Texas Speaker Senterfitt eyes governor bid amid state politics
The editor notes Speaker Reuben Senterfitt plans a gubernatorial run, while Governor Shivers' intentions remain cloudy. Lyndon Johnson may face no major rival, but Republicans plan a challenge for the U S Senate. The piece reflects on local industry migration and community life in Houston, with emphasis on schools, churches, roads, and Chamber of Commerce engagement.
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Texas
Reuben Senterfitt
Shivers
Senterfitt
San Saba
Lyndon Johnson
U. S
Mother Dies in East Bernard at 89
Mrs. Anna Polasek aged 89 died at her granddaughter’s home in East Bernard on October 10. Funeral services were in Hallettsville with burial in the City cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, a son, several stepchildren, a sister, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Anna Polasek
Anton Malatek
Moulton
East Bernard
Hallettsville
Kubena
Cloyd
Czechoslovakia
America
Lavaca County
Ed. Valigura
Joe Malatek
Gonzales
Emil Polasek
Moravia
Willie Polasek
Luling
John Polasek
Galveston
Joe Polasek
Dickenson
Chas Adamcik
Last Rites Held For Mrs. Robert Marburger
Last rites were held Monday for Mrs. Robert Marburger who died suddenly at her daughter Laura Selzer’s home. Born February 14 1870 she was 83. Survived by five children Walter Otto Oscar Hilda Laura and Ella with grandchildren. Burial at City Cemetery after services at Zion Lutheran Church Shiner.
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R. Marburger
Robert Marburger
Laura Selzer
Marburger
Buffington
Shiner
Zion Luthean
Rev
K. Windecker
Walter Marburger
Caldwell
Otto
Oscar
Route 3
Hugo
Hilda) Suehs
Moulton
Ella Hartmann
New Readers Added To List In Last Ten Days
Several new subscribers are listed including Ad Haas Helen Urban Ed Kolar Chas Welff Alvin Schoenfeld Ed Roznovsky Fritz Heinsohn Herbert Raab Bohumir Barta Viola Haba Walter Marburger Aug Kasper Jerry Braneky Ad Rebeck Willie Boehm Willie Matusik Lillie Mueller F Schoenfeld Hugo Fisbeck F Raab Chas Filipp Chas Tousek Paul Mayer Joycelyn Haas Raymond Kocian A J Mikulik Wm J Muehlstein Charles Richter Jake Tosuk R H Schodde Louis Meyer G Koester Woodrow Joost Victor Cerny Walter Schoenvogel Frank Lev 2nd Lt Francis Fisbeck paid by father G G Fisbeck Mrs Victor Freytag now Mrs Melvin Ammermann Oehl schlegel paid by Emil Havida subscriptions for Navy Domon and Tribune may be paid at Eagle office.
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Ad. Haas
Helen Urban
Ed. Kolar
Chas. Welff
Alvin Schoenfeld
Here
J. Roznovsky
Clute
Fritz Heinsohn
Herbert Raab
Bohumir Barta
Viola Haba
New
Route 1
Walter Marburger
Caldwell
Paul Mayer
San Antonio
Louis Meyer
F. W. Koester
Woodrow Joost
Victor A. Cerny
Walter Schoenvogel
Frank Lev
Shiner Rt. 1
Francis Fisbeck
Williamsburg
G. G. Fisbeck
Victor Freytag
Hermleigh
Melvin Ammermann
Shiner
A. J. Oehlschlegel
Corpus Christi
Emil Havida
Corpus
Navy Domon
Tribune
Eagle Office
Hit and Run Driver Fined in Cuero Wreck
A Cuero crash involving a dump truck and a 1949 Ford led to a police chase for three boys. Mil ton Steuber of Shiner, 27, was arrested and fined 108.10 dollars for failing to stop and render aid after the truck struck the car driven by Miss Vera Sample. The car sustained 300 dollars in damage. all involved escaped injury. The two other Shiner boys riding in the dump truck were not charged.
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Cuero
Milton Steuber
Shiner
Vera Sample
Steuber
Lavaca County Students Among Freshmen at Seguin Lutheran
Seguin Lutheran College reports 47 percent higher freshman enrollment for the fall, topping 160 first year students. Six Lavaca County youths enrolled, including Walter and Dennis Hildebrandt of Moulton, Robert Breitkreutz of Shiner, Werner Schmidt of Hallettsville, and Sta ton McElroy and Edwin Garcia of Yoakum.
