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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1951
Page
1
Local note highlights RKuntschik Markets first bale of cotton in Moulton on Monday. The piece blends regional tidbits from crops reaching a global scale, political shifts, flood aid, and community initiatives including the American Legion sale of a United States flag and the Lavaca County road project progress.
The first bale of the season's new cotton crop was marketed in Moulton Monday by Alois Kuntschik. It weighed 495 pounds, ginned by Farmers Co-operative Gin and Mill, and purchased by Ed. E. Kolar at 45 cents per pound. The Moulton Chamber of Commerce paid Kuntschik a $25 bonus.
The Czech Dramatic Club presents Muzika v divoke vsi Music in a Wild Village at Catholic Parish Hall Moulton Sunday July 29 at 8 00 P M Cast includes Jim Kalina Mrs Emile Freytag Tom V Tousek Mrs Stefie Novosad James Svatek Miss Venice Dar ilek Albert Brom Felix Pavlas and Frank Kouba Directed by Paul Mayer.
Sixteen members answered roll call at the Moulton Lions Club meeting on July 19 with President William Lee Young and Secretary Roy Kotzebue presiding. Marvin Merrem and Lee Jarossek were appointed to investigate expanding instruction while Joe C. Petrek oversees the Lighted Field stand profits for the club.
The Moulton Eaglettes outscored the Hallettsville Cottonmaids 16 to 15 over eight innings at Hallettsville Diamond. Juanita Rothbauer led with four singles and a triple, Roselyn Kotzebue added two homers and four runs, and Natalie Lockwell produced three singles and a walk. Cottonmaids’ Maxine Woytek had a single, double and two triples, while Mildred Schroeder hit a homer and reached twice on walks. Batterymates were Joyce Brom and Elise Michalec for the Eaglettes, Brom allowing 18 hits in a full game. Schroeder and Joyce Michalec handled Cottonmaids' battery. The Eaglettes travel to Gonzales to face the Checkerettes on Friday July 27.
E. P. Nemec harvested the first bale of new cotton in Nueces county last week. The 505 pound bale sold at the Corpus Christi Cotton Exchange for 82 cents per pound, with premiums pushing the total to 859.60 dollars. Nemec is brother-in-law to Edward Hajek of near Moulton and his wife Frances Vana Nemec. The Nemecs produced Nueces county's base crop for three consecutive seasons.
Mrs Frank Simper has built a new home on the Jim Kouba place along Highway 95 south of town. Jim Kouba is enlarging his building at a south Highway 85 location. A new rock home for Mr and Mrs Emil Beran is progressing in the southern part of town. Alois Zidek bought a lot from Anton Palitza and is gathering materials to build a new home, with plans to move from the farm. Mr and Mrs A H Tyler plan a new home in the eastern part of town on Highway 95.
Miss Gladys Brosch of Praha and Erwin Kouba of Moulton were married in a Monday morning ceremony at Assumption Church in Prana officiated by Rev. Ladislav Jasek. The couple will reside in Moulton where the groom works.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Reichman of the Meyerhoff Dry Goods Store in Hallettsville depart for New York to spend two weeks buying fall and winter merchandise. Reichman said they know where to find goods customers want.
U. S. Navy recruiter Roman Hanak will visit Moulton Texas July 31 to enlist volunteers including women for Waves. Five Texas constitutional amendments up for a November 13 vote include a state retirement system for county workers, UT Regents may invest in the permanent fund, rural district property tax hikes, Veterans Land Board finance program expansion up to 75 million dollars, and a 25 million already exhausted loan pool.
The Senate passed an amendment to the Social Security Act that would boost old age pensions by $3 per month starting October 1 if states implement it fully. Sponsored by Ernest W. McFarland and Lyndon B. Johnson with 20 others, it awaits House approval. The increase would also apply to blind payments and federal aid to dependent children would rise about $2 per recipient.
The Moulton softball team will host a game against the Moulton High School All-Star team at Lions Club Field on Thursday night, July 26. They will also face Petrek's Grocery team of Gonzales in Gonzales on Friday night, July 27. A return match between the two teams is set for Thursday, August 2, here.
Mrs Emil Janszen celebrated her eightieth birthday with family at her home on Sunday. Attending were Mr and Mrs August Nolkamper and family, Mr and Mrs Allen Wiseman and family, Mr and Mrs Otto Janszen and family of Flatonia. Also present were Mrs August Janszen and daughters Pauline Nora and Gladys of Halletts ville, Mr and Mrs Henry Oltmann, Mr and Mrs Rudy Boothe and children of Gonzales and Alfred Janszen of San Antonio.
The Moulton Oil Mill under owner Ed Kolar has been in operation since Monday, signaling resumed industrial activity in the district.
The Women's Missionary Society held its regular meeting on July 18 with devotional services by Mrs. Walter Haas. Discussions centered on The Women's Missionary Federation of the E S C led by the president, and Rev K Windecker explained The Book of Revelations. Mrs. Henry Helweg reported on the Texas District Biennial Convention in Austin as the group adjourned with a birthday song and prayer, followed by lunch hosted by Mrs. Walter Hildebrandt and Mrs. G G Fisbeck.
Attorney General Price Daniel announced a Texas election code booklet will be issued. It will include the law text explanatory notes historical background and references to opinions on portions of the old law. The booklet will be provided to precinct and county officials involved in elections.
Mr and Mrs Steve Eddleman welcome a son named Steven Gary born Saturday at Bay City Hospital He weighed seven pounds ten ounces The family now has a boy and a girl
The Moulton Men’s Softball team beat Werner Sporting Goods 9 to 4 at Hallettsville last Thursday. Kozelsky pitched for Moulton and Kubicek handled the receiving end. The club bought orange shirts with MOULTON printed across the back.
Mr and Mrs Earl Kaiser of near Moulton announce the birth of their daughter Glennette at Dr Hugo J Strieder Hospital in Moulton on Friday July 13 at 1125 am. The infant weighed eight pounds five ounces and joins a brother and two sisters in the Kaiser family.
John K. Shelton of the San Antonio social security office explains compulsory coverage for self employed individuals earning $400 net profit in a year after 1950. Exceptions include certain professional and agricultural owner operator activities. Partners face tax on the first $3600 of distributive share. wages from covered employment allow deducting prior social security taxes.
Melvin Elster of the Woodrow community near Damon raised Needville merchants to gin Fort Bend County's first bale of cotton for 1951. The bale, grown by Elster, yielded 154.50 dollars raised by local merchants.
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