Local Families Share Sunday Visits and Newborn News
Mrs Hermann Hirsch and Mrs Hugo Raab spent Saturday with the Willie Hoepfl family where they welcomed a baby boy. Ed and Willie Woehler visit kin at El Campo. Several families, including the Krauses, Haases, Siems, Hegers, and Muellers, spent Sunday with relatives across nearby towns. Otto Hirsch was seen on the highway Sunday. December 8, 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermann Hirsch
Hugo Raab
Willie Hoepfl
Willie Woehler
Kinsfolk
el Campo
Wm. Woehler
Ed. Krause
Frank Koenig
Ludwig Janssen
Willie Haase
August Krause
Annie Kathleen
H. A. Krause
Otto Siems
San Antonio
Arthur Siems
Witting
Emily Heger
Louis
Emma Kasper
August
Rudolph Mueller
Moulton
Kay Wagner
Joe Heger
Ed. Haas
Otto Hirsch
Ja —da
San Antonio Firm Buys Carload of Trunk Handles
Yoakum Texas December 7 The Texas Hide and Leather Company of Yoakum received an unusual order from a San Antonio trunk manufacturer for a carload of trunk handles Extra workers are being employed as the order is filled and the purpose remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Yoakum
Texas
Texas Hide and Leather Company
Hide and Leather Company
Forty-two Club meets with prizes and service
Mrs. Henry Koester Jr hosted the Forty-two Club on Thursday November 20. Three tables were set for players and many games were played. Mrs H A Menefee won the prize a box of stationery and Mrs C C Roeder received the club pin. Cake sandwiches and coffee were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Koester, Jr
H. A. Menefee
C. C Roeder
Moulton Route Two Social News of December 1919
Miss Ola and Bea Leazer visited last Sunday with Miss Lucy Wenske. Willie and Emil Muehlstein returned from Avoca where they picked cotton for their uncle Jacob Muehlstein. Mr and Mrs Arthur Schulte moved to a home near Appelt's Hill with Paul Wenske and daughter Lucy accompanying them. Audie Wenske spent Sunday at Oak Grove. Evelyn Koester is sick since Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola
Bea Leazer
Lucy Wenske
Willie
Emil Muehlstein
Avoca
Jacob Muehlstein
Arthur Schulte
Appelt’s Hill
Paul Wenske
Lucy
Audie Wenske
Oak Grove
Evelyn Koester
Dearie
LaGrange Court Rules Suffrage Law Unenforceable
LaGrange Texas December 6 district court holds the woman suffrage act passed by the thirty fifth legislature unenforceable for lack of a poll tax levy against females. The tax assessor of Austin County refused to issue a poll tax to a female citizen who filed a mandamus suit. The court sustained the general demurrer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaGrange
Texas
Austin County
Death of Flatonia businessman Edgar C Decherd
Edgar C Decherd a prominent Flatonia businessman died in San Antonio last Wednesday while seeking medical treatment. His body was shipped to Flatonia and laid to rest Thursday afternoon. He was 64 and survived by his wife and two sons Dawson and Edgar Decherd both of Flatonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar C. Decherd
Flatonia
San Antonio
Mr. Decherd
Dawson and
Edgar Decherd
Dinner and Bazaar Benefit for Moulton School
The Moulton Home and School Club hosted a dinner at the opera house on Saturday with abundant turkey salads cakes and pies. The annual bazaar followed in the afternoon with valuable articles sold and refreshments served. Receipts from both events totaled 170.15 and the ladies received praise for their school improvement work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Moulton Home and School Club
Moulton
Scholastic Apportionment of $2 Per Child in Texas
The December apportionment sets $1.50 per capita on a $7.50 basis for each child, totaling 1 245 278 children. This brings the session total to $2 per child, up from 50 cents at the same time last year, driven by timely taxes and oil gross receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Taft ranch buys and foresees venison plan in Texas
S W Forrester of Wichita Kansas buys the 100000 acre Taft ranch at Gregory Texas and plans to fence the entire property with tall fences. He aims to send 10000 deer yearly to slaughter to combat high living costs. Local social notes follow with several names and visits in Shiner Yoakum and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
S. W. Forrester
Wichita
Kansas
Taft Ranch
Gregory
Culak School Notes and Local Social Roundup
Fair weather preferred by Culak area farmers as plowing continues. Miss Gladys Skinner visited Gonzales and Culak folks over the weekend. Funeral attendees for Mrs. William Goetz in Shiner included multiple families from Culak Dixon and Moulton areas. Local gatherings featured visits to Radie Hoff, Joe Zaivesky, and impression of a Moulton picture showing. The item closes with neighboring social calls and a Sweet Sixteen note dated December 8, 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Skinner
Culak School
Gonzales
William Goetz
Shiner
Frank Koenig
Gus. Hoff
Miss Ella
Henry Schodde
W. H. Schodde
Whima
H. Menke
Helen
Moulton
Herbert Haase
Marvin
Paul Discher
Dixon School
Christian Brom
Rosie
Charles Zavesky
Radie Hoff
Ella
Joe Zaivesky
Radie Huff
Emma Reinch
Maxie Darilek
Whilma
Ulla
Gus. Huff
Rudie
Robert Marburger
Subscription Payments Readers thanked for subscriptions
The Eagle lists readers sent thanks for subscription payments since the last report. Names include Mrs. William Fraley Damon J F Kass Shiner Jr F Knape La Grange Albert Pobler Shiner Paul Dietschke Moulton Frank Balajka Moulton Prof C C Roeder Moulton Tom Picba Shiner Mrs Rachel Banting Uvalde Otto Wenske Moulton Frank Hans Shiner Adolph Gaertner Moulton Albert Pelich Jr Moulton Tom Kuben Moulton F R Stavinoba Shiner Frank Miculka Moulton Miss Mary Futsebik Rosebad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Eagle
Thamke
William Fraley
Damon
J. F. Kass
Shiner
F. Knape
la Grange
Albert Pobler
Paul Dietschke
Moulton
Frank Balajka
C. C. Roeder
Tom Picba
Adolph Gaertner
Albert Pelich, Jr
Tom Kuben
F. R. Stavinoba
Frank Miculka
Mary Futsebik
Rosebad
Mrs Goetz Dies After Lingering Illness at 38
Mrs. William G. Goetz died at her home near Nickel Sunday morning after a lingering illness. Her body was laid to rest in Shiner cemetery Monday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Biermann conducted funeral services at the Lutheran church. She was 38 and survived by her husband and six children. The Eagle extends sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G.goetz
Nickel
Shiner
Mr. Biermann
Lutheran Church
New Subscriptions Added to The Eagle List
The Eagle reports new subscribers since the last list: J. F. Kuss Shiner Albert Pohler Shiner Frank Balajka Moulton Tom Picha Shiver Otto Wenske Moulton Frank Hans Shiver Tom Kuben Moulton.
