Former Moulton Woman Succumbs in San Antonio
Mrs. Ella Mary Johnson Spear died after a two year illness in San Antonio on May 16. Burial was May 17 in Old Moulton Cemetery with Rev. A D Bruton officiating. She was 61 and survived by husband Will J Spear two children James Delbert Spear and Mrs Joseph Koch four sisters and two brothers.
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Moulton
San Antonio
A.D. Bruton
Baptist Church
Joseph L. Koch
Pruitt Ave
James Delbert Spear
Austin
Kenneth Wayne Koch
Leona Leazar
Yoakum
Alice Petty
Bertha Wood
Gonzales
Honto Hull
Louis Johnson
Flatonia
Zat Johnson
Moulton Girl Seeks B S Degree at Denton College
Cordelia Juliet Boehm daughter of Mrs Ed Boehm Jr of Moulton is among 248 Texas State College for Women seniors applying for bachelor degrees to be awarded May 31 at 9 A M in the college auditorium Dr L H Hubbard president will give the commencement address. Boehm pursues Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition and serves as secretary of the Delian Literary Club and president of the Mary Swartz Rose Club home economics group.
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Cordelia Juliet Boehm
Ed. Boehm Jr
Moulton
Texas State College For
Denton
L. H. Hubbard
TSCW
Miss Boehm
Delian Literary Club
Mary Swartz Rose Club
Homecoming Celebration At Old Moulton
Several hundred people attended the annual homecoming at Old Moulton on the Philip Nolan grounds near the Moulton Waelder road west of Moulton. Executive committee members greeted visitors and dinner was served under oak trees. Registration names will be published when available.
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Old Moulton
Philip Nolan
Moulton-Waelder Road
Moulton
Baccalaureate Services Set At Moore High School
Baccalaureate services for Sam and Will Moore High School graduates will be held in the school auditorium Sunday evening May 27 at 8 30 o clock Msgr F O Beck of St Marys Victoria will preach the sermon Commencement exercises follow Monday night May 28 in the same auditorium
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Sam and
Will Moore High School
Msgr
F. O. Beck
St. Mary’s Church
Victoria
Moulton Man At Okinawa On Veteran Battleship
V G Supak 20 seaman first class USNR son of Frank Supak Route 1 Moulton Texas served aboard a veteran battleship off Okinawa. The ship joined the bombardment that pummeled the island as part of the greatest naval bombardment force in history.
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U.S
Okinawa
V. G. Supak
USNR
Frank Supak
Route 1
Moulton
Tex
Aug Heyers Announce Birth of Girl
Mr and Mrs August Heyer of Moulton welcomed a baby girl born at the Shiner hospital last Friday. The mother is Agnes Firasek formerly of Moulton.
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Heyers
August Heyer
Moulton
Shiner Hospital
Agnes Firasek
Baldwin College Students Enjoy Swimming Party
Baldwin College students held a term end swimming party at Sulphur Park pool despite cold water. They later had a picnic lunch and dance at Hallettsville Recreational Hall. Top Civil Service test takers included Dorothy Lou Reinhard, Beverly Harris, and Veraline Ross. In College Law, Beverly Harris, Lawrence Ohrt Cuero, Dorothy Lou Reinhard, Ruth Botard Sheridan, and Leola Mae Othold Shiner were top.
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Sulphur Park
Hallettsville
Dorothy Lou Reinhard
Beverly Harris
Veraline, Ross
Lawrence Ohrt
Cuero
Ruth Botard
Sheridan
Leola Mae Othold
Shiner
Oil test well staking in Lavaca County area
Location for a 7000-foot test well has been staked on the John Muehlstein place northeast of Hallettsville. No. 1 Richard Pohler spudded about five miles southeast of Moulton on a 6500-foot contract. In the Hope pool Sterling Oil and Refining Company No. 7 Goodrich is drilling below 10,200 feet.
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John Muehlstein
Hallettsville
Richard Pohler
Moulton
Hope Pool
Lavaca County
Sterling Oil and Refining Company No. 7 Goodrich
Memorial Services Held Sunday Morning at Moulton Cemetery
Memorial services were held Sunday morning at Moulton Public Cemetery under Geier- Merrem Post No 392 American Legion. The Moulton Fire Department service men and the Boy Scouts participated. About 500 people attended as taps were sounded by James Edward Kolar after the program. The band substituted God Be With You Till We Meet Again for Abide With Me. Flowers adorned the cemetery mounds.
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Moulton Public Cemetery
Geier- Merrem Post No
American Legion
Soldier Sgt Cecil Hull Writes From Germany
Sergeant Cecil Hull son of Mr and Mrs R C Hull with the 278th Infantry Regiment in Germany reports good progress and quarters with radio electric light and running water. He recalls a party when they met the Russians.
