Memorial Day reflections and growing traffic fatality concerns
The article notes Memorial Day losses and graves to be remembered next year, attributes many traffic fatalities to excessive speed, and warns that simply staying within speed limits does not prevent wrecks. It discusses low tomato prices from a flooded market, drought impact, processing gaps, and farmer pressures amid rising costs. It also mentions producers and service firms adjusting offerings to offset losses while labor pressures loom.
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East Texas
Texas Wildest Rodeo In Yoakum Event Overview
The Yoakum Chamber of Commerce sponsors Texas wildest rodeo in three performances June 10 11 12. Duke Gibbs of Triangle Bell Rodeo Ranch Belton produces with usual rodeo contests plus trick riding by Ruth Marian Ranger and 9 year old Jo Barbee Dublin. Charles Thomason junior trick riding champion of Texas will perform. Dan Coates rodo announcer and rodeo clowns entertain during Brahma bull stunts and fences.
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Yoakum Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Duke Gibbs
Triangle Bell Rodeo Ranch
Belton
Ruth Mariam
Ranger
Jo Barbee
Dublin
Charles Thomason
Dan Coates
Cancer Drive Funds Raised In Moulton
Cancer Fund chairwoman Mrs. A. J. Kolar reports total contributions of 187.60 from Moulton citizens and thanks all who supported the drive.
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Cancer Fund
A. J. Kolar
Moulton
Airman dies in Flatonia road crash near La Grange
T Sgt Leslie Royce Climer 30 of Anton Texas stationed at Randolph AFB was killed when his 88 Oldsmobile overturned three times on the La Grange Flatonia FM road five miles from La Grange. Two passengers Harold Menck and Larry Messer both of Randolph AFB and from Nebraska and Texas sustained head injuries. Authorities John Barr and Arnold Knippel investigated. Climer's death marked Fayette County's fifth fatality in 1954.
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Leslie Royce Climer
Anton
Texas
Randolph Afb
San Antonio
la Grange-Flatonia
la Grange
Climer
Harold C. Menck
Great Island
Nebraska
Larry Messer
Littlefield
John Barr
Arnold Knippel
Fayette County
H D Club Plans Eats At Little League Games For Playground Improvement
The Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. J C Mueller's home May 20 to discuss cleaning and beautifying recreation grounds near the railroad. The Recreation Committee secured Lions Club permission to improve picnic areas and plan fundraising by selling sandwiches and drinks at Little League games. Members welcomed five visitors and accepted three new members while setting plans for a gift for Miss Werth's shower and June budget meeting.
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Cluo
J. C. Mueller
Eddie Arndt
Willie Hoopf
Marvin Haase
Lions Club
Stanis Rothbauer
Creed
Walter Haas
Roy Kotzebue
Jake Hull
Julius Gertner
W. K. Richter
Mary Fisbeck
Miss Werth
Hallettsville
Alton Halliburton
Willie Hoepfl
Street Work And Onion Harvest Report In Town
West 1st Street gains sandrock base with paving imminent. Onion crop moved this week as Latin American field workers harvest for about 40 cents per bag, shipping 15 to 20 loads. High school commencement fills the auditorium. twenty diplomas awarded, award winners to be published next week.
Oak Grove School Graduates Four in May Ceremony
Oak Grove Elementary School held graduation on Thursday night May 27. Four graduates were Iris Dean Raab Dennis Fishbeck William Kloesel and Elton Moeller.
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Oak Grove
Iris Dean Raab
Dennis Fishbeck
William Kloesel
Elton Moeller
Florice Ann Hoepfl
Nora Lou Dulleye
Victor Dullye
R. L. Harrison
Lightning Damage Reported After Fatal May Storm
The same electrical storm killed Vaclav Steinacher of Novgohrad on May 19. Lightning struck Jim K. Thompson’s home on Flatonia Route 1 burning the television and making a hole in the concrete floor. Two cows owned by John Jobb in the Dickson School community were also struck that day.
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Vaclav Steinacher
Novgohrad
Jim K. Thompson
Flatonia
Mr. Thompson
John Jobb
Dickson
Triple crash kills six near Harwood on U S 90
Six people died in a three car collision two miles west of Harwood on U S 90 in Gonzales County Friday afternoon. Cars carried Texas and Oklahoma plates. Victims, all dead, were taken to Luling. Raymond C. Johnson, 23, identified as an airman at Lackland AFB, was among them.
