This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1939
Page
8
Various local sale notices include onion plants priced per roo and an Aermotor windmill with pipes offered cheap. Also listed is a 444 acre farm west of Moulton with house water timber and pasture, and contact Joe Boccésch. Also a subscription delivery offer from Harod Knape and a creditor notice for the estate of.
Henry Krause deceased notice: on November 1 1938 I was appointed administrator de bonis non with the will annexed by Lavaca County Court Texas. Creditors must present claims by law. Residence Beaumont Texas 312 Gooubue Building Beaumont Texas H vK Menefee administrator de bonis non with the will annexed of the estate of Henry Krause deceased.
Zions Lutheran Church invites participation in worship and service with programs for adults and children. Adult instruction Friday 7 30 pm, children’s instruction Saturday 8 30 am, Sunday School January 15 9 39 am, English services 10 30 am and 7 30 pm, Sunday School teachers meet Hallettsville Monday 7 15 pm, Women’s Missionary Society January 19 at 2 39 pm.
The Eagle thanks readers who paid subscriptions since the last report listing W. E. Smith Richland Springe Mra EB Kiecehnik Maulton John Rubens Ganado O Buescher Smithville Wm Breitschopf Moulton Alf C Rebmet San Antonio M S Nelson Beaumont Joe Mladecka Moulton Readers in arrears are urged to remit promptly and visit the printers for a chat.
Financial statement for Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Moulton appears on page 5 of this issue. Read it for figures and disclosures.
The Moulton Eagle and the Semi-Weekly Farm News are offered at $2.00 and $1.00 per year respectively, with a combined subscription of $2.50 per year. Now is the time to subscribe.
A brief urging readers to subscribe as an invitation to become regular Eagle readers. The note emphasizes subscribing today.
Walter L. Henkhaus of Shiner attended to hatchery business in Moulton on Tuesday. George Bargman and his wife of Gonzales visited Mayor Fehrenkamp in Moulton last week. Frank Adameek Luther Rose and Lillian Poppe of LaGrange visited Ed Boehm Sr. J L Williams, recently injured in a car crash, has returned from a sanatorium and is recovering nicely.
Early settlers in the northern United States used maple sugar as their only sugar for years. They improved on the Indian method of tapping and boiling to produce it, due to cane sugar being unaffordable.
The article notes divers carry 180 to 200 pounds of gear when in suit. It states a typical maximum working depth around 100 feet, while depths near 300 feet have been reached, and that 100 feet is a practical limit for sustained work, with short-term work possible at greater depths.
Lightning death tolls are uncommon, averaging about 40 yearly in the United States. Most property damage from lightning, nine-tenths, occurs in rural districts.
Railroad Commissioner Jerry Saddler asks why Capitol lights cannot burn before 6 a.m. He arrived at 5 a.m. and learned from the night watchman that lights are not turned on early. He requests permission to use office lights or, if denied, to burn a coal oil lamp in his office.
Valentín Vasquez died at his farm near Lockhart last week. Born February 14, 1833 in Old Mexico, he had resided in Caldwell County for over 60 years.
Postage stamps grew out of the need for receipts for money paid in advance for letter carriage. Sir Rowland Hill led years of agitation for cheap postage and uniform rates, with the stamp as one of his proposals. Great Britain became the first stamp issuing country in 1840 when several of Hill's ideas were adopted.
A list of tropical fruits found in Cochin and the Malay States includes custard apples, wood apples, guavas, passion fruit, amaras, jack fruit, luquors, mango steens, palm fruit, and exotic names such as durian, chiku, belimbing, langsat, rulasan, and rambu tan. The passage highlights diverse offerings available for breakfast or meals in these areas.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.