Draft To Take 53 000 In March
The Defense Department called for 53 000 draftees in March all slated for the Army to maintain approved strength after accounting for enlistments and reenlistments. Navy Air Force and Marine Corps will rely on volunteers and reenlistees. Through June draft calls may average 52 000 monthly to keep strength. deferment policies could tighten to draft in fathers.
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Defense Department
Army
Department
Selective Service
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Defense
Anna M. Rosenberg
Subscribe to the Moulton Eagle
An offer for a yearly subscription to the Moulton Eagle at 2.50 appears in the page copy. The ad promotes affordable local news access for readers seeking steady newspaper delivery.
Essay contest invites Lavaca students to Save the Soil
Lavaca Soil Conservation District urges Texas students to write essays titled Save the Soil and Save Texas for Fort Worth Press contest. Prizes include top vacation, 250 dollars and 100 regional medals. District winners advance by February 20 1953 with state judging to follow. District supervisors listed with contact details.
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Colorado
Fort Worth Press
Texas
Save
Lavaca County
Lavaca
Fort Worth
Tax Deadline January 31 For Taxes And Voting
County property owners and automobile owners are reminded that January 31 is the final date for payment of taxes with no penalty. All taxes are due by January 31, a Saturday, and poll taxes must be paid by the 31st to be eligible to vote in 1953, including the city poll tax.
County youth aid rat control drive in typhus campaign
About 200 FFA students visited farms in the county on January 28 to implement a rat eradication program aided by 4-H members. The effort covers the northern part of the county with warfarin bait and DDT, targeting roughly 25 farms per crew work site, and emphasizes education and community cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Panes OG Te Yorrur
Shing
Moulton
Hallettsville
Highway 77
County Farm Bureau
State Department of Health
Bohuslav Receives Engineering Degree at A and M College
In College Station on January 23 Texas A and M College awarded baccalaureate degrees to mid term graduates. Johnnie James Bohuslav son of Mr and Mrs Frank Bohuslav Komensky earned a degree in agricultural engineering. From Shiner Alton Waldemar Tieken received a degree in agricultural administration.
Seguin Seeks $550 000 in Bonds for Sewer and Tower
Seguin City Council announced bids on 550000 bonds to fund sewer system upgrades and a new elevated water storage tower. The 1952 tax rate remains $1.20 per hundred valuation, with bids due March 3.
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Seguin
Rabies Fears After Dog Bite Near Smithville
Joe Cole begins rabies treatments after a mad dog bite at his Smithville area home about nine miles away. Officials warn residents to watch for possible animal bites and seek medical care if exposed.
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Smithville
Joe Cole
Farm Bureau Holds Meet in V F W Hall
The Moulton Farm Bureau convened its monthly meeting on Thursday January 22 at the V F W Hall with President Herman Hanslik in charge. County Agent Jack Lindsey screened a cattle judging film and Insurance agent Donald Bishop spoke on Federation offerings. M K Merrem discussed the March of Dimes and the membership committee collected renewals.
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Moulton Farm Bureau
V. F. W. Hall
Herman Hanslik
Jack Lindsey
Donald Bishop
M. K. Merrem
Pink Bollworm Controls Austin Regulation Update
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White announced new practical regulations to control the pink bollworm, the cotton pest. Zones were shuffled for efficiency with Final planting May 10 and final plow-up Oct 10, applying to Val Verde, Kinney, Haverick, Dimmit, Zavala, Uvalde, LaSalle, Frio, Medina, McMullen, Atascosa, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Live Oak, Bee, Gonzales, De Witt, Goliad, Victoria, Calhoun, Jackson, Lavaca and northern Refugio County.
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Austin
John C. White
White
Val Verde
Kinney
Haverick
Dimmit
Zavala
Uvalde
LaSalle
Frio
Medina
McMulle
Atascosa
Bexar
Wilson
Karnes
Live Oak
Bee
Gonzales
de Witt
Goliad
Victoria
Calhoun
Jackson
Lavaca
Refugio
Chief Vinne to keynote Lavaca Scouting Exposition
Camp Tom Wooten Ranger A M Vinne will lead the Order of the Arrow rites at the Lavaca District Scouting Exposition in Yoakum on February 7. The event starts at 7 p.m. in the school gym with booths from Troops and Cub Packs countywide and an expected 4000 attendees. Tickets cost 25 cents for ages 12 and under 12.
