Letters to Santa Claus from eager children
A collection of handwritten requests from many children asking Santa for dolls, toys, trains, clothing, fruit and candy for Christmas. The letters mention various specific items such as big dolls, doll buggies, air guns, drums, sewing machines, tables, tricycles, and story books, with warm personal notes to Santa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Loraine Askey
Donald Bunting
Lidia Koester
Brother
Papa
Alethea Dippel
Anita Richter
Lillie Lueke
Olga Lucke
Komensky section notes community events and obituaries
Rain benefits onion crops. Mrs A Friedrich and family move to Breslau. Twin boys born to Mr and Mrs Joe Mikulik with one dying. Sympathy to bereaved Ullmanns relocating near Moulton. A two day old child of Vaclac Geier dies and rests at Praha cemetery. Welcome to the Vogt and Pesek families new residents. Komenskyites attend a surprise party at Rud Vogt’s. Moravia stockman Frank V Uhristen visits on business. Isa Hinck visits Zapalac home. Louis Meiserschlaeger in town. Firearm handling incident reported by Severarts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Friedrich
Breslau
Joe Mikulik
Moulton
Frank Ullmann
Vaclac Geier
Praha
Louis Meiserschlaeger
Ourburg
Severarts
Farmers' Institutes Set for December Readings
A weathered note lists local greetings and visits, then announces Farmers' Institutes under the State Department of Agriculture. Paul Wipprecht will lead discussions on diversification rotation seed selection kitchen gardens and better cultural methods at Stockdale Nixon Smiley Shiner and Moulton in December. Local officers are urged to mobilize attendance and provide copies of department bulletins to participants and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Agriculture
Stockdale
Paul Wipprecht
Moulton Club Hosts Meeting at Sam and Will Moore Institute
The Moulton Home and School Club held a Friday afternoon meeting at the Sam and Will Moore Institute to discuss community activities and student projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Red Cross Christmas Seals Placed on Gale in Moulton
The EaGve announces Red Cross Christmas Seals placed on gale in Moulton to fund a Gulf Coast hospitable home for children crippled with tuberculosis of the bones and other Texas Anti Tuberculosis Association work. Mrs. O B Colquitt of Austin chairs the campaign with stores Ed Boehm Sons A G Baur A F Kotzebue J C Kopecky and O B Kilert selling seals at one cent each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Gulf Coast
Texas Anti
A. & G. Baur
A. F. Kotzebue
J. C. Kopecky
O. B. Kilert
Texas irrigation plan targets 850000 acres in La Salle county
Industrial notes report La Salle county farmers plan an irrigation system to water 850,000 acres. Victoria weighs a 200000 dollar bond for local road improvements. A Wharton station carload of snap beans was shipped to Eastern markets. A Harlingen packing house should be online by January 1. Army Engineers seek 1370000 dollar Texas waterway funding. Santa Maria extension of the San Benito interurban to start now and finish by January 1. Mission Valley Victoria county to vote on a 400000 dollar road bond soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
la Salle County
Victoria
Wharton Station
Harlingen
United States Army
Texas Water
Santa Maria
San Benito
Mission Valley
Victoria County
Resolutions of Respect for O E H Mundt
The Moulton Local Teachers Institute expresses condolences to the family of O E H Mundt a devoted colleague who served public education. The resolution notes his faithful work and asks a copy be sent to the family and published in the Moulton Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devine
O. E. H. Mundt
Moulton
Moulton Eagle
Crouch-Hoeffert Nuptials Tie Alvin and Schulenburg Pair
Jackson Henry Crouch of Alvin wed Ellen Agnes Hovefert of Schulenburg in Schulenburg on December 6. Rev. Lilley of Flatonia performed the ceremony. The groom is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Jno W Crouch of Alvin and longtime employee of this office. The Eagle extends best wishes for a long married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Henry Crouch
