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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1954
Page
1
Free coffee and doughnuts will be served at the VIW Hall next Thursday November 24 to Moulton Farm Bureau members and families. The meeting and social begin at 7 p.m. Members and their families urged to attend.
The Texas Panhandle piece notes towns struggle when farm income shrinks and migration to cities rises. Grandview bucked the trend with a 200 worker payroll funded locally, while Lavaca County debates farm program impacts and GONZALES cotton ginnings fall from 1019 bases in 1953 to 719.
Army officials announced that the Honest John long range rockets will depart for Europe in coming months under Gen. Alfred Gruenther. Units at Fort Sill and Fort Bragg are in training as NATO integration progresses, following the 280mm gun and Corporal systems in the US arsenal.
Moulton businesses will close next Thursday November 25 Thanksgiving Day. Public urged to plan shopping accordingly. Next week’s Moulton Eagle goes to press Tuesday afternoon instead of Wednesday with news items and ads due earlier.
About 312 million self employed farmers and ranchers can earn retirement and survivors credits starting January 1 1955. Additionally roughly two million hired farm and ranch hands gain credits from 1955 without a three month qualifying period. A free leaflet outlining these changes will be mailed on request.
Austin reports to the Game and Fish Commission that about a quarter million deer hunters will pursue venison this fall. The Executive Secretary notes a very good season despite drought with an estimated bag around 40 000 bucks. General season runs November 16 to December 31 with two buck limits in some periods and one male per season in others. A pronged horn defines a legal buck. The wild turkey season runs concurrently with variable regional limits up to three gobblers. Deep South Texas reports strong turkey numbers.
Mary Schindler 90 died in San Antonio and was honored Monday with funeral services at St. Joseph's Church. Rev. Collins presided, burial followed in Catholic Cemetery beside her husband Louis who died in 1928. She moved from Moulton to live with her son about twenty years ago. A German native, she is survived by three daughters and a son Herman of San Antonio, plus a grandchild and two great grandchildren.
Local hunters report initial deer yields from opening day. Tommy Hoyer shot a six point buck Tuesday near Sheridan. Fort Worth banker Mr. White shot an eight point buck Tuesday on Kerr Ranch near Nickel.
Kenneth Schroeder 16 year old Yoakum resident and St. Joseph's High School junior died when a car skidded on gravel and went through a bridge railing near Supply Jack Creek on Lavaca Street. Two other SJH youths, Bill Johnson 16 and Charles Herchek 17, were hospitalized or treated for injuries after the incident following a game in Shiner.
In Austin four major Texas distribution bodies pledged cooperation to halt comic books featuring crime horror or sex. They formed a committee at Attorney General John Ben Sheppard s invitation to evaluate titles and stop objectionable sales with C J M Roesch named temporary chairman of the panel.
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports Texas remains the nation’s cattle empire with more than 8.5 million cattle giving roughly one beef animal per resident. This herd accounts for about 40 percent of Texas farming cash receipts.
Funeral services are planned for Young Schroeder who died after a car fell from a bridge into a shallow creek bed. Revs. Jansky Rolf and Halata will officiate at Buffington Funeral Home and St Joseph Church. Burial at Saint Joseph's Cemetery Yoakum. Survived by parents one brother Sylvester and paternal grandparents.
The St Josephs School club met in the school auditorium to view a script projection and discuss plans. They approved funds for a script projector and films and agreed to buy a buffer, plus host a lunch and game social on November 28 and serve hot cocoa on the first Friday monthly with room mothers in charge. Attendance prizes went to Sister Eunice and Sister Olive. Herman Kurtz won the door prize.
Funeral services for Mrs. Albert Kurtz Sr. 54 of Sulphur Park were held November 11 in Shiner with a Requiem Mass at the Catholic Church. Burial occurred at Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, two sons, a daughter, three brothers and three sisters. She died November 9 after three weeks in Wagner’s Hospital Shiner.
On Sunday November 7 the Moulton Catholic Youth Organization received Holy Communion together at 8 AM Mass and then joined 22 members with Rev John Matocha traveling to Yorktown for the Deanery Rally. About 150 youths attended the business meeting at 4 30 PM with parish reports and officer elections. Allen Butschek was elected Deanery President. The group earned a Blessed Virgin Mary statue for largest attendance and each member received a rosary. James Freytag, David Kouba, and Arnold Kleihege competed in Amateur Hour. Freytag won a cross for first place. Leon Boldt Orchestra provided music for the dance. Arnold Kleihege, Reporter.
Quinton J Raab promoted to Public Information Officer cadet first lieutenant in the Texas Aggie Band part of a 240 member precision unit performing at Texas A&M football games. He is a senior in agriculture agronomy major and ROTC member planning two year army service after graduation.
The Moulton Bobkatz defeated Fayetteville Lions 54 49 in the B game and 54 49 in the A game at Moulton High School Gym. Kenneth Fishbeck led the Bobkatz with 15 points while Burnside topped Fayetteville with 16. The Bobkatz travel to Fayetteville for a rematch Friday night.
Meyerhoff's store launches its 35th anniversary sale this Friday running to Christmas Eve. Everything will be on sale at reduced prices except stetson hats as the manager calls it two sales in one a anniversary and clearance event.
The Bobkatz basketball schedule is nearly complete with four openings this season. Entries shown include Fayetteville at Fayetteville on Fri Nov 19 and Round Top Carmine at home on Tues Nov 23, plus Waelder away on Tues Nov 30.
Field work for the 1954 Census of Agriculture starts November 22 with enumerators visiting every local farm to collect questionnaires. The census, taken at five year intervals, will detail farm numbers, size, crops, livestock, facilities, and expenditures while preserving confidentiality by federal law.
Detroit salutes GM Golden CARni val as 5,000 gold Chevrolet cars go on display in dealer showrooms nationwide on November 23. The milestone 50,000,000th vehicle will be a sport coupe and honored in GM home towns including Flint Michigan and other plant cities for contributing to the record.
Gonzales County commissioners authorize condemnation to clear land for a proposed bypass route for Highway 90A. If no agreement is reached, land owned by D. J. Thorn will be condemned, totaling 4.49 acres to connect highways 183 and 90A north of town near the Moulton road on the Shiner highway.
Three young men James Fulkerson Lloyd Fulkerson and Calvin Ducho all of Moulton were arrested at the VFW Hall Saturday night for disturbing the peace. Only the Fulkerson youths paid fines in Justice Darilek's court.
Austin area farmers earned about the same cash income from farm products in the first nine months of 1954 as in the same period of 1953. The 1954 total lagged by less than half a percent. Cotton income rose 32 percent and cotton seed 27 percent while grain sorghums fell 25 percent and dairy products eggs and fruit declined. The bureau sees a brighter outlook for principal cash crops overall. Local areas show pessimism for some crops.
College Station reports that 1955 prospects look good for egg producers on graded markets though seasonal prices may fall, prompting some backyard flocks to reduce or curtail production. McHaney notes early 1955 production is set by existing hens and pullets, with midyear output depending on early chick rearing.
Prison Agricultural head Byron Frierson reported to the Texas Prison Board that 1955 cotton acreage may fall below this year's allotment, potentially cutting about 2000 acres from 1953. Board chair French Robertson noted last year’s crop funded the system well, while H. H. Coffield urged using the $140,000 rodeo profit to build a chapel at Huntsville unit.
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