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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1958
Page
2
A dusty pedestrian warns a companion that any driver who hits him will regret it. He then reveals he is carrying a stick of dynamite in his pocket, adding a chilling note to the encounter.
Two hunters wait in a half frozen marsh duck blind. One brings coffee thermos, the other brandy. Both empty at sunrise. A single duck wings by. The brandy man shoots and hits. the coffee man misses. The exchange ends with a brag about luck.
The Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council urges caution as the new school year begins to protect children on roads and farms. They urge motorists to follow rules and watch signs and parents to teach safe behavior, noting falls motor vehicles and machinery are leading farm child hazards.
Evelyn Caldwell from Winston-Salem North Carolina married at age ten and became a mother at thirteen. She is a grandmother by thirty, with her daughter Shirley also marrying young at sixteen. A nearby hypothetical birth date shows she would have been twenty nine if Tammy Everhart had been born a day earlier. Both she and her daughter say they oppose a new baby marrying young.
A column criticizes a pamphlet attacking Lincoln and condemns antis. It urges unity against hatred. It discusses extended school year proposals, union corruption, government waste, women’s suffrage, and Dorothea Dix’s humanitarian battles, noting societal ignorance.
The 1958 amendments raise monthly Social Security payments by about seven percent for over 7000 recipients in the Victoria district starting with February 1959 checks. Many changes expand eligibility including dependents, disabled workers, adopted children, and remarried recipients. automatic increases apply to January checks. The Victoria district office at 112 East Forrest, McFaddin Building, is open weekdays 8:30 to 4:30. existing beneficiaries need not apply for the automatic raise.
Members of the Ladies Legion Auxiliary met at the V F W Hall for their monthly gathering. They planned officer installation for October, noted a move to Wednesday meetings from October 1, and announced dues rising to 2.10 with possible increases by October 20. Delegates named for the Bellville convention are Ell Reeves Dan Koranek James Koncaba Wm Miculka Leander Mueller with alternates E W Zimmermann Frank Meyer John Bevan Zat Johnson and Jim Sustr.
Denise Loraine Kalisek, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isidor Kalisek of Moulton, was baptized Sunday September 7 at St. Joseph’s Church in Moulton. Rev. Father Kopp officiated with sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wagner of Houston.
A speaker urged swift action to distribute payments, telling those eligible they can now receive funds for the first time. The remarks emphasized speeding up the process and reaching qualifying individuals promptly.
Novohrad received 2.10 inches of rain over the weekend. Local families including the Jasek and Masek households hosted visits with relatives in San Antonio Moulton and Houston. A Houston trip by V J Jasek was noted, and Hackley residents returned from a weeklong vacation with Migl and Masek relatives.
Mrs Henry Malinek and children spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Osterloh in New Braunfels.
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