National Defense Scrap Aluminum Drive July 21 29
Lavaca County urges all citizens to donate used aluminum ware for national defense. Aluminun collection centers will be in Hallettsville Yoakum Shiner and Moulton with mayors or city managers in charge. Each person should deliver scrap to designated bios or warehouses.
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Lavaca County
Hallettsville
Yoakum
Shiner
Moulton
Lavaca
Paul H. Fertach
Levaca
Levace
O Daniel Ready to Take Senate Seat in Washington
United States Senator elect W Lee O Daniel prepares to assume duties in the capital. Observers note his rapid rise and potential as a future presidential possibility despite extensive criticism.
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United States
W. Lee O’daniel
O’daniel
O’ Daniel
Domestic cotton consumption tops ten million bales
Reports say domestic cotton use will reach about 10 million bales this year as foreign markets close due to the war. The National Cotton Council with manufacturers merchants and the press launched a campaign to sell cotton domestically, a plan that has nearly doubled consumption in recent years and may require more production to meet rising demand.
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National Cotton Council
Lavaca County Faces Heavy Tax Increase as Bond Assumption Lapses
The Texas legislature did not reenact the road bond assumption measure, risking higher fall taxes for Lavaca County and many others. Without an extraordinary session by Governor Coke Stevens, counties must pay extra taxes as gasoline tax funds old bonds no longer covered. Citizens and civic groups are urged to petition for a special session to restore the measure.
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Lavaca
Texas
Coke Stevengan
Galle
No Oil Well Yet Horton Oil Company Abandoned
Horton Oil Company's No. 1 Hohmann near Moulton was abandoned at about 6500 feet. No further test has been announced as of midweek.
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Horton Oil Company
Hohmann
Moulton
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Steubing
Mrs. Fred Steubing died in a Gongales hospital Thursday. Funeral services were held here Friday. She left three sons Vernon of Houston Vastine of San Antonio and William of Waelder. She was survived by two brothers Lyte Johngon of Yoakum and Chester Johnson of Waco.
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Waelder
Fred Steubing
Gongales Hospital
Vernon
Houston
Vastine
San Antonio
William of
Lyte Johngon
Yoakum
Chester Johnson
Waco
Man Held Without Bond in Irene Maeker Murder
Ernest Kulbarek charged in the murder of 15 year old Irene Maeker was taken to county jail awaiting grand jury action. He was remanded without bond.
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Shiner
Tegag
Ernest Kulbarek
Irene Maeker
Freytag Family Return from California Visit
Arnold Freytag and wife with son and Mr and Mrs John Freytag completed several weeks in California and returned home to Tweedey yesterday.
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Arnold Freytag
John Freytag
Tweedey
California
Early Morning Wedding in Moulton Unites Sidonia Bevan and Louis Fishbeck
Miss Sidonia Bevan and Louis Fishbeck wed at St. Joseph's Church Moulton at 7:80 AM Tuesday. Rev Joseph Kopp officiated attended by witnesses Mr and Mrs Jordan Raab. The bride a rose dress with blue white accessories. A wedding dinner followed at the bride’s home. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Bevan, is a Moulton High School graduate of 1885 and a bookkeeper for R B Papacek. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs John F Fishbeck, is a barber who has worked at Randolph Field. Congratulations pour in from friends.
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Sidonia Bevan
Louis Fishbeck
St. Joseph’s Church
Moulton
Joseph Kopp
Jordan Raab
Raab
John Bevan
R. B. Papacek
John F. Fishbeck
Randolph Field
Newlyweds Honored With Dinner Party
Mr and Mrs Louis Fehrenkamp honored their son Harvey Louis and his bride with a Sunday dinner. Out-of-town guests included Mrs Bertha Neugebauer Miss Elsie Vogel and Edward Henry Fehrenkamp from San Antonio. A gift box of numerous presents followed a short toast by Roselyo Buddie Kotzebue Barbara Ann Pundt and Mary Lee Jarasek.
