Fifth Registration For Selective Service June 30
The fifth registration for selective service will be held on Tuesday June 30 1942 from 7 to 9 pm. All men born on or after January 1 1922 and on or after June 30 1924 must register under General J Watt Page state director. Registrants away from home should record a home address to forward the card to their local board. Registration sites include Hallettsville Court House Yoakum Fire Hall Shiner City Hall Moulton High School Gym. About 220000 Texas men aged eighteen to twenty will register. A registrant may choose one residence for local board jurisdiction. Lavaca County Local Board Paul C Boethel Chairman.
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J. Watt Page
State Selective Service
Hallettsville
Texas
Court House
Yoakum
Shiner
Moulton
House Naval Committee Seeks 8.3 Billion for 500 Vessels
The House Naval Committee requests an appropriation of 8.3 billion dollars to construct 500 additional fighting ships. If approved by Congress, the fleet would total about 1000 men of war, including ships already in service and those under construction.
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House Naval Committee
Congress
Uncle Sam
Auto Use Stamp Sale Opens at Post Offices Nationwide
Auto use stamps are on sale at post offices nationwide for $5. The stamp allows operation of a vehicle from July 1, 1942, to June 30, 1943. Buyers are urged to purchase now and affix the stamp to the car by July 1 to avoid rush.
Local Soldier John Jaeggli Found Alive After Missing at Sea
The war department reports Master Sergeant John Lewis Jaeggli, previously listed missing at sea, has been located alive. He is described as a prisoner of the enemy, and friends and family express joy and prayers for his prompt release and safe return home.
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J. T. Jaeggli
War Department
John Lewis Jaeggli
Moulton School Board Praised for Campus Improvements
The board of trustees and the superintendent of Moulton Public Schools receive praise for recent improvements. Three new buildings have been erected and the old building modernized while the tax rate remains lower than most surrounding communities. Let the good work continue.
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Board of Trustees
Moulton
War rally eyed in Moulton to boost war bonds sales
Community discussion in Moulton considers staging a war rally to stimulate sale of war bonds and stamps. No concrete plan yet, but consensus holds that greater effort will hasten the war’s end and a successful termination of the struggle.
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Moulton
Nationwide drive for scrap rubber begins this week
A nationwide scrap rubber drive starts now and runs through June. The effort will decide if gasoline rationing is needed nationwide. While no precise scrap totals exist, analysts expect many hundreds of thousands of tons to be gathered. Participation is voluntary but may become compulsory if targets are not met.
Music Pupils Presented In Recital At Moulton High
Mrs J T Jaeggli choir members performed Thursday evening at the Moulton High School Auditorium. The program featured solos duets and other numbers by Steve Fisbeck Francis Fisbeck Janelle Pietsch Jo Ann Freytag Joycelyn Haas Lovella Jo Stueder Charlene Biehunke Arlene Biehunke Roselyn Kotzebue Barbara Ann Pundt Joyce Jiles Vera Lee Meiners Colleen Fehrenkamp Jewel Lockwell Marjorie Darniek and Mary Lee Jarosek.
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J. T. Jaeggli
Moulton High School
Steve Fisbeck
Francis Fisbeck
Janelle Pietsch
Jo Ann Freytag
Joycelyn Haas
Lovella Jo Stueder
Charlene Biehunke
Arlene Biehunke
Roselyn Kotzebue
Barbara Ann Pundt
Joyce Jiles
Vera Lee Meiners
Colleen Fehrenkamp
Jewel Lockwell
Marjorie Darniek
Mary Lee Jarosek
Buzek Breitschopf Wedding Held at St Josephs Church
Miss Lucile Breitschopf daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm J Breitschopf of Komensky married Frans Buzek Jr son of Mr and Mrs Frank Buzek Sr at St Josephs Church in Komensky. Rev Father Kopp conducted the nuptial mass. They will reside in Komensky.
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St. Joseph’s Church
Lucile Breitschopf
Wm. J. Breitschopf
Komensky
Frans Buzek Jr
Frank Buzek Sr
Father Kopp
Dorothy Rose Breitschopf
Victor Buzek
Senator Sulak Visits Moulton For Re election Campaign
State Senator L J Sulak accompanied by James E Surman of LaGrange visited Moulton on Wednesday to promote his candidacy for re election to the state senate representing the 15th district. The pair made a brief, cordial tour engaging local constituents.
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L. J Sulak
James E. Surman
LaGrange
Moulton
Miss Alice Arnim Visiting Houston Parents
Miss Alice Arnim of Houston is spending the week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Arnim.
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Alice Arnim
Houston
Mrs
E. O. Arnim
Houston pair visits Cu lak home
Herman Darilek and his daughter Miss Dorothy Hortense of Houston spent part of Tuesday visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Culak at their residence.
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Herman Darilek
Dorothy Hortense
Houston
John Culak
Texans 18 to 20 to Register June 30
Gen. J Watt Page announced that about 220000 Texans aged 18 to 20 will register June 30. He said the fifth registration completes the nation's manpower inventory, though men under 20 are not subject to induction for combat duty.
