The Fayette County Record (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 2, 1948 Page: 1 of 4
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MRS. BLUME
NAMED TO HEAD
INITIATION HERE
VFW AUXILIARY
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Last Rites Held
For Louis Boehnke
Houston C. C. Hit
For Indiffernce
On. Train Removal
ment or. the re'lroad’s applica-
tion in order that the opposi-
tion could obtain more data to
be filed by Yoakum
ties. The truck bore
marks on its side,
2.91 INCHES RAIN
February rainfall
Grange totaled 2.91
Wright Thomas of
Iowa; nine grandchildren
four great grandchildren.
any
folks
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Devoted tc the Tnterests of the People of Fayette County and of Texas
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T wo Men Killed As Car
New Test Staked,
Another Abandoned
In Fayette County
One wildcat test was aban-
doned and another staked dur-
ing the past few days in the
La Gi ange area.
Location for a 7500-foot test
miles
cotn-
WEDNESDAY IS
HALF HOLIDAY
In order that all may at-
tend the auction in connec-
tion with the Junior live-
stock Show, business hous-
es will close at noon Wed-
nesday and will remain
closed for the rest of the
day. The half holiday was
agreed on by representa-
tives of all types of busi-
ness at a meeting earlier
this year and appears on
the city’s holiday calendar.
-1 L..„» ....... .. . „,-w,
a lev- ot bad weather and th<
Mrs. Amalie Krueger
Buried At Smithville
Mrs ■ doing deeds of charity and is
the ,*L* o4>«uuAauons. She
annual <
L. Sulak,
resolutions
informed
or
> 32.75
41c
31c
17c & 24c
10c
.... 31c; Young
20c
FIREMEN TO MEET
The La Grange fire denart-
~c»,t will hold its monthly
meeting Thursday night.
jailed here *
Frederica Garza of Fin
was arrested there upon »
of Alice authorities Satu
afternoon and was jailed
He is wanted for rape, the
riff’s office was informed.
Base Ball Meeting
Postponed A Week
Because of the poor turnout,
the base ball meeting caked
for Friday night was postponed
until the coming Friday night.
The time and place is the
same—7:30 at the city hall.
All players, prospective
players and fans are invited to
be on hanu.
candt- sioi
plane crashed into a hillside
near Meridan.
The other dead are: Sgt. Leo-
nard G. Taylor of Sacramento,
Calif., Sgt. Donald D. Merrick
of Louisville, Ky., and Capt.
Joe F. Taylor of Brownwood,
Texas.
On a routine training flight,
two other bombers were forced
down in Arizona because of en-
gine trouble, two were held at
March Field, Calif., and five at
Briggs field. E> because
remembered for her outstand-
ing donations to the local Me-
thodist church of which she
was a member for 73 years.
Survivors are: one daughter,
Mrs. Mary Thomas Simons of
Austin, three sons, Dr. L. M.
Thomas of Webberfalls, Okla.,
W. C. Thomas of Houston and
' "" Grinnell,
and
Three Are Injured
In Flatonia Cutting T-
Three men were injured in a
cutting scrape at Flatonia Sat-
urday night, Feb. 21.
Andrew Velasques received a
deep stab wound in the back
and was taken to the Schulen-
burg hospital for medical at-
tention. He was released three
days later. Guadalupe Velas-
que:, a brother, and Dan V.slas-
ques, lather of Andrew, sus-
tained cuts on the hands and
fingers. All are of Flatonia.
Bensdlado Tobor of Waelder
was arrested for the stabbing
of Andrew and was jailed in
La Grange where he was later
charged.
Tlie Flatonians, all arrested
by Deputy Sheriff August
Brunner, were fined for fight-
ing. i
All things are in readiness
for the opening Tuesday of the
Fourth Annual Fayette Coun-
ty Junior Livestock Show
which has every indication of
being the best yet staged here.
With 169 entries, the show
will be the largest of any of its
predecessors. Virtually all Fay-
ette county F. F. A chapters
and 4-H clubs will be repre-
sented.
