Bathing Beauty Revue Highlight at Legion Picnic Aug 12
A Bathing Beauty Revue will headline the American Legion Picnic on August 12 at 3 PM. Contestants, age 16 to 25, compete for cash prizes with sponsor banners. no entry fee, sponsors must file by August 10.
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Legion
American Legion
Bill Reeves
Legion Posts
VFW _ Posts
Chambers of Commerce and Fire Departments
Picnikers
Moulton
Texas
First 1956 McAllen Cotton Bale Ginned on Friday
The first bale of the 1956 cotton season was ginned in McAllen on Friday June 8. It weighed 475 pounds with a mid 11 32 staple grade. A second bale followed within minutes. Last year’s initial bale arrived on June 8.
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McAllen
Edward G Lidiak Receives BA in Geology at Rice Institute
Edward G Lidiak son of Mrs Cecilia Lidiak earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology from Rice Institute during the Houston commencement on June 1. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U S Marine Corps Reserve and will report for active duty July 6 at Quantico Virginia. He is grandson of Mr Jacob Steinocher of here.
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Edward G. Lidiak
Cecilia Lidiak
Rice Institute
Houston
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Quantico
Virginia
Lidiak
Jacob Steinocher
Here
Old Moulton Homecoming Draws Wide Attendance
Folks from far and near gathered under the big oak at Old Moulton for the annual homecoming. Noon basket lunches were shared and refreshments served as attendees renewed acquaintances and made new ones. More details to follow next week.
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Old Moulton
The
Eagle
Moulton Students Attend Baldwin's Summer Term
Moulton students join Baldwin Business College Yoa Kum for the Summer Term. Delores Zatopek and Vestine Muehlstein study Executive Secretarial with dictaphone training. Milburn Kram and Anton Janak pursue Bookkeeping. Kram also in General Business. Several other graduates and area students enroll in various courses starting June 4.
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Kram
Erwin Kram
Moulton High School
Muehlstein
Lone Star Farmer's
Mr. Kram
Maxine Nikel
Flatonia
James Robert Vogt
Schulenburg
Peggy Parker
Corpus Christi
Evelyn Steffek
Amelia Pustka
Mary Ann Bludau
Hallettsville
Barbara Seitz
Betty Jean Hermes
June Marie Berger
Yoam
Mary Ann Knesek
Annie Mae Kral
Shiner
Local Youth Enlists in Air Corps at Lackland
David Kouba son of Mr and Mrs Ad Kouba enlists in the Air Corps and is stationed at Lackland Air Force Base He graduated with the 1956 class from MHS Westfield area page notes the enlistment and hometown roots.
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David Kouba
Ad. Kouba
Here
Air Corps
Lackland Air Force
M.H.S
Local Teenagers Split Games With Flatonia and Hallettsville
On Thursday June 7 Moulton teens lost to Flatonia 27 to 1 with Dietschke and Simper pitching and Baros throwing for Flatonia. They then beat Hallettsville 15 to 13 as Orts and Kloesel scored, Muska pitched the full game. Next up they host Yoakum at Lions Field tonight and plan a trip to Flatonia on Monday June 18.
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Flatonia
Moulton
Dietschke
Simper
Baros
Hallettsville
Orts
Kloesel
Muska
Yoakum
Lions Field
Local Little Leaguers Lose Both Games
Moulton youth baseball team fell to Shiner 9 0 last Friday at Lions Field despite four hits. Simper allowed nine Shiner hits as Moulton could not plate a run. Hallettsville then beat Moulton 21 7 Tuesday with Hans and Lindsey on the mound. Errors plagued Moulton in both losses. Frid ay June 15 Ton ia hosts and Tue sday June 19 Shiner visits Lions Field.
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Moulton
Shiner
Migl
Simper
Hallettsville
Hans
Lindsey
Flatonia
Lions Field
Local Youths Win Second Game Sunday
On Sunday June 3 a local youths baseball team defeated Shiner Latin American 11 to 1. Cortez pitched for Shiner while Hozelsky and Sedlar pitched for the locals. Next Sunday June 17 the local team faces Weimar at the VFW diamond at 2 30 p m.
