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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1929
Page
1
A feature notes that keeping Christmas goodies in tin containers preserves freshness for long periods. Decorated fruit cake and candy boxes are sold widely and often reused as storage or for small items after the contents are eaten. A grocer remarks the red fruit cake box embodies a near perfect combination of cake and container.
Thursday afternoon the 42 club met at Mrs. W. A. Bergfeld home with 12 members present. Prize drawings favored Mrs. Kotzebue for first prize a water bottle and Mrs. Biehunko for second a atomizer. Consolation prize went to Mrs. Frank Biehunko a miniature Santa. Luncheon plates sandwiches potato chips cake and coffee were served. Reporter.
Henry Bohnenkamp Edward Bohuslav John Lewis Jaeggs and Donald Richter are listed as students at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas who are at home for the holiday break.
A New Year greeting from the Moulton Chamber of Commerce and local businesses extends thanks for patronage in the past year. The list includes banks, mercantile firms, service stations, hardware stores, garages, restaurants, clothing shops, and professional offices, plus churches and civic leaders.
Yoakum Texas December 19 Wednesday night at 10 o clock fire was discovered in Farmers Union warehouse The fire gained headway before the alarm The wind blew from the north at 40 miles per hour The local fire department saved surrounding buildings The sheet iron warehouse contained 175 bales of cotton 20000 dollars worth of leather and about 30000 dollars of general merchandise The building and contents were insured Total loss of building and contents.
The Eagle lists subscribers who have paid since the last report including Emil Langhammer and many others from Moulton Shiner and San Saba. Notices mention Frank Mikulencak ill, Wesley Knape with pneumonia, Mrs. W E Smith recovering from influenza, and Lennie Lee Knape returning home from San Antonio.
Snow began Friday midnight and fell through Saturday covering ground about two inches the heaviest in years. Sunday morning thermometer stood at 18 degrees marking the season’s coldest so far.
Ed. Boehm's Sons shipped 2,493 turkeys weighing 32,400 pounds by truck to East Texas markets. Valued at 20 cents per pound, total value stands at $6,480. Joe Mueller of Peach Creek sold 60 turkeys for $203.40, weighing 1,017 pounds, plus 13% cotton bale yield. Frank Trojacek Sr. near Witting sold a flock of turkeys for $321.
The seventh grade sponsored a class party at Mr and Mrs George von Lienen home on Wednesday December 18. Peppy banco games were played before refreshments of hot chocolate and toasted sandwiches. The party ended around ten thirty as students prepared for the next school day.
Ed Batey returned Sunday from a business visit in San Antonio.
Mrs M C Kubitz, aged 87, who earlier fractured her hip, is reported to be doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances.
Miss Florence Fraker leads the Fifth Grade History Club with activities since November. Reporter Hugo Giesbers visits for the holidays. Poll tax due by February 1. Mr and Mrs John Krum and Frank Hans of San Antonio arrived Sunday.
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