Firemen's Bazaar Arrangements Complete
The eighth annual Firemen's Bazaar in Moulton will be held Sunday September 1 with committees praising civic support. Donated articles fill displays at Central Power and Light, dinner at 11, supper at 5, plus a Sweet Home vs. Moulton baseball game and continuous music by Adolph Migl's Band. A fifty fifty dance will close the event.
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Eigth
Moulton
Central Power and Light Company
Herman Park
Sweet Home
Adolph Migl
Automobile Driving Courses For Texas High Schools
Texas schools will offer driving courses next year to high school students. Teaching traffic safety to boys and girls is emphasized and likely to be adopted broadly in a short time by most schools.
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Texas
Fire Prevention Week Focuses On Home Safety
The week starting October 6 is fire prevention week urging households to clean attics organize heating systems and remove trash to minimize fire hazards and protect premises.
Wickard Appointed Agriculture Secretary Over Wallace
Claud R. Wickard, from Indiana, was named to succeed Henry A. Wallace as secretary of agriculture in the president's cabinet. The choice, seen as favoring the South, has drawn Southern resentment over perceived regional favoritism and cotton policy concerns.
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Claud R. Wickard
Indiana
Henry A. Wallace
Cuero Band Finishes Open Air Concert Series
The Cuero Municipal Band played its concluding open air concert Friday night. Music lovers filled streets and lawn around the park, enjoying wholesome entertainment and the bandstand harmony.
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Cuero Municipal Band
Cotton production and trade figures by crop year end
The United States produced 11,876,233 bales of cotton in the crop year ending July 31. The prior year yielded 11,623,221 bales with a carryover of 10,595,720 bales. Aggregate supply reached 24,569,028 bales, with imports at 160,282 and exports 6,175,349. Domestic consumption totaled 7,745,574 bales.
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Texas
United States
John Hruska Buried Here Friday
Funeral services were held for John Hruska 71 with burial in the 8S.P.J.S.T. Cemetery near Moulton. Rev. C. A. Dickson officiated as pallbearers Lee Gibson T. E. Tumlinson Howard Treadway B. David Cernosek Zat Johnson and J. L. Meyer. Authorities ruled death from a heart attack after an inquest by Justice of the Peace Langley and Constable Hallmark. Hruska had lived with T. E. Tumlinson's family near Peach Creek and was found dead about one half mile from his home after wandering from it earlier that day.
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John Hruska
P.J.S.T
Moulton
C. A. Dickson
Lee Gibson
T. EK. Tumlinson
Howard Treadway
B. David Cernosek
Zat Johnson
J. L. Meyer
Hruska
T. E
Vincik
Youth Suffers Broken Nose in Park Mishap
Clement Jilek 16 of 407 Mission St was treated at the county hospital for a broken nose after diving into the Lambert Park pool and hitting the concrete bottom. Police report the swimming accident occurred Wednesday at the pool. He is the son of Rosa Jilek formerly of Moulton.
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Clement Jilek
Mission St
Lambert Park
San Antonio Evening News
Rosa Jilek
Moulton
Sweet Home Defeats Moulton In Close Baseball Tilt
Sweet Home beat Moulton 9 to 8 on Sunday after tying in the sixth inning. Sweet Home had 12 hits to Moulton's 11, with A Schneider and A Dullye on the mound for Sweet Home and Heger, Chovane e, and Pohler for Moulton. The two teams meet again September 1 in Moulton at the Firemen's Bazaar.
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Sweet Home
Moulton
Sweet Home Wa
A. Schneider
A. Dullye
Schneider
Heger
Chovanee
Pohler
Hip Mending Nicely in Flatonia Visit
Walker Duff of Flatonia reported Friday that Mrs Duff, seven weeks after a fractured hip, is recovering well and expected to leave her bed soon.
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Walker Duff
Flatonia
Ed Pundt Family Occupy New Home Above Business
Mr Ed Pundt and family move into their home atop the new business building placed on the former hotel site. The pew building stands on the site Mr Pundt purchased and now occupies.
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Ed. Pundt
Pew
Mr. Pundt
Aged Woman Anna Stang Buried After Long Baursville Life
Mrs. Anna Stang of Baursville died Tuesday at 72 years 7 months 26 days. Funeral at St. Joseph’s Church Moulton Thursday. burial in Praha Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers Frank Petter Alfred Gassmann Louis Januk Jerome Vasek Darwin Vasek Adolph Kocian Jr. Survived by daughter Mrs. Brod of West Columbia and several grandchildren.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Moulton
Joseph Kopp
Praha
Pal
Frank Petter
Alfred Gassmann
Louis Januk
Jerome Vasek
Darwin Vasek
Adolph Kocian
Stang
Mrs. Brod
West Columbia
New Store Opening Set For Saturday by Ed Pundt
Ed Pundt announces the opening of a new meat market and grocery store on the old Moore Hotel site near Highway 95. The modern business house invites public patronage on the opening Saturday August 31.
