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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1935
Page
1
The Moulton Parent-Teacher Association will hold its regular meeting at the School Auditorium Friday April 12 at the usual time. The first and second grades will render a program.
Baursville locals present a four act comedy Let To by Do It at the Baursville Schoolhouse Saturday night with proceeds for the school. Roosevelt signs a large relief bill as Texas considers free textbooks and other state matters. District Legion Convention in Moulton planned for next June aims to be the biggest yet. Rural pupils urged to continue at Moulton High School next year.
Miss Marguerite Boehm hosted the Girls Bridge Club on Tuesday with guests including Maxine Bergfeld Helen Boehm Alice Anders Adella Anders Eunice Kopecky Dorothy Jaeggli Fairy Thompson Mary Ann Thompson Tillie Raab and Eunice Kopecky posting high score. Mrs Fred Fehrenkamp hosted the Thursday club on April 4 with Easter blossoms and three tables of bridge. Refreshments included jellied tongue salad ham sandwiches strawberry cake and iced tea. Mrs Frank Biehunko Jr held high score among members and Mrs A J Kolar among guests.
The Eagle presents the official financial statement for the Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Moulton. It reports the bank is in fine shape and shows the current financial condition.
Mrs. Helen Pietsch aged 87 passed away at her son Reinhard Pietsch’s home near Hallettsville on April 5 after a month long illness. Funeral rites were held April 7 at her daughter’s Yoakum home with burial at Baursville Cemetery near Moulton. pallbearers were seven grandsons. Surviving are three sons and four daughters with 87 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
Paul A. Breymann of Schulenburg, 59, a prominent local drugist, died at home Saturday after a short illness. His pharmacy, founded in 1873, passes to the third generation. He is survived by Mrs A Breymann, Mrs Cecilia Breymann, son Paul A Breymann Jr, and grandson Paul Heiss Breymann. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon.
Lavaca County total ginnings reach 19 898 bales for the 1934 crop, per government survey. The figure trails the prior year 30 494 bales and exceeds the county tax free allotment under the Bankhead act by 732 bales.
Washington April 5 The AAA modified adjustment contracts governing use of rented acres lifting restrictions. Farmers may plant to food and feed crops for home consumption any amount of acreage rented to the government.
Gladys Louise Dostalik died Sunday at the home of her parents near Moulton at 30 o'clock. A funeral from the family home was held Sunday afternoon, with Rev. Father Joseph Kopp officiating and burial in Moulton Catholic Cemetery. She was born May 15, 1934 and died at 10 months 22 days old. She is survived by her parents, a brother Erwin Edwin, two sisters Dorothy Mae and Bertile, and distant attendees Hugo Stein and Bohumir Macha family.
In Moulton the trustee election produced three winners Ed. Batey J. B. Wilson and Albert J. Pustejovsky. Only 46 votes were polled with the tally listing multiple individuals and sparse support. George von Lienen oversaw the election as manager with clerks George Baur and Tom E. Shandera assisting.
Very Rev Dean L P Netardus of Shiner received notice of his appointment to monsignor and the investure likely at Shiner on June 10. Local and visiting residents include H G Meyer of Schulenburg in Moulton and many family visits across Flatonia Houston Yoakum and Victoria with various relatives and attorneys.
Ill Mrs. F T Fehrenkamp improves while Elo Fehrenkamp visits San Antonio guest Dorothy Hoppe. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Lee Wick and baby along with Mrs Richard Boehm at Austin auto races. Seguin resident Marvin Merrem spends Haster vacation with mother Leona Merrem in city. Various relatives from San Antonio Houston and Austin spend weekends with local families and report on weddings births and visits.
A South trip home to Gettysburg South Dakota from Texas Oklahoma and Kansas is described. The writer recalls drought in the plains, moist fields in Texas and Oklahoma, and dry conditions in Nebraska and the West. A dust storm near Huron South Dakota turned to a blizzard and nearly caused an accident with a trailer but no serious damage.
The Super-Service Station owned by Emil J. Jaluska was burglarized Saturday night. The thieves stole a $409.84 cash haul, with $5.00 in small change from the register, and opened the river nearby. One drawer held 7 cents.
Mrs. W. H. Pundt Mrs. John Freytag Mrs. Emil Koester and Miss Iola Koester spent Tuesday in Yoakum visiting friends and touring the town.
Dan Darilek of the University of Texas Austin spent the past weekend in town visiting his parents Judge A. J. Darilek and Mrs. Darilek.
One inch of rain fell over the past week, aiding crops and pastures in the area.
A good sized audience witnessed the Junior Class Play Cousin Julia’s Jade Earring and the One Act Play Trifles at the Moulton School Auditorium Tuesday evening. Junior cast included Virginia Valenta Dorothy Jean Jaeggli Rosa Lee Etlinger Dorothy Mae Casey Larry Faltises Edward Petrash Leo Etlinger and Melvin Puste jovsky. The One Act cast featured Lorena Ruth Smith Henrietta Butschek Allen Darilek L A Dickson and Edgar Butschek. Both plays directed by Miss Koester. The Moulton School Band directed by Chester Zillman performed several selections.
In Yoakum Texas on April 6 work began to gravel about two miles of additional streets. Most lanes will be 16 feet wide with a five inch sand base. The Texas Relief Commission provides about $2000 in labor to the effort.
Chester Zitlman James Jaeggli Arnold Papacek Dorothy Jean Jaeggli Dorothy Louise Fehren kamp and Joyce Kopecky attended the South Texas Music Festival in Kingsville last weekend. They report good music and an enjoyable time.
Mrs Louis Krause died at her Star Hill home on Tuesday April 2 and was buried in New Ulm on Thursday April 4. She was sister to Mrs EB A Balhorn of Moulton. Local attendees included Mrs E A Balhorn, Mrs E D Meyer, Mr and Mrs Joe Mueller, Mr and Mrs Willie Kleihger, Mrs Annie Kleihger, Mrs Ben Zeisberg, plus Mrs W Gray and Mrs A G Tachiedel of Yoakum.
J. G. Traxler was re elected as mayor of Flallettsville at the city election April 2. Aldermen frank A. Rother and A. J. Gill also were re elected. Floyd A. Simmons was elected city marshal in a six cornered race.
Dr. Franklin Theodore Mitchell formerly of Shiner died in South San Antonio on April 3 at age 73. A Colorado county native, he is survived by his widow a son a daughter a sister and three brothers.
The family thanks the citizens of Moulton for their kindness and appreciation shown for the last night of service of their husband and father, Mrs. C. O. Riske and Children.
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