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Gonzales
Harwood
Gonzales County
Texas
Houston
San Antonio
Oklahoma
Luling
Raymond C. Johnson
Lackland Afb
Seniors Headed for Galveston and New Orleans Trip
Fifteen of the twenty fifty four seniors from Moulton High School left Wednesday June 2 for a senior trip to Galveston and New Orleans Louisiana on a chartered bus. The group chaperoned by Mrs Oscar Raab and Robert Taylor expects to return Sunday.
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Moulton High School
Galveston
New Orleans
Oscar Raab
Robert Taylor
Zion Lutheran Installs New Pastor Julius Holm and Family
The Zion Lutheran Church hosts the installation of Rev. Julius F. Holm as pastor for three congregations Moulton Witting and Breslau on May 30 with his wife and five children present The service was led by Rev Arthur Holm from New Braunfels A social reception followed in the educational building with about 157 attendees The congregation thanks board members for their efforts during the interim period
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Julius F. Holm
Moulton
Witting
Breslau
Zion Lutheran Church
Arthur Holm
New Braunfels
Julius Holm
Fitus
J. F. Holm
Messrs. Wm. Miculka
D. Ammermann
Ed. Arndt
Otto Fisbeck
John C. Mueller
Louis Pietsch
A. J. Pustejovsky
Hallettsville Edges Moulton in Opening Little League
Hallettsville defeated Moulton 4 to 2 in the Little League opener held away from home. Hanslik caught and Dietschke pitched for Hallettsville amid some excitement, with hope for better runs in future games. Friday’s home game features Yoakum at Lions Recreational Field. Local donors include Eugene Ermis 10 dollars William Young 5 dollars and Moulton Eagle 5 dollars.
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Lavaca County
Hallettsville
Moulton
Charles Luksovsky
Hanslik
Little Leaguers
Eugene Ermis
William Young
Moulton Eagle
Thousands of Koreans on U S Relief
Seoul reports hundreds of thousands of Koreans depend on American relief. About 1.5 million refugees unsettled in Korea receive annual U S aid including 37.8 million dollars in food and 1.5 million in medicine, with over 20 million more from private charities. Rice crops may cut imports. government seeks exports of rice.
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Seoul
Korea
Korean Civil Assistance Command
United States
Civil Assistance Command
Airman Schumann Enters Air Force Service in 1951
Harvey Louis Schumann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schumann, entered the U S Air Force on December 12, 1951. He trained at San Antonio and Wichita Falls, studied radar in Biloxi, Mississippi, and was stationed in Oklahoma City two years. He then left for New Jersey, then Bremanhaven, Germany, and finally Kaiserslautern for an indefinite period.
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Harvey Louis Schumann
Albert Schumann
Air Force
San Antonio
Wichita Falls
Biloxi
Mississippi
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
New Jersey
Bramerhaven
Germany
Kaisershutern
Endrin Emerges as Top Cotton Insecticide in Texas
Endrin, a new cotton insecticide, earns attention as an near all purpose control. U S Department of Agriculture tests show effectiveness against bollworms, boll weevils, thrips, leafworms, leafhoppers and lugus bugs. Texas recommendations cite rates of one fourth to one third pound per acre for boll weevil and leafworm, with caution for pink bollworms and non target toxicity.
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Texas
Louisiana
South Carolina
Mexico
Lavaca County Little League Schedule Unsettled Dates
Lavaca County announces a series of youth baseball games with matchups involving Yoakum Moulton Hallettsville Shiner across June July. Schedule includes Friday and Tuesday games, but several entries are incomplete or truncated.
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Yoakum
Moulton
Hallettsville
Shiner
South Central Texas League Basketball Schedule
South Central Texas announces league games across June and July with matchups including Moulton Weimar Hallettsville Plum Ammannsville and Holman. Key dates June 6 13 20 27 and July 4 11 18 list pairings each week.
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Moulton
Weimar
Holman
Hallettsville
Plum
Ammannsville
Ammannsvile
Parish To Sell Old St. Joseph's School
St. Joseph's Parish invites sealed bids for the obsolete old school building now that the new building is complete. Bids must be received by June 19 to purchase and move the frame structure.
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Old St
St. Joseph's
St. Joseph's School
RETURNS TO MOULTON FRANK CINADR HOME FROM HOSPITAL
Mr. Frank Cinadr, a patient at the veterans hospital in Temple for several months, returned home the latter part of last week.
