Fire safety campaign aids local students and parents
In National Fire Prevention Week efforts the Fire Department and High School PTA distribute fire safety check lists for home study. Two recent stove fires and a destroyed home highlight risks while the Key Scout Budget Campaign reports strong local support and progress toward last year’s goal. Scouting is praised for preventing juvenile delinquency and building character and citizenship.
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Fire Department
PTA
Mrs. Miculka Receives Past President Pin at Legion Auxiliary
At Geier-Merrem Unit 392 meeting Mrs. William Miculka, four year former president, was presented with a Past President’s pin. President John Janacek thanked her for service. New members Chas Kocian and Joe V Pavlas welcomed. District Convention delegates named for Galveston on October 20-21.
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Geier-Merrem
Amerian Legion Auxiliary
Wm. Miculka
John Janacek
Chas. Kocian
Joe V. Pavlas
Galveston
John Beran
Chas Luksovsky
Ernest Zimmermann
Adolph Heiman
Zat Johnson
Cityfair of 1908 Guring oance annual celebration
In 1908 the city hosted its annual fair with a building erected by KF T Fehrenkamp and John C Mueller overseeing. The roster of participants included Wm Huhs F T Fehrenkamp Victor Fehrenkamp Joe Sustr Anton Kolar Adolph Nachlinger Louis Fehrenkamp Frank Krenek Frank Koenig Jr Ed Novak Frank Raab and Frank Brom photographed on steps and porch in group shot.
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Guring Oance
KF. T. Fehrenkamp
John C. Mueller
Wm. Huhs
F. T. Fehrenkamp
Victor Fehrenkamp
Joe Sustr
Anton Kolar
Adolph Nachlinger
Louis Fehrenkamp
Frank Krenek
Frank Koenig, Jr
Ed. Novak
Frank Raab
Frank Brom
Farm Residents Urged To Check Premises For Fire Hazards
National Fire Prevention Week urges farm residents to inspect houses and outbuildings for fire hazards. The Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council notes most farm fires come from smoking matches electrical faults and overheated equipment. They recommend a full wiring check and upgrading to handle modern loads. See HAZARDS page 6, col. 4.
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Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council
Fire Destroys 6 Room Home Near Moravia
A 6 room bungalow occupied by Mr and Mrs Albert Hohensee two miles southwest of Moravia burned Sunday afternoon around 4. Passersby saved household goods clothing and furniture. Hallettsville Fire Dept arrived late but kept outbuildings from catching fire. No one was home. it took about twenty minutes to destroy. The house owned by Alphonse Ragland of Dallas was partially insured.
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Albert Hohensee
Moravia
Hallettsville
Butane Truck Blast Kills Four in East Texas
Four people died in an East Texas explosion when a butane gas truck exploded after a car flagged it for gas leaks. Victims include Arthur Davis 40 Rachel Davis 39 and Carole Davis 12 of Carthage and Noah B Sanford 28 of Mt Enterprise. A J B Languora family suffered injuries nearby.
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Carthage
East Texas
Arthur Davis
Rachel Davis
Carole
Noah B. Sanford
Mt. Enterprise
J. B. Languora
Pamela
Davis
Sanford
Mrs. Kaelke Buried At Breslau in Texas Funeral
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Christ Kaelke at Breslau Lutheran Cemetery after she died October 6 at Blue Bonnet Rest Home. She was born in Germany September 22, 1869 and emigrated in 1884. Survivors include a son Herman and five daughters with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Christ
Anna) Kaelke
Blue Bonnet
Hallettsville
Breslau Lutheran
Julius Holm
Moulton
Herman Kaclke
T Hatlettisville
Clara Vocikle
Hilda Laqua
Bay City
Annie Allen
Hugh Springs
Ila Marburger
Alma W Kaclke
Austin
Harvest Festival at Zion Lutheran Sunday
Zion Lutheran Church will celebrate its annual Harvest Festival Sunday announced by local pastor Rev. Julius F. Flolm. The altar will be decorated with fruits of the field and the sermon will have a thanksgiving theme. Calendar note directs readers to FESTIVAL page 6 column 4.
Boy Scout Budget Campaign Kickoff at Pundt's Cafe
A Tuesday morning breakfast at Pundt's Cafe launched the Boy Scout budget drive in the district. Local Finance Chairman W. H. Hohlt handed out Scout Investment blanks to volunteers who will canvass the area for donations.
