Ed's Viewpoint on a Great Secular Holiday and Tax Waste
The piece discusses a secular U S holiday observed nationwide since 1776 and recalls the first independence anniversary in Philadelphia. It critiques government spending, cites a $200 million Army purchase of canvass duck and webbing with $185 million unused, and notes annual $800 000 storage costs. It also reports hospital linen deliveries halted by a seven hundred worker union strike amid hospital losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britaan
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Congress
New York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
Retail Drug Employees ‘Union
Louise Helweg 89 Dies After Week in Shiner Hospital
Louise Helweg died Monday at 3:00 p.m. in Shiner after a week’s confinement from a heart attack. She was 89 years 3 months 3 days, a former Moulton resident who lived in Blanco and with her daughter in Shiner. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. Julius F. Holm. interment at Moulton City Cemetery. Survived by two daughters, three sons, 17 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren. A fuller obituary will run next week.
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Louise Helweg
Shiner Hopital
Helweg
Shiner
Charles Hartmann
Zion Lutheran Church
Julius F. Holm
Smith Funeral
Moulton City
Frank
Selma) Gray
Pierce City
Missouri
Charles
Elizabeth) Hartmann
Leon Helweg
Richmond
Melvin Helweg
Blanco
Annual Legion Picnic At Sweet Home
The American Legion picnic will be held at Legion Park in Sweet Home on Sunday July 5 with a beef and mutton barbecue at 11 30 a m and a stew supper at 5 p m. Meal tickets cost 1 00 for adults and 50c for children. George Machart and the Polka Boys provide music for all ages all day and night with various entertainments and refreshments on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion Park
Sweet Home
George Machart
Polka Boys
Big Celebration In Shiner Saturday
The Legion Post and auxiliary of Shiner sponsor a July 4th event at Legion Park with a 10 30 a m parade. A chicken barbecue at 11 a m and supper at 5 p m. concerts and entertainment throughout the day. Joe Patek s Orchestra will provide music for a night dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Legion Post and
Auxiliary of
Shiner
Legion Park
Joe Patek
Sergeant Henry Grasse Assigned to Fort Hood Army unit
Fort Hood Texas Sergeant First Class Henry Grasse Jr. 33 and his parents live in Moulton were assigned to the 502nd Administration Company at Fort Hood. He enlisted in July 1944. His wife Edna resides in Copperas Cove and he attended Moulton High School.
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Fort Hood
Henry Grasse Jr
Moulton
502Nd
Texas
Grasse
Army
Sergeant
Edna
Copperas Cove
Moulton High School
Woman Attends Craft Workshop in Gatlinburg Tennessee
Miss Anita Richter left Tuesday for Gatlinburg Tennessee to attend a craft workshop at the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School part of the University of Tennessee. Courses run for three weeks.
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Anita Richter
Gatlinburg
Tennessee
Pi Beta Phi Settlement School
University of Tennessee
Local Graduates Attend Baldwin's Business College
Two Moulton High School graduates enroll in the Executive-Secretarial Course at Baldwin's Business College in Yoakum. Latrecia Wachtendorf, cheerleader and class officer, and Carol Anne Darilek, FFA sweetheart and basketball letter-winner, bring prior school and work credits to the program.
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Baldwin Business College
Yoakum
Moulton High School
Latrecia Wachtendorf
William Wachtendorf
Carol Anne Darilek
Edward A. Darilek
FFA
Fisbeck Auto Supply Company
Family food costs rise 25 percent over decade
Washington reports city families now spend 260 dollars more annually on bread meat and potatoes than ten years ago. A 25 percent rise lifts food to 22.4 percent of disposable income versus 25.6 percent in 1947 49, reflecting shifting national concerns from food inflation to farm surpluses.
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Washington
Masonic Officer Installation Held in Cuero District
On Wednesday night the 34th District of Texas Masonic lodges held an installa tion of officers at Cuero in the Municipal Park Main building, preceded by a barbecue. Attending were Wm Holt Donald Bunting Wm Miculka Fred Pietsch J M Meiners and Mrs Meiners.
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34Th District
Texas
Cuero
Municipal Park
Messrs
Wm. Holt
Donald Bunting
Wm. Miculka
Fred Pietsch
J. M. Meiners
Mrs. Meiners
Town to Close Saturday July 4 Observing Independence Day
All business establishments in Moulton will be closed Saturday July 4 in observ ance of Independence Day. The public is urged to shop accordingly.
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Moulton
4th Degree Knights Elects Officers
The Yoakum Assembly No 1582 4th Degree Knights of Columbus elected officers for the ensuing year at a June 25 meeting in Yoakum with thirty members present. New officers include Faithful Friar Rt Rev A J Morkovsky and Faithful Navigator Emil J Jalufka among others. installation will occur at the next quarter master district 2 meeting.
