Mr. and Mrs. Speckels ran the Von Minden Hotel/Cozy Theater for over fifty years!
In their spare time Mr. Speckels was President of the School Board and Schulenburg's
Fire Chief for 35 years, while Mrs. Speckels organized Texas' first and only Girl
Scout Marching Band. She still found time to sew Gone-with-the-Wind Usherette
Uniforms for the Movie's Schulenburg Opening. (Confederate Gray with 12 inch waists;
one is permanently on display in the Cozy's lobby).
One
Schulenburg youth shined shoes and ran the hatcheck concession at all public dances.
His third job brought in a dime every time he delivered a note to a certain young
lady from a well-dressed out-of-town cotton buyer.
The
mailman who ran the route to LaGrange would take you with him for a dollar. Cash,
no stamps.
C.W.
Meyer was Railroad Agent for Muldoon, the telegraph operator, and President of
the Fayette Electric Co-op. He was also a Chiropractor in his spare time.
Another Meyer, but not related to C.W. ran a confectionery and also made a floor
sweeping compound from sawdust and linseed oil.
