VFW and PTA Sponsor Halloween Carnival and Dance
Lavaca county unit of the State Teachers Association meets at Moulton high school gym October 26 at 7 30 PM with Charles Tenneyson as speaker. VFW Post and Moulton PTA host Halloween Carnival and Dance October 27 at VFW Hall with baked chicken dinner from 6 PM and Adolph Hofner orchestra for dancing. Proceeds benefit VFW and PTA. public invited.
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VFW
PTA
Lavaca County
The
State Teachers Association
Moulton
Charles Tenneyson
Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Rehmet Elected President of Grayson County Rural Roads
Jesse Rehmet, Sherman business leader and head of the chamber committee for better roads, has been elected president of the Grayson County Rural Roads Association. The group aims to build improved roads outside the state highway system. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Vince Rehmet of Moulton.
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Jesse Rehmet
Sherman
Chamber of Commerce Committee For
Grayson County Rural Roads Association
Mr. Rehmet Is the
Mrs
Vince Rehmet
Moulton
M Sgt Vogt Sails Overseas for Japan Duty
M Sgt Harold Vogt sailed from California for overseas service last week Monday and will be stationed on Morishu Island Japan. Mrs Vogt and children Dorothy Otto and Bobby reside in Moulton and plan to join him later.
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Harold Vogt
California
Morishu Island
Japan
Cotton Ginned in Lavaca County 1949 Up From 1948
Census shows 21 142 bales ginned in Lavaca County from the 1949 crop before October 1, compared with 18 578 bales from 1948. Mrs Francis Strauss of Hallettsville serves as Lavaca county cotton statistician.
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Lavaca County
Francis Strauss
Hallettsville
Bernadette Freytag Celebrates Sixth Birthday Party
Bernadette Freytag, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Freytag, marked her sixth birthday with a circus party Tuesday October 11 from 4 to 6 pm. A cake formed the numeral six, and snacks plus soda were served. Players enjoyed games like Clown's Nose Jumbo Ring Toss and Forget Pop with prizes for winners. Bernadette received many lovely gifts.
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Bernadette
Edgar Freytag
Appleby Tracy Wedding Vows at St. Mark's Church
Arcice Vivian Appleby and Carl Walter Tracy Jr. exchanged vows Saturday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in San Antonio. A reception followed at Fifty nine Brightwood Place. The bride is the niece of Adolf E. Hoffmann and his wife of New Braunfels.
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Arcice Vivian Appleby
Carl Walter Tracy Jr
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
San Antonio
Brightwood Place
Adolf E. Hoffmann
New Braunfels
Navy Recruiter To Visit Moulton Texas
Navy Recruiter ENC Roman E Hanak from the Victoria Sub Station will be in Moulton Texas on Tuesday October 25 1949 between 830 AM and 12 noon. Information on enlistment in the regular Navy or Naval Reserve as well as Navy trade schools is available at the post office or by contacting the Victoria Texas Recruiting Sub Station.
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Roman E. Hanak
U.S. Navy
Victoria
Moulton
Texas
Naval Reserve
Navy
U. S. Navy
Komensky PTA Elects Officers
The Komensky PTA elected officers at the first meeting of the season on October 13. Ernest Gill ar was named president and Adolf Migl vice president with Victor Barborak treasurer Mrs Hattie Brossmann secretary and Agnes Howe reporter. The club began with 79 members and the next meeting on November 4 will discuss the annual Thanksgiving picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Komensky P. T.A
Ernest Gillar
Adolf Migl
Victor Barborak
Hattie Brossmann
Agnes Howe
P.T.A
Birth of Daniel Raymond Kalischko in Freeport
Clarence and Irene Kalischko of Freeport welcome a son, Daniel Raymond, born at Shiner Hospital on Monday October 10, weighing 9 pounds 8 ounces. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Frank Kloesel and Mr and Mrs Edward Kalischko with great grandparents also named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Kalischko
Freeport
Shiner Hospital
Daniel Raymond
Irene Kloesel
Frank Kloees
Edw. A. Kalischko
Tom Muehlstein Sr
Martha Kalischko
Joe Kloesel Sr
Moulton
Knights of Columbus Form Committee Heads at Moulton Meeting
Knights of Columbus Council 3244 in Moulton met on Columbus Day October 12 1949 adopting a five point program. New chairmen named include F C Smith Adolph Ere Mis Frank Kouba Michalec Jerry Kalina and Henry Kocian. A Walking Blood Bank was organized with 42 members. Father John Matocha spoke on Columbus. A Communion breakfast followed the 8:00 mass on October 30 Christ the King day.
