Political primaries loom as Belton rally outlines slate
A Belton July 24 primaries rally drew governor race candidates and contenders for lieutenant governor attorney general and district posts. C T Johnson Fred Niemann Trav is Shoemake James E Matthews Paul Boethel Judge John A Hancher Clark W Thompson Clyde Kennelly and Zat Johnson were named with farm program and chamber of commerce notes.
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Belton
C. T. Johnson
Fred Niemann
Travis Shoemake
James E. Matthews
Paul Boethel
John A. Hancher
Columbus
Zat Johnson
Ernest Laqua
Moulton
Clark W. Thompson
Clyde Kennelly
Rosenberg
District Clerk appointed to fill unexpired term
District Judge Lester Holt appointed former District Clerk E. S. Kelly to serve the remaining term of the late Joe C. Goode. The action to be taken in the Democratic primaries remains undecided and Goode had faced no opposition for re election.
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Lester Holt
E.S. Kelly
Joe C. Goode
Goode
Church Services Schedule for Zion Lutheran Breslau Texas
On Thursday July 8 brotherhood gathering at 8 p m. Sunday school at 9 a m. Divine services Sunday at 10 a m. Zion Lutheran Church Breslau Texas holds Sunday school at 2 30 p m and divine services at 3 p m.
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Brotherhood
Zion Lutheran Church
Breslau
Texas
Cpl Zimmermann Clips Alaska Baseball Scene
Cpl Lester C Zimmermann of this city, stationed in Fairbanks Alaska, reports a midnight baseball game on June 21 with Clarence Beers pitching for Fairbanks. Beers formerly played for the Houston Buffs and St Louis Cardinals. He notes Alaska has only two hours of darkness the rest is daylight, and he has been in Alaska since August 1953 after enlisting in March 1953. Pfc Eugene Koncaba, in Alaska for about 11 months, returns home for a 30 day leave.
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Cpl
Lester C. Zimmermann
Ernest W. Zimmermann
Fairbanks
Alaska
Clarence Beers
Houston Buffs
St. Louis Cardinals
Cpl. Zimmermann
Eagle
Eugene Koncaba
Lavaca County Farm Bureau crowns Emily Krejci Queen
Miss Emily Anne Krejci daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Krejci of Moulton was selected Farm Bureau Queen at Shiner American Legion Hall Wednesday night. She was chosen from 26 contestants and will represent the county at the district queen contest in September and reign during the cotton week in Hallettsville in July 1924.
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Emily Anne Krejci
Albert Krejci
Moulton
Farm Bureau
Shiner American Legion Hall
Krejci
Mr. Krejci
Lavaca
Moulton Eagle Subscriptions Spread Across Readers
An old Moulton Eagle note from California recalls a $1.00 first subscription to W. H. Schodde and a 53rd renewal. It lists readers from many Texas towns and mentions local history including the Sam and Will Moore Institute cornerstone, a coal sample, and the hope the coal might ripen in 150 years.
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Moulton Eagle
California
Eagle
W. H. Schodde
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Felix Telicek
Old Moulton
Felix
Otto E. Seifert
Seminole Ave
Hermann Sons Lodge Meeting Tuesday
The Moulton Hermann Sons Lodge will hold a meeting and social on Tuesday July 20 at the Rock Inn Hall. All members are invited to attend and enjoy a social gathering.
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Moulton Hermann Sons Lodge
Rock Inn Hall
Plum Edges Moulton 13 Inning Thriller Under Lights
Plum defeated the Moulton Eagles 12 to 11 in 13 innings Sunday after a 9 inning tie. Jodhee homered in the 11th for Moulton, Opperman tied it with a hit and stole second, and Roznovsky homered in the 13th for Moulton before Plum's Oppermann doubled and Holub homered for the win. The Eagles also lost under lights to Gonzales 12 to 11 in 10 innings Friday and beat Moulton 9 to 7 Monday.
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Plum
Moulton Eagles
Jodhee
Moulton
Opperman
Noice
Holub
Jodiec
Arndt
R. Roznovsky
Oppermann
Hengst
Eagles
Gonzales
Moulton AB Rhe
J. Kubicek
G. Roznovsky
Jociec
Arndt If
Krejci
Boos
Mikes
L. Roznovsky
Ermis
Kotzebue
F. Kubicek
Plum AB Rhel
Walla
Heehee R. Belota
J. Kovar
E. Belota
P Nee Vacula
E. Srubar
Seeee
Menking
South Central Texas League Schedule Listed for July
The South Central Texas League announces its July schedule with Weimar at Moulton Hallettsville at Holman and Ammannsville at Plum.
