Fifty Years of Moulton High Celebrated in Grand Ceremony
The fiftieth anniversary of the Moulton Public School System drew a full-capacity crowd to the Moulton High School Auditorium. Attendees included former students, teachers, and school board members, with speeches by J.W. Pyland and Prof. Fred W. Westcourt. Westcourt traced the school’s history from the 1870s institution to today, praising administrators, faculty, and the PTA, and urging pride in past progress and future promise.
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Moulton
Moulton High School
Moulton Parent-Teacher Association
William Miculka
Robert Taylor
J.W. Pyland
Malvin K. Merrem
Fred W. Westcourt
Frank Kramerbauer
Shiner
Alois Morkovsky
Hallettsville
Lad Hruska
John Matocha
K.windecker
F. C. Smith
G. G. Fisbeck
Wm. Novosad
Louis Pietsch
Mikes
K. Windecker
Pyland
Moulton Public Schools
Alice Moore Russell Brown
Houston
Sam Moore
Corbett
Alton Allen
Moore
Ed. Boehm Sr
Edward Boehm
P.T. A
Darlene Pelech
L’amour Toujours
L’ Armour
Cushing
Barbara Baca
Department of Rural Arts
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Texas
Westcourt
Sallie McLean
Hallett
Topeka
Allis
Leases Guenther
H. G. Kiehl
C. A. Peterson
Nathaniel Wilson
A. V. Peterson
Union
Look Me in the Eye at Moulton High May 11
The senior class play Look Me in the Eye will be performed in the Moulton High School auditorium Sunday night May 11 with expected large attendance. In national news President Truman appoints General Ridgway to Europe command and General Mark W. Clark to the Far East post.
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Moulton High School
Truman
General Ridgway
Eisenhower
Europe
Mark W. Clark
Ridgeway
Far East
Governor Shivers Proclaims Buddy Poppy Week in Texas
Governor Allan Shivers designates May 24 to 31 as V F W Buddy Poppy Week urging Texans to procure and wear a poppy to honor servicemen and show gratitude through this observance.
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Allan Shivers
V.F.W
Precinct Convention Set to Choose Delegates in May
Attend your precinct convention on May 3 to help select delegates who will attend the county convention in Hallettsville on May 6. County delegates will advance to the state convention to be held in San Antonio on May 27.
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Hallettsville
San Antonio
Stop Signs Erected on Moore Avenue Intersections
Stop signs have been placed on all streets intersecting Moore avenue. Drivers are urged to stop and look both ways before entering Moore avenue as the Farm to Market Highway No 352 runs along Moore avenue toward Highway No 95.
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Moore Avenue
Four Democrats in presidential race with Harriman latest entrant
W Averell Harriman enters the Democratic nomination contest urged by President Truman. The field includes Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, Robert Kerr of Oklahoma, and Richard B Russell of Georgia, all seeking the party's standard.
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The
United States
W. Averall Harriman
Harriman
Truman
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Miss Satsky Weds Otto Berckenhoff in Church Service
Miss Margaret Satsky daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis P Satsky and Otto Berckenhoff son of Mr and Mrs Fred Berckenhoff of Moultén wed at St Joseph s Catholic Church in a double ring ceremony. Rev John L Matocha officiated. The couple will reside in Houston.
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Margaret Satsky
Louis P. Satsky
Otto Berckenhoff
Fred Berckenhoff
Moultén
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
John L. Matocha
Rudy Berckenhoff
Moulton
Frank Krenek
Hallettsville
Berckenhoff
Krenek
Edwin Hemmi
Houston
Dorothy Berckenhoff
Edith Berckenhoff
Lorene Koudelka
Annie Hirsch
Robert Krenek
Raymond Berckenhoff
Robert Berckenhoff
Gus Welff
V.F.W. Hall
John
Mraz Features Six Fat Dutchmen at Houston Hall
Bill Mraz, operator of a large Houston dance hall, announced bookings for the Six Fat Dutchmen from New Ulm Minnesota to perform May 15 28. The ensemble, though named six, consists of twelve players and will fill a 2500 couple capacity venue. Mraz, a native of Moulton, spoke warmly of the act at The Eagle Office.
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Bill Mraz
Houston
Eagle Office
Mr. Mraz
New Ulm
Minnesota
America
Moulton
John Ben Shepperd to Speak at Legion Convention Here
John Ben Shepperd former Secretary of State and candidate for State Attorney General will headline the 9th District American Legion Spring convention in Moulton on Sunday May 4. Delegates from 50 posts across numerous counties will attend a full day at the high school gym with band concert and multiple speeches.
