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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1941
Page
1
The Moulton Home Demonstration Club met on Wednesday February 12 at the Parish Hall with members and visitors present. Miss Pfeifer tested seven cookers gauges finding four needed replacement and will demonstrate making wool comforts at the March 12 meeting at Mrs. Joe K Etlinger’s home.
The committee favors supplying free Spanish text books to schools wanting to include Spanish in their courses. It believes teaching Spanish will improve relations with Latin American countries.
The 1941 plan calls for 2,000,000 bale covers consuming about 22,000 bales of cotton. The department of agriculture promotes cotton bale covering to spur new domestic uses for cotton.
The data show the national debt rising from 1.3 billion in 1900 to 65 billion after a recent increase. Wealth grew from 89 billion in 1900 to a peak near 428 billion in 1930, then fell to 388 billion by 1940, while population expanded from 76 million to 132 million.
The number of women workers has increased 600 percent in 60 years, reaching nearly 12,000,000 in work or seeking work, about a quarter of all workers. About 800,000 women direct business enterprises of their own, per the Primer for Americans for the National Association of Manufacturers.
The LaGrange District 24 Basketball Tournament unfolds Friday and Saturday February 21 and 22. Moulton Bobkatz, Lavaca County champions, face La Grange Fayette County champions Friday at 9 15 PM. Community urged to attend in support.
A fine boy was born Tuesday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jarosek at Shiner hospital. The Eagle congratulates the happy parents.
Mattresses completed on February 1 under the 1940 and 1941 cotton mattress demonstration program in Texas totaled 186 817, according to reports from Mildred Horton, vice director and state home demonstration agent of the Texas Extension Service. Applications for 1940 totaled 191 990. 1941 applications are still being filed and no aggregate number is available from county agents.
Mrs. Ida Olive Pace appointed to fill unexpired term of her husband D A Pace as county commissioner of Precinct 1 covering Karnes City and Kenedy. Pace died Sunday. appointment by County Judge W S Pickett after office declared vacant by the commissioners court.
Lavaca County Tax Assessor-Collector E A Turk announced that 5557 poll taxes were paid in 1941, with 14 exemptions and three alien receipts issued. This compares to 6528 taxes paid in 1940 and 5775 in 1939.
Lavaca County issued seventeen marriage licenses in January, per County Clerk D. L. Hudson. The January total reaches 26 for 1940, compared with twelve licenses issued in December.
The Moulton Branch of the Farmers League met at the Parish Hall with Edgar Freytag presiding. Members approved opposing a new rule transferring committeemen between districts and supported requiring farmers to join a farm organization to receive government benefits.
Bernhard Zeisberg a prominent Moulton citizen died at home on February 18 after a lingering illness. The funeral was held from the family residence and St Josephs Catholic Church with Rev Joseph Kopp officiating. Interment followed in Moulton Catholic Cemetery. Survivors include his wife two daughters three stepdaughters and seven grandchildren. The Eagle extends sympathy to the bereaved.
Miss Cora Wilde and Norman Dietschke wed at St. Boniface Church in Alfen Texas on February 6. Rev G A Beechman officiated a double ring ceremony with nuptial high mass. Attendants included Amanda Wilde Elvira Wilde and Ruby Braden. An all day reception and evening dance followed at the Alfen hall. The couple will reside in the Alfeon community.
Oak Grove School hosted a Saturday tournament featuring junior girls playground ball senior girls volleyball and junior boys playground ball. Komensky took junior girls first with Oak Grove undefeated. Komensky beat Moulton for senior girls first. Moravia won junior boys with a 4 point lead over Moulton in the final. The Oak Grove PTA sponsored the event with gross receipts of $73.06.
Lavaca county district court will convene in Halletts ville next month. Grand jury summons include Elo Fehrenkamp George von Lienen John Darilek and W H J Wenske from Moulton area. Petit jurors for weeks two and three include Rud Prasek Vince Rehmer Aug Welff Rud Wenske Edward Darilek Thos Picha Anton Raab Ad E Ermis Ben Novak Oscar Kaiser E J Puste jovsky Edwin Jaeggli Rudy Mueller and Lee Jarosek.
Judge A J Darilek reports that the High School Band Club held a Mexican dinner whose proceeds totaled 76.25 dollars. The club and band members thank all contributors for the event’s success.
The Texas University Ex-Students of DeWitt and Lavaca counties plan a Yoakum banquet on March 1 featuring Colonel George E. Hurt director of UT Longhorn Band as principal speaker. Hurt a Liverpool native and U S citizen with a long music and ROTC record, will address attendees at the St. Regis Hotel.
The article outlines who must file tax returns, due dates for calendar and fiscal years, where to file, how to prepare returns, and the tax rates. It notes a 4 percent normal tax, a surtax on income over thresholds, and a 10 percent defense tax on combined tax.
In the 141st Infantry at Camp Bowie promotions list Moulton soldiers. Johnnie E. Mladenko and Gordon Ware rise to sergeant, Lee R. Meiserschlaeger becomes sergeant, Jodie G. Meiserschlaeger and Cecil C. Hull promoted to corporals.
The Moulton girls volleyball team won first place at the tournament in Bilinger on Saturday. Coach Clyde Jones led the squad to the trophy, celebrating a successful outing.
County Judge Paul H. Fertsch announced start about February 21 on a 35 mile drainage improvement project along the Lavata river for flood control. The WPA project will employ about 150 men and run for approximately seven months.
Emil Beran and Emil Dariles Jr spent Sunday boating at Lake McQueeny near Seguin. They used their own boat, described as fine in the area.
The Mid-West Texas Hereford Association to hold its first sale of registered Hereford cattle at the A & M College of Texas on Tuesday February 25 beginning at 1 p m in the afternoon.
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