The show gets under way at
10 o’clock Tuesday morning
when Prof. F. I. Dahlberg of
the animal husbandry depart-
men*, A. and M. college, judges
the swine and Prof. B. H. Reid
of the A. and M. poultry de-
partment judges capons. Prof.
Dahlberg will also judge fat
lambs at 11 and County Agent
J. W. Bradley of Columbus will
judge dairy cattle at 11:30.
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has been staked eight
northeast of La Grange
Bluebonnet Investment
pany of Dallas No. 1 Scblott-
mann. It is 660 feet from the
southeast and northeast lines
of a 107-acre tract in the J.
Russel league and is about
four miles southeast of the a-
bandoned Pietsch gas field.
About two and a half miles
northwest of La Grange, Col.
K. Hughes No. 1 Ryza, Taylor
survey, was abandoned at 2532
feet.
Part of the equipment for
the Schlottmann test has al-
ready been moved in, but ac- .
tual drilling >nbe deuiyva ?
for several weeks.
Funeral services were held
Friday afternoon at the Pit-
man cemetery near Muldoon
for Louis Ernest Boehnke, 81,
.life-long resident of that com-
munity, who expired al a Bas-
trop hospital Monday night.
The Rev. Jackson of Smithville
officiated.
He is survived by his widow,
Mm. Minnie Boehnke; two sis-
ters, Mrs. L. D. Blackwell of
Flatonia, Rt. 3, and Mrs. Em-
ma Jones of Flatonia; and sev-
eral nieces and nephews.
Attend the Junior Livestock Show, La Grange, March
TTE COUNTY RECORD
Twice Weekly By The Farmers Publishing Company, La Grange, Texas : ;
VOLUME XXVI LA GRANGE, TEXAS TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1948
T
MEETING POSTPONED
The regular Jaycee meeting
scheduled for Wednesday,
March 3, is postponed to Thurs-
day, March 11 at 7:30 ». m. The
postponement has been made
because of the Junior Livestock
show.
BABY BOY BORN
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Kovar of
Ellinger are the happy parents
of a seven pound 12 nonce son
born at the La Grange hospital
Friday. He has been named
James Lee.
tnnrnd to
Capt. Knippa saw extensive
bomber service during the war
and after the end of hostilities
was assigned to regular bom-
ber flights between this coun-
try and Japan
He is survived by his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Knip-
pa, four brothers and a sister.
47 Candidates
Are Initiated
Into Order Sunday
One of the largest crowds
ever to witness a K. of C. ini-
tiation in La Grange was on
band Suulay when 48 candi-
dates were inducted into Ute
order.
In charge of the first
second degrees was District
Deputy Fred Joseph of Taylor
The third degree was in charge
of Past State iJeputy Gus
Strauss of Hallettsville Dr. J.
C. Guenther, grand knight of
Chromcik council, and District
Deputy E. H. Francke assisted
Opening with mass and com-
munion in the morning, the
day-long event concluded late
in the evening with eats and
refreshments.
A large number of visiting
knights was present. Included
were the following members of
the clergy: Rev. Edward J.
Jansky, Rev. S. A. Zientek,
Rev A. W. Dittner of Mentz,
Rev. Edward Geiser of Frels-
burg, Rev. Jerome Vitek of
East Bernard, Rev. Emmett
Kolodzie of Columbus, Rev.
John Wesolek of Chapel Hill
and Rev. Edward L. Matastik
oi Fayetteville.
UThe following were
One Of Four Crash
Victims Is Cousin
Of Mrs. Hofmann
I
Capt. Alfred H Knippa, of
Kn:.pi»i, cousin cl Mrs. Wm. F.
Hofmann of La Grange, was
one of four Army flier i' killed
when a E-29 caught fire and
crashed shortly after taking off
from Carswell base near Fort
Worth Wednesday night.
Eight other members of the
Last Rites Held
Here Saturday Morn
For Mrs. Thomas
Last rites for Mrs. W. H.
Thomas, 86, pioneer resident of
La Grange, were held Satur-
day morning at 10 o’clock at
the Travis Street Methodist
church with Rev. J. H. E. Will-
mann officiating. Burial was in
tho old city cemetery.
Mrs. Thomas expired at her
home Thursday morning.
