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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1921
Page
1
Mr and Mrs Elo Febren kamp and Mr Vladike Boehm with children and Mrs Edward Boehm were guests of Mr Bevo Hoppe and family in Yoakum Sunday.
The United States Army Victory Office in the Old Federal Building Houston Texas announces medals will be presented to every man who served in the army during the war period. If you served and have not received yours, write to the office and they will supply it at once.
Moulton plans discuss a summer of open air concerts by the town brass band. A series of outdoor performances is proposed to boost community entertainment and use the band’s capabilities.
The author argues Moulon appears content but needs growth and public effort. Towns don’t expand without brain, brawn, and money, plus persistent effort. Property owners must build, offer inducements, and welcome newcomers to convert vacant ground into revenue and lift the town to be among the state’s best interior towns.
Flatonia Texas May 13. Julius Laux longtime resident and Confederate veteran aged 78 has died after a long illness. He was widely liked and esteemed in the community and remembered as one of the town’s oldest settlers.
Firat State Bank announces safety deposit boxes are being installed in its vault during construction. Valuables deposited by customers will be protected by an electrical burglar alarm system.
The Moulton Mayfeast drew 2020 or more attendees for a grand day of parades and festivities. The parade along Moore Avenue and Front Street featured the royal queen Miss Helen Plisca and king Willie Eilert, with attendants and a Senior Class float. A ball game between Yoakum and Moulton ended 3 to 2, and a large evening dance followed with 171 tickets sold.
The 1921 commencement events at the Sam and Will Moore Institute run May 20 at the opera house with a class play The Average Man, May 28 for a baccalaureate sermon by Dr. W A McCleod, and May 23 for the commencement address by Prof. T V Smith of the University of Texas. Curtain at 8 30 each evening. seats recommended early.
Wilie Johnson a 15 year old Negro boy was killed instantly by a lightning strike during a thunderstorm last Wednesday afternoon while planting peanuts on the Frank Biehunko farm near Peach Creek. The horse used to toe plow also died in the event.
The Forty two Club met April 28 at Mrs. Jaeggli's home with pink and white decor and sweet pea accents. Seven games were played. Mrs. Wan led in wins and received an ornamental apron. May 12, Mrs. Kotzebue hosted another gathering with pink verbenas and chicken salad refreshments for a list of guests including Mesdames Roeder, Koester, Brunkenboefer, Etlinger, Jaeggi, Wagner, Kotzebue, and Misses Preston and McDonald.
Joe Fillip died suddenly at her Oak Grove home from heart failure. Burial was in Moulton Catholic cemetery Tuesday. Survived by husband and several children. Prof T N Powell of Warrenton, county superintendent of schools for Bas Trop county, has been chosen superintendent of the Sam and Will Moore Institute for the coming scholastic session. Other faculty include Miss Gladys Smith Luling Miss Minnie Ray Waller Miss Ethel Cobb Elkhart Miss Helen Covey Yorktown and Miss Irene Bulimeyer Moulton. Principal and another grade teacher to be elected.
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