Lavaca County 4-H Tours Highlight Club Projects
Lavaca County Extension notes detail 4-H tours in Witting, Moulton, Ezzell and Komensky clubs from May to June. Members and leaders visited homes, shared meals, and demonstrated home making, clothing, furniture, and crafts while reporting proud project progress. Consumer tips on sport shirt buying and upcoming TV programs by district agents conclude the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witting Club
Joyce Technik
Margaret
4-H
Bernice Keprta
Rose Nell Henrichs
Julius Technik
Max Henrichs
Alfred Technik
Gussie Mae Etlinger
Darlene Rothbauer
Marion Krejci
Eugene Krejci
Lorie Krejci
Ezzell Club
J. B. Moseley
Charles Wagner
Paul Honish
Henry Pohl Jr
Mary Pohl
Noramee DeBord
Bobby Joe Moseley
Komensky
Alex Hrnch
Jerome Technik
Vladik Pesek
Dacron
Ktbc TV
Austin
Lois Hopper
Bastrop County
Barbara Kemp
Sting relief advice and family notices in paper
Reader letters suggest soaking a rag in gasoline to ease a sting, with caution about skin blistering. Local social items note visits: Mrs. Kenneth Baker and son Bobby from Houston with Henry Menke. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Runk from San Antonio. Benno Holchak with Roy Brunkenhoefer in Refugio. M Sgt William Oswalt and family from Bergstrom AFB visiting Aug Baca’s family. Monroe Menke visiting Edna. Albert Mascheck’s 70th birthday celebration nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Baker
Bobby
Houston
Henry Menke
Baker
Herbert Runk
San Antonio
Emma Runk
Elo Wolters
Benno Holchak
Roy Brunkenhoefer
Refugio
William Oswalt
Bergstrom Afb
Austin
Aug. Baca
Monroe Menke
Edna
Albert Mascheck
Mr. Maschek
Willie Menke
Fred Menke
Stockdale
Clarence Sembera
R. W. Bubolz
Carlsbad Cavern
Willie Kutac
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Chas. Russell and Son
Eli Wolters
Port Lavaca
J. M. Yater
Stanton
H. B. Crosby
Wilson
Louis Trautwein
John Schroeder
Texas Western College
el Paso
Rotary Beaches Membership Peak in World Wide Report
Rotary International announced a record 461000 members globally and 318 new clubs in under a year at the world convention. The group mourned treasurer Richard Vernor who died in Chicago of a heart ailment after being re elected. The year showed 870000 income and 858200 expenses with a 276900 budget for next year in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Rotary International
George Means
Evanston
Ini
Chicago
Richard Vernor
Vernor
Rotary
New York
Lavaca HD Council Meeting Held May 28
The Lavaca County Home Demonstration Council met May 28 at 2 p.m. in Hallettsville with 21 members and 3 visitors. Treasurer reported 253.17 and 61.60 from the May 6 auction. Members owing 1.44 to July Council. corsages by Mrs. Lorfing. Moravia club donated 5 to cancer fund. Red Cross instructor to teach first aid in Hallettsville if 12 women from 5 clubs participate. Delegates to state meeting in Austin Aug 13-15. 3 new members and 22 guests last month. no Educational Tour June 26. birth certificates for each family member advised. Hackberry Shiloh led recreation hour. Friendly club to provide June council recreation. Council to meet June 30. reporter Mrs. N. V. Styles Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavaca County
Hallettsville
John Lorfing
Mother’s Day Missionary Society
Moravia Club
Cancer Fund
Red Cross
Austin
Hackberry-Shiloh Club
Council
N. V. Styles Sr
Annual Summer Catechetical School Concludes at Sts Cyril and Methodius
Sts Cyril and Methodius parish capped its annual summer Catechetical School on Friday June 6 with 94 pupils in attendance. Daily Mass at 8:00 a.m. and classroom projects on the Commandments and Sacraments were followed by color film strips from Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Catechism. Seventeen high school students took a week of special instruction in the gym under Rev Father Michael O Shaughnes sy and Joseph Hubner. First Holy Communion was administered at 8:00 a.m. Sunday to a list of named pupils. Special thanks were given to the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and the Department of Youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sts. Cyril and Methodius’ Parish
St. John’s University
Baltimore
Michael O. Shaughnessy
Joseph Hubner
David Condel
Ramiro
Noel Galindo
Lorenzo Trevino
Victor Garcia
Carlos Sanchez
Alfred Tijerina
William Simper
Richard Baros
Edwin Jaehne
Dolores Sestak
Patricia Schaefer
Karen Migl
Rosa
Mary Amador
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Department of Youth
Congressman Clark Thompson Praises Rice Legislation and Public Works
In a June 12 1958 letter from Washington D C Congressman Clark W Thompson outlines passage of H R 8490 amending the Agricultural Adjustment Act to stabilize rice acreage allotments. He notes continued work on an omnibus bill suspending the escalator clause for 1959 1960 and 1961 and keeping rice allotments at or above 1958 levels. He discusses civil works funding including Hallettsville Flood Control and Lower Colorado River deepening and reports district projects unlikely to trigger a presidential veto. He also mentions social events and staff notices in the Ninth District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Congress
