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Wooden Couple Still Dancing After All These Years

Wed, 09/01/2021 - 12:00am

The Czech immigrants who settled Texas represented a great cross section of the working class of Central Europe. Among those hard-working folks were musicians and visual artists. Then, as now, a talented person couldn’t make a living in the rural artistic world, thusly most of them farmed. The musicians, such as the Bacas and the Majeks, were well represented by their performances, but most still farmed during the day. The visual arts were not so well promoted, however it takes ingenuity to operate a successful farm in the early 1900s, where most equipment was homemade, and a few of the farmers were more creative than others.

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We Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends

Wed, 09/01/2021 - 12:00am

The 1922 vintage building that houses the Pavlas Tavern sits at the south end of the two-block strip of buildings that compose downtown Moulton. It supposedly entered life as a saloon and has remained so throughout the nine decades. In 1959, George and Vlasta Pavlas purchased the business which became known as Pavlas Tavern, where Vlasta worked for 58 years proudly serving the public and friends. A family oriented establishment; kids had crayons, coloring books, games, and various toys for them to play with and the adults generally behaved themselves. The youngsters even had their own couch to sleep on when they got tired.

Correction

Sun, 08/01/2021 - 12:00am

In the story on Page 8 of the July issue titled "Fritz Hodde, Musical Patriot" had an incorrect byline. That story was actually written by Justin Everett. We apologize for the mistake.

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