Used Clothing Drive To Be Held Here In April Week
The Moulton Lions Club with local groups sponsors an old clothing drive for war destitute from Monday April 16 through Saturday April 21. Collect usable winter and summer clothing including infants’ garments and headwear. undergarments and cotton garments should be washed. J T Jaeggli & Son store is receiving station. committees will be appointed. donations urged from town and rural residents.
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Moulton Lions Club
J. T. Jaeggli & Son
R. B. Papacek
Moulton Citizens Boost Victory Gardens For War Effort
Moulton residents are growing more Victory Gardens than ever to support soldiers civilians allies and liberated countries. The effort aims to prevent famine and sustain the war fight through local farming initiatives.
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Moulton
America
Red Cross War Fund Campaign Closes March 31
The nation’s $200 million Red Cross War Fund drive will end on March 31. Those who have not contributed have one more day to give to this cause. The Red Cross is praised as the Greatest Mother In The World, yet it relies on broad public effort to operate effectively.
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The
Red Cross
Kyle Receives Leave to Serve as Ambassador to Guatemala
E. J. Kyle longtime Texas A and M College staff member has been granted leave to become ambassador to Guatemala. Appointed by President Roosevelt, Kyle hails from Kyle Texas where W. T. Harwell runs the Kyle News.
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E. J. Kyle
Texas A. and
M. College
Guatemala
Central America
Kyle
Roosevelt
Ambassador Kyle
Texas
W. T. Harwell
New Gazette Ownership Turns to Lee Sedlmeyer
Tillie Fietsam transfers Shi ner Gazette ownership to Lee Sedlmeyer, an ex-employee, promising continued harmony with The Eagle and extending best wishes to both parties as the change takes effect.
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The
Shiner Gazette
Tillie Fietsam
Gazette
Lee Sedlmeyer
Eagle
the Gazette
Victory Garden series to aid gardeners this season
The Eagle begins twelve one column articles prepared by agriculture experts on Victory Gardens. They aim to boost food production as demand rises this year. Start planning and planting now if you have not begun.
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the Eagle
Retailers Must File Pricing Chart Under New Regulation
The Houston District OPA announces replacement of ceiling prices on apparel and home furnishings with a fixed mark-up method. All retailers must file by April 20 two copies of a pricing chart. Watch for War Price and Rationing Board notices about informational meetings on the regulation.
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OPA
Houston
Stephen J. Tully Jr
Tulley
Moulton Business Man Makes Long Trip
James T. Jaeggli Jr of J. T. Jaeggli & Son traveled about 5000 miles for business through Mexico City Havana Santiago Puerto Rico and Florida and Louisiana returning via Miami and New Orleans most travel done by airplane and covered much by air travel.
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James T. Jaeggli Jr
J. T. Jaeggli & Son
Mexico City
Mexico
Havana
Santiago
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Miami
Florida
New Orleans
Louisiana
Ed Kolar Installs 40 Foot Scale At Moulton Oil Mill
E E Kolar owner of the Moulton Oil Mill and Gin has completed installing a 40 foot Fairbanks Morse scale. The new scale weighs up to 30 tons and can accommodate any truck or trailer. It is the largest scale in this part of Texas and shows Kolar’s commitment to service despite the expense.
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Ed. E. Kolar
Moulton
Texas
Seventy-seventh Lavaca County Man Dies For Country
The War Department notified Mrs. Robert Haas that Pvt. Robert Haas was killed in action in Germany on March 1. He was 22, married to Allyne Anderle, and left a seven month old son. He was the 77th Lavaca county man to die in WWII.
