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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1945
Page
1
Livingston High hires Lieut. Stanley F. Cernosek as principal and science teacher amid pendingAir Corps duty. Lions Club plans carnival October 11 at Recreation Grounds with night-long games and a calf auction, committees named for concessions and amusements.
Austin report says the department of public safety urges Texans to inspect licenses amid a campaign to remove unlicensed or expired operators. Director Homer Garrison cites rising accidents and warns it is not about revenue but safety. an estimated 250,000 drivers may be unlicensed or expired.
This city is among a small group in South Texas without a bus line. Officials urge contact with authorities to address the gap. Residents would welcome and appreciate bus service through Moulton.
The Milton area faces a persistent housing shortage with no vacant houses for months. Several large homes house two families, and residents await new construction as building materials become available to allow more people to move in.
George T. Hawkes formerly editor of the Flatonia Argus and owner of the plant is named editor of the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel and Redland Herald. He has been connected with the Nacogdoches publication for several years and is described as a deserving young man who will rise in journalism.
New hunting licenses are issued since September 1. Mourning doves season runs October 20 to December 18. Ducks geese coot and brant hunt from November 2 to January 20. Quail season is December 1 to January 16. Deer season runs November 16 to December 31. No closed season on squirrel.
Buy A Flag Geier Merrem Post No 392 American Legion met to appoint committees to contact businesses about providing United States Flags for display on legal holidays and other occasions. A sample flag will be shown at Farmers Merchants State Bank.
Melvin Shulak, stationed in the South Pacific, receives a promotion to corporal. This advancement reflects his exemplary conduct and service as noted in military records.
The law requires children aged seven to sixteen to attend public school or an approved alternative for at least 120 days, with exemptions for private or parochial schooling, medical conditions, long travel distances without transportation, and those who completed the ninth grade by age sixteen. Lavaca County begins enforcement Monday October 3, with violations reportable to the County Superintendent and escalating fines for repeated offenses.
Pfc Woodrow Joost returns after 14 months in the European theater of operations and will spend his furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Theo Joost.
Cpl. Johnnie Williams, after 31 months in the Pacific theater, received his discharge and returned home Sunday. He took part in campaigns at New Georgia New Britain Peleliu Milne Bay Australia and Russell Islands.
Captain Vince Boyce Rehmet, stationed in the Pacific theater, arrived Saturday to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Vince Rehmet. He will report to Michigan at the end of his furlough.
Mrs. Vince Rehmer was discharged to home Sunday from Renger Hospital in Hallettsville after an operation. She is reported to be getting along fine.
Jesse Carter of the Social Security Board in San Antonio announced a representative will be in Yoakum on Wednesday September 26 to assist with Social Security inquiries. He cannot answer questions about Texas Old Age Assistance Pension. contact is at 9 AM in the City Hall Conference Room.
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Raab traveled to Damon to honor Mrs. August Elster on her 81st birthday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fisbeck. The visit extended to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lud Heinrich in Richmond.
Mrs Anton J Kolar was discharged Tuesday from the Renger after an operation and is reported to be getting along nicely.
Frank Adamcik aged ninety dies at his La Grange home while raking leaves. Immigrant from Czechoslovakia, he lived in La Grange 18 years and celebrated a 90th birthday there. Funeral at Sacred Heart Church La Grange and burial at Hostyn Catholic cemetery. Survived by widow Annie Matula, four sons, six daughters, 66 grandchildren, 68 great grandchildren, and sister Mrs. Annie Stavinoha of Weimar. Numerous relatives attend.
Pfc. Alexander F. Petruzela, prisoner of the Japs since Bataan, has been liberated and is returning to the United States. The War Department informed his parents near Moulton that his physical condition is poor. A telegram said he arrived in Honolulu Tuesday.
The group met at Chapter Chief Don Kasper's home in Shiner on Sunday afternoon. James Jilek becomes Chapter Chief, James Kolar is treasurer, and Norman Rubin is re elected scribe. Attendees include Jilek Kolar Fisbeck Smolik Kasper. Kasper and Simpson resign from active membership to enroll at A&M.
A large crowd attended the Catholic congregation event at Herman Park on Sunday with a parish dinner and townwide turnout. The 17th District K of C Band provided music and a dance featured the Ad Migl Orchestra while several bales of cotton sold at auction and total receipts reached 3179 dollars excluding cotton and seed.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Wenske report a letter from their son Pfc. Hubert Wenske stationed on Okinawa. He met Pfc. Louis Rebecek son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Rebecek in the Pacific theatre. Both soldiers hope to be home by Christmas after long overseas service beginning last December.
Census data shows 6,091 bales ginned in Lavaca County from the 1945 crop prior to September 1, compared with 4,732 bales for the 1944 crop. The figures indicate stronger activity in 1945.
Emil Grunwald operator of the Moulton Theater has purchased a new screen and expects installation shortly.
Milton Herman Winkenwerder, three years seven months one day, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Winkenwerder of Spofford Texas, died Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services were held at 6 at Dehl Funeral Home and burial was in Moulton Public Cemetery. He is survived by a sister Connie Merle and his grandparents William Winkenwerder and Sam B. Johnson.
Master Sergeant Niemeyer of Pennsylvania and Master Sergeant Knape of Colorado on furlough spent a day with Mr and Mrs Frank Jahn in San Antonio. They arrived by private plane landing north of town at the Lions Club field. Lt Frank T Jahn, missing in the South Pacific seven months, joined the visit. the group planned a return flight to Schulenburg.
The Moulton Parent-Teacher Association plans its annual Halloween Carnival at the schoolhouse on Saturday night October 27. Amusements will be on the grounds with a full program to be announced in a future issue.
Mr and Mrs Paul Flessner announce the birth of a son at Shiner hospital on Wednesday September 12. The baby weighed ten pounds eight ounces and was named Gene Wayne Flessner.
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