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Shiner
Cortez
Hozelsky
Sedlar
Weimar
VFW
Local Youth Enrolls at San Antonio Junior College
Elmer Pavias son of Mr and Mrs Louis Pavias Sr of Schulenburg enrolls at San Antonio Junior College on May 4 following his 1956 high school graduation.
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Elmer Pavias
Louis Pavias
Schulenburg
San Antonio Junior College
Elmer
Z L Kocian Stationed Overseas in Germany
Karlsruhe Germany Sergeant Zefrin L Kocian 26 son of Mr and Mrs Jim J Kocian Route 1 Moulton is a member of the 55th Engineer Group rifle team in Germany He arrived overseas last December and is a bridge foreman with the 502d Engineer Pontoon Bridge Company He entered the Army in July 1948 and completed basic training at Fort Lewis Washington.
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Karlsruhe
Germany
Zefrin L. Kocian
Jim J. Kocian
Route 1
Moulton
55Th Engineer Group
Kocian
Ile
Army
Fort Lewis Wash
Culak Lodge to Host Chicken Barbecue Sunday
Culak Lodge No. 165 invites the public to a chicken barbecue supper Sunday July 1 at the Culak Lodge Hall four miles west of Moulton on Gonzales FM Road 532. Attendees may enjoy a delicious barbecue chicken supper in a cordial evening.
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Culak Lodge
Culak Lodge No
Moulton
Gonzales FM
Two Cars Collide At Witting Saturday Night
A 1951 Chevrolet sedan driven by Julius Staruszka and a 1947 Chevrolet driven by Victor R. Prasek collided at the KM Road 840 intersection in Witting around 8 30 Saturday night. Staruszka and his wife sustained minor cuts while Prasek escaped injury. The Staruszka car rolled over. Prasek’s car left the road into a ditch and struck a tree. Both drivers are from Route 1 Moviton.
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Julius Staruszka
Victor R. Prasek
Route 1
Moviton
Witting
Starustka
Moulton
Prasek
Staroszka
Two Boys Die in Vacant Apartment Refrigerator
Two five year old boys suffocated in a family type electric refrigerator in a vacant apartment in Afton Wyoming on Saturday. The incident is investigated by local authorities as a tragic accidental death.
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Afton
Wyo
VA cautions against misreading GI VA financing terms
The Veterans Administration warns that saying a house is GI or VA approved can mislead veterans into thinking VA guarantees or approves the loan. VA only appraises to prevent overpriced purchases and may provide inspection services for new homes to ensure standards and adherence to plans.
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Veterans Administration
Benson Plans Soil Bank Payments for 66 Basic Crops
Secretary of Agriculture Benson announced that soil bank payments will be made this year on basic crop acreage damaged by drought or other natural causes. The program aims to aid farmers affected by adverse conditions and supports disaster relief efforts in the agricultural sector.
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Washington
Benson
Dairy Princess crowned from Gonzales region
Lois Jean Meneley 13 of Gonzales was crowned Dairy Princess in a San Antonio region contest at Burbank High School with eight challengers. The 1956 Gonzales High graduate plans nursing study at Incarnate Word College and will compete in Dallas for state honors leading to the national Dairy Princess contest in Chicago.
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San Antonio
Lois Jean Meneleey
Gonzales
Ass'n. of
Burbank High School
Gonzales High School
Miss Meneley
Incarnate Word College
John Meneley
Meneley
Henry Butschek
Here
Lois Jean
R. O. Handley
Ass'n
Dallas
Texas
Chicago
Hallettsville School Bonds Approved
The $800000 Hallettsville Independent School District bond series was approved by Attorney General John Ben Shepperd. The bonds were submitted by the Attorney General for the Comptroller of Public Accounts for registration.
