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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1912
Page
3
Sunshine returns after cold snaps that froze water and challenged people and animals. Meningitis fears lead to quarantines and road guards while schools suspend. J E Quebedeaux travels east to buy spring goods. Miss Lizzie Preston teaches at Moulton with strong attendance as county curtails schooling.
The report lists precinct populations by area: Hallettsville precinct 1 with 6 622 including Hallets ville 1 379. precinct 2 2 848. precinct 3 including Shiner 4 268 with Shiner town 1 096. precinct 4 2 354. precinct 5 1 170. precinct 6 including Moulton 2 947 with Moulton town 600. precinct 7 shipping wards 2 and 30 for Yoakum 5 263. precinct 8 946. Total Lavaca 26 418, compared with 28 121 in 1900 and 21 887 in 1890.
J B Crane a jovial fellow residing near town was here Saturday making weekend purchases and had his name added to a long list of readers. Lucas Reno MET Moulton Texas.
The annual convention of the State Federation of the German Roman Catholic societies of Texas will be held in Moulton in July with dates to be announced later. Delegates from across the state will attend and bring back fond memories of Moulton and its people.
The annual masquerade ball will be held at the hall on Saturday evening the 27th inst. Prizes will be awarded for best masks. The Moulton orchestra is engaged to provide music for the occasion and a good time is anticipated for all attendees.
Social items report visits by Mrs F A Kubicek in Shiner and EK Studeman in Muldoon, car ownership by Oswald Buescher, and several local visitors including John Nachlinger and Miss Minnie Schmidt. Wedding news notes Mr and Mrs John Sloma at Noble Crane nuptials, Miss Albina Novak and Mr Joe Liska marriage, plus clerical notices and a bid for district attorney by Henry Paulus.
The piece argues for rapid deepening of Texas coast ports including Houston and expansion of an intercoastal canal to nine feet depth and 100 feet width. It envisions straightened rivers with locks and dams to carry barges inland to rivers like Red Sabine Trinity and Nueces, creating a nationwide Texas inland waterway system.
A noted economics authority joked that men outnumbered women in some U S regions urging women to emigrate. A young woman left indignantly and the lecturer quipped that he did not mean it in such a hurry. Tit-Bits mentions the incident.
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