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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1924
Page
4
An advertisement touts Botté olf Herbire as like having a doctor in the house, offering instant relief for digestion and bowel issues. One or two doses are said to start movement and restore buoyant spirits, priced at 60c and sold by all druggists.
August W. Janszen traveled to Gonzales on a business visit last Thursday, meeting local contacts and inspecting opportunities. He is a noted entrepreneur and industry participant.
Lavaca County Summer Normal at Shiner Texas adopts unanimous resolutions thanking faculty for service and thanking Sisters for facilities. They praise Shiner High School board for texts library and lab gear and credit the Commercial Club for 150 dollars. The resolutions, signed July 29 1924, are to be published.
The text notes Texas estimated taxable wealth at 3,465,186,663 dollars with Dallas County first at 215,000,000 and Harris County second at 202,852,726. It frames wealth data as a yard waste burning tip in a casual aside.
Taxpayers in the El Campo School District approve a special tax not to exceed $1 per $100 valuation. The measure passes 139 to 66.
The Fayette County Record at LaGrange shifts from weekly to semi weekly publication after a little over a year under founder S. L. Sulak.
The Houston Post is sold to former Governor W. P. Hobby and partners for 1 150 000 dollars, the highest price ever paid for a Texas newspaper plant.
San Antonio will construct a new city auditorium with seating for 6000, costing 700000 dollars. The project is described as one of the most impressive buildings of its kind in the United States.
Governor Pat Neff appoints R A Weinert of Seguin to the Twenty fifth district attorneyship to fill the Horace Duncan vacancy. Weinert is the Democratic nominee for the office.
The text notes a Louisiana rule requiring male applicants for marriage to obtain a medical certificate testing physical fitness and urges Texans to petition their legislators to enact a similar measure.
The federal highway system aims to cover about 180000 miles of main roads linking virtually every city with 5000 residents and a ten mile fringe. It pledges all federal funds to projects within this network to speed completion and serve 90 percent of the population.
Officials from the United States Departments of Commerce and Agriculture the Pan American Union and Inter American Highway Commission plus motor industry representatives agreed in Washington to invite Latin American republics to send representatives to study U S road building and transportation. The inquiry precedes a Pan American motor road conference.
The West Coast Leader of Lima Peru notes that touring cars and auto trucks are replacing burros and pack mules, cutting transport costs by more than half. It highlights the improved Trujillo Quiruvilca highway fostering growth in mining and agriculture between Trujillo and Quiruvilca.
August events outline a runoff scheduling cycle with several key dates. The state executive committee canvasses returns on August 11, absentee ballot filings start August 13 to 20, and runoff election day is August 23 with conventions on August 12 and 28. The commissioners court may adjust precincts and judges receive notices within ten days. Last returns to county chairmen are due August 27.
The air mail route between New York and San Francisco, set up a month ago, is praised for efficiency and will continue indefinitely. Texas governor race hopeful Lynch Davidson expects a runoff after official tally, contradicting his earlier claim of a majority over all opponents.
The San Antonio Express quotes a commentator urging local parents to consider nearby schools for their children’s fall education. It suggests that in many cases better, closer options exist than sending pupils far away.
Returns from the recent primary election show Felix Robertson and Mrs Miriam Ferguson wife of former Governor J E Ferguson advancing to the democratic gubernatorial runoff. If she wins she will be the first woman to occupy the governor chair in the United States Texas sets the pace.
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