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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1948
Page
4
Local speaker argues against gasoline rationing for Texas citing past shortages and Texas natural gas exports to the North and East. He urges self sufficiency in oil and fuel while recalling a Massachusetts official's insult to the South. He ends with a retired athletes quip on fame and decline.
Mary Koenig, 17, of Halletts ville, took first place in the La vaha County 4 H girls dress review earning the right to represent her county at the state fair in Dallas in October. Estella Rodriguez and Dorothy Grafe won second and third place for their dresses.
Moulton VFW Post No 6971 to sponsor a dance at Herman Park Hall on Sunday August 8. Music by the Henry Brosch orchestra. Also notes visits and travels of local residents including Mr and Mrs Fred Osterloh and families visiting in Seguin and Houston.
F h L Hax of Victoria general agent for the Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Company of Waverly Iowa was in Moulton Saturday looking after business matters.
The Moulton Eagle lists C. F. Knape and Weldon Knapf as publishers and proprietors. The paper, published every Friday, asks for a $2 annual subscription prepaid and notes its second class mail status at the Moulton Texas post office.
Readers are urged to phone their news items to Number 99 at the city desk, a standard appeal in the local paper to collect fresh tips and brief notices for the next edition.
Governor Beauford Jester nominated James C. Green F. K. Bucek and Bryan S. Glass to Draft Board 51 covering Gonzales and Lavaca counties. The state lists 157 draft boards. Local social notes include visits by Erwin Kasper and daughter Shiner to Antrich. Raymond Havlik of College Station weekend visit to Moulton. Annie Zalman returns from San Antonio to Moulton. Rudy Hohensee and family from Miles visit his mother. Dimmitt Perkins of The Eagle spent the weekend in San Antonio with his parents.
Paul Herder of San Antonio and Houston and Murray Wall of Austin visited in Moulton Thursday morning. Albin Volney of Orland California and Rudolph Janacek’s sister reunited after 27 years. Otto Noak responded to a past Eagle ad by delivering two 1945 copies to the office.
Sunday School at 10:00 A M each Sunday Devine services on the second and fourth Sundays at 10 50 A M Evening services at 7 45.
Miss Eloise Brom spent a week in Houston visiting relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs O F Knape returned Sunday from San Antonio. If you want to sell or buy something let it be known through the columns of this paper. Little want ads get big results.
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