Annual Picnic At Komensky School Thanksgiving Day
The Komensky School hosts its annual Thanksgiving Day Picnic on Thursday November 24. A family style turkey sausage and chicken dinner starts at 11:00 a.m. admission is 1.00 for adults and 50 cents for children. Supper at 5:00 p.m. Refreshments and games all day and night. Adolph Migl's Orchestra provides daytime music and the free night dance. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Komensky School
Adolph Migl
Otto Hann Sr. buried in San Antonio with honors
Otto Hann Sr. aged 61 died in San Antonio Tuesday November 15. Born in Praha he ran a local grocery there and served in the first World War. Funeral services were November 18 at Alamo Funeral Home with full military honors and interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Survivors include wife Rosie and several children and grandchildren.
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Otto Hanna Sr
Clark St
San Antonio
Hanna
Praha
Chapel
Alamo Funeral
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Rosie Pelech Hanna
Norman Watson
U. S. Air Force
Laredo
A Ger
George
U. S. Air, Force
Randolph
Mark
Lehnert
Frank
Gonzales Guardsmen Earn Second Consecutive Superior Rating
The Gonzales National Guard Company L received a superior rating in its federal inspection for the second year in a row. The inspector general cited increased manpower, strong leadership, high morale and training, competent administration by MSgt Marvin M Heinemeyer, and orderly records and supplies.
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Gonzales National Guard Co. L
Lynn Smith, Jr
National Guard
Marvin M. Heinemeyer
Texas and Texas A&M Thanksgiving Game Broadcast Plan
Humble Oil & Refining Company will broadcast the traditional Thanksgiving Day game between Texas and Texas A M Kern Tips will describe the play and Alec Chessler will discuss halftime activities. The broadcast begins at 1 20 p m over WRR Dallas 1310 KTHT Houston 790 KMAC San Antonio 630 KTBC Austin 590 KRIS Corpus Christi.
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Texas
Texas A&m
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Kern Tips
Alec Chessler
WRR
Dallas
KTHT
Houston
KMAC
San Antonio
KTBC
Austin
KRIS
Corpus Christi
Thanksgiving Memory of Happy Childhood Days
A reflection on lasting thankfulness for family memories and peaceful days. The passage expresses hope that futureThanksgivings bring happiness to readers and their loved ones, rooted in domestic life in America and a world at peace.
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America
Parents urged to engage in children's sports activities
Lions speaker Coach Norman E Strandtman urged more parental involvement at the November 17 meeting. He stressed coaching duties, sportsmanship over winning, and noted few parents attend ball games. Construction of rest room facilities was discussed as well as the Christmas tree decorations by Lions, Knights of Columbus, American Legion and VFW with Henry Kocian leading the committee.
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Lion Speaker
Norman E. Strandtman
Pundt's Cafe
Strandtman
A. F. Halliburton
Moulton
Lions Club
Knights of Columbus
American Legion
VFW
Lion
Henry Kocian
W. L. Young
August Etlinger
Edwin Gallia, Jr
Two Lawmen Fined In Gonzales
W H Womack justice of the peace F M Turnbaugh Aransas Pass chief of police and Jake Robison Smiley resident were fined 67.50 each by Game Warden C D Edmondson after being charged with killing a doe. The charges were brought before Justice Frank Fly.
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Gonzales
W. H. Womack
F. M. Turinbaugh
Jake Robison
C. D. Edmondson
Frank Fly
Womack
Turnbaugh
Aransas Pass
Robinson
Smiley
Lutherans Plan Evangelism Mission Week in Yoakum Area
Lutheran leaders from Zion Yoakum and nearby parishes plan a 1956 Evangelism Mission across a 50 mile radius. The event centers on a May 13 18 Missioner led mission week with night services. Local committees will recruit lay members and publicize the drive for churchwide outreach.
