Community News Briefs From Cuero and Shiner
Misa Lou McDonald returns home to Cuero Monday and Mrs Anna Moellenberndt arrives back Friday from Shiner. Miss Willis and Viola Franke of Shiner visit relatives here. Werner Egg, a former attendee of the Sam and Will Moore Institute, goes home to Meyernville Monday. Rev H A Heineke announces Lutheran services at Moulton Church Sunday at 10 30 AM. Mrs William Hillmer hosted a birthday gathering Tuesday with coffee cake and sandwiches.
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Werner Egg
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Meyernville
H. A. Heineke
The
Eagle
Moulton
William Hillmer
Mansfield Proposes Three Year One Cent Letter Postage Plan
Washington May 24 Representative Mansfield reintroduced a bill to gradually cut letter postage to one cent per ounce or fraction over three years. The plan uses increased second class mail revenues to fund the reform, with drop letters set at one cent in year one and per ounce rates reduced in years two and three. Edmund Nachlinger and sisters Magnolia and Lillie of Rosenberg visited relatives Monday.
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Washington, D. C
Mansfield
Edmund Nachlinger
Magnolia and
Lillie
Rosenberg
Sam and Will Moore Institute closes ninth graduation year
The Sam and Will Moore Institute wrapped up a successful session under Prof. T. H. Leslie with five graduates Ida Kaase Erna Hillmer Olga Valenta Alice Arnim and Roosevelt Etlinger. The stage display included gold and white colors daisies streamers and flags. The four act patriotic play Standing By drew praise and $85.80 in receipts. Commencement featured sermons songs and remarks by Rev. H Hahn Prof. R. H. Porter and O F Knape with diplomas presented by O F Knape and Leslie announcing future leadership at the institute.
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Ida Kaase
Erna Hillmer
Olga Valenta
Alice Arnim
Roosevelt Etlinger
Sam and
Will Moore
United States
Opera House
Mr. Carey
Edward Studeman
Ethelind
Carey
Max Martin
H. A. Heineke
Italia
Ida Kasse
America
R. H. Porter
Yoakum
South
Texas
Porter
West
O.F. Knape
T. H. Leslie
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Heineke
Mrs Dollie Sockwell Rites Held In Moulton
Mrs Dollie Sockwell wife of Pren Sockwell of Old Moulton died after a lingering illness in San Antonio Thursday. Her body lay in Moulton public cemetery Friday with Rev McVea and Rev Petty officiating. She was 26, born in West Virginia, taught at Stonewall school before marrying in June 1915, and is survived by her husband, parents, two brothers and several sisters. The Eagle extends sympathy. Louis Nachlinger of San Antonio visited family this week.
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Eagle
Dollie Sockwell
Pren Sockwell
Old Moulton
San Antonio
Moulton Public
McVea
Petty
Lockwell
Harper
West Virginia
Stonewall School
The
Our Laddies Return From Overseas Service
The Milton section reports several servicemen returning from overseas with others awaiting discharge at Fort Worth. Victor O Fehrenkamp arrives in New York, while Richard Kehmet comes home after discharge at Camp Dix. A home gathering welcomed Kehmet and Lucas Kehmet’s son returned from four months at the front with the 82nd Division.
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Moulton
John Aschenbeck
Joe Kolar
John Brom
Ed. Brune
Frank Albrecht
Herman Mueller
Adolph Wincdel
Fort Worth
F. T. Fehrenkamp
New York
Victor O. Fehrenkamp
Richard Kehmet
Camp Dicks
Lucas Kehmet
Wr. Rehmet
Amendment Election Returns Show Narrow Prohibition Reverses
The constitutional amendment election drew strong turnout with 379 votes cast. Prohibition and woman suffrage both failed overall, while governor salary and home loan measures also lost. local results appeared mixed across Oak Grove Hallettsville and Yoakum with varying yes and no tallies.
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Oak Grove
Hallettsville
Oynor
Storm Damage Hits Farmland and Trees
A heavy wind and rain storm with vivid electrical display passed over the area in the early hours Saturday. Many trees were blown down and fields flooded. corn and feedstuffs lay flat. The Henry Krause farm cottage near town, occupied by Mr. Marsee, was blown off its blocks two miles southeast of town.
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Henry Krause
Marsee
Blocms
Shiner Public School Graduates and Area Notices
Graduates at Shiner Public School include Elsie Dzie Linnie Dreyer Marie Bozka Ben Kasper Victor Strauss and Alfred Brosch. Oak Grove closes May 22 under Prof A J Elster who is re elected for next year. Prof A Sternenberg re elected principal of Boursville for 1919 20. Prof F K Bucek re elected principal and Miss Mary Elsik assistant at Komensky. Miss Emily Hornshy elected principal of Witting for next session.
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Shiner
Elsie Dziewas
Linnie Dreyer
Marie Bozka
Ben Kasper
Victor Strauss
Alfred Brosch
Oak Grove
A. J. Elster
Elster
A. Sternenberg
Boursville School
F. K. Bucek
Mary Elsik
Komensky
Emily Hornshy
Witting School
Read Leads NC-4 Across Atlantic in 26 Hours 41 Minutes
Lieutenant Commander Albert Cushing Read piloted the NC-4 to become the first to fly the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Lisbon Portugal. The journey time was twenty six hours and forty one minutes and Read plans a leg to Plymouth as weather permits.
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Albert Cushing Read
Atlantic Ocean
Newfoundland
Lisbon
Portugal
Read
Plymouth
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Xo Fox
Guenther Hospital
Moulton, Texas
F. J. Guenther
Misa Lou McDonald
Cuero
Anna Moellenberndt
Misses Willis
Viola Franke of
Huss
Chesterfield
C. C. Roeder
Jennie Silvey
Elsie Jaeggli
Hazal Bittick
Lou McDonald
Henry Earl Menetee
Erwin Ochl
O. F. Knape
Mildred
Mr. Hahn
H. A. Heiveke
Hahu
Lillian Jaeggli
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
Etta Koester
Mr. Heineke
Hazel Bittick
Elsie Jaeggs
Louis Nachlinger
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