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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1916
Page
4
Published weekly, the item notes Texas Democrats contemplate raising 100000 for the presidential campaign. It cites newspaper reports predicting twelve gubernatorial candidates in Texas for 1918.
Moulton proves to be a welcoming town with strong neighbors and vibrant local life. Living here supports community pride while boosting residence value and town services.
Governor Ferguson's campaign expenses totaled 3443.08 dollars while his opponent Morris spent just over 20000 dollars in the race.
State librarian E. W. Winkler releases a book titled The Alamo A Memorial to Texan Heroism. The volume is sold at the Alamo to help defray upkeep and preservation costs for the historic building.
President Wilson has signed the Federal Farm Loan Act. A synopsis of the law appears on page six of The Eagle.
Congressman George Farmer Burgess who lost his bid for renomination to Joseph Jefferson Mansfield will practice law in Gonzales.
The Yoakum Fair Association designates October 5 as Bohemian Day with an expected attendance of 1,000 Bohemian citizens.
Washington reports Cone Johnson will resign as solicitor of the national administration and return to private law practice in Tyler. He leaves with unspecified timing and transfers duties to his successor.
A community message urges residents to share positive habits widely this week, noting that repetition builds ease and yields many benefits for the town and its people.
Fred W. Davis the state commissioner of agriculture has announced Harry Hampton Williams as statistician. Dr. Williams is a popular newspaper man, known among country weekly publishers, and regarded as a vigorous and brilliant writer. Davis honors Texas newspaper men for courtesies and recognizes the fraternity with this appointment.
The Houston Post salutes Captain Koenig and his crew for piloting the first submarine to cross the ocean. In wartime danger, they achieved a feat unmatched in history, earning praise as fearless modern sailors whose voyage will be remembered by future generations.
The University of Texas Summer School closed last week with 1462 students enrolled. Over a thousand were Texas teachers taking regular college courses, not seeking certificates. Starting next summer the term will run eleven weeks, keeping the university open all year except September, with 1917 attendance hoped near 2000.
The report notes livestock losses in Texas from disease during the past year totaling about 48 000 head valued at roughly 15 213 000 dollars. Horses and mules number 39 000 valued at 3 500 000, cattle 327 000 at 820 000, sheep 90 000 at 359 000, hogs 192 000 at 1 534 000. The public is urged to contact A M College Texas Sanitary Livestock Commission and the Federal Bureau of Animal Industry for bulletins on health and treatment of diseases.
The state department of education reports 1,225 schools in 173 counties received aid from the first half of a rural school fund totaling a million dollars. Aid ranged from 100 to 500 dollars per school. the remaining 500,000 dollars will be distributed in the next scholastic session.
Fair and dry weather keeps farmers busy picking cotton. Sunday visits include Willie Foss and J. J. Jemelka of Moulton with Joe Jemelka, Emil Klobedans of Scott's School with Albert and Louis Hohensee, and Mrs. Ford Gertner with Mrs. Julius Hohensee. Mr. and Mrs. John Pesek welcome a baby girl born August 10. A Flatonia dance on August 12 drew a large crowd. F. J. Kubenka & Son are ginning cotton. City Boy.
The First State Bank of Hallettsville promoters held a meeting and elected T. Y. Hill, Joseph Kopecky, H. J. Strunk, R. A. Baessler, J. M. Holub, and J. F. McKnight to the board. Capitalization is set at 50 000 dollars and operations begin in the Strunk building until a two story brick is built on the square’s southwest corner.
Gonzales Texas August 12 J B Wells erected a ten foot fence around Santa Anna mound a historic site about one and a half miles south of town He plans to stock the area with deer and antelope About twenty acres are enclosed in the park.
The text argues anger signals personal weakness and impotence while true strength lies in calmness. It links serenity to awareness of greater power and control, contrasting irritation with confident restraint in confrontations.
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