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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1957
Page
1
Ed's Viewpoint notes a $100 000 expansion by Swift Packing Co in Yoakum to boost poultry processing. Growth relies on DeWitt Gonzales counties with Gonzales leading broiler output at 16 000 000 in 1956.
Twenty two University of Texas freshmen receive $250 Students’ Memorial Fund scholarships chosen for desire for education scholastic ability and character. Fund started by Ex Students Association and the Students’ Memorial Fund in 1919. Dennis Barborak of Moulton Route 1 among winners.
Mrs Bertha Schneider underwent major surgery at the Osteopathic Hospital in San Antonio last week Thursday. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery.
Lts. Ernest F. Biehunko Herman L Lassell Jr and Wendel Keller of Mission Air Force Base attended the A M Houston University football game at College Station Saturday night. After the game they spent the night with Mr and Mrs Frank Biehunko Jr and returned to Mission Texas Sunday afternoon where they are undergoing pilot training.
Citizens from near and far attend a large Hallowe'en picnic at the VFW Hall on Sunday October 20 with chicken barbecue served from 11 30 noon to 5 00 pm. Music by the Moulton Taunting Theo hbo Band and Bennie Marek and the Texans. St Josephs School Club invites all to come stay late.
Rudie Valenta Sr. died at his Shiner home on October 15 at age 65 years, 0 months, 16 days. Born in Flatonia, Fayette County, he was an accountant retired and lived in Shiner 27 years. Funeral at Shiner Methodist Church with Rev. W. S. Ezzell. burial in Shiner City Cemetery. Survived by wife Leonida Schuhmann, daughter Marthalyn Wagner, mother Mrs. Rud. Valenta Sr., sister Mrs. Mary Taylor, brother Eddie Valenta. father Rud. Valenta Sr. predeceased him. He belonged to the Shiner American Legion Post.
Mr. Geo. von Lienen received a letter from his daughter noting her husband Ch A Lehne was promoted to Lt Col at Frankfurt after 13 years with the Rehburg Congregation. He entered the Armed Forces in 1941 as a Chaplain and served in World War II, including three years in Japan and three more in Germany, with an expected return to the states in about 16 months.
Gov Daniel said he would not call out state police or the national guard to enforce or thwart a federal court order. He criticized Eisenhower for sending federal troops to Little Rock and said he would deploy state rang ers or state police only to preserve law and order where local officials request aid.
Henry Schodde, a native of Moulton and former San Antonio resident, is named traffic superintendent for Bell Telephone Co in the new Western Division No. 6. The division serves 85 counties and 52 exchanges with about 300000 telephones. An A&M and Colgate graduate, he served in World War I and the Korean era, and has worked at Bell since 1948, most recently as acting division traffic superintendent in Austin since 1956.
A Social Security representative from Victoria Texas will be at Shiner City Hall at 9 a m on Monday October 21 1957 to help the public file retirement survivor or disability benefit claims and answer program questions.
In Montgomery Alabama a 50 year old waitress known as Rhonda Belle Martin was executed in the electric chair for poisoning her fourth husband Claude C. Martin in 1951. She confessed to poisoning two other husbands and three of her children and her mother after her March 1956 arrest. Her fifth husband Roland Martin survived. She died clutching a New Testament and wished to donate her body to a medical institution to understand why she committed the crimes.
Ten month old Rachael Boysen daughter of Mr and Mrs Roland Boysen of San Antonio was chosen Duchess in a contest by the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She placed third in the six months to one year group and received a blue ribbon for Royalty and a health certificate for being 100 percent healthy and beauty 96. Her mother is former Rosalie Branecky who formerly resided nearby.
Cecil Gonzales was charged with disturbing the peace at Rock Inn in Flatonia on August 24 after a knife was alleged to be pulled on two Latina girls. He appeared before Justice George Rektorik in Moravia and paid a total fine of 35.38 dollars including court costs.
The Ninth District American Legion and Auxiliary gathered in El Campo for a two day meeting October 12 13 with Master of Ceremonies Kulp Krueger and welcome addresses by El Campo Mayor Rozelle Lundy and Mrs Ruth Ehrhardt. Colonel Cecil H Bolton was guest speaker. Moulton delegates included Daniel Koranek Wm Miculka Julius Gertner Zat Johnson James Koncaba Frank Meyer Frank Wagner and Louis Fishbeck. The Ninth District Auxiliary met October 13 with Mrs Myra Banfield presiding and Mrs Dan Koranek on the resolutions committee. Distinguished guests included department president Mrs Henry Bailey and 3rd Div president Mrs Charles Downey. The Moulton unit tied Rosenberg for most attendees with ten members each. Banfield awarded prizes to both units.