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Vinne
Lavaca
Yoakum
A. M. Vinne
Tom Wooten
Austin
Order of the Arrow
Moulton Knights to Initiate Sunday Ceremonies
The Moulton Knights of Columbus Council plans initiation at St. Joseph's Church on Sunday February 1 starting with Mass at 8 00 am A breakfast for candidates members and visiting knights will follow in the parish hall then the delegation will assemble at the V F W Hall to exemplify the three degrees Dinner will be served at noon and in the evening Grand Knight Emil J Jaluska urges full attendance to ensure success
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Moulton Knights of Columbus Council
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Emil J. Jaluska
Coffee Day for March of Dimes in Moulton
Moulton hosts a Coffee Day on Fridays to raise funds for the polio drive. Donors name their own amounts, supporting local sponsors Kotzebue Drug Store Val's Place Jim's Place Welfl's Place Pundt's Cafe and the Pill Box Buy a cup of coffee and help the march of dimes.
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Moulton
Hayanee Lotter
Kotzebue Drug Store
Val’s Place
Jim’s Place
Welfl’s Place
Pundt’s Cafe
Pill Box
March of Dimes
Purchase Home in Moulton
Editor and Mrs. John Janacek purchased a one and a half story frame house from Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Knape last week. The new owners plan to move from Hallettsville in about two weeks after six years of residence there.
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John Janacek
Weldon Knape
Hallettsville
Pioneer Lon Hull dies at 92 in Gonzales
Lon Hull longtime Moulton pioneer died January 21 at 7 25 p m in Gonzales at his nephew’s home Vyron Hull. Services were held January 23 at 2 p m at Smith Funeral Home Moulton with burial in Old Moulton Cemetery conducted by Brother Hare. He was born June 8 1860 near Moulton, son of John and Elizabeth Hull, survived by a brother and two sisters, Jim Hull of Gonzales Mrs Mollie Parker and Mrs Annie Gray of Moulton.
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Lon Hull
Vyron Hull
Gonzales
Smith Funeral Home
Moulton
John and
Elizabeth Hull
Winston
N. C
Mr. Hull
Jim Hull
Mollie Parker
Annie Gray
Sinclair Farm Show at VFW Hall in Moulton
Sinclair Petroleum Company presents a farm show at the VFW Hall in Moulton on Thursday at 7 30 p m with movies prizes and car toons. Sponsored by C C Orts Sinclair dealer the event has no admission charges and invites the public to attend with family.
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Sinclair
V.F.W. Hall
Moulton
Sinclair Petroleum Company
C. C. Orts
Texas to Receive Half of Nation Wildcat Drilling in 1953
Gas Journal reports Texas will drill more than 5,000 wildcat wells in 1953, about half of the nation's total wells. Texas totals 16,579 wells scheduled, with established-field drilling down while wildcats rise. Texas holds 52.9 percent of U S crude oil reserves, and Lavaca County is set for ongoing activity despite some plugbacks in the Hallettsville area.
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Gas Journal
Texas
Lavaca County
Tertije
Arilling
Hallettsville Field
Moulton Plausible Locker Plant Proposed
Plans announced to open a locker plant in Moulton by August Etlinger owner of City Meat Market. A 131 locker facility would offer 51 small and 81 large units for frozen storage with charges near 16 and 20 dollars. Interested parties may contact the market owner.
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Moulton
August Etlinger
City Meat Market
Memory Tour of Old Moulton Pioneers in North Carolina
A letter from Kannapolis North Carolina recalls Old Moulton Cemetery and its early residents. The writer names Jackson Crouch a Mexican War hero, unmarked graves like Mr Greenleaf, and family ties to Walker Leazar and many Texas settlers with ties to Hochheim Yoakum and Moulton. The piece preserves memories of pioneers, including Burkett, Bowers, and Moore families, and notes a graveyard across a ravine from Schoenfeld's home with several old soldiers and farm names.
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North Carolina
Moulton
Kannapolis
Jackson Crouch
Mr. Greenleaf
Monroe Craiss
Mr. Crouch
Mr. Walker
Wm. Leazar
N. Carolina
Georgia
Dovie Walker
Goldsmith Walker
Mississippi
Texas
Dutch Town
Hochheim
Yoakum
Old Moulton
Cherry Place
George
Abbela
Quebedeaux
Nickel
J. T. Thompson
Woodly
Lucas Rehmet
Sam
Will Moore
Kansas
Moores
Kents
Pontons
Hughes
Moulton - Shiner
Mr. Schoenfeld
David Burkett
Nathaniel Burkett
John Bunting
Flatonia
Bartholomne Burkett
John Burkett
Coleman County
Tex
Burkett
N. B
Jake
Bowers
Wotipka
Joseph Bowers
Dilworth
March of Dimes drive reports and 1952 Lavaca County chapter totals
Figures released January 24 show $762 raised in the local March of Dimes drive, with many areas still unreported. The Lavaca County Infantile Paralysis chapter posts receipts and disbursements for 1952, noting cash on hand, unpaid bills, and funds paid to Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation for patient care.
