Moulton Public Schools Open 1940-41 Session
The Moulton public schools begin the 1940 41 term with the Sam and Will Moore Institute hosting the largest attendance in school history. Enrollment totals 242 with 140 in high school and 102 in grades. Superintendent Stanley F. Cernosek begins his third term. Staff list includes H L Choyanee Miss Lilybeth Lewis Clyde Jones Miss Sylvia Hajek Prentice Starkey Miss Mary Ruth Williams F L Teague Miss Ann Neugebauer Miss Ida Kerlagan Clyde Baros. The district adopts a twelve year plan and adds a transportation bus for local and neighboring districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Stanley F. Cernosek
Moulton
Lilybeth Lewis
Clyde Jones
Sylvia Hajek
Prentice Starkey
Mary Ruth Williams
F. L. Teague
Ann Neugebauer
Willkie Rally to be Held in Amarillo on September 17
Republican nominee Wendell L. Willkie will speak in Amarillo on September 17. Houston anti third term advocate Mike Hogg will introduce him. Dallas organizer Joseph W. Bailey Jr. serves as chairman of the Texas for Willkie Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell L. Willkie
Amarillo
Mike Hogg
Houston
Joseph W. Bailey, Jr
Dallas
Galveston Leader Named Ninth District Campaign Chairman
Clark Thompson of Galveston is named chairman of the Ninth Congressional District to aid the national Democratic fundraising drive. Thompson is a former congressman who declined a run for office when Galveston county joined the Ninth District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Thompson
Galveston
Thompson
J. J. Mansfield
Galveston County
Clara Driscoll Named to Texas Big Bend Park Board
Corpus Christi resident Mrs Clara Driscoll joins the Texas Big Bend Park Association board as a director. Known as a rancher and financier, she funded repairs of the Alamo years ago to save the shrine for posterity. The completed park is expected to attract thousands of tourists annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Driscoll
Corpus Christi
Garner to preside over Senate at adjournment
Vice President John Nance Garner plans to return to Washington to preside over the Senate when Congress adjourns later this month. He has been at his Uvalde home since leaving the capital after the Democratic National Convention and has not spoken publicly on the national campaign or the crisis facing the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nance Garner
Washington
Senate
Congress
Garner
Peanuts Could Boost Local Farm Income In Wilson County
Farmers urged to test peanut crops on suitable soils as several counties in the region already report successful yields. Wilson County now harvests a strong peanut crop, adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to local farm income. A peanut storage house operates at Lleresville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson County
Lleresville
Lavaca County Youth Receives Naval Academy Appointment
Hallettsville September 5 Keith Hill a junior engineering student at Texas A and M College and son of Mr and Mrs Scott S Hill of Hallettsville has received an appointment through Senator Tom Connally to the United States Naval Academy Md and will report for duty September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
Keith Hill
Texas A. & M. College
Scott S. Hill
Tom Connally
United States Naval Academy
Eagle's Special Offer To College Students
Young men and women of Moulton and vicinity attending college may get The Eagle for nine months for only $1. Let the home town paper come to your address each week and keep in touch with happenings at home. This offer is for a short time only, act quickly.
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Moulton and
Eagle
Sweet Home Defeats Moulton in Playoff
The Sweet Home baseball team eliminated Moulton 7 to 0 in the Lavaca County Parish League playoff at Sweet Home. Fans from Moulton attended, and Sweet Home advances to face Hallettsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Home
Moulton
Lavaca County
Firemen's Convention Set for Shiner October 6
The Guadalupe Firemen's Association district convention will be held in Shiner on Sunday October 6. Shiner Fire Department has elaborate plans and Fire Chief W H Pundt of Moulton serves on the program committee. The committee met in Shiner Monday evening.
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Shiner
W .H. Pundt
Moul
Ton
Darilek Simper Wedding Rites Held at St Joseph Church
August wedding at St Joseph Catholic Church in Moulton with Rev Joseph Kopp officiating. Darilek, son of Mrs F J Darilek near Henkhaus, is a public school teacher. Miss Millie Simper, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Simper near Moulton, is the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Darilek
Millie Simper
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Moulton
Joseph Kopp
F. J. Darilek
Henkhaus
Frank Simper
Texas Cotton Output Forecast Raised 20 Percent
The U S Department of Agriculture forecast Texas cotton production on September 1 at 8 479 000 bales, a 20 percent rise from August 1. Abandonment estimates are 2 1 percent of 8 963 000 acres, with an indicated yield of 190 pounds per acre versus 160 in 1939 and 149 average for 10 years.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Austin
Texas
Agriculture Marketing Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Northwest
South Central
Farmers' League Meets Next Monday at Parish Hall
The Moulton Branch of the Farmers' League will hold its regular meeting Monday September 16 at 8 PM at the Parish Hall. Officials urge non members as well as members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Farmers’ League
Rev. John Toujus Buried at Gonzales
The Rev. John Toujus aged 67 died in a San Antonio hospital Saturday from injuries after a car crash near his home. He served as pastor of the Gonzales Catholic Church from 1924 to 1936 and was buried in Gonzales on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Toujus
San Antonio
Gonzales Catholic Church
Gonzales
Moulton Grads Attend Texas Lutheran College
Miss Ada Koenig and Miss Ora Willia Janszen left for Seguin to attend Texas Lutheran College. They were graduates of Moulton High School in May.