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Cecil Hull
R. C. Hull
278Rd Infantry
Germany
Graduation ties Kotzebues to Mathis ceremony
Mrs. Erna Kotzebue visited in Victoria last week and attends commencement in Mathis this week. Her granddaughter Miss Alice Ramsower, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Ramsower, is a member of the graduating class.
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Erna Kotzebue
H. E. Kotzebue
Victoria
Baby Boy Oscar Lee Tousek Born
Mr and Mrs Chas J Tousek celebrate the birth of a son born May 11 naming him Oscar Lee Tousek Sponsors were Mr and Mrs Boh Hlozek of Moulton.
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Chas. J. Tousek
Oscar Lee Tousek
Boh. Hlozek
Moulton
War bond drive at Boursville Schoolhouse Tuesday
A war bond drive will be held at the Boursville Schoolhouse on Tuesday June 5 starting at 8 30 P M Patrons are urged to attend.
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Boursville
Local Visits Highlight Gummelt, Petrek, and Lockwell
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Gummelt welcomed visitors in Houston Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Petrek and Mrs. Pren Lockwell visited in Cistern last Friday. Miss Edna Gummelt of Houston is spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Gummelt.
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Mrs
Gus Gummelt
Houston
Andrew Petrek
Pren Lockwell
Edna Gummelt
Wagner on fur lough with North Carolina parents
Corporal F. J. Wagner, a T-5 stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, is spending his fur lough with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Wagner.
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F. J. Wagner
Ft. Bragg
North Carolina
Frank Wagner
Navy Seaman Doubrava Promoted on Philippine Assignment
Sic. Charlie J. Doubrava has been promoted while stationed in the Philippine Islands. He is the son of Mrs. Mary Doubrava of Moulton and has served in the navy eighteen months. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Raab visited Houston on Thursday and Friday, staying with Sgt. Erwart A. Raab and Sgt. Oscar F. Raab on leave from Camp Polk, Louisiana.
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Si-c
Charlie J. Doubrava
Philippine Islands
Sic
Charlie
Mary Doubrava
Moulton
Navy
F. P. Raab
Houston
Erwart A. Raab
Oscar F. Raab
Camp Polk
County turns waste paper into suits of armor for shells
Lavaca county residents could supply enough waste paper for 84 950 suits of armor for 105 mm shells if each household saves about 10 pounds of newspapers wrapping paper and boxes monthly. Each container requires roughly three pounds of waste paper, says W. J. Wardell of American Can Company, which makes the armor containers from mixed paper and old boxes.
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Lavaca County
Berlin
Tokyo
W. J. Wardell
American Can Company
Ammunition Container Board
New Catholic Church At Witting Dedicated May Twenty Seventh
The Catholic congregation of Witting completed a new church to be dedicated Sunday May 27. A fine program has been prepared for the occasion. Rev Psencik of St Marys Catholic Church will serve the new church.
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Witting
Psencik
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Family reunion attendees listed at Boehm home
Those attending the family reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Boehm Sunday included Mr. Richard Boehm Sr. and son of Port Lavaca, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Salzigar of Victoria, Mr. Otto Hermes and family, Mr. Eugene Hermes and family of Sweet Home, Mrs. Joe Bujnoch and son Victor, and Mrs. Julius Bujnoch of Hallettsville.
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Richard Boehm
Port Lavaca
Dennis Salzigar
Victoria
Otto Hermes
Eugene Hermes
Sweet Home
Joe Bujnoch
Victor
Julius Bujnoch
Hallettsville
Kubi cek Family Moves Back to Moulton
Mr and Mrs Louis J Kubi cek have moved from Corpus Christi back to Moulton and occupy their home on South First Street.
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Louis J. Kubicek
Corpus Christi
Moulton
South First Street
Birthday Observed for Mrs Kate Fehrenkamp in Shiner
Mrs Kate Fehrenkamp celebrated her 86th birthday in Shiner on Tuesday with attendees including Mrs F T Fehrenkamp Mrs Laura Nieman and Mrs Emil Darilek Jr. present for the family gathering.
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F. T. Fehrenkamp
Laura Nieman
Emil Darilek Jr
Kate Fehrenkamp
Shiner
Furlough Visit of Lt Lawrence Taylor Biehunko in Town
Lt Lawrence Taylor Biehunko stationed at Pyote Texas spends his furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Biehunko Jr at their home.
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Lawrence Taylor Biehunko
Pyote
Texas
Mrs
Frank Biehunko Jr
Families Visit in Beaumont and Nearby Cities
Mr and Mrs M S Nelson and children Vladik Miculka Mrs L E Ermis and son of Beaumont Mr and Mrs Charles Lang and son of Houston Mr and Mrs Henry Miculka and daughter of San Antonio Mr and Mrs Albert Pustejovsky and Mr Frank Miculka spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Wm Miculka.