The deceased, was born in
Winchester on December 12,
18G1. She was a daughter of the
late Judge L. W. and' Mrs.
Anne Wright Moore. The fam-
ily moved to La Grange in
1865. Mrs. Thomas was a mem-
ber oi the first graduating
class of Sam Houston State
Teachers college. Upon her re-
turn to La Grange she engaged
in private teaching for several
years. On June 21, 1882 she
was united in marriage with
W. H. Thomas who preceded
her in death in 1930. This un-
ion was blessed with four
children, all of whom survive.
Mrs. Thomas was known for
the active part she took in ma-
r t was a
charter member of the Ladies
Cemetery association and the
iter of the
— ...> Confederacy
of which she was president at
sf*la dvHih, naving
served as president for many
years. Always active and in-
terested in the local school, she
was one of the organizers of
the Mothers club. She was like-
wise an active member of her
church society. She enjoyed
Three Men Charged
For Beating And
Robbing Hitch-hiker
It used to be the hitch-hiker
who was frequently accused of
robbing his benefactor, but
just the opposite occurred be-
tween Schulenburg and Flato-
nia Friday night. s
William C. Clark of Houston
told officers he was picked up
on ' ’ ‘
who then beat him, robbed hiirj
of nine dollars ir. money and a
new suit, and threw him out
of the car near '.he Red Top
cafe.
Deputy Sheriff August Brun4
ner was notified by telephonei
gave chase and caught the triq
near Luling. They were brought
to the jail in La Grange wherq
charges of robbery by assault
were filed.
The youths gave their names
„ J - ----C." “ H-. L- Barr>’ and E- R- Barry
crew bailed out before the big of San Antonio and E.
Chessman of Houston.
Free Ag Film Set
For Showing At Gym t
Wednesday Night
Farmers and other resident^
of this area are invited by
Janssen Bros., local implement
dealer, to attend a program at
the high sehooi gym Monday
night, frnttlrin£ tlu showing oi
a motion picture on the part
mg f..ai)kinj trirougnout Uie
ages.
Entitled “Saga Mi the Soil”
and photographed.. entirebi-dn r
vuMKTt the film hi|hlifKts the
stages in ’ the development of
agricultural methods and im-
plements from the beginning of
history to the present and stres-
ses the importance of agricul-
ture to the welfare of a nation.
Most of the scenes in this
picture, which was produced
by Minneapolis-Moline Power
Implement company; were
filmed in Europe, Africa and
the Near East. Many of the
scenes show that in most coun-
tries of the world primitive
methods are still employed in
raising food for humanity.
Free tickets for the show
may be obtained by calling at
Janssen Bros. or contacting any
of the concern’s personnel.
Forgery Counts Filed
After Sideswipe
A cal! from Yoakum asking
the sheriff to be on the lookout
for a truck which figured in a
sideswipe near that town Fri-
day night the following day led
to the arrest of the colored
driver and also to the arrest of
two passengers for forgery.
The truck belonged to a Vic-
toria rendering plant. The two
men, who gave their names as
Sydney F. Mack and Leo Sch-
uelan, were former employees
of the plant.
The driver said he had a
check intended for Roy Bucek
of Schulenburg. When he,mis-
sed it, he recalled that the men
had cashed a' check at Eckel’s
service station. He returned,
found that it was the Bucek
check, and reported the inci-
dent.
Sheriff Jim Flournoy recal-
led seeing two men, bearing
the description given, on the
highway leading to the bridge
and promptly picked them ,up.
The driver was later releas-
ed but the sheriff presumed
that hit-and-run charges would
authori-
yellow
evidence
that it was the one which side-
swiped a yellow NBC truck.
FORMER RESIDENT DIES
Local friends have been ad-
vised of the death of J. W.
Blaize, formerly of La Grange,
at Robstown. Burial will be at
Schulenburg Tuesday at 10 a.
m. Mr. Blaize came to La
Grange in 1909 and worked
for many years as druggist at
Meyenberg Drug store.
and light showers,
enough to keep the
dam-| soaked, streets and roads
pretty much of a mess and to
delay farm work.
