Moulton Fire Department Dance Promises Big Success
The Moulton Fire Department plans its annual dance at Hermann Park Hall on Saturday night April 22. Two bands, Barta's Old Timers and Pavlas' Hungry Seven, will perform old favorites as locals and neighbors gather. Funds raised will buy more equipment for the department, with the community urged to buy tickets to support the cause.
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Moulton
Hermann Park Hall
Poetry of
Barta
Old Timers
Pavlas
Texas Senate Favors Vote on 3.2 Beer
Austin Texas April 17 The senate committee on constitutional amendments voted a unanimous favorable report on a house resolution to submit to voters the question of legalizing 3.2 percent beer. The amendment would be put to a ballot on August 26.
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Austin
Texas
Senate Committee On
House
Texas Senate
Ruth Bryan Owen becomes first woman diplomat to Denmark
United States Senate confirms Ruth Bryan Owen as minister to Denmark. She is daughter of William Jennings Bryan and the first woman appointed to a foreign diplomatic post.
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United States Senate
Ruth Bryan Owen
Denmark
Graduation Exercise At Boursville Ninth Grade
Ninth grade graduation exercises set for Friday night April 28 at 8 oclock. Speakers include Rev. Falkenburg of Moulton and Hallettsville county officials. Graduates named are Matha Pelich Ella Kubicek and Erwin Heas. Cordial invitation extended to all.
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Rev
Falkenburg
Moulton
Hallettsville
Matha Pelich
Ella Kubicek
Erwin Heas
Texas Motor Tax Burden Reported at Twenty Seven Dollars
A Texas study notes the average motorist pays about 27.80 a year in gasoline tax. Over the past fifteen years about 325000 people in the United States died or were killed by automobile accidents or injuries.
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Texas
United States
Moulton High Defeats Hallettsville in Close Baseball Game
The Moulton High School baseball team defeated Hallettsville 5 to 4 at Hallettsville on Tuesday afternoon.
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Moulton High School
Hallettsville
Moulton
Bohemian Play Draws Big Crowd at Catholic Hall
The Bohemian play staged Sunday night under Emil Darilek drew a large appreciative audience and collected receipts of 50 dollars.
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Catholic Hall
Emil Darilek
Moulton Baseball Falls 10 0 to Flatonia at Sulphur Park
Moulton lost to Flatonia 10 to 0 at Sulphur Park Sunday afternoon. The team will travel to Hilinger for a Sunday game.
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Moulton
Flatonia
Sulphur Park
Hilinger
Moravia Teachers Re-elected by School Board
The Moravia School District board met Monday night April 17 and re elected the current staff. Principal C. R. Harmon and assistants Mrs. C. R Harmon Edith Hollub and Hilda Gallia were all re appointed.
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Moravia
C. R. Harmon
C. R Harmon
Edith Hollub
Hilda Gallia
Appreciation letter to agent for insurance death claim payment
Vladik F. Culak acknowledges receipt of a one thousand dollar check paying the death claim of his wife Mary Lillie Culak. He thanks Frank Biehunko Jr and Planet Insurance Company for prompt courteous handling and recommends them. Also notes Mrs. Sam Jaeggli visited Mrs. Anna Ragsdale. Miss Mary Davis returned to San Antonio after visiting the Knape home.
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Frank Biehunko, Jr
Agent
Planet Insurance Company
Moulton
Texas
Biehunko
Mary Lillie Culak
The
Vladik F. Culak
Mary Davis
San Antonio
O. F. Knape
Miss Stella Darilek and Miss Mary Joel Visit Home Folks
Miss Stella Darilek and Miss Mary Joel San Antonio visited local family for a weekend in this community. They spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives, sharing time and conversation in a casual family gathering.
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Stella Darilek
Mary Joel
San Antonio
Miss Virginia Bergfeld Visits Sister in Austin
Miss Virginia Bergfeld visits her sister Miss Mary Louise in Austin where Mary Louise attends the University of Texas.
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Virginia Bergfeld
Austin
Mary Louise
University of Texas
Fehrenkamp Family Visit to Ellinger Home
Mr and Mrs F T Fehrenkamp visited the G Fehrenkamp home in Ellinger on Monday. They were accompanied home by Mr and Mrs G Fehrenkamp.
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F. T. Fehrenkamp
G. Fehrenkamp
Ellinger
Miss Jaeggli Spends Easter Holidays with Parents
Miss Annie Laurie Jaeggli of the University of Texas Austin spent the Easter holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs J T Jaeggli. She is progressing well with her studies and work.
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Annie Laurie Jaeggli
University of Texas, Austin
J. T. Jaeggli
Put Forth Your Hand Poem Encourages Bold Life Choices
An exhortatory poem urges confidence and action inviting the reader to seize universal good. It compares life to a garden where each bloom and bird represents opportunity and joy, urging forward motion toward a hopeful understanding of God.
Moulton Woman Dies After Car Collision Sunday
Mrs. Mary Catherine Wages, 75, died Sunday night from a skull fracture after being struck crossing a highway near her home in Moulton. The driver Louis Hab a attempted to avoid her. Funeral Monday at 4 from the Casey home with Rev. Blaisdell officiating. Surviving: two children Otho Casey and J D Wages, six grandchildren.
