Ed's Viewpoint on Poison Use and Small Farm Jobs
Ed's Viewpoint reports concerns raised at a Lions Club meeting by Wm. Lee Young on cautious poison use and risks of overdose. The piece notes government efforts to educate small farmers and opposition to off farm job schemes. It cites policy debates from the Washington Agricultural Administration and a letter to the Moulton Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Wm. Lee Young
Agricultural Administration
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of Agriculture
Moulton to Get New 2-5 Telephone Directories
The first edition of Moulton’s telephone directory with all Metropolitan Numbering 2-5 numbers will be mailed starting October 24. C A Holt of Southwestern Bell says new numbers go into use at 1 01 a m November 2 and old directories must be destroyed after the switch. Dialing will require LYric prefix and seven digits after the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
C. A. Holt
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Holt
VEW District Meeting Held in Victoria
The District 24 convention of the VFW and VFW Auxiliary was held at Victoria Sunday October 19 with Post 4146 as host. Memorial services were held in the morning with the meetings in the afternoon. Attending were Moulton VFW and Auxiliary members led by Dist. President Josie Lee Albrecht and including Ann Few Frances Wenske Adella Haase Leonita Culak Lexie Boehm Monroe Weber and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Victoria
Victoria Post
Auxiliary
Moulton Vfw
Dist
Josie Lee Albrecht
Mesdames Ann Few
Frances Wenske
Adella Haase
Leonita Culak
Lexie Bo
Hull visitors stay with local hosts over weekend
Mr and Mrs Bobby Wallace and Kenneth of Hull spent the week end here with Mr and Mrs Stephan Fisbeck and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Wallace
Kenneth of
Hull
Stephan Fisbeck
Farmers urged to offer ideas to aid small growers
Commissioner Henry Kocian invites suggestions to reverse the plight of small farmers. The comment notes the community relies on farmer support and that ideas may help modify the current farm program.
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Henry Kocian
St Joseph School Picnic At VEW Hall Sunday
The St Joseph School Halloween picnic at VEW Hall featured a barbecued chicken dinner and public supper. Bill Reeves won a bicycle and Mrs Victor Selzer took $15 in groceries from Pilats. Fred Osterloh won a porch swing, Mrs Helen Hoepff a lamp, and Charlie Pilat a doll. The Ad Migl Orchestra played for the evening dance closing the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Joseph's School
Vew Hall
Bill Reeves
Victor Selzer
Pilat
Fred Osterloh
New Braunfels
Helen Hoepff
Charlie Pilat
Ad. Migl
Boy Scout Fund Drive Kickoff At Pundt's Cafe
A 1958 Boy Scout Fund Drive began with a breakfast at Pundt's Cafe and canvassing of the business and residential districts by volunteers. The drive extends through the weekend with calls to those not yet contributing. Nolan Wagner chairs the local Scouting Committee urging support for youth Citizenship, Character Development and Physical Fitness.
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Pundt
Nolan Wagner
Dorothy Wenske Named FFA Sweetheart for 1958 59
Dorothy Wenske, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bruno Wenske, was elected FFA Sweetheart for 1958 59 at Moulton High. Freshmen Alice Kocian and Gussie Mae Etlinger Sophomores Charlotte Petrek and Dolores Faluisek Juniors Lillie Jasek and Sandra Hohlit Seniors Lillie Mae Micha lec and Dorothy Wenske. She has played basketball and softball for three years and serves as FHA officer, band member and majorette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Kocian
Gussie Mae Etlinger
Charlotte Petrek
Dolores Faluisek
Lillie Jasek
Sandra Hohlit
Lillie Mae Michalec
Dorothy Wenske
Bruno Wenske
FHA
Truck Car Collision Near Yoakum Causes Minor Damage
A 1953 Chevrolet driven by Mary Janak of Schulenburg was rear ended by a 1956 Chevrolet truck driven by Vestine Muehlstein of Yoakum on Highway 77 A three miles north of Yoakum at the business route intersection. Janak's car sustained about 125 dollars of damage while the truck had very light damage. Patrolman Wilbert Horstman investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Janak
Schulenburg
Vestine Muehlstein
Yoakum
Janak
Muehlstein
Bertha Schneider Undergoes Major Surgery at Ren ger’s Hospital
Mrs Bertha Schneider underwent major surgery at Ren ger s hospital in Hallettsville last week Wednesday. She is reported to be doing as well as can be expected.
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Bertha Schneider
Renger’s Hospital
Hallettsville
Local Fishermen Set Trout Catch Record at Seadrift
Mr and Mrs Fred Pietsch and Slim Worsham of here reeled 478 speckled trout in 44 hours from Sunday morning at Seadrift. The specks averaged about two pounds each marking a big haul for local fishermen.
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Seadrift
Fred Pietsch
Slim” Worsham
Here
Death of Herman Darilek at 62 in Baursville community
Herman J. Darilek of Baursville died at home Sunday afternoon October 19 from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Justice of the Peace Jerome Vasek ruled the death a death by own action. Survived by wife Ludmila Svoboda and children, the family notes 14 grandchildren and multiple siblings. Funeral services were held October 21 at Smith Funeral Home and St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial at Moulton Catholic Cemetery.
