Farmers Union Chief Urges Texans to Rally Behind Organization
W D Lewis president of the Texas Farmers Union issues a farewell call to farmers as his term ends August 1. He extols unity and the union as key to warehousing financing the cotton crop and broader economic influence, urging every farmer to support the union for better markets credit and policy.
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W. D. Lewis
Texas Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ Union
Texas
Bates
Sally
Farmers’ ‘Union
Plowmen
United States
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union of Texas
Build better roads bond proposal urged for Moulton precinct
A call to levy a road improvement bond in Moulton precinct argues better roads will boost marketing, offset interest costs, and raise local prosperity. The piece links rural road quality to material welfare and urges prompt action.
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Hallettsville
Moulton
Mud Hole Blocks Street in Quiet Neighborhood
Residents complain the muddy rutted hole in the street hinders passage and draws monthly ridicule as nobody volunteers to repair it. Local officials have yet to set a timetable for filling and resurfacing.
Town asks residents to reflect on community effort
Readers are urged to consider their own contribution to the town as it asks citizens to evaluate how much they give back to their community. The prompt invites personal reflection on civic engagement and mutual support within the town.
Bystreet Cleanup Earns Noted Citizen Public Kudos
A well known man was observed tidying his backyard, an act the observers called a solid step toward good citizenship and public responsibility.
Community Leadership In Neighborhood Improvement
A call to foster a shared sentiment that binds neighbors and motivates joint effort for better schools roads churches and citizenship. It argues that a few earnest neighbors can transform dull areas into active communities through conscientious leadership and time. Farm and Ranch.
This is a good town brother. Are you telling others so
A terse line prompts a public inquiry about sharing a positive assessment of the town. It hints at communal pride and asks whether the message will be spread. The tone reflects a local conversation about civic sentiment.
Typewriter Makers Shift to Ammunition Industry
The Austin American notes that manufacturers who built typewriters for 13 dollars each and sold them for 100 dollars have left the business to produce ammunition, signaling a profitable shift in the arms industry.
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Austin American
Saying and Doing: A Call to Action in Civic Life
A voiced admonition challenges readers to match words with deeds. The piece insists on practical steps and personal responsibility to ease injustice, aid widows and orphans, and improve the city, urging readers to act rather than merely speak.
Resolutions of Sympathy From Moulton OES Chapter
Moulton Chapter No 166 OES expresses deep sympathy to Mr Oswald Buescher and family on the death of his wife and mother. The resolutions extend mercy and comfort, pledge to memorialize the loss in records, and send copies to the family and Moulton Eagle. Dated Moulton Texas August 16 1915.
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Moulton
O.E.S
Oswald Buescher
Buescher
Visiting relatives bring townsfolk to Moulton area
Mrs G W Wier of Dallas arrived Wednesday to visit Mr Jim Bells family. Benno H Hoppe and family of Smithville were in the city early week. Mrs W J Krause and baby of Flatonia visited Moulton relatives Wednesday. Elizabeth Preston returned Saturday from Kerrville where she attended the summer normal. Esther Dittmar returned to Shiner after visiting uncle G J Bohnenkamp. County Commissioner August Kilers and sons Willie and Joe of Hallettsville and Willie Schaefer of Yoakum were in the city Sunday. John Vacak and Ed Vacak with wives returned to Freisburg after visiting relatives in the area. Mrs W J Spear and children of San Antonio arrived Friday to visit her parents and other relatives at Old Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Wier
Dallas
Wenesday
Jim Bell
Esther Dittmar
Shiner
G. J. Bohnenkamp
August Kilers and Sons
Willie and
Joe
Hallettsville
Willie Schaefer
Yoakum
John Vacak
Vacak
Freisburg
W. J. Spear
San Antonio
J. ©. Johnson
Old Moulton
Oldest schoolboy and odd regional notes mingle in Milwaukee items
Milwaukee report highlights Joseph Gill ett described as the oldest schoolboy at seventy two while other briefs note Mrs. Luella J Packard swallowing a long stick and undergoing surgery, a man found mired near Stillwater, and Frankie Lily driving a crane team in Oklahoma oil fields amid other curious local tidbits.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Joseph Gillett
Owanda
Luella J Packard
Pilgor
Hal
Stillwater
Muskogee
Okla
Frankie Lily
Bessemer
Mich
Andrew Lappi
San Francisco
Cal
Pan- American Medical Congress
E. F. Otis
Santo Domingo
Modern Woodmen Camp Organized in Moulton
Modern Woodmen of America Moulton Camp No 14683 was organized Tuesday evening by district deputy S B Rayburn with twenty four charter members. Officers elected include Guy Haltom council Elo C Fehrenkamp adviser H A Menefee banker J J Kotzebue clerk F C Krause esort Fred Fehrenkamp watchman George F Kaiser sentry and Drs Guenther Guenther. Smith Leazer George von Lieven and A F Kotzebue trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Order of the Modern Woodmen of America
S. B. Rayburn
Guy Haltom
Elo C. Fehrenkamp
H. A. Menefee
J. J. Kotzebue
F. C. Krause
Esort
Fred. Fehrenkamp
George F. Kaiser
Mrs. F. T. Fehrenkamp Returns From Texas Visit
Mrs. F T Fehrenkamp returned home Monday after an extended visit with relatives in Temple and Snyder Texas.
