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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
1
Miss Blanche Barr of Weimar runs for county superintendent of public instruction in Colorado County. The announcement highlights her candidacy and local educational leadership aim.
Camp Travis, nearly empty after the sixth Division left, reports a renewed population of about 30 000, reflecting a steady return of personnel and activities as duties resume.
President Wilson has affixed his signature to the bill appropriating 12 billion dollars to meet the expenses of the army program for the forthcoming fiscal year.
The State Automatic Tax Board, consisting of the governor, comptroller and treasurer, meets in Austin to fix the tax rate for the coming year. Reportedly, a rate reduction is anticipated.
Mr R B Papacek and family returned from visits to Galveston and Alvin. Mrs Rosalia Jaun came back from Shiner where she visited relatives. Mrs Joseph Muras to Shiner for several days. Mr George Baur and family stayed in Ellinger visiting kin. H Hoyer and A Krause Jr from Draughon’s College in Houston came home. Fifteen Lavaca county men called to San Antonio for military service. Lee Bunting and Henry Balhorn back from Galveston visiting sons with U S forces at Fort Crockett. Emil Tomasko home from the Navy for a few days with his parents. County Judge P H Green and Hallettsville officials attended Governor Hobby’s speech in town.
The Camp Fire Girls announce a bazaar on Saturday July 27 featuring handmade articles for sale. Coffee and sandwiches will be served throughout the day.
Mrs Grace Preston of Yoakum visited her son K Preston's family. The Klo C Fehrenkamp cottage on West Second Street is now occupied by Mr and Mrs Joseph Muras. Several residents traveled to Galveston and San Antonio for visits and business. Fort Sam Houston duties brought Edwin Jaeggli to the area. Former Governor Ferguson spoke at Gonzales with local attendees.
A 1918 report notes fodder making near Culak School and a birthday anniversary for Mrs. William Schodde. Families from Gus Huff Dreyer and surrounding areas hosted and visited, with many Sunday gatherings and a dance at Henkhaus.
The speaker announces appointment as chairman of the National Patriotic League to recruit members in town for relief of Belgian French and Armenian children. Dues are one dollar through June 1 1919 with visits to headquarters due by July 23.
The notice lists a 16 a m service in Moulton and a 4 p m Luther League program at the Moulton church with a regular annual business meeting to elect officers and delegates to the Luther League convention in San Antonio. English services follow at 8 45 p m. Pastor H A Heineke welcomes all.
Local attendees including John Bucek J T Jaeggli Robert Preston Frank Biehunke Jr and L B Cooper heard Judge M W Crane speak Friday night in Gonzales in support of Governor William P Hobby. A revival at Old Moulton Baptist church ended last Wednesday with sermons by Rev Jesse Yelvington of Waco to large crowds. Miss Clara Schindler underwent an appendectomy at Dr Guenther hospital last Thursday and is recovering well.
Mrs John Brunkenhoefer hosted the Forty two Club gathering on Thursday of last week. Mrs Elizabeth Quebedeaux won the pin while a list of attendees included Mesdames Guenther Menefee Haltom Cordes Kotzebue Bucek Nachlinger Rehmet Nesista Graves Krause and Misses Rehmet Preston Arnim Mladenka Liuroth and Cornelia Liuroth of Houston. Mrs John Bucek to entertain on Thursday August r.
Austin alerts that 1 800 men from Texas were called by the selective draft department for service. Entrainment to Deming New Mexico begins August 5. Three calls totaling 900 grammar school graduates head to Camp Mabry near Austin with 300 departing August 1 300 August 15 and 300 August 29 for special occupational military training. An additional 154 black grammar school graduates are to report to Prairie View Normal on August 15.
Hallettsville Texas July 15 the city council separated the office of city tax assessor and collector from that of marshal S M Kuykendall named city tax assessor and collector V J Prasek has resigned and no successor yet appointed as marshal
Miss Katy Merle Peterson of Hallettsville resigns from the Sam and Will Moore Institute. The Sam and Will Moore Institute board meeting elected Miss Beverly Palmer of Yoakum to fill the vacancy. The board secured a strong faculty and anticipates a successful session.
Gonzales Texas July 15 announces the town has its first women school trustees Mrs Minnie John and Mrs J W Vernon elected to fill unexpired terms. Both have qualified.
Flatonia Texas July 15 Mrs A Hidelbach aged 77 longtime resident died yesterday at the family home after a long illness She was a devout Christian and loved her husband and three sons to mourn her loss.
John Bucek reports that 156 women qualified to appear on the ballot after being deputized by Tax Collector Steve Bennett to register participants for the forthcoming democratic primary selection.
Culled from our exchanges reports Miss Dora Koch accepts a teaching post for the upcoming session in Yorktown public schools. Creole school votes 9 to 5 for a special tax and seeks state aid for six months of operation. Wenzel school plans a 25 cent tax to build a new schoolhouse with petition signed by all district taxpayers. Other notes include trips and family visits among local residents and a cabbage plant with twelve heads exhibited in Shiner.
Purchase a 14 by 11 inch service flag with one star for 46 cents or 10 cents extra for each additional star. Flags will be displayed at Rudolph Jaeggli & Bro. and Papacek & Krause stores. Orders also taken from Camp Fire Girls members.
County Clerk J A Sommer of Hallettsville visited the city Thursday afternoon to campaign for another term. He emphasized experience and public service as his main qualifications for re election.
Governor William P Hobby visited Moulton meeting a large crowd at the opera house after arriving from Yoakum. Former Senator C F Weinert spoke endorsing Hobby and condemning Jim Ferguson as an anti prohibitionist for money. Hobby promised a January return and urged loyalty to democracy born of the Mayflower era.
A petrified watermelon, weighing about sixty pounds, was unearthed by workers digging for a building in Carlinville Illinois on June 27. The stonelike fruit shows visible watermelon stripes.
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