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Yoakum Assembly
Knights of Columbus
Quast’s
Yoakum
Cuero
Yorktown
Moulton
Hallettsville
John Wm. Mullally
A. J. Morkovsky
Edward J. Jansky
Joseph E. Brown
Henry L. Raska
Peter P. Jablonski
F. Inner Sentinel
Henry Kocian
F. Outer Sentinel
Texas
John A. Doyle
San Antonio
Wm. Novosad
Emil J. Jaluska
E. A. Oehl
August Etlinger
Theodore Wenske
Frank T. Barta
Willie Simper
Husband Killed By Sleepwalking Wife In Tampa
In Tampa Florida William Barnett aged 29 died from a shotgun blast to the chest. Police quote his wife Lucille 32 saying she shot him while sleep walking. Patrolman J W Harris said she awoke standing over the bed with a smoking shotgun and remembered nothing before the shooting. She is held for investigation of second degree murder. Neighbor Roland F Kinsella recalled being awakened and hearing Mrs Barnett scream I shot him. The Barnetts had a 4 year old daughter.
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Tampa
Fla
William Barnett
Lucille
J. W. Harris
Roland F. Kinsella
Rosa Besag Celebrates 100th Birthday With Longevity Recipe
In Genoa Italy Rosa Besag marked her 100th birthday on Monday and shared a long life recipe. She suggests a pipe of tobacco daily and a nightly cup of camomile tea.
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Genoa
Italy
Rosa Besagno
Child dies after drinking gasoline in Houston incident
A 19 month old girl Karen McDaniel died after drinking gasoline from a bottle in Houston. She was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital where she passed away about fifteen hours later.
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Houston
Karen McDaniel
Drake
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Origin of Fireworks in Fourth of July Tradition
The article traces fireworks origins from 13th century China to Arab and European adoption, noting John Adams’ 1776 stance on Independence Day. It describes early Chinese and Arab rockets, Italian and Northern European display styles, and the shift of fireworks into American celebration by the 1700s.
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Germany
Advertising quote sparks debate on unseen value
The adage says the man who never advertises is like a man who winks in a dark room. He may know what he’s doing but others cannot see the effect. The line underscores the impact of publicity in business and public life.
Blood donors from Gonzales Sealy and Moulton aid Frank Koncaba Jr
Fred Brunkenhoefer of Gonzales Daniel Voldan of Sealy Eugene Koncaba and James Koncaba donated blood at MD Anderson Hospital Houston on Sunday for Frank Koncaba Jr of Moulton.
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Fred Brunkenhoefer
Gonzales
Daniel Voldan
Sealy
Eugene Koncaba
James Koncaba
Here
MD Anderson Hospital
Houston
Frank Koncaba Jr
Moulton
First 1959 cotton bale fetches 2.75 a pound in Harlingen
Iris Traylor buys the 469 pound bale delivered June 21 for 1289 dollars at auction. Jack Armstrong of Mission receives 2.75 a pound as the first cotton sale of 1959. The Harlingen Chamber of Commerce adds a 1500 dollar cash bonus.
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Harlingen
Jack Armstrong
Iris Traylor
Slum Rats Kill Baby in Brooklyn Tragedy
In a Brooklyn slum district last week a four month old boy named Richard Fox Jr. was killed by rats. His mother awoke to screams at 5:40 a.m. and found the infant covered with bites in their three room shack near Coney Island. The infant died an hour later at a hospital.
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New York
Brooklyn
Little Richard Fox Jr
Coney Island
Former Moultonites Open Pilsner Automotive in Gonzales
Melvin Pilsner opens the Pilsner Automotive at 1703 St Josephs Street Gonzales across from the football field as a 24 hour wrecker service with wheel balancing brake service and air conditioning. Mrs Pilsner Barbara Pundt daughter of Ed and Mrs Pundt of Moulton involved.
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Moultonites
Gonzales
The
Pilsner Automotive
St. Joseph's Street
Melvin Pilsner
Moulton
Pilsner
Barbara Pundt
Ed, Pundt
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Legion
Sweet Home Sun
Los Angeles Coliseum
Roy Campanella
Rews
David Sarnoff
RCA
John L. Burns
Thomas Lemon
Bloomington
Ind
Sec Henry Grasse
Ft. Hood
Baldwin’s
Gina Lollobrigida
Queen of
Sheba
U.S
Moscow
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Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
John Adams
Evermore
U. S
Europe
England
France
Henry VIII
Francis I
Cloth of Gold
Northern
Nee
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