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Moulton
Moravia
Oak Grove
Boursville
Lavaca County
Nat'l
Liapteekel
Accine
ASO
Iccui
Srractas
Nat'l Chapt
Wise Paod
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Tax Return By End of Month
Farmers missing the January 15 deadline for estimated 1952 income are effectively choosing to file final Form 1040 by January 31, 1953 to avoid penalties, says John E. Bartlett, local representative of the Internal Revenue Director's office. For tax purposes, a farmer earns two thirds or more of his income from farming.
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John E. Bartlett
Internal Revenue Director's Office
Tax help available in Yorkum post office dates
Mr Bartlett reminds Aixpayers that Revenue fats assistance will be available at the Yorkum Post Office from January 26 through January 31. He notes that seeking advice early helps reduce line times and expedite returns.
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Yorkum
Bartlett
40 Inducted This Week From Lavaca and Gonzales
Forty youths were inducted on Monday and Tuesday from Lavaca and Gonzales counties. A total of 84 selectees took their physicians last week. 62 will report for physicals next month. No 19 year olds drafted yet. ROSENBERG Knights of Columbus to stage Mardi Gras at county fairgrounds on Feb 15 with 100 in cash prizes for best costumes. A dance will follow.
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Lavaca
Gonzales
Nina Parr
Cleck
Rosenberg
Knights of Columbus
Soldier Killed At Home During Grenade Demonstration
An 18 year old Army corporal from Weimar was killed last Saturday while demonstrating a hand grenade at home. Three comrades were wounded, two seriously, including his brothers Jody 14 and Bennie 12. Norwin Oncken 20 was wounded in the face. Police said Friedel held the grenade too long after removing the pin and releasing the grip. Three other grenades were found at the scene. Friedel was stationed at Camp Roberts California and had just finished basic training.
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Weimar
Jody Friedel
Bennie Friedel
Norwin Oncken
Friedel
Oncken
Cpl
Camp Roberts
Calif
Six Held For Cattle Theft In Wharton County
Wharton County jail holds six men on cattle theft charges after confessions linked 47 head stolen in the past six months. Sheriff Mike Flournoy said thefts date to 1950, with the six named suspects Rondell Ashton Josh Ashton and Robert Black plus others charged in related recent thefts.
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Wharton
Wharton County
Mike Flournoy
Wharton Co
Rondell Ashton
Josh Ashton
Robert Black
Mith
Local thefts tied to county and cattle association members
Bert OO RAM a0. , set for Frank Barkston. Ken Bankston and Clarence Smith with Deputy Marvin Fuller of Colorado County and Lester Stout of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn. worked with Lavaca County Sheriff Theo Long on thefts last week. Black and Rondell Ashton were arrested at the Columbus Auction Company after manager Bill Ratliff reported repeated sales. others were caught in Wharton County.
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Frank Barkston
Ken Bankston
Clarence Smith
Lavaca County
Marvin Fuller
Colorado County
Lester Stout
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn
Theo Long
Black
Rondell Ashton
Columbus
Bill Ratliff
Wharton County
Condemnation Suits For Right Of Way In Gonzales County
The Gonzales County Commissioners met Wednesday to institute two condemnation suits for the Waelder Moulton farm to market road right of way. Judge Romberg said the goal is to place the project on the State department contracts list for February and that the suits are needed to align plans. About seven to eight miles of the connecting link lie within Gonzales county.
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Gonzales County
Waelder-Moulton Farm To Market
Romberg
State Department
Mexican lion heard near Hallettsville leaves hunt ongoing
Lavaca County officers and Mont community families remain puzzled over a Mexican mountain lion sighting near Hallettsville. Deputies led by Sheriff Theo Long and Gus Henry tracked along Rocky Creek from Peach Creek, finding large tracks, but daylight dogs failed to follow the trail due to frost.
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Hallettsville
Lavaca County
Mont
Neuvar
Gus Henry
Theo Long
Rocky Creek
Peach Creek
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Farm Bureau
Brother Hare
Primitive Baptist
San Antonio
Chancey Hull
Ascon Hull
C. D. Hull
Clyde Hull
William Hull
PVT
Jimmie Berckenhoff
Field Artillery
Ewald Berckenhoff
Jimmie
Fort Sill
Okla
Moulton High School
VFW Hall
Thurs
By R
Bob
F. Leazar
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Bert
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