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Hallettsville
Hallettsville Independent School District
John Ben Shepperd
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Ill effects of drought hit Komensky farmers hard
Darvin Vasek and neighbor Ernest Gillar faced a drought damaged corn season in Komensky east. Both mowed and baled crops for feed and plan re bed planting if weather allows. Nearby fields two miles south showed better corn prospects after adequate rain earlier.
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Darvin Vasek
Komensky
Darvin
Ernest Gillar
Vasek
Gillar
Infant Born As Wreck Kills Dad
In San Antonio a 25 year old woman Mrs Carmen Alonzo survived a fatal early morning crash that killed her husband Esilios 34. The collision with a large trailer truck occurred shortly before 2 am. The couple’s infant daughter was born in the wreckage as she was thrown from the car. The coroner reported the death of the husband and the mother was badly injured. the hospital staff had not yet told her of the death. Monza a school custodian, was rushing his wife to a hospital.
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San Antonio
Carmen Alonzo
Esilios
Alonzo
Monza
1956 State Championship High School Rodeo at Hallettsville
The 1956 state rodeo in Hallettsville marks the tenth anniversary since 1947. Since its start it has expanded from 100 Texas youths to 308 entries with boys and girls competing in events such as calf roping steer wrestling bronc riding and barrel racing. The event has drawn dignitaries including Congressmen over the years and is sponsored by See RODEO page 5 col 3.
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Texas
Hallettsville
4th Infantry Division Driver Serves in Germany
Specialist Clement C. Orsak, 25, son of Mrs. Rosie Orsak of Moulton Route 1, serves with Battery D in the 46th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division in Germany. The Ivy division, part of the Seventh Army, trains with maneuvers and field problems while Orsak completed basic training at Fort Bliss and previously worked for Lavaca Drilling Co.
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Germany
Clement C. Orsak
Rosie Orsak
Moulton
U. S. Seventh Army
Orsak
Texas Entries to Armed Forces Reach 2741 in May
A May report to Washington from the Texas Selective Service shows 2741 Texans entered the armed forces, with 554 drafted and the rest enlisting or volunteering. Seventy one percent joined by voluntary means, and 988 were sent to exam stations. 601 were accepted and 387 rejected, a 39 percent rejection rate. Four physicians were found acceptable. no doctors or dentists were ordered for service.
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Austin
Armed Forces
State Selective Service
National Selective Service
Washington
Uniformed Services
Texas
Morris S. Schwartz
Crop show er notes kernels reach tips with moisture
Walter Schoenvogel of Witting reports extra top moisture gives a good stand from end to end and his other crops also show strong growth. He tells Joe Raab that another good shower would bring kernels to the tips of the corn ears.
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Walter Schoenvogel
Witting
Schoenvogel
Joe Raab
Hermann Sons Lodge To Initiate Class
Hermann Sons Lodge to initiate a class at Moulton Lodge No 59 during Family Night at Rock Inn Hall Tuesday June 19th. A J Breitschopf presides at 8 p m with E H Niemeyer outlining Comfort Texas summer youth camp. Guests W T Schindler and Mrs Schindler attend as hosts with music fellowship lunch and refreshments.
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Moulton Lodge No. 59
Rock Inn Hall
A. J. Breitschopf
Comfort
Texas
E. H. Niemeyer
Schulenburg Lodge No. 14
Weather and disaster toll in California from Lynnwood letter
Mr. Otto Seifert describes a harsh California year with extreme heat 112 to 123 degrees and drought damaging walnuts avocados and citrus. Forest fires destroyed over 200000 acres of timber and brush then floods after warm rains followed Christmas floods washing away 1480 homes in Marysville and Yuba City.
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Marysville
Juba City
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Baldwin’s
Sun
Set. Z. L. Kocian
Lois Jean Meneley
Raab Studio
Wreck
Oak Grove
Hermann Sons Lodge
California
Otto Seifert
Lynnwood, California
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