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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1942
Page
1
Henry J Kaiser, the California ship builder, outlines a postwar home project. The plan features a fully finished three room dwelling projected to cost about $1,500.
Norman H. Davis as Red Cross chairman says 5.5 million people have received first aid training this year. No membership drive occurred but an appeal for a war fund will be launched in March.
Department of Agriculture representatives say food production must rise by fifty percent in 1948 to meet expanding war needs. Farm labor shortages are noted and plans are underway to bring Mexican farm workers to Texas next year.
The battleship New Jersey, reported as the heaviest ever built, was launched at the Philadelphia Navy Yard recently. Its sister ship Iowa was launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard several months earlier, signaling a powerful new U S Navy.
A College Station report notes that selling and buying eggs by the pound rather than by the dozen is being advocated in parts of the country. The Eagle has long backed this method as fair to both buyers and sellers.
Superintendent and Mrs. Stan ley F. Cernoseki held an open house Sunday afternoon from 2 to 7 at their home inviting about 100 friends. Guests were served cake cookies and coffee in the dining room. A Christmas tree in the living room delighted attendees as they offered best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.
Mexico City report shows 205,453 youths aged 18 have registered for compulsory service. Of these, 10,000 will be selected for a year of regular army training.
Moulton business houses will remain closed Friday December 25 in observance of Christmas Day. Local merchants suspend operations for the holiday.
The Molton Public School bands staged the first Victory Concert at the school auditorium on December 17, per Governor Stevenson’s proclamation. Admission was by war bonds or stamps, with receipts totaling 4511.05 including 4375 in bonds and 136.05 in stamps. Mayor Fehrenkamp praised support for the war effort and urged continued backing.
Mr and Mrs J M Cannon of Shiner report their son Roscoe Cannon and his family have been interned by Japanese forces in the Philippine Islands. Roscoe, a mining superintendent on Luzon for seven years, is among those affected.
Our friend R J C Vogt of near town gave the editor and wife choice venison last Saturday. Vogt bagged a fine six point buck in the lower part of the county last week.
A wartime Christmas editorial reflects on false prophets, war shadows, and renewed hope. It praises the Star of Bethlehem and the resilience of communities, urging neighborly love and cheerful helping hands for a Christmas of faith, friendship, and happiness.
Lavaca County residents purchased 90599.75 dollars in war bonds and stamps in November, exceeding the county quota of 58900 dollars. The community surpassed the target, reflecting strong wartime support and civic effort.
Garfield Kiel was elected manager and secretary of the Seguin Guadalupe county chamber of commerce. He also serves as publicity director for Texas Lutheran College of Seguin.
The Sam and Will Moors Institute began the Christmas holidays on Wednesday December 23 with classes resuming Monday January 4.
Mrs J T Jaeggli and her students presented a Sunday recital at the Lutheran Church featuring instrumental and vocal numbers with the class performing for attendees.
President Roosevelt designates January 12 as National Farm Mobilization Day and directs the Texas USDA War Board to hold meetings statewide to plan 1948 production for the war effort. Farmers and ranchers will sign farm plan sheets between January 11 and 31 as about 400 000 Texas farms are surveyed to blueprint next year’s output.
About 100 students at Moulton Public Schools use the hot lunch program sponsored by the PTA. Officials expect many more to join in the coming weeks.
The Mouton Lions Club held a noon dinner hosted by Golda Thae Johnson with the home economics class serving. After adjournment, the board approved painting Moulton on the Fehrenkamp lumber shed roof to guide aviators, and a committee was appointed to supervise the work. Lion Lee L. Jarosek was named temporary tail twister.
Arthur Gunther chief boatswain in charge at Victoria recruiting station urges youths and men to volunteer. Eligible ages 17 to apply directly, 18 to 88 via draft board induction, and 38 to 60 with draft board release. 49 trades remain available and local stations advise visits to discuss Navy opportunities.
Reginald A. Mergenthaler 39, a fingerprint expert with the Texas Public Safety Department in Austin since April, died December 19 in San Antonio. A native of Fredericksburg he previously led the Corsicana Bureau of Identification for 13 years. Burial was in Shiner with services by Rev. James F. Vorkoper and Rev. Richard Schuetze. Survived by parents in Shiner and siblings including Clara Mergenthaler, Ernestine Miculka, and F. J. Mergenthaler of Los Angeles.
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