Big Land Deals Stir Local Real Estate Market
Jourdan Campbell oversaw numerous transactions in Atascosa county totaling about 650 acres with prices ranging from 650 to 25 250 dollars. Buyers included Joe Crozd and Frank Smiga with multiple parcels in Lavaca Fayette and Yoakum areas. Local interest notes 5000 acres changing hands for roughly 250000 dollars amid a surge of farm purchases. sD Janssen of Los Angeles visited Yoakum.
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E. J. Matis
Newmann
Jourdan Campbell
Joe Crozd
Sweet Home
Atascosa County
Sara Miller
Robert Neuman
Yoakum
Andrew Sanders
William Buehring
Thos. D. Fisher
Frank Smiga
Leo Tucker
Lula Washington
Franz Huebner
E. R. Robins
Midway
Joe Dorzid
Hallettsville
Lavaca
Fayette
Yoakum Times
Bible Study Class Meets Monday Afternoon
Bible Study Class meets with Mrs. Ed Studeman Monday afternoon at 4 o clock. Song prayer roll call scripture quotation lesson 1st John 4 and 5 leader Mrs Mary Wesson. Come and meet with us.
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Ed.Studeman
John
Mary Wesson
Moulton ISD Seeks Bids for 1923 24 School Funds Depository
The Board of Trustees of Moulton Independent School District will receive sealed bids until 6 p m September 24 1923 for the depository of school funds for 1923 24. O F Knape president and Aug W Janszen secretary attest. Local social notes mention visits and travels from Schulenburg Alleyton Port Lavaca Swiss Alp and Rawena as families plan housing and gatherings.
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Moulton Independent School District
Moulton
Where Are Yours The Dollar Circulates In Community Debate
A pamphlet questions local money flow as dollars spent outside Moulton circulate away from the town. It argues supporting schools churches and institutions at home keeps wealth circulating locally and benefiting residents. The message asks readers to consider the impact of their spending choices.
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Moulton
Lillian
Theodora Jaeggli
Los Angeles
California
Henry Simank
Yellow Stone Park
Kingsville
Waelder
Fifty years of the typewriter and other big stats
The piece extols rapid growth in technology and industry. It cites a fifty year timeline for the typewriter and large national figures on soap consumption in Texas, streetcar ridership, power plant investment, and boll weevil losses in the South over recent years.
Flatonia-Moulton Shiner Yoakum Highway Buzz
Local readers rally for renewed funding and improved paving on the Flatonia to Yoakum corridor via Moulton and Shiner, urging state authorities to accelerate repairs and widen sections for safer travel. They cite smoother routes for cattle lanes, tourism trips, and regional commerce.
Stricter enforcement urged for local automobile laws
Citizens call for tougher rules as speeding and running without lights at night persist. Officials face pressure to step up enforcement to improve road safety and curb dangerous driving behavior.
What Are You Doing For The Community
A community appeal urges residents to reflect on their contributions to local life and supports efforts to strengthen neighborhood ties, volunteerism, and public service for shared benefit.
J F Kainer Seriously Hurt In LaGrange Car Crash
J F Kainer was seriously injured in a Monday evening traffic collision in LaGrange Texas when the car he was driving struck a vehicle driven by Clinton Weber at a street corner. It is feared that Kainer has a broken back. Weber escaped injury.
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LaGrange
Texas
J. F. Kainer
Clinton Weber
Lutheran Frauen Verein Meeting Set With Westerhoff
The Boursville Lutheran Frauen Verein held its regular meeting with Mrs. P. O. Puck. The next gathering is planned with Mrs. E. Westerhoff on Wednesday September 5.
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Boursville Lutheran Frauen Verein
P. O. Puck
E. Westerhoff
Cotton Receipts Rise to 4449 Bales at Moulton
Cotton receipts at Moulton totaled 4 449 bales through Wednesday night, up from 3 550 a week earlier. Week’s receipts were light due to rain Monday night and Tuesday morning. Social notes mention Mrs A Wunderlich’s return to Yoakum after visiting daughter Mrs Louis Baur, and several Janssen and Jaroszewski family departures to Yorktown. Mrs Henry Krueger hosted relatives and friends for her birthday with refreshments.
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Moulton
A. Wunderlich
Yoakum
Louis Baur
J. L. Janssen
Ludwig Janssen
Emil Jaroszewski
Yorktown
Henry Krueger
Moulton School Boards Plans 1923 24 Opening Date
Moulton School Board decides to open the 1923 24 scholastic session of the Sam and Will Moore Institute on Monday September 17. The board calls for sealed bids to manage district school funds by 6 p.m. September 24. A two story brick addition to the institute nears completion. Lavaca DeWitt Teachers Institute set for September 10 to 14 in Yoakum.