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Knights of Columbus of
Moulton
Knights of Columbus
Coun
F. C. Smith
Adolph Eremis
Frank Kouba
Chena
J Michalec
Jerry Kalina
Henry Kocian
Cotton Growers Urged To Cut 1950 Crop
The department proposes a national 1950 cotton planting allotment of 21,000,000 acres to cut production, with a secret referendum required and a Dec. 15 election date. Quotas last used in 1942 with 93.9 percent approval as surplus from 1948 and 1949 prompts the move amid over $500,000,000 in invested supplies under price support programs.
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Department
Rehaks Observe Silver Wedding
Mr and Mrs Anton Rehak of Novohrad celebrated their silver wedding on Sunday October 16 at their home. Relatives and friends, 98 in total, enjoyed barbecue stew fried chicken and trimmings with refreshments. The Henry Brosch Orchestra provided afternoon music and again at Hi-Way Drive In for an evening dance led by the celebrants.
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Anton Rehak
Novohrad
Henry Brosch
Herbert Pavlicek
Raab Family Visit From Houston This Week
Frank E. and Billy Raab of Houston are visiting their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Raab this week, spending time with the family.
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Frank E
Billy Raab
Houston
Mrs
F. P. Raab
Pioneer Lavaca Citizen Laid at Rest
Matus Prasek, pioneer resident of Lavaca county, died at his home near Witting on October 10 at age 86. Requiem Mass was held October 13 at Witting Catholic Church with burial in St. Marys Cemetery. He came from Czechoslovakia 62 years ago and is survived by a large family including five sons, four daughters, and many grandchildren.
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Matus Prasek
Lavaca County
Witting
Witting Catholic
St. Mary's
Victor Prasek
Roy Prasek
F. J. Prase
Julius Mican
Eugene Roznovsky
Tom Prasek
Czechoslovakia
Prasek
America
Frank
Joe
Rudolph Prasek
Tivoli
Adolph Prasek
el Campo
Steve Roznovsky
R. H. Etlinger
Moulton
Anton Kalischko
Gonzales
Joe Sustr
Edinburg
Texas
C. B. Welhausen
Shiner
Nix
San Antonio
First Methodist Church
Shiner City
Harwood
C. C. Welhausen
Yoakum
Ray Welhausen
Peck Welhausen
Moulton PTA Holds Its Regular Meeting
The Moulton Parent-Teacher Association met in the high school gym for the second time this year on October 12. Mrs. Pavlas led in the absence of our pace, a Hirlows'en story was shared, and a Halloween play was performed by fifth and sixth graders.
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Moulton
P. T. A. Carnival
Merrem
Young
Lavaca County Students At San Marcos Enroll at SWTSC
Twenty-one Lavaca county students join 2010 in enrollment at Southwest Texas State Teachers College San Marcos as the campus plans major expansion. Included are Irene J. Kocian Carol Kubena Reinhold Lucke Jr and others from Hallettsville Moultton and Shiner.
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Lavaca County
San Marcos
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
College In
Irene J. Kocian
Carol Kubena
Reinhold Lucke, Jr
Mark Hanak
Henry T. Muenster
Roy Satsky
Annie
Moulton Chamber Meeting Sets Plans After Funeral
The Moulton Chamber of Commerce held a Monday meeting at the high school gym with President Joe Vanham in charge. They approved minutes, discussed widening the town parking area, voted to spend 500 dollars to gravel the space and raise the rest by entertainment, and tentatively set a square dance for November 19 with meetings at 7 30 p m.
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Moulton Chamber of Commerce
Joe Vanham
W. H. Pundt
Civic Affairs Committee
Bridal Shower for Doris Seifert Held at Home
Miss Doris Seifert daughter of Mr and Mrs August Seifert and bride elect of Laddie Hajek was honored at a bridal shower Sunday October 9 at the home of Mrs Frank C Malina. Gifts were opened with help from Mrs Milton Riske and others and guests enjoyed a buffet with pies cakes cookies strudel kolaches and coffee.