Leaves Bluff Highwa
Death Vehicle
Is Half Buried
In Embankment
Two men were killed about
1 a. m. Sunday when the car
in which they were riding left
the roadway and half-buried it-
self in the road fill leading in-
to the Frank ’Villma.ili hi.W
on the bluff.
The dead are: Frank Wiley
Smith, 42, of Kansas City, Mo.
and Leonard Maxwell Noxon,
42, of Long Beach, Calif.
Smith, who was driving, was
killed instantly. Noxon, owner
of the 1942 Studerbaker, died
while efforts were being made
to remove him fmm the wreck-
age.
There were no witnesses to
the fatal crash, Sheriff Jim
Flournoy said. Mr. Willmann
heard the noise and groaning
oi the victims and immediate-
ly called the Koenig Funeral
Home which in turn notified
the sheriff. Noxon was taken
to the hospital but was dead
upon arrival. , ■« -
The car was almost a total
wreck.
The accident occurred hs the
car was coming down the bluff •
drive. Previous wrecks have
been caused when cars went
off th" r-T.d * t! .• bl’1, ThiA—.
orte was by
turning too far to the right.
Smith’s body is being sent
to Nevada, Mo. for burial.
Noxon’s is being sent to Long
Beach.
A delegation of 75 people
representing seven towns met
in Smithville Friday afternoon,
voted to ask for a 30-day post-
ponement on the hearing of
the Katy’s application to dis
continue its trains No. 11 and
24, and roundly denounced the
Houston Chamber of Com-
merce for jts failure to take an
interest in the efforts of the
towns to retain this train ser-
vice.
The meeting appointed
steering committee consisting
< of II. N. Pierce, Sm.thvdie,
chairman; W. Z. Blake, Smith-
ville, secretary; and the follow-
ing members: E. O. Lundgren
of Elgin, H. Sebesi" of Bas-
trop, L. J. Sulak of La Grange,
S. C. O’Neil of Waco, M. L. Mc-
Dowell of Smithville, Lad
Cmajdalka of Fayetteville and
Joe Stendharp of Austin.
Besides condemning
Houston chamber for its disin-
terest, the session urged busi-
ness people along the line to
let the Houston wholesale
houses know that their indif-
ference in this vital matter is
not only not appreciated but
will be made felt by a transfer
of business to pther cities.
The steering committee,
mut-tijig after the general
,n nye» prepared i
in
inches.
Produced mostly by drizzles
it was
ground
in
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Monday, March 1, 1948
The following prices were
paid in La Grange on the above
date and are subject to mar-
ket changes. Eggs and poultry
prices are those paid by pro-
duce dealers.
Cotton, middling
Eggs ......
Fryers ..................
Hens .......:
Roosters
Turkey: Hens
Toms 25c, Old Toms
Sour cream:
Station price 73c
Direct shippers 75c
Hides — 10c to 14c
Cotton Seed, per ton .... $95.00
CARS SIDESWIPE
A car occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Walter M. Wagner of
Burton. Rt. 1, and another oc-
cupied by Richard II. Stoer-
ner of Burton. Rt. 1, Sideswip-
ed on the highway near the
Carmine school Saturday night.
No one was injured, but both
machines were severely dam-i
aged Deputies Charlie Prilop
and A. H. Knippel investigated, j
Stock Show Due To Be Tops
The auction sale, with Auc-
tioneer Gus Grabow of Bren-
ham ip charge, will start at
1:30. Committees have been
busy for several days lining up
bidders and it is expected that
a spirited sale will be conduct-
ed.
The youthful exhibitors will
be competing for $500 in pre-
miums provided by the La
Grange Chamber of Commerce,
Fayette County Fair associa-
tion and the La Grange Jay-
cees.
There is no charge of
kind for this show and
throughout this area are invit-
ed and urge.I by the associa-
tion to come out and see what
their boys and the boys of their
neighbors are doing in the way
of improved livestock and poul-
try production.
NO C. C. MEETING
There will be no C. of C.
meeting Monday night (to-
night). The monthly session
will be held bn March 8 in-
stead.
