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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1932
Page
1
News and views note Mrs Thaddeus Caraway of Arkansas as the first woman elected to a U S Senate seat. The piece mentions only eight days to qualify as a voter and urges payment of poll tax before February 1. It also reports the 42nd legislature designating Robert E Lee's birthday as a state holiday.
Political notices show B Neighbors a former Gonzales county sheriff entering the race for nomination. Governor R S Sterling allies hint at re election. H G Orts seeks Gonzales tax assessor. Charles Bevan Jr Moulton targets county commissioner Precincts 6 and 2. John Precup Old Moulton plans to run for commissioner Precincts 2 and 6. Henry Butschek Moulton also seeks commissioner Precincts 2 and 6. Each promotes road building with cash basis and efficiency goals.
Improvements over several months have beautified Moulton with concrete streets in the business district and caliche upgrades in residential areas. Property owners install curb to street hard surfaces, with a caliche two mile section on Boursville road and more to follow. The county has bought caliche acreage to supply road building material as all weather roads are urged to move farmers and trade toward town.
A high school program will be given at the Moulton school auditorium on Thursday night January 28 starting at 8:00. Mrs. W. E. Smith and her English classes sponsor the event. The program features one act plays and musical numbers with 45 to 50 pupils participating. The Moulton Juvenile Orchestra will perform selections. Admission is 5 and 10 cents. Proceeds go to the school. The public is invited.
Albert Pohler prominent young farmer of the Shiner section died Wednesday morning January 13 after a lingering illness. Funeral held from the home Thursday afternoon with burial in Shiner City Cemetery. He was 35 years 3 months 26 days old. Survived by his widow and two children.
Mrs. Joe Etlinger hosted the Bridge Club with seven games, awarding high score a garbage can to Mrs. Milton Meiners and second to Mrs. Erwin Oehl. The guest prize went to Miss Mary Louise Bergfeld. Open house followed at Dr. and Mrs. Sam Jaeggli with eight games and prizes awarded for both men and women.
In Gonzales Texas on January 9 1931 the year 1931 records a slight dip in marriage licenses issued 273 down from 308 while births rose to 724 from 498 and deaths fell to 345 from 369.
The annual congregational meeting was held Sunday afternoon. G. H. Mueller William Woehler Jr and G J Bohnenkamp were elected to the church board. Holdover members are William Hillmer and John C Mueller.
The annual mask ball will be held at the hall Sunday night January 24 with four prizes for the prettiest maskers. Lupe's Orchestra will provide the music. A. B. Sawyers of Central Power and Light Cuero district and A. C. Lienhard chief clerk, based in Cuero, were in Moulton last Wednesday representing the company.
Texas reports total bonded indebtedness and other obligations at 678.3 million dollars after compiling figures from 250 plus counties. County debts number 297.2 million, cities 268.8 million, common school districts 11.1 million, independent school districts 75.1 million, and water control and levee districts 21.0 million.
Five thousand acres in Lavaca county were terraced in 1931. All county road machinery was kept busy as 30 community terracing schools taught 125 farmers to use farm levels. Currently 24 farm levels exist with more to come, aiming to terrace the remaining ninety percent of land.
Moulton Lodge No. 298 A F and A M notes the death of Brother Jim Bell who joined January 14 1911. The lodge offers condolences to his wife and children and drapes itself in mourning for thirty days. A copy of the resolutions is sent to the family and The Moulton Eagle for publication. Fraternally submitted by Sam Jaeggi Victor O Fehrenkamp R Preston.
Representative J. J. Olsen of Yoakum will address the Oak Grove schoolhouse at 7 30 P M Friday January 22 on the ion acreage reduction law. The public is invited to attend.
Lavaca County schools entered in the Interscholastic League must send contestant lists to the correct event directors at least ten days before the county meet on March 11 and 12, 1932. Directors named include Eilers for Debate, Smith for Declamation, Steffens for Spelling, Vanderhider for Essay, Heiss for Music Memory, Timm for Picture Memory, Harmon for Arithmetic, and Jones for Athletics. Direct entries should go to the specified directors, not the director general.
Floyed W. Dawson of the Bureau of Biological Survey will speak in Moulton Friday at 2 P M instead of 10 A M to help farmers and business men with rat problems. A free motion picture on trapping and poisoning rats and pocket gophers will be shown at the New Theater followed by a demonstration at Boehm's warehouse.
Last week Kolar Bros shipped a carload of calves to the San Antonio market. The notice records a livestock shipment and identifies the involved company and destination.
The Eagle reports Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Jaeggli, Miss Annie Laurie and James visited in San Antonio Sunday. Kolar Bros plan to top the street from Highway 109 to the Moulton Oil and Gin Co. plant with gravel caliche.
Mrs. F. J. Miculka and her son Rudolph of Baursville visited The Eagle on Saturday to renew their subscription for another year. Mrs. Miculka shows strong interest in Baursville school while Rudolph plays violin in the school orchestra.
Lavaca county coaches announce a county basketball tournament at Shiner on January 30 with games at 9 o’clock in the American Legion Hall. Teams include Moulton Hallettsville Kamensky Moravia and Shiner. Gate receipts will defray tournament and county meet costs. the latter is scheduled for March 11 and 12.
The Witting Parent Teacher Association met Thursday night. School children presented dialogues monologues and songs. The next meeting is February 12 at the regular hour with four teachers presenting two unprepared and two prepared lessons. Invitations extend to all. Topics included the 50th closing of the Witting School this spring Washingtons Day program basket supper and the cotton acreage law.
Kenward Kolar son of Mr and Mrs Ed Kolar entertained about twenty of his young friends at the parental home Wednesday afternoon January 18 for his birthday anniversary. Games followed by sandwiches cake soda water and fruit were served.
Moulton boys beat the Flatonia Bull Dogs 12 to 7 at home extending their winning streak. Moulton girls topped Yoakum 25 to 11 in Yoakum to complete a pair of Friday victories.
The Moulton Luther League met on Wednesday January 6 and elected Henry Helweg as president Ed win von Lienen as vice president Marvin Merrem as secretary and Miss Joyce Meyer as reporter.
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