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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1932
Page
1
Last Thursday the Moulton High School senior class held commencement ceremonies in the school auditorium. Senator W K Hopkins spoke on American Citizenship, with Mary Louise Bergfeld as processional pianist.
The American Legion Band of Moulton will travel to Yorktown Sunday to play for the quarterly district convention. Many Legionnaires and Auxiliary members of Geier Merrem Post are expected to attend the event.
The regular monthly meeting of the Moulton Fire Department will be held at the American Legion Hall Monday night June 6. All members are requested to be present.
The Ellinger Elks beat the Moulton Eagles in the thirteenth inning at Ellinger. Moulton led 2 0 in the seventh but Ells tied it in the ninth. An error in the thirteenth scored the decisive run as Ellinger won in extras. The Eagles face Eagle Lake Stars next, with Hoss Walston opposed by Pat Townsend.
Mr and Mrs Edward W Cannady of Galveston announce the arrival of a son named Charles Wilford born Friday May 27 Mrs Cannady was formerly Evelyn Koester of Moulton The Eagle extends congratulations. Other local visits note relatives in Corpus Christi Seguin Yoakum San Antonio and Moulton with several attending the area commencement exercises and graduates including Elmo Nachlinger son of Mr and Mrs J W Nachlinger.
Nell Lamberth of Seguin and San Antonio died after a long illness. Funeral held Tuesday at Porter Loring's mortuary with Rev. Paul W. Evans officiating. Interment in City Cemetery No. 6. Survived by husband H A Lamberth son Clifford Perkins grandson Dimmitt Perkins and siblings in San Antonio Dallas Pleasanton Temple and Lockhart.
Mrs. F. C. Koester and daughters Lydia and Mrs. Albert Spickermann of Skidmore visited relatives and friends last weekend. Nile Ruth Koester accompanied them for a visit.
Timber Wolves beat Dixon Plow Boys 15 to 7 Sunday at Dixon in a high scoring game. The following day Timber Wolves edged Sulphur Park 7 to 5 at Sulphur Park. County Agent J M Parka of Hallettsville was in Moulton last Thursday prepping a canning demonstration led by Miss Sadie Hatfield of Texas A&M College.
The Boehm building hosted a Tuesday canning demonstration sponsored by the Moulton Parent-Teacher Association. About 100 women from Moulton and nearby areas attended. Miss Sadie Hatfield of Texas A&M delivered the instruction, sparking interest in forming a community canning club.
Henry J. Schornack of Hallettsville announces his candidacy for Lavaca county tax collector in the upcoming Democratic primary. A native with six years as tax collector and 30 years as assistant cashier at Peoples State Bank, he was urged by voters to enter the race, with voting set for July 23.
Mrs J J Mikulik and children of Yoakum visited Edwin J Knesek and family last Thursday to help Nola Mae celebrate her birthday.
The editor and wife gratefully acknowledge receipt of an invitation to attend the commencement exercises of the senior class held on June 2. The invitation came with compliments from Melvin Menefee, son of Mr and Mrs H A Menefee of Beaumont and grandson of Mr Henry Krause of Moulton.
A class of 146 children and 7 adults was confirmed at St Josephs Catholic Church in Moulton Monday morning with Arch Bishop Drossaerts of San Antonio administering. He was assisted by Rev Joseph Kopp and visiting priests L P Netardus Weimar Szymanski Anders Felman Dombrowski Blinka Beck Hildebrand. High mass was sung by Rev Beck assisted by Rev Anders and Rev Felman.
Yoakum boosters invite Lavaca county residents to two day Tomato Tom Tom on June 10 and 11. The schedule features a parade ball game rodeos coronation street dances and a queen’s ball across the two days with events starting at 10:30 A M and continuing through the evening.
The 9th District Convention of the Legion Auxiliary will be held at Yorktown Sunday June 65. All members urged to attend. A quilt raffle last Saturday awarded to Mrs Rud Va lenta and to Mrs C A McCollum and son Cread Jr of Beeville. Mr and Mrs Edwin Grunwald of Memphis visited home folks. Miss Isabell Hrock of Halletts ville visited with Mr Edwin J Knesek and family then returned home. Mr and Mrs Frank Cinadr and daughter Joyce Beatrice and Miss Leona Janszen spent a weekend in Crystal City Joyce Beatrice stayed longer.
Mrs T L Tucker of Victoria and Misses Edith and Adela Krueger of Shiner spent Sunday at the Victor Fehrenkamp home. Henry J Schornack of Hallettsville, candidate for the Democratic nomination for tax collector of Lavaca county, visited the office Wednesday. Charles Wagner and son Alph on of the Henkhaus community called Saturday and renewed his subscription to The Eagle, noting no complaints about coalitions as milk and garlic join regular crops.
A mass meeting in Moulton at the New Theater drew a capacity crowd as citizens discussed tax reduction county debt road machinery purchases and office consolidations. Speakers included Moulton, Hallettsville, and Shiner officials and candidates. The gathering urged change at the ballot box to curb wasteful spending and lower taxes.
A May 26 party for Nola Mae Knesek marked her fifth birthday hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Edwina J. Knesei. Guests enjoyed lunch and games including a bean count contest won by Lillian Hoyer who received candy. Pink cake tea cakes orangeade and pink ice cream were served. each guest took home a pink candy-filled basket.
Johnie Raindi Jr. and Miss Alice Smith, both of Corpus Christi, married in Sinton on May 23. The groom runs a pressing shop in Corpus Christi and the bride works as a telephone operator there. The couple visited relatives here for several days last week. The Eagle offers congratulations.
Evergreen School chairman Charles Wagner announces Claud V. Jones of Harwood has been elected principal for next year. Assistant teacher Miss Wray Borrer of Waelder was re-elected for a fifth term.
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