Moulton Lions Club Sets Carnival Date for October Eighth
The Moulton Lions Club plans its second annual street carnival for October 8 after a second-year meeting at the home economics cottage. Committee chairs were named for concessions entertainment dance soda water and candy lights bank doll rack building and commissions with assistants possible. The club donated 100 for a new roof on the Sam and Will Moore Institute and reported Aircraft Warning Post tower costs at 141.49. A series of club activities aims to raise funds, including a recent 73.71 net from an early event.
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Moulton Lions Club
Vladike Boehm
Louis Pietsch
Ed. Boehm
Bill Etlinger
Lloyd Jilek
Elo C. Fehrenkamp
William Miculka
John O Simpson
James Jaeggi
Lions Club
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Stanley F. Cernosek
Roosevelt Independent Party Forms in Dallas
A new political party named the Roosevelt Independent Party was organized in Dallas. Organizing is Charles Laverne Somerville, who earlier withdrew from the gubernatorial race and had been a U.S. Senate hopeful against O'Daniel. The party nominated candidates for lieutenant governor attorney general and railroad commissioner.
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Roosevelt Independent Party
Dallas
Charles Laverne Somerville
Somerville
United States
O’daniel
Texas
Texas Opposes Federal Gasoline Rationing Plan
Governor Coke Stevenson rails against nation-wide gasoline rationing in Texas. The state Democratic convention at Austin adopted an anti rationing plank, warning revenue declines would hinder highway construction and may shorten school terms in many areas.
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Coke Stevenson
Texas
Austin
Cotton Crop Estimates Rise Across Texas and Nation
This year’s cotton crop is estimated at 14 035 000 bales up from 10 746 000 bales in 1941. Acreage reaches 23 544 000 acres versus 22 288 000 last year. Ginnings to September 1 total 737 886 bales vs 505 720 a year ago. Texas output is projected at 3 484 000 bales up from 2 652 000 last year.
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Texas
Lions Club carnival planned for October 8
The Moulton Lions Club is preparing for an event scheduled for October 8 with committees fine tuning a program for an enjoyable evening. The first Lions carnival in October 1941 was a success, and the upcoming event is expected to match it.
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Moulton Lions Club
The
Lions Club
NYA Counselor Visits Moulton Every Tuesday
NYA Texas will move to increase women in war industry as War Industry Training and NWA expand. Bailey Thomas of Cuero says more girls will join machine sheet metal and radio shops while Doris and Dorothy Harper travel to Fort Worth for sheet metal work after NYA training in Cuero. Mrs Harris, Cuero NYA Counselor, will interview youths in Moulton each Tuesday at 11 in the Post Office Building to determine eligibility for war work training.
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J.C. Kellam
NYA
National Youth Administration
Texas
J. H. Bond
United States Employment Service
NWA
Bond
Bailey Thomas
Cuero
Municipal Park
Doris
Dorothy Harper
Port Arthur
Fort Worth
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Beryl D Harris
Moulton
Purchase of War Bonds During August
The Treasury Department announced August War Bond sales totaling $697,255,000 through the ten percent payroll savings plan. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau set September county quotas at $775,000,000.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Morgenthau
Moulton Junk Rally Collects 15065 Pounds for War Effort
The Moulton Lions Club sponsored a September 8 4 6 junk rally led by James Jaeggli that gathered 15065 pounds of scrap metal for the war effort. Geier Merrem Post 3892 American Legion donated a German cannon relic from World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Moulton Lions Club
James Jaeggli
Geier-Merrem Post
American Legion
Moulton Farmers Co-operative Gin & Mill Company
FFA
Moulton Man Takes Post as Temple Assistant Fire Chief
Fred Fehrenkamp left Sunday for Temple to become assistant fire chief of the Government Hospital McCloskey. Mrs Fehrenkamp and the children will join him later.
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Fred Fehrenkamp
Temple
Goverment Hospital McCloskey
Mreg Fehrenkamp
Three Moulton Apprentices Report In At Corpus Christi
Willie C. Batey Frank Charles Bevan and Alvin Henry Moeller apprentices from Moulton have reported aboard the U S Naval Air Station Corpus Christi according to the public relations office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie C. Batey
Frank Charles Bevan
Alvin Henry Moeller
Moulton
U. S. Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Public Reations Office
Moulton Couple Relocate to Flatonia for Work
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Zouzalik move to Flatonia where they will reside. Mrs. Zouzalik ran a local beauty parlor for years and Mr. Zouzalik has been in the cleaning and pressing business there for some time.
