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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1945
Page
2
The 1898 issue marks Canada as the first country to issue a Christmas stamp. The stamp features a world map with English territories in red and carries the frame inscription Canada Postage Xmas 1898. The release celebrated Victoria Regina’s reign and a reduced one penny postal rate.
A devotional verse from Claytonius reflects steadfast trust in divine guidance through any winds or calms. The speaker asserts fearlessness, believing God as Pilot will fulfill promises and lead the voyage to port at last.
The practice began with George Washington to host open houses on New Year’s Day in New York and continued in Philadelphia and later Washington, DC. Adams and Jefferson kept the custom as the capital moved, expanding ceremonies and crowds, with Roosevelt in 1934 managing reception lines despite lameness.
Christopher Columbus marked New Year’s Day on January 1, 1493 as his ships were under repair on Hispaniola. Historians recount a sumptuous dinner with two savage monarchs and his first tobacco smoke after the meal.
The piece notes Father Time delivers the New Year first to other continents before reaching the United States. It explains California experiences 1945 only after Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe and most of South America. New York sees the new year around 7 a.m. on December 31.
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley told the American Legion in Chicago that homes are the key to veteran rehabilitation. He urged six VA medical goals, hospital expansion near centers, and community support to aid some 19 million returning veterans within two years.
A step by step home beauty guide by Gabrielle outlines cleansing the throat and face with cleansing cream, drying with tissues, applying a skin freshener and foundation, then adding rouge powder and lipstick. Uses a cotton pad dampened with cold water and simple motions for a quick effect.
A playful collection of teen superstitions and slang phrases about luck romance and pop culture. Bits include dating rituals lucky rings gadget jargon and playful word puzzles reflecting youth slang and jokes.
Fannie Branson of Agate Beach Oregon keeps horses in her life as a hobby. Crippled after a fall years ago she carves lifelike miniatures from bal sa wood with plastic wood for details. She uses unicorn calfskin for natural hides and reproduces saddles and bridles faithfully. Branson spent most of her life on an east Oregon ranch.
Dr. Clifford A. Adams reports sex ratios across the 48 states showing Nevada leading with 177 single men per 100 women and Wyoming second with 165. Idaho 131 and California 128 follow as data detail the East’s shortage of men for potential spouses.
A portable bulb and glass tube device used in RAF tests to detect carbon monoxide in aircraft cabins. Operators break the tube tips, insert into a rubber bulb, squeeze, and read a color change against a chart to determine CO levels in the air.
Ed W. Harvey moved a six room house 26 miles from Grant Nebraska to Keystone to keep the Consumers' Public Power district foreman from resigning. The move required detours and removed guard rails as two tractors powered the job over three nights with Plummer Brothers supervising. The relocation saved a union with his wife and children after months apart in Scottsbluff.
Arthur Grammens, a former fifth grade army technician, credits Pal the French poodle with saving his life during a Hawaii training swim. While Grammens could not reach shore, Pal swam out, supported him, and dragged him to safety. Grammens served from 1941 overseas for 34 percent years.
Dr. Harvey C. Rentschler of Westinghouse reports a U shaped ultra violet lamp reduces bacteria in washed milk cans by 96 percent in one minute. The test conditions were harsh yet practical irradiation at 60 seconds proved nearly as effective as longer exposure. The 30 inch lamp, bent for full can coverage, runs on standard AC and uses less electricity than a 25 watt bulb.
In a letter to Faultless Starch Mrs L E Dye of Oklahoma shares five boys and a husband taught her that light starching with Faultless Starch makes overalls last longer and look much better. She notes dirt washes out easily and fabric stays smooth, reducing wear and chafing for work clothes.
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