Meyer
Frankie Janacek
Roman Dietschke
Frank
Anton
Louis
Johnnie Willie
Leo
Emil Meyer
Miss Mary Meyer
Missouri
A. & M. College
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