Senior Class Play Stages Talents in Moulton Event
The 1930 senior class play in Moulton drew modest attendance due to rain but high enthusiasm. Cast included Pearl Calcote, James McDonough, Evelyn Koester, Horace Huff, Hannah Huff, Frank Jemelka, Mabel Knepe, Marjorie Mansfield, Mary Louise Bergfeld, Leonard Casey, Tillie Lickle, Erna Nieman, Tommie Taddie, and Arthur Schodde. Directed by Mrs W E Smith with the Moulton Juvenile Orchestra providing music. receipts were 43.50.
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Moulton
Cookie
Pearl Calcote
Jack
Jill
James McDonough
Evelyn Koester
Horace Huff
Hannah Huff
Frank Jemelka
Mabel Knepe
Marjorie Mansfield
Mary Louise Bergfeld
Billie Boxford
Leonard Casey
Tillie Lickle
Huff Huff
Iceland
Erna Nieman
Tommie Taddie
City Barber Shop In New Hands
Melnar and Capak take over Liberty Barber Shop from Anton Katzer. The new owners have made several improvements to the shop.
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New Hands
Melnar & Capak
Liberty
Anton Katzer
Did You Know Facts From the 1920s
The notes claim 13 400 180 062 gallons of motor fuel were sold in the United States in 1929. It also cites 18 000 000 000 messages sent over American telephones last year. It mentions the largest aerial sign in the world in Pasadena California measuring 379 feet long with 50 foot high letters and 10 foot strokes.
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United States
Pasadena
California
Young Couple Marries In Santone Leone
Miss Mildred Knape of San Antonio and Mr Schoenig of Victoria wed Monday at St John s Lutheran Parsonage San Antonio Rev A L Wolff officiated A small wedding breakfast followed on the Plaza Hotel roof with the Plaza Hotel Orchestra The bride a Moulton High School graduate taught four years in Burleson county and at Sam and Wil Moore Institute in Moulton The groom a registered pharmacist attended the State Medical School in Galveston and Tulane University They will live in LaGrange where he will open a new pharmacy
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Plaza Hotel
O F. Knape
Moulton
Moulton High School
Southwest Texas State Teachers’ College
San Marcos
Burleson County
Sam and Wil Moore Institute
M. Schoenig
Victoria
State Medical School
Galveston
Tulane University
New Orleans
LaGrange
Schoenig
Legion Band To Play Rockdale July Fourth Celebration
The American Legion Band of Moulton has been engaged to furnish the music for Rockdale's Fourth of July celebration. The band has previously performed at Rockdale in 1928 and 1929, with the annual event sponsored by the American Legion of Rockdale.
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American Legion Band of
Moulton
Rockdale
American Legan of
McElroy Seeks Lavaca County Sheriff Nomination
A P McElroy of Hallettsville campaigned for the Democratic nomination for Lavaca county sheriff in Moulton last Wednesday greeting voters and stopping at the newspaper office. The visit highlighted his push to win the sheriff's post.
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A. P. McElroy
Hallettsville
Lavaca County
Moulton
McElroy
Tornado Toll Rises Across Texas With Deaths and Damage
Tornadoes swept Texas Tuesday causing fatalities and injuries across multiple counties. Eight killed at Range with 15 seriously hurt. one death and many injuries at Randolph Field near San Antonio. several victims in Frost Navarro County. fatalities at West McLennan and Byrum and Mertens in Hill County. Property damage includes unroofed houses and a damaged light plant.
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Texas
Parsons
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Austin
Frost
Navarro County
West
McLennan
Byrum
Mertens
Hill County
Abilene
Egg and Poultry Shipments Reported for April at Moulton
Large egg shipments from Moulton in April totaled 3 864 cases equaling 105 920 dozen at 18 cents per dozen for a value of 19 065 60 dollars. Poultry deliveries in April reached 8 300 head with an average price of 18 cents per pound.
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Moulton
Fishermen Return From Lane City Trip With 100 Lb Rice Fish
Victor Freytag and team including Dr. Oscar A. Darilek Charles Welff and others returned Tuesday evening from a several days fishing trip at Lane City. They brought back about 100 pounds of rice fish with the largest weighing 36 pounds.
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Victor Freytag
Oscar A. Darilek
Charles Welff
Victor Fehrenkamp
Tom Handsur
John Cinadr
Oscar Shandera
Wallace Casey
Lane City
P T A Meeting At School House Friday Evening
The P T A invites all members at the school house Friday evening May 16 at 8 o clock. Mothers and fathers are urged to attend. Two talks titled What Our School Needs and What Our Town Needs will be given.
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P.T. A
Legion Post 392 Special Meeting Notice
A special meeting of Geier Merrem Post No. 392, American Legion, will be held at the Legion Hall on Tuesday May 18 at 8 30 PM. Important matters will come before the meeting and all members are urged to be present.
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Geier- Merrem
American Legion
Legion
Birthday Celebration For Frank Wagner Jr
Frank Wagner Jr celebrated his seventh birthday on Saturday with a gathering of friends. Delicious refreshments were served and guests enjoyed a pleasant afternoon.
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Frank Wagner, Jr
Delicius
Gilliam Mueller Wedding Ties Two Families in May Ceremony
A pretty home wedding was held Thursday afternoon May 1 with Rev. A H Falkenberg officiating for William Gilliam and Olenda Mueller. Only immediate relatives attended and a luncheon followed. Guests included Otis Gilliam Hugo Mueller Fred Janssen and Henry Janssen among others from LaGrange Schulenburg Moulton and Flatonia.