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Doris Seifert
August Seifert
Laddie Hajek
Charlie Hajek
Frank C. Malina
Leona Miculka
Edoe Ba Darilek
Milton Riske
Melvin Merrem
Rene Merrem
Miss Seifert
Sunken Garden
Leon Miculka
Edwin Darilek
John Darilek
Albert Kurtz
Allen Seifert
Mrs. A. K. McElroy Buried in Rogers Texas
Mrs. A K McElroy Sr 86 of San Antonio died in a Temple hospital on a Wednesday. Burial was held in Rogers Texas on Thursday afternoon. Survived by three sons Ernest A K McElroy Jr both of San Antonio and Robert McElroy of Rogers.
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A. K. McElroy Sr
San Antonio
Temple
Texas
Rogers
Ernest McElroy
A. K. McElroy Jr
Robert McElroy
Miss Glornie Laqua Vacation with Hous ton Parents
Miss Glornie Laqua of Houston is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Emil Laqua during her vacation.
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Glornie Laqua
Houston
Mrs
Emil Laqua
Ministers plan reformatic service in Hallettsville
Rev Henry Smith and Rev E C Lambert, Baptist and Methodist ministers from Hallettsville, visited Moulton on Wednesday to arrange a community wide reformatic service at Hallettsville High School Gymnasium on Sunday October 30 at 7 30 P M.
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Henry Smith
E. C. Lambert
Hallettsville
Moulton
Hallettsville High School
Return From Tour Through West Texas
Mr and Mrs Theo Wenske and Mrs Bruno Wenske of Moulton returned Thursday from a five day tour through West Texas. They attended a field mass at San Angelo and visited Miles Rowena Wall Bal linger Point Rock Sweetwater Roscoe and Buchanan Dam. They saw Kickapo Creek and stopped at the Texas Capitol in Austin. They report a large cotton crop and a shortage of labor hands.
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Theo. Wenske
Bruno Wenske
Moulton
West Texas
San Angelo
Miles
Rowena
Wall
Ballinger
Point Rock
Sweetwater
Roscoe
Kickagoo
Buchanan Dam
Austin
Capitol
Texas
Ples Helms' Have A Little Boy
The stork delivered a 9 pound baby boy at Fleming Hospital Elgin on Thursday October 13 at 10 PM. He is named Crawford Hansen and is the eighth grandchild for Mrs. Peter Hansen. He has three brothers and four sisters.
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Fleming Hospital
Elgin
Ples Helms
Crawford Hansen
Peter Hansen
Congress Adjourns First Session Of the 81st
Congress adjourns the first session of the 81st. Members of both houses will have time to rebuild political fences for the 1950 campaign.
Funeral attendance list for Mrs Ed Ziegelbauer
Funeral services for Mrs. Ed Ziegelbauer were attended in Ganado on Tuesday by Mrs Roy Kotzebue, Mr and Mrs Lee Jarosek, Mrs R N D Boehm, Mrs Johnnie Kubenka, Mr and Mrs Andrew Petrek, Miss Josie Lee Petrek and Ad Petrek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Kotzebue
Lee Jarosek
R. N. D. Boehm
Johnnie Kubenka
Andrew Petrek
Josie Lee Petrek
Ad. Petrek
Ed. Ziegelbauer
Ganado
Seguin Woman Spends Afternoon With W. K. Richter
Miss Anita Richter of Seguin spent last Thursday afternoon with W. K. Richter.
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Anita Richter of
Seguin
Mrs. W. K. Richter
Fresno visitors meet Houlton resident during Texas trip
Mrs. Henry Gerhardt of Fresno and her parents Mr and Mrs E Brunkenhoefer along with Mrs Helms of San Antonio visited briefly with G J Bohnenkamp of Houlton last week Thursday on their way back to San Antonio from Houston.
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Henry Gerhardt
Fresno
California
E. Brunkenhoefer
Helms
San Antonio
G. J. Bohnenkamp
Houlton
Houston
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Lavaca
Moulton Wed
Adolph Hofner
Orchestra of
Jesse Rehmet Heads
Sgt. Vogt
Appleby
Tracy
Komensky Pta
Clarence Kalischkos
Moulton Pta
A. K. McElroy
Congress
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