Large Texas tomato crop noted with big War Fund drive
Texas produced about 7,449,000 bushels of tomatoes in a record season as the agriculture department calls the crop one of history’s largest. The National War Fund drive plans a $115,000,000 goal starting October 1, with Texas quota at $4,699,566 and counties awaiting later figures. The Moulton Lions Club met at Pundt's Place with fifteen members and three guests. Elo Fehrenkamp urged ethics and constitution knowledge, Vladike Boehm promoted city beautification, and guests included Charles Pustejovsky, Jerome Petrek, J. W. Pyland, plus new members William Lee Young and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Lavaca County
National War Fund
Moulton
Moulton Lions Club
Pundt’s Place
Elo Fehrenkamp
Lions Club Education Committee
Vladike Boehm
Charles Pustejovsky
Jerome Petrek
J. W. Pyland
William Lee Young
Seventh War Loan Ends As War With Japan Continues
A wartime appeal urges continued bond purchases to supply U S forces in the Pacific. Readers are urged not to redeem their war bonds but to keep them to aid victory over the enemy.
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Japan
San Antonio to London Flight Planned Within Hours
Officials consider arranging direct service from San Antonio to London aiming for just over 20 hours travel time and a ticket price around 350 dollars. The move signals ever closer global contact as travel speeds rise.
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San Antonio
London
Rockets to travel New York to London in under twenty minutes
Scientists predict future rocket ships may cover the transatlantic distance in under 20 minutes at speeds around 7500 miles per hour. Whether this occurs in our era remains uncertain as technology develops.
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New York
London
Memorial contributions urged for Governor Ferguson monument
Texas residents are asked to donate to a proposed memorial for the late Governor James E. Ferguson to be placed in the State Cemetery at Austin. Contributions of one dollar or more may be mailed to Jerome Sneed Jr. Box 822 Austin Texas. Ferguson had many staunch friends and bitter enemies.
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James E. Ferguson
Austin
Jerome Sneed Jr
Texas
Ferguson
Prominent Texas Democrat Mrs. Clara Driscoll Dies
Mrs. Clara Driscoll died in Corpus Christi on July 17. She long served as national Democratic committeewoman from Texas and contributed to preserving the Alamo with personal funds. Burial was in San Antonio after body lay in state for hours in the Alamo.
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Clara Driscoll
Corpus Christi
Texas
Driscoll
National Democratic
San Antonio
Alamo
Oak Grove Elects Teachers
Miss Marie M. Klekar elected principal of Oak Grove School for the coming year. Miss Antonia Pustka named assistant teacher. Trustees: Herbert Anderle, chairman. Otto Gerloff. Johnnie Ammerman.
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Marie M. Klekar
Oak Grove
Antonia Pustka
Herbert Anderle
Otto Gerloff
Johnnie Ammerman
Thurmond Visits Austin Food Supervisor in Young Home
State Supervisor Food Production Mr. M F Thurmond visited the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Lee Young in Austin last Thursday and Friday.
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M. F. Thurmond
Austin
Wm. Lee Young
Knape Transferred to Brooke General Hospital
Harold O. R. Knape is stationed at Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio after a transfer from Torney General Hospital in California.
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Pfe
Harold O. R. Knape
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
Torney General Hospital
California
Albuquerque couple visiting Yoakum residents this Sunday
Mr and Mrs P H Arnold and Mrs R O Mosher of Albuquerque New Mexico are visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs R B Papacek. All visited in Yoakum Sunday.
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P. H. Arnold
R. O. Mosher
Albuquerque
New Mexico
R. B. Papacek
Mrs Richter Visits Fort Worth With J D Richter Family
Mrs W K Richter spent the past week end in Fort Worth with Mrs J D Richter and sons Bobbie and Duane and returned home for a several weeks visit.
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W. K. Richter
Fort Worth
Guests at Young Home Include Relatives from Elgin
Mrs Beulah McCord, her daughter Miss Bobby Nell McCord, Mrs Wm Lee Young's mother, plus Mr M A Burleson of Elgin visited the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Lee Young on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Lee Young
Mrs. Young
Beulah McCord
Bobby Nell McCord
M. A. Burleson
Elgin
Pvt Emil J Jaluska Visits Family at Waco Annex
Pvt Emil J Jaluska is staying at the McCloskey Annex in Waco with his family after a transfer from the McCloskey General Hospital in Temple. He spent Sunday with relatives here.