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A. W. Zouzalik
Flatonia
Dickson School Opens Monday With New Principal
Dickson School will open Monday September 21, announced principal E E Dari Lek. Weekend visitors include Miss Mabel Marie Fehrenkamp of Victoria and local residents Mrs Louis Fehrenkamp Mrs Henry Fehrenkamp who visited Shiner, and Mr and Mrs J N Cowen of San Antonio were guests of Mr and Mrs W K Richter Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Marie Fehrenkamp
Victoria
J. N. Cowen
San Antonio
Pfc Henry Janek Promoted at Camp Barkeley
Pfc Henry F. Janek of Moulton has been promoted to corporal in Company K, 358th Infantry, while stationed at Camp Barkeley.
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Henry F. Janek
Moulton
Camp Barkeley
358Th Infantry
Miss Windel Begins Third Year at Texas University
Miss Dorothy Jean Windel departed this week for Austin to continue her studies at the University of Texas. She is entering her third year there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Jean Windel
Austin
University of Texas
Miss Windel
University
Thousands Apply as Texas Highway Patrol Opens 70 Jobs
More than 500 Texans already filed for 70 vacancies in the Texas Highway Patrol. State Police Director Homer Garrison announced September 80 as the final application day, with Chief Hill Foreman aiming to start a seven week training around November 1. Applicants must be 23 to 45 years old, 5 feet 8 inches minimum, in good physical condition, and have a high school education. Applications by mail from Colonel Garrison at Austin.
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Texas Highway Patrol
Homer Garrison
Highway Patrol
Hill Foreman
Garrison
Austin
Contribute A Dollar For A Soldier's Kit
Local Red Cross Chairman reports slow $1 contributions for soldiers kits. The Moulton Branch quota is $75, with a deadline of September 22. Readers are urged to donate a dollar to support troops sailing to serve the country.
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Red Cross
Moulton
Witting Resident Emil Hildebrandt Dies at 70
Emil Hildebrandt a longtime Witting resident died Monday September 14 at 7 45 P M aged 70 years 11 months and one day The funeral was held from the family residence Wednesday afternoon at 2 15 P M with services in the Witting Lutheran Church Rev E Jacobs officiating Interment was in Witting Cemetery
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Emil Hildebrandt
Witting
Witting Lutheran Church
Rev. E. Jacobs
Baursville School Opens 1942 48 Session Monday
The Baursville school will open the 1942 48 session on Monday September 21 with John Beck as principal and Miss Ora Willis Janszen as assistant teacher.
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Baursville
John Beck
Ora Willis Janszen
Houston Visitors Note Friendly Callers This Week
Mrs Ed Biehunko and daughters Charilene and Arlene were in Houston last week Tuesday visiting Edward Biehunko Jr. Mr and Mrs Harris Mason of Houston and Mr and Mrs Alfred Janszen of San Antonio visited in the Emil Janszen home Sunday.
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Ed, Biehunko
Charilene
Arlene
Houston
Edward Biehunko Jr
Harris Mason
Alfred Janszen
San Antonio
Emil Janszen
Families Visit in Seguin and Waco
Mrs. Anton Kolar and daughter Antoinette and Mrs. Myrtle Reind and daughter Bonnie Lou visited Seguin. Miss Lillian Lois Hoyer, nursing student at Providence Hospital School of Nursing in Waco, spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. Julia Hoyer.
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Anton Kolar
Antoinette
Myrtle Reind
Bonnie Lou
Seguin
Lillian Lois Hoyer
Providence Hospital School of Nursing
Waco
Julia Hoyer
Harold Knape Begins Industrial Arts Study at Southwest Texas Teachers College
Harold Knape left for San Marcos Saturday to resume his studies at Southwest Texas Teachers College. He is in his second year and is taking a course in industrial arts.
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Harold Knape
San Marcos
Southwest Texas Teachers College
Harold
Guadalupe Firemen's Association Buys War Bonds
The Guadalupe Firemen's Association with Moulton Fire Department members has purchased 400,000 in U S war bonds. Secretary Treasurer Louis H Scholl of Gonzales notes members contribute via war savings stamps and hand purchases as the group serves in civilian defense tasks including first aid training air raid preparedness and auxiliary firefighting.