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Mary Catherine Wages
Otho Casey
Joe
Pete Etlinger
Benno Schneider
Harry Wagner
Lee Wagner
Arthur Tyler
W. E. Cantrell
Jno. M. Meiners
Wages
Maudlin
Winston County
Alabama
Missouri
G. W. Casey
Texas
Travis County
Mr. Wages
Baptist Church
Moulton
J. D. Wages
Houston
Wallace
Leonard
Maynard
Dorothy Casey
Lester Wages
San Antonio
Louis Wages
Eage
Moulton-San Antonians Hold Reunion Tea at Bucek Home
Mrs John Bucek hosted a reunion tea for former Moulton residents at her East Craig Street home with Mrs Chas Miller assisting. Guests included numerous local ladies and Misses Tillie Guenther and Therese Guenther. hours were 8 to 6 and attendees renewed old acquaintances.
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John Bucek
Moulton
East Craig Street
Mesdames Chas
A. Miller
Norman Gerlich
K. Rehmer
A. S. Greive
Dora Pundt
Tillie Flowers
Theresia, Guenther
Ruby Meiners
Paula Puck
Cluiss
Easter visit brings Hoax Etlinger and friends together
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Etlinger and family of Yoakum with Mrs. B. H. Cordes and Mrs. Mary Ann White and baby Jo, Henry Etlinger Jr, visit Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kolar over Easter with Mr. W. C. Schmeltekopf and family of Kyle.
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Henry Etlinger
B. H. Cordes
Mary Ann White
Henry Etlinger, Jr
Yoakum
W. C. Schmeltekopf
Kyle
Ed. Kolar
Ladies Aid Society Sets New Meeting Date in May
The Molton Ladies Aid Society will meet on Thursday May 11 instead of May 4. Committees were named Sick Mrs G H Mueller and Mrs Otto Riske Membership Miss Leona Janszen and Mrs Mathilde Thar Decorating Mrs Rudy Mueller and Mrs Leona Merrem Serving Mrs William Hillmer Mrs Henry Fisbeck and Mrs Emil Janszen New member Mrs Gus Fisbeck attended with Mrs H Zschappel and son Bobbie of Brenham visiting at the last gathering.
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Moulton Ladies Aid Society
G. H. Mueller
Otto Riske
Leona Janszen
Mathilde Thar
Rudy Mueller
Leona Merrem
William Hillmer
Henry Fisbeck
Emil Janszen
Gus Fisbeck
Ladies Aid Society
H. Zschappel
Bobbie
Brenham
Easter Visit by Wachtendorf Karnau Families
Mr. Dick Wachtendorf and family of San Antonio with Mr. Al fred Karnau and family and Henry Karnau and family of Shi ner spent Easter in the Henry Wachtendorf home.
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Dick Wachtendorf
San Antonio
Alfred Karnau
Henry Karnau
Shiner
Henry Wachtendorf
Lavaca Highways Bring 234000 Annual Tourist Business
Lavaca County highways generate about 234000 yearly in tourist trade, Texas Good Roads Association reports based on traffic counts. Daily counts show 800 vehicles on Highway 72 and 300 on Highway 109, with half of traffic from outside the county.
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Austin
Texas
Lavaca
Texas Good Roads Association
Association
Lavaca County
Association For Every
Mrs. Anna Koch Dead. Widow of Local Resident
Mrs. E. Westerhoff returned from San Antonio where she attended the funeral of Mrs. Anna Koch 76 mother of Mrs. F. W. Westcourt of Devon. Mrs. Koch died Saturday and was buried Monday. Surviving husband one child and 25 grandchildren. The Eagle extends sympathy.
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E. Westerhoff
San Antonio
Anna Koch
F. W. Westcourt
Devon
Koch
The
Eagle
Henry Hurr Undergoes Appendicitis Surgery in Houston
Henry Hurr editor and publisher of the Colorado County Citizen underwent an appendicitis operation at a Houston hospital last week. Reports say he is improving nicely. Hurr is a well known South Texas newspaper man. The Eagle wishes him a speedy recovery.
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Henry Hurr
Colorado County Citizen
Columbus
Houston
Hurr
South
Texas
The
Eagle
Texas House OKs Senate plan to merge counties
Austin reports that the Texas House passed a senate resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to merge counties. Roosevelt appeals for hemisphere tariff reduction to boost trade and aid his policy.
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Texas House of Representatives
Senate
Roosevelt
American Hemisphere
Fire Destroys First Texas College Building in LaGrange
A fire in LaGrange Texas on April 14 destroyed the first Texas college building constructed of rock in the 1850s. The home of Charles Muras near Rutersville burned from a kitchen flue while household effects were consumed. the three story structure had been remodeled into a farm home for over 30 years by the Kallus and Muras families.
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LaGrange
Texas
Charles Muras
Rutersville
First College
Rock
Kallus
Muras
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League of Nations
Huey Long
Metropolitan Press
Boursville
Bohemian Play
Baseball
Sam Jaeggli
Anna Ragsdale
Moulton-San Antonians
Ladies’ Aid Society
Business Men’s Club of
LE. Denmark
Ela E. Lane
Ad. Richter
J. T Jaeggli
O. F. Knapp
Henry Hollman
Brazil
South America
Mr. Quicksal
Luubock
Hollmann
Shiner Business Men’s Club
J. M. Parks
Miss Hatfield
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Jaeggs
First Texas College
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