Clinic to Open About February First After Delays
An unexpected delay delays the clinic opening to about February first. Equipment is arriving this week per Doctor Burt. Community newcomers welcome for a needed town boost. Senator Lyndon Johnson backs tariff cuts to restore cotton ports abroad. Governor Shive agrees on urgent action for family cotton farmers. Publisher Walter Malec notes tariff changes affect labor and industry, while farmers bear the losses. The VFW highlights local civic benefits and calls for improved legislation to curb abuses of veterans laws.
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Burt
Lyndon Johnson
Shive
Walter Malec
Hallettsville
Dry Cleaning Services Offered at Rinnie's Antique Shop
Schlenker's Cleaners of Shiner will pick up clothes for cleaning alteration and repair at Rinnie's Antique Shop starting Monday February 1. Items will be returned Wednesday and Saturday. Ad appears in this issue.
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Schlenker’s Cleaners of Shiner
Rinnie
Legion Denounces French Line Film as Obscene
The National Legion of Decency, a Catholic agency, condemned the movie French Line for obscene and indecent action and dialogue. A leading Protestant group representing 48 million Protestants joined the attack, calling the film completely objectionable. The film stars Jasie Russell.
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New York
National Legion of Decency
E Legion
America
Howard Hayes
Jasie Russell
Car Crashes Into New Carmine State Bank Wall
A 1949 Mercury plowed through a plate glass and brick wall of the Carmine State Bank Sunday a week ago. Napoleon Allen, a Houston native just released from the navy in California, was charged with speeding 85 mph in a 30 mph zone and driving without a license. He and four other occupants were uninjured. The car failed to corner and struck the bank wall. The last forcible entry into the bank was in 1933 when a young Oklahoman attempting a hold up was shot and killed by the cashier.
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New Bank
New Carmine State Bank
Napoleon Allen
California
Price May Break Coffee Habit
The high price of coffee jumping to 11 a pound may break the coffee drinking habit in America. Senator A Monroney of Oklahoma offered the warning. In Rhode Island the restaurant association votes to banish coffee signs and replace with milk tea and chocolate signs. Other associations nationwide may follow suit.
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America
A. Monroney
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
State
Taylor Resigns as Assistant to Shepperd
Assistant Attorney General W F Taylor resigns after long tenure since 1948 to join a group of lawyers linked to Renne Allred, the insurance liquidator and receiver. Taylor, author of Rustler's Hill, studied at the University of Texas and hails from near Flatonia, Texas.
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W. F. Taylor
Renne_ Allred
Taylor
Cpl Marvin Jasek Rest Trip in Yokohama Japan
Cpl Marvin Jasek son of Mr and Mrs Julius Jasek Rt 1 Moulton spent a seven day rest and recuperation leave in Yokohama Japan He is normally stationed in Korea with the 40th Infantry Division Jasek stayed at a top hotel and enjoyed luxuries unavailable on the war torn peninsula.
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Yokohama
Japan
Marvin J. Jasek
Julius Jasek
Moulton
Korea
Jasek
New Grower Cotton and Peanut Allotments Deadline
Requests for new grower cotton and peanut acreage allotments must be filed by February 5, 1954. Producers without a 1954 allotment may apply at the County ASC office for a New Grower allotment, if neither operator nor landlord has an existing 1954 county farm allotment. Edgar Freytag, Lavaca County ASC Chairman, notes the final date.
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ASC
Edgar Freytag
Lavaca County
Lauterstein Closing Sale Starts Thursday at Hallettsville
Lauterstein's Store at Hallettsville announces a 27 day liquidation of its $125,000 stock of home appliances and dry goods sold to Gindler Brothers of Weimar. The sale opens Thursday January 28 and runs through an extensive two page advertisement in today's paper.
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Gindler Brothers
Weimar
Lauterstein
Hallettsville
Manny Lauterstein
Soldier Edgar Wenske Returns After Army Service
Cpl. Edgar Wenske comes home Friday January 22 after two years in the army including 18 months overseas in Europe. He received his discharge at Camp Chaffee Arkansas.
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Cpl
Edgar Wenske
Europe
Camp Chaffee Ark
VFW Officers Attend Victoria Council Meeting
Commander Gene Hrncek Junior Vice Commander Edgar Keil and Service Officer Jimmie Few attended the 24th District council meeting in Victoria. The Moulton VFW Post became first in the district to reach 100 percent 1954 membership with 135 members. Gene Hinch serves as Quartermaster and Jimmie Few as Deputy Inspector.
