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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1949
Page
1
The Eagle staff previews a Christmas edition and notes 28,000,000 Christmas trees valued at 30 million dollars. A New Year edition will be published next week. The piece cites a 160 year progress claim and discusses a rising US deficit of about five and a half billion dollars. It reports 89.9 percent Texas voters backing government marketing controls for the 1950 cotton crop.
Governor Allan Shivers designates a week in January as Eat More Rice Week. Texas Gulf Coast prairie grows over 500000 acres with production surpassing 23000000 bushels. The Eagle invites readers to share holiday visitors and news items. The Age Limit League in Houston urges O Daniel for governor in 1950, calling him the best Texas ever had.
The Moulton Eagle presents a 28 page Christmas edition with reading material and greetings from local business and professional people to customers and friends. The New Year edition will be issued next week before year end for readers.
The Moulton High School Band, led by Mr. Taylor of San Marcos Texas, is making excellent progress and will soon debut publicly. Moulton has lacked a school band for years, and the community is expected to offer strong support.
The Waelder Wildcats captured the four annual Invitation Basketball Tournament crown with a 43 to 21 victory over Moulton Bobkatz in the final. Waelder's McCory Miksch Davis Bravenec Wyatt Berckenhoff Fisbeck Boedeker Ulbricht Mylius earned spots on the All Tournament Squad. Judge C G Krueger resigned as Court of Criminal Appeals commissioner and Judge Kenneth K Woodley of Sabinal was named to succeed him effective January 1.
The Moulton school honors list lists students with all A grades across grades from first through twelfth, noting band not required. Christmas program hosted by four local organizations featured a large tree, community carols, and Santa Claus distributing gifts to many children.
The Moulton Fire Department fought a barn fire on Louis Kolar's Flatonia property Saturday afternoon. The barn and 900 bales of feedstuffs were damaged, but the booster truck prevented spread to nearby buildings.
Old Moulton Fellowship Club presents a Christmas program titled A Little Child Shall Lead Them and Tommy Solves A Problem at Old Moulton Baptist Church on Friday night December 23 at 7 30. The event invites all to share in the Christmas spirit.
The average daily attendance for the third month of the term reached 107.25 students from a total enrollment of 112. This reflects a high school-wide attendance rate during the surveyed period.
Stockholders of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Moulton elected directors J. T. Jaeggli Robert Harris Edwin Jaeggli W H Pundt and E C Fehrenkamp for 1950. Officers chosen were E C Fehrankamp president J T Jaeggli vice president W H Pundt cashier Wm Miculka assistant cashier Theodore J Mot al bookkeeper and teller Bennie Marek assistant bookkeeper.
Mozart Lodge elected Theo Wenske as president and William Schodde as vice president for the coming year. John C. Mueller was named secretary treasurer with Willie Hoepfl Jim Hoepfl and Emil Kasper as trustees. Finance committee includes Frank Jilek Edmund Anderle Otto Keil. Appointments: Adolph Anders guide Joe Pilsner inner guard G J Bohnenkamp outer guard.
Reminder to renew membership in the Moulton Chamber of Commerce for town and community upbuilding. Members in good standing will be served a free stew supper on Monday night.
Final polls show 729 in favor and 227 against the 1950 cotton referendum, a 76 percent carry. two thirds required for adoption. Local votes by town list Moulton 208 Moravia 160 Sweet Home 123 South Hallettsville 66 North Hallettsville 139 Shilo 62 Shiner 202 Vienna 20 Ezzell 5. Edgar Freytag, PMA Committee chair, releases figures marking Lavaca County’s first quota endorsement. Accessibility of votes limited by rough roads, with about 3 000 eligible voters in the county.
Mr and Mrs Anton Charba and their daughters Dorothy and Mary have moved to a new home south of town after selling their Rosanky farm. They relocated about two weeks ago.
A notice urges readers to renew dues if already members and to join now if not. The message pins renewal to January and emphasizes timely payment to maintain membership status.
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