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Julius F. Holm
Wm. Miculka
Zion Lutheran Church
Yoakum
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Paul Bechter
George Housewright
United Lutheran Church
Texas
Lutheran Churches
Geo. Housewright
John Jacobs
Cuero
ULCA
ALC
Church Council of Zion
Holm
Lutheran Church of Moulton
William Miculka
Yoakum Church
Yoakum Area
George Krueger
Hallettsville
Area Prayer
Harold Muffley
Goliad Co
Milton L. Binz
E. W. Pietsch
Area Hos
Child Crushed by Dad's Auto in Brownsville Drive
A one and a half year old, Francisco Moreno Jr., was killed when his father's car ran over him in their private driveway. The longshoreman father did not know the accident occurred. Officers report the child's head was crushed by the right front wheel. An inquest by the Justice of the Peace returned an accidental death verdict.
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Brownsville
Francisco Moreno, Jr
Port Brownsville
Two Cars Collide Near Beran Gin in Morning crash
A 1950 Studebaker sedan driven by Fal Maresh and a 1953 Ford pickup driven by A J Breitschopf collided near Beran Gin Monday morning. Maresh, eastbound, failed to see Breitschopf's northbound pickup due to blinding sun. Damages were estimated at 275 for the Studebaker and 150 for the pickup. No charges filed per Deputy Sheriff Wmy Kortwig.
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Studebaker
Fal. Maresh
A. J. Breitschopf
Breitschopf
Maresh
Camges
Wmy Kortwig
Three Poultry Meetings Planned in Lavaca County
Three poultry meetings will be held in Lavaca County with F Z Beanblossom poultry marketing specialist from A&M College directing. Sessions in Wied School House on Nov 29 at 8 PM, Witting School House on Nov 30 at 8 PM, and Moravia School House on Dec 1 at 8 PM will cover reducing B grade eggs and the poultry outlook.
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Lavaca Caety
Wied Schoo House
Witting School
Moravia
F. Z. Beanblossom
A&m College
Lavaca County
President Declares December 1 as S-D Safe Driving Day
President Eisenhower designates December 1 as Safe Driving Day to cut traffic deaths. Governor Shivers urges Texas residents to join in a statewide drive for traffic safety on December 1 and every day. Colonel Homer Garrison Jr. calls S-D Day a means to end road death and destruction.
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Eisenhower
Shivers
Texas
Homer Garrison, Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Garrison
Bobkittens Defeat Flatonia In Season Opener
The Bobkittens toppled the Flatonia girls 34 to 32 with Moulton leading 19-9 after one quarter. Scorers include K Wachtendorf 17 and E Stryk 7 for Moulton, while Flatonia's A Vyvijala had 10 and P Florus 9. The B team lost 21 to 10 in Flatonia.
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Bobkittens
Flatonia
Moulton
K. Wachtendorf
E. Stryk
R. Halliburton
A. Jasek
State Championship Football Game at Hallettsville
Sacred Heart Iene ae and Hattie won ten straight games each and remain undefeated. Texarkana leads North District No 3 while Hallettsville tops South District No 2 in the Southwest Academic League. State championship tickets priced 1.50 reserved 1.00 advance 0.50 student advance. at the gate 1.25 general 0.75 student.
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Halletts‘ville
Sacred Heart Iene Ae
Eagies
Vocarhanes Hattie
Texarkana
Hallettsville
Three Children Die In Schulenburg Fire Tragedy
Fire in a three room home on a Schulenburg street killed three children Henry Lee Adams Jr 3 David Earl Adams 2 and Eddie Leon Adams 11 months as mother Mrs Henry E Adams 24 was away obtaining milk for the 11 month old Arthur 4 accompanied her neighbors and teachers attempted rescue but flames barred access Fire Chief I W Speckles blamed a faulty wood stove with the baby found under a bed near the stove and the others in another room suspected suffocation.