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Pvt
Emil J. Jaluska
McCloskey
Poustejovsky Learn of Leave Then Transfer to California
Petty Officer first class Charles Pustejovsky of Beauford South Carolina spends leave with parents Mr and Mrs Albert Pustejovsky. After leave he will report to California.
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Charles Pustejovsky
Beauford
South Carolina
Albert Pustejovsky
California
Lutheran Brotherhood Meeting in Moulton Seventy Eight Attend
Seventy eight persons registered as the Yorktown Area Federation of Lutheran Brotherhoods held at Zion Lutheran Church in Moulton on Sunday afternoon. William Wachtendorf welcomed the visitors as Mr Siebel of LaGrange responded and Prof. Ad Strong of Texas Lutheran College Seguin delivered the principal address.Refreshments were served by the Moulton Brotherhood.
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Yorktown
Federation of Lutheran Brotherhoods
Texas
American Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Moulton
William Wachtendorf
Moulton Brotherhood
Siebel
LaGrange
Ad. Strong
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Gonzales Veteran Flown Back to U S
Presque Isle Me July 22 The air transport command snowball fleet brought back to this country from Europe its 5000th ground force veteran Cpl H O Luedecke 24 a 104 point infantryman from Gonzales Texas Luedecke son of Mr and Mrs H F Luedecke of Gonzales and a veteran of 38 months overseas with the 36th Infantry Division was among 39 Texans one Oklahoman and one Massachusetts man aboard a C 54 transport
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Presque Isle
Air Transport Command
Europe
Cpl
H. O. Luedecke
Gonzales
Texas
Luedecke
H. F. Luedecke
36Th Infantry Division
Massachusetts
Dicke Hohman Wedding in Roscoe Church
Miss Betty Dicke and Pfe Oscar Hohman wed at the Lutheran Church in Roscoe on Tuesday July 8 with Rev L D Braun officiating. Witnesses were Mr and Mrs John Rogge. The bride is the daughter of Mrs Sophie Dicke of Roscoe. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Wm Hohman of Moulton and has just returned from 30 months overseas service.
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Betty Dicke
Pfe
Oscar Hohman
Roscoe
L. D. Braun
John Rogge
Sophie Dicke
Moulton
Wm. Hohman
Gordon S. Davies
Monticello Court
San Antonio
Texas
Frances Lucille Cluiss
Oscar R. Cluiss
Raymond Jackson Speed
U.S. Army
Thomas J. Speed
Dallas
58 Car Use Stamps Sold Here Saturday
A rush at the local post office Saturday followed a visit by an Internal Revenue Department representative. Many cars were ticketed for non display of the stamp and by day’s end 58 motorists had purchased the stamps.
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Internal Revenue Department
Pietsch Buys 192 Acre Hull Farm Northwest of Town
Louis Pietsch has purchased the 192 acre Jim Hull farm located northwest of town. Mr and Mrs Jim Hull and Mr and Mrs Viron Hull and family, long time occupants, have moved to Gonzales.
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Louis Pietsch
Jim Hull
Town
Viron Hull
Gonzales
Local Boy Undergoes Tonsilectomy At Hallettsville Hospital
Daniel Jalufka son of Pvt and Mrs Emil J Jalufka underwent a tonsillectomy at Renger Hospital in Hallettsville last week Wednesday. He is getting along fine.
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Daniel Jalufka
Emil J. J:lufka
Renger Hospital
Hallettsville
Returning GIs Welcomed By Sinclair Refining
Sinclair Refining Company outlines a reintegration program for returning veterans. C C Otts announces a plan to assist veterans in re absorbing into the sales force with self discovery, placement, and refresher training. H F Sinclair reports broad backing from Sinclair employees, with 79 percent ready to return to their old jobs.
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Sinclair Refining Company
C.C. Otts
Sinclair
H. F. Sinclair
Sinclair Companies
Wedding of Frances Cluiss and Raymond Speed At Moulton Home
Federal and state officials visited Moulton to inspect the local canning center housed in the high school lunch room. The guests praised the facilities funded by War Food Administration and overseen by the Vocational Agriculture Department.
