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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1935
Page
5
Baccalaureate services for the class of 1935 will be held at the Moulton school auditorium on Sunday May 26. Rev F X Wolf of Schulenburg will deliver the sermon.
Auto listings from Smith Motor Co Gonzales Texas advertise a 1930 Chevrolet sedan and a 1932 Chevrolet coupe with good casings flawless paint and upholstery. Trade ins offered and low down payment with easy terms. Local visits include Victor Fehrenkamp family in Shiner Oswald Buescher in Moulton and Horace Wimberly Yoakum attorney in Moulton.
One of the best Model A Fords in a long time offered by Smith Motor Company Gonzales Texas. Trade in your old car and pay on easy terms.
The readable lines reproduce the verse of In Flanders Fields with a focus on the fallen soldiers. It references crosses in a field, the larks, and the duty to carry on the quarrel against the foe. It emphasizes sacrifice and the call to hold the torch of remembrance.
The Washington Star explains how Memorial and Decoration Day were once used interchangeably. Early observances placed flowers and flags on soldiers’ graves on Decoration Day, with the Sunday before called Memorial Sunday. G A R posts often attended churches for memorial sermons.
The article reflects on Memorial Day origins with Gen. John A. Logan and the Grand Army of the Republic, noting how Civil War veterans fade while newer generations carry on. It contrasts past observances with future hopes for lasting peace and a world where war is avoided through diplomacy.
The War Department reports the first Allied shot of the war was fired by American crewed Battery C Sixth Field Artillery at 6 05 a m October 23 1917 near Barthlemont les Bouzemont France. Sergeant Alex Arch of South Bend Indiana commanded the gun a 75 mm rifle now at the United States Military Academy.
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