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Guadalupe Firemen’s Association
Louis H- Seholl
Gonzales
Moulton Fire Department
Scholl
School Milk Program Opens in Lavaca County
Agricultural Marketing Administration announces free milk program for Lavaca County schools. Schools must file applications by October 1, 1942. Applications can be secured by writing to Dennis W. Poe, Area Supervisor, fourth floor Court House, San Antonio.
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Lavaca County
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Dennis W. Poe
Court House
San Antoni
FBI Wartime Police Conferences Planned Along Texas Gulf Coast
Ray J Abbaticchio Jr, head of the Houston FBI, announces seven wartime law enforcement conferences from September 21 focusing on coordinating agencies against subversive activities. A Ritz Theater Yoakum meeting on September 22 at 1 PM precedes sessions in Alice, Bryan, Livingston, Beaumont, Freeport, and Houston.
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FBI
Texas Gulf Coast Area
Ray J. Abbaticchio Jr
Bureau
Houston
Ritz Theater
Yoakum
Alice
Bryan
Livingston
Beaumont
Freeport
Moulton Catholic Church Feast Set for September 20
The Catholic congregation of Moulton will hold its annual church feast at Herman Park Sunday September 20. Dinner and supper will be served. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Moulton
Herman Park
Letter From C. T. Johnson Heads to Vacation Plans
The Eagle records a letter from C. T. Johnson of Sheppard Field Wichita Falls noting his new role in the lecture department of the insurance division and his plan to spend his vacation in Washington and New York.
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Eagle
C. T. Johnson
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
C. T
Insurance
Washington
New York
Moulton Woman Is In Hospital
Mrs. F. J. Albrecht of Moulton was taken to Shiner Hospital Wednesday morning for treatment.
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Moulton
F. J. Albrecht
Shiner Hospital
Bargmans and Kellys Visit Fehrenkamp Home
Mr and Mrs George Bargman of Gonzales and Mrs George Kelly of Del Rio were visitors in the home of Mr and Mrs F Fehrenkamp Sunday.
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George Bargman
Gonzales
George Kelly
del Rio
F. . Fehrenkamp
Mrs Giesbers Orders The Hagle For Son At Pearl Harbor
Mrs Paul Giesbers called Saturday afternoon ordering The Hagle sent to her son Hugo serving with Uncle Sam's Navy at Pearl Harbor.
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Paul Giesbers
Hugo
Sam
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Schindlers Host Camp Visitor Pair Over Weekend
Victor Schindler and Technical Corporal Alex Pellegrini visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schindler. The Schindler family, including Henry and Glornne, accompanied them back to Camp Hulen.
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Pfe
Victor Schindler
Alex Pellegrini
Camp Hulen
Joe Schindler
Henry
Glornne Schindler
Koerth Youth Dies in Accidental Rifle Incident
Edward Krejci aged 20, son of Mr and Mrs T J Krejci, was killed at the family home near Koerth when a .22 rifle in his brother Ignac s hands discharged accidentally. Burial occurred at Koerth. He leaves parents three sisters Elizabeth Marguerite Anita two brothers August and Ignac and grandfather K A Krejci of Gonzales.
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Edward Krejci
T. J. Krejci
Koerth
Ignac
Elizabeth
Marguerite
Anita
August
K. A. Krejci
Gonzales
Krejci Couple Welcome Son Albert William Jr
Mr and Mrs A W Krejci of near Oak Grove welcomed a son on August 22. The newborn was named Albert William Jr.
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A. W. Krejci
Oak Grove
Albert William Jr
Meyer Couple Relocate to Shiner from Moulton
Mr and Mrs E D Meyer longtime Moulton residents moved to Shiner last week where they will establish their future home.
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BE. D. Meyer
Moulton
Shiner
August marriage licenses issued in county clerk records
County Clerk D L Hudson records show 11 marriage licenses issued in August, all white couples, down from 14 in the prior month. The figures reflect a smaller month over month total for the local county.
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D. L. Hudson
PTA Meeting at Moulton High School Gym
Moulton PTA will meet Wednesday night September 23 at 8 o'clock in the High School Gym. The meeting will cover upcoming events and activities for students and families.
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Moulton Pta
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America
Roosevelt
France
Dickson
Louis Fehrenkamp
Henry Fehrenkamp
Rud. Filip
U. S
Lavaca
Mr. and
Mrs
A.w.krejci
Mrs. E.D. Meyer
Dan Cupids
PTA Meeting
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