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Ed. Pundt
Moore Hotel
Highway No
Ladies Auxiliary Program Set for Tuesday Meeting
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Geier Merrem American Legion Post announces a meeting program for Tuesday night featuring an audience prayer by Chaplain, and piano solos by Colleen Fehrenkamp Beatries Cinada J. J. Havlik and Ethel Josephine Wagner.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary of the
Geier-Merrem American Legion Post
Sonyg
America
Colleen Fehrenkamp
Beatries Cinada
J. J. Havlik
Ethel Josephine Wagner
Cedar Springs School To Open Monday September 9
Cedar Springs School principal C. E. Carpenter announced that classes will resume Monday September 9 following a Saturday call to inform the community.
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Cedar Springs School
C. E. Carpenter
National Guard Members Return From Louisiana Maneuvers
Members of the National Guard have returned from Louisiana where they attended the maneuvers.
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National Guard
Louisiana
Rural teachers aided by county superintendent in Moulton
County Superintendent William A. Rilers of Hallettsville assisted rural teachers in Moulton on Thursday helping them work out budgets for the coming year.
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William A. Rilers
Hallettsville
Moulton
Light Vote Polled In Run-off Primary
Only 3382 voters of the Mouton precinct participated in the Democratic run-off. Hobbs won the representative seat with 2943 votes to Boethel 1314, Matula narrowly defeated Randow for county commissioner, and Culberson and Alexander won their statewide offices. A separate picnic event in San Antonio drew hundreds with golf, swimming, and a barbecue.
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Mouton
Olin Culberson
Pierce Brooks
Frank Matula
Hallettsville
H. C. Randow
Matula
Randow
Culberson
Alexander
Supreme Court
Carpenter couple returns from summer in Waco
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Carpenter came back from Waco where they spent the summer. Mr. Carpenter attended Baylor University and Mrs. Carpenter completed a course in music.
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C. E. Carpenter
Waco
Carpenter
Baylor University
Cotton Receipts At Moulton Reach 1591 Bales
Cotton receipts at Moulton totaled 1591 bales up to 6 o'clock Wednesday afternoon according to the report of Public Weigher Ad. Haas.
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Moulton
Ad. A. Haas
Jahn Returns Home From Chanute Field Visit
Here from Illinois Frank T. Jahn with Uncle Sam's force at Chanute Field Rantoul Illinois is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Jahn.
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Frank T. Jahn
Uncle Sam
Chanute Field
Rantoul, Illinois
Frank Jaho
Mrs EloC Fehrenkamp Hosts Thursday Bridge Club
Mrs EloC Fehrenkamp entertained the Thursday Afternoon Bridge Club with five tables of bridge Thursday. Refreshments included mock chicken salad devils food cake cheese straws and punch.
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Eloc. Fehrenkamp
Wagner Family Reunion Held in Yorktown
Mrs. Frank Wagner Sr and Jr with Josephine Wagner joined Mr and Mrs John L. Biehunke with children, Mrs Nell Petrash and Edward Petrash for a Wagner family reunion at Yorktown on Sunday.
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Frank Wagner
Josephine
John L. Biehunke
Nell Petrash
Edward Petrash
Yorktown
Moulton Boy Scouts Return From Camp
Members of the Moulton Boy Scout troop and their scout master returned Friday from Dreyer on the Quadalupe river where they spent the week cooking, fishing, swimming and passing scout tests. They thank Mr. and Mrs. Stanley F. Cernosek Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pietsch for ice cream and Mr. and Mrs. Fred F. Fehrenkamp for steak plus Mr. and Mrs. Emil Helweg for cake of soda water.
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Moulton
Dreyer
Quadalupe
Stanley F. Cernosek
Fred Pietsch
Fred F. Fehrenkamp
Emil Helweg
College Considers Operating Bus Service
Victoria Junior College weighs running a daily shuttle for the coming term if enrollment meets a sufficent number. A college representative visited last week to discuss the plan. The bus would pick up students in the morning and return them in the evening.
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Victoria Junior College
Oak Grove School Opens 1940 41 Session
Oak Grove School will open the 1940 41 scholastic session Monday September 16. The faculty includes W H Burt principal Miss Sylvia Michulka intermediate grades and Miss Faye Wiseman primary department.
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Oak Grove
W. H. Burt
Sylvia Michulka
Faye Wiseman
Rural Teachers Meeting At Hallettsville High School
Rural teachers gather Saturday September 7 at Hallettsville High School starting 9 o clock. All teachers urged to attend, rural trustees invited.
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Hallettsville High School
Culak School Opens 1940 41 Term Led by Principal Darilek
The Culak School begins its 1940 41 term on September 16 with Ben Darilek as principal and Dorothy Louise Fehrenkamp serving as primary teacher.
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Culak
Ben Darilek
Dorothy Louise Fehrenkamp
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Firemen’s Bazaar
Sam
Anna Stang
Baursville
National Guard Home
United Gas Pipe Line Company
Nash Webster
Noah
San Antonio
New Brainie's
Landa Park Course
Landa Park
United Gas Line Company
God Bless America
E. F. Humes
the Supreme Court
James P. Alexander
Lattimore
M. A. Hobbs
Paul C. Boethel
George von Lienen
William Hillmer
G. J. Bohnenkamp
G. H. Wachtendorf
Malvin Merrem
Hobbs
Boethel
Firemen’s
Baseball Sweet Home
AD. Migl’s
Moulton Fire Department
Illinois
Entertains Bridge Club
Oak Grove School
Rural Teachers Meeting
Culak School
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