Alvin
Ellen Agnes Hoveffert
Schulenburg
Lilley
Flatonia
Jackson Henry
Jno. W. Crouch
Eagle
Subscriptions Received From Local Donors
The Eade reports subscription payments from several readers including F G Kaiser Moulton Valentine Jurek Moulton Ray Humphreys Port Arthur Emil Darilek Moulton Miss Mary Breitschopf Moulton Martin Tousek Shiner Frank Schoenweitz Moulton Jno Vyvial Moulton Jno Zalman Hermleigh Joe Zalman Moulton Paul Biedermann Miles Louis Niebuhr Moulton Leo Jarowczewski Moulton William Kneisler Linwood Station Pa Frank Wick Moulton Mrs F M Neeley Moulton Hermann Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eade
F. G. Kaiser
Moulton
Valentine Jurek
Ray Humphreys
Port Arthur
Emil Darilek
Mary Breitschopf
Martin Tousek
Shiner
Frank Schoenweitz
Jno
Vyvial
Jno. Zalman
Hermleigh
Joe Zalman
Paul Biedermann
Miles
Louis Niebuhr
Leo Jarowczewski
William Kneisler
Linwood Station
Frank Wick
F. M. Neeley
Hermann Paul
Local Visits Highlight Christmas Subscriptions
Miss Allyne Jaeggli of Brenham arrives Tuesday visiting relatives while Mrs. Ford Thompson and baby of Dallas and Miss Lettie Goetz of Gonzales visit the Kotzebue family. A year’s Tur Movut- Ton Eacie subscription makes a fitting Christmas gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Thompson
Dallas
Lettie Goetz
Gonzales
J. J. Kotzebue
Court discharges Wolters and Gray in prohibition case
The Court of Criminal Appeals at Austin released Hon. Jacob F. Wolters and Hon. W. H. Gray as defendants in the prohibition fight contempt cases. Wolters praised the ruling as upholding human rights and condemning political bosses who seek self advertisement at private citizens’ expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Jacob F. Wolters
W. H. Gray
Houston
Texas
R T Jaeggli Dead From Brenham Lake Find
The body of R T Jaeggli of Brenham was found floating in Watson Lake three miles east of Brenham. He was 48, had suffered melancholia after his wife’s death, and had recently been in a San Antonio sanitarium. He leaves a daughter, five brothers, three sisters, and his mother. funeral services were held at Brenham cemetery with a large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. IT. Jaeggli
Brenham
Watson Lake
San Antonio
Allyne
Brenhham
Rudolph
Theodore Jaeggli
Moulton
C. I. Jaeggli
Hermleigh
Ed. Jaeggli
Wichita Falls
W.F. Jaeggli
Taylor
C. O. Riske
H. C. Meyer
Sweet Home
UH. J. Simank
Los Angeles
Cal
A. Jaeggli
G. Langer
Mra. A. Jaeggli
Co. M. Kotzebue
C. O. Rieke
H. ©. Meyer
Elsie
Edwin Jaeggli
EaGix
Local residents note exchanges and visits in area towns
Victor Johnson of Schulenburg has accepted a clerkship in F. Bie hubke's store. A Menefee of Rock Island mingled with friends in the city Tuesday. Miss Bertha Balborn of Smithville visited her parents, Mr and Mrs Ed Balborn. Ben O Mueller of Roscoe came in Wednesday to stay with his parents. Mrs M C Kubitz returned to Shiner Monday after a brief visit with the Jaeggli family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Johnson
Schulenburg
F. Biehubke
Hr. A. Menefee
Rock Island
Bertha Balborn
Smithville
Mrs
Ed. Balborn
Ben O. Mueller
Roscoe
M. C. Kubitz
Shiner
Rud
Jaeggli
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. Biehunko
Erna Baur
Bernice Knape
Leo Guenther
Marian Guenther
Adelle Askey
Melvin Leazar
Mildred Knape
Clarence Knepe
Dear Santa Claus
Etta Koester
Otto Oeltjen
Yours Truly, Cecil Brown
Helmuth Ellinghausen
Gussie Vigial
Edmund Nachilinger
Frank Koenig
Theodora Jaeggli
Henry Janssen
Margaret Janssen
Ruth Czerkus
Viasta Culak
Santa
Hettie Niemeyer
Komensky
Eagie
EaGe
F. UH. Falkenberg
F. Obenhaus
Lexington
Hattie Meyer
Mrs. G. Diers
LaGrange
Annie Hagens
Mire
T. Frank
Hilda
Polzin
Near Yoakum
Geo. Hagens
Emil Knape
J. Cernosek
L. F.K
Farmers’ Institutes
EaGve
Gale
Industrial Notes
A. J. Elster
A. J. Dittmar
Comite
T. H. Leslie
Crouch-Hoeffert
Allyne Jaeggli
D'Y Juesday
Wolters
Gray
R. T. Jaeggli
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