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Staton McElroy
Edwin Garcia
Yoakum
Lavaca County Receives 700 From National Polio Fund
Lavaca County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports a 700 check from the epidemic aid fund to help polio patients. Judge Paul H. Fertsch says this is the fourth advance bringing the year total to 25200. The chapter aids 10 polio patients locally.
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Lavaca County
National Foundation For
Paul H. Fertsch
Fertsch
National Foundation
Komensky PTA elects officers for 1953 54 term
Komensky PTA held its regular meeting on Friday October 2 electing Jim Fishbeck president for 1953 54 term. Officers named include Ernest Gillar treasurer Darwin Vasek secretary Agnes Hone reporter Henry E Kalich. Program committee listed Bohuslav Barta Pesek Vasek Brosch Hone Kalich. Next meeting set for November 6.
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Jim Fishbeck
Ernest Gillar
Darwin Vasek
Agnes Hone
Henry E. Kalich
Frank Bohuslav
Eugene Barta
Vladik Pesek
Alfred Brosch
Legion Auxiliary Officers Installed In Impressive Ceremony Here
Mrs. F L Herzik installed Geir-Merrem Legion Auxiliary officers in a formal Tuesday ceremony. Officers include President Mrs William Miculka and Vice Presidents Mrs Rudie Braeuer and Mrs Leona Merrem with committees for executive color and flower duties. Delegates to Sealy convention named. a December visit to McCloskey Center planned.
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Legion Auxiliary
F. L. Herzik
The
American Legion Auxilary
Geir-Merrem Legion Auxiliary
T ‘Geant-At-Arms
Wm. Miculka
Rudie Braeuer
Leona Merrem
Bill Reeves
James Koncaba
Tommy Heyer
Theo J. Metal
Erna Kotzebue
Julius Gertner
Emma Ermis
August Heyer
Oscar Hohmann
Rud. Braeuer
Frank Meyer
Loraine Crawford
Emma Rosenauer
James Johnson
R. Valenta
Herman Wustenbart
Suzy Johnson
Martha Brom
Marvin Brom
Leona Mer
Rem
Tommy Hoyer
Zat Johnson
McCloskey Vet
Temple
Sealy
Theo Motal
Hermann Sons Halloween Social at Rock Inn Hall
The Hermann Sons lodge hosts a Halloween social at the Rock Inn Hall on Tuesday evening October 20. All Moulton Lodge members are invited to attend the family night event with sandwiches and refreshments provided.
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Hermann Sons Lodge
Rock Inn Hall
Moulton Lodge
Sammy Barta Wins Grand Champion at Fayette County Fair
Sammy Barta won the junior dairy division at Fayette County Fair and repeated as grand champion, displaying both the grand and reserve champion cows.
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Sammy Barta
Fayette County Fair
Chamber of Commerce stew supper set for Oct 19
C of C plans a stew supper in conjunction with its regular meeting on Monday October 19 at 7 30 pm. Large attendance is expected. Lions Club meets at 7 pm Thursday at Pundt's. Former Eagle publisher O F Knape remains in a coma in Nix Hospital San Antonio for three days.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Pundt
Eagle
O. F. Knape
Nix
San Antonio
Reverend Windecker Resigns After Ten Years at Zion
The Rev K Windecker pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Moulton resigns after a decade of service to accept a call to St Pauls Theran Church in Honda. Congregation thanks him in a rising vote wishing Godspeed and remembers 133 baptisms 136 confirmations 249 marriages and 118 funerals during his tenure. He leaves with his four children and wife who died January 15. He plans to depart around November 16.
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K. Windecker
Zion Lutheran Church
Tober
St. Paul’s Theran Church
Hondo As
William Miculka
Rev
Windecker
Moulton
E. A. Sagebiel
Zion's Lutheran
Evangelical Lutheran
Witting
Zion’s Lutheran
Braslau
Frieda Windecker
Anita Windecker
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Anita
New York City
Two-County Farm Program Meeting In Hallettsville
Farmers of Lavaca and Colorado counties are urged to attend a 7 pm Tuesday meeting at the Hallettsville city football field. The gathering aims to gather ideas for a new farm program before Congress convenes in 1954 and to respond to proposed compulsory acreage allotments.
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Hallettsville
Lavaca
Colorado
Congress
Ezra Benson
Hunter confesses trespassing hunting without license
A Texas game warden reports a man, about thirty, called to confess trespassing and hunting from a public road without a license. He admitted hunting on another’s land and dove hunting in a fenced field, then disclosed further activities to a relative leading to a public confession idea.