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F. T. Fehrenkamp
Temple and
Snyder
Death of Mrs. Ottilie Buescher In Milford Aug 1915
Mrs. Ottilie Jo hanne Buescher wife of Oswald Buescher died Sunday August 8 1915 after a long illness. Born June 4 1883 she lived most of her life in Milford where she helped establish a home and served the community. Survived by her husband two children parents and a sister. Funeral at home Monday with Eastern Star Lorbeeren lodges and Rev G Rapp. Interment Lutheran Cemetery. Many from neighboring cities attended as b usiness houses closed in tribute.
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Ottilie Johanne Buescher
Oswald Buescher
August G. Mueller
Emil Buescher
Smithville
Eastern Star and
Lorbeeren
G. Rapp
Lutheran Church
Ware
Moulton
Rapp
Ed. O. Arnim
A. F. Kotzebue
J. T. Jaeggli
Vladike Boehm
George von Jienen
Milam County Vote Sets Prohibition Tone in Local Option
In Milam county the anti prohibition side wins the local option by 262 votes. Governor Ferguson expands ranger forces by twenty men to confront raiding bands along the lower Rio Grande. Victoria Chamber names September 11 for County Corn Show with cash prizes totaling 200 dollars. Seguin mass meeting aims to press cotton market access with former Governor O B Colquitt among principal speakers.
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Milam County
Ferguson
Rio Grande Valley
Chamber of Commerce of Victoria
Seguin
Congress
O. B. Colquitt
Fire destroys La Grange cotton gin
A dawn fire wiped out the large cotton gin of Nitschke Bros. in La Grange Texas about two blocks east of the Southern Pacific depot. Firemen confined the flames but the loss reached roughly 5666 with 3400 dollars insured. The cause remains undetermined.
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la Grange
Tex
Nitschke Bros
Southern Pacific
Baptists Hold Fifteen Day Meeting At Dilworth
The Dilworth congregation hosted a pastor from Flatonia and evangelist from Yoakum for a two week spiritual service. Thirteen members joined the Old Moulton Baptist church, including several with church letters. Bro Petty baptized eleven at Bascom's tank before departure, and Bro Written and family returned home after a day of recreation.
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Bro. Petty
Flatonia
Wroten
Yoakum
Bro. Halbrooks
Edna
Moulton Baptist Church
Bascom
Bro. Manning
Saturn
A. H. Baily
J. W. Griffin
Kuehn's Grove Guests and Local Visits
Cotton picking is the order of the day. Mr Stephan Heikenwaelder and family along with Frank Hanslik and family and Mr and Mrs Rud Heinrich visited Rich ard Kuehn and family last Sunday. Mrs Ernst Zimmermann is on the sick list. Louis Wendel and family of Shiner visited Wm Kram and family. Lena Emma and Henry Moeller spent Sunday with Kuehn's. Richard Kuehn was in Shiner last week.
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Stephan Heikenwaelder
Frank Hanslik
Rud. Heinrich
Richard Kuehn
Ernst Zimmermann
Louis Wendel
Shiner
Wm. Kram
Lena
Emma Moeller
Henry
Kuehn
Auto Rural Routes Cover 11 440 Miles
Washington Aug 2 Two hundred and eight automobile rural delivery routes in eight states went into operation today. About 11 440 miles of rural post roads will be traversed six days a week during August by automobile. In all 298 motor routes have been authorized, varying from 50 to 64 miles and staffed for nine to twelve months a year. States include Oklahoma 88 California 24 Georgia 64 Colorado 1 Kansas 3 Louisiana 1 Florida 13 and Texas 14.
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Washington, D. C
Oklahoma
California
Georgia
Colorado
Kansas
Louisiana
Florida
Texas
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The
Moulton, Texas
Studeaker
AGS Pro
Benno H. Hoppe
W. J. Krause
Elizabeth Preston
Kerrville
Modern Woodmen of America
Ottilie Buescher
Lone Star
Dilworth
Kuehn’s Grove
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