Cavalry Officers From Hallettsville Headed to Austin for Training
Captain Roy M. Canon and Lieut. Sam Devall with several privates of the Texas Cavalry left Hallettsville yesterday for Austin to spend ten days receiving instructions in company work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
Texas
Roy M. Canon
Sam Devall
Texas Cavalry
Austin
Christmas Visitations Round Local Families
Misses Mary Millient Bertha Simcik and Mary Sternenberg with Jimmie and Anton Pulkrabek visited Mr Ed Leazar and family Sunday. Edwards and others hosted guests from nearby towns as families planned for Christmas amid several illness cases. Silver Girl. December 7, 1919.
Death of Frank Vondrak and burial near Dilworth
Frank Vondrak died at the local hospital Wednesday night at age 31. The funeral was held from the Svoboda home near Dilworth Friday afternoon. Interment occurred in the S. P. J. S. T. cemetery west of town. He was born in Washington and moved to Texas after military discharge. He married Miss Viasta Svoboda on April 25, 1919. The Eagle extends sympathy to his grieving wife and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Vondrak
Anton Svoboda
Dilworth
Vondrak
Washington
Texas
Viasta Svoboda
Eagle
Lutheran Church News Annual Meeting Highlights
The Lutheran congregation held its annual meeting at the church Sunday afternoon with thirty six members present. George von Lienen and William Hillmer were elected vestry members, with John C. Mueller Emil Janszen and William H. Schodde retained. The Moulton congregation offered church use to Boursville for winter. Moulton's membership is 96 with several new names added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George von Lienen
William Hillmer
John C. Mueller
Emil Janszen
William H. Schodde
Moulton
Boursville
Knetig and Friedrich Wed in Moulton Lutheran Ceremony
Mr Paul Knetig and Miss Martha Friedrich were married at the Lutheran church in Moulton on Monday morning December 8 Rev H A Heineke officiated. Witnesses were Mr Paul Friedrich and Miss Vera Wolf. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Friedrich near Gonzales and the groom is son of Mr Robert Knellg of Cheapside. The Eagle joins friends in extending congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Knetig
Martha Friedrich
Moulton
H. A. Heineke
Paul Friedrich
Vera Wolf
Carl Friedrich
Near Gonzales
Robert Knellg
Cheapside
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Gxexxs Fond
Guenther Hospital
Moulton, Texas
Drs. Guenther
Guenther
Henkhaus
Lockhart
Panhandle
Papacek & Krause
LaGrange Court
S Tock
E. L. Etlinger
Beormcky Moulton
CKO S
Taft
William Franke of
Amanda Wunderlich
Mr. and Ory
Frank Mig
Tillie Meyer
ElCampo
Leroy Buescher
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
William and
Fred Menke
H. Menge
Golech
Near Sublime
Joseph A. Dietschke
Lee Bunting
Bjatonia
Randolph Kerr
Mies Leila Herne
Eden
Mra, Stademan
Adolph Luedecke
Rosenberg
Emma Moeller
KIO ‘ S
Ian
Henry
Frank Tomasko
Louis Wendel
Fred OU. Krause
Oswald Boescher
Duenther Hospital
William Wendtland
Perry
A. Thulemeier
Louise
Sbiner
L. A. Meiners Sanday
Culak
William G. Goetz
J. F. Kuss
Albert Pohler
Tom Picha
Shiver
Otto Wenske
Frank Hans
Mary
Millient Bertha Simcik
Mary Sternenberg
Jimmie
Anton Pulkrabek
Ed. Leazar
Arthur
Adolph Kicest
Tekla
John Neusser
Harvey Sternenberg
Walter
Leon Kaiser
Minnie
E. Zimmermann
Artuhr Schulte
Adolph Schacherl
Route Two
Albert
Stanhis Pilat
Paul Simcik
John Neisser
Adolph Kloesel
Annie Zimmermann
August Lockstedt
Silver Girl
Lutheran Church News
Knetig-Friedrich
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