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VEW
Victoria
Gene Hrncek
Edgar Keil
Jimmie Few
Moulton Vfw
Gene Hinch
Moulton VFW builds from small start to active service
The Moulton VFW Post 6971 formed March 24 1946 with 20 members and grew to 135 under Commander Gene Hinck. The group supports community needs through youth activities schools churches and aid to families while owning Hermann Sons Hall and Park since 1949 used for meetings and public uses.
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VFW
Moulton
Clarence Jaroszewski
Nolan Wagner
Emil Jaluska
Claude Sherry
Albert Pavlicek
Gene Hinck
National Vew
Hermann Son
Warlick Rites Held for George C. Warlick
George C. Warlick died January 20 at his son Dr A A Warlick’s home near Moulton after a yearlong illness. He was 79 years, 6 months, 18 days. Services were Monday at Porter-Loring Funeral Home San Antonio, burial at Mission Burial Park. He was born July 2, 1874 in Newburg Arkansas and lived in Moulton eight years. Surviving: five children Dr A A Warlick Moulton U L Warlick Sr Coulterville Miss Georgie Cone Warlick Dallas a brother Wars ick Houston and sisters Mrs Julia Lockinbill Elk City.
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George C. Warlick
A A. Warlick
Moulton
Warlick
Porter-Loring
San Antonio
Mission Burial Park
George Cone Warlick
Newburg
Arkansas
A. A
U. L
Julia Lockinbill
Elk City
Okla
Clinic opens delayed by shipping mishap
Dr Jacques Burt reports a delay in clinic equipment shipment pushing opening date to early February. The Burt family expects to settle in Moulton with household items in transit and an open house to be announced for public inspection of the new clinic and its modern equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacques Burt
Burt
Moulton
Weather Instrument Found On Farm
Mr. Jim Reindl found a weather instrument attached to a burst weather balloon on his farm. The radiosonde data showed a release on Saturday morning with the hour unreadable. If released at daybreak from San Antonio Municipal Airport the balloon would have moved toward Moulton.
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Jim Reindl
San Antonio
Moulton
Reind
Soil tests boost yields and cut fertilizer costs
Farmers can raise yields at lower cost by using free soil tests from Texas A and M College. Extension chemist M K Thornton notes prope r fertilization yields better returns than minimal nutrient use. Collect soil samples, mail to the lab, and follow recommendations to optimize fertilizer purchases. Forms and sampling instructions are available at county agent offices.
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College Station
Texas A & M College
M. K. Thornton
Extension
Sunday Deadline for Tax Payments
Sunday is the last day to pay state and county taxes without penalty. The deadline also applies to poll taxes and city and school taxes.
Railroad Agent John Hoover Arrives in Burnet
John Hoover and family of Burnet have moved into the Geo von Lienen apartment Sunday. Hoover is serving as railroad agent here, following the death of former agent F. C. Smith.
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John Hoover
Burnet
Geo von Lienen
Mr. Hoover
F. C. Smith
Johnson Backs Lower Tariff in Farm Aid Letter
Senator Lyndon Johnson endorses a foreign tariff adjustment to expand cotton markets and reduce surpluses. The letter to Walter Malec urges breaking trade barriers and notes Congress will consider long-range foreign trade and farm programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
Walter Malec
Pulisher
Malec
Shivers
Sen. Johnson
Congress
Washington D.C
Clark W. Thompson
Washington
Soldier Ends 30 Day Leave Returns to Camp Kilmer
Pfc. Eugene Valenta ends a 30 day furlough spent with his parents in New Jersey. He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Valenta L. J. and Johnnie Heimann to Houston. From Camp Kilmer he is expected to ship overseas. Valenta has served 13 months.
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Pfc
Eugene Valenta
Camp Kilmer
New Jersey
Houson
Thomas Valenta
L. J
Johnnie Heimann
Valenta
Soldier James Kouba Discharged After Two Years Service
Cpl. James Kouba returned home Friday after serving two years in the U S Army including over a year in Germany. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Jim Kouba and husband of the former Dorothy Tousek.
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Cpl
James Kouba
Uncle Sam
Germany
James
Jim Kouba
Dorothy Tousek
Doctor recalls Schulenburg Lions talk on early medical days
Dr. L. J. Peters, named Texas Family Doctor of the Year in 1951, recalled the hardships of practicing medicine in 1909 during a Schulenburg Lions Club talk. He described mud roads, horse visits, primitive remedies, early x ray use, and family Civil War struggles shaping local history.
