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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1941
Page
1
Automobile license plates for 1941 must be purchased during March. Money from plate purchases up to 50 000 dollars remains in the county of purchase. Buy licenses in your home county and help your roads and ridges. It pays to trade at home.
The author notes that while not declaring whether women should lead, men have created vast global fires and suggests that united women could help extinguish them. The piece argues for collective action beyond gender boundaries to address war and upheaval.
A motivational statement urges residents to increase effort for the town and community, reflecting on past year and encouraging everyone to try a bit harder. It argues no one is too busy to contribute a little more.
An election will be held in Moulton on April 1 to elect a mayor city secretary and two aldermen. Candidates must file with the city secretary by March 21 ten days before the election. The vote precedes the April 5 school trustee election.
The Lavaca County Inter Scholastic League competition starts this week with events spread over weeks and concludes on March 29. Tennis and volleyball for boys are at Shiner while all other events take place in Moulton.
The United States Navy Band plans a country-wide tour and will perform in San Antonio next fall once a local sponsor is secured. The group is led by Captain Charles Benter and civic groups are anticipated to arrange the event.
Completion of Moulton's water system will extend fire coverage to a wider area and protect more homes while helping lower the key rate of insurance. The rate has fallen about 50 percent in eight years, due to the fire department and community support. Citizens contribute time and money to keep the department highly effective.
About 175 farmers, business and professional people from Lavaca county and nearby areas attended the second annual Farmers and Business Men's Banquet in Hallettsville on February 27. The event featured master of ceremonies Philip Lorfing, invocation by Rev. G Kuratko, and remarks by County Judge Paul H. Fertach. Cliff H. Day spoke on cooperation to boost soil conservation and a regional business revival. The meal was prepared by the Lavaca County Home Demonstration Club, and attendees from Moulton included R B Papacek and others. The evening concluded with singing God Bless America and a Benediction by Rev E A Hood.
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie Lockstedt were held at Zion's Lutheran Church in Moulton with Rev E Jacobs officiating. Born in Germany October 23 1858 she died after a lingering illness at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Hirscher in Concrete DeWitt county. She came to Texas at eight and left six sons six daughters twenty two grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Her husband died July 18 1924. The Eagle expresses sympathy to the mourners.
National Farm Day on Saturday March 8 will broadcast addresses to farmers by President Roosevelt Vice President Wallace and Secretary Claude Wickard. It marks the first joint appearance of these leaders on a single program and honors agriculture. Farmers are invited to listen.
Messrs. C. M. Miller Jr. of Austin and Cain of Yoakum visited Moulton last week to discuss organizing a Lions Club here. They plan to return on Tuesday March 11 to form the club if enough citizens support the idea.
City Secretary Wm. Wactendorf reports 1940 tax collections in Moulton through February 1, 1941 totaled $2,474.46, about 95 percent of taxes due. Poll tax receipts for the year amounted to 169.
The Evergreen School Parents and Teachers Club met February 11 with a large crowd. They approved presenting Look Out Lizzie on March 16 at 10 and 20 cents admission. The meeting included school progress notes and a baseball game. Next gathering March 6 will include declaimers and storytellers elimination.
Fayette Lavaca Bi County PTA members meet in Hallettsville Thursday afternoon with nineteen attendees. Attendees included Superintendent Stanley F Cer nosa sek and several officers. next gathering planned for April in Moulton.
Lavaca County farmers have received 280 123.80 in 1940 AAA payments. Totals include 63 checks on 57 range applications 12 208.67 4879 checks on 8307 parity applications 107 636.15 and 438983 checks on 8089 conservation applications 160 363.98. 3599 farms are eligible for conservation payments from 8906 worksheets leaving 507 unpaid. All parity applications are on file with 32 conservation applications missing due to faulty signatures or movers. Last date to file is March 31, 1941.
The Moulton Fire Department held its regular meeting Monday with Vice President Vladike Boehm presiding and Edw A Darilek at the desk. The music committee reported Bill Cornelson’s Orchestra will provide music for the annual dance with strict 50 50 music. An advertising committee was appointed: William Miculka Edmund Kram and Johnnie Biehunke. Transfers to honorary list granted for Hugo Boehm and Harvey Louis Fehrenchamp. Ed F Pundt added as active member. The department will stay in the Southwestern Association of Fire Chiefs with a $5 annual membership fee.
Lavaca county seventh draft call by the United States army will be filled with five volunteers. They leave from Hallettsville on March 11 and include Alvin Thomas Schindler of Hallettsville Berlon Williford New of Yoakum Clarence Wood row New of Hallettsville Route 1 Louis Emil Breithaupt and Erwin Bartosh of Shiner.
Robert FE. Pustejovsky of Shiner enlisted in the infantry at Fort Sam Houston on February 4. Others from Yoakum and Hallettsville include Steve E. Jurena Emil A. Berkenhoff Frank A. Chomont Eugene J. Sanders and John R. Fenner.
Mathias Reischl aged 87 died at his Moulton home February 28 after a lingering illness. Born in Czechoslovakia on October 3, 1853, he came to Texas 60 years ago and lived in Moulton his entire life. Surviving: six daughters, one son, 29 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren. Funeral from the Antrich home then St. Joseph's Church with burial in Moulton Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers named. The Eagle offers sympathy to the family.
Mrs. Ray Stevenson nee Helen Pliska died in Los Angeles on February 24 after a long illness. Interment was in Los Angeles. She is survived by her husband five sisters and two brothers, with ties to Moulton Oregon Midland and La Grange. The Eagle extends sympathy to the family.
Dr Hugo J Strieder of Moulton was elected secretary treasurer of the Lavaca County Medical Society at a Shiner meeting. Dr C T Duffper of Hallettsville is president and Dr E B Pulkrabek of Flatonia is vice president.
Lavaca County Mattress Program reports 8428 mattresses approved for 2505 families. Eighty one applications rejected and eighty seven suspended. March 165 is the final day to file applications.
Because of Lenten services the Baursville PTA sets its next meeting for Thursday March 13 at the usual location.
Tom Shandera is busy taking the scholastic census of the Moulton Independent School District. The census must be completed during March.
Wm. E. Cleveland of the AAALavaca county outlines a postwar plan to curb cotton surplus with a 10,000,000 federal program and 3,000,000 cash incentives. The initiative provides cotton order stamps for acre reduction and farm production for home use, distributed via the Surplus Marketing Administration to cooperating farmers.
Clyde Jones sponsors a Flatonia meeting at the fire station on Friday March 7 at 730 PM to organize a softball league. Eight eligible teams within 20 miles are urged to attend as captains and managers. A schedule opening game date and rules will be set and adopted.
County Clerk D. L. Hudson reports nine marriage licenses issued in February versus 17 in January. Oil activity grows with forty eight leases filed last Saturday for a single company in the Moulton area. Since January 1 the office logged four hundred twenty seven chattel mortgages.
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