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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1921
Page
1
A basket supper and literary program will be held at Nickel High School on Friday March 18 starting at 8 30 PM. Proceeds go to benefit the school and a cordial invitation is extended to all ages to attend and support the cause.
The army hospitals house over 26 000 wounded soldiers still treated for overseas injuries. Red Cross workers provide continued friendly aid and are teaching the men trades for future employment while keeping in touch with families to ease hardship and loneliness.
Anton Raab returned from a week with relatives in Alice Rud Haas made a quick trip to Hallettsville. Joseph Selzer Jr and son Henry of Nursery visited, Henry staying for health. Charlottenburg basketball and rooters came to play with Oak Grove absent due to weather. Two games tied 16 10 and 8 5 with visitors winning volleyball 3 6.
Prof. Joe J. Migl, principal, announced a spelling match and declamation contest between Praha and Novobrad to be held at Novobrad Saturday evening. Patrons are voting a 50 cents maintenance tax as renovations include painting, new desks, modern heating, and more improvements planned.
During a thunderstorm Ammett Cook of the Seclusion neighborhood about twenty miles below Hallettsville was struck by lightning while riding near his home. The horse also died. Cook, 32, left a wife and five children.
Lutheran services in Moulton Sunday at 10 30 a m include German services. English services and holy communion are held at night. Good Friday services and holy communion are planned at Baursville.
Mrs Luther Rose returned to LaGrange Monday after visiting Mrs Ed Boehn for several days. Mrs Mary Hillner of San Antonio has left with Mr and Mrs William Hillmer to visit relatives in Shiner before returning home. Mrs Elo C Fehrenkamp and Dorothy Hoppe left for Galveston to visit Mrs Benno Hoppe, who is recovering from surgery. The Eagle invites news of local visits by ringing 99.
President Harding directs Panama and Costa Rica to observe proper conduct and they respond in accordance, signaling a diplomatic stance from the United States on regional behavior.
The Jerome Post No 94 American Legion met in Flatonia at 3pm on March 6 chaired by D J Decherd. Minutes approved. Waco chosen as next state convention city. auxiliary praised for membership drive. current membership 41. plan active drive urging each member to recruit one new applicant.
A Moulton Base ball Club meeting at the opera room elected R I Vivial as manager Frank J Wagner as secretary treasurer Fred Fehrenkamp as captain and C C Roeder as coach The club plans to join a league with Yoakum Cuero Hallettsville Gonzales Shiner and Moulton Practice starts Tuesday at 615 pm All players urged to attend Suits already ordered Town support hoped to boost both town and team.
At Shiner on March 12 the first part of the Interscholastic Meet featured spelling and essay writing. Moulton public school sent Etta Koester in Essay Writing Cecile Rehmer in Spelling and Erwart Raab in Junior Spelling with strong prospects for first honors as results move to Austin.
The Moulton Lutheran Frauen Verein met with Mrs. Ed. Boehm Jr on Thursday afternoon. Attendance was large and attendees enjoyed the afternoon with refreshments. The next meeting is planned with Mrs G J Bohnenkamp on Thursday March 31.
Tom Ki Shandera began duties as census enumerator last week. He asks parents to ensure all children ages eight through seventeen on September 1 are listed on the census rolls for the district.
J J Mansfield reports on a Galveston News critique of the emergency tariff bill. The letter defends support for the measure as temporary and aimed at reducing foreign competition for 1920 farm crops, noting limited duration and potential benefits to farmers, while urging broader tariff use on non agricultural imports.
The Lavaca County Interscholastic League Meet will be held in Shiner on Friday and Saturday, March 18 and 19. Declamations, debates, track and field events, tennis and volleyball are listed with schedules and locations at Welhaus en Park and the opera house.
Prof. Gordon Damon of the State Department of Education visited the Sam and Wil Moore Institute last Thursday. He praised the work but found the building too small and recommended two more classrooms and an additional grade. He urged higher school classification so graduates may enter college directly without special prep courses.
Census Enumerator Gus Huff reports 61 children of scholastic age reside in the Culak School district, an increase of six over last year.
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