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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1917
Page
4
An 1917 note from Farm and Ranch urges rural districts to use school houses as community centers. It calls on older and younger residents to hold farmers' institutes, educational and social events to prevent social and literary starvation and raise local moral and intellectual standing. It stresses engaging youth for positive influence.
A House subcommittee reported favorably on a resolution urging a constitutional convention. The motion passed in committee, setting the stage for floor consideration and potential broader action by the chamber.
More than five hundred bills have been introduced in the lower house. Voters in APesville approved a $90,000 bond issue by a wide margin for a new school building.
A business man who has his printing done away from home shares the same position as a shopper who orders groceries from Sears Roebuck, illustrating outsourcing practices affecting local commerce.
Waco has been selected as the site for the annual State Teachers Association meeting, which convenes November 29 and runs for three days.
A rustic slogan notes farm life with hens producing steady income and pockets jingling with every cluck. The ad tone favors practical pride in poultry wealth and farmer contentment.
Colorado county voters defeat the $100000 bond issue for road building. The note says everyone wants good roads but not everyone wants to pay for them.
Newspapers feature beauty talks by noted women but the local community prioritizes practical subjects over cosmetic subjects, leaving little room for such discussions.
A town discussion favors establishing an improvement committee as a sensible and profitable move, with residents asked to decide whether to proceed.
W. C. Munn of Houston reports the firm spent $22,000 on advertising in the Houston Chronicle last year. He, a believer in printers ink, once ran a small Wei mar store before rising as a Texas merchant prince. Some business men still question the value of advertising.
All counties in the state are represented in the University of Texas enrollment for 1916 17 totaling 2772 students including the medical college. Travis County leads with most students, followed by Dallas Harris Bell McLennan Tarrant Johnson and Galveston counties. Foreign representation includes Austria Brazil British Honduras Mexico Hawaii and Persia. 94 students come from other states and countries.
Cuero Star vents about Moulton adopting a mixed system after last year’s close vote to raise the special school tax from ten to twenty five cents. Trustees kept nine months of schooling by pairing paid and free terms. A new election is hoped to secure full public funding.
On the William Lawrence farm ten miles above Hallettsville a 45 year old Black man named Joe Thomas was shot at the door of his home around midnight. He lived several hours, said he did not know who shot him, and Sheriff Houchins investigated but made no arrest. Family troubles are seen as the likely motive. Thomas had a good reputation.
In Gonzales Texas January 27 the Beverly Carter case ended with a three year county jail term after a trial in District Court. Carter killed his wife at their Waelder area home on Christmas day claiming the act was accidental.
A request urges readers to share news items of local interest. The note explains that community knowledge spreads when neighbors, with common knowledge, contribute what they know to the paper. It invites submissions to keep everyone informed.
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