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Austin
J. Watt Page
Selective Service
Page
Camouflage Show Staged by Lt. Col Kotzebue in San Francisco
Lt Col Leon Li Kotzebue, an army camouflage expert, and staff staged a camouflage show at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco on McArthur Day June 13 before about 60 000 people per a report in the San Francisco Examiner. Kotzebue was born in Moulton.
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Leon Li Kotzebue
Kezar Stadium
San Francisco
San Francisco Examiner
Kotzebue
Moulton
Family visitors in Cuero join Wilma Schodde
Ma and Mrs W H Schodde with Mrs Bill Schodde and Pvt Warne H Schodde visited Cuero last week to see Miss Wilma Schodde.
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W. H. Schodde
Bill Schodde
Pvt
Warne H. Schodde
Cuero
Wilma Schodde
Mrs. Mason Returns From Visit To Moulton Friends
Mrs. T. H. Mason returned to Houston Tuesday evening after a several day visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Janszen of Moulton.
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T. H. Mason
Houston
Emil Janszen
Moulton
Fehrenkamp Family Visits in Shiner Sunday
Mrs. Ben Fehrenkamp and Mrs. Lillian Fehrenkamp visited Mr. and Mrs. FT Fehrenkamp in Shiner with Cornelius Fehrenkamp on Sunday. The party included Mrs. Walter Fehrenkamp and her son.
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Ben Fehrenkamp
Lillian Fehrenkamp
Walter Fehrenkamp
Cornelius of Shiner
Ft, Fehrenkamp
Family visit from military relatives at Schodde home
Pvt. Warne Schodde of Dodd Field and Rad. AH. Schodde of San Antonio visited last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Schodde.
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Pvt. Warne Schodde
Dodd Field
Rad
AH. Schodde
San Antonio
H. W. Schodde
Local servicemen depart for Monterey for several weeks
Sergeant Raymond Wigsler of Camp Blanding Florida and Edward Biebunko Jr of Moulton depart Sunday for Monterey California. They expect to be gone several weeks.
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Raymond Wigsler
Camp Blanding
Florida
Edward Biebunko Jr
Moulton
Monterey
California
Miss Wagner Takes Summer Instructing Post at Camp Arrow Head
Miss Ethel Josephine Wagner of Moulton departs for Camp Arrow Head in Hunt to serve as a summer instructor, with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Wagner listed as her family.
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Ethel Josephine Wagner
Frank Wagner
Moulton
Camp Arrow Head
Hunt
Notice to All Legal Americans Buy US Bonds Event
A wartime notice urges all citizens to participate in a 25 minute bond and stamp sale on July 1 1942 from 4 to 4 25 pm. Businesses are asked to devote time to selling and buying bonds and stamps and everyone is urged to contribute. The call repeats the date and time.
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U.S
Moulton Man Reported Missing Is Safe
The War Department on June 11 notified J. T. Jaeggli that his son Master Sergeant John Lewis Jaeggli, reported missing at sea since January, is a prisoner of the Japanese in Shanghai, China.
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War Department
J. T. Jaeggli
John Lewis Jaeggli
Shanghai
China
Candidate Drop Complete For This Year Primary Ballot
Filing for county and precinct candidates to appear on the July Democratic primary ended at midnight Saturday. State office filings closed in June.
Scrap Rubber Drive Aids War Effort At Local Centers
Citizens urged to collect scrap rubber for wartime production. Local drives organized at schools churches and factories with collection points and hours announced to support military needs and bolster supply chains.
Wagner visit to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio
Mr and Mrs Frank Wagner spent last week Thursday in San Antonio visiting Frank J Wagner Jr employed at Fort Sam Houston.
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Frank Wagner
San Antonio
Frank J. Wagner, Jr
Fort Sam Houston
Richter Rebounds From Illness Returns To Town
W K Richter, long ill, is up and about again and visited town on Monday for the first time in several weeks.
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W.K. Richter
Phillips Family Returns From Coastal Trip
Mr and Mrs Robert L Phillips and daughter Nelda Lee return to San Antonio Friday after a weeklong visit to Corpus Christi Victoria and Moulton.
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Robert L. Phillips
Nelda Lee
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Moulton
Mrs Durwood Bradley Returns to Lubbock After Visit
Mrs Durwood H. Bradley returns to Lubbock on Monday after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs W K Richter. Miss Anita Richter travels back with her to spend a while in Lubbock.
White Castle Residents Visit Beran Family
Mr Walter G Schilhach and family of White Castle Louisiana are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Charles E Beran Mrs Edward Beran of San Antonio is also visiting in the Beran home.
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Walter G. Schilhach
White Castle
Louisiana
Charles E. Beran
Edward Beran
San Antonio
Beran
Mrs Fehrenkamp Visits as Family Seeks Camp Stay
Mrs Harvey Louis Fehrenkamp of San Antonio visited Friday with Mr and Mrs Louis Fehrenkamp. She left for Camp Hulen to spend the week with her husband Pvt Harvey Louis Fehrenkamp.
