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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1919
Page
1
A roundup of residents visiting relatives in Flatonia Gonzales and San Antonio. Local officials and families travel for visits and business while oil field activity increases. A church marriage, school events, and board changes mark community life in Lavaca county with upcoming dances and a fall school opening.
Heavy rains in Culak limit the cotton crop this year while corn looks promising. The leaf worm causes damage to the botton. Several residents attended a moving picture show in Moulton last Sunday. A crowd visited John Brom's home and lists of attendees include Emma Reindl Mary Zavesky Maxe Darilek Elia Huff Charlie Zavesky Rudie Huff Frank Albrecht Stanislav Rothbaut Jim Reindl Albert Brom Rosie Brom and others. Multiple visits occurred among the Huff Brom Culak and Kasper families with kodaking and social gathering reports.
Rain continues as Frank Vondrak, discharged at Camp Lewis, Wash, stays with Anton Svoboda. John Cernoch and family visited in Dublin. Grandma Culak improves after illness. Annie Trobl leaves for San Antonio hotel job. Farmers plan sack races in cotton patches amid slow opening of schools due to late harvest. Old Man's Son.
The Eagle reports new subscribers since last notice. Theodore Wenske of Moulton joins with Joseph Stavinoha of Shiner Adolph Haas and Anton Janota both from Moulton.
Adele Cordes thanks patrons for past support and states she will continue music classes in the coming year. She signs “Youre very truly, Mies Adele Cordes.” Also notes the daylight saving law’s repeal, a measure twice vetoed by a president but becoming law.
The county courtcriminal docket will be taken up Monday September 1 in Hallettsville. Cases include State of Texas v Frank Kristek 4382 H Walker 4385 Joe Janak 4390 4391 Chas Powers 4402 A P Brown 4408 Anthony Granger 4411 S H Walker 4409 Cicero Dees 4412 Sam Walker 4415 Mack McCabe 4416 Fr Biehunko 4417 Jesus Teros 4418 Tom Richardson 4419 Frank Fields 4420 Fatk Stewart 4421 Sing Stewart 4422 John Stewart 4434 Bunk Williams 4425 Celest Moceil 4426 4427 Chas Hattenbach 4428 and other cases to be announced.
Missouri Kansas Texas Arkansas and Oklahoma schoolboys and girls lead the Southwestern Division Red Cross relief drive with large outputs of surgical dressings hospital supplies garments refugee clothing and other items. A $50 000 donation to the National Children's Fund was sent to Washington to support overseas relief work.
The Eagle thanks readers for subscription payments since the last report including Theodore Wenske Moulton Jobo Mikulik Moulton Wrank Krejus Shiver Joseph Stayinoba Shiner Adolph Haas Moulton.
Lavaca and De Witt counties will hold a joint teachers institute in Yoakum from September 5 to 12. All teachers under contract to teach in Lavaca county are required by law to attend.
Ignac Sramek sold his farm to Frank Olsovsky for 61 dollars an acre. Corporal Albert Jurena, last local soldier home from overseas with the Motor Truck Company, returns. Mrs Valentine Gallia and sons join others to pick cotton for V L Gallia. Engle's C Bucek visits Miculkea. A welcome home event at the school is planned for Sunday September 7 to hear the boys recount experiences.
A thunder storm on Thursday night August 21 struck and fully destroyed Adolph Vana’s barn located two miles south of town. Built a year ago at $500, it housed $1000 worth of lumber, feeds, and a valuable cow was lost. Losses total about $2,500 with no insurance.
Yoakum Texas August 23 health officer reports Yoakum's first case of sleeping sickness a Bohemian farmer's wife three miles south of the city slept five days and awakened physician says she will recover.
The Oak Grove School 1919 90 session starts Monday September 15 with Prof A J Bieter principal and Miss Mary assistant. It is desirable all pupils be up to date for opening day.
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