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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1954
Page
1
The editor reflects on recent events including the Falcon Dam buffering floods on the upper Rio Grande and its tributaries. He notes low reservoir levels, moisture shortfalls in the southwest, and potential impacts on corn and cotton crops while promising more news next week.
Reports describe a window peeper in the southwest and prowlers in the north. One family saw a figure at two windows Sunday and later fled. Monday a light shirted figure was seen running as dogs barked. Townspeople fear possible foul play.
A 1938 Ford overturned three or four times near the Burt Medical and Surgical Clinic late Saturday night. Driver Edwin Koncaba and passengers Frank and Paul Simecek, all of Flatonia, were returning home from advice. No other vehicle was involved and injuries were slight.
At the Moulton Farm Bureau regular meeting held at the Rock Inn presided by Frankie Darilek a large crowd attended. Discussion centered on the August 7 barn dance with July ticket sales planned A San Antonio May 28 report by Herman Hanslik noted. Members voted to add a Want Ad bulletin board to aid membership. A family social is planned for the next gathering with beer soft drinks and pretzels.
Verness Waller received a five year penitentiary term for fatally shooting Alvin Grasse in March, claiming self defense. He will serve this term after completing a prior five year assault sentence, with both terms to run consecutively following a brief trial in Gonzales.
Moulton Eagles defeated Ammannsville 6 to 4 Sunday. Jodiec returned from injury with a three hit day including a homer and double. Scoring climbed to 3 1 in the sixth on a Krejer single and Kubicek double.
Lavaca County District Clerk Joe C. Goode, 35, was killed by John Frank Milam, a Galveston mental hospital patient, with a .38 pistol. Milam fled after the shooting near Hallettsville and was captured near Edna that night. Goode died about twenty minutes after the shot as Milam fled across multiple towns.
Yoakum defeated Moulton's Little Leaguers 8 to 2 at the local field. Yoakum scored both runs in the 2nd inning and out hit Shiner 11 to 2. R Simper pitched his first game of the season, issuing two walks and one hit to complete a shutout for Yoakum. Heinsohn had Shiner's lone hit.
Rev Frank Bigott was ordained Sunday June 20 at 10 30 am at First Lutheran Church Pasadena Texas The ceremony was led by Rev Milton S Fraeh Ganado and Rev Fred Harms pastor of Pasadena He will serve as pastor at St Pauls Lutheran Church Levelland Texas and be installed July 11 with Rev Leslie Truebner He is a 1951 Texas Lutheran College Seguin graduate in Greek and Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque He and wife Marsha Haase and daughter Gennie Lynn will move to Levelland
Culak Lodge No 165 SPJST schedules its annual picnic at the lodge hall on Gon Zales Farm to Market Road. Activities start at 1 PM with games and amusements, followed by beef barbecue and stew supper at 5 PM. Tune Twisters provide music. all are invited to attend.
Independence Day falls on a Sunday this year so the holiday is observed Monday July 5. Business houses will close Saturday July 3 and will not open until Tuesday, urging the public to plan shopping accordingly.
The Americas Legion Post in Shiner plans a July Fourth event with 600 plus dollars in cash and merchandise prizes awarded hourly from noon to 11 pm after registration. A pork roast and sausage dinner, church tolling, and music by Nordheim Firemen Band at 11 am, Shiner High School Band in the afternoon, and Joe Patek's Orchestra at night accompany games and activities.
Cadet Franklin D. Barborak of Voulton on RT 1 and a University of Texas senior attends a six week ROTC Summer Camp at Fort Fustis Virginia ending July 30. He engages in field exercises to build leadership and knowledge of the Transportation Corps including convoy operations stevedoring amphibious and rail operations along with air and helicopter operations mine warfare weapon familiarization and marksmanship.
A photo caption introduces the Moulton Little Leaguers as they pose for baseball fans. The team members listed include Rudy Simper as pitcher, Frankie Kloesel in center field, Stanley Zimmermann in right field, and others across positions with manager Charles Luksov sky.
Gus Henry Wachtendorf Jr. 15 of Houston drowned Thursday June 24 in the Texas Dow barge canal near Freeport while fishing with a neighbor. His body was recovered near Surfside Beach Road after cramps ended his attempt to cross the canal. Funeral services were held in Houston with burial in Moulton. Survivors include his parents, a sister Ruth at Rice Institute, and his grandmother.
Travis Shoemake of Hallettsville announces his candidacy for Texas Representative in Lavaca and Gonzales Counties. A World War II veteran, he pledges to live in the district and be accessible to constituents while serving in the Lower House.
Local observers Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kubenka Jr and Mrs. Vladik Steinacher saw muddy floodwaters along the Rio Grande near Del Rio during a vacation trip. They reported 10,000 to 12,000 people stranded on a hill in Mexico while airlift missions ferried food water and medicine as the crest reached 53 feet on the river and 80 to 85 feet on the Pecos.
John Buchek age 72, owner of Alamo Farm Machinery Co., died Wednesday evening at his home in San Antonio after an extended illness. Born March 18, 1882 in Schulenburg, he worked at Henry Krause’s store, then 19 years at the W L Tooley bank in Moulton, later moving to San Antonio to run a farm implement business with associates. He and his son Harvey later owned the firm.
Czech-speaking residents will see two films at the Moulton Theatre on July 7 and July 14. Both pictures are described as real good and attendance will show appreciation for the screenings.
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