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Louis Fehrenkamp
Harvey Louis
Bride
Bertha Neugebauer
Elsie Vogel
Edward Henry Fehrenkamp
San Antonio
Roy Kotzebue
Ed. Pandt
Barbara
W. H. Pandt
Lee Jarosek
Mary Lee
Yoakum Resident Otto Schumacher Dies in Waco
Otto Schumacher 68 a Yoakum resident and former Postmaster of the Blue Lodge died Monday while visiting in Waco. He was Commander of the Commandery at death. Burial was in Yoakum cemetery Wednesday with Masonic Lodge auspices and Knights of Templars escort. Surviving are the widow two sons and two daughters
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Otto Schumacher
Yoakum
Waco
Blue Lodge
Yoakum Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
Knights of Templars
Army Recruiter Interviewing Local Prospects
Army recruiter Sergeant John L. Marx from Victoria visited Tuesday morning to interview young men interested in joining the United States Army.
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John L. Marx
United States Army
Victoria
Shiner Mathematics Teacher Resigns at Shiner High
Shiner Texas July 11 Clif ford Oder mathematics teacher resigns from Shiner High School with no successor named yet.
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Shiner
Texas
Clifford Oder
Aged Range Man Dies. Buried in Range Cemetery
James Mach 860 Robertson, 98, longtime resident, died here and was buried in the Range Cemetery Friday. He is survived by his widow.
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Range
James Mach
Robertson
Hallettsville Lions Club Holds First Dinner at Luther Hall
The Hallettsville Lions Club hosted its first dinner last week at Luther Hall prepared by the Ladies Aid Society. Six local members plus guests from San Antonio, Houston, and Moulton attended as Rev E B Hood led the song Home On The Range and talks highlighted the club’s work.
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Moulton Lions Club
Luther Hall
Ladies’ Aid Society
Lions Club
Halletteville Club
San Antonio
Houston
Moulton
Range
EB. A. Hood
E. Jacobs
Paul C. Boethel
E. A. Hood
The
Hallettsville Lions Club
Vladike Boehm
Stanley F. Cerucsek
Paul H. Fertsch
K S. Kelley
E. A. Kelley
Clifton Bennett
Bank President At Victoria Dies
James F. Welder Jr., 45, bank president and Texas cattleman, died of a heart attack at his ranch home Vidauri, 25 miles from Victoria. Survived by mother Mrs. Kate Owens Welder, widow, three sons James Leo and Billy Welder, daughter Lucile Welder, and sisters Mrs. J. B. Wood and Mrs. W. J. Crabb and Mrs. W. A. Smith.
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Victoria
James F. Welder Jr
Texas
Vidauri
Here
Kate Owens Welder
James
Leo
Billy Welder
Lucile Welder
J. B. Wood
W. J. Crabb
W. A. Smith
Houston
Firefighters Respond to Stove Fire at Local Eatery
The Moulton Fire Department answered its first call of the year on Thursday noon. A stove in the Richard Boehm establishment caught fire, but Joe Zavesky snuffed it by dumping flour on the stove. Firefighters arrived quickly. their services were not required.
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Moulton
Richard Boehm
Joe Zavesky
Men Of Boys Town Shown At Palace Theatre Shiner
A goodly number of Moulton theatergoers saw Men of Boys Town at the Palace Theatre in Shiner this week. The picture shows what can be done with wayward boys if proper methods are employed. Palace Theatre also advertises other attractions in this paper.
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Moulton
Men of Boys Town
Palace Theatre
Shiner
Firemen's Training School At A and M College
The annual firemen's training school will be held at the A. and M. College from Monday to Friday July 21 to 25. The Moulton Fire Department will be represented at the school.
