Lavaca County Sets Red Cross Goal and Road Bond Vote
Lavaca County aims to raise 1800 for Red Cross Drive with Moulton optimistic about meeting quota. An April 19 bond election for 600000 to fund road and bridge construction is planned. Governor Beauford Jester proclaims March Red Cross Month. General McArthur reportedly weighs a run in Wisconsin primaries.
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Lavaca County
Moulton
Beauford H. Jester
Douglas McArthur
Wisconsin
Long Clan Backs Earl Long in Louisiana Primary
Earl K. Long won the Louisiana primary nomination for governor with a large majority over Sam Houston Jones. The nomination is tantamount to election in Louisiana. He is Huey P. Long's brother, whose stormy career drew national attention.
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Long
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Sam Houston Jones
Huey P. Long
Frank Janda Sr Rites Held In Shiner and School District buys Army Hospitals
Obituary notes the death of Frank Janda Sr aged 86 in Shiner with services at Shiner Catholic Church and burial in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Survivors include wife four daughters three sons and numerous grandchildren. Separately Moulton Independent School District trustees announced purchase of four Army Hospital Buildings at North Camp Hood to expand lunchroom and classrooms with wrecking by A J Simpson and first lumber expected to arrive this week.
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Moulton High School Bobbatz
Moulton Lions
San Marcos
Merrem
Bobkatz
Frank Janda Sr
Shiner
Eschenburg
Shiner Catholic Church
Czechoslovakia
America
Anna Cloughy
Jim Kurtz
John Mikes
Joe Stanek
Frank Kurtz
Moulton
Adolf
Frank Jr
Janda
Anton Petru
J. W. Pyland
Moulton Independent School District
Army Hospital
North Camp Hood
Gatesville
Texas
A. J. Simpson
Komensky P T A Reports March Meeting
The Komensky P T A held its regular meeting on Thursday night March 4. After the session students spoke and declaimed their pieces for the rural meet audience. Songs were performed by students with guitars by Topsy and Charlene Fulkerson. Next meeting set for April 9.
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Komensky P.T. A
Topsy
Charlene Fulkerson
Evergreen PTC Presents Play Johnnie Get Your Girl
Evergreen PTC will stage a three act farce titled Johnnie Get Your Girl at Evergreen School on Saturday and Sunday March 13 and 14. Milton Riske directs a production with a well regarded history. Proceeds benefit the Evergreen P T C.
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Johnnie Get Your
Eevergreen School
O’clock
Milton Riske
Evergreen
Evergreen P.T. C
J. W. Pyland Re-elected Superintendent for 1948-49
J W Pyland of the Moulton Public Schools was re elected for the 1948 49 scholastic session This will be Supt Pyland s fourth term here
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J. W. Pyland
Moulton
San Antonio Visitors Mark Milestone No 88 in Moulton
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. White and Mr. E. T. Merrem of San Antonio visited relatives and friends in Moulton. Mr. Merrem on Wednesday passed milestone No 88 on life's journey and is enjoying excellent health.
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D. M. White
E. T. Merrem
San Antonio
Moulton
Merrem
Mrs Frances Trojacek Burial in Angleton Funeral Home
Mrs Frances Trojacek aged 70 years and 8 months died at Danbury on Saturday February 27. Burial took place in Anlet on Sunday February 29 with services from the Funeral Home in Angleton Rev Dobejas officiating. She leaves six daughters Meril Svoboda Van Rogers Nolan Grasshoff Frank Brazda Frank Mikulencak Ed Trojacek Henry Trojacek Joe Trojacek 18 grandchildren five great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Alvin Mikulencak Alfred Mikulencak Harold Grasshoff Elroy Svoboda Edwin Wotipka Harvey Trojacek.
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Frances Trojacek
Danbury
Anlet
Angleton
Dobejas
Meril Svoboda
Bury
van Rogers
Houston
Nolan Grasshoff
Eagle Lake
Frank Brazda
Eagle
Frank Mikulencak
Ed. Wotipka
Moulton
Ed. Trojacek
Beaumont
Henry Trojacek
Joe Trojacek
Alvin Mikulencak
Alfred Mikulencak
Harold Grasshoff
Elroy Svoboda
Edwin Wotipka
Harvey Trojacek
Parachute Jump Planned Near Moulton Sunday
A parachute jump is scheduled about one half mile north of Moulton on Sunday March 14. Experienced jumpers Herbert Seabourne and Robert Burns, both with hundreds of jumps, will perform the exhibition and the public is invited to watch.
