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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1943
Page
4
Austin reports 126 fire deaths in January and February. Marvin Hall, fire insurance commissioner, notes February toll includes 48 deaths from burning, 15 trapped cases, 12 from flammable liquid misuse, 6 from heater ignition, and 14 from miscellaneous fires. The two-month total surpasses the same period in 1942.
The Census Bureau estimated on March 22 that the U S population reached 135 604 000 on January 1, 1942, an increase of 1 651 000 for the year and driven by record births as men headed for conscription. The figure includes armed forces worldwide and surpasses the 1940 census by 3 934 000.
February shipments of poultry and eggs fell from a year ago the University of Texas business research bureau reported. Eight carloads of chicken and four of turkeys were shipped versus 25 and six previously. Egg shipments totaled 317 carloads, down from 599.
Secretary of Commerce Jones announced that national income in 1942 hit about 119.8 billion dollars, up from 95.6 billion in 1941, and he forecast 1943 income near 140 billion.
Road construction progresses from the town center to six miles east toward the Fayette county line. Front street is torn up and a detour of several blocks is required as bridges and concrete pavement are built along the highway.
President Roosevelt proclaimed Tuesday April 6 as Army Day and urged Americans to consider ways to increase supplies to soldiers on world battlefronts. The address called for reflections on improving the flow of aid to the armed forces abroad.
An item from the Moulton Eagle indicates a second class matter entry in the local post office records. The fragment notes a designation related to mail classification at Moulton Towas.
The article argues against retail sales taxes but supports a Danaher style savings stamp plan as a near painless way to fund the war. It contends the poor should pay, outlines a 10 percent stamp system, and promotes tax revenue to curb inflation while encouraging saving for all, including children.
Senator Harry F Byrd criticizes rising civilian government payrolls and sprawling agencies citing 1942 figures. He urges curbing nonessential civic expenditures and tightening wartime budgets to reduce future tax burdens while supporting wartime contract renegotiation and payroll restraint.
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