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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
4
Governor Henry Allen of Kansas emerges as a possible Republican presidential candidate. The House passed the Army Reorganization measure calling for a peacetime army of 209,060 men and 17,890 officers, with a 246 to 62 vote. The bill awaits Senate action.
Austin reports nearly 5,000 Texas schools applied for the 2 090 000 rural school fund and about 3,000 have been granted aid. Remaining schools may receive aid if they meet state requirements. The Hobby group declines to a preferred primary for a national convention delegate. The piece notes distrust of voter influence in Texas.
The Eagle reports it instructed the Piper House to raise weekly copies due to rapid growth in subscriptions. The editor notes the influx of new names required quicker exchanges and offers an apology while hoping this trend continues.
In San Francisco on March 15 died Arthur Claasen, a renowned musician and composer and founder of the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. Born in Germany 61 years ago, he moved to the Pacific coast about a year ago and his body was brought back to San Antonio for interment.
The supreme court decides that party pledges on ballots are not binding on voters. Democrats Republicans nonpartisans socialists and others may participate in the upcoming primaries. The decision is described as a chaotic situation.
Ground was broken last week for a million dollar TB sanitarium for ex service men at Kerrville. State Public Health Service figures show about 4000 Texans contracted tuberculosis after enlistment. roughly 700 are bedridden. The hospital is expected to care for the worst cases by January 1 next year.
Moulton Lodge No 268 mourns the death of A F Kotzebue a longtime member. The lodge will drape in mourning for 30 days wear the badge of the order and dedicate a memoriam page in the record. Sympathy is extended to his widow and children. The secretary will present a copy of the resolutions to the family and The Moulton Eagle. Kotzebue died in Moulton Texas February 24 1920. He became a Master Mason on December 5 1908.
Victoria and area enjoy pleasant weather as farmers begin cotton planting. Social gatherings include dances hosted by Mr and Mrs R Nitschmann and a Sunday family visit by Alois Raab and Miss Katie Antrich. News of Spencer McBride's death at Mare Island Naval Training Station is reported with funeral details in Nursery.
The Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 166 notes the passing of Brother Alex F Kotzebue. It mourns a loyal member and devoted husband and father, and transmits copies of the resolutions to the family and for publication.
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