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Frank Cinadr
Veterans Hospital
Temple
Lions Club Ladies Night at VFW Hall Thursday
The Lions Club will hold ladies night at the VFW Hall replacing the regular Thursday meeting. All members and guests invited to attend the social event.
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Lions Club
VFW
Moulton Wins Second Game In South Central Texas League
The Moulton team captured its second straight SCT League win by beating Plum 6 to 5 on Sunday. Eddie Arndt hit his first homer of the season, with Kotzebue pitching 3 hits allowed and no earned runs. J Kubicek, Kotzebue, and Arndt had two hits each for Moulton. Next Sunday Moulton visits Weimar for a 3 p.m. game after opening with an 11-10 loss to Hallettsville and an 8-7 win over Ammansville.
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Moulton
Plum
Eddie Arndt
Buddy Kotzebue
Walla of
Arndt
J. Kubicek
Kotzebue
Jochee
Krejer
G. Kubicek
Plum A. Srubar
Belota
Walls
Weimar
Hallettsville
Ammansville
Public Hears Telephone Company's Reason For Rate Increase
A large group of city and rural subscribers attended a May 26 meeting at the high school gym to hear Southwestern Bell officials justify a rate increase citing inflation higher wages and material costs. Cecil Kennedy and Ed Peschel outlined cost structures noting 74 percent return on investment in Moulton and that labor is the biggest expense. Rates proposed would raise business phones by 1.00 per month rural lines to 3.50 residence 5.50 and two party lines to 4.00 to 4.75 depending on line type.
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Cecil Kennedy
Ed. Peschel
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Moulton
The
Telephone Co
Farm Bureau Sets Date For Barn Dance
The Moulton Community Farm Bureau met May 27 at Rock Inn led by President Frankie Darilek. They planned an August 7 barn dance and discussed placing Lavaca County in Fayette County’s bollworm quarantine zone to extend the cotton plow up date to October 20. A county crop survey will precede any changes, with insurance explanations from Dist. rep Knox. County agent John Lindsey and Hallettsville’s Walter Heye attended.
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Moulton
Dist. Insurance
Knox
Farm Bureau
John Lindsey
Walter Heye
Hallettsville
Texas Traffic Fatalities Highlight April Toll
Texas Highway Patrol records show 34,686 April traffic stops with warnings and 13,496 accidents. Of those, 6,840 were injuries and 168 fatalities during the 30 day period, underscoring the dangers of April driving.
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Texas
Anton Gast Rites Held In Gonzales
Last rites were held Saturday at 9 a.m. from St. James Catholic church for Anton Gast who died at Holmes Memorial hospital Thursday. Rosary preceded at Seydler Funeral Home. Interment in Catholic cemetery. Survivors include parents Lawrence and Albina Gast of Gonzales, one son Leonard Gast, four sisters and seven brothers. Pallbearers named.
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St. James Catholic
Anton Gast
Holmes Memorial Hospital
Seydler
Joseph Mathey
Gast
Moulton
Monthalia
Lawrence
Albina Simcik Gast
Germany
Gonzales
Leonard Gast
Flatonia
Annie Pospisil
James Johnson
Austin
Leo Baker
Martha Calhan
San Antonio
Paul
Emil
Frank
Leroy
David
Victor
Jimmy Gast
Leo Kuntschik
Karl Kuntschik
Raymond Gast
Frank Simcik
Theo Schumann
Anton Pulkrabek
July Draft Call Sets Record Quota for State
The July draft call will mail local board quotas for 187 men plus plan to send 2,417 men for combined physical and mental exams. Gen Paul Wakefield notes this is the largest monthly quota since February when 1,314 were needed as more men exit service next fiscal year. The present fiscal year ends June 30.
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Austin
Paul L. Wakefield
State Selective Service
National Selective Service
Wakesfield
Wakefield
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H. D. Club
Oak Grove School
Cee
Zion Lutheran Congregation
Ville
U.S
Airmann Schumann
Photo
Raab Studio
Endrin
Lavaca Co
South Central Texas League
ABRHE
R. Roznovsky
G. Roznovsky
R. Jociec
Petrrrryy
E. Arndt
Krejci
C Simper
Mayer
Plum — Oppermann
E. Srubar
Public Hears Telephone Company
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