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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
1
The Washington letters by Edward B. Clark are presented by The Eagle. Clark, a veteran correspondent with war service in France, writes with analytical power and a charming style. His letters promise clear, engaging accounts of Washington affairs for readers.
Edmund Meyer motored to San Antonio Monday to spend several days on business matters while County Commissioner F Z Butschek left Monday for Halletts ville to attend the regular court session.
Weather favorable for farm work as J W Griffin marks 91st birthday with family. George Cooper returns from Delhi with cattle, visitors from Wrightsboro and Karnes City drop by. Cattle dipping at Griffin vat and garden crops in evidence. Anita and Irene Bultmeyer attend summer session in San Marcos. June 2, 1922.
Bagby, once a powerful Lavaca County lawmaker nicknamed the lion of lavaca, announced in Austin on May 31 that he is entirely out of politics and will remain a private citizen as he resigns from public life.
The Moulton Home and School Club held its regular semi monthly social gathering on Friday afternoon June 2 with Mrs. August G Kotzebue hosting. Attendees enjoyed conversation music singing and fancy work. Miss Lillian Jaeggli performed vocal numbers. Refreshments included ice cream and cake. Visitors included Mrs M Kotzebue Mrs N Niedermann Mrs Ed Shandera Miss L Jaeggli Miss Annie Mae Arnim Miss Alice Kotzebue and Miss Viasta Shandera. The next meeting is set for Friday June 16 with Mrs O F Koape hosting.
The first bale of the 1922 Texas cotton crop brought 1200 dollars at the Houston cotton exchange sold to W. H. Garrow & Co. Ernest Matz raised the bale on his Rio Hondo area farm in the Rio Grande Valley. Last year the first bale was sold May 26 for 1300 dollars.
Dorothy Pfeil visits Schulenburg for several days with friends while the German Park Verein hosts a well attended dance. Mr. Wagner and family join Mr. Krause and family on a San Angelo outing, and others return from visits to Hutson Stockdale Houston Gonzales and San Marcos. Several attend summer sessions at Southwest Texas Normal College and A & M College.
Washington June 5 soldiers bonus bill delayed in the Senate Finance Committee chair McCumber said it would not be presented for several days. Republican leaders fear a long fight and oppose sidetracking tariff debate while proponents push for speed as executive departments warn it will take six months to set machinery in operation.
At the St Josephs Verein annual meeting held last Sunday officers for the coming year were elected Wm Brosch president Anton Bratrich vice president Fr Seidenberger secretary Rudolph Klaas vice secretary Ernest Pelzel treasurer William Bratrich flag bearer Albert Schoenfeld marshal. Wm Brosch Paul Dietsch Fr Seidenberger and Albert Schoenfeld were chosen delegates to the State Convention to be held in Shiner late next month.
Melvin Merrem son of Mrs Leona Merrem sustained a fracture of his right leg below the knee while playing Sunday afternoon Surgical aid was promptly given and the boy is progressing as well as can be hoped under the circumstances
Mr and Mrs T A Tuberville visited Yoakam relatives and Ed Shandera and family spent the week in town visiting homefolks and friends. Grace and Kathleen Preston left for San Antonio to visit their uncle Sam Preston. Edmund Etlinger and family spent Sunday with Seguin relatives. Frances Goetz joined them for the summer. Lucile Febrenkamp, ill for two weeks, is improving. Emma Hrock received a surprise birthday party on May 31 with games and refreshments.
Rain fell at Culak School area last week and crops are growing. Miss Rosie Brom visited Sweet Home with her sister Mrs Joe Kasper and returned with her nephew Joe Jr. Several families visited Gus Huff and family and others attended church services. Marian Koenig was christened at the Lutheran church.
Mrs Henry Etlinger hosted the Moulton Lutheran Frauen Verein on June 1 with refreshments and pleasant hours. Mrs William Hillner hosted on June 22. An ice cream social is planned on the church lawn Wednesday evening June 21 with a Sunday school program and others. everyone is invited.
The Eagle thanks readers for subscription payments since last report. Names listed include H A Menefee Guenther Hospital F J Knesek R Preston J W Petrasch Elo U Fehrenkamp R B Papacek Agnes Wotipka Joe Janota Vlad Stainuocher and others in Moulton and the Sanitorium.
A pleasant Catholic Ladies' Aid Society meeting was hosted by Mrs. Richard Etlinger on May 24 with refreshments served. Another session occurred with Mrs. Louis Fehrenkamp on June 14. Miss Lillian Biehunke returned from Rosenberg after visiting Mr. Frank Nachlinger’s family.
Hallettsville Texas May 31 G A Young is installed as postmaster to succeed D A Paulus who served nine years. A banquet honored both postmasters with local clerks cartiers and staff attending. In 45 years the town has had three postmasters with tenures of 19 16 and 9 years. The office remains a second class facility with seven rural carriers one village carrier and three full time clerks. The retiring postmaster has long served as city attorney county attorney county judge and State Senator.
Milton Everett of San Antonio travels to Waco to file with Secretary Hale a petition to submit the wine and beer issue to voters in the Texas July primaries. The petition claims 56,401 signatures from 138 counties with Bexar County leading at 11,783 signers and totals from Dallas Comal Harris McLennan Tarrant and Bell counties.
A list of recent returnees from school in different Texas towns includes Miss Alice Kotzebue Cuero Miss Anita von Lienen Evelyn Richter Seguin Miss Theodora Jaeggli Denton Henry Kat Menefee Ruby Meiners Willie Darilek George Flessner San Marcos Louis Baur Raymond Pustejovsky Roy Kotzebue A M College Station Leo Guenther Canyon.
A severe thunderstorm Friday night killed two calves owned by Fred W. Krause in the city's southern district. The storm also brought rain that benefits the local corn crop for the area.
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