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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1959
Page
2
College Station economist John G. McHaney predicts turkey prices for rest of 1959 will hardly improve over 1958. He cites a record 1959 turkey crop about five percent larger than 1958 and one percent above 1957, with much of the crop already marketed. Texas production should rise only slightly, from 3,720,000 to about 3,725,000 turkeys.
Miss La Verne Chudel and Daniel Klesel wed in a 9 o clock ceremony at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church Moravia with Rev. Gerald Boehme officiating. Attendants included sister of the bride Mrs Alfred Fric and multiple bridal party members. The reception followed at the Moulton VFW Hall and a wedding dance celebrated the event. The couple will reside in Hallettsville after a honeymoon trip. Attendees came from San Antonio Houston Schulenburg Dallas Corpus Christi Ganado and other Texas towns. Mrs Klesel a Moulton High School graduate 1959 and the groom a 1957 Sacred Heart School Hallettsville graduate now employed in Hallettsville.
A nominal fee is charged for engraved wedding and engagement announcement photos to help offset rising engraving costs.
The piece laments gambling machines in Yoakum Cuero and argues a broader public need to curb betting. It condemns the impact on families, critiques state legislature size, and urges protecting rights and responsible governance.
A column from the Maysville Record-Herald contrasts American contradictions with humor. It notes the nation’s zeal for balanced budgets and fast cars, while criticizing high tobacco spend and odd priorities. The piece ends by praising the phrase real American and suggests others envy America’s vigor and independence.
A motorist asks a farmer for directions and muses on farming hardships. The farmer reveals he only rents the land, not owning the farmhouse, correcting the motorist with a dry quip.
The remark asks why people settle disputes without strikes and ponders what kind of country would result if everyone behaved like unions in resolving labor conflicts. The comment broadens labor relations to social discipline and national response.
A young Army doctor diagnosing a sergeant in the South Pacific asks for treatment help from a base hospital. A technician replies by wireless, suggesting the engineers will drink anything, highlighting improvised humor amid limited facilities.
Mr and Mrs Carl Lockstedt welcomed a son named Jeffrey Paul at 9 20 am Saturday October 24 at Shiner hospital The baby weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces He is greeted by five brothers and two sisters His grandparents are Ignace Jaluska of Moulton and Mr and Mrs Henry Lockstedt of Yoakum
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