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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1954
Page
2
A historical column recalls 1901 in Shreveport with Joe Thomas hanged after a rope broke. It notes 53 years prior events, Missouri protest arrests, and local oil prospecting plans in Moulton with new oil and gas finds.
A political letter from Congressman Clark W Thompson addresses Texas district residents. It references the Fast season Holy Week Good Friday and Easter Sunday and wishes readers a happy and peaceful season while urging strength of character to face world problems.
Cornell economists note annual horse costs of 282 dollars per team and the lower hourly tractor costs. The Fowler Kansas News says tractors substitute animal power, boosting output but squeezing small farmers and expanding surpluses as large scale wheat and cotton operations grow. Weimar plans 10 000 hen houses to meet town needs with surplus.
Texas City report quotes the Assistant Director of Publications for the Game and Fish Commission warning that civilization risks harming God's creatures as the H bomb looms. He cites water fowl losing northern nesting ground at a million acres yearly, a trend he says could outlast humanity.
Dr. Conway W. Snyder of Oak Ridge warns that current knowledge cannot safely plan a rocket trip. He cites a seven mile per second flight producing 5000 degrees heat that would melt the ship, noting present thermo nuclear research tops at 500 degrees but the dream remains.
The Texas Memorial Museum showcases an exact replica of a Texas Naval Commodore's uniform donated by E H Perry of Austin after nearly four years of research. Buttons are cast from original Texas Navy molds. The Texas Navy formed in 1836 and served the Republic of Texas until 1843, with several vessels later entering the U S Navy after Texas statehood in 1845.
The piece questions Lyndon B. Johnson's 90 percent parity plan and its impact on farmers with large cuts. It reflects on Lavaea County losses, concerns about family farming, and attorney general John Ben Shepperd defending state law against political pressure while criticizing McCarthy's image and a discharged veteran.
The passage asserts Washington’s greater concern with a spy and Benedict Arnold as a traitor over how Major Andre was treated as a prisoner. It frames Washington's priorities in terms of loyalty and gentlemanly conduct in the Revolutionary context.
A student delegation protests McCarthy in San Jacinto while questions linger on Fifth Amendment refusals. The piece questions coffee as a national habit and analyzes cotton production, noting a shift from large to small farms and stressing Congress has not addressed these divides.
Wal ter Dickerson of Brown and Root, waiting for trains in St. Louis, spurred Texas interest after visiting the International Shoe Company. A company leader heard the Texas pitch and revised plans, moving a new plant to Bryan where construction nears completion.
A discussion notes a divide between small and large farmers over policy, arguing smallholders should not face the same cuts as large farmers. The speaker stresses that cotton surpluses do not originate from the small farms.
Waco police last week found a thriving marijuana garden four blocks from city hall. A 64 year old man living at the house was arrested after officers discovered about 50 marijuana plants growing in the back yard camouflaged by weeds.
Mrs. Kouba died April 9 at 6:00 a.m. at her son Joe Kouba's home in Moulton after living with her family for 15 years. She leaves four sons Joe Frank Jim Adolph Kouba of Moulton Shiner and two daughters Amelia Ruth of San Antonio Cecilia Fojtik of Moulton, a daughter-in-law Carrie Kouba, 19 grandchildren 19 great grandchildren and a step-daughter Mary Michna of Corpus Christi. Her husband and other children preceded her in death.
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