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A. &M. College
Moulton Fire Department
Eagle Ordered to Fly Weekly to Harold at Fort Sill
A message from this office Monday afternoon ordered The Eagle to make weekly flights to Harold Vogt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vogt, who is with Uncle Sam's forces at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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O'to Vogt
Eagle
Harold
Uncle
Sam
Fort Sili
Olahoma
O'Daniel Declared Victor In Texas Senate Canvass
Governor W Lee O Daniel overcame Lyndon Johnson by 1311 votes in the Texas special senatorial election. The official tally shows 575,879 votes cast with O Daniel at 175,590 and Johnson at 174,279, amid a field including Mann Dies and others.
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W. Lee O'Daniel
Senate
Austin
Lee O’daniel
Texas
Lone Star
New Deal
Lyndon Johnson
Morris Sheppard
Johnson
Roosevelt
O’ Daniel
Mann
Dies
Novak McElroy Wedding Held at St Joseph Parish House
A wedding took place at St Joseph's Parish House in Moulton on Wednesday July 9 with Miss Flossie McElroy marrying George Novak. Rev Joseph Kopp officiated. The bride wore navy blue chiffon with white accessories. Witnesses were Ike McElroy and Mrs Oscar Kaiser. The couple's families are linked to Shiner and Moulton. The Eagle extends best wishes for happiness and prosperity.
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St.Joseph’s
Moulton Wendesday
Flossie McElroy
George Novak
Joseph Kopp
Judge Fertsch Heads Three Committees
County Judge Paul H. Fertsch has been named chairman of three Lavaca County efforts the scrap aluminum collection for the government the organization of aircraft warning service and the mobilization of police resources for defense. The aluminum drive runs July 21 to July 29.
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Paul H. Fertsch
Lavaca County
Aircraft Warning Service
Fertsch
C. A. Gray Passes in Harwood Burial in Harwood Cemetery
C A Gray a twenty year Harwood resident died at Luling Hospital on Tuesday July 8 at age 70. Burial was held July 9 in Harwood cemetery with Rev Pryne officiating. Survived by two sons J L Gray Harwood Crafford Gray Luling and a daughter Mrs Clyde Jones Scott School.
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C. A. Gray
Harwood
Luling Hospital
Pryne
J. L. Gray
Crafford Gray
Luling
Clyde Jones
Scott School
Eagle
Family visitors in Uvalde and Spofford relay health update
Mrs G. G. Fisbeck Mrs. Steve Ablinger and James Johnson visited relatives in Uvalde and Spofford Thursday and Friday. They report Mrs Wisbeck recovering from an appendectomy is doing nicely.
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G. G. Fisbeck
Steve Ablinger
James Johnson
Uvalde and
Spofford
Victor Fisbeck
Wisbeck
First Baptist Church of Hallettsville Marks 90th Anniversary
The First Baptist Church of Hallettsville celebrates its ninetieth anniversary on Sunday, July 20. Rev. B. A. Hood will serve as master of ceremonies. The public is invited and asked to bring a well-filled basket. A free will offering will support the proposed new church building.
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First Baptist Church of
Hallettsville
B. A. Hood
Lightning Kills Man on Tractor Near Kenedy
Victor Garcia Jr., 31, was killed by lightning during a July rainstorm while riding a tractor on Highway 6 six miles south of Kenedy.
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Kenedy
Victor Garcia Jr
Here
Mueller Undergoes Surgical Operation at Halletts Ville
Mueller underwent a surgical operation at the Halletts Ville hospital on Monday.
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Rudie Mueller
Hallettsville Hospital
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Refugio
J. B. Wilson
Gentral Power & Light Company
Woodsboro
Bayside
H. W. St. John
Cpls Gulf Coast District
Alice
Wilson
J.L. Meredith
Aransas Pays
CPL
Utility Company
Luing
Ike McElroy
Oscar Kaiser
Will McElroy
Bertha Novak
Judge Fertsch
C. A. Gray Passes
Uncle Sam’s
George Barta
Albert McConnell
Benno Sehneider
Jodie Meiserschlaeger
Edward Batey
Johnnie Mladenka
J. G C. Petrek
Joe Petrek
Rudie Kubenka
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