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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
4
The passage honors soldiers leaving home with the Stars and Stripes toward Berlin. It notes the peril they face from bullets, gas, and barbed wire, the mud and fatigue of combat, and their willingness to sacrifice to end German autocracy and protect loved ones in Texas from Belgian fate.
A wartime appeal asks Texas readers to fund soldiers in France, urging them to buy Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps to supply cartridges, guns and food for the troops. It emphasizes shared sacrifice and the impact on local boys serving abroad.
War Savings Societies urged local groups to organize at home to support soldiers. Citizens were asked to save and invest in War Savings stamps to aid men headed for Berlin and ensure their safe return. Secretaries should report formations to Louis Lipsitz, Texas state director, with two forms L3 and L4 mailed to him.
Classified notices advertise job printing services and a 4 percent per annum certificate of deposit offer from First State Bank in Moulton Texas. A good work horse aged 11 to 12 is for sale near Shiner. Barbecue deliveries every Saturday and hides bought by Moulton Meat Market run by Willie Schroeder.
The Eagle thanks readers for subscriptions since the last report listing William J1 Secodde Shiner Raymond Pustejovsky Fort Sam Houston San Antonio G H Mueller Moulton University of Texas Austin H A Menefee Moulton Otto Arnim Runge Guenther Hospital Moulton D Fisbeck Moulton Adolph Mueller Shiner.
Liberty bonds bought by SAP Railway Co. employees in Moulton include K. C. Sanford 100 W. F. Stephens 100 L. G. Janezen 50 R. Preston 150 Piequinto Paloma Saturnino Palona Pedro Miranda 50 Juan Lozano 8600 total.
Mrs. M L Hamil returned to Yoakum after visiting relatives here Wie Hl Menke and son Fred of Shiner were in the city Thursday visiting Mr W B Stro man and family. County Commissioner John Kubena in Hünllettsville for the regular session of the commissioners court. An 8 to 1 baseball win for Hal lettsville boy scouts over Moulton. Camp Fire Girls served ice cream and cake. Rev Bert Manning returned from West Point. Bohemian National Alliance bazaar at Henkhaus hall Sunday May 19 starting at one o'clock with several speakers. all invited.
The Moul ton Gegenseitiger Unterstuetzungs Verein will hold its annual meeting at B Wack mann Hall in Moulton Texas on Saturday May 25 at 2 PM All members are urged to attend D Fisbeck Secretary.
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