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South Central Texas League
Weimar
Moulton
Hallettsville
Holman
Ammannsville
Plum
Rock throwers warned after porch and lawn damage reports
Constable Zat Johnson warns that rock throwing at houses porches and lawns has been reported. He says the activity must stop or those involved will be punished according to law.
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Zat Johnson
New Fire Truck Fund Sees Donor List Grow
The fund for a new fire truck continues to grow with several more donors since the last report. The current total stands at 5376.91 dollars, about half of the needed amount.
Little Leaguers Lose Two Games
Moulton Little Leaguers fell 3 to 5 to Shiner at the local diamond with two hits by Kloesel and a key Orts single. Dietschke and Orts combined on the mound for nine strikeouts. In a Tuesday game Hallettsville defeated Moulton 8 to 6 as Moulton rallied but could not overcome the early deficits.
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Moulton
Shiner
Kloesel
Orts
Dietschke
Hallettsville
REA forecasts tripling rural power use by 1975 nation-wide
The Rural Electrification Administration predicts its Texas customers will use 3,987,606,000 kilowatt hours by 1975, about three times 1953 usage, as part of a survey on interconnecting power sources and future generating facilities. REA data show rural deliveries near 14,000,000,000 kWh last year and potential growth to 4,000,000,000 kWh within 21 years.
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College Station
REA
Texas
Legion fire Truck Fund Picnic Plans and Officers Elected
Legionnaires of Geier Merrem Post finalized plans for the annual picnic set for August 1. Half of the net proceeds will again go to the New Fire Truck Fund. Officers elected include Commander William Miculka, Vice Commanders Frank Meyer Chas Luksovsky Albert Pavlicek. Sgt at Arms Julius Gertner. Adjutant James Koncaba. Chaplain Zat Johnson. Report on Boys State notes James Freytag’s activities in Austin and his government training trip. Nine delegates may attend the state convention in Fort Worth starting July 29. no appointments made. A committee was appointed to draft a resolution in favor of universal military training.
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Legionnaires of
Geier-Merrem Post
Boys
James Freytag
Boys State
Austin
Legion
James
State Health Department
Fort Worth
William Miculka
Frank Meyer
Chas. Luksovsky
Albert Pavlicek
Julius Gertner
Emil Jaluska
James Koncaba
Frank Wagner
Zat Johnson
Local Teacher Attends TSCW Art Education Workshop
Miss Anita Richter of Moulton joins other educators in Denton Texas for the Art Education Workshop at the Texas State College for Women. Dr Mable E Maxcy directs. The program targets teachers with no prior art training and ends July 10.
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Denton
Texas
Anita Richter
Moultorm
Texas State College For Women
Mable E.maxcy
TSCW
Small Cities Show Retail Sale Increase
Austin area reports show Texas smaller cities under 2500 population posting an 8 percent May rise while statewide May sales fall 6 percent from May 1953 and 1 percent from April. January to May gains run 2 percent above the 1953 period. University of Texas Bureau of Business Research notes contrasting trends.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Lavaca Co Little League Schedule Summarized
Lavaca County Little League announces a series of games from July 9 to July 30. Matchups include Yoakum, Moulton, Hallettsville, and Shiner across Fridays and Tuesdays with home and away designations.
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Lavaca Co
Farmhouse museum houses relics from early man and Indians
A Weimar area farmer Mr. Richard Freis preserves a personal collection of Indian relics fossils and wagon wheel furniture in a room at his home The trove includes spearheads bone needles from Shemya Island Yuma spear points and an Osage chief’s items collected from the area The collection also features a French made pistol a brown glass powderhorn and a rare Republic of Texas army button from 1836 1845
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Richard Freis
Weimar
Freis
Shemya Island
Alaska
Asa Townsend
Townsend
Mr. Freis
Yuma
Republic of Texas
Confederacy
Injured In Fall From Hay Stack
Victor Cerny of the Boursville community was severely injured last Saturday when he fell from a hay stack and struck the wagon tongue. He suffered face cuts bruises and possible fractures and loss of blood. He is confined to Shiner hospital. Frank Okruhlik sustained bruises on his left arm when his car overturned from a bridge on a rural road near Hallettsville. He was taken to Renger hospital.