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Schulenburg
Henry Lee Adams Jr
David Earl Adams
Eddie Leon Adams
Henry E. Adams
Arthur
Mary Curtis
J. A. Green
R. L. Taylor
I. W. Speckles
Town To Close Thanksgiving Day
Moulton shutters business houses on Thursday November 24 in observance and urges the public to shop accordingly.
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Moulton
Santa Claus Arrives in Moulton This December 19
The Moulton Chamber of Commerce announces Santa Claus will visit Monday December 19. He will distribute gifts to children at an official Santa Claus day event. Chamber notes include Christmas lighting from December 1 to January 1 and gratitude for Fay Autry for reopening Mt Eden Road through Peach Creek. There will be no regular meeting next month due to the Santa appearance.
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Santa Claus
Moulton
Fay Autry
Gonzales County
Mt. Eden
Peach Creek
Lavaca Farm Bureau Lobbies Over 1955 Cotton Allotments
In 1954 Lavaca County farmers protested large cuts in cotton acreage after the 1955 allotments were released. A Farm Bureau delegation visited College Station to question the state A S C Committee and urged local investigation. They met with Congressman Thompson and state officials to seek changes for Lavaca County.
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Lavaca
Farm Bureau
Witting
College Station
A.S.C
A.S. C
County Farm Bureau
Lavaca County
Hallettsville
Clark W. Thompson
Edwin Rollins
A. S. C. Committee
Small Farmers Press Bigger Suit Against West Texas Ag Agency
Congressman Thompson critiques a four farmer suit against the State ASC over reduced cotton acreage for West Texas growers while others faced cuts elsewhere. He argues big operators seek to freeze out small farms and urges equitable relief and potential larger damages for smallholders beyond the ten million claimed.
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West Texas
State Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Clark W. Thompson
House Committee On Agriculture
Texas
A.S.C
Thompson
Moulton High Beats Shiner In Both Games
Moulton High School defeated Shiner in B and A games. In B the final score was Moulton 32 Shiner 27 after a strong last quarter. In A, Moulton led 8 points early and 18 18 at halftime, then pulled away to win 59 to 46.
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Shiner
Moulton
Fight Against Pink Bollworm Growing in Texas
The Plant Quarantine Division of the Texas Department of Agriculture reports growing participation from Texas farmers in the war on pink bollworm. In less-infested areas many seek voluntary plow-up dates, while in high-threat zones deadlines for stalk destruction are met with minimal resistance and cultural practices are widely followed.
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Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture
Four Man Crop Judging Team To Represent Texas A and M
A four man crops judging team from Texas A and M College Station will travel Friday November 18 to Stillwater Oklahoma and Kansas City Missouri for the International Intercollegiate Crops Judging Contest. Members are Robert J. Butschek Moulton William E. Lyles Ponder John Beaty Commanche and Paul H. Mohler Lockhart. Coach is Dr R C Potts.
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College Station
Texas A. and
M. College
Robert J. Butschek
Moulton
William E. Lyles
Ponder
John Beaty
Commanche
Paul H. Mohler
Lockhart
R. C. Potts
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Federal Grain and Hay Lab
Kansas City
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Two Men Fined for Selling Milk in Weslaco
Weslaco grocer J. C. Council and Mercedes dairyman C. P. Melton were found guilty of selling raw milk in violation of the city ordinance. Both appealed to a higher court. Council paid 25 dollars after a six man jury verdict. Melton was fined 100 dollars after waiving a jury. Melton advocates raw milk as a health measure.
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Weslaco
J. C. Council
Weslaco Grocer
C. P. Melton
Mercedes
Melton
Council
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San Antonio Tues
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D. Wenske
B. Jemelka
J. Smith
J. Olle
Hville
Schoburg
Wwe
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Big West Texas
Congrgeman Thompson
Moulton High
Texas A. & M
Butschek
Henry J. Butschek
Route 1
Gonzales High School
Agronomy Society
Agricultural Student Council
Alpha Zeta
A. Ard M
Newman Club
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