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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1942
Page
4
A housekeeping tip advises opening all windows and sweeping toward the room’s center to keep dust from settling on woodwork and walls. This method reduces dust buildup compared to sweeping away from the center.
Four Lavaca County youths John Covey McKey James Wilbert Duffner Alfred John Schneider and Stanislav Hubert Herman enlisted at the Navy Recruiting Station in Victoria. McKey serves six years in the Regular Navy Duffner will complete a minority cruise and be discharged before his 21st birthday Schneider joined Class V-1 Naval Reserve remaining in school on inactive duty Herman enlisted as Apprentice Seaman in Class V-6. Recruits typically go to San Diego or other bases for eight weeks training and may be assigned to Navy Trade Schools based on conduct education and aptitude.
Corporal Gerald Schmitz in Victoria Texas says aviation cadets who can play instruments should bring them to their first station. Army officials value music in the Aviation Cadet Corps and expect cadets to entertain when possible. Age limits remain 18 to 26 with eligibility for the physical and mental tests.
Thirteen Lavaca county youths enlisted in the United States Army during March per Corporal Gerald F. Schmitz in Victoria. Representing Hallettsville Yoakum Moulton Shiner, names include Havel Vavrusa Filla Vasek Najvar Uleak Harrell Harrell North Okruhlik Pavlus Novak and others. Many seek air corps assignments and a few parachute vacancies are slated for April.
Tiny carbon strips attached to Wright Field propellers record vibration patterns to detect imbalances. A flight test revealed gear changes caused destructive propeller vibration, which ceased after restoring proper gears.
E S Pat Kelly signals gratitude to Lavaca County War Relief Fund contributors and town and school district chairmen for surpassing the $1800 goal. He commends workers and donors for patriotism and democracy in supporting soldiers, refugees, and Red Cross beneficiaries.
A collection of quotations on truth and love from Cudworth Azel Backus Eddy Pellico and Hitchcock. The excerpts discuss truth as a universal gravitation and guide, love as a powerful force, and religious truth linking faith to the being and government of God.
The Komensky PTA schedules a monthly meeting for Friday night, April 10. All members are invited to attend.
The Big Horn Hot Springs in Wyoming is described as the largest hot spring known, with a daily flow of 18,600,000 gallons of water at 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
A historical note states that one bushel holds about 1,008,000 grains of rye and about 608,000 grains of oats, illustrating grain density in traditional measurement.
The article notes that much mahogany furniture from the early Georgian period has been wrongly credited to Chippendale or the Chippendale design school. It also mentions the Thysania Moth of Guatemala reaching a wingspan over 12 inches per Natural History magazine.
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