Hallettsville
Colorado River
Senate
House
Clark W. Thompson
Area Deaths Mrs Frank Meyer Moulton 1958
Mrs Frank Meyer of Witting dies after a lingering illness in Hallettsville. Seven siblings and twelve children born to her union, including four daughters surviving. Funeral at Zion Lutheran Church Moulton and interment in Moulton City Cemetery. Also notes on Alfred Haikenwaelder Sr and other local obituaries with service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Frank Meyer of
Witting
Renger
Hallettsville
Zion Lutheran Church
Julius F. Holm
Moulton City
Bertha Marie Johanna Emelia Krause
Frelsburg
Texas
August Krause
Amalia
Ella
Henry Krause
Wilhelmina
Fred
Lula) Fishbeck
Adela Meyer
Thomas
Lydia) Muehlstein Jr
William J
Hilda) Hohmann
Edward Krause
Los Angeles
Calif
William
Alma) Haase
Mont, Texas
Magnus
Annie) Mertz
Hugo Helweg
Shiner
Edmund Moeller
Johnnie Meyer
LeRoy Krause
Victor Haase
Henry Hessler
Rosa
Lee) Schwope
Alice
Ozzie) Linnartz
Melvin Culak
Sadik
Frank Culak
Emil
Rudy Culak
Arizona
Della Kramerbauer
Vera Bredecker
Sophie Katz
Deming
N. M
Agnes West
Austin
Viola Culak
Missouri
American Churches See Fetish of Youth Hurting Ministers
United Press International reports that U S Protestant bodies face a minister shortage with 25 000 unfilled posts and a need for up to 168 000 more by 1975 due to age limits in hiring Many pulpit committees refuse to consider applicants over 40 while surveys show older ministers struggle for work Yale Divinity School expert Dr Ante L Carr debunks three age related myths arguing older ministers are healthier more disciplined and effective and can engage youth despite popular belief
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Cassels
United Press-International
National Council of Churches
U.S
Council
Ante L. Carr
Yale Divinity School
Current Christian Century Magazine
Carr
U.S. Public Health Service
Two Wasp Sting Deaths In Week In Houston
The Houston area reported two wasp sting deaths in one week. Dr. H L Dobson called the cases coincidental and said extreme venom sensitivity from prior stings caused dangerous allergic reactions leading to asphyxiation. The victims were Mrs. Syble Freeman and William Eli Key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
William Eli Key
Golf Drive
Joseph A. Jachimczyk
Harris County
Dobson
Steven
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Extension News
Travis County
Inez Patton
Hays County
Doris Myers
John V. Lindsey
Rotary Beaches
Carlsbad
New Mexico
White City
Carlsbad Caverns
Richard Eggert
Seguin
Ben Eggert
Edgar Pfuhl
Fort Worth
Seabrook
Tommy Bozka
George Minear
Galveston
Norman S. Davis
Sons
Hillsboro
Mr. Davis
E. J. Kempe
P. O. Kempe
Corpus Christi
Fronie
Ann Kempe
Lavaca
HD Council
Champions OF Freedom
Cynthia Ann Parker
Liberty
Fort Parker
Canadian River
Peta Nocona
Pecos
Quanah Parker
Prairie Flower
Pease River
Fort Cooper
Isaac Parker
Ann
United States Brewers Foundation
Foundation
VFW
Washington, D.C
Mabel Merrem
W. E. Merrem
Leslie C. Merrem
Leslie Jr
John Beal
C. B. Welhausen & Co. Dry Goods
Mr. Beal
JetO-il
Wagner Hospital
E. J. Oehlke
John J. Hanacek
Michael O’shaughnessy
Alton Ehler
Frank Meyer
Alfred Haikenwaelder
Alfred Heikenwaelder
Anna Heinrich
Moulton Catholic
Haikenwaelder
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Smith Funeral
Henry Psencik
Joseph Kopp
Father Henry Psencik
Herbert and
Alex Heinrich
Alvin Wenske
Alfred Kuehn
Robert Anderle
Herman Hanslik
Anna Haikenwaelder
Alfred Haikenwaelder Jr
Leo Heinrich
Alvin
Tillie) Riske
Richard
Tomy) Kuehn
Herman
Mary) Wustenbart
Henry
Emma) Wenske
Kenneth Wayne Haikenwaelder
Leo Jr
Dennis Heinrich
Rudolph
Millie) Heinrich
George Frank
Stephan Haikenwaelder
Krametbauer
Emma Ann
Arnold Kramerbauer
Henry McGill
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Denton
Flow Memorial Hospital
Lorene Machart
John B. Harrison
Kramerbauer
E. V. Allen
Kingsville
John Wesley
Methodist Church
Goliad
Frank
Clyde
Georgia Allen
Eddie Culak
Herbert Wolters
Clara Wolters
Schulenburg
Glen Wagener
Arno Wagener
Willie Zappe
Elaine
Moravia
P. W. Buechman
W. L. Russell
E. F. Wolters
Huntz Hall
The
Bowery Boys
Palace Theatre
SPC
Thomas Gene Stock
Yoakum
Eugene Kindler
Oscar Weber
Fort Hood
Active National Guard
Willie Joe Kutac
Fort Ord
California
Richard Wegener
Douglas Wayne Kocian
Chas. Holchak
Peck Welhausen
Robert Vincik
Chas. Kurtz Jr
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative
Apache
Gonzales
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc
Hermannson
Adolph Hofner & His
Pearl Wranglers
Conzales
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