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Herman J. Darilek
Baursville
Justice ‘of the Peace
Jerome Vasek
Mr. Darilek
Boursville
Joseph
Anastazie Darilek
Dickson
Ludmila Svoboda
St. Joseph Catholic
Darilek
Smith Funeral Home
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Bernard Goebel
Moulton Catholic Cemetery
Stanley
Venice) Kouba
Houston
Rudy Darilek
Milton Darilek
San Antonio
Joe K. Darilek
Moulton
Kasper Darilek
Shiner
Anna Culak
Rud Janish
Corpus Christi
Jacob Kurtz
Man fires at car over dimmed headlights in Burbank
Michael W. Lalley, 55, was jailed on suspicion of assault with intent to commit murder after firing a .22 caliber pistol at a car driven by 23 year old Robert C. Thompson from North Hollywood. The bullets struck the fender as police noted the driver did not dim his headlights.
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Burbank
Calif
Michael W. Lalley
Robert C. Thompson
North Hollywood
Moulton Lions Plan Mop and Broom Sale for Blind
In a regular meeting on Thursday night October 16 the Moulton Lions Club agreed to promote a mop and broom sale set for Thursday November 20 in cooperation with the Travis Association for the Blind of Austin. Proceeds will aid the blind of Lavaca County and workers at the Travis Association for the Blind Workshop Sheltered Workshops Association of Texas and the Lions Club Activity Fund. Local citizens are urged to remember the date and participate as the area canvasses with mops brooms ironing board covers and related items.
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Lions Club
Travis Association For the Blind of
Austin
Lavaca County
Travis Association For the Blind
Sheltered Workshops Association of Texas
Lions Club Activity Fund
Pundt’s Cafe
Lion Zone
Louis Eckols
B. Dunkin Davis
Lawrence Walshak
Walter J Richter
Brandt
Jordan
Eugene E. Petsch
Moulton High School
Wm. L. Young
Lost Pioneer Memories of Four Texans Escaping Goliad
In a Moulton cemetery article historian Walter Malec recalls Isaac Hamilton one of four Texans who escaped the Goliad massacre. The piece outlines Hamiltons perilous trek to Columbus Texana and beyond with details of wounds and a gold watch gift for his mother.
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Goliad
Jackson Crouch
Charles and
Lynn Crouch
Kentucky
Texas
Illinois
Moulton
Alamo
San Jacinto
Mary
Isaac Hamilton
Columbus Citizen
Dillard Cooper
20 200 Vision Defined as Legally Blind
New York reports that a visual acuity of 20/200 or worse with standard glasses classifies a person as legally blind. The Better Vision Institute notes that such individuals cannot see at distances greater than 20 feet what a person with normal vision sees at 200 feet.
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New York
The
Better Vision Institute
Moulton Farm Bureau To Hold Family Night
The Moulton Farm Bureau announces a family night supper on Thursday October 23 starting at 6 00 pm at the VFW Hall New members are urged to join and help strengthen the bureau membership An enjoyable evening is anticipated and a dance will follow the meal
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VFW
Farm Bureau
Vatican Cardinals Seek Conclave Stove To Burn Ballots
Vatican City cardinals hunting for a replacement stove to burn ballots for the papal election after the old device, last used in 1939 for Pius XII, was junked. Smoke color would indicate whether a pope was chosen, with wet straw used for grey smoke and white smoke signaling consensus.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XII
Saint Peter’s Square
Cinadr Farm Identified in Mystery Farm Photo
George and Mrs Cinadr of Route 1 Moulton own a 160 acre farm ten miles southeast of here. They bought it in 1946 from Jim Holub and remodeled the house and outbuildings. The Cinadrs have two children Donald Lee and Janelle and belong to St Joseph Parish Farm Bureau Knights of Columbus and American Legion. They grow cotton maize and corn with soil conserving methods and run tractors Ford and Farmall with white face cattle on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Spaniel
Witting
Star Theatre
George Cinadr
Route 1
Moulton
Jim Holub
Cinadr
Oscar Lee Tousek Suffers Brain Injury At School
Oscar Lee Tousek, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Chas EF Tousek of Route 3 Shiner, suffered a brain concussion in the high school gym when he collided with a volley ball net being taken down. He was treated at Dr R W Williams Clinic and sent home to rest with medical insurance coverage noted.
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Oscar Lee Tousek
Chas. EF. Tousek
Route 3
Shiner
Oscar Lee
R. W. Williams
Cotton stalk destruction deadline extended to November
A second extension of the cotton stalk destruction deadline was granted. The new deadline for plowing under cotton stalks is midnight November list. Initially set for October 10, the date moved to October 22 and then to November 1 for local farmers to destroy stalks in the field.
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USDA
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Moulton Chamber
Moultonites
VEW Dist
Victoria Sun
Monterrey
Mexico
Roy Campanella
Dodger
Cindy Lindt
American Can Co
Canco
Aquamaid
Jean Binette
Richmond
Virginia
St. Joseph School
FFA
Moulton High
Herman Darilek
Moulton Eagle
Eagle
Moulton Lions Club
Walter Malec
Zachary Brooks
Fayette County
Wilson Simpson
Hamilton
Brooks
Columbus
David Cooper
Texana
Dimmitt’s Landing
Moulton Farm Bureau
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