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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1940
Page
1
The first peacetime U S draft lottery produced 900 serial numbers starting at 158 and 800,000 men slated for service by June 15. Secretary Stimson drew No 158 as Order No 1 in a ceremony opened by President Roosevelt. The initial 650 numbers drawn mapped to earliest trainees and a contingent of 80,000 to report by November 18.
Over years many changes occurred yet the freezing point remains at 82 degrees Fahrenheit. The text notes no consideration of adjusting it up or down by a few degrees.
The midnight Sunday taps marked the closing of the $150,000,000 New York World's Fair after two years of operation. The event drew an estimated 45,000,000 visitors.
The American Red Cross will conduct its annual roll call this month starting Armistice Day and ending Thanksgiving Day. The organization remains ready to render aid to those in need worldwide.
John L. Lewis, longtime labor figure, endorses Wendell L. Willkie for the presidency. He previously supported Franklin D. Roosevelt four years earlier, and his single vote now becomes a test of influence on the race between Willkie and Roosevelt.
The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at A and M College reports that 6517 tons of fertilizer were sold in Lavaca County during the 1939 40 season. This does not represent all the fertilizer used in the county as most farmers use barnyard products to good advantage.
Thanksgiving will be observed in the latter part of the month with some areas marking November 21 and others honoring the traditional fourth Thursday on November 28. The message urges daily gratitude throughout the year.
Tuesday November 5 marks national election day. Qualified voters should go to polls and cast their ballot for electors. The choice pits Roosevelt for another four years against Willkie, with citizens free to vote for the administration they prefer.
Yoakum Garden Club members plan a flower show for November 28. At a recent meeting Mrs W T Browning displayed acorn squash and autumn foliage from Cambridge Mass. President Mrs H H Brown Jr attended a garden school in Houston.
Ernest Schultz Frank Rohan and John L Smolik of the La vaca County tax collector's department were here Friday and Saturday collecting state and county taxes for the current year.
The Bobkatz officially open their season Thursday November 7 at 7 30 P M in the local gym against Fayetteville Lions. Both A and B squads will play with B string first. Featured Fayetteville players include Novik Moellenburg Sladek and Cordes. Last season standouts Pundt Butschek Batey Baros Fehrenkamp return. Daniel Koranek at 6 2 1 2 inches is challenging for a starting slot.
Miles Wasson of the Veterans State Service Office will visit Hallettsville on Friday November 8 to assist veterans and dependents with war service claims. He also seeks widows and Gold Star Mothers due to new laws. Bring discharge papers and related documents. Local American Legion Posts and state posts cooperate in this outreach.
The Moulton High School Band furnished excellent music for the football game at Hallettsville last Friday evening.
William Miculka and J B Wilson of the Moulton Boy Scout Committee attended a Scout meeting in Yoakum last Thursday.
Merlene Jone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fehrenkamp, hosted a party with fourteen little friends on Friday for her fifth birthday. Cake sandwiches candy and soda water were served.
W. T. Browning reports from the Hotel New Yorker that his plane trip from Austin to New York took 10 hours and 50 minutes, describing the swift cross country journey.
A brief note highlights Thomas A Edison as a prolific inventor with over 1 000 patents and hints at a vast number of millionaire era figures in United States history.
Moulton welcomes a new picture house opening on Saturday November 2. Operators C. W. Cranshaw and James Farrell bring lengthy theater experience and aim to serve Moulton and nearby areas. Farrell will manage the house and relocate his family from Dripping Springs once arrangements are finished.
The locality received about five inches of rain this week, benefiting pastures and replenishing stockwater supplies that were running low. Farmers may begin plowing land for next year’s crop.
Minneapolis reports the death of B. H. Truman 91 known as the world's oldest Boy Scout. He came west to Wisconsin and Minnesota in the 1860s and spent years teaching scouts the nature lore he learned as a boy and man while roaming the Northwest.
The Moulton Volunteer Fire Department will hold its monthly meeting at the Fire Station on Monday night November 4 at 7 30 o clock. A large attendance is anticipated.
Elwyn Gummelt of near Moulton and son of Mr and Mrs Gus Gummelt has been promoted to sergeant in the Signal Corps while in his third year at the A and M College of Texas.
Moulton A lost to Evergreen 3 to 1 while Moulton B defeated Evergreen 8 to 8 in Thursday afternoon softball action.
Mr and Mrs Louis Fehrenkamp hosted a sunrise breakfast for their daughter Miss Mabel Marie to honor her 17th birthday anniversary on a Wednesday in October. Several friends attended the observance.
The Evergreen school patrons and teachers re organized the Parents and Teachers Club for the new year. Officers elected include Louis Michalee president Ad J Migl vice president Marvin K Merrem secretary Milton Riske treasurer and others. The group approved installing electric lights and approved library book purchases. Separately Libor A Jarosek father of Lee Jarosek died at 60 years. Funeral services were held at St Joseph Church in Moulton.
Hallettsville district reports nine counties to be inspected for cattle ticks starting November 1. Counties named are La Vaca Colorado Caldwell Gonzales Fayette Grimes Austin Washington and Bastrop. Ticks have already been found in De Witt Victoria and Jackson counties.
Lavaca county cotton statistician Henry J. Strauss of Hallettsville reports 12 385 bales ginned in Lavaca county for the 1940 crop prior to October 18 versus 9 277 bales by the same date last year.
The homemaking girls study health and disease prevention, child friendly entertainment, and safe home practices. They manage time and money, emphasize posture, and learn body care, hair, skin, and clothing, plus material selection and garment construction. They aim to use small environment resources to gain life advantages.
Cage and Turner of Bishop Texas win the contract to grade and drain seven miles of the new Yoakum Edna highway. The project runs to the Hallettsville Edna road intersection within 11 miles of the Jackson county line, per District Engineer Wellborn.
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