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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1956
Page
1
A new reservoir on a 150 acre ranch eight miles south of here, owned by Bill Vanham, will cover 5 acres when full and drain water from over 300 acres. The dam spans 300 feet with 16 feet depth, built by Victor Winkenwerder of Shiner using crawler equipment. Weather drought prompted initial water scarcity as depth reached 14 feet.
Dallas police report that eight year old Sandra and six year old Gregory Jenkins suffocated after climbing into a freezer left lid up by their mother Dorothy Jenkins who had been at a part time job. Police chief Buster Adams says the lid fell when one child moved, trapping them.
A 21 year old longshoreman, Willie Joseph Schmidt, received life plus 15 years after pleading guilty to murder and robbery by assault. Prosecutors said relatives consented to the life term. a psychiatrist testified Schmidt had below normal intelligence. He killed Adolph Konning, 27, following a Houston bar dispute, fled, abducted a driver, then hid near Sealy before capture.
Entrants listed with ages and parents appear in Wied Hall Saturday night for Lavaca County Farm Bureau Queen race. Cast includes Merlene Fishbeck Mary Zamykal Iris Raab Helen Janak Lillie Spies Myrtle Pavlicek Evelyn Stryk Anita Bollom Amelia Pustka Theresa Pesek Jo Ann Konvicka Dorothy Pesek Mary Jo Janak Dolores Kahanek 1956 Queen Nettie Appelt 1955 Queen Darlene Pelech and families noted.
In Needville a mother, 43, shot her 20 year old son Dennis Horelica who lived with severe disability then killed herself in the backyard. The husband, Ladd Horelica, was at work. the doctor found the bodies and a gun nearby. Dennis weighed about 40 pounds at death and relied on his mother for care.
The Moulton Eagles beat the Columbus Redbirds 11 to 5 on Sunday to extend their winning streak to five games and hand the Redbirds their first defeat in seven. Franklin Sedlar pitched all nine innings for his fourth consecutive victory, while Julius Simper and Joseph Machalec led with three hits each. The Eagles had 14 hits and two errors, the Redbirds seven hits and four errors. They travel Sunday to Waelder for the next game.
Dr. Lester Raab Mrs Raab and children Dennis and Caren Sue depart for a 30 day vacation. They visit Mr and Mrs John Raab in Shiner then travel to Dallas to visit Mrs Tydeman. Dr Raab then moves to New York and on to Casablanca where he will head the Prosthetic Department at the Dental Clinic.
Lavaca County sheriff hopeful Winford Hobbs appears with his wife and five children in a home photo taken at 800 North Glendale Hallettsville on Sunday July 1 1956. The caption notes military police service and past role as Hallettsville Police Chief as part of campaign background.
Leo Warren was shot in the left thigh at 10 30 PM outside Olle Mayberry's Place by R E Wilson who returned with a shotgun. Warren retrieved a 22 rifle and fired at Wilson before Wilson fled and was jailed to await charges.
Alonzo Dunlap of Houston was sentenced to five years in prison for aiding Houston taxpayers to file false tax returns for the years 1951 to 1954. He urged claimants to list false dependents and exaggerated deductions, according to R. L. Phinney, District Director of Internal Revenue, in Austin.
Five persons killed when a frame home burned after a gasoline can was tossed on a hot cook stove. Victims include Mrs. John Gevera and her children Martin and David, plus Virginia Ramos and Alberto Ramos. Deputy Ray Bright Jr. said the gasoline error caused the blaze. The house was destroyed and victims died in or after hospitalization.
Domino players from this and surrounding communities sign up for a domino tournament to be held Sunday July 8 at the Moulton VFW Hall. Registration runs through Saturday at Moulton Motor Sales or the Eagle office. The $2 entry fee covers partners with three cash prizes for the top three. For details contact Lee Jarosek at Moulton Motor Sales or the Eagle office.
Mrs. R I Scott age 67 died in her sleep at 6 a m Sunday at her Whitewright residence Funeral services held Monday at 3 pm in Barnheart Chapel Whitewright Rev H McSpedden and Rev J W Polk officiated Burial at Pilot Grove Cemetery Pallbearers were nephews Surviving husband four sons one daughter two brothers two sisters and eleven grandchildren were listed The Scotts were former Moulton residents in 1949-1950
Thirty-one loaded cars of a 100 car Southern Pacific freight train derailed and demolished five crewmen uninjured five miles east of Schulenburg Sunday at 6 PM. Wreckage scattered along the tracks with repairs expected for several days. cargo including ham bacon ice farm machinery and steel products dispersed.
The Lavaca County H D Council met June 25 at the County Courthouse with eleven clubs represented, 22 members and 7 visitors. Reports were given, delegates elected for national and state conventions in San Antonio, and the next meeting set for July 23.
The local Lions Club will hold installation of officers for the ensuing year in conjunction with Ladies Night tonight. All Lions are requested to bring their wives and help make this affair a successful one.
An inch high cactus owned by Henry Butschek near Moulton reached eighteen feet in four years despite a freezing start. Ed F. Pundt’s cafe goldfish grew from minnows to eight inches after relocation to a cement trough. Maynard Wagner, Dennis and Mrs. Wagner’s son, and Alfred Barta’s family are pictured with the animals.
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