Firemen's Bazaar a Major Community Event
The annual firemen's bazaar at Herman Park sponsored by the Moulton Volunteer Fire Department drew wide support. Over 500 tickets sold, receipts totaling 1106.58 dollars, with meals served from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Donations from local firms funded varied entertainment and a night dance. Chiefs Williams and Strauss lectured, while Fred Fehrenkamp MC'd.
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Herman Park
Moulton
Frank Williams
Winters
A. & M. College
Gus J. Strauss
Hallettsville
Fred F. Fehrenkamp
American Legion Band
Bill Cornelson
Ali
Brosch Ullmann Wedding Solemnized At Shiner
John Brosch and Miss Erna Ullmann united in marriage at the Catholic Church in Shiner on Monday morning September 11 Rev KE J Bily officiated. Witnesses were F W Janssen of Victoria and Adolph Kouba of Shiner. Maid of honor was Glorine Wendel best man Edmund Greive. The couple will reside on the Brosen farm near Moulton. The ceremony was followed by a family dinner and the Eagle joins friends in best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brosch
Erna Ullmann
Shiner
KE. J. Bily
F. W. Janssen
Victoria
Adolph Kouba
Glorine Wendel
Edmund Greive
Anton Ullmann
William Brosen
Moulton
Moulton Students Head to Colleges Across the State
The list shows Moulton youths entering higher education this year. Harvey Batey and Wesley Knape attend Southwest Texas State Teachers College San Marcos. Elwyn Gummelt and several others study at A and M College and the University of Texas. Others enroll at Junior College Victoria Baldwin’s Yoakum Incarnate Word Seton School of Nursing and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Harvey Batey
Wesley Knape
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Elwyn Gummelt
Edward Petrash
Edgar Butschek
Maurice Havlik
Allen Bohuslav
Henry Heger
A. & M. College
Arnold Papacek
Dorothy Louise Fehrenkamp
Sam Jaeggli, Jr
University of Texas
Sybil Pustejovssy
Elizabeth Kubicek
Junior
Victoria
Frankie Smith
Baldwin’s Business College
Yoakum
Misa Ethel Josephine Wagner
Incarnate Word College
San Antonio
Lillian Arnolt
Seton School of Nursing
Austin
Cotton Receipts Public Weigher Act Report
A. Haas reports that 1981 bales of new cotton were marketed in Moulton at the close of business Wednesday afternoon.
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A. Haas
Moulton
Annual Convention of Texas Home Demonstration Assn
Mrs Hugo Fisbeck returned from Lubbock where she attended the Texas Home Demonstration Association annual convention. About 450 Texas women joined delegates from Lavaca County plus district 10 with 24 counties. A banquet honored the Home Demonstration Association with remarks by U.S. Representative George Mahon. Delegates toured Carlsbad Cavern and praised the trip and support from clubs and county council.
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Hugo Fisbeck
Lubbock
Lavaca County
E.R. Nolan
Ezzell Club
S. F. Faukus
Sweet Home Club
Sam Kelly
Vienna Club
Texas
Laveca County
Women of the Home Demonstration Association
George Mahon
United States
Mahon
Carlsbad
Main Cafe and Bar Change of Ownership On Front Street
Vladik Culak completed a deal with Ludwig Frey to own the Main Cafe and Bar on Front Street. Culak assumed control of the business last Friday.
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Vladik Culak
Ludwig Freytag
Front Street
Mr. Culak
500 Pay Tribute To Mansfield At Testimonial Dinner
Joseph Jefferson Mansfield, 78, longtime chairman of the house rivers and harbors committee, is honored by 500 South Texas citizens in Wharton. The testimonial doubles as a farewell before his Washington departure for a special session amid fears of war. Mansfield pledges to prevent catastrophe and seeks peace.
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Wharton
Joseph Jefferson Mansfield
Congress
South
Texas
Houge Rivers and Harbors
Mansfield
Washington
Parity Checks Scheduled for Lavaca County Farmers
Parity checks totaling 56000 for Lavaca county will be distributed to farmers this week. Delivery times and locations include Shiner on Thursday September 21 9 to 4 Moulton Friday September 22 9 to 4 Hallettsville Saturday September 23 8 to 5 Yoakum Monday September 25 2 pm to 4 pm.
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Lavaca
Shiner
Moulton
Hallettsville
Yoakum
Scout Masters Train at Yoa Kam School Evening
William Miculka and Weldon Knape attended the Boy Scout Masters training school in Yoa Kam Tuesday night. The school is led by E. C. Newan, field instructor for the Capitol Area.
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William Miculka
Weldon Knape
Yoakam
E. C. Newan
Capitol Area
Farm Population in United States Near Record High
United States farm population on January 1 1939 stood near the all time high at 82,059,000. Losses since 1910 have largely reversed with 1938 showing more people moving to towns and cities than to farms. Net changes from births and deaths offset farm losses despite continued urban migration.
