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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1958
Page
1
The column notes recent rains helped cotton and corn but arrived too late for full benefit. It warns bolls shedding and dim crop prospects while promoting county bulletins on additional crops. It criticizes farm policy and cites soil bank irrigation spending as inefficient. urges conservative spending and new uses for corn such as newsprint and synthetic rubber.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Kuntschik nee Mary Breitschopf were held Saturday from St James Catholic Church in Gonzales with burial in Gonzales Catholic Cemetery. Born November 27 1872 in Austria she married John Kuntschik in October 1897 and lived in Steiren. She is survived by her husband six sons 24 grandchildren 13 great-grandchildren and one son deceased. Pallbearers were grandsons Oscar Johnny James Henry David and Calvin Kuntschik.
Mr Frank Koncaba Jr shot a timber wolf about 35 pounds with a .22 rifle near his home three miles north of town on a Saturday morning. He saw two wolves in a cornfield and fired as one approached, dropping it in its tracks. Wolves are reported numerous in the area and blamed for livestock predation.
The Mystery Farm last week was identified as the Louis Janek dairy at Novohrad, ten miles northeast of here. Mrs. Provazek of Moulton Route 1 correctly named it and wins two Star Theatre passes. Janek family on ninety nine acre farm raise 58 Jersey cows and calves with grain crops including Sudan and oats. They attend Praha Catholic Church and the KJZT and use a John Deere tractor while practicing soil conservation.
1st Lt Francis J Fisbeck M Sgt Nolan E Wagner and Pvt Larry G Maresh of Moulton returned home Saturday after two weeks at Fort Polk Louisiana They are members of Company E Yoakum and trained with more than 5000 troops from 42 Texas cities through Saturday June 1.
Mr. E. F. Gummett, aboard a ship about 12 miles off Bermuda, suffered a fractured skull when a boom broke and struck him on the left side. He is hospitalized in Bermuda and will be moved to Houston as conditions allow. reports say he is improving. He is the nephew of Miss Helen Kaase of our city. his wife and three children live in Oak Grove near here.
Charles Windham, age 25, of Houston, injured when a bumper jack failed while he adjusted brake linings under a 1955 Ford. The car fell, crushing the upper head, leaving him with a 50-50 chance of recovery in a Houston hospital. Mrs Windham, the former Lorene Koudelka, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Koudelka of Moulton.
Mikulenka's Dry Goods in Hallettsville runs a major moving sale from Wednesday June 25 to Saturday July 25 with many items at two for the price of one. Buy one and get one free as the firm clears stock before relocating to the west side of the square to make room for new inventory.
Gus Ondrusek 46 died suddenly of a heart attack at his Placedo home on Monday at 5 45 am. A grocery operator and Yoakum native, he lived in Victoria county 22 years and was a World War II air force veteran and American Legion member. Survived by wife Millie a son Eugene parents Frank and Mrs. Ondrusek brothers John C Charles Yoakum Ben Sweetwater sister Mrs Ed Koliba Hochheim funeral at Duckett Dormer Chapel 10 am Wednesday Rev John Craig burial Memory Gardens. pallbearers F A Whitby Henry Van Dyke Frank Ullman Ben Malina Leonard Malina Todd Dunn.
Deputy Kortwig jailed brothers Paul and Raymond Targac of Hallettsville after disturbing the peace at the VFW Hall wedding dance. They paid fines totaling 28.32 dollars each including court costs before appearing before Justice Jerome Vasek. Jewel Smith of Houston was arrested for unlawfully carrying a .22 pistol and held for further investigation with potential fines over 100 dollars.
The nation's first bale of cotton for 1958 arrived at the Harlingen police station Friday night. The 485 pound bale was grown on the 777 Ranch, 13 miles west of Rio Hondo, owned by George Gibbons of Corpus Christi. Operator W S Gandy of Robstown and manager Vernon Canille of Rio Hondo.
A beneficial rain fell Saturday night with lightning and continued through Sunday. Measured totals ranged from 1.25 inches in Moulton and Komensky to 1.50 inches in Novohrad and Witting. Old Moulton saw 1.50 inches and Peach Creek area about 2 inches.
