Reinhold Dierschke Delivers Lavaca County First Bales of 1956 Cotton
Reinhold Dierschke, living southeast of town, brought in Lavaca's first bale of 1956 cotton to the Moulton Farmers Co-op Gin on Saturday morning July 14 at 7 30. The middling bale weighed 606 pounds and sold for 40 cents per pound. A second bale weighed 568 pounds and sold for 32 cents per pound. The family has delivered multiple bales this season, including a 536 pound bale ginned free by Beran Gin Mill & Feed Co. The feature photo notes Dietschke as owner and shows local gin officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinhold Dierschke
Here
Moulton Farmers Co-op Gin & Mill Co
Moulton Farmers Co-op
Madden Davis
Dietschke
Moulton
Farmers Co-op
Dierschke
Beran Gin Mill & Feed Co
Reinhold Dietschke
Arnold Freytag
Julius Anderle
Eagles pitcher Kozelsky throws no hitter in 20 1 rout
Daniel Kozelsky standout effort Sunday leads Moulton Eagles to 20 runs on 20 hits against the Weimar Builders. He fans 15 as the Eagles push to an seventh straight victory with Carl Lockstedt Jr Sammie Barta Julius Simper and Julius Belicek among top hitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Joe) Kozelsky
Weimar Builders
Moulton Eagles
Eagles
Carl Lockstedt, Jr
Sammie Barta
Julius Simper
Julius Belicek
Daniel Kozelsky
Culp Krueger To Present Awards At Legion Picnic
Culp Krueger, candidate for State Senator and radio owner, will present awards to Bathing Beauty Contest winners at the Geier Merrem Post 392 American Legion Picnic at the VFW Hall on Sunday August 12. Committee heads plan for a larger annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culp Krueger
Geier- Merrem
American Legion
VFW
63 Buick Lost in Fire Monday
A 1953 Buick Hard-Top Sedan was destroyed by fire about one-fourth mile south of Waelder on the Moulton Waelder FM Road. Marvin Haase Jr. was the owner and driver, the lighter overheated after jamming, burning underneath the dash. He alerted nearby residents and Waelder Fire Department after driving to a nearby house due to no phone. Insurance covered the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waelder
Moulton-Waelder
Marvin Haase Jr
Marvin
Marvin Haase
Houston
1956 Yearbooks Arrive At Local High School
Principal Edward Rainer announces arrival of the 1956 high school yearbooks. Purchasers may pick up at the home of Miss Lexie Marie Etlinger, member of the Annual High School Staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Principa
Edward Rainer
Lexie Marie Etlinger
Cotton farmers seek change to soil bank rules
J Walter Hammond president of the Texas Farm Bureau asks Secretary Benson to revise soil bank payments to be based on normal yields rather than planting, citing drought areas where dry planted or unplanted allotments cause unequal payments and alleging misinterpretation by the ASC committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Lexus Farm Bureau
Benson
TFB
J. Walter Hammond
Drouth
Soil Bank
ASC
Officer and Bride Drown After Missing Crash
Bordentown New Jersey July 15 Rescue squad found the body of Air Force officer Lt. Russell E. Tupper Jr. 23 who drowned with his bride Ann 21 on a canoe trip the day after he narrowly missed boarding a doomed plane that crashed killing 45. The bride was still missing. The couple had been married four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bordentown
N. J
Air Force
Russell E. Tupper Jr
Ann
Tupper
England
Ft. Dix
Local Lavaca Little Leaguers Named All-Star Team
Phillip Stalla Stanley Zimmermann and Allen Vana were named to the Lavaca County Little League All-Star roster. The 14 selected players will compete in Edna July 23 to 25 with Lavaca facing Yoakum in Edna July 23 at 6 00 p m. Edna has a bye and will meet the Lavaca-Yoakum winner July 24 in Edna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Stalla
Stanley Zimmermann
Allen Vana
Lavaca County
Edna
Lavaca
Yoakum All-Stars
Woman Doctor Delivers Own Baby In Car
Dr. Helen Stein, 25, an intern at Long Island College Hospital, delivered her own baby on the front seat of her car while being driven to a hospital after finishing a maternity call. She had earlier aided in an emergency birth during a hospital shift and then planned to go home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Helen Stein
Long Island College Hospital
Brooklyn
Stein
Martin
Teenager Sustains Head Injury In Tractor Incident
Rudy D Simper, 14, suffered a serious head wound when his head was caught between a tractor steering wheel and a garage door opening while backing the tractor at a garage. He received 27 stitches at Warner Hospital in Shiner and was sent home after treatment. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Simper Sr of here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy D. Simper
Warner
Shiner
Rudy
Rudolph Simper
Here
Purple Hull Pea Acreage Wanted by Local C of C and Yoakum Cannery
The Yoakum Canning Co in cooperation with the local Chamber of Commerce seeks purple hull pea acreage for fall planting by August 10 for October harvest. Contracts offer 65 to 70 cents per ton in pod form. non contracted peas also bought. Seed price 15 to 20 cents per pound. For details contact Yoakum cannery or Moulton Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Yoakum Canning Co
