Notice to Water Patrons Urges Water Use Ban
City warns patrons not to use water for irrigation. Anyone found using water for irrigation will be cut off immediately.
07 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
1
City warns patrons not to use water for irrigation. Anyone found using water for irrigation will be cut off immediately.
The North Atlantic raid sinks ships including the liner Carolina and schooner Samuel H Hathaway. total vessels lost reaches eleven with sixteen missing from Carolina crew and from Hathaway. City of Columbus reaches port safely. Charles Warren Fairbanks, former vice president, is dead.
The notice marks Friday June 28 as National War Savings Day. It states war savings stamps cost 4.17 dollars now and will be worth 500 dollars on January 1, 1923. It urges readers to buy war savings stamps.
Tuk House passed the army appropriation bill authorizing $12 041 682 000 and empowering the president to summon men for military service who can be trained and equipped.
Five thousand copies of the laws passed by the recent extraordinary session are now in the hands of the Secretary of State at Austin. The price is 50 cents a copy.
Monday June 3 marked the 118th anniversary of the birth of Jefferson Davis president of the Confederate states. The day was observed throughout the south.
Henry Clark of Stephenville Krath county seeks the Democratic nomination for governor. He will address voters in Gonzales on Saturday June 8 at 2 PM while touring the state in a chug chug wagon.
Visitors include Miss Stella Kunetka of Shiner and Miss Mary Perry of Columbus. Red Cross notes report new members and donations, plus thanks to the Moulton Frauen Verein and Catholic Ladies Aid Society. Community events include a Oak Grove school house dance and Lavaca Retail Merchants' Association meeting plans.
An examination for teachers certificates will be held at Hal lettsville Friday and Saturday June 7 8. The board of examiners includes Supt T J Ponton of Shiner and Supt T H Leslie of Moulton. Courses cover Physical Geography Physiology Composition Arithmetic Literature Solid Geometry and more across Friday and Saturday sessions.
Crops grow with rain needed. Mrs. Charlie Beyer visited San Antonio to see her husband serving with Uncle Sam. Henry Cook celebrated his forty ninth birthday with a large crowd and refreshments. A Catholic ceremony on May 28 joined Mevey and Dena Modler in marriage. Henry Cook and son, Henry, traveled to Gonzales, while Jim Hull and son visited Fintonia. Louis Jansek and family visited Yoakum, Amalia Cook left for Knippa for several weeks.
Private Alfred G. Beyer of Ellinger Texas is among thirty eight AEF personnel cited for gallantry. He remained at his post after being seriously wounded until the enemy was driven off. Beyer is a cousin of Mrs Emilie Westerhoff and Messrs George and Adolph Baur of Moulton.
Notice to the voters states the secretary of the Lavaca County Retail Merchants Association withdraws from the district clerk race. The letter thanks supporters and signals a formal exit from the election.
Misses Millie Miculka Lillie Etlinger Mary Tomasko Olga Lueke Helen Menke and Messrs tred Mecke and Joe Chlastak moved to Shiver Sunday afternoon. Mr F C Engelking and family returned Sunday from Port Lavaca Indianola and other points reporting excellent crop conditions in that part of the state.
J J Mansfield reports President’s appearance before Congress to extend the session and fund the war. Secretary McAdoo shifts stance, now backing a revenue bill before fresh Liberty Bond sales. Ways and Means must craft higher levies, doubling last year’s taxes as postal rates and m agazine mail privileges draw scrutiny.
Dr O F Schoenvogel and Clara Roberts married in Galveston on Saturday June 4. He just graduated from Medical College at Galveston and will work at the Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Temple. The couple will reside with his parents in Witting until departure.
Mrs W J Krause and her daughter Josephine from Fiatonia are in the city this week visiting relatives.
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