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Harvey Louis Fehrenkamp
San Antonio
Louis Fehrenkamp
Camp Hulen
Pvt
Mrs Strieder Reports Husband Arrived in San Diego
Mrs Hugo J Strieder received a wire stating her husband arrived in San Diego California on Saturday. The doctor Strieder has been commissioned as a lieutenant in the medical corps of the United States Navy.
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Hugo J. Strieder
San Diego
California
Dr. Strieder
Medical Corps
United States Navy
Mrs Frank Stastny of Oak Grove Dies at 75
Mrs Frank Stastny nee Kolar, age 75, died Friday after a two year illness. Survived by husband, daughter Mrs Alfred Josephine Kubicek, three grandchildren, three sisters, and other relatives. Burial Sunday at 10 in Woulton Catholic Cemetery after services at St Joseph's Church. Funeral under G W Eschenburg.
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Frank Stastny
Oak Grove
Kolar
East Bernard
Alfred Josephine Kubicek
Joe Josephine Kubicek
Annie Motal
Joe Layna Stastny
Woulton
St. Joseph’s Catholic
Joseph Kopp
Eddie Stastny
Edmund Kuhieot
Bill Stastny
Frank Hofner
Frank Brom
Johnnie Stastny
G. W. Eschenburg Funeral Home
Moulton Lodge Members Dine at Herman Park
About 175 people from Moulton Lodge No 298 A F and A M gathered at Herman Park for a Sunday dinner. Guests from neighboring towns attended. Menu featured mutton beef and chicken barbecue with sides. Speeches were given by Rev Robert Deal of Dilly J W Arnold district deputy grand master Cuero and J W Jackson worshipful master Cuero Lodge.
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Moulton Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Herman Park
Robert Deal
Dilly
J. W. Arnold
Cuero
J. W. Jackson
Cuero Lodge
Pundt Leaves Eds Market for Rosenberg Meat Market
Ed Pundt who ran Ed's Market and Grocery here has moved to Rosenberg for work in a meat market. Transportation issues forced the suspension of his operation. Mrs Pundt and the children will join him soon.
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Ed. Pundt
Rosenberg
Former Moulton Coach Visits Friends Here
Pvt John H Hancock, former athletics coach at Moulton High School, visited friends Monday afternoon while on convalescent furlough from military service after recovering from pneumonia. He is at home now in civilian status.
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John H. Hancock
Moulton
Uncle Sam
Pvt
Hancock
Dr Strieder Leaves For San Diego For Navy Duty
Dr Hugo J Strieder left for San Diego California Thursday to report for duty in the medical corps of the United States navy He has been commissioned a lieutenant Mrs Strieder and the two girls will remain here.
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Hugo J. Strieder
San Diego
California
Medical Corps
United States Navy
Strieder
Rev. H. Krause Dies At McGregor
Rev. H. Krause died at McGregor Wednesday night June 10 and was buried there Friday June 13. Surviving are the widow former Miss Ella Heinsohn and two sons. Mrs. Krause is a first cousin to F T Fehrenkamp of Moulton.
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H. Krause
McGregor
Ella Heinsohn
Krause
F.t.fehrenkamp
Moulton
Yoakum Lions Elect Officers for Two-Year Terms
Yoakum Lions Club named Earl Garrett as president and Chas Merrian as vice president in a Tuesday election. Other officers include Tom Carlisle lion tamer Quincy Wilson tail twister Allen Donnally treasurer Ernest Long secretary Mrs A J House ness for two years directors Fred Wolfsdorf and L A Riggs.
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Yoakum
Yoakum Lions Club
Earl Garrett
Chas Merrian
Tom Carlisle
Quncy Wilson
Allen Donnally
Ernest Long
Mra. A. J. House
Fred Wolfsdorf
L. A. Riggs
Cheatham and Paulus Speak at Texas Conference Dates
Cuero attorney Tom Cheatham will be the principal speaker at Proctor Memorial Hall Cuero on Monday June 22. District Attorney Henry Paulus will speak at Hillcrest Hall Columbus on Tuesday June 23 as part of National Defense Peace Officers Conferences sponsored by the FBI.
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Tom Cheatham
Cuero
Proctor Memorial Hall
Texas
Henry 5. Paulus
Hillcrest Hall
Columbus
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Birth Notices From Moulton Area Families
Birth announcements list five newborns with parents in Moulton and nearby Shiner areas. Roger Joseph Sternad el was born May 10 to Hugo Sternadel. Alvin Charles Kocian to Chas Kocian Jr. on May 30. Evelyn Lehman born May 21 to Henry Lehman. Jerilyn May Michalec born May 12 to Julius Michalec. Eugenia May Kalisek born May 12 to Frank Joe Kalisek.
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Hugo Sternadel
Moulton
Roger Joseph Sternadel
Chas. Kocian Jr
Alvin Chas Kocian
Henry F. Lehman
Shiner Route 3
Evelyn Lehman
Julius Michalec
Jerilyn May Michalec
Frank Joe Kalisek
Moulton Route 1
Eugenia May Kalisek
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Feeo
United States
Sulak
Masonic Lodge
Yoakum Lions Elect
Cheatham
Paulus
University of Texas Law School
Board of Regents
Texas State Teachers College
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