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A. H. Falkenberg
William Gilliam
Olenda Mueller
Fred Janssen
Della Rosenauer
F. Mueller
Moulton
LaGrange
Otis Gilliam
Hugo Mueller
Henry Janssen
Paul Sauer
Hertha
Herman Berger
Lillie
Annie Berger
Schulenburg
Henry Zimmermann
Louis Windel
A. G. Wiseman
Flatonia
Mrs Rudolph Schmidt Dies At 36 In Hallettsville
Mrs Rudolph Schmidt of near Hallettsville died Sunday in a Hallettsville hospital. Funeral from the home Tuesday with burial in Hallettsville City Cemetery. Rev. A H Falkenberg of Moulton officiated. She was 36 and left her husband and two daughters.
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Rudolph Schmidt
Near
Hallettsville
Hallettsville City
A. H. Falkenberg
Moulton
Nurses Graduate At LaGrange Training School of Nurses
A May 1 graduation at the LaGrange Training School of Nurses saw Anita Discher Rose Gillar and Agnes Sabalatura receive diplomas. Mrs. F J Guenther led the program with music readings and a diploma presentation by Judge J J Jeffries.
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LaGrange
LaGrange Training School of
Anita Discher
Rose Gillar
Near Moulton
Agnes Sabalatura
el Campo
F. J. Guenther
Bennett Moulton Juvenile Orchestra
Lonesome Road
Crying For the
Fred Blundell
Lockhart
Schutt
Elizabeth Davis
Smithville
The
Cowan
Stratton
Clara Dornberger
Geo. E. Lenert
May Bolgier
E E. Miller
Fox
Bennett
J. J. Jeffries
W. W. Few
LaGrange Public Schools
State Commander Addresses School in Moulton
Ernest E. Cox of Austin, State Commander of the American Legion, visited Moulton to address pupils at the Sam and Will Moore Institute with Third Division Commander Fred F. Fehrenkamp. He also stopped by The Eagle office for a pleasant call.
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Ernest E. Cox
Austion
American Legion
Moulton
Fred F. Fehrenkamp
Cox
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Eagle Office
Juniors Host Party At Moulton High School
The Moulton High School junior class hosted a May 2 party at Mr and Mrs A F Puste jovsky home. Bunco yielded Wallace Casey a prize of correspondence cards. Refreshments included cake sandwiches and soda water and outdoor games followed for a pleasant evening.
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Moulton High School
A. F. Pustejovsky
Bunco
Wallace Casey
Legion District Convention Attendees Named
Victor Fehrenkamp Fred F Fehrenkamp John V Havlik Hy Breitschopf and Ed Woebler attended the district American Legion convention in Victoria Sunday.
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Victor Fehrenkamp
Fred F. Fehrenkamp
John V. Havlik
Hy. Breitschopf
Ed. Woebler
The
American Legion
Victoria
Graduation Night For LaGrange Nurses By Moulton Juvenile Orchestra
Mr and Mrs J T Jaeggli and Mr and Mrs O F Knape accompanied the Moulton Juvenile orchestra to LaGrange for graduation exercises at the LaGrange Training School for Nurses where the youth orchestra performed several numbers.
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J. T. Jaeggli
O. F. Knape
Moulton
LaGrange
Pundt and Meyer Take Over Local Meat Market
Pundt and Meyer, new owners of the meat market once run by J. L. Meyer, took possession May 1 and installed new fixtures making the shop look spick and span.
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Pundt & Meyer
J. L. Meyer
Centenarian Obtains Marriage License in Bastrop
Bastrop May 1 Victor S Castillo said to be 100 on March 6 received a license to marry Juanita Cordova 65 per county clerk Signal Jones. This will be Castillo’s second marriage after his first wife died six years ago at 106.
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Bastrop
Victor S.castillo
Juanita Cordova
Tignal Jones
Castillo
Prolific Mexican Mother Tuxla Gutierrez Records 37 Children
In a 40 year marriage Leoncio Chavarria and his wife raised 37 children, 23 boys and 14 girls, including 18 sets of twins, as Excelsior seeks Mexico's most prolific mother with a record entry from Tuxla Gutierrez Chiapas.
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Mexico City
Excelsior
Mexico
Tux’ la Gutierrez
Chiapas
Leoncio Chavarria
Moulton Forms Independent Baseball Team
On Thursday night last week Moulton organized an all home Independent baseball team with R. B. Papacek elected manager Rudy Mueller captain and William Miculka treasurer The first game is expected Sunday May 18 Teams wishing to book games should contact the manager.
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Moulton
R. B. Papacek
Rudy Mueller
William Miculka
Chovanetz Announces Run for County Superintendent
The Eagle reports Lavaca county teacher Chas. Chovanetz will seek the office of county superintendent of schools. His campaign announcement is expected to appear soon.
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Chovanetz
The
Eagle
Chas. Chovanetz
Lavaca County
New Milk Route Established by Carnation Company
Carnation Milk Products of Schulenburg has set up a new milk route from Moulton through Nickel Old Mouton and back to Highway 109. J. L. Meyer serves as the hauler on the route.
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Carnation Milk Products Company of
Schulenburg
Moulton
Nickel
Old Mouton
Highway 109
J. L. Meyer
Koester and Mikeske Families Visit in Houston
Mr and Mrs Henry Koester Jr and baby Earl Jerome and Mr and Mrs Tom Mikeske of Shiner visited in Houston Sunday.
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Henry Koester, Jr
Earl Jerome
Tom Mikeske
Shiner
Houston
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Santone
Man
State Bank
Gonzales
Legion Meeting
Gilliam Mueller
Rud. Schmidt
Baseball
Merchants State Bank
McLuiston
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