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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
4
Washington Letter reports the Rivers and Harbors bill under discussion in the House with no Texas new projects and no Intercoastal Canal funding. Texas delegates pressed for Intercoastal Canal funds while a draft law amendment shifts next call to Class A and faces opposition over volunteer credits.
Citizens urged to buy liberty bonds and war savings stamps while supporting thrift stamps. The message also encourages planting a garden, aiding soldiers through bank deposits, and saving as much as possible.
War savings stamps bought at 4.15 dollars will mature on January 1 1923 and be redeemed by the government for 5 dollars. The 85 cent interest accrues over five years with quarterly compounding.
Want Ads and business locals list services from Kal Boehm's Sons and First State Bank in Moulton Texas. Remodeled 3 room house for rent. Certificates of deposit yield 4 percent. Barbecue delivered citywide every Saturday. Mouton Meat Market buys hides. Wille Schroeder proprietor.
An exhortation urges farmers to delay selling hens and pullets after the April 20 embargo end. It warns that a sudden market glut would lower prices and advises gradual sales, prioritizing young stock for egg production to meet rising poultry demand and support wartime needs.
A wartime appeal urges citizens to support the war effort through alternative savings: buy a thrift stamp if a war savings stamp is unavailable, or a liberty bond if possible. It stresses personal duty to prove American allegiance.
The many friends of Colonel Jake Wolters of Houston will be pleased to learn that he has been commissioned as a brigadier general in the new Texas National Guard, authorized by the recent extraordinary session of the legislature. Jake is one of the foremost men in the state and nation, and a brigadier generalship fits him nicely.
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