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Walter Malec 86 Honored for Lifelong Community Work
Walter Malec, 86, a longtime editor and publisher in Lavaca County, Texas, is remembered as a true gentleman who built a career in Czech American journalism. He helped found the Czech Catholic Sokol, led Novy Domov and Lavaca County Tribune, and backed campaigns for Texas history preservation and farmers’ rights.
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Walter Malec
Vladimir
Joseph
Margaret
Anna
Richard
Eleanor
Lawrence Rothbauer
Leona
L. T. Biehunko
Moulton
Lillian
William Pearson
Austin
Texan
Sons of the Republic of Texas
Houston
Texas
Walter Mabeec
Ruda
Moravia
Czechoslovakia
Hallettsville
Novy Domov
New Home
Sokol
Vlastenec
Patriot
Detroit
American Car and Foundry Co
Malee
Omaha
Joe
Joseph Kopecky
Lavaca County Tribune
Walter Malee
Yoakum Herald-Times
Moulton Eagle
East Bernard Tribune
Ganado Tribune
Needville Gulf Coast Tribune
Malee Printing Company
Kwj.z.t. News
Catholic Women's Fraternal of Texas
L. J. Sulak
Fayette County
Farmer's League
Maiec
Lavaca
Hallett
John) Hallett
Malec
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Anna Malec
Texas Historical Foundation
Malec Publishing Company
New Era Herald
Yoakum, Ganado and
Needville
Chicago
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