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Pundt
W. H. Hohlt
Wm. Miculkax
G. G. Fisbeck
Wm. Young
Roy Kotzebue
Louis Selzer
Rudy Brauer
Donald Bunting
Harry Meyer
Francis Fisbeck
James Koncaba
W. H. Etlinger
Frank Meyer
Henry Kocian
August Etlinger
M. M. Wagner
Julius Krejci
Bennie Marek
Edwin Gallia, Jr
Kocian Reaches Carbine Expert Status in Germany
Z L Kocian of Shiner and son of Mr and Mrs Jim J Kocian recently fired expert with the carbine in the Seventh Army matches in Germany. He is a bridge foreman with the 502nd Engineer Bridge Company at Karlsruhe. He entered the Army in July 1948 and completed basic training at Fort Lewis Washington.
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Hohenfels
Germany
Zefrin L. Kocian
Jim J. Kocian
Shiner
Seventh Army
502Nd Engineer
Karlsruhe
Kocian
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Final Rites For Mrs T Meiserschlaeger
Funeral services for Miss Theresia Meiserschlaeger 81 were held from Smith Funeral Home and St Josephs Church with Rev Bernard Goebel officiating. Interment was in Moulton Catholic Cemetery. She died Sunday night at Kerrville with one sister Mrs Frank Schoenfeld of here among the survivors.
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Theresia Meiserschlaeger
Smith Funeral Home
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Bernard Goebel
Moulton Catholic Cemetery
Meiserschlaeger
Kerrville
Frank Schoenfeld
Here
Rexall to Sale at Kotzebue Drug Co Begins Monday
Rexall to sale starts Monday at Kotzebue Drug Co with penny buys many dollars worth of goods for six days. Customers may pay two identical Rexall items and get one plus one cent, covering medicines cosmetics baby needs and other drug store items. Bonus Buys and Rexall money back guarantee accompany the sale.
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Kotzebue
Rexall
Roy Kotzebue
Cotton stalk destruction date corrected for Lavaca area
Word from the Lavaca Farm Bureau and WU 8 Dept. of Agriculture says the cotton stalk plow-up date is Saturday October 20 not October 10. Previously DeWitt Gonzales Victoria and Lavaca counties were told October 10 was final day for stalk destruction.
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Lavaca
Traffic Problems Discussed At City Meet
A group of veterans from the American Legion Auxiliary and the VFW met with Mayor W. Hi. Pundt and the City Council to discuss traffic safety. Suggestions included clearing obstacles at corners and installing stop signs in school zones and other high risk areas. Representing the auxiliaries were Mesdames Chas Luksovsky John Bevan A J Breitschopf Henry Malinek and Harry Meyer and Albert Pavlicek.
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Veterans’ Organization
W. Hi. Pundt
American Legion Auxiliary
Mesdames Chas. Luksovsky
John Bevan
Mesdames
A. J. Dreitschopf
Henry Malinek
VEFW
VFW
Messrs
A. J. Breitschopf
Harry Meyer
Albert Pavlicek
Moulton Public School Reads Open House for New Elementary Remodel
The Moulton Public School will host an Open House for its remodeled elementary facilities on Sunday October 21 from 1 to 5 p m. Additional details will appear in the next issue.
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Moulton
Burns Suffered in Gasoline Explosion at Lockstedt’s Shop
Dr. J. C. Kurt rendered emergency treatment to Carl Lock stedt after a gasoline explosion at his workshop last week. He sustained first and third degree burns on his right hand and arm and on his left hand.
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J. C. Kurt
Carl Lockstedt
Mr. Lockstedt
Pumper Race Winners at 41st Guadalupe FireAssoc Meet
Bellville edged Richmond and Kennedy in the pumper races at Victoria on Sunday with 21.5 seconds earning $100. Del Rio won the Ladies race with Seguin second. Participants included Bubba Kolar and several local couples plus Fire Chief Lee Jarosek.
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Guadalupe Firemen’ & Fire Marshal's Association
Victoria
Bellville
Richmond
Kennedy
del Rio
Seguin
Funeral Services Held For Nick Jurecek 81
Nick L. Jurecek a retired farmer aged 81 died in Houston after a lingering illness. He had lived with his daughter Mrs. Howard Spraggins in Houston. Requiem High Mass and funeral services were held at Kuhena Funeral Home and St Marys Church with Rev Henry Hirscher officiating. Interment was in St Marys Catholic Cemetery.
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Nick L. Jurecek
Witting
Houston
Howard Spraggins
Jurecek
Hermann Hospital
Kuhena
St. Mary’s Church
Henry Hirscher
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Local Soldier From Here Serves After Moulton High School
Stationed at Ft Hood Raymond Berckenhoft son of Mr and Mrs Mwald Berckenhoft of here is a 1952 Moulton High School graduate. Prior to service he was employed by the Beran Gin Mill and Feed Co of here.