The General Carnival Committee of the PTA canceled the Halloween Carnival planned for Tuesday October 22 due to the flu epidemic. The PTA meeting will be held that night with a student program from the first four grades and performances by the high school band led by Mr. Robert Taylor.
Two students from Moulton enroll for the 1957 fall semester at the University of Houston. Allan J. Butschek, a junior in management, is son of Henry J. and Mrs. Butschek Route 1 Box 195. Alexander A. Kotzebue, a senior in pharmacy, is son of Mr. and Mrs. Kotzebue Box 106.
Louis Meyer retired farmer in Moulton died Tuesday morning October 15 at 2:30 in his home aged 57 years 1 month 13 days. Born September 2 1900 in Gonzales County he married Agnes Schacherl in 1923. Survivors include wife son Alvin two granddaughters and four brothers all of Moulton. Funeral services were set for October 17 at Smith Funeral Home Chapel and St Josephs Church with Rosary the night before. Interment in Moulton Catholic Cemetery.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid sponsors the Annual Fall Social and Bazaar at the Lutheran Educational building on Saturday October 19 beginning at 2 p.m. Cakes pies sandwiches coffee and homemade articles will be for sale. Everyone is invited.
Miss Helen Kaase and Miss Helen Urban attended funeral services for Albert Lehman aged 68 at Sweet Home on Thursday.
J Walter Hammond announces Texas Farm Bureau seeks county-by-county goals with a 75 300 statewide quota for 1957 and a 4 percent adds end October 31 deadline. If met Texas could top Kentucky for the South’s largest bureau and rank fourth nationwide behind Illinois Iowa and Indiana. 1956 membership was 70 147.
At the 22nd annual Los Angeles beauty and trade show stylists forecast new fashion hues including champagne rose platinum moonbeam blonde and buttercup beige with silver smoke. Hair trends favor short cuts with influence from the Hollywood rag doll and Castilian looks.
Heavy rains and gusty winds drenched Moulton and nearby areas Monday and Tuesday, with five to six inches here and up to nine inches in nearby counties. Peach Creek overflow flooded Farm-to-Market roads to Waelder and Gonzales, closing routes as Creeks and ditches carried floodwaters into low areas. The Lavaca River near Hallettsville reached an all time high since 1940, with waters affecting Hajek Implement Co. and Weingarten plant basements before receding late Tuesday.
Mrs Henry (Mathilda) Etlinger mother of Mrs Ed Kolar of Moulton died Wednesday morning October 16 at 3 15 at Buerger Nursing Home Seguin She was 84 years 9 months 20 days Funeral services set for Friday October 18 at 2 30 pm at Zion Lutheran Church with body in state an hour prior. remains in Smith Funeral Home Chapel Survived by two daughters Mrs Ed Kolar of Moulton and Mrs W C Schmeltekopf of Kyle and two step children Mrs Mary Ann White of Houston and Edmund L Etlinger of Seguin.
The Lavaca County Farm Bureau will hold its annual convention Tuesday October 22 at 7 30 P M in the Hallettsville Recreation Hall. The County Resolutions Committee will submit resolutions for approval or disapproval, and a By laws amendment on director elections will be offered. Directors from six communities will be elected. members and wives earning at least half their income from farming or ranching are eligible to vote. Resolutions and director nominations may be submitted from the floor.
T. W. Pat Patterson, 76, died about 4 a.m. Friday Oct 4 at Faltisek Rest Home where he lived over a year. Born near Moulton, he spent most of his life in the area. Funeral services were held Oct 5 at 3 p.m. at Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Flatonia with Rev. Claude O’Neil officiating. Interment followed in Flatonia City Cemetery beside his mother. He is survived by three aunts and numerous cousins.
The local Junior Class sponsors a bake sale at City Hall this Saturday October 19 starting at 8:00 a.m. Many pastries and baked foods will be on sale. Stop by City Hall and add tasty treats to your weekend menu.
Zion Lutheran prepares for a week long preaching mission from October 27 to 31 with Rev. Harold Wernecke as missioner. Pastor Julius Holm reports a two week prayer vigil and thirty outreach teams to visit every family for support and participation.
New York taxes on beer and ale in Texas totaled 33 422 000 last year, up 130 percent in 14 years. The United States Brewers Foundation ranks Texas sixteenth among beer producers in 1956. Texans increased malt beverage consumption from 11.2 gallons per person in 1946 to 14.4 gallons in 1956.
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