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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1973
Page
1
Tornadic winds struck west of Moulton Thursday night, demolishing a 20 by 40 shed on the Johnnie and Eugene Pilot farm. Johnnie Pilot, inside the shed, said the wind lifted the shed about two feet before tearing it apart. Five feeder roofs were also torn off in the storm.
Mrs. Flora Bauer returned from Seattle with her son Major Harvey Bauer and family. They toured Vancouver attractions including Queen Elizabeth Park, Capilano Suspension Bridge, and Stanley Park, stayed at a harbor-view hotel, and enjoyed the Lions Gate Bridge lights before returning to Tacoma and San Antonio.
The Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture urges Moulton citizens to aid city employees in beautifying the town by trimming residences and places of business. Encourage visitors for Jamboree Day and obtain dump facility keys at City Hall.
A thunderstorm on September 13 caused heavy water damage to Pilat Super Market in Moulton. Merchandise losses are around $2,000 as ceiling and tile floors suffer extensive harm. Early Roofing Co. was replacing the roof when rain overwhelmed a single roofing layer, flooding the store. Local residents rushed to cover merchandise and prevent greater losses.
Sheriff Hilmer Woytek’s weekly log shows deputies assisting ill motorists and transporting patients to Kenger Hospital from Stevens Rest Home, plus ambulance coordination and multiple prison movements. The period includes patrols for DW I and marijuana cases, traffic control for funerals and events, searches for a missing person, and several bond releases and court appearances.
On September 9 1973 the MOULTON EAGLE announces a rate hike from 350 to 400 per year due to postal service and rising costs. Readers urged to pay before October 1 to save 50 cents.
The Lavaca County Unit of TSTA will hold its first meeting of the year on Monday September 24 at 8 pm. The meeting location is Shiner High School Cafeteria.
Thunderstorm drenched Moulton Thursday night with four to six inch rainfall totals along rivers and roads. Culverts washed away, fences toppled, and Gonzales Waelder M Roads flooded. Tornadic winds damaged buildings west of Moulton as power outages interrupted electrical service.
The Moulton Fire Dept will sponsor a Stag Supper at the VFW Hall on October 24. Barbecued chicken and trimmings will be served.
Flatonia hosts the first Czhilispiel on October 27 and 28 as part of its 100th birthday celebration. The event features a chili cooking contest open to all, with six bands a parade food stalls and dances. Entrants should mail to P O Box 329 Flatonia Texas 78941 to participate.
A 1967 Chevrolet driven by Gregory Berckenhoff of Moulton struck and killed a calf Friday at 4:30 p m on a black top road three tenths of a mile east of Moulton. He was with Mark Darilek of Shiner. Neither man was injured. Local Chief of Police investigated.
W L English 44 of Rt 3 Hallettsville was named Lavaca County Veterans Service Officer by the Commissioners Court in Hallettsville on Sept 11. A former Victoria Postal Employee, he succeeds the late Emil Polasek. English is a Hallettsville High School graduate of 1946 and studied business administration and accounting at Baldwin's in Yoakum. He completed an Army GED test and belongs to the Hallettsville American Legion Post.
Huge crowd expected for the Town and Country Jamboree in Moulton on Sunday September 23 featuring a parade at 11:00 a.m. from the Elementary School along Front Street to the VFW Hall, with entrants and announcers named. Afterward the VFW Hall hosts fried chicken plates, dancing from 2 to 11 p.m. and diversions, with admission $1.50.
State Rep Tim Von Dohlen spoke at the Shiner Farm Bureau to discuss the last legislative session. He noted 2500 pieces of legislation in 140 days and urged reliance on informed input from citizens and officials. He dismissed form letters and clarified lobbyist roles and Brucellosis rules under the Animal Health Commission. He discussed Amendment I for annual sessions and pay raises, a position Farm Bureau has opposed.
The Post announces a parish picnic and open Parish Council meeting for all parishioners and friends on Thursday September 20 at 8 00 p m at St Joseph Parish Hall stew supper and refreshments will be served.
Highway Patrol reports a single vehicle crash on FM Road 532 two and a half miles east of Moulton at 10 PM Friday September 14. Frank Nieto of Moulton drove the Ford, overspeeding on a curve, leaving the road, through a fence and flipping onto its top. Two passengers Susan Fike and Michael Lockstedt, both of Moulton, sustained minor cuts while the driver escaped unhurt. Vehicle sustains heavy top damage.
Lt. Col. (ret.) and Mrs. L. T. Biehunke returned from Orlando where they attended the first reunion of the 19th Bombardment Wing. Over 170 retired Air Force personnel and wives joined a Cocktail and dinner party at the Orlando Navy Base Officers Club. They also visited Tampa as guests of Col. and Mrs. Edward H. Posey and family.
The Moulton Hermann Lone Lodge No. 59 will hold its regular meeting Thursday September 20 at 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall. Refreshments will be served.
The Moulton School Board held its regular meeting on September 12 with President Daniel Jasek presiding. The board approved minutes and the financial report, hired Linda Dianne Badgett as Title 1 remedial teacher, and authorized Hoyer to erect a curb at the Elementary Library to prevent erosion and to resurface the tennis court with pre mix asphalt.
Herman Bohuslav of Corpus Christi suffered three broken ribs and cuts when he fell from a slate roof in Shiner on Sunday noon September 16. He slid from a ten to twelve foot height onto a cement walk and was treated at Wagner Memorial Hospital before transfer to a Corpus Christi hospital. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Tom Bohuslav of Moulton.
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