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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
6
The eighth annual carnival and cotton exposition will be held at Galveston from July 4 to 16. The Lutheran Synod of Iowa met at Brenham last week and set October 28, 1917, as the 46th anniversary of the Reformation with feasts planned in Lutheran churches across Texas.
Mrs Albrecht entertained the Priscilla Club on Tuesday afternoon with an enjoyable gathering. Ice cream and cake were served to Mesdames Richter Kotzebue Parr von Lienen Bucek Pundt Etlinger Studeman Boehm and Miss Krueger.
Mrs Hy Fehrenkamp hosted the Catholic Aid Society on May 24 with needleworkers sharing an enjoyable afternoon. Plans were set for a June 12 bazaar as members and guests were listed, and the next meeting was scheduled for June 14 with Mrs John Guenther.
Texas hosts 1,067 printing and publishing establishments with a capital investment of 9.13 million dollars. Four thousand four hundred eight people work in the industry, producing 5 papers per family per issue and a total circulation of 5 million across 57 foreign publications. The Houston Telegraph, founded by Gail Borden in 1836, is defunct while the Galveston News, established in 1843, is the oldest Texas newspaper still in publication.
Mrs Jaterka of Schulenburg visited relatives in the city on Sunday. Max Mueller of Flatonia was in town between trains Sunday afternoon. Mr William Kilert and family drove to Hallettsville Sunday to spend the day. Henry Balhorn Jr returned Saturday from San Antonio where he attended barber school. Mrs Emilie Westerhoff hosted relatives and friends Wednesday for her birthday. Melvin Peterson, son of Prof and Mrs K A Peterson, was in the Yoakum high school graduating class. Prof K A Jones, noted educator, elected Yorktown public schools superintendent succeeding N Wilson, a Lavaca county veteran.
Hon O B Colquitt candidate for United States Senator will address the public at the Shiner opera house on Saturday June 3 at 10 30 am Citizens urged to attend The Hallettsville Park Verein met Friday electing R Waltersdorf as president John Buss as vice president and Chas Fertsch as secretary Plans are under way for a July 4 celebration at the Park Hallettsville July 4 event coverage
Fayette County census shows 8 689 school age children up 782. White 6 097 and negro 2 592. districts Mecklenburg and Nechanitz approved tax increases and three other districts plan June elections to fund new facilities.
Texas data show a child born every four minutes and seven homes built per hour. Fourteen percent of residents are in the cradle with 241000 unmarried young women aged fifteen to twenty four and 466562 men never married. The state reports 20000 old maids and half a million unmarried women along with 10000 grass widows and 117000 other widows. Average Texas family size is 4.9.
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