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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1925
Page
6
Dean Hoblit of Atlanta Alabama earns the grand Sweepstakes honors as corn king for his ten car exhibit of yellow corn at the Illinois Seed Corn Grain show in Urbana. His display rated higher than all others and judged the finest in years.
The American Legion moves to broaden its Endowment Fund with a second group of 12 states, led by Judge Roger W. Bingham as Kentucky chairman. Posts from Stearns Kentucky and Eugene Oregon contribute early, while notable supporters include Cardinal O Connell, John W. Davis, Mary Lord Harrison, Otto H. Kahn, Will H. Hays and James E K Chandler among others. Panama pledges were also received.
Lincoln Legion officials predict that World War I veterans will seek admission to state homes in large numbers within a few years. They note current government facilities suffice but expect states to supplement aid as veteran demand rises, despite fewer Civil War veterans dying and a drop in state home occupancy since 1921.
The executive committee overseeing the Jefferson Davis Memorial home fund in Memphis Tennessee voted to allocate more than $2000 in surplus to the American Legion. The surplus covered the memorial home cost and was approved by the committee.
Fridays Saturdays and Sundays in Palestine are official holidays for presenting negotiable paper and note protests. Vienna enrollment fell from 105,875 in 1928 to 92,960 in 1924, while teachers decreased by 529 to 7,380 active educators.
A child Maizie Ellen longs for a grandmother as neighbors and friends discuss grandmothers. Unable to find one, she asks her mother who cannot provide one and then appeals to Aunt Kate who shares her wish to be called grandma. An unrelated Cuticura advertisement promotes soap ointment and talcum for babies.
In a Kansas City Star item, Farmer Fumblegate frets over his university-educated nephew who returns home and seems oddly at ease there. Farmer Hornbeak asks what is so queer, while the nephew’s comfortable conduct sparks concern and curiosity.
Striking clocks and alarm attachments originate with the mechanical clock, a concept linked to monk Gerbert around 996, marking an early step in portable timekeeping devices.
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