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Moulton
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Lavaca-DeWitt County
Teachers’ Institute
Yoakum
Forty-Two Club Meets For Afternoon Games
Mrs Elo Fehrenkamp hosted the Forty-Two Club Monday afternoon. A number of animated games were played and the members enjoyed an after noon gathering together.
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Elo Fehrenkamp
Birthday party marks Ella Krueger’s anniversary
A throng of relatives and friends gathered at Mr and Mrs Henry Ettinger home Monday afternoon for the anniversary of Ella Krueger’s birth.
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Henry Ettinger
Ella Krueger
Millinery Firms Change Hands in Local Deal
Miss Leona Janszen sells her millinery business to Madame Imma Lueke and Emilie Eckert. New owners took possession Wednesday. Several residents visited relatives and traveled for visits to Houston, Schulenburg, and nearby towns.
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Leona Janszen
Texas Community Fairs Schedule Across Several Towns
Sixty three Texas fairs are planned from September to December. Readouts list New Braunfels September 15 17 Flatonia September 19 22 Seguin September 25 29 Gonzales October 3 6 Nixon October 15 20 Floresville October 22 27 Cuero October 29 to November 1 Yorktown October 24 27. The Texas State Fair runs in Dallas October 13 28 and Cotton Palace in Waco October 20 to November 4.
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Texas
Flatonia
Seguin
Gonzales
Nixon
Floresville
Cuero
Yorktown
Dallas
Waco
World's Largest Poultry Farm in Bowie Texas
The largest poultry farm in the world grows on 350 acres near Bowie Texas started in 1904 by M Johnson. It houses over sixty thousand stock towels and shipped more than 400000 chicks worth over 600000 last year to world markets while also supplying breeders. Miss Helen Urban underwent appendicitis surgery at the local hospital Monday morning. well wishes are sent for a speedy recovery.
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Bowie
Tex
Texas Institution
M. Johnson
Helen Urban
Eagle
Texas News in Brief From Galveston to Webb County
State convention of the American Legion met in Galveston. Texas motor vehicle registrations total 600 658, up 79 202 from last year. Marrs elected to National Council of Education. Lufkin woman sues Klan for 100 000 in damages. Navy flyer A W Gorton set a 177.5 mph world speed record. Boll weevil has cost Southern cotton planters 75 000 000. Path voters authorize 29 000 bond issue for a brick school. Red Cross staff in St Louis for Southwestern division session. Thirty Somervell citizens including the sheriff arrested for violating prohibition, bond 750 each. Webb County approves 250 000 for road bonds with few votes against. James Gordon Barry named to United States Naval Academy. Smithville graduate to Annapolis. Liquor runners fight ends with inspector killed Frank B Shurb an and wounded H J Hocker near Galveston. large whiskey seizure ensues.
Waelder Visitors Return Home to Visit Folks
Mrs Ed Kolar and son Ken ward of Waelder visited home folk and friends in the city Monday.
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Ed Kolar
Kenward
Waelder
City
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Sd. L. Janssen
O. F. Knape
W. Janszen
Edwin Knesek
Schulenburg
Hugo Cordes
Alleyton
Wallace
Robert Meyer
Port Lavaca
Swiss Alp
John W. Meyer
William Muehlstein
Rowena
Adolph Baur
Emil Grunwald
Anita
Albert Kaase
Hermann Thar
Guenther Hospital
Moulton, Texas
Drs. Kotzebue
Guenther & Jaeggli
Annie Brom
United States
South
Lutheran Frauen Verein
Erna Baur
Giddings
Rud. B. Papacek
Mrs. McMaster
J. W. Nachlinger
Taylor
G. J. Bohnenkamp
Fritz Toelke
Schulenberg
F. Wilks
Lucas Rehmet
Elizabeth Quebedeaux
Margaret Woodly
Houston
Victor Rehmet
Theresa Guenther
San Antonio
Mr. F. Guenther
Louise Puck
T. N. Powell
Austin
University of Texas
Bastrop
Smithville
Make
the Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Guaranty Fund Bank
New Braunfels
Bill Booster
Aaeces Sudcu
the American Legion
Galveston
Marrs
National Council of Education
Lufkin
The
Kuklux Klan
A. W. Gorton
Navy
Path
Southwestern Division
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Somervell
Webb County
James Gordon Barry
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Bolivar Roads
Frank B. Shurban
H. J. Hocker
F. W. Neskorik Phones
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