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M. S. Nelson
Vladik Miculka
L. E. Ermis
Beaumont
Charles Lang
Houston
Henry Miculka
San Antonio
Albert Pustejovsky
Frank Miculka
Wm. Miculka
Soldier letter from Okinawa thanks Moulton Lions for support
Sgt. Edwin Handsur stationed on Okinawa writes April 18 to the Moulton Lions Club. He recalls two campaigns in the Philippines and Okinawa, hopes for a rest, and praises home-front backing. He describes island scenery, cultivation, and native peoples, noting language barriers and internment policies, and ends with wishes for victory.
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Edwin Handsur
Okinawa
Moulton Lions Club
Philippines
Moulton
United States
Freshmen Class Party At Sulphur Park
The Moulton High School freshmen held a party at Sulphur Park on Tuesday May 15. After swimming a long while they enjoyed a barbecue supper and spent the rest of the evening dancing.
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Moulton High School
Sulphur Park
Baptism of Sidley Henry Wagner Jr. in Lutheran Church
Sidley Henry Wagner Jr. was baptized May 6 at the Lutheran Church of Moulton by Rev. Windecker. Sponsors listed include Mrs. Henry Wagner Mrs Willard W Mitchell Mrs Chas Lucke and Mrs Frank Smothers.
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Sidley Henry Wagner Jr
Sidley H. Wagner
Lutheran Church of
Moulton
Windecker
Henry Wagner
Willard W. Mitchell
Chas. Lucke
Frank Smothers
Churchill Resigns as British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill resigns as prime minister of Great Britain, delivering his letter to King George VI and stepping down from leadership.
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Winston Churchill
Great Britain
King George
Fiftieth Closing Exercises at St. Josephs School
The fifty year closing exercises were held Sunday May 20 at 8 50 P M in St Josephs Hall. After a program by all grades eleven eighth grade pupils bid farewell. Rev Joseph Kopp gave an address and presented diplomas to Lucy Bartk, Elizabeth Beyer, Emanuel Ermis, Eugenia Ermis, Erwin Faltysek, Aline Moeller, Lois Moeller, Maria Nieto, Eugene Pavlas, Dolores Wagner, Olivia Zidek.
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St. Joseph’s School
St. Joseph’s Hall
Joseph Kopp
Lucy Bartek
Elizabeth Beyer
Emanuel Ermis
Eugenia Ermis
Erwin Faltysek
Aline Moeller
Lois Moeller
Maria
Native of Lavaca County Dies in Coryell County
Joe Hull a longtime Ireland Coryell county resident died at home Wednesday May 2 five days after his brother Thomas A Hull passed away Burial was in Ireland He was 87 years 5 months 5 days He married Sallie Newton and lived in Gonzales county 12 years before moving to Coryell county fifty years ago He leaves a son Charles Hull of Burbank California three grandchildren two great grandchildren two brothers Lon and Jim Hull of Moulton three sisters Mrs Annie Gray Mrs John Parker of Flatonia and Mrs Fannie Leazar of Ganado
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Joe Hull
Ireland
Coryell County
Thomas A. Hull
Mr. Hull
Lavaca County
Sallie Newton
Gonzales County
Hull
Charles Hull
Burbank
California
Lon Hull
Jim Hull
Moulton
Annie Gray
John Parker
Flatonia
Fannie Leazar
Ganado
Moulton Home Demonstration Club Meeting Summary
Mrs. Jim Hoepff hosted the Moulton Home Demonstration Club on Thursday May 13 with thirteen members present and several guests. Miss Ritter shared canning methods while the prize went to Mrs. Brueggmann and plans were made for a city office exhibit. The next meeting with Mrs. John Beran is set for June 13.
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Jim Hoepff
Moulton
Miss Ritter
Brueggmann
J. F. Jungbauer
John Beran
Farm Home Destroyed By Fire Near Moulton
A farm home on the Joseph F. G. Darilek and Emil Darilek place five miles northeast of Moulton burned Thursday afternoon when an oil stove started the blaze. The barn and a stack of feed were destroyed. The Berkenhoff family escaped with little of their belongings as neighbors gather aid such as money clothing feed and other essentials.
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Joseph F. G. Darilek
Emil Darilek
Moulton
R. W. Berkenhoff
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City of
Rest and Peace
J. L. Meyer
W. L. Gibson
Viron Hull
Oscar Hull
John Bares
W. B. Manning
Baldwin College
Lavaca County Oil News
Bond Drive
New Catholic Church
Churchill
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