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Moulton Grads
Texas Lutheran College
Ada Koenig
Ora Willia Janszen
Seguin
Moulton
Family Reunion Held At Moravia Sunday
Mr and Mrs A W Zouzalik of Moulton and Mr and Mrs Bill Hrnch and Mrs Alice Hensley of Corpus Christi attended the Hrnci reunion at Moravia Sunday. Delicious refreshments were served and attendees enjoyed a delightful gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Zouzalik
Moulton
Bill Hrnch
Alice Hensley
Corpus Christi
Moravia
Catholic Church Feast Sunday Picnic in Moulton
The Catholic congregation of Moulton will hold its annual church picnic at Herman Park Hall on Sunday September 15. Dinner and supper will be served. The public is invited to attend.
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Moulton
Herman Park Hall
Wedding at Seguin Unites Miss Solmky and Mr Saegert
Mr and Mrs Malvin Merrem attended the wedding of Grace Solmky and Conrad Saegert at the Lutheran Church in Seguin on Saturday evening with Rev Janssen officiating. A reception followed at the bride's home.
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Malvin Merrem
Grace Solmky
Conrad Saegert
Seguin
Rev
Janssen
Bridge Club Hostess Mrs Wachtendorf Serves Tea
Mrs Wachtendorf entertained four tables of bridge players on Wednesday September 4. Salad sandwiches cookies and tea were served.
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Wm. Wachtendorf
Bridge
Beasley School Opens Next Monday
The Beasley School between Shiner and Yoakum will open Monday September 16 with Ben Kolan as principal. Mrs Donald Bunting will be assistant teacher.
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Beasley School
Shiner
Yoakum
Ben Kolan
Donald Bunting
Lavaca County loses $16166 under soil program in 1939
The article notes Lavaca county earned 66.3 percent of the $45 045 maximum under the 1939 AAA soil building program, losing $16 166. Edwards county led with 98.8 percent and Real county lagged at 0.7 percent. The district totals show farmers failed to claim up to $260 798 of the $505 711 maximum.
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Extension Service District 10
AAA
Edwards
Lavaca County
Lavaca
Texas Population Up 10.2 Percent in 1940 Census
Census figures show Texas population rose 10.2 percent to 6,418,821 from 1930 to 1940. Major cities gained, including Houston up 82.1 percent to 886,150. Of 254 counties, 135 increased, led by Yoakum County leaping 819.9 percent to 6,808, while Reagan County fell 86.1 percent.
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Washington
Texas
Houston
Yoakum County
Reagan County
Dickson School Opens September 16 1940
Dickson School will begin the 1940 41 scholastic session Monday September 16 under the principalship of B E Darilek. Mrs Johnnie Tarkington is the assistant teacher.
Dove Season Opens Sunday September 15
The dove season opens Sunday September 15 with a bag limit of 12 birds, down from 16 last year. Hunters are urged to observe the provisions of the law.
Evergreen School Opens 1940 Term Monday
The Evergreen School will open its 1940 41 term next Monday September 16 at 9 AM with teachers ready to begin classes.
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Evergreen School
Malvin Merrem
Archbishop Drossaerts Succumbs in San Antonio
Archbishop Arthur J. Drossaerts, 77, of San Antonio, died Sunday morning at 6 o clock in Santa Rosa Hospital after a lingering illness. He had been in the hospital since July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Drossaerts
San Antonio
Santa Rosa Hospital
Moulton Grads Enroll in Baldwins Business College
Miss Eleanor Butschek and Miss Edna Marie Gummelt, graduates of Moulton High School last May, have enrolled in the combined course at Baldwin's Business College in Yoakum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Butschek
Edna Marie Gummelt
Moulton
Baldwin’ S Business College
Yoakum
Winter Quail Food Advice Keeps Texas Birds Alive
Texas quail numbers rise as landowners are urged to leave standing grain near field edges for shelter and food. The Game Department notes emergency feeding is less effective and promotes early preparation for winter shortages. Many farmers are already building quail shelters under department supervision.
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Texas
Game Department
Koudelka Kubenka Wedding Held at St Josephs Church
Edward Koudelka and Miss Rosie Kubenka united in marriage at St Josephs Catholic Church on Tuesday morning in a ceremony conducted by Rev Joseph Kopp. The couple's families are listed as Mr and Mrs Frank Koudelka of near Moulton and Mr and Mrs Frank W Kubenka of Komensky.
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Edward Koudelka
Rosie Kubenka
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Joseph Kopp
Frank Koudelka
Near Moulton
Frank W. Kubenka
Komenaky
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H. L. Choyanee
Ida Kerlagan
Clyde Baros
Board of Trustees
Eagle’s
Firemen’s Convention
The
Shiner Fire Department Is
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Guadalupe Firemen’s Association
Darilek
Dept. Agriculture
Panhandle
Bolls
Entertains Bridge Club
Spofford
del Rio
Mentie York
A. L. York
Uvalde
York
Jeff L
Rachel Key Bunting
Joe York
K. 8. Bunting
Zoe Bunting
T.R Wright
Ike York
Lee Bunting
Dickson
Drossaerts
Moulton Grads Attend Business College
Koudelka-Kubenka
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