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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1925
Page
1
At the last meeting several boys passed second and first class tests. Scout Executive David W. Eddy will visit later this week. Some badges will be awarded to those who passed tests. It will be Parents' night with refreshments served to parents after the program. Reporter.
Lutheran church announces German services in Moulton Sunday morning at 10 30 o clock with no evening service.
On February 9 the B E A and Cactus Clubs merged due to losses in members. No new name yet, governance by B E A officers until the next meeting. New song books arrived. singing exercises under Mr Shore Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tennis practice continued. A Washington Day program is planned for February 23 in the school auditorium. Old Moulton Baptist Church invites attendance with prayer meetings Saturdays at 7, Sunday School at 10, preaching by Rev. G B McLane, P Y P U at 7 and preaching at 8.
The Valentine Tea hosted by the Parent-Teacher Association in the vacant building beside L. Rehmer & Sons last Saturday drew heavy patronage and raised 61 dollars. The PTA thanks all donors and helpers. The next meeting is set for March 13 and all members are urged to attend.
In Flatonia Texas on February 15 an eight year old boy named Joe Seddlemeyer received serious facial burns when a playmate removed the lead from a cartridge and used a match to ignite the powder, causing an explosion that injured his eyes.
This week the Kopecky Drug Company moved its frame building to the east side of Front street for a new brick structure 25 by 90 feet with a glass front. A second brick building 50 by 90 feet with glass front will be erected by F T Fehrenkamp, with John C Mueller as contractor. Rumors say one or two more brick buildings may rise in Moulton this year. The article endorses the development.
Summer cotton scenes drew wagons in Moulton with 766 bales marketed by Monday night. Good cotton sold at 25 cents per pound and over 100000 dollars circulated in the trade area, while about 2000 bales still remained with farmers, per Public Weigher Anton Jilek.
In Shiner Texas Dietrich W Henrichs aged 85 died two hours after returning from his wife’s funeral. The 84 year old woman died and was buried here Monday. Interment for Mr Henrichs was held in City Cemetery on Tuesday.
Willie Renken 26 died at his home five miles north of Shiner Texas on Thursday. He is survived by his wife his aged father and several sisters and brothers.
A baby girl was born to Congressman Nicholas Longworth and his wife Alice on St Valentine’s Day. Mrs. Longworth is the former Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the late President Theodore Roosevelt.
Mr. and Mrs Rud Jaeggi spend the week in Temple. Frank Koester and family visit relatives in the city. Mrs A Foeh and daughter visit Yoakum. Arthur Balhorn and sister Mrs John McCann of Round Rock spend Sunday in Moulton. Henry S Paulus of Yoakum attends to business in Moulton. F Wilks hosts relatives for a birthday party with E W Pfeil August Seifert Alvin Bender Gus Zander Edmund Schmidt Arthur Schmidt and Mayme Probst of Shiner in attendance.
A trivia item notes Texas has about 3,500 cotton gins. It marks February 14 as the 30th anniversary of Texas’ heaviest snowstorm and February 15 as the 27th anniversary of the sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor.
Mr and Mrs Walter Kaiser celebrate a daughter Earline born February 13. Mr and Mrs Henry Loekstedt announce a son Lloyd born February 9. Mr and Mrs Frank Mikulenek greet a son Alvin Ben born February 11.
Mr. Victor Fehrenkamp and family spent last week with relatives in Houston. Mr. Erich Brunkenhoefer and family visited in Weimar the first part of the week. Henry Peters of Corpus Christi and Ed Bachhaus of La Grange are visiting at the Fehrenkamp home. Miss Ruby Meiners returned to San Antonio after visiting her parents. Mrs. Krause returned from Flatonia after visiting her daughter. Moulton Lodge 298 held a special meeting with visitors from Waelder Flatonia and Cuero. The Rehmet home hosted Mrs. Rehmet's birthday anniversary party. Edwin Jaeggli, Edmund Etlinger, Vinc Rehmer and O F Knape motored to Yoakum and chatted with former residents Henry Etlinger, who is remodeling and adding a drive-in filling station.
Lovers of poetry of motion can trip the light fantastic at three dances in coming days. February 21 at Henk haus features Patek's Bank. February 22 at Hermann Park Hall features the Worthing Band. February 24 at the Moulton opera house hosts an American Legion dance with Alfred Buske's orchestra.
A Smithville bootlegger received a two year prison term last week for manufacturing and transporting liquor. Authorities caution that uniform harsh penalties could shrink illegal bootlegging activity quickly.
The next meeting of the Moul ton Lutheran Frauen Verein will be held at Luther Hall on Thursday March 5 with Mrs M N Roehm Mrs Emil Pundt and Mrs Charles Riske as hostesses.
The W C F Club hosted a Valentine party at Mabel Knape’s home with red crepe paper decorations and games. Hidden Heart drew the most fun as guests blindfolded to pin a heart, Marcus Huff winning a prize. Ella Fishbeck won the pig contest. refreshments followed and guests hoped for another gathering.
Roosevelt Etlinger returns from Detroit where he spent 41 years with Ford Motor Company and is now connected with the Etlinger Motor Company of this city.
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