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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1958
Page
1
Ed's Viewpoint notes Senator Culp Krueger stresses the urgency of supporting small towns as their youth leave. He cites Moulton as a stark example of rural decline and asks for practical solutions and cross‑group cooperation to reverse the trend. He notes farm shifts to grain and warns against empty election promises.
A 1952 Ford sedan total losses after rear ending a Farmall B tractor on Highway 95. Driver Henry J. Hirsch and tractor operator Herman H. Hanslik, both from Moulton, escaped unharmed. Incident occurred about 8 pm Tuesday night April 22. Highway Patrol investigated.
State Senator Culp Krueger told Moulton residents the nation faces challenges greater than past generations, urging focus on local economic problems and employment. He criticized sales and income taxes while outlining legislative process. Attendees from Yoakum Hallettsville Schulenburg Waelder Pasadena Shiner Gonzales and Flatonia.
The Yoakum assembly of the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus honored Dr. C L Kopecky retired physician recently elevated to the Knighthood of St Gregory. Representatives from Cuero Yorktown Hallettsville Moulton attended with their wives and visiting clergy. Msgr F O Beck of Victoria spoke and Charlie Merian of Yoakum was master of ceremonies.
The third annual picnic sponsored by the Moulton Knights of Columbus will be at the VFW Hall on Sunday May 18. Dinner and supper will be served with entertainment and music throughout the day and a dance to close the event. The public is invited.
Harvey Gene Bauer of Fla tonia was stopped here Saturday evening by Constable Daniel Koranek and charged with speeding 60 mph in a 40 mph zone within city limits.
Brenham Maifest Association booster group will appear in Moulton around 12 noon Tuesday May 6 as part of a booster trip. Mayor W H Pundt and Secretary Mer of the local Chamber of Commerce confirmed the visit.
Mrs. J. T. Jaeggli will present her piano students in a recital at the local High School Gymnasium Friday evening May 9. Beginning time is set for 8 o'clock.
Franklin J Kozelsky son of Mr and Mrs John Kozelsky Route 1 Moulton entered the U S Army in June 1957 and serves as a mechanic with the 4th Armored Division in Schurbach Germany where he has been stationed since last Christmas Eve.
A veterinarian will vaccinate dogs and cats in the Moulton area on Saturday morning May 3. The service runs from 9 00 A M to 1 00 P M with owners paying the vaccination charges. The Chamber of Commerce urges participation for community welfare.
Funeral services were held in Shiner Saturday for Dr. Frank M. Wagner 64 prominent local physician who died in Yoakum after addressing a Knights of Columbus banquet in his honor He collapsed on the steps of a cafe and died Justice of the peace ruled death from natural causes probably a heart attack Wagner founder of Wagner Hospital 1915 medical advisor to KJT lodge since 1926 and holder of the Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice He was a Lavaca County native Saint Edward's University graduate and UT Medical School 1918 alumnus a World War I veteran. Services page 2 col 5.
Local boys in Lavaca County Little League and Babe Ruth League are urged to attend practice this Saturday at Moulton Lions Field starting 2:00 p m. Little League ages 8 to 12 led by Charles Luksovsky and Babe Ruth ages 13 to 15 led by Rudy Simper will practice from 2 to 4 p m followed by Babe Ruth session. The Lavaca County Little League schedule opens June 3 with teams from Flatonia Hallettsville Shiner and Moulton. The Moulton Civic Group sponsors the local teams.
The St. Joseph's School Club will hold its last meeting of the school year Thursday evening May 1st at 8 00 o'clock. All members are urged to attend as officers for the ensuing year will be elected. A social will follow the meeting with everyone bringing a plate of lunch.
James E Freytag of Moulton a junior in industrial distribution at Texas A and M College has been elected president of the Student Chapter of The American Foundrymen's Society. He also leads Lavaca County Home Town Club serves as First Sergeant of Squadron 19 and belongs to the Industrial Education Club and the Knights of Columbus. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Freytag of Moulton.
Willibalasteinege living five miles south of Moulton found a weather instrument Monday April 28 at about 3 pm. The instrument had been released the same day by the Weather Bureau station at International Airport in San Antonio Texas. Mr Kleihege turned the instrument in at the post office the following day.
The J Woytek hunting camp about 15 miles east of Hallettsville will host the annual barbecue of the Lavaca Colorado Wharton County Game Conservation Association on Sunday May 4 drawing hundreds of members. See B B Q page 2 column 4.
The Moulton Public School Band will give a concert at the local High School Gymnasium Wednesday evening May 7 beginning at 8 00 o clock. The evening promises to be highly entertaining with overtures polkas waltzes and popular numbers. A free will offering will be taken up at the door. The public is invited.
Mr Sam Johnson formerly living near Old Moulton moves to town to live with his daughter Mrs Kate Fisbeck. He had been ill but is now feeling better.
In the Moulton Chamber of Commerce officer election Hy Kocian was named president, succeeding Alton Halliburton. New officers include Wm D. Wachtendorf as 1st Vice President August W. Etlinger as 2nd Vice President Roy L. Kotzebue as treasurer and Wm H. Pundt as secretary manager. Directors named are Kotzebue Sustr Kurtz Darilek Etlinger Raab Jasek Rainer Wachtendorf Freytag.
Rose Marie Moeller was assessed a five year penitentiary sentence and placed on probation for five years. The Bluebonnet Rest Island boys also received a home robbery sentence. Two Rock received similar sentences after district court trials for hub cap theft and robbing the Hallettsville Recreation Hall.
John Neyland of San Antonio and John Craven of Gonzales were charged with disturbing the peace during a Saturday night dance at the VFW Hall. Deputy Sheriff Wm. Kortwig made the arrest.
The Moulton VFW Hall hosts a senior class sponsored record hop by Moulton High School on Saturday night May 3. KTSA disc jockey Jack Elliott will spin records with prizes including records albums and a gold trophy for winners. The public is invited to attend.
A robber held up the San Antonio Savings and Loan Assn. branch at a Handy Andy store on Gevers Street and Fair Avenue, threatening notes and a gun unseen. Alex E Haas, assistant manager and son of Adolph Haas, and his firm were targeted in a statewide sweep that failed to recover the money. The bandit wore a blue gray suit and horn rimmed glasses. The heist remains unsolved as police pursue leads. See ROBBERY page 5, col. 6.
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative members in District Three Gonzales County east of the Guadalupe River meet Friday May 2 at 8 00 p m in the District Courtroom Gonzales. The gathering features a movie and cartoon and aims to nominate a Director for the June 12 Annual Membership Meeting. Each registering member receives a free 150 watt Willie Wired hand light bulb.
Six hundred notes at 25 dollars each are now on sale to fund the proposed Legion Home for Geier-Merrem Post No 392 in Moulton. The notes are secured by a Deed of Trust on property near Highway 95 with 3 1/4 percent interest payable annually. The first note was sold to Mrs. N O Banfield of Rosenberg, and several notes have already sold.
A regional group of veterans, the Chamber of Commerce, and local officials honored Isaac D. Hamilton, one of four Texans who escaped the Goliad massacre, at the Old Moulton Cemetery last Thursday. Hamilton arrived from Alabama in January 1836 and joined Captain Shackelford’s Red Rover Company under Col. Fannin. The event featured state markers funded by the Texas State Historical Commission, with community members including Mayor Wm. H. Pundt and Lavaca County figures paying respect.
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