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United States
College Station
U.S. Department’s Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Many Landowners Seek Soil Conservation Help in Texas
One hundred twenty one applications covering 17603 acres from Lavaca and DeWitt counties seek Soil Conservation Service planning and installation aid. Through CCC camp at Yoakum the program offers free technical planning, terrace and gully control, pasture work, and labor for on farm conservation measures with applications accepted by SCS personnel or by mail.
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Lavaca
DeWitt
Soil Conservation Service
The
U.S. Department of Agriculture
CCC
Yoakum
Guadalupe River
DeWitt County
Peach Creek
Gonzales County
Lavaca- Fayette
Navidad River
Texas
Moulton P T A Opens New School Year with First Meeting
The Moulton Parent-Teacher Association held its first meeting of the new school year in the new high school auditorium on September 13. Plans for the year included fundraisers to buy sewing machines for home economics and entertainments to support school activities.
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Moulton
Parent-Teacher Association
P.T. A
Parent- Teacher Association
J.B. Wilson
Pren Lockwell
Julius Krejci
Fred Fehrenkamp
Fred Fehrenkamp, Treasurer. Finance. — Stapley F.cernosek
Stanley F. Cernosek
Louis Fehrenkamp
Henry Fehrenkamp
Erwin Oehl
Miss Neugebaur
Frank Cinadr
Victor Fehrenkamp
Biehunke
Ed. Batey
Gus Fisbeck
Louis Pietsch
E. Jacobs
Paul Flegsner
Arnold Freytag
Louis Niebuhr
Fred Pietsch
Charles &. Beran
Herbert Fiedler
Hugo Glatzert
A. J. Kolar
John Cinadr
A. J. Darilek
W. H. Pundt
Friend of Education
Cotton Marketing Quota Provisions Upheld by Judge Allred
Judge James Y. Allred of the Southern District of Texas ruled the cotton marketing quota provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 valid in Troppy vs LaSara Farmers Gin Co Inc et al. This was the first case challenging the quota provisions to reach a court.
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James Y. Allred
District Court of the United States
Southern District of Texas
Troppy
LaSara Farmers Gin Co., Inc
Farmers League Adopts Resolution Demand for full 1989 payments
The Moulton Branch Lavaca County Farmers' League adopted a resolution demanding that all farmers receive all 1989 government benefits payments. Secretary Ad. A. Haas presided as F. K. Hinck was absent. A special meeting is set for Monday night September 25 at the high school auditorium.
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Moulton
Lavaca County
Farmers’ League
F. K. Hinck
Ad. A. Haas
Mansfield Leaves for Nation's Capital
Congressman J. J. Mansfield of Columbus left for Washington to attend the special session. He said he would do everything in his power to keep the United States out of the European draw.
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J. J. Mansfield
Columbus
Washington
Congress
Congressman Mansfield
U. S
Lutheran Church Picnic Scheduled for Saturday
The Lutheran congregation of Moulton will hold its annual picnic Saturday Nov. 11. Watch this paper for further announcement.
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Lutheran Church
Moulton
Oak Grove Citizen Observes 77th Birthday Anniversary
Joe Sustr of near Oak Grove marked his 77th birthday on September 13. He is a prominent local figure who received thoughtful gifts and is wished many happy returns of his natal day by all who know him.
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Oak Grove
Joe Sustr
Near Oak Grove
Mr. Sustr
Firemen’s Training Picture Shown at Area Meeting
Chief Frank Williams of the A. and M. College demonstrated a Fireman’s Training School session from last July in Moulton Monday night. The Fire Station hosted a showing attended by about fifty people from Yoakum Shiner and Moulton, with several of Moulton’s ladies present and a lunch served afterward.
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Frank Williams
A. & M. College
Moulton
Yoakum, Shiner
Lightning Strikes Farm Homes Damaging Roofs and Windows
During a Friday thunderstorm lightning struck two farm homes east and west of town. Vladik Culak’s residence sustained roof and wall damage and a broken window. Frank Meyer’s home suffered damage including a clock knocked from a shelf. No injuries reported.
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Vladik Culak
W. F. Oehl
Frank Meyer
Here
Weather Cancels Moulton Business Men's League Meeting
The Moulton Business Men's League did not hold its regular monthly meeting Monday night due to unfavorable weather conditions.
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Moulton Business Men’s League
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Firemen’s Bazaar
Texas Home Demonstration Assn
Boy Scout Training
Moulton P.T.A
F. C. Smith
Love
Kerlagan
Williams
F.L. Teague
Frank Wagner
J.M. Meiners
Donald Bunting
Lilybeth Lewis
Farmers League
Business Men's League
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