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Austin
Central Texas
Dance a Success at Frontier Barn Dance
The annual Frontier Barn dance drew strong turnout with 588 tickets sold Saturday night. Sponsored by the VFW Auxiliary, the event boosted local social activity and community spirit.
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VFW
Handsurs Move to San Antonio After Home Sale
Mr and Mrs Tom Handsur sell their home to Carl Lockstedt and plan relocation to San Antonio. Handsur has long served as a local building contractor. Crew members Albert Schuman Nick Welff and Anton Stary Jr. worked with him.
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Tom Handsur
Carl Lockstedt
San Antonio
Mr. Handsur
Albert Schuman
Nick Welff
Anton Stary Jr
Bill Foeh Shot by Buddy Ludwig After Argument at Witting
William Foeh, 39, was killed near his domino and beer parlor in Witting after an argument with Adolph A. Ludwig, 60. Ludwig claimed self defense and was jailed, later released on bond. investigation followed by Sheriff Theo Long.
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Bill Foeh
Buddy” Ludwig
Witting
William Foeh
Adolph A
Buddy) Ludwig
Ludwig
Bill Renger
Hallettsville
W. A. Hobbs
Mose Hill
Foeh
Mose Hall
Hears
Poliow
Hobbs
Tead
Gus. J. Strauss
Guy Henry
Patolman
Wilbur Hortsmann
Theo Long
Waldrop Creamery
Shiner
Bill Foed
Kabena
Rev. K. Windecker
Breslau
Adela Stratmann
Linda Jo
Donald
James
Leon
Leonard Koehne
Wharton
Herman Kaelke
Ilvieda Fosh
San Antonio
Thoe
Adolph
Luling
Fred
Conroe
Intersection Crash Involves Two Cars
Thursday morning a collision at the intersection of two streets in front of the Emil Bevan home occurred as Frank Lev of Shiner drove a 1950 Chevrolet pickup west and collided with Charles Tykal of here driving a 1937 Ford north. No injuries reported and damage described as light. Constable Zat Johnson investigated.
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Emil Bevan
Frank Lev
Shiner
Charles Tykal
Here
Zat Johnson
Army Son on Leave from Norfolk Navy Station
James Pyland son of Supt and Mrs J W Pyland is spending a 20 day leave with his parents. He is stationed at the Norfolk Navy Air Station in Virginia and expects discharge in about 60 days. Tuesday his mother will undergo an operation at Shiner Hospital.
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James Pyland
J. W. Pyland
Norfolk Navy Air Station
Virginia
James
Shiner Hospital
Humble to Broadcast Four College Football Games Saturday
Humble Oil and Refining Co will broadcast four Southwest Conference games plus Texas Tech vs College of the Pacific. Kern Tips and Chesser describe TCU versus Texas A&M from TCU Stadium in Fort Worth. Broadcaster pairings include Arkansas at Texas from Fayetteville and Baylor at Vanderbilt from Waco with 1:50 pm starts on multiple stations.
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Humble Oil and Refining Co
Texas Tech College
Soldier William Mica Serves in Reich with 45th Anti Army Unit
Pvt. William Mica, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Francis of Flatonia, serves in Wiesbaden Germany with the 45th Anti Army unit of the U S Seventh Army. He arrived in Europe in August as a radar operator in Battery D after enlisting last March and training at Fort Bliss.
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Ed. Francis
Flatonia
Wiesbaden
Germany
U. S. Seventh Army
Seventh Army
Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Mica
South Texas State College
Army
Fort Bliss
Texas
Sometimes It Doesn’t Pay to Do Kind Deed in Bear Creek
In Dillwyn Virginia Ernest Garrett and Frank Duty while fishing for bass at Bear Creek Lake hooked a willow snag and caught an egret. The bird was infested with vermin, dusted with insect powder, then released spreading lice to the two fishermen who had to change clothes and retreat to remove pests.
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Dillwyn
Ernest Garrett
Frank Duty
Bear Creek Lake
Garrett
Duty
Fined For Drunks On Licensed Premises
Hallettsville October 8. Johnnie Picha owner of a beer parlor was arrested by State Liquor Control Board agent W R Nicholson and fined 524.30 in County Court for allowing an intoxicated person to remain on the licensed premises. The place will be closed for a period to be set by the board.
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Hallettsville
State Liquor Control Board
Johnnie Picha
W. R. Nicholson
Victoria
Picha
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Seguin Luth
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Komensky Pta
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Hermann Sons Social
Barta
LIONS
Hunter
Up’ TO
Handsurs
Humble
Wm. Mica
Reich
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