Texas Draft Calls 7312 Men in AS Texa s Selective Service
State selective service in Texas issues second and third draft calls. Inductions for 6,400 white men and 912 black men proceed from January 18 to February 4 to meet a 7312 man quota for January 13 to February 4. Moulton fire insurance key rate lowered from 54 to 52 cents after eight years of reductions due to improved fighting facilities.
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Moulton
Austin
Selective Service System
Texas
Cal
Community urged to contact reps on legislative program
The state legislature will convene next month and citizens are urged to reach out to their representative. They should discuss a constructive program for the community, go beyond voting, and offer support to help obtain desired goals.
Campaign Push to Abolish Electoral College on Ballot
The next congress may be asked to propose a constitutional amendment to end the electoral college. Public support grows as debate intensifies. A proposal suggests listing presidential and vice presidential nominees rather than electors on ballots.
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Ballo
Cotton Ginnings in United States and Texas Updated
A total of 11,433,304 bales of cotton were ginned in the United States prior to December 18, compared with 11,276,225 bales to the same date last year. Texas ginnings this year and last year stood at 2,936,528 and 2,666,654 bales respectively.
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United States
Texas
Boy Scouts Grow to Eighty Two Thousand New Members
A year saw 82,793 American boys join the Boy Scouts. National enrollment now stands at 1,487,743 scouts, cubs and leaders nationwide. The movement is praised for teaching true Americanism and calls for broad local support.
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Boy Scouts
United States
Hug-the-Coast Highway Dedication Spurs Trade Tie to Mexico
The Orange to Brownsville coastal highway, 500 miles, was dedicated recently. Proposals to extend to Mexico City aim to create the region’s top commercial route and strengthen ties between the United States and Mexico.
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Orange
Brownsville
Mexico City
Eagle's special subscription offer extended to December 28
The Eagle extends its special subscription offer due to bad weather and poor roads. Rural readers now have until Saturday December 28 to take advantage of the deal.
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The
Eagle
Moulton Boy Wins All Southland Football Honor
C. T. Johnson of Austin visited home folks this week. He joined Southland Life Insurance Company and received a Christmas bonus. He was named to the All Southland All American Football Team, part of the second eleven in the recently closed contest.
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C. T. Johnson
Austin
T.ig
Southland Life Insurance Company
Newborn son for Supt and Mrs Stanley F Gerno Sek
The Gerno Sek family welcomed a baby boy named Stanley II at Shiner hospital on Thursday December 19. The announcement notes a joyful addition to the household and extends congratulations.
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Supt
Stanley F. Gerno- Sek
Shiner Hospital
Stanley II
Moulton Bobkatz Set For Friday Showdown With St Josephs
The Moulton Bobkatz host St Josephs High of Victoria in the local gym Friday night December 27. Both teams are in good form and the game promises an exciting matchup.
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Moulton Bobkatz
St. Joseph’s High
St. Joseph’s
Victoria
Miculkas Buy West Second Street Home
Mr and Mrs William Miculka become owners of the Mrs Charles C Riske place on West Second Street. The Miculkas plan to occupy the residence about January 1.
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Mrs. Miculka
West Second Street
William Miculka
Charles C. Riske
Texas Harvesting Large Pecan Crop
Texas reports a 41 million pound pecan crop the largest since 1935. The U S Department of Agriculture marks 7 percent as improved varieties and 38.13 million pounds as wild or seedling. United States total is forecast at 87.286 million pounds, up 37 percent from last year.
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Austin
Texas
Agricultural Marketing Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
President Roosevelt to Broadcast Sunday Evening Speech
President Roosevelt will address the American people on Sunday night December 29 over all major networks from 8 30 to 9 30 P M This radio broadcast will be carried nationwide to share his message with the public.
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President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Moulton Theatre Names Emil Grunwald Manager
Emil Grunwald is appointed local manager of the Moulton Theatre bringing years of show experience to offer theater-goers the latest and best films and programs in the area.
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Emil Grunwald
Moulton
Grunwald
School Closes For Christmas Holidays
The Sam and Will Moore Institute closes Friday at noon for the Christmas holidays. Most teachers have left for the holidays. Classes will resume Monday, December 3.
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Sam and Will Moore Institute
AAA Cotton Quota Votes Totals In Texas Referendum
Final tally from the December 7 cotton marketing quota referendum shows 137,052 Texas votes in favor and 18,588 opposed, total 155,640 with a favorable percentage of 88.1 percent.
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AAA
College Station
A.A.A
Texas
Students at Home for Christmas Holidays
Young men and women of Moulton attending higher institutions of learning spend Christmas holidays with home folks and will return to their work immediately after New Year.
