1915 Corn Production Most Valuable Ever Produced
Washington reports preliminary figures show the 1915 U S corn harvest at 3 090 500 000 bushels valued at 1 913 025 000 dollars The southern states produced about 27 percent of the crop and the 1912 record remains the only larger total. Texas yields an estimated 175 893 000 bushels. The year also marked improved quality in the south.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Department
Texas
Bagby May Leave Legislature and Colquitt Portrait Plan
Austin reports Representative W. T. Bagby of Lavaca County may not return to the next legislature due to private practice commitments. A committee including Bagby is to secure a Governor Colquitt portrait for the capitol gallery, to be placed beside ex Governor Campbell, completing the Texas hall of fame displays.
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Austin
Texas
W. T. Bagby
Lavaca County
Bagby
Mendell
Harley
Colquitt
T. M. Campbell
Messrs. Campbell
Texas Hall of Fame
Sidewalk Build Proposed to Connect Town South to Moore Institute
A proposal urges constructing a sidewalk linking the southern town area to the Sam and Will Moore Institute, aiming to improve safety and pedestrian access. The plan emphasizes community benefit and may prompt cost estimates and approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Advertisers Get the Cream of the Local Trade
A reader urged to watch advertisements for bargains while noting merchants who advertise gain the cream of business and those who ignore printer's ink miss out, leaving them with skimmed milk and clabber.
Speak Softly To Mother And Father For A Better Life
Advice urges gentle speech to parents and siblings to shape a kind and considerate man. Emphasizes the future benefits of courtesy, community honor, and being a positive influence on others.
Shiner People and Events Sketch
Mrs W O Mewes and Roy spent the weekend in Fla tonia. Mrs Louis Trautwein visits Waco and Jewett this week. Mrs J Hermes returns home after a Corpus visit. Harry Koepke of Corpus visits relatives here. George Loos Carnival Company drew large crowds nightly. Mr T Long and C L Stavinoha of Hallettsville spent Monday. Miss Mathis and Mr Cuff perform exhibition dancing at the Opera House tonight.
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Louis Trautwein
Waco
Jewett
J. Hermes
Corpus
Harry Koepke
George Loos
BR. T. Long
C. L. Stavinoha
Hallettsville
Mathis
Mr. Cuff
Opera House
Mrs Pauline Ultmann Visits Sister in Shiner
Miss Pauline Ultmann returns from Shiner after visiting her sister Mrs Rad Fillip.
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Pauline Ultmann
Shiner
Mra
Rad. Fillip
Moravia Komensky School Rally Set for November Twentieth
Komensky School hosts the Moravia Local Teachers' Institute second rally on Saturday November 20 from 9 30 to 4 with a dinner from 12 to 1. The program features lectures on geography in primary grades school matters sanitation and compulsory education plus a violin solo and county superintendent address.
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Moravia
Teachers’ Institute
Komensky School
Novohrad
J. G. Guenther
A. J. Kallus
Wied
Farmers’ Institutes
Schoppe
Paul Wipprecht
F. G. Daehne
Williams Jo
Eilers
F. K. Bucek
Medical College at Galveston Sees Growth After Storm
O F Schoenvogel, a sophomore at the University of Texas Medical Department in Galveston, notes Lavaca County sends three representatives here and that the freshman class totals seventy eight. He reports major improvements including a fourth story addition to the John Sealy Hospital building to expand clinical material. The school now ranks highly in the southern United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eagle
O. F. Schoenvogel
Medical College
Galveston
Medical Department
University of Texas
Lavaca County
F. M. Wagner
Shiner
Sam Jaeggli
Strom Moulton
John Sealy M Hospital
United States
Thanksgiving Prayer by Mary Hunt Affleck for the Federation of Women’s Clubs
A devotional poem praising the work of women’s clubs across seeds harvests and fields. It thanks the Lord for human aid through club efforts, notes concern for the pale mill child, and asks divine guidance to continue charitable work and compassionate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas ‘Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mary Hunt Affleck
Frequent city visits and travels noted in social roundup
This prayer of social notes lists multiple residents and visitors to the city and nearby towns. It records trips to San Antonio, Range, Cameron, Gonzales, Waco, Shiner, Kerrville, Houston, Nixon, Hermleigh, Yoakum, and Flatonia, with names including Carr, Parr, Pustejovsky, Hill, Etlinger, Balhorn, McMaster, Papacek, Lepp, Kaiser, Kubena, Carnibe, Horne, Buescher, Boehm, Mladenka, Rehmer, Boehm, Knesek, Darilek, Zavyesky, Barta, Krause, Krause, Balbora, Studeman, Glause, Krueger, Wier, Wier, Jaeggli, Looney, and Cordes. It mentions attendance at Cotton Palace events and Lutheran Frauen Verein meetings, plus a hunting and fishing trip.