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Moulton
Herbert Seabourne
Robert Burns
Chas Welfl Returns as School Census Enumerator
Mr Chas Welfl has been elected again as the School Census Enumerator for the Moulton Independent School District and is now at work. Parents with children who have never entered school before and birth dates on or before September 1 1942 should contact him this month. Those unsure about eligibility may call to discuss the matter.
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Chas. Welfl
Moulton Independent School District
Mr. Welfl
Niemann Announces Candidacy for Lavaca County Representative
Ved Niemann declares his bid for state representative from Lavaca County in the Democratic Primary. The Yoakum lawyer and veteran highlights experience with state agencies, support from former legislators, and aims to aid old people, veterans, farmers, and ranchers while pushing all-weather farm to market roads and fiscal restraint.
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Lavaca County
Yoakum
Austin
Texas
Capitol
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Moulton Lions Club Holds Regular Meeting and Birthday
The Moulton Lions Club met at Story Cafe on March 4 with Mr. Hudson of San Antonio as guest. J W Pylnd spoke on Texas Independence and the FFA show plans were announced. committees for parade advertising and Red Cross drive were named. The club voted to sell the registered Jersey Bull.
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Moulton Lions Club
Story Cafe
Hudson
San Antonio
J. W. Pylnd
Texas
Rudy Kubenka
Ad. Petrek
Ed. Novosad
Joe Schoenfeld
Lion William Lee Young
Red Cross
Yoakum
Waco
Rockdale
Catholic School Club Holds Meeting
The Catholic School Club met Wednesday night with Mrs. Johnnie Bravenec presiding. Rev. Matocha led a prayer and discussed plans for a field day in Moulton in April. Dr. Strieder spoke on typhoid and smallpox injection programs for the fall.
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Johnnie Bravenec
Matocha
Moulton
Strieder
United Gas Line Co. Promotes District Engineer to Superintendent
March 12 report from San Antonio notes H. C. McDonald promoted to district pipeline superintendent by United Gas Pipe Line Co. W. W. Clapton announced Koy will succeed McDonald as district engineer. McDonald, a Dallas high school and Texas A&M alumnus, joined the company in 1924 and has resided in San Antonio since 1929. J. J. Koy, a Rice Institute graduate, becomes district engineer.
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San Antonio
H. C. McDonald
United Gas Pipe Line Company
W. W. Clapton
McDonald
Dallas
Texas A. & M. College
United Gas
United
J. J. Koy
Koy
Wharton County
Rice Institute
Election pledge to purge state schools of subversive ideas
A local candidate pledges to eliminate from state supported schools all who advocate subversive doctrines and to represent county wishes in Austin. He vows not to be a tool of special interests and to protect legitimate interests while seeking voter support.
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Austin
Local Red Cross Drive Chooses Bill Novosad Chairman
Bill Novosad appointed chairman of the Red Cross drive for Moulton. He will name assistants and launch the drive soon with a goal to meet the quota, a standard Moulton has consistently achieved.
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Bill Novosad
Red Cross
Moulton
Novosad
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6971 to organize auxiliary
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6971 will organize an auxiliary at the next meeting held at the American Legion Hall on Thursday March 18 at 8 PM. Eligible members include a veteran's mother wife sister half sister or daughter. The post expects large attendance.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No
American Legion Hall
V. F. W. Post
Lieutenant and family sail toward overseas duty
Goes back overseas Lt. L. T. Biehunko and family arrived in Moulton Thursday night from Ft. Walton Florida. Lt. Biehunko with Mrs. Biehunko Frank Biehunko Eri A Oehl and Carl Smith traveled to Austin Sunday from which point Lt. Biehunko left for Eglin Field Florida where he will be sent overseas.
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L. T. Biehunko
Moulton
Ft. Walton
Florida
Biehunko
Attendees at Schulenburg funeral of Mrs Charles B Knesek
Mrs E H Southard of San Antonio joins Mr and Mrs Edwin J Knesek and others including Mr and Mrs Albert Pustejovsky and Mr and Mrs Anton Pustejovsky of Moulton and Mr and Mrs Ernest Hajek of Shiner at the funeral of Mrs Charles B Knesek in Schulenburg held Wednesday of last week.
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E. H. Southard
San Antonio
Edwin J. Knesek
Albert Pustejovsky
Anton Pustejovsky
Moulton
Ernest Hajek
Shiner
Charles B. Knesek
Schulenburg
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Eisen
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Moulton School Board Boys Government Hospital
Evergreen Ptc
Ved Niemann
Fred Niemann
Minnie Wiseman
Flatonia
Pink Cooper
United Gas Line Co
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