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Raymond
Mwald Berckenhoft
Here
Moulton High School
Beran Gin, Mill & Feec Co
Fire damages stove in Kalina home near town
Around 5 45 p m Monday a kerosene stove caught fire in the home of Mr and Mrs Jim Kalina about four miles south of here. One burner flared up while cooking coffee causing the others to flare. The stove was the only damage valued at 60 dollars thanks to quick local fire department response and neighbor effort.
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Jim Kalina
Here
Ike Day Observed Across Nation On President's Birthday Eve
Saturday October 13 is proclaimed national Ike Day with Eisenhower supporters staging birthday celebrations nationwide. Scrolls will be sent to President and Mrs Eisenhower in Washington and Mamie’s cake recipes will be shared with children veterans and wards. Private home parties will culminate in a national television and radio event.
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Ike
Eisenhower
United States
Washington, D. C
Mamie
Veterans
Sprains Foot While Playing Volleyball
Barbara Krametbauer 11, daughter of Mr and Mrs Anton Krametbauer, sprained her left foot playing volleyball at the parochial school last week Thursday. She was taken to the Burt Clinic for X ray and treatment.
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Barbara Krametbauer
Anton Krametbauer
Burt Clinic
Father Kills Six Tots Wife and Self in Vienna Tragedy
An Austrian father killed his six children aged 18 months to 14 years with an ax rather than place them in a welfare home then killed his wife Hilde Capek and hanged himself. The mother’s body lay nearby as police found Franz Capek in his Waltersdorf apartment. The family faced transfer of the children due to poverty and the wife’s drinking.
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Vienna
Austria
Waltersdorf
Hilde Capek
Franz
Capek
Congressman Thompson To Speak At 24th VFW Encampment Here
The Moulton VFW Post No. 6971 and Ladies Auxiliary invite comrades and sisters to the 24th District VFW Encampment. Events include registration at 8:00, memorial services, closed meetings, a banquet, and an open meeting at 2:00 with Congressman Clark W. Thompson as guest speaker. District 24 spans fourteen posts with expected strong attendance.
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Thompson
24Th Bist
VFW
Moulton
VEFW
Harry Meyer
H E
W. TH. Pundt
Victor Afflerbach
Josie Lee Petrek
Toca
Cecelia ‘Talman
Clark W. Thompson
I. C. Selman
Department
Eugene May
Department Cief
Stukey Boysen
Walter Schoenvogel
District 24
Man with a Million to Play at St Josephs Auditorium
A color screening of Man With A Million based on Mark Twain will be shown at St Josephs School Auditorium Sunday October 14 at 7 30 p m The film won the Parents Magazine Medal as an outstanding family movie with cast members Gregory Peck and Jane Griffiths highlighted for local viewers.
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Mark Twain
St. Joseph’s School
Parents Magazine
Gregory Peck
Jane Griffiths
Lutheran Ladies Aid Meeting Report
The Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid held its monthly meeting on October 4 starting at 2 o clock with Mrs. Lorena Arndt presiding. The record notes the opening and directs readers to LADIES AID page 3 for full details.
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Lutheran Ladies Aid
Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid
Lorena Arndt
Come and Take It Highlights from Texas in Review TV
The Humble Company program will feature football action from three Southwest Conference games Texas Oklahoma Texas A and M Houston and Arkansas Baylor. Kern Tips will describe key plays and the Come and Take It Day reenactment at Gonzales. Also shown is the Atascosa County Centennial celebration.
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Humble Company
Kern Tips
Texas-Oklahoma
Texas A & M Houston
Arkansas-Baylor
Gonzales
Atascosa County
Frontier Ball Best Dressed Couple Named in Gonzales
During the Come and Take It Day festivities in Gonzales on October 2 Miss Iris Dean Raab and Pat Kubicek were judged the best dressed Frontier couple. Raab represented the local Chamber of Commerce at the all day event.
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Frontier
Gonzales
Iris Dean Raab
Joe Raab
Here
Pat Kubicek
Jim Kubicek
Miss Raab
Chamber of Commerce
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William Miculka
Sec
Wales
Keprowucceon
Maaan Studi
East
Texas
Chris Kaelke
Breslau
Zion Lutheran
Boy Scout
L. Kocian
T. Meiserschlaeger
Kotzebue Drug Co
Nick Jurecek
Ft. Hood
Pvt
Raymond F. Berckenhof
U. S. Army
Lort Hood
Local Fire Dept
Phot
Raab Studio
St. Jos. Auditorium
Ladies’ Aid
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