Forty two party honor for George Franke in Thrall
Mr and Mrs William Franke hosted a forty two party Tuesday evening for Georges visit from Thrall. Dainty refreshments were served and the gathering was enjoyed by those present. Mr and Mrs Vince Rehmer attended the Etlinger Goetz wedding in Seguin last week. their names were omitted from the published list and the proof reader noticed the omission after printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Kaase
Boursville Lutheran Frauen Verein
William Franke
Franke
George
Thrall
Vince Rehmer
Seguin
Plan for International Fair conference at San Antonio
One thousand public men from South and West Texas are to attend a conference at the St. Anthony Hotel in San Antonio on November 30 to lay plans for an International Fair in 1918. A 100-member committee led by Bishop W. T. Capers and San Antonio postmaster George D. Armistead promotes the event to attract exhibitors and sightseers. speakers will tour the region to recruit representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Burglars Lurk in Moulton Banks and Stores
Burglars entered the First State Bank of Moulton through a transom but left with no loot after trying to pry the vault with an iron bar. Drawers were opened, a lone dollar remained, and the same night Ed Boehm and Sons Store faced failed entry with three damaged locks. The thief's bar came from a box car, and farmers report several recent house break-ins. Authorities seek arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First State Bank of
Moulton
Ed. Boehm’s Sons
Hallettsville Delegation Meets Comptroller Officials in Austin
A Hallettsville delegation from Lavaca County led by State Representative Will T. Bagby visited the Texas state capitol in Austin on November 16. Accompanying Bagby were John Buss Wesley Buss Morris Strunk and Tax Collector Steve Bennett. They conferred with Liquor Permit Clerk R B Humphrey regarding liquor permits for Hallettsville and nearby areas.
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Austin
Texas
Comptrollers Department
Lavaca County
Hallettsville
Will T. Bagby
Bagby
John Buss
Wesley Buss
Morris Strunk
Steve Bennett
R. B. Humphrey
Bell County Goes Dry After Local Prohibition Vote
Bell County voters approved prohibition by 443 votes in a Saturday local option election. Turnout reached 6,261 with 3,402 for the pros and 2,959 for the antis. Prohibitionists celebrated while antis pledged to accept the result as enforcement begins. Bell County has gone dry three times in forty years.
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Bell County
Entertaining Forty Two at Etlinger Home
Mr and Mrs Henry Etlinger hosted a Friday evening gathering for their son Admund and his bride. A large group of relatives and friends attended and many gave generous gifts while everyone enjoyed a pleasant, sociable night.
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Henry Etlinger
Admund
Prizseint
Bazaar at Opera House Friday November 19
The Moulton Home and School Club announces its annual bazaar at the opera house on Friday November 19 starting at 1 pm. Refreshments will be served and the club asks for hearty cooperation from everyone and invites friends to attend.
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Moulton
Opera House
August Seifert Dies After Eight Weeks Ill in Texas
August Seifert a respected Henkhaus resident died Thursday night November 11 after an eight weeks illness. Funeral held Friday at Moulton Catholic Cemetery with Rev F X Wolf. Born August 5 1842 in Hohen gierschdorf Silesia Germany he was 73 years 3 months 6 days old. He came to Texas in 1872 settled at New Ulm Austin county married Anna Wenske in 1875 moved here in 1880. Survived by four children Ben Zisberg Mrs Emile Kasper August Seifert of Herkkaus Otto Seifert of California, three sisters and two brothers. Eagle extends sympathy.
