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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1938
Page
4
Notice indicates publication entry at Moulton Texas as second class matter dated December 6 1938. The terse line records processing status for the local postal distribution and archival filing.
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced that most of the $130 million authorized for 1937 cotton price adjustments will be paid before year end. By November 1, about $69.87 million had been distributed to 18 states, with Texas receiving $18.40 million, followed by Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
A county wide cotton marketing quota election will be held on Saturday December 10 with ten voting locations including Hallettsville Shiner Moulton Hackberry Sweet Home Moravia Koerth Vienna Witting Wied. Polls open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Eligible voters are farmers who grew cotton in 1938 or had an interest in a 1988 crop. County Committee ACA urges voting.
Our paper notes a substantial rise in print paper costs for next year. We urge all in arrears on subscriptions or debts to remit promptly. Visitors are welcome and we look forward to a friendly chat.
Practical claim highlights the Sunbeam Ironmaster as eye appealing and practical. It boasts double automatic control and reduced weight for faster, easier ironing and better consumer appreciation.
Commentators note the federal debt of 38 billion and state local debts totaling 57 billion, amounting to about 1800 per family, arguing taxes come from workers' earnings. The piece urges Congress to act in the people's interest and cites Mr and Mrs Malvin Merrem visiting Hallettsville on Saturday.
The children grandchildren and great grand children of Mrs Pauline Fertsch of Hallettsville held an all day reunion at her home Sunday with about 50 attendees from Gary Indiana Little Rock Arkansas Shiner Austin Waller Luling Brownsville and Hallettsville. Mrs Fertsch is in her eighty six year and active.
Bill Browning of Yoakum was elected treasurer of the Schreiner Club at the University of Texas. The organization includes Jimmie Jaeggli of Moulton Frank Herzik Robert Wolters and Roy Bronson among its members, all former Schreiner Institute attendees.
Local printer Eagle Printery promotes in house job printing and lithography offering to handle all kinds of work locally. Trade at home with Eagle Job Office.
H. T. Miller of Hallettsville and J. D. Cooper of Houston were in Moulton on Saturday attending to business matters.
An opinion piece argues that modern campaigns pursue targeted money promises to select voter groups. It contends such gifts come from taxpayers and that traditional broad prosperity aims have given way to narrow political generosity.
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