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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1946
Page
1
The Eagle urges citizens to vote on July 27 in the Texas primary to nominate candidates for offices up for the November general election. The paper also thanks the Texas Highway Commission for a complimentary Summer Edition Texas Official Highway Map, the first issued since before the war.
The state department of public welfare said old age assistance checks were reduced by two dollars for July. In the same period, more than 1000 names were added to Texas pension rolls.
Congress held memorial services for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Monday. High government officials and former cabinet members attended, along with representatives of foreign nations, at the solemn session.
Governor Coke R. Stevenson will head the USO drive in Texas to support soldiers in service, in training, and veterans in hospitals. The nation still counts about 2,000,000 men in active service.
The July 1 test in the Pacific involved 73 vessels with three sunk and about twenty damaged. No capital ships were lost, though the former German cruiser Prince Eugen was the least damaged. It will take several weeks to determine the bomb's overall destructiveness.
The text recalls July 4 marks the 170th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It notes liberty loving Americans laid the foundation for a grand government and calls for reaffirming allegiance to the Stars and Stripes at each anniversary.
Referencing polio cases near Moulton, officials propose a thorough city clean-up to remove disease breeding sites. Open toilets exposed drains and trash accumulation are cited as key hazards and property owners are urged to join efforts.
Moulton Lodge No. 298 A F and A M installed officers at a Thursday meeting. Worshipful Master Donald Bunting led the lineup with James Jaeggli and Weldon Knape as senior and junior wardens. Louis Fehrenkamp re elected secretary alongside treasurer Victor Fehrenkamp, and Harvey Louis Fehrenkamp named chaplain. Frank Luksovsky and Rudolph Kubenka named stewards and Claiss Wiseman junior deacon.
The Lions Club cotton committee reports a heavy boll weevil infestation from Moulton north and east. It finds 50 to 75 percent of squares damaged and urges growers to dust cotton with calcium arsenate to protect yield. If not done, the crop may fall well below normal this year.
Miss Marjorie Darilek of Moulton received a journalism degree at the University of Texas commencement held June 24. She is the daughter of Judge and Mrs. A. J. Darilek. Congratulations.
Texas tax rolls for 1945 show ad valorem values estimated at more than 10.5 billion dollars. State Auditor C. H. Cavness reported totals for county purposes at 4.98 billion, noting valuation averaging 46.98 percent of true values and a net indebtedness reduction of 108.6 million since 1941.
Sir John G Jack Cinadr has arrived in San Francisco after seven months in Samoa in the Pacific. He expects to be home shortly.
The Moulton Lions club closed its 1945 46 year with a meeting at the home making cottage An auditing committee of Ewald Etlinger William Miculka and Elo C Fehrenkamp was appointed A city wide eight point clean up program was endorsed for submission to the city Officers installed for 1946 47 include A J Darilek president R B Papacek second vice president James T Jaegggli secretary M M Wagner treasurer Lee Jarosek tail twister William Miculka E Eberhard and J L Meyer directors J T Jaeggli and Marvin Merrem first and third vice presidents respectively L Oehl lion tamer was absent and to be installed later.
A summer class meeting of the Future Homemakers was held at the Homemaking Cottage on Saturday afternoon June 29 at 3 o'clock. Eighteen of twenty members attended with fourteen prospective fall entrants also present. The group shared canned foods clothing construction and other work samples then served iced watermelon on the lawn. The next regular meeting is set for July 13.
Parents seeking to enroll children in a school outside their home district for the 1946 47 term must file an application by August 1. Transfers may only go to schools within Lavaca County or neighboring Lavaca line districts and must be renewed each year the child attends a non home district school.
A two day meeting of Ford dealers parts department managers and assistants was held in Schulenburg on June 24 and 25. Attendees represented Schulenburg Bellville Eagle Lake LaGrange Flatonia Gonzales Hallettsville Moulton Columbus Weimar Yoakum and Shiner.
On their honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Fred F. Fehrenkamp Jr. traveled from Moulton to visit newly acquired relatives, tying the couple to their hometown during the trip.
Miss Lovelle Marie Fiedler wed Fred F. Fehrenkamp Jr at Grace Lutheran Church with Rev. Kern officiating. The couple plans to live in College Station after the fall semester, as the groom attends A and M College.
Mr and Mrs John C Mueller and son Elton drove to San Antonio Saturday to see Daniel Helweg who is on his first furlough since induction last August. Daniel, stationed in El Paso, is the grandson of the Muellers and Mrs Louise Helweg.
Funeral services were held here Monday for Anton J Hundl Sr. 78, who died from a broken neck after falling from a wagon Friday. An obituary note states he collapsed at the scene and was transported to a local hospital where he passed away. He was a longtime resident and father of several children.
Miss Dorothy Pavlas became the bride of Laddie J. Maresh in a double ring ceremony at Moulton Catholic Church officiated by Rev. Joseph Kopp. The couple will reside in Moulton after a wedding dinner and dance for family and friends.
The Rainboe Inn owned by Ollie Mayberry was destroyed by fire at about 6 10 Sunday morning. An oil stove explosion started the blaze, destroying the newly installed 750 candlepower stove. Mayberry estimates losses at about 3500 dollars with no insurance. He plans to rebuild once materials are available.
George Mehner who ran a drug store in Luling for 23 years has sold the business recently. He and his family formerly resided in Moulton.
Property tax paying voters in the Nickel school district approved a flexible school tax on Saturday by a 61 to 18 tally. The result reflects local support for continuing funding mechanisms.
Miss Doro Michalec and Bennie Hromadka wed at Moravia Catholic Church with Rev. Petru officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Michalec, wore a white satin dress and pearl necklace, and the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hromadka, wore a dark blue suit. The couple will reside in Weimar after a reception and dance at the bride’s home.
At the twenty first Red Cross convention Dr. Courtney Smith said 1 250 000 packages of blood plasma declared surplus by the army and navy will be freely distributed to hospitals and physicians. He added plasma should become standard ambulance equipment and be carried in every physician s car to treat the injured.
Mrs George Kaiser and family and many relatives gathered in Hallettsville Sunday for the Pietsch family reunion. Attendees included Harry Kaiser Arlen Pietsch Louis Pietsch Frank Luksovsky daughters Fred Kaiser and wife, S A Wunderlich, Louis Baur family from Houston, George F Baur family from Galveston, and Emmet Gillum Jr.
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