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August Seifert
Henkhaus
Moulton Catholic Cemetery
F. X. Wolf
Decedent
Hohengierschdorf
Silesia
Germany
Texas
New Ulm
Austin County
Anna Wenske
Ben Zisberg
Emile Kasper
Herkkaus
Otto Seifert
California
Bertha Andreas
Fayetteville
Augusta Singer
Germantown
Marie Br
Brother shoots at rabbit kills younger brother near Austin
Louis Moore age 11, son of J W Moore, was accidentally fatally wounded by his brother Alonzo Moore age 14 while hunting five miles south of Austin. Alonzo fired a loaded shotgun at a rabbit, Louis stepped forward and the shot struck his breast. Louis died hours later.
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Galveston News
Austin
Texas
Louis Moore
J. W. Moore
Alopvzo Moore
Alonzo
Louis
Augie Kuehn Reaches 83rd Birthday Milestone Near Town
On Monday November 15 August Kuehn, living three miles south of town, marked his 83rd birthday. Immigrant from Germany who came to America in the 1850s, he is famed for his engaging conversations about early life in the country. Friends in the county wish him continued good health for years to come.
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Kuehn
America
Germany
Booker T Washington Dies at 58 in Tuskegee Alabama
Negro educator Booker T. Washington died at his Tuskegee home on Sunday morning. He founded the Tuskegee Institute for Negroes in 1881 and served as its principal until his death. Washington, 58, did much for the advancement of his race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Alabama
Tuskegee Institute For Negros
Washington
Bodies of Husband and Wife Found in Hallettsville
The dead bodies of Jack R. and his wife were discovered at a neighbor's house in Hallettsville Texas after a dance last night. A pistol was found in the room and there were no eyewitnesses.
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Hallettsville
Texas
Jack Richardson
Hon Paul Wipprecht to Visit Moulton
The Eagle reports Hon Paul Wipprecht, lecturer at the State Department of Agriculture, will be in Moulton Friday November 1g.
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Paul Wipprecht
State Department of Agriculture
Moulton
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Shiner News
Mrs. W. O. Mewes
Little Roy
Flatonia
Komensky School News
Mary
Hajek
Moulton, Texas
Studebaker
Ana
Mr. Carr of
Fintonia
City
W. E. Parr
San Antonio
Range
Charles Pustejovsky
Ed. Hill of
Kyle
Mrs
Edmond Etlinger
Gonzales
Ed. A. Balhorn
Mondey
Cameron
Eddie
D. Oaken
Henkbane
Nordheim
SG. L. McMaster
KR. B. Papacek
Yoakum
Daniel Lepp
Robert Kaiser
Sealy
Jno. Grametbauer
Runge
John Kaiser
Walter Lockstedt
Seclusion
Providence
John Kubena
Halletteville
Commissioners’ Court
Myrtle Carnibe
Leila Horne
Leroy Buescher
Elvira
Cotton Palace
Julius J. Schultz
Witting
Moulton Tuesday
Jno. Mladenka
Konstant Rehmer
Edward Boehm
Edwin J. Knesek
Frank Darilek
Joe Zavyesky
Frank Barta
Frank Krause
Emil. Krause
Knippa
Uvalde County
Daniel Balbora
Ploresville
Studeman
Eon
Edward
San Marcos
Frank Koenig
Nixon
Ella Glause
Kerrville
Laura Valenta
Hermleigh
la Grange
Miss Adela Krueger
Shiner Me
Ieaday
Miss Helia Krueger
Willie Mioulka
Houston
Minnie Jfulmer
J. @. Wier
Dallas
Jim Bell
Flatovia
Esther Dittmar of
G. J. Bohnenkamp
Joe Muras
Elsie Jaeggli
James D. Gray
Ida Looney
Snyder
B. H. Cordes
Plan International Fair
State Capitol
Rabbit
Brother
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