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Moulton
Seven Ways Farms Qualify as Operated Under 1941 AAA
The state AAA committee outlines seven criteria to consider a farm operated for 1941 payments. Acreage equal to 50 percent of the soil depleting allotment must be used for crops, pastures, or fallow work such as seeding grains or legumes, harvesting crops, or converting land to perennial grasses. Flood or drought can excuse noncompliance if widespread in the county.
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College Station
AAA
George Laughter
Christmas Pageant Presented by Sam and Will Moore Institute
The Sam and Will Moore Institute held its annual Christmas pageant in the school auditorium last Thursday evening. Despite bad weather and widespread illness, a large audience attended and praised the program, with the entire student body and faculty taking part.
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Sam and Will Moore Institute
Sunday School Christmas Pageant at Zion’s Church
The Lutheran Sunday School presented its annual Christmas program at Zion's Church Sunday evening with a pageant and musical numbers. The large Christmas tree was donated by F. T. Febkamp, a long-standing contributor, as in past years, and a large audience attended.
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Zion’s Church
F. T. Febkamp
Mansfield to Speak at Alvin Dedication Ceremony
Congressman J. J. Mansfield of Columbus will be the principal speaker at the dedication of Alvin’s new post office building valued at $80,000. The ceremony is set for Saturday at 2 30 P M with post office officials and prominent Texans in attendance.
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J. J. Mansfield
Columbus
Alvin
Firemen Quell Smokehouse Blaze Near Town
Smokehouse fire at George Perrard place east of town Monday afternoon was controlled by a stream from the Booster Tank. Firemen saved adjacent structures and contents including meat corn and maize from the blaze.
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W. H. Pundt
George Perrard Place
Mittanek Family Moves to San Antonio
Move to San Antonio. Mr. O. I. Mittanek and family and Mrs. Louis Niebuhr, long residents of Goliad, relocate as Mr. Mittanek takes work with the Goad Motor Company in the city.
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San Antonio
O. I. Mittanek
Louis Niebuhr
Goliad
Mittanek
Goad Motor Company
California visitors arrive to stay thirty days
Here From California Mr. and Mrs. Joe Vanham of San Francisco arrived last week to visit his parents near Moulton. They expect to spend about thirty days here.
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Joe Vanham
San Francisco
California
J. H. Vanham
Moulton
St Josephs School Closes for Holidays
St Josephs School closed Friday for Christmas holidays. Classes resume Monday morning, December 8.
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St. Joseph’s
Soldiers Home for Christmas Visit
Members of the National Guard and other military branches are back with family and friends for the Christmas holidays, sharing time on home soil.
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National Guard
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Moulton Boy
Mansfield
F. T. Fehrenkamp&Sons, Lumber Farmers & Merchants State Bank
J. T. Jaeggli, Merchant
Moulton Hardware Co
Almedia Beauty Shop
John M. Meiners
Boehm
Lily
Beauty Shop
R. B. Papacek, Merchant
Ed Biehunke
Model Bakery
Helen Urban
A. F. Kotzebue Drug Co
Raab
C.C Orts
Sinclair Refining Co
E&r
J. B. Wilson
Kram’s Garage
A J. Darilek
Notary Public
Insurance
Vladik Culak
Hugo’s
Farmers’ Gin & Mill Co
Texaco
Mikulencak
Piggly Wiggly
Ed’s Market & Grocery Store
Pietsch
Leona Janszen
W. F. Oehl
Furniture
Cinada
Frank Jahn
Moulton Hatchery
Lee Jarosek
Moulton Motor Sales
Modern Meat Market
W. H. Etlinger
Kolar
A.W
Zouzalik
Oscar Raab
City Meat Market
A. Haas
EA Oehl
Novosad
Meyer's Ice Station
Fred F. Fehrenkamp
Texas Export
Fr. Biehunke, Jr
Joe’s
Otto Krause
Anton Faltisek
George’s Cafe & Bar
Geo Technik
Vince Rehmer
Mrs
Lizzie Lucke
Welfs
Rd. Anders
Harold Knape
Moulton Eagle
Raact
Fishbeck
Melnar
Barber Northend
Amerry
Wm. Hehit
Fred Jahn
Southend
Lucas Rehmer
Wonder Bar
Joseph Kopp
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
C. A. Dickson
Baptist Missionary Church
Rev. E. Jacobs
Zion's Lutheran Church
Sam Jaegel
Hugo J. Strieder
Martin M. Wagner, D. D. S
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