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Victor Cerny
Boursville
Shiner Hospital
Frank Okruhlik
Hallettsville
Okruhlik
Renger Hospital
Polio Season Urged By State Health Chief In Austin
Dr Henry A Holle state health officer warns polio rises in season and urges cooperation to prevent spread. He cautions against visiting homes with polio symptoms and stresses early diagnosis and minimizing close contact during outbreaks. sanitation may help limit insect transmission of the virus.
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Austin
Texas
Henry A. Holle
Holle
New Organism Found Causing Poultry Arthritis in Texas
A Texas A&M College Station report identifies a novel agent triggering arthritis bursitis and tenovaginitis in chickens. Dr. F K Wills of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station notes severe economic impact with up to 70 percent of birds in affected flocks showing disease though mortality remains low.
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College Station
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
F. K. Wills
Texas
Arkansas
Lions plan revival of two day stock show parade
Lions Club in Moulton plans to revive a two day stock show and parade with co sponsorship by the Moulton Knights of Columbus. Vocational leader William Young notes past shows were more work than worth and proposes a limited price auction to reduce prep and avoid building a stock pen for a short event.
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Lions Club
FFA
Moulton Knights of Columbus
William Young
Plan Ice Cream Cake Party At VFW Hall
Lions plan a homemade ice cream and cake party at the VFW Hall on Thursday August 5. A cake walk and games will accompany the event with proceeds supporting civic projects. Arnold Kleihege reported on his Austin Boys State trip and youth training program experience.
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The
Lions
VFW Hall
Cistern Plans Annual Homecoming Picnic Schedule
The Cistern community invites the public to an all day Homecoming on Sunday July 11 at the Recreation Hall. An advertised program details the day’s events and hospitality from local residents.
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Cistern
Miss Halata Returns From Girls State
Miss Gene Marie Halata returned from Austin where she attended Blue Bonnet Girls State sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. She is a Moulton High School student and will report on Girls State activities at a future Legion Auxiliary meeting.
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Gene Marie Halata
Austin
Blue Bonnet
American Legion Auxiliary
Halata
Moulton
Legion Auxiliary
Progress Report on Agricultural Antibiotics Study
Wills notes ongoing work on antibiotics with future studies to determine organism nature transmission mode in nature and potential therapeutic avenues. Progress Report 1674 on the study is available from the Agricultural Information Office College Station.
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Wills
Agricultural Information Office
College Station
Graham Conservation special plow shown to Lavaca farmers
About 150 farmers and businessmen attended the Welhausen Farm demonstration of the Graham Conservation special plow. Louis Dawkins explained chiseling for root growth and air and water infiltration, plus a fertilizer seeder for side dressing crops and legumes. The note praised surface decay of legume residues and thanked Shiner dealer Johnnie Hajek for providing the tractor. The Lavaca Soil Conservation District urged early planning for fall legume seedings and purchases.
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Welhausen
Louis Dawkins
Dawkins
Lavaca Soil Conservation District
Johnnie Hajek
John Deere Plow Co
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Chamber of Commerce
Lavaca County Farm Bureau
Emily Krejci
Gonzales County
R. G. Arnold
American Farm Bureau
Ray Kreneks
Elo Fehrenkamp
W. F. Hohmann
Ben Schraer
John Pavlas
Henry Roesler
Jerome Darilek
Frank Pavlicek
Richard Pohler
Harvey Pohler
New
Willie Pavlas
Anton Pavlas
Jake Tousek, Jr
Herbert Dietschke
Ad. Boehm
Charles Luksovsky
Edwin J. Knesek
Rt. 3
Edgar Raab
Rt. 1
H. A. Menefee
Orange
H. E. Menefee
Beaumont
Hermann Sons Lodge
Piggly Wiggly
Peter J. Machart
Frank J. Buzek
Fred Heyer
F. T. Barta
John Maresh
Anton Palitza
Anton J. Faltisek
Emil Darilek
J. C. Bart
Jerome Vasek
Anton J. Kolar
Donald A. Bunting
W. L. Gibson
Frank Luksovsky Sr
Herman Kurtz
Mrs
Joe Krause
Atomic Energy For
Washington
Yoakum
Farmhouse
Arnold Kleihege
Arnold
General Land Office
Miss Halata
Lavaca County
I. Soil Conservation District News
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