Hearing Delay Asked
AllElwuK.C. r r uu —-----—--------
A March 18 at Bastrop.
The letter also requested all,
or at least a majority, of the
railroad commissioners to be
on hand personally to get at
first hand the facts in this im-
portant matter.
Representing La Grange
were Wm. F. Hofmann, Bob
Harris, J. P. Hart, L. J. Sulak
and James B. Williams.
Bartos. Mllto-n J. Drawe, Sanfrod
O. Knlppol. Glonn A Prauge. John
F. Rohan. Alois R. Kovar, Edwin
E. Bolota, Justin V. Bartoa, Wer , .
ner J. Eberwnz Wi'srma K. Muznr complete Its case. The hearing
Frank P. Dimoir. Cyril F. Kinciio- tiaa previously been set for
vy, Joseph L. Belota, James j"
Eckel, Frank Q. Janda. Frederick |
E. Ixibprles, Max L. Vasek, FTed
A. Belota. John A Blaha, John A.
Ermia, Johnnie L. Sula. Adolph J.
Matocha. Jr.. John Polaaek, Fred
R. Prlhoda, Joe A. Pechal," Joseph
C. Muraa, Joe Cyril Hrachovy,
Frank W. Vecera. Joseph A. Muras,
Frank J. Ralnosek, Frank L. Muras,
Henry A Reiss. Emil I., Saha,
John F. Lvecke, Anton H. Recek.
Lee 0. Legler. Frank S. Muras Jr.,
Felix Vinklarek. Ludwig C. Urba-
Povsky, Ross C. Ivy. Richard J.
Kailua. Frank J. Urban.
Cmll D. Zbranek and John P.
Marek of East Bernard; C. C.
Bradford and Allen George Macha
lec of Columbus.
Library Club
Formed At L. H. S.
The student helpers of the
La Grange high school library
met Tuesday, Feb. 24 with
their librarian, Mrs. Raymond
Zingelmann, and organized a
club.
Election of officera was held
and the results are: Lambert
Baron, president; Dorothy
Jean Freudenberg, vice presi-
dent; Virginia Munsch, secre-
tary; and Margaret Janda, re-
porter. Lillian Zithmermann
was chosen to take charge of
the duties in the elementary
library. A name has not been
selected for the club.
Because of the progress the
school library has made this
past year, it has been chosen
as a demonstration library;
therefore, on March 24, the
surrounding 27 counties have
been invited to participate in
a meeting to be held in the La
Grange hl& scLuwl gymnasi-
um. Dr. Robert Douglass of the
University of Texas has con-
sented to be the guest speaker
for the meeting.
Legion Considers
Variety Of Matters
Thursday Night
A variety of important busi-
ness was transacted by the A-
merican Legion Thursday
night.
The meeting heard a final
report of the post’s building
committee and then discharged
the committee with a rising
vote of thanks. In connection
with th» building project, how-
ever, the session authorized an
additional loan to cover all out-
standing indebtedness, author-
ized the executive committee
to make payments on the debt
as often mi rrorc avail-
able, and authorized addition-
al insurance on the property.
Installation of a new door to
give an outside entrance to the
dr'nks stand was also author-
ized.
The trustees—Edward L.
Marek, George Hajovsky and
Clarence Schwake, the latter
named to fill a vacancy—re-
commended the installation of
a bookkeeping system in the
bowling alleys and this recom-
mendation was adopted.
Acting on advice that many
persons desired to bowl but
were not Legion or Auxiliary
members and did not want tn
become members of the Com-
munity Club at the cost of $4
a year, the post created a Bowl-
ing Club membership of $1 a
year. This membership will en-
title the holder only to the faci-
lities of the bowling alleys.
The post adopted a resolution
calling for the passage of legis-
lation clearing the state’s title
to the tidelands and copies
were directed sent to the pre-
sident, attorney general, Texas
senators and this district’s re-
presentative.
Commander C. V. Creuzbaur
flnnmiced the appointment ot
men in each of six communi-
ties to keep E. S. Kovar, chair-
man of the sick and relief com-
mittee, and John
chairman of the
committee, informed when
Buddies are sick, or when
their are deaths in Buddies’
families, in their respective a-
reas. Those appointed are: Ed.