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John Ben Shepperd
Legion
Gladewater
The
American Legion
Moulton
Goliad
Victoria
Calhoun
Jackson
Matagorda
Brazoria
Galveston
Chambers
Fort Bend
Wharton
Lavaca
Colorado
Fayette
Austin
Waller
Sheppard
Allan Shivers
East Texas
Bar Association
Gregg
Legion Auxiliary
William Miculka
R. Paul Martin
Sweeny
K. Windecker
W. H. Pundt
Martin
Foster Nelson
State Legion Americanism Committee
State Legion
G. Ward Moody
J. H. Mitchell
Houston
National Committee On Veterans Affairs
New Feature Movie and Color Film At Sinclair Farm Show
The Sinclair Farm Show at W F Hall Moulton on May 8 will feature the new feature film Never Too Late about farm life and a color cartoon. It is directed by a well known Hollywood director with Hollywood actors in key roles. After the screenings prizes will be awarded to winners of tickets. Sinclair agent C C Orts expects a large crowd and notes the event is free with no selling. Everybody welcome.
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Sinclair Farm Show
W.F.W. Hall
Moulton
C. C. Orts
Sinclair
Mr. Orts
Thompson to Attend Ninth District Conventions Sunday
Washington Congressman Clark W. Thompson will fly to Texas for the Ninth District conventions of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Legion meets at Moulton and the VFW at Rosenberg on Sunday with Thompson departing Washington Friday night and returning Sunday night as a member of both groups.
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Washington
Clark W. Thompson
Texas
The
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion
Moulton
VFW
Rosenberg
Thompson
Ninth District Convention in Moulton May 4
The Flag Sunday display and American Legion Post No 392 along with the Auxiliary will hold their Ninth District Convention in Moulton on May 4. The Legion requests all local businesses to display the U.S. flag during the convention.
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Geier-Merrem
American Legion
Auxiliary
Moulton
the Legion
U.S
Knape Receives 50 Year Service Certificate At San Antonio
O F Knape senior publisher of The Moulton Eagle earned a 50 year service certificate at the South Texas Press Convention in San Antonio. Governor Allan Shivers distributed awards at the convention banquet at the Gunter Hotel. Knape completed half a century of newspaper work in Moulton in November 1951.
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O. F. Knape
Moulton Eagle
South Texas Press Convention
San Antonio
Allan Shivers
Gunter Hotel
Knape
Moulton
Buckshot Lane to Speak at Splash Day in Sulphur Park
Sunday May 4 marks Splash Day at Sulphur Park Swimming Pool five miles south of Moulton. Barbecue and refreshments will be served. W. T. Buckshot Lane of Wharton, Ninth District congressional candidate, will deliver an address. The management invites all to attend and enjoy the event.
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Sulphur Park Swimming Pool
Moulton
W. T. “Buckshot” Lane
Wharton
Pilat Brothers Buy Modern Meat Market In Moulton
Willie and Charlie Pilat have purchased the Modern Meat Market from William J. Meyer and assumed possession on May 1. An advertisement appears elsewhere in The Moulton Eagle.
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Willie
Charlie Pilat
William J. Meyer
Moulton Eagle
Butschek Promoted To Navy Lieutenant Commander
Recently promoted to lieutenant commander is Lt Edgar J. Butschek Supply Corps disbursing officer at the U S Naval Air Station and Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River Md He is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry J Butchek of Moulton Texas husband of former Miss Zina Lachausse of Port Arthur He is a Texas A and M College graduate and entered the Navy in 1942 receiving commission in December 1942 He graduated from Moulton High School in 1936.
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Edgar J. Butschek
U. S. Naval Air Station
Naval Air Test Center
Patuxent River
Henry J. Butchek
Moulton
Texas
Zina Lachausse
16Th Street
Port Arthur
Butchek
Texas A. and
M. College
Naval Service
Comd
Butschek
Moulton High School
Moulton Firemen Begin April Training Classes
Members of the Moulton fire department attend basic firemen training led by R Otis Muenster from the Engineering Extension Service of Texas A and M College System. Courses run from April 14 through May 14 with sessions each Monday afternoon and night at the Moulton fire station.
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Moulton
R. Otis Muenster
Engineering Extension Service
Texas A. and M. College System
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Prairies
Miss Satsky
Mraz
T. W
Buckshot” Lane
Sulphur Park Sun
Pilat Brothers
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