Farm income dips in 1953 cotton area spark small town concerns
In a rural region of about 2 000 residents the 1953 cotton harvest left roughly $225 less gross income per person than 1953. The piece notes migration to cities for better pay, limits of cotton and corn crops, and calls for Soil Conservation measures to secure a basic income and education funding. It urges local business action beyond politicians to balance losses from shrinking foreign markets.
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Soil Conservation Association
Hallettsville
Thompson
Seniors Plan Style Show With New York Paris Models
The Senior Class sponsors a style show on December 15 at 7 30 p m in the local gym. Admission 25 and 35 cents, decided at the November 3 meeting. Models and styles from New York and Paris. Bake sale Saturday November 13 at the City Office with baked goods.
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New York
Paris
Flatonia Woman Elenora Ploedel Dies in Home Death
Funeral services were held last Wednesday in Flatonia for Elenora Ploedel 66. The Rev V A Raska officiated with interment in Flatonia Catholic Cemetery. Her body was found hanging at her home in eastern Flatonia last week with death estimated to have occurred Friday or Saturday. She was born in Czechoslovakia and came here from California. Survivors include sisters in California and Germany.
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Flatonia
Elenora Ploedel
V. A. Raska
Flatonia Catholic Cemetery
Flatonia Argus
Czechoslovakia
California
Germany
Waiting lines loom as Texas inspection deadline nears
Col Homer Garrison Jr of the Texas Public Safety Department warned motorists that a long line could form before the April 15 inspection deadline. He cited auto inspections run 100000 behind the 1953 pace and urged drivers to visit one of the 4000 stations early to avoid delays.
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Homer Garrison, Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Public Safety
Garrison
New UT Press Volume For German Descendant Readers
UT Press announces Gustav Diesel’s Houston Journal 1837 1841 translated by Dr Max Freund of Houston The work documents social economic and political conditions of the Texas Republic and is sourced from the Library of Congress manuscript Friends thank New Braunfels figures A J Luckett G F Oheim and Frederic Oheim for aiding access to probate and pioneer era documents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braunfels
A. J. Luckett
Dr. Freund
Gustav Dresel
G. F. Oheim
Frederic Oheim
Neu-Braunfelser Zeitung
Pioneer Times
Veterans Urge Church Attendance on Veterans Day
AM members of the American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary are urged to attend services at their chosen church Sunday November 14 1954. Catholic Church services start at 9 30 a m and Lutheran Church at 10 a m. Legion members are urged to wear their caps.
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American Legion
the Legion Auxiary
Church of
Legion
Dollar Sale At Etlinger's Store This Friday and Saturday
Etlinger's Store advertises a dollar sale this Friday and Saturday with many dry goods groceries and vegetables on sale. A free turkey and several baskets of groceries will be given away to registrants.
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Ietlinger’s
Etlinger
Texans urged to inspect cars to avoid violations
Garrison noted motorists should visit a station soon for annual inspection. Texas Highway Patrol handled about 12,000 violations of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Law from April 15 to Sept. 1, 1954.
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Garrison
Texas Highway Patrol
Hanslik Re-elected to Lead Lavaca County Farm Bureau
Herman Hanslik of Moulton was reelected president of the Lavaca County Farm Bureau for the coming year. Alvin Venison and Arthur Spies will serve as secretary-treasurer and vice president, with G D Nollkamper as second vice president. Committees were named including membership and legislative chairs, and Hanslik praised the board noting membership surpassed 1,000.
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Lavaca
G. D. Nollkamper
Frank Darilek
Moulton
Eugene Hermes
Sweet Home
Edwin Pfeil
Shiner
John Dietschke
Ernest Chaloupka
Moravia
M. E. Jacobs
Hope
Raymond Fishbeck
Alvin Denison
Hallettsville
Frank Leiber
G. O. Little
Bila Hora
F. M. Janak
Wied
Hanslik
Census Work Delayed by Unreturned Farmer Questionnaires
The 1954 Census of Agriculture is slowed as farmers neglect to return mail questionnaires. Director John V. Lindsey warns delays hinder enumerators, raise costs, and delay data vital to farmers, business leaders and the public. He urges farmers to complete forms to streamline census work.
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John V. Lindsey
Lindsey
Bobkatz Fall To St Joseph’s Tigers In Opener
The Moulton Bobkatz lost the Friday opener to St Joseph’s Tigers 63 to 46. In the B game, Moulton won 32 to 23 led by Larry Dullye 17 and Franklin Sedlar 12. The article notes early fouls and key outs as Yoakum and Fayetteville next visit.
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Bobkatz
St. Joseph’s Tigers
Yoakum
Wayne Moore
Moulton Bobkatz
St. Joseph's Tigers
Tigers
Robbatz
Franklin Sedlar
Rothbauer
Maresh
Simper
Bobbatz
Larry Dullye
Yoakum Stary
Schuette
Moulton
St. Joseph's
Fayetteville
Vestine Muehlstein
St. Joseph Tiger
Julius Belicek
Muehlstein
Barta
K. Fishbeck
St. Joseph
Victor Ellinghausen
No. 21
Leroy Kubenka
Sammie Barta
Victor
Num
Eagle Printed Day Earlier For Veterans Day
This week’s Moulton Eagle was printed one day earlier due to the Veterans Day holiday. Rural readers will receive the paper on Friday as usual and local businesses in Moulton will be closed all day Thursday November 11.
