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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1939
Page
6
The Amos n' Andy team appeared in the first experimental television display of a commercial radio program at the New York World's Fair. The piece shows their screen appearance with Amos featured prominently. Mr. Whalen was later interviewed on the national broadcast.
Mrs Ellen Bristow Willeford 73 keeps a fairy tale home Rosada Casita in Wharton with glowing pink walls and a green roof. Her life centers on flowers and a vast antiquities collection, including a 100 year old Lizzie doll and heirlooms from Kentucky. She was born in Sweet Home Texas and moved to Wharton 20 years ago with husband William Willeford. Her family includes two children and three grandchildren, and she is active in the United Daughters of the Confederacy and DAR.
Mayor Ad Richter and aldermen C J Garbade J F Kasper L E Denmark and J R Mikesh plus City Secretary J M Canon were all re elected. Richter begins his fifth term and Canon his twentieth as city secretary after 23 years as city marshal.
Sunday visitors gathered at the Louis Knesek home and other Shiner addresses. Guests included families from Corpus Christi such as the Zapietal, Bartek, Mraz, Krejci, Lehner t, and Hart households, plus Ed Lehnert and Rud Huff. Several from Corpus Christi vacationed with local families like the Kiesel and Meyer households.
A brief note explains that the handshake derives from medieval sword readiness where a man carried a sword, showed an empty right hand to signal friendship, and grasped the other’s hand with his to prevent ambush. It concludes that refusal to shake signals enmity.
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