Nowata authorities said a four year old blind girl, Laura Jane Irons, was found penned up like a dog in a filthy sealed room. She weighs about fourteen pounds and is malnourished in Nowata Hospital as investigators study possible charges against her mother and stepfather. A pack of hound dogs was well cared for outside.
The Eagle will be published one day earlier next week due to the July 4th holiday. There will be no rural delivery and the town will be closed all day in observance of Independence Day. All news are requested to be turned into this office not later than Monday noon June 30.
A three vehicle crash near Cuero injured several Range and Moulton area residents including Mrs. Adolph Novak Sr and her husband and two children. Airman 2 C Michel Klein of Ellington AFB was killed. Mrs. Novak is critical. others are serious. The accident occurred when Klein’s car hit a Cuero truck and then collided with the Ender and Novak vehicle as Gunther Friar of Cuero turned into a driveway.
Alexander Kotzebue, son of Mr and Mrs Roy Kotzebue, has taken a pharmacist position at Taylor Drug Store No 2 in Pasadena after earning his Texas Board of Pharmacy certificate following the state exam. He is a University of Houston graduate who received his pharmacy degree on May 31 and now resides in Pasadena with his parents.
Seguin boosters plan a two day Good Will Tour stopping Tuesday July 1 at 2 20 PM in Seguin with an air conditioned bus arriving ahead of a short program. The Singing Sheriff Phil Medlin and Elton Strey with guitar will perform as sound equipment is set up. Twenty towns along the route join the invitation to "come to Seguin on the 4th."
The local Lions Club advances its regular meetings for July with a key gathering on Thursday July 10 to discuss activities and member attendance is urged. Installation of officers is tentatively planned for Thursday July 24.
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative launches the Willie Wiredhand Bonus Bucks program offering each member a $20 certificate on the purchase or wiring of a new electric range water heater or window heat pump. Forty dealers in Gonzales Guadalupe Lavaca and Wilson counties participate with local Moulton outlets listing participating firms. The campaign began June 1 and runs through August 16 with more than 70 certificates issued totaling over $1,400 in two weeks.
About 6:00 p m Saturday two cars collided at West First Street and Moore Avenue beside the Eagle plant. Gary Wagner 1957 Ford failed to see Laddie Mresh 1941 Chevrolet while turning. Wag ner car $200 damage, Chevrolet about $50. No injuries. Constable Daniel Koranek investigated.
Mrs Val Roznovsky, now in Citizens Memorial Hospital Victoria, has been there since last Tuesday and is reported to be getting along nicely.
Rainy conditions trimmed receipts but 481 cattle and 335 hogs sold with active bidding. Prices ranged from 23.00 to 29.00 for calves and 28.00 to 33.00 for stocker calves, fat cows 17.00 to 20.00, heavy bulls 19.00 to 22.00, top hogs 24.30 to 24.70, packer sows 21.00 to 24.00, feeder shoats 22.00 to 23.50.
The Moulton Babe Ruth team lost 12 to 3 to Gonzales with Sedlar allowing 14 hits while Ehrig held to 5. They rebounded at La Grange, beating them 4 to 3 in a tight game as Rudy Simper gave up 4 hits.
Moulton Little Leaguers scored 2 runs in the final inning but fell 4 to 2 to Shiner Tuesday night in an away game. Simper allowed 5 hits for Moulton while Shiner pitcher Wagner yielded 2.
Mrs. Frances Wenske president of VFW Auxiliary 6971 and Mrs. Josie Lee Albrecht district 24 president elect attended the 38th Texas Department convention in Beaumont. Albrecht was installed as District 24 president at the Sunday session.
An 18 month old boy named Rocky Joe Gallegos drowned after tumbling into a mop bucket filled with water. He was under the care of his 14 year old cousin Georgianne Rivas when the accident happened, with about ten minutes of supervision missing.
Pictured is a 24 inch running okra raised in Zat Johnson's garden. The plant resembles a gourd and is edible usable for soups and stews. Johnson grows several vines on his fence bearing many fruits though not as large as the showcased specimen. Typical lengths run 18 to 20 inches.
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