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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1955
Page
2
Cattle market heat and weather speculations mingle with small town updates. Births christenings and deaths mark the week with news of a burglarized saloon and new local hires. Deposits tallied in Moulton banks while officials report new constable and governor duties starting this month.
Mr and Mrs Adolph A Motal announce the marriage of their daughter Lydia Ann to John W Claybrook of Austin. The ceremony occurred January 16 at St Austin's Catholic Church in Austin.
The piece protests farm land idle and profiteering linked to the Austin Land Office. It notes rising Texas public spending from 1946 to 1954 across welfare highways higher education and schools, questions its pace against incomes, and criticizes advocates for more spending while warning about perceived ideological threats and restrictions on freedom.
Representatives from Lavaca and Fayette Counties gathered to share views on economic trends affecting farming and business. They warned against ghost towns as smaller allotments reduce farming but other counties increase cotton production. The discussion framed the issue as a broader economic problem of tariff parity and allotments.
Martin Valigura of Moravia was discharged from Hermann Hospital to Houston Monday after surgery last week. He rests at his sister Mrs Rosie Roznovsky's home with niece and nephew Mr and Mrs Kirby Arthur and plans to return home by week’s end.
The county committee sets April 1 1955 as the final date for releasing farm peanut acreage and reapportioning leases. Reapportionment will be based on applications filed by farm owners or operators with the county committee by April 1 1955 ensuring fairness and reasonableness across nut farms.
Personal notice says Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Dodds of San Francisco and Mrs. Annie Cowling of Ontario are guests this week at the Vanhams. They will depart January 31 escorted by Mrs. J. H. Vanham, who will remain for several months visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs Walter Hil debrandt and Mrs Holm were appointed on the committee for selection of new books. Mrs Helweg, Mrs Stanish Rothbaur, Mrs Eberhard and Mrs Meiners will help with the polio drive. The W M S will sponsor a World Day of Prayer Service on Feb 25 night. The birthday song honored Rev Holm. Hostesses Mrs Tom Beale and Mrs Paul Green served lunch of cake pies sandwiches coffee cocoa.
Mr and Mrs Harry Kaiser visited in San Antonio with Mr and Mrs Oscar Kaiser Sun in a family gathering noted in a brief social item.
A six month old child, Michael Frank Batey, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Batey, died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital in Laredo. The infant was brought to Smith Funeral Home for burial arrangements with interment planned for Wednesday.
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