This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1926
Page
4
A petition with over one hundred Lavaca County voters urges A J Elster of Shiner to announce candidacy for county superintendent. Voters praise his character, administrative ability and teaching experience, and pledge support in the Democratic primary set for July 1926.
LaGrange Texas March 29 state highway department orders Division Engineer Captain A Schlafli to take soundings on the O S T in Fayette and Colorado counties with a view to tarviating the entire stretch if the base shows five inches or more gravel throughout. Gravel found five to eight inches deep where soundings have been taken and tarviating seems assured.
E. F. Dix and sons of San Antonio acquire 40 000 acres near Edinburg to plant cotton, forming one of the world’s largest cotton farms. The Eagle suggests the 1927 interscholastic county meet be held in Moulton.
A claim that Dallas sells more prescription liquor than any other U.S. city of its size is noted. The text links Dallas’s reputation as a haven for Texas politicians with a suggestion that politicians may use liquor to cope with disappointment.
Joe J. Wagner of Saratoga Texas with North American Exploration Company reports a terrific March 30 storm striking the area. Homes were unroofed and swept away, 360 of 400 derricks in the Saratoga oil field blown down, and many large trees uprooted or broken.
The Eagle thanks readers who have paid subscriptions since the last report. Names and places include W. A. Schreiber Dilworth Christopher Windel Moulton F Wilks Moulton Theodore Wenske Moulton John Strieder Moulton Albert Pelich Moulton Charles Krejci Shiner H A Menefee Beaumont W J Cordes Taylor E Pelzel Moulton George Baur Moulton Adolph Baur Moulton J T Jaeggli Moulton Lucas Rehmer Moulton Will Krause Moulton C W Nieman Moulton Julius Hajek Flatonia Rud Filipp Moulton G Knape Schulenburg.
German church services and a holy communion will be held in Moulton Sunday morning at 10 o clock conducted by Rev. A D Rode of Hallettsville. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Baursville Lutheran Church announces Sunday morning services at 10 o'clock led by Rev. Senff. All residents are cordially invited to attend.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.