L. Marek of Fayetteville, Mar-
tin Kaiser of Winchester, John
L. Giese of West Point, Frank
Schaefer of Rutersville, G. H.
Kristek of Ellinger and F. J.
Vacck of Holman.
Funeral services for
Amalie Krueger, 91, were held
at Smithville Wednesday, Feb.
18 at 3 p. m. with Rev. J. Leo-
nard Rea officiating. Interment
was in the Oak Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Kreuger passed away at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Olga Carpenter, at the age of
91 years and 11 months.
She was bom in Oldenburg,
Germany, the daughter of Hen-
ry and Lucie Wessels, on
March 20, 1856. In 1888 , the
family immigrated to this coun-
try and settled in La Grange.
In March 1891 she was united
in marriage with John Krue-
ger and then lived near Mul-
doon.
Surviving are one son, T. H.
Krueger of Smithville; one
daughter, Mrs. Carpenter of
Smithville; two step-children,
August W. Kreuger of Houston
and Mrs. Alma Witt of Smith-
ville; one brother, Gerhard
We««»ls cf West Faint; seven
grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
Beef cattle judging will be
conducted starting at 1:30 by
Prof. Dahlberg.
Wednesday’s program gets
under way at 1 o'clock with
concert music by the La
1 Grange high school band.-
Hugo A. Kuehn
Buried At New Him
Hugo A. Kuehn, 60, near
New Ulm, passed away at the
La Grange hospital Saturday.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock
at the Frnka Funeral Home at
New Ulm with Rev. Roos of-
ficiating. Interment was in the
New Ulm cemetery.
Mr. Kuehn was bom at New
Ulm on October 9, 1887. On
November 17, 1914 he was
united in marriage at New
Uim with Miss Almida Glae-
ser.
Surviving are his widow; his
step mother, Mrs. Louisa
Kuehn of New Uum; two
sons, Lawrence Hugh Kuehn
of I Xis Angeles, Calif., and
Clifton Emil Kuehn of Waco;
three sisters, Mrs. Elsa Bueck-
mann of Kenny, Mrs. Olga
Moellering of Fredericksburg
and Miss Antonia Kuehn of
New Ulm; and two brothers,
Walter F. Kuehn of New Ulm
and Alvin P. Kuehn of Hous-
ton. ’ *
Koenig Funeral Home direc-
ed the funeral.
Methodist Youth
Fellowship Meets
A Methodist Youth Fellow-
ship meeting was held at the
Methodist church heere Sun-
day with about 75 members
present from Yoakum, Hallets-
ville, Schulenburg, Weimar,
Columbus, Industry and La
Grange.
During the business session
a sub-district constitution was
adopted. A program and ser-
vice followed. Lunch was serv-
ed by the icaal Methodist la-
die»- - _____JUL
Installation Rites
Due On March 18;
Initiation Set
Mrs. Mary Blume was elect-
ed president of the V. F. W.
auxiliary at a meeting
the highway by three youths Thursday night.
I Other officers elected were:
Mrs. Margaret Janssen, senior
I vice-president; M>*s. Anna
' Melcher, junior vice-president;
Mrs. Ailyne Blume, treasurer;
I Mrs. Virginia Dykes, secretary;
Mrs. Lillie Sulak, chaplain;
1 Mrs. Elna Tobias, trustee
(three-year period) Mrs. Mary
Louise Schmidt, conductress;
Miss Edith Docekal; guard.
Several appointive officers
will oe appointed by the new
president.
Installation of officers will be
held at the next regular meet-
ing which will be on March 18.
A special meeting will be
held on Thursday night, March
4 at the American Legion hall
to initiate new members and to
practice the ceremonies of in-
stallation.
It was reported that the Val-
entine dance held recently was
a huge success. Consequently,
it was decided tq make 1
Valentine dance an i
moneyrinaking project.
AU rnemhm.,. «.(,« hnvo not U Grange chapt<
been initiated and those desir- Daughters of the
ing to become members are re-
1 to be nreaeni Uu
special meeting Thursday night
for rhe initiation.
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