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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1958
Page
1
After heavy showers farm work resumes and winter gardens are planned with moisture from recent rains. Cattle prices rise toward an all-time high signaling a profitable year. National Newspaper Week on October 18 emphasizes a free press guarding freedoms and preventing tyranny. Economic education for voters is urged to evaluate policy and taxes.
The Viadik Pesek farm nine miles east of town was correctly named in the Eagle Mystery Farm photo quiz by Mrs. John Welff of Moulton. The Pesek family, married in 1933 at Moravia Catholic Church, owns 102 acres with Hereford cattle and rotates crops including cotton corn and maize.
Pfc. V Svatek of Moulton Route 1 serves at the U S Army General Depot Bussac France with the 786th QM Petroleum Supply Co Mobile. He tests aviation fuels diesel oils kerosene greases and related products in a petroleum laboratory.
An auction will be held at the Flatonia Trading Post Saturday September 27 starting at 3:00 p m. Items include furniture doors heaters lawn mowers and many other goods. The public is invited.
Fatonia Livestock Co reports a light run after rain with 635 cattle and 228 hogs sold. The market was strong across all classes, calves up to 29.50, hogs topping 22.50, cows 19 to 22, bulls 20 to 24, with top hogs at 22.20 to 22.50 and packersows 19 to 21.50.
Agriculture Commissioner John White warned about 1500 Texas egg industry stakeholders may cease business if they miss renewals. He said at least one third of egg dealers wholesalers processors and brokers did not apply for new licenses by the September 1 deadline.
The First Aid Course sponsored by the Moulton VEW Auxiliary will be offered to adults and students. Night sessions at VEW Hall run in 9 weekly or semi weekly lessons by a Red Cross instructor. After 18 hours, participants receive First Aid cards. Courses are free, books cost 75e. Register by Friday October 10.
Mrs Emma Hofner 70 dies at Faltisek Rest Home on Friday September 19 after years of illness. Born in Praha August 20 1888 she married Frank Hofner in 1911 and farmed in Witting until retirement. Funeral September 21 at St Joseph Church with interment in St Joseph Cemetery. She survived by her husband three sisters four brothers.
Moulton Hermann Sons Lodge No. 59 met at VFW Hall with President A J Breitschopf presiding. Meeting times shift to 7 30 start from November. Halloween Social slated for October 16 at the VFW Hall with Theo Wenske Woodrow Joost in charge and lunch under Elo Muehlstein and others.
Members are urged to attend at the VFEW Hall tonight Thursday September 25 at 8 o'clock. The group will discontinue sending cards for monthly meetings and will set the family night supper date along with other business for discussion.
The deadline to claim a Federal excise tax refund on farm gasoline is September 30. R L Phinney IRS District Director Austin notes the 3 cent rate covers July 1 1957 through June 30 1958 and claims must be filed on Form 2240 with complete information to avoid delays.
The Lavaca County Farm Bureau office has moved to 215 East 3rd Street Hallettsville in the former Turk Furniture Store building across from Hinck Humble Service Station. The new location sits in Hallettsville’s old Nachrichten building.
Zion Lutheran Church will celebrate its annual Mission Festival on Sunday with Rev. D. Lee Muehlbrad of Arneckeville as guest preacher at the 10:00 a.m. service and for a brief Sunday School address. A fellowship dinner follows in the parish house. He also preaches at Witting Lutheran Church Sunday night with a 6:00 p.m. supper and 7:30 p.m. Sunday School, then the 8:15 p.m. mission service.
Deputy Sheriffs Guy Henry and Wm Kortwig transported a Hallettsville patient to the VA Hospital in Waco for extended treatments.
Local message to taxpayers corrects earlier report from $1.33 to $1.03 as Lavaca County tax per $100 valuation. Breakdown includes 33c General Fund 30c Road and Bridge 64c Permanent Improvement 30c Farm-to-Market plus 3c Homestead exemption yields total tax of $1.03. Notes also discuss bonded indebtedness in Road District No 1 and No 7 with recent adjustments saving 34c, and state support covering district bond retirements.
The Geier Merrem Post No 392 American Legion installed officers at the Moulton VFW Hall. Bill Reeves was elected commander with officers including Daniel Koranek Henry Jasek Louis Fishbeck A A Warlick Theo Motal Frank Wagner James Koncaba Wm Miculka Charles Luksovsky Julius Gertner and Bill Nami overseeing the ceremony. A bid was submitted to move and remodel the former Novohhrad School into a Legion Home following the installation.
Col. Homer Garrison Jr announces that three people died and 89 injured in rural Texas school bus crashes in the first six months of the year, from 197 accidents. He outlines highway stop rules: vehicles must halt before passing stopped school buses outside cities, then may proceed at prudent speed up to ten miles per hour with caution. Separate roadways or loading zones on controlled access highways may not require stopping if pedestrians are not crossing. This explanation continues on TRAFFIC page 4.
The Junior Class sponsors a bake sale at City Hall from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturday September 27. A wide selection of pies cakes homemade bread noodles and kalaches will be available to complete weekend menus.
In Belo Horizonte area four school children died and 54 others, mostly children, were gravely ill after eating pastries from a local shop in Caratinga. Police report a baker confused arsenic poison with baking powder while preparing the treats.
Approximately 34 inches of rain fell over the past week with heavier totals in southeastern neighboring communities. Clouds formed daily and saturated fields while minor flooding occurred in low areas as of Wednesday noon with sun briefly breaking through partial clouds.
Lavaca County Attorney Leon Pesek, formerly of Yoakum, has been named Assistant Attorney General in Austin. He will join the State and County Affairs section effective October 1, moving from a $3900 salary to an $8000 bracket, with plans to relocate his family as Lavaca County seeks a successor.
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