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Moulton
Ford Shows 1955 Fairlane Series in New Cars Friday
Ford unveils a full Fairlane line as the 1955 four-model passenger car series to be shown in 6400 dealers showrooms Friday November 12 including Moulton Motor Sales. New engines include three high compression V8 options and a 6 cylinder I-6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Moulton Motor
Engles Ford
Postmasters Meet in Flatonia With Congressman Thompson
A gathering of 9th district postmasters convened in Flatonia. Attendees included Moulton’s Postmaster, Mrs. John Meiners, and Congressman Clark W. Thompson of Galveston.
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Flatonia
Moulton
John Meiners
Clark W. Thompson
Galveston
Thompson Urges Minimum Acreage For Allotted Crops
The 9th Congressional Soil Conservation Association met in Hallettsville on November 4 to discuss conservation needs for the 9th District with Congressman Clark W. Thompson. Attendees toured Lavaca District sites, heard on pasture improvement, erosion control, and waterway sodding, and pledged ongoing soil and water conservation.
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9Th Congressional Soil Conservation Association
Hallettsville
Clark W. Thompson
Lavaca
Joe Kouba
Shiner
Southworts
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Thompson
Auto raffle called phony five men seized in Houston
Five men accused by the Better Business Bureau of running a phony Cadillac raffle were taken into custody in Houston. Police arrested them on a bureau request. the tickets are alleged to be fake and the operation a racket similar to a Texas wide scam that took over $50,000 from numerous cities. The men claimed ties to an American Legion post in Shiner, which disclaimed any connection. Investigators considered lottery charges.
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Houston
Better Business Bureau
Galena Park
W. T. Morrison
Texas
American Legion
Shiner
Joe Clark
District Attorney's Office
Group of Gonzales Lavaca men called for induction and exams
Six Gonzales and Lavaca county men left for induction and 22 for physical examinations in November. The group departed Gonzales at 8 a.m. on November 3. Inductees include Eugene Dolezal Sevner Willie Jurek Waelder Melvin Clack Lawrence Fryer Howard Laas Bobbie Lambert. Physical exam candidates include E F E Raab Kerman Williams John Johnson Hubert Clark Irvin Freeman Frank Mueck James Washington Harry Hruzek Reynaldo Galindo Billy Rhodes Adolph Biehunke Alois Stary Rudy Chumchal James Thornton Adolfo Valdez James DuBose Felipe Sureste Pat Riojas Milton Smith Billy Miller. October quota was seven for induction, none for physicals. they left for San Antonio October 22. No December physical exams.
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Gonzales and
Lavaca County
Nina Rarr
Selective Service Board
Gonzales
Wwov
Eugene Dolezal
Sevner
Willie O. Jurek
Waelder
Melvin Clack
Lawrence W. Fryer
Howard J. Laas
Hallettsville
Bobbie J. Lambert
Nixon
Billy C. Miller
Gonzales-Lavaca
San Antonio
Henry Bozka 93 buried in Shiner
Henry Bozka 93, father of Hallettsville Mayor M. I. Bozka, died in Galveston Thursday of last week. Funeral services were at Shiner Catholic Church with Rev. Bernard Ganter officiating. interment in Shiner Cemetery. He came to the United States in 1895, settled near Moulton, later moved to Shiner. Survivors include Mayor M. I. Bozka and Mrs. Ernest Schultz of Hallettsville and Mrs. Bernard Ganter of Galveston. A son Joe died in 1950.
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Henry Bozka
M. I. Bozka
Hallettsville
Galveston
Shiner Catholic Church
Bernard Ganter
Shiner
Nickel
Moulton
Ernest
Annie) Schultz
Bernard
Mary) Ganter
Joe
Eight Indictments Returned by Hallettsville Grand Jury
The Hallettsville Grand Jury returned eight indictments. Edgar Stewart Nabors D W John F Milam murder of former District Clerk Joe C Goode M W Littlefield burglary at the John S C H place Frank J Bartel theft of a car at Yoakum C D Berry theft Ross Elton Johnson Louis Adams Jr assault with intent to rob J R Pate child desertion Obbie Lee Ward theft of pickup from Leo Bludau last tomato season Trials set to begin November 22 with most cases expected disposed of Milams attorneys may seek transfer.
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John F. Milam
Joe C., Goode
M. W. Littlefield
John S.C. H Place
Frank J. Bartel
Yoakum
High Fidelity System Aids Heart Ailment Study At Burt Clinic
A Burt Clinic article describes a high fidelity sound system installed in the reception room to comfort patients. Speakers in the ceiling play five hours of music and an automatic player powers continuous output. Dr Burt plans eight tie in arrangements with three speakers and will tape heartbeats for interval monitoring to track treatment progress.
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Burt Clinic
Dr. Burt
Duck Goose Prospects Seen Good for Texas Season
The Executive Secretary of the Game and Fish Commission says Texas duck and goose hunters can expect a pretty good season. The waterfowl season opens at noon Friday November 5 and runs through January 3. Recent rains in East Texas and along the Gulf Coast create a promising setting for the fall shoot with a fair duck population and increased geese, especially snow geese.
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Austin
Texas
Game and Fish Commission
Gulf Coast
Central Flyway
New Signs Read Speed Limits Radar Enforced On Texas Highways
Texas motorists will see new roadside signs reading Speed Limits Radar Enforced as the Department of Transportation plans early installation. The signs aim to cut crashes and fatalities by informing drivers radar enforcement begins by mid November. Texas will join 31 states and 50 cities using radar to deter speeding on main arteries.
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Texas
Texas Highway Dept
Texas Dept. of Public Safety
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