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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1953
Page
3
From Korea Sgt Joe Koudelka writes home to Moulton praising hometown papers and Japan leave while detailing sandbag fortifications on the Eastern Front. He notes "Chinese motors" near their position and recalls a tense patrol where several men were separated. He plans a return to Texas.
Adolph Oevermann was victim of a check raising in February. Kenneth Cox and J L Townsend pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, paying a $50 fine and were released. The grand jury dismissed the case against the men who claimed to be Korean veterans. The Banner Press reports the pursuit by Washington County sheriff’s department.
At Pundt's Cafe the VFW Auxiliary held a regular meeting and elected officers. Re elected president Lisetta Faltisek. vice presidents Edity Beran and Gadys Malinek. treasurer Lexie Boehm. conductress Betty Raab. chaplain Evelyn Haas. 2 year trustee Elizabeth Bevan. 1 year trustee Elizabeth Wagner. guard Lillian Kiel. Refreshments of hamburger, potato chips and drinks were served after the meeting.
Hail and windstorm insurance information available from Frank J. Biehnne Jr. Ins. Agency in Moulton contact dial 3-4538 for details.
Sgt Willie Hlavac son of Mrs Veronica Hlavac Route 3 Hallettsville serves with the 623rd Field Artillery Battalion under I Corps in Korea. The unit traces to 1846 and holds 19 battle streamers across six wars while I Corps north of the 38th parallel since 1950. Hlavac, a World War II veteran, arrived in January and serves as a motor sergeant. He previously worked for Ford Motor Sales in Hallettsville.
The Moulton Eagle published by Malec Publishing Co. lists John E. Janacek as editor. This weekly paper enters its third quarter subscription at 1.00 and is postmarked as second class matter at Moulton Texas.
The column compares Cold War tensions under Malenkov Eisenhower and Truman, denounces appeasement of attacks on flyers and praises decisive response. It cites political turmoil in Texas and media roles, notes Mussolini Hitler Stalin deaths, and warns against Red leadership dangers and surveillance under "people's democracy."
The USDA reports cows spend 411 minutes grazing and 580 minutes lying down daily, with 254 minutes ambling and 195 minutes idle. It notes about 50 bites of grass per minute and travels 3,083 yards during the walk period, though costs and methods are not specified.
A Texas Senate committee rejected a bill to license private detectives guards and watchmen with a 150 annual fee. The panel also killed bills licensing watchmakers and a lease truck certificate rule. Other measures advance including military voting rights and welfare spending limits.
Mr and Mrs F J Albrecht Calvin Joe and Herbert Albrecht with Miss Josie Lee Petrek spent Sunday visiting Abby Lee Wagner at Fort Sam Texas showing family ties during the weekend trip.
Jacob Kure recalls Moulton’s early commerce with blacksmiths and wheelwrights, a barber, a drug store, and four doctors. The S A & P depot was a social hub with four daily trains. The Kotzebue drug store and opera house later arose, powered by a gasoline engine and a belt system. Silent films, "Perils of Pauline," and an air dome theater are remembered along with an electric light plant and a lively livery stable nearby.
Herman Sehley aged 24 from DeWitt County was charged in six cases of incest and statutory rape and released on 6000 dollar bond. He accompanied draftees to San Antonio for physical exams after prison since March 2. A trial date for his father Karl Schley was set for April 1 in county court.
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