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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1914
Page
1
Houston market notes spring weather disrupts planting with crops late this year. Pre Easter demand boosts womens wear. produce trade remains active as fruits vegetables move from lower coast. Poultry short, eggs abundant, storage begins, bananas cheap, citrus in active movement with lemons rising as warm weather nears.
The fourth number of the lyceum course will be given at the opera house Friday night April 3 by Dr and Mrs Edwin Cyclone Southers. Admission 25 and 35 cents. Wm Kram a farmer on rural route one was in the county Saturday making weekend purchases and offered a year’s subscription to The Moulton Eagle and the Galveston Semi Weekly News.
Sparks announces retirement from the campaign saying a Fort Worth nomination would likely fail and he wants to allow loyal supporters to back whomever they choose in precinct and county conventions.
Washington March 31 Texas tops world in cotton seed and cotton cone products with 1,156,063 tons of seed oil from the 1913 crop. Census Bureau notes 26 percent of U S cotton seed crushing plants are in Texas and 19 mills were established there in the past year.
Department of commerce reports 3,771,291 bales ginned in Texas for 1913, down from 4,645,309 in 1912. County figures: Lavaca 38,634 vs 41,652. Gonzales 49,908 vs 44,865. Fayette 43,801 vs 47,441. Colorado 19,011 vs 21,338. Jackson 7,690 vs 6,507. Victoria 23,746 vs 20,156. DeWitt 52,986 vs 53,765.
A North to South marriage appeal from a Michigan widow now in Texas is noted alongside reports of the Houston mayor’s actions and state affairs. The text highlights Texas census bachelor numbers, toll repeal votes, Lt. Gov Mayes taking UT journalism dean post, and naval movements to Galveston, plus a farm book promotion from the Texas Industrial Congress.
Mrs. George von Lienen presides the Moulton Home and School Club and asks The Eagle to note there will be no meeting on Friday April 10 due to Good Friday. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday April 17 at four o clock in Rydhannsas with all members urged to attend.
A notice to presiding officers lists the precincts represented by county trustees J W W Harvey A J Kallus and W R McCutchan and explains countywide voting rights for all trustees One district school trustee must be elected in each district while the other two stay on, and census materials will be issued by the county superintendent with May census taking instructed.
The University of Texas Summer School hosts the third annual Rural School Education Week in Austin from July 13 to 18. Lectures by Harold Foght and Eli M. Rapp lead a program with educators from public instruction, extension, and university staff to improve country schools.
Mrs J D Gray returned home Saturday from San Antonio. Mrs F G Guittard and Francis of Waco are visiting relatives here. Miss Adler of Victoria visits Miss Freda Blohm. Mr and Mrs Max Mesdames J A Wolt Moeckel and Moeckel returnedhome from San Antonio Sunday. C S Sandforg was here last week. The advan pression ati.
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