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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1919
Page
1
The Senior Class of the Sam and Will Moore Institute presented a roughly thirty inch high statue of President Woodrow Wilson to the school on Friday evening. Roosevelt Ellinger, class president, delivered the presentation speech as the first statue in the institute, and the student body is proud.
Mozart Lodge No 59 and Lorbeeren Lodge No 63 announce a special meeting at Hermann Park Hall on Sunday March 9 at two oclock in the afternoon. Members urged to attend. Turman who helps his town helps himself. Boost!
Governor Hobby signs free text book bill and considers a June special session. Texas voters go to the polls May 24 for three constitutional amendments on woman suffrage prohibition and land credits. The House backs a plan to issue up to 75 million dollars for highways. An education apportionment reaches 5.50 per pupil with 2.00 remaining. Cummings named chair of the national Democratic Committee. The U S Good Roads Convention meets at Mineral Wells April 14 to 19 with about eight thousand delegates expected. A Houston monument for General Sam Houston is proposed with a five thousand dollar appropriation requested. The Centenary movement aims to fund Methodist foreign missions, with the South Church raising 35 million of 115 million total.
Uncle Sam will open night schools for aliens at Jallettsville Moravia Komen sky Moulton Dixon Shiver and other places, with local teachers gratis. Two hundred sixty seven residents have taken first citizenship papers and are urged to attend. Government supplies free text books if printed, and officials want to know who will attend and which school.
KE Sternenberg warns farmers against signing agreements to cut cotton plantings. He argues for maintaining cotton, notes potential profits from corn potatoes onions castor beans and peanuts if prices justify, and urges farmers to reject contracts to reduce cotton and instead seek forestalled bargains on grain and produce. He cites past price volatility and global demand for cotton goods.
Mrs Ludmila Bratrich wife of Anton Bratrich of near Ka mensky died Monday morning March 3 after influenza pneumonia illness. Funeral held at Catholic cemetery in Moulton Tuesday with Rev Father Neubert officiating. She was 48 years 1 month 20 days old born January 14, 1871. Surviving husband six children and many relatives and friends. The Eagle extends sympathy.
Judge Ed R. Kone of the State Department of Agriculture spoke to about thirty at the opera house on February 28. He urged farmers to unite against cotton gamblers in New York and elsewhere by reducing cotton acreage and diversifying crops, planting only the best seeds and preparing land properly.
The annual masquerade ball in Hermann Park Verein drew about thirty costumed attendees on Tuesday night. Prizes went to Rudolph Jilek for 5th Liberty Loan, Miss Tillie Zimmermann for America's Last Tableau, Miss Emma Moeller for Red Cross Nurse, and a pair named for fourth prize. Unmasking occurred at nine, then dancing resumed. six tickets were sold.
Henry Balhorn Jr of the 45th Artillery in France has returned to the United States, after enlisting December 1917 and sailing from Newport News October 21. He landed in France November 3 and left Bordeaux January 22 for discharge at Camp Travis. Ed Shandera, son of Mr and Mrs Tom Shandera, who enlisted in the Navy last May, returned from Boston Saturday after release from the service.
The 1906 U S Department of Agriculture estimate shows ton mile costs vary with road quality. Texas farmers face 80 to 100 percent higher haul costs per mile than the national average, based on government figures.
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