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War Department
Robert Haas
Pvt
Germany
Oak Grove
Moulton
Allyne Anderle
J. J. Anderle
Haas
Armed Forces
Fort Bliss
Camp Maxey
Texas
Camp Gruber
Oklahoma
Camp Meade
Pvt. Haas
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Robert Gene
Rud. A. Haas
Ben Haas
Italy
Daniel Haas
Clara Haas
Galveston
Agnes Utenweilder
Chicago
Anita Fojt
Shiner
Natalie Haas
Lavaca County
Moulton Woman's Mother Succumbs
Louise Miksch, 61, mother of Mrs. Arnold Freytag of Moulton, died at Taylor on Friday March 23. Funeral service was at St. Mary's Church with burial in Taylor Catholic Cemetery. Survived by husband Joe W. Miksch. four sons John Julius Miksch Taylor Joe Miksch Houston T S Gt Bennie Miksch. three daughters Mrs. Arnold Freytag Mrs. Roland Muenster Salem Ill and Mrs. Edmund Schroeder Taylor. eight grandchildren.
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Louise Miksch
Arnold Freytag
Moulton
Taylor
St. Mary’s Church
Taylor Catholic
Joe W. Miksch
John
Julius Miksch
Joe Miksch
Houston
Sgt
Bennie Miksch
Herman Hospital
Longview
Texas
Roland Muenster
Salem
Illinois
Edmund Schroeder
Bank Statement in This Issue for Farmers & Merchants State Bank
The statement of the financial condition of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Moulton appears on page eight. Deposits total 1 377 393 61, compared with 1 336 637 388 three months ago.
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Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Moulton
It’s a Girl for Col and Mrs Harold Fitzgerald
Col and Mrs Harold Fitzgerald announce the birth of a daughter Carolyn Joy on March 22. She is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs C S Wiseman. Cpl Fitzgerald serves with the armed forces in Europe.
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Col
Mrs
Harold Fitzgerald
Carolyn Joy
C. S. Wiseman
Cpl. Fitzgerald
Europe
Hallettsville Rotary Club Names Officers
Grover C. King Lavaca County agent was chosen president of the Hallettsville Rotary Club at the board meeting. Paul Renger was elected vice president Eli Rubin secretary Alfred Klages treasurer and Everett Renger sergeant at arms. Other directors include Erwin Bucek L H Meinert and C D Snyder.
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Hallettsville
Grover C. King
Lavaca County
Nannie Goat Delivers Triplet Kids
Henry Krueger reported to The Eagle that his nanny goat gave birth to three live kids on Monday morning, the largest sighted by him. He noted the nanny had previously produced three kids last year, with one dead.
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Henry Krueger
The
Eagle
Nannie
David Lloyd George Dies at 82. Veteran British Leader
British statesman David Lloyd George died Monday night at age 82. He led wartime government and shaped postwar policy during a long political career.
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David Lloyd George
Lone Star Flag Flown Over German Customs House
A Western front dispatch dated March 23 reports Major Armin Puck of San Antonio planted the Lone Star flag on the Schweigen customs house arch inside Germany, carried by the 36th Division. The flag was presented to the division by Governor Coke Stevenson in 1942. Puck, born in Moulton, is the son of Dr. and Mrs. P. O. Puck, now of San Antonio.
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Armin Puck
San Antonio
Customs House
Schweigen
Coke Stevenson
Major Puck
Moulton
P. O. Puck
Lavaca County Cotton Ginned in 1944 Census Report
The census shows 11 648 bales of cotton ginned in Lavaca County from the 1944 crop, compared with 12 916 bales from the 1938 crop, indicating a decline in ginning activity year over year.
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Lavaca
S Sgt Jim Filipp Home on 45 Day Furlough
S Sgt Jim Filipp, wounded in the European war area, returned home to El Paso for a 45 day furlough and is reported to be getting along fine.
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Jim Filipp
Government Hospital
el Paso
Kerchner Named New Hallettsville Baptist Pastor
Hallettsville reports R. E. Kerchner has been named the new pastor of the Hallettsville Baptist Church. He will begin duties April 1 and his family plans to arrive next week.