C. of C
Cannery
Yoakum Cannery
Moulton Chamber of Commerce
Hobson Rites Held For Joe B Hons 65
Hobson last rites were conducted for Joe B Hons 65 with Rev Fred Drees presiding. A Hobson resident for 54 years he was a Knights of Columbus member KJT lodge president and RVOL secretary treasurer. Survived by widow four daughters two sons two sisters and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson
Joe B. Hons
Fred Drees
Knights of Columbus
KJT Lodge
RVOL
F. W. Hons
Lavaca
Aloys Fey
New Braunfels
John Neser
D'Hanis
George Dziuk
Joe Jarzombek
San Antonio
Joe A. Hons
Pvt
Vincent M. Hons
U. S. Army
France
Cecilia Valdos
Louise
Theresa Jaluska
Cyril M. Hons
Frank Hons
Moulton
Operation Sky Drop Promotes Yoakum Parish Picnic
The St. Joseph Parish picnic is set for Sunday July 22 in Yoakum with leaflets dropped by airplane on Saturday July 21 over Yoakum and nearby towns including Shiner Moulton and Hallettsville. Parish Pastor Rev Edward Jansky invites Moulton area residents to attend and look for prize leaflets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Parish
Yoakum
Shiner
Moulton
Hallettsville
Edward Jansky
Improvements for City Water Lines Progress Under Wachten
The city crew, aided by a ditching machine, is laying about 1000 feet of 6 inch water pipe from Farmers & Merchants State Bank corner to Highway 95 across the railroad. The project aims to provide ample fire protection for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton Water Works
Wm. Wachtencit
Farmers & Merchants’ State Bank
Corner
Local KCs Install Officers In Ceremonial Night
The Moulton Knights of Columbus held a brief but impressive installation during their last regular meeting. Dist Deputy Dr F M Wagner and Gussie Maneth led the ceremonies and installed Grand Knight Edwin Darilek and other officers including Deputy Grand Knight William Novosad, Financial Secretary Edward Darilek, Recorder Frankie Darilek, Chancellor Alfons Vana, Warden Eddie Hans, Treasurer Willie Simper Jr., Advocate Herman Kurtz, and Warden E J Hons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton Knights of Columbus
F. M. Wagner
Gussie Maneth
Shiner
Tiest
Maneth
Shiner Council
Edwin Darilek
William Novosad
Edward Darilek
Frankie Darilek
Alfons Vana
Eddie Hans
Willie Simper Jr
Herman Kurtz
E. J. Hons
Information Regarding 1956 Soil Bank Yields Reviewed
County ASC Office reports that established yields for the 1956 Soil Bank program were for 1956 purposes only. County and community committees will be allowed to review these yields before the 1957 Soil Bank program and adjust them if the review shows misalignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC
Star Theatre Closes After Tuesday Closure
Star Theatre owner Bill Reeves announces the local theatre will close effective Tuesday July 17. Mr and Mrs Reeves thank movie-goers for their patronage and support in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Reeves
Star Theatre
Cotton Parade Highlights Free Style Show During Cotton Week
During National Cotton Week from July 23 to 28 Moulton merchants are urged to display cotton goods and the Moulton Farm Bureau will sponsor a free style show at the VFW Hall on Thursday July 26 Local young women will model cotton fashions and the event marks Moulton s first such showing The Farm Bureau invites all to join the observance and enjoy the talent on display
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Moulton Farm Bureau
VFW
Farm Bureau
Local Little Leaguers Fall to Hallettsville and Flatonia
The Little Leaguers lost A and B games to Hallettsville 3 1 and 29 0. G Strauss pitched for Hallettsville with one hit and 9 strikeouts. Hons fanned 5. The team then fell to Flatonia 18 8 with Hans on the mound for Moulton and Kuntschik for Flatonia. Games upcoming at Shiner on July 20 and Hallettsville on July 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville Ball Club
G. Strauss
Hallettsville
Hons
Flatonia _ ball
Hans
Moulton
Kuntschik
Flatonia
Lavaca County Added to Whew Drought Listing
The Agriculture Department designated 14 Texas and five Kansas counties as drought disaster area eligible for the emergency livestock feed grain program. Farmers may graze retired crop land under a soil bank and buy feed grains at a $1 per hundred pounds discount to sustain basic herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Texas
Kansas
Department
New Soil Bank
Andrews
Bastrop
Blanco
Burnett
Ector
Fisher
Garza
Lavaca
Llano
Mitchell Nolan
Shackelford
Travis
Williamson
Nanny Goat Delivers Triplets on Charba Farm
On July 13 Nanny a two year old Alphine goat at Anton Charba’s farm produced triplets. The three kids are healthy and gentle. Charba runs a small herd and has raised goats for about twenty years on Highway 95 about 1145 miles south of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphine
Anton Charba
Charba
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hastsi
Gonzales
Kaab Studio
EAGLE
Kozelsky
Sun
Miki
Jacob
John Janacek
Lucille
Henry Gold
Barbara
Deborah
Victor Marko
BUICK
Hammond
Bride
Moultonite
SKY Drop Heralds Church
Avenue
East Street
Moore
Highway 95
Stulio
Kcs
H’ville
Nanny
Raab Studio
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!