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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
4
Local Red Cross urges residents to join the branch and do their bit ahead of the three week countdown to the new school term. Authorities emphasize participation to ensure community readiness and support for families.
The text predicts feggs will fetch 50 cents per dozen next winter while advising to keep laying hens. It notes a law banning whiskey production in the United States becomes operative after 11 p.m. on September 8.
The 1917 18 per capita apportionment is fixed at seven dollars fifty cents per pupil an increase of fifty cents over last year.
A Boston statistician argues war casualties show only one death per fifteen men overall, with third year losses not exceeding one in thirty. He notes improved conservation of manpower and that wounded soldiers recover quickly, suggesting hazard of death or disability is less than widely believed.
City ordinance prohibits monkeys running at large inside limits. applicability to four legged or two legged primates unclear.
Former United States senator Joan Worth Kern of Indiana and 1908 Democratic vice presidential nominee died in Ashville North Carolina on August 17 at age sixty seven.
A New York court ordered Judels to twelve months of probation and to refrain from attending mixed gatherings and from associating with women after an incident at a theater. The case highlights unusual or strict social conduct rulings in comparison with other states.
Major General Pershing recommends keeping generals under forty five for active service in France. Senior officers resent the restriction and view it unfavorably, arguing against omission based on age.
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas announces the First Texas Egg Laying Contest from November 1, 1917 to October 31, 1918. It aims to stimulate interest in poultry across the state. Interested parties may obtain rules by writing to F. W. Katzmeier at College Station.
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