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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1957
Page
1
Pictured members of Moulton Lorbeeren Lodge No 63 1914 May Fest at Hermann Park now VFW Hall. Lists attendees including May Fest Queen Julius Klastak and many named matrons with several noted as deceased.
Mrs. John Horelica aged 81 died May 10 at the Houston home of her daughter Mrs. Herman Berger after a long life born Apolona Blahuta in Moravia. She married John Horelica near Praha and raised ten children on a Moravian farm until her husband’s death. Funeral services were held May 12 at 1:30 p.m. in Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Flatonia with Rev. William Anderson and Mr. Koliba officiating.
Harry E. Meyer of the J. L. Meyer ranch sustained a wrist fracture when a cow spooked his horse Wednesday May 15 around 11 00 am. He and the animal were thrown. his father transported him to Helms Hospital Gonzales for X rays confirming the break.
Lt. Quinton J. Raab and Mrs Raab leave for Fort Lee Virginia on Wednesday May 15 to begin six months of active duty with the Quartermaster Corps. Lt Raab is the son of Mr and Mrs Joe Raab and Mrs Raab is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Michalec Jr.
The federal government sues a Detroit man to collect a $10 penalty imposed in 1950 for failing to report purchase of a cabin cruiser. It cost the government about $100 to prepare the case.
Senior and junior class sections list Rev Julius F Holm as a speaker or contributor. Readings and reflections are planned for the school assembly, with Holm named among presenters in the event lineup.
Memorial Day Thursday May 30 1957 is a legal holiday and Farmers and Merchants State Bank will be closed to the public for business.
The Crews Hospital and Clinic in Gonzales held a formal opening Sunday May 19 from 2 to 5 pm. The new facility spans 8400 square feet with clinic facilities to the west and hospital units to the east. Visitors entered a lobby waiting area with iron furniture, while the clinic featured pastel walls acoustical ceilings and rubber tile floors with bamboo curtains. Hospital wards offer private rooms with bath or semi private shared rooms, all facing outside with opaque glass lower panels and indirect lighting throughout.
The annual Decoration Day Services at Moulton City Cemetery on May 19 drew a large crowd. Songs solos and music by Moulton High School Band framed an impressive Memorial Address by Mac P. Copeland Ninth District Commander American Legion. Geier-Merrem Post No 392 American Legion sponsored the event.
Local talent will broadcast Sunday May 26 from 12 30 to 1 00 on Station KWHI Brenham. Performers include Dorothy and Barbara Wenske singing Lexie Marie Etlinger with Rebecca Halliburton piano Carmen Effenberger singing and playing a solo and Rose Marie Strieder performing an accordion piece.
The Molbert Bros Packing Co of Port Arthur has acquired Novosad Produce in a deal effective Friday May 17. They will continue purchasing eggs and poultry and solicit patronage for the new firm. J W White Fulkerson is the manager of the merged operation.
Rebecca Halliburton is valedictorian with a 94.67 average and four year grade average. Mary Kocian is salutatorian with a 94.17 average. The top boy is Daniel Joe Pavlicek with a 92.03 average. The list includes Anita Tousek Patricia Sedlar Cecilia Frysak Jeannette Dierschke Olga Jasek Joseph Machalec Evelyn Stryk Lexie Etlinger Leroy Kubenka Mary Charlea Marian Vana Verdell Dierschke Dennis Satsky Leonard Kalisek Benedict Jasek Joyce Jahn Frances Michalec La Verne Muehlstein Raymond Lockstedt Robert Keil George Chudej Louis Nagelmueller Oscar Lee Kubenka Edwin Gaertner and others.
Kotzebue Drug Store installs two 5 ton Friedrich air conditioners by Fisbeck Auto Supply. The units will cool the shop through the summer and are expected to be completed next week.
Four Moulton F F A members Joe Darilek Ernest Kubenka Waymond Boethel and George Branecky passed the Area Checking committee in Brenham on Saturday. Their applications advance to the State committee for final approval.
The local Ground Observer Corps announces another operation air watch will be held Sunday May 26 from 1 to 6 pm. All volunteers are urged to participate.
Mrs. Joe Ermis is undergoing treatments at Wagner Hospital in Shiner for two weeks with her condition reported slightly improved.
In Oroville California Mrs Alice DeAmicis spent 37 hours trapped in a car with her near decapitated husband Chesley Rushton a deputy sheriff after a rain driven plunge down a 200 foot embankment into the Feather River The car was found submerged 33 miles northeast of Oroville Thomas DeAmicis aged 53 of Sacramento was dead Mrs DeAmicis suffered a dislocated elbow possible back injuries shock and exposure as rescuers pried the car open with a crowbar.
Regular transfer of school children must be made before June 1. Transfers made before this date are automatic unless a protest is filed by sending or receiving district. Trustees may file a protest by meeting the County Board on Wednesday morning June 5. The County Board has jurisdiction in protest cases. W A Eilers County Supt.
The Talent team of David Simper and Leroy Kubenka from Moulton FFA earned second place at Area II competition amid 91 schools. Officials considered if one or two teams would qualify for the State contest in Fort Worth, with hopes the pair would be eligible to represent the chapter and community.
Gonzales Anna E Arnim of Moulton has been admitted to Gonzales Warm Springs Rehabilitation Foundation. The nonprofit center provides a fully accredited physical medicine program for disabled children and adults with hundreds aided annually.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Katherine Janssen 67 a Corpus Christi native for 22 years were held at Cage Mills Chapel with Rev. Philip Wahlberg officiating. Burial was in Seaside Memorial Park. She died May 13 at Memorial Hospital after a long illness and is survived by husband Ben H daughter Edna Willis son Ruben J three brothers and a half brother. Pallbearers were nephews Marvin Haase Elton Janssen Victor Haase Leroy Jaroszewski Eilert Gerdes and Willard Janssen.
The Moravia Parish invites all to a Sunday parish picnic on May 26 with church services at 6:00 and 9:00 a.m. Dinner and supper feature chicken, homemade sausage, stew and trimmings served family style, at 11:45 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Music by Adolph Migl Orchestra will run through the day and night on the grounds.
Frankie Filipp of three miles west shows an onion display from his field. Four heads weigh 6 pounds total and are firm while another bulb weighs 1 pound 10 ounces. Other farmers report strong crop growth due to recent rains and irrigation.
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