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Schulenburg Lions Club
Schulenburg
L. J. Peters
Texas
Peters
Texas Public Schools
Schulenburg High School
Dr. Peters
Joseph Peter, Sr
Galveston
Austria-Hungary
Elizabeth
Joseph Jr
Weimar
DeKalb banquet notes top corn yield in dry land farming
George Chudej of Moulton led the DeKalb contest with 77.31 bushels per acre in dry land corn at La Vaca County, near the state record of 115.8 bushels grown with irrigation in Kerens County. Five local farmers attended the Austin results, including Claus Hildebrandt Stavinoha, who averaged 65 to 75 bushels on DeKalb No. 1002 and 1022. Fertilizer use boosted yields by 15 to 30 bushels per acre, while some nonfertilized plots lagged, despite extremely dry weather affecting outcomes.
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DeKalb
Driscoll
George Chudej
Rt. 1
Moulton
Lavaca
Kerens County
Frank Hanslik
Chudej
Marvin H. Claus
Hallettsville
Rt. 5
Walter W. Hildebrandt
George Stavinoha
Austin
Marvin Claus
Walter Hildebrandt
George Stavino
J Rohan Jeweler Relocates to Yoakum
J J Rohan a longtime Moulton watchmaker announces move to Yoakum where he will operate at Albrecht Jewelry Co West Grand Ave He thanks patrons for past support and invites new customers to contact him at the new location.
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J. J. Rohan
Moulton
Yoakum
Rohan
Albrecht Jewelry Co
West Grand Ave
Services In Zion Lutheran Church Sunday Schedule
Sunday School starts at 9 a m and church services at 10 a m at Zion Lutheran Church. A humorous line notes that when a woman refuses to tell her weight she weighs a hundred and plenty.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Polio Drive in City Nets $350.31 from Volunteers
The March of Mothers Polio Drive, starting at 6 30 pm, saw about 65 women canvass residential areas under porch lights and raise 350 dollars and 31 cents. They gathered at the VFW Hall for coffee and doughnuts courtesy of Moulton Motor Sales.
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VFW
Moulton Motor Sales
Gem Society In Rock Search In Austin Area
The Gem and Minerals Society of Austin visited Mr. Jim Thompson for a petrified rocks search on his property. About 40 people joined the event, with Thompson noting his Waelder Museum houses Texas Indian relics. state archaeologist A. T. Jelks may visit later.
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Gem and Minerals Society of
Austin
Jim Thompson
Thompson
Texas
Waelder Museum
A. T . Jelks
Felipe Eureste Pleads Innocent in Waelder Murder Case
Felipe Eureste pleads innocent in Gonzales district court to charges of murdering Edward Barcenes. Barcenes killed Eureste's son in law E Valesques on November 18 1950. Eureste received a suspended sentence in a prior case and shot Barcenes in a Waelder tavern on November 24 last year. His attorney signals self defense and future request for a suspended sentence if convicted.
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Felipe Eureste
Edward Barcenes
Gonzales
Barcenes
Eureste
E. Valesques
Waelder
Farm Bureau Sets 1954 Goal “Forward Together”
The American Farm Bureau Federation outlines a 1954 road forward with the theme Forward Together in 1954. Delegates from 48 states and Puerto Rico mapped the path at Chicago's annual meeting. Lavaca County counts over 700 Farm Bureau members and aims to exceed 1,000 in 1954.
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Farm Bureau
Puerto Rico
AFBF
Chicago
Lavaca County
Textile Mill To Locate At San Marcos
Cone Mills of Greensboro North Carolina plans a nine million dollar denim mill in San Marcos Texas. February visits will select a site and construction plan. The plant would employ 650 people with a weekly payroll between thirty five and forty five thousand dollars. Water supply and natural gas availability drive the move. Officials met with San Marcos and Lockhart officials but Lockhart could not provide water.
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Cone Mills
Greensboro
N. C
San Marcos
Texas
Lockhart
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Shepperd
Marvin Jasek
United States
Moulton Post
Legion Hall
Kotzebue
GEO. C. Warlick
Schulenburg Lions
Houston Post
I. E. Clark
University of Texas Medical School
Houston
Doctor P
J. Rohan
Fort Bliss
Emil Milous Doubrava
Mary Doubrava
Ft. Bliss
Aaa-Rtc
Pvt
Doubrava
Smithville
E. A. Brown
San Antnnio
Gem Society In Rock Search Sun
8S. Marcos
Lions
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