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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1926
Page
1
A reader representing The Moulton Eagle at the mask hall event in Moulton Sunday night is invited to call the office to enroll as a regular reader for one year. The publishers note the attractive costume and consider the advertising value of a year’s subscription well worth the investment.
The Eagle expresses condolences to Mr and Mrs Frank Gray on the death of their baby girl who died Wednesday night February 3 and was laid to rest Friday February 5 in Moulton Lutheran cemetery. Rev J Holm conducted the funeral services.
The Valentine Party at the Moulton opera house, hosted by the Parent-Teacher Association, featured decorations, games like bridge and 42, radio talk, and prize drawings. Winners included Mrs. E. A. Jaeggli and Mrs. George von Lienen. proceeds of 45 dollars benefit the local school.
The four year old son of Mr and Mrs Paul Buechmann of Heuk haus died Wednesday morning from scarlet fever. Precautions have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease.
The Baure ville Lutheran Frauen Verein will meet at Mrs. Otto Vogt’s home on Tuesday February 16 to sew a quilt.
The text lists multiple Sunday visits by families including the Hoppe, Fehrenkamp, Franke, Mladenka, Shandera, Zschappel, Hoover, Valenta, and Fehrenkamp clans. Locations featured are Yoakum Sweet Home Brenham Moulton Gonzales with relatives in each visit.
The Moulton and Witting volleyball teams played on Witting’s court last Friday. Witting won the first match, Moulton captured the next two to take the series two games to one. This is Moulton’s second win over Witting this year. Boys’ high school basketball team traveled to Boursville last Friday and returned with a 12 to 4 victory.
Mr and Mrs Jim H Wagner of Moulton welcome a son named Raymond James born January 31. Mr and Mrs Rud Miculka near Moulton celebrate a son born February 9. Mr and Mrs Frank Nagel Mueller near Oak Grove host a girl named Annie Marie born February 7. Mr and Mrs Joe F Albrecht near Houston greet a son named Leroy born February 5.
Mrs Oscar Anders hosted the 42 Club on February 4 with Mrs Edwin Jaeggli Mrs J T Jaeggli Mrs Otho Casey and Miss Adele Knesek tying for first. Mrs J T Jaeggi won a hand embroidered bridge set in the drawing. Mrs Edmund Meyer received the booby. Refreshments included chicken salad crackers olives Angel food cake and coffee. The Valentine scheme featured tally cards plates and napkins with valentines.
The LaGrange Boosters hosted the Moulton All Stars last Friday night. Moulton led early, LaGrange took the first quarter, but Moulton surged to win the game with a final score of 23 to 13.
The Eagle thanks readers who renewed subscriptions since the last report including August Kasper Shiner John Brom Shiner Henry Kaiser Moulton John Mladenka Moulton Rud Myska Shiner.
Rev. C. A. Neumann, pastor of the Lutheran church at Freyburg in Fayette county, died Friday after a stroke of paralysis. Burial occurred Saturday. He is survived by his widow and eight children.
A contract has been let for a $1,000,000 cotton mill at Galveston. The report lists several state and local projects and events including a March 9 Harris County bond vote for highway construction, fires in January, a bridge project over the Red River, Sears building a ten story San Antonio structure with stock, and a Kerrville hospital appropriation bill. A Havana memorial tablet will honor 260 Americans who died in the Maine disaster.
Dr W B Bizzell former president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas was inaugurated as president of the University of Oklahoma on February 5.
Ed Lewis successfully defended his world heavyweight wrestling title in Houston last week by defeating Paul Jones in a 58 minute match outlining a dominant performance and holding his champion status.
Attorney General Dan Moody last week approved a $2,0065,000 independent school district bond issue for Houston. It is described as one of the state's largest school bond issues on record.
Mr Emil Papacek was entertained Sunday night with a surprise birthday party at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs W J Papacek. Games were played and refreshments were served.
The annual mask ball was held in the hall Sunday night drawing a very large crowd with 270 tickets sold. About 35 costumed attendees danced while prizes went to Adele Meyer Viola Meiserschlager Meta Meisers schlager and Goetz. Unmasking occurred around 8:30 and dancing continued until midnight with Schultz orchestra of Shiner providing music.
Mrs. Adolph Hanke, a well known Schulenburg resident and wife of the Farmers State Bank vice president, died at her home Thursday February 4. Burial followed at Old Hirh Hill Cemetery near Schulenburg on the following Saturday. she was 68.
The annual mask ball at Henkhaus Hall drew the largest crowd in months with 210 tickets sold. Twenty eight masks were on the floor and five prizes were awarded.
A business meeting of the Moulton Parent Teacher Association will be held at the school house this Friday at 4 o clock. Pupils from Miss Thomas room will render a program at 3 30 o'clock. Everyone is cordially invited.
German services in Boursville Sunday morning at 10 30 English services in Moulton Sunday night at 7 o'clock.
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