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M. F. Thurmond
Austin
Texas
Brown
Federal Office of Education
Washington, D. C
Moulton
Hugo Fisbeck
War Food Administration
Vocational Agriculture Department
Thurmond
Mr.Brown
Boy Scout Hike Planned for July 28 and 29
Boy Scouts in the area schedule a hike on Saturday and Sunday July 28 and 29 at the usual meeting site on Highway 200 five miles east of Shiner. Rev J J Slone of Yoakum will lead Protestant services at the camp while Catholic Scouts attend a mass as a group.
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Highway 200
Shiner
J.J. Slone
Yoakum
Missing Pilot Irvin Valenta Confirmed Dead
Mrs. Louise Valenta of Sweet Home has received a war department notice confirming the death of her son Lt. Irvin Valenta who was reported missing in action in Holland in March 1944. He piloted a Thunderbolt and was a grandson of Mrs. R. Valenta of Moulton.
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Louise Valenta
Sweet Home
War Department
Irvin Valenta
Holland
Valenta
R. Valenta
Moulton
Local Soldiers Reach U S From Overseas
Back in the states from overseas service are Lt. Elo Etlinger Sgt. Harvey Louis Fehrenkamp Cpl. Eugene Wenske and T-5 Milton Jobb of Moulton and vicinity. They are expected to be home on furlough shortly.
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Moulton and Vicinity
States
Elo Etlinger
Harvey Louis Fehrenkamp
Eugene Wenske
T-5
Milton Jobb
Bauer Kin Attend Eagle Lake Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bauer of Moulton and their son attended the wedding of Kenneth Bauer of Eagle Lake to Miss Alberta Guliey of Kentucky at the Eagle Lake Methodist Church on Sunday. The groom is a nephew of Mr. Bauer.
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Ed. Bauer
Moulton
Kenneth Bauer
Eagle Lake
Alberta Guliey
Kentucky
Mr. Bauer
Move to Corpus Christi for Pilats
Mr and Mrs Ad Pilat left Saturday for Corpus Christi where they will make their home Mr Pilat has employment there.
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Ad. Pilat
Corpus Christi
Mr. Pilat
Congressman Mansfield Visits in Moulton
The Hon. J. J. Mansfield of Columbus congressman from the Ninth District visited The Eagle office Friday afternoon. He arrived after an inspection tour of Texas harbors with fellow congressmen and engineers and had not been here in over a year. He is in good health and spirits.
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J. J. Mansfield
Columbus
Eagle
Mansfield
Texas
Mr. Mansfield
Memorial Service for Lt E W Hudson Held in San Antonio
Memorial services for Lt E W Hudson B 23 bombardier killed May 26 on a return flight from Tokyo were held at Palm Heights Methodist Church in San Antonio. He is survived by his wife Anna Louise, a nine month old son, his mother Mrs Vol L Gillett of San Antonio, his father E W Hudson of Austin, and he was nephew of Mr and Mrs Ed Batey of Moulton.
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E. W. Hudson
Tokyo
Palm Heights Methodist Church
San Antonio
Lt. Hudson
Anna Louise Hudson
Vol. L. Gillett
Lillian Batey
This Place
Austin
Ed. Batey
Moulton
Miss Edna Gummelt Returns From Mexico City Visit
Miss Edna Gummelt arrived from Mexico City on July 15 to Houston to take employment after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Gus Gummelt. She traveled with 45 University of Houston students and completed the first summer session at the University of Mexico. The trip included tours of Central Mexico to Taxco Puebla Cuernavaca and other points. She found the educational value and enjoyment evident and praised southern neighbors for their courtesies, affirming belief in the good neighbor policy.
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Edna Gummelt
Mexico City
Houston
Gus Gummelt
University of Houston
Gummelt
University of Mexico
Mexico
Taxco
Puebla
Cuernavaca
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Pere
Dicke-Hohman
Hull Farm
Moulton Canning Center
Claiss
Oscar Milton Cluiss
Robert Hancock
Worth M. Speed
C.E. Bottorff
Moulton Baptist Church
Miriam Lewis
Germany
Wayne Tullas
Mildred Cochran
Moulton High School
Speed
Sunset High School
St. Mary’s University
Eighth Airforce
Freeport
T. J. Speed
William Pitts
Helen Louise Pitts
Bill Pitts
Edna Mae Carroll
Jim Thomas
McKinney
Congressman Mansfield
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