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Hallettsville
R. E. Kerchner
Hallettsville Baptist Church
Kerchner
Moulton High Earns Second at Weimar Conference Meet
Moulton High School placed second in the Interscholastic League Conference Meet at Weimar. Students earned numerous ribbons and a large banner as 128 points topped by Weimar, with Waelder in third. Sil ver Star recipient First Sergeant Leslie A. Wolff of Moulton, Texas, posthumously honored for gallantry in France on August 28, 1944.
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7Th Army
France
Leslie A. Wolff
Moulton
Texas
Wolff
Mrs
Alois Wolff
Moulton High School
Weimar
Weimar High School
Waelder
Moulton Lions Club Sets 1945 Stock Poultry Show
The Moulton Lions Club held a busy meeting at the cottage on Thursday night deciding to stage the 1945 stock and poultry show at the Front Street site on Saturday April 14. The club aims to improve dairy herds and formed a committee Lloyd Jilek E G Fisbeck and Ed Kolar to begin the project with Mr and Mrs Rud Brueggmann dairy herd owners in attendance. Dr M M Wagner and Scout master Lad Hruska spoke on the Boy Scout organization and Supt Morris Webb shared a North African campaign photo.
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Moulton Lions Club
Old Place
Front Street
Lloyd Jilek
E. G. Fisbeck
Ed. Kolar
Rud. Brueggmann
M. M. Wagner
Lad Hruska
Boy Scout Organization
Supt
Morris Webb
Pvt Emil J Jalufka Home On Visit
Pvt Emil J Jalufka and his wife arrived from El Paso several days ago. He was wounded in France last November and is receiving treatment at the government hospital there. He is reported to be getting along very well.
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Emil J. Jalufka
el Paso
Jalufka
France
Farm Transfer Near Moulton to Frank Hanslik Jr
J R Kloes2 sold a 70 acre farm located one mile southeast of Moulton to Frank Hanslik Jr The transaction details indicate a parcel exchange of agricultural land between private owners in Lavaca County Texas.
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J. R
Moulton Triumphs in Grade School Meet at Weimar
Moulton Public School ele mentary students swept the Grade School Meet during the high school conference event in Weimar. They won the All Round Championship banner and the Grade School Track and Field trophy, with Weimar and Waelder placing behind.
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Moulton
Moulton Public School
Weimar
Waelder
Eastern Star Initiates Candidates in Shiner Session
A called Eastern Star Chapter session in Shiner initiated Mesdames Lydia Merrem Georgia Orts Viola Fehrenkamp Erna Fiedler of Moulton and Lillian Ward of Shiner. Head officers were Alma Kempe Myrtle Boyle and Millie Hajek. Out of town attendees included Eula Schultz Lockhart Ernestine Miculka Lenora Casey Annie Ham Moulton and Stella Russell Houston.
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Eastern Star
Shiner
Mesdames Lydia Merrem
Georgia Orts
Viola Fehrenkamp
Erna Fiedler
Moulton
Lillian Ward
Alma Kempe
Myrtle Boyle
Millie Hajek
Mesdames
Eula Schultz
Lockhart
Ernestine Miculka
Lenora Casey
Annie Ham
Stella Russell
Houston
Local Girl Nominated For Blue Bonnet Belle
The University of Texas hosts a Round-Up April 6 8 with the Blue Bonnet Belle and sweetheart nominees presented at a Revue and Ball in Gregory Gym Miss Majorie Darilek daughter of Judge and Mrs A J Darilek is among 190 nominees who will walk to music in the big decorated gym on April 6.
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University of Texas
Majorie Darilek
A. J. Darilek
Gregory Gym
Sgt Clyde Jones Named to Randolph Field All Star Volleyball Team
Sgt Clyde V Jones was selected on the 1945 All Star Volleyball team at Randolph Field for a set up position. In three years coaching volleyball at Squadron A Randolph Field his teams won 52 games and lost 10. He formerly coached at Moulton High School.
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Sgt
Clyde V. Jones
Randolph Field
Sgt. Jones
Vollyball
Squadron A
Moulton High School
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Congress
United States Navy
Kolar
Hallettsville Rotary Club
New
Buys Farm
Clyde Jones
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