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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
1
The piece urges early Christmas shopping to avoid the rush and promotes community advancement. It advocates forming a commercial club in Moulton as a key to city building. It notes Lodz in Polish territory reportedly occupied by German troops and mentions Mexico’s new president not recorded in press dispatches.
Citizens push for construction funding to connect the Sam and Will Moore Institute with surrounding streets. Organizers urge immediate action to secure pledges and begin planning.
Advertisers in the hometown paper tout the benefits of shopping locally, claiming merchants build fortunes through persistent use of printer's ink and readers accumulate value by trading with them.
The Eagle urges the legislature to enact an efficient compulsory school attendance law and advocates education for all children.
The third session of the sixty third congress opened in Washington with President Wilson receiving liberal applause as he highlighted the nation’s merchant marine in his address.
The Texas Journalist is a recent addition to our exchange list published by the School of Journalism at The University of Texas under the management of Will H. Mayes, a renowned newspaper man in the South.
Citizens of Yoakum and Hochheim weigh a $50,000 bond issue to build better roads between the towns. Lavaca County considers a $300,000 road building bond plan as a step toward improved infrastructure.
State Superintendent Doughty calls on all education supporters to fund nine months of schooling for every child. The state fund reaches eight dollars per child, a record high, with districts expected to cover remaining costs through local taxes.
Dallas December 8. The sixth annual Texas Industrial Congress will distribute the $10000 prize fund to top growers of field crops and fatteners of baby bees and hogs. The December 19 event at the Dallas Chamber of Commerce auditorium features talks by Prof Perry Holt, P P Claxton, Dr H W Foyt, Dr A Caswell Ellis, and C O Moser.
A Portland ordinance assigns speed offenders to hard labor on the rock-pile for two to thirty days with no fines. The city reports no injuries in nine months amid 300,000 residents and heavy automobile traffic. Authorities praise the measure as a lifesaving model.
Austin December 8 governor pays remaining 250 dollars to cover the 7500 dollar silver service bought for the battleship Texas. The governor added his personal check to complete the balance, closing the matter.
A devotional verse celebrates sharing burdens and lifting gloom through mutual care between spouses. The couple is described as brightening daily life by supporting each other and embracing joint effort in hardship.
The article urges spending holiday funds locally to spread cheer among the community and support home merchants. It notes residents should review local ads to find affordable gifts and emphasizes joy for givers and recipients alike. It also reports on local events including Mrs. J. G. Guenther and Leo Guenther's Houston trip, Wm Green of Shiner visiting the bank, teacher certification exams in Hallettsville, George Baur Jr. returning from navy discharge, Pfuhl Oeltjen wedding attendees, Forty-two Club gathering, and a lyceum lecture by Hon. Booth Lowrey on Simon Says Wig Wag.
Miss Betty Doebring reports a Sunday night long distance call to Sidney Ohio lasting thirty five minutes. The party line conversation incurred a charge of fifteen dollars for ten minutes of talk.
The debate on compulsory education drew strong points from both sides as students considered the home conditions of 25 percent of the Moulton Independent School census scholastics not attending school. A Christmas Sale by fifth and sixth graders, to raise library funds, will be December 19 in room 4, with handmade gifts for friends. Christmas holidays run December 23 to January 4.
Miss Minnie Oeltjen and Mr. Richard Pfuhl were married Tuesday at 3 PM in the presence of family at the bride’s parents home north of town. Rev. Dziewas of Shiner officiated. A generous reception followed with dancing late. The bride, a fair local young woman, becomes the wife of an industrious Shiner area farmer.
The Garden In Every Home program assisted by multiple Texas agencies and organizations aims to run a 1915 contest rewarding best school and individual home gardens. A Texas Teachers Association committee will cooperate with the Texas Industrial Congress, delegates to the December convention, with entries open after January and contest closes December 1, 1915.
Lavaca county reported 81 290 bales of cotton ginned before November 14 1914, up from 37 454 bales by the same date in the previous year, reflecting a sharp year over year increase in fiber output.
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