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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1945
Page
1
The editor notes Congress adjourned December 21 for Christmas holidays and will reconvene January 14. Britain receives four and a half billion dollars in relief. Santa and civic duties are reminders that Americans should participate in 1946 elections. poll tax payment if required must be made before February 1.
Robert W. Calvert of Hillsboro, former speaker of the state House, is urged by many friends to run for governor as a Democratic candidate in 1945.
The passage reflects a view praising self reliance over dependence on caregivers. It includes a New Year greeting from the paper to Eagle subscribers and contributors, soliciting continued support and promising to merit readers' confidence in the coming year.
The holiday season brought visitors and time off as families celebrated a peaceful Christmas. People across town enjoyed a quieter period and looked ahead to rebuilding peace worldwide.
Texas reports 172 motor vehicle deaths in October up from 77 last year and 1142 fatalities for ten months, with 6963 injuries and 11 076 accidents this year. General George Patton Jr. dies in Heidelberg Germany from a car crash two weeks earlier at age 60. General Alexander Patch Jr. dies November 10 at 55.
A local message urges readers to cultivate opportunities for peace reunion health and happiness. It emphasizes individual and citizen duties within communities like Gil'addether to shape a better world through collective effort.
The list outlines aims for the city of Moulton including bus connections and sewage, paved residential streets, a high school band, a freezer locker plant, a lighted athletic field, housing for new residents, and a county wide memorial hospital for war veterans.
Sgt Mary Steinacher, with the WACS for three years, received her discharge on December 4. She joined in November 1942 and served overseas in England, Scotland, France, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland and Germany.
County Clerk Charles Strauss, stationed at Sheppard Field, received his discharge at Randolph Field recently. He served nine months in the service.
The Moulton Bobkatz defeated the Fayetteville Leopards in Fayetteville 72 to 29 and then beat Waelder High School in Waelder 42 to 31.
About twenty high school students, led by Miss Anita Richter, sang Christmas carols in town Friday evening. The well chosen numbers drew a hearty welcome at the homes visited.
The Moulton Lions Club met on December 20 at the home economics cottage for carols led by Elmer E. Eberhard. Guests Donald Bunting and Anton Faltisek praised blood donations and community generosity. The club plans its annual membership drive in January.
Cpl Melvin Pustejovsky has been stationed in India and is now returned to the United States and is expected to reach home shortly. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Pustejovsky.
Earl Kuhen of Moulton to come home as part of 3000 Army veterans voyaging from Okinawa aboard the U S S Windsor which departed December 8. Washington reports 1945 pig crop at 86,714,000 head versus a government goal of 92,000,000 head.
The Farmers & Merchants State Bank annual stockholders meeting on December 12 elected J. T. Jaeggli Vladike Boehm Edwin A. Jaeggli W. H. Pundt and E. C. Fehrenkamp as directors for 1946. E C Fehrenkamp and J T Jaeggli were named president and vice presidents with Vladike Boehm also a vice president. W H Pundt became cashier and William Miculka assistant cashier with Edw A Darilek as bookkeeper and teller. The bank reported a good year despite war conditions declaring a 4 percent dividend payable December 31 and adding $1000 to surplus.
The piece contrasts postwar and postwar era debt levels noting 1919 federal debt around one billion, rising to 280 billion by 1945. It argues federal debt now exceeds twice all other public and private debt combined and that federal debt is nearly three times private debt, reshaping taxation concerns.
Frank J. Bartek, 80, died at his home Wednesday morning. Funeral services were held at Moulton Catholic Cemetery Thursday. A longer obituary will appear in The Eagle next week.
Louis J. Rebecek son of Mr and Mrs Adolf Rebecek of Moulton is returning home from duty in Okinawa after his service in the armed forces. He is en route home.
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