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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1925
Page
6
Italian sculptor Pietro Montana of New York to cast a 15 foot high bronze war memorial in Italy. The statue titled The Spirit of the Roman Soldier Awakening to the Defense of His Country will be cast from Austrian cannon trophies captured by the Italian army.
A photographic copy by Sviatoslaw Roerich depicts the Tashi Lama, spiritual head of Tibet, who has vanished after arriving in New York from Tibet. Roerich notes no satisfactory explanation and says Tibetans fear this event signals major forthcoming changes.
West Virginia's E E Glasscook, addressing Morgantown Legion officials, extols American Legion membership as a high honor for young ex service members. He urges eligible veterans to join, unite with comrades, and dedicate themselves to the Legion’s noble purposes and service to disabled and disadvantaged veterans.
Robert Thomas Wilson of Grand Forks North Dakota aged seventy one is one of the oldest active legion members with a storied World War I service. He sailed to France in 1917 leading a shipload of ally horses, reached the front, joined on the line July 2 1917, and served as a first lieutenant with the Second Pioneer Engineers as artillery observer. His two sons served nearby and he was wounded multiple times with a missing forefinger the sole visible scar from shrapnel.
The Utah department begins a five month membership contest against Colorado and Wyoming to end March 31 1925. The top post receives a silver loving cup and a color banner funded by a pooled three department fund. Enrollment as of December 31 1924 will be used to measure progress and awards go to individual high enrollers and top department post at the close.
Ten Kansas American Legion posts qualified for the Citation for Distinguished Service by enrolling 1925 members equal to their 1924 convention close total on December 1. Qualifying posts include Tracy Blair Buffalo, Frederick Phillips Council Grove, Charles Ernest Scott Dodge City, Aaron A. Platner Ellis, Charles Walters Fredonia, Stephenson Greensburg, Harveyville, Arthur N. Wear Horton, Earl W. Taylor Seneca, and Thayer Thayer.
May memorials for Samuel Gompers veteran AFL president who died in San Antonio have been suggested as part of the 1925 national American Legion convention program at Omaha. Kansas commander Frank Haucke presented the idea to Legion national headquarters for approval. Gompers praised cordial relations between the Legion and AFL wishing cooperation between posts and unions.
USDA study shows heating grain from insect infestations can be halted by fumigation with hydrocyanic acid gas or carbon disulphide. Fumigation lowers grain temperatures from heated levels, even up to 108 degrees Fahrenheit, to normal, preventing spoilage in cold weather. The report emphasizes keeping grain cool and eradicating pests in warehouses storing large quantities.
The text explains packing ice tightly with no air gaps, leaving space at the walls filled with sawdust or straw to slow melt and protect walls. It notes a roof passage for air flow and compares natural ice storage to growing use of electric refrigeration as a convenient, potentially economical alternative.
Gottlieb Pfeefer of Tippecanoe county Indiana grew 85 bushels of real potatoes from 8 bushels of certified Ohios seed stock. The seed cost 1.81 dollars per bushel from the county farm bureau and, with careful cultivation, produced his largest crop yet. Purdue potato specialists say certified seed is a key factor in reviving the farm potato patch.
A method to control quack grass suggests plowing shallowly to bring roots to the surface exposing them to freezing and drying. In spring the field should be plowed deeply again to bury the root mass.
The note emphasizes radiator maintenance, cleanliness in poultry houses, and safe fertilization with cover crops and stable manure. It advises waste leaves as chicken yard litter, greens for eggs, growing in basements, and profits from three-leaf clovers over four. It frames livestock as sound as crop production from improved seeds.
A compact saying notes that charity starts locally while reform tends to occur through actions beyond familiar borders. It reflects a civic mindset about where social improvements originate and spread.
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