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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
8
In a shell scarred village on the American front the Salvation Army halted a march of artillery and infantry as soldiers paused for a Wednesday night service. The Star Spangled Banner was sung as a major and troops saluted, blocking a supply train while French soldiers emerged from a church. One barber found the moment humorously awkward.
Public Weigher Anton J. Jilek reports 1,750 bales of cotton marketed in Moulton up to Thursday morning.
Fragmentary notes mention M Bell traveling to Fort Worth for business, a piano players item, and various scattered names and phrases from the page. The text is muddled with multiple unreadable segments and random references.
On Sunday August 18 a film about how newspapers are made will be shown with the regular show. It is supplied by the Ford Educational Moving Picture Department and described as absorbing and educational. The viewer sees reporters gathering facts writing and editing and the composing room with presses wrappers and mailers.
A Saturday to Sunday fishing party by V. Kroznovsky A. Fojtek Ed and Frank Flipp enjoyed the Guadalupe river outing with a jolly time. Svoboda sisters Ludmila Libbie Rosy spent Sunday with Jor Darilek Christina Fojtek and Mary Filpp visited Ludmalla Svoboda Mir Svoboda spent Sunday afternoon with Knox Morgan.
Regular services in Moulton at 10 a.m. English services and service-flag dedication at 8:45 p.m. Attendance kindly requested by Pastor H. A. Heineke.
A string of short items notes Carl Bunting visiting Uvalde, Louis Johnson traveling to Fort Worth, Judge Janszen in Cuero, Kaiser family in Shiner, and several locals from Shiner, Moulton, Hallettsville, and Gonzales on various trips. It records visitors, returns, and official business across multiple Texas communities.
Want ads offer 4 percent annual on time certificates from First State Bank Moulton. Farm for sale 160 acres near Fla toma with good house barn and water at 7000 per acre. Barbecue delivery from Moulton Meat Market Willie Schroeder. Farm near town with 21 acres and new dwelling Frank Mi culka. Address Box 124 Schulenburg for inquiries.
Brunkenhoeter and Raab barbers announce courteous treatment and satisfactory work. Beginning August 1 the business will operate strictly on a cash basis with no credit work.
The caller offers top market prices for old iron brass sacks and raps and lists Ed Balborn in Moulton Texas as contact points seeking metal retrieval and payment.
For sale 61 385 acres of good black land four miles north of Moulton on Flatonia road. Forty acres in cultivation and several acres of Bermuda grass in pasture with a spring. Priced to sell. M W Huff Route A Layington NM. Wanted Musicians for the 1st Texas Infantry Band ages 18 to 45. Write or call within ten days. Or Mumme Chief Musician 1st Texas Infantry Band NG of TX Kenedy TX.
The Eagle thanks readers for subscription payments since the last report. Names listed include John Hoepfl Jr Shiner Jim Kubena Moulton Prof Grav el Shiner Otto Janszen Moulton Anton Moeller Moulton Mrs K Westerhoff Moulton Mrs Laura Valenta Moulton J F Wood Moulton Ed Anderle Moulton fr Schultz Moulton Charles Miculka Cistern J J Mueller Moulton Emil Vogt Moulton
The Eagle runs a notice for a new serialized work titled Noten ot Heys Chae with details on publication and placement in the RS section, indicating the start of a literary series and related features.
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