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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1952
Page
5
A shopper’s corner urges homemakers to save time and energy with labor saving devices. It highlights a combined washer and dishwasher, a new clothes dryer with adjustable heat, and energy efficiency benefits for busy households especially those with outside jobs.
Shakopee Minnesota held a highly successful Fire Prevention Day as 20 inspectors visited every business to identify fire hazards. Fire Chief H J Pass said the program aimed to educate merchants on premises dangers with aid from the local Boy Scout troop. The School in the community conducted drills and showed fire prevention films before a concluding banquet with speakers summarizing lessons learned.
In Hustisford Wisconsin Dr Philip Panetti who had been the community physician for over five decades died after a stroke last summer. Residents planned to honor him with carols at his 80th birthday.
Bob Ford shoots Jesse James in his home and surrenders. The reward is only partially collected. Jesse’s body is shipped to his mother’s home for burial. His widow’s possessions sell at auction for $117.65. Frank James Surrenders to Missouri governor and faces trial in Gallatin courthouse.
In a makeshift courtroom eight lawyers attend Frank James as tension rises over gun control, state power, and a family tragedy. The governor's schemes and Dick Liddil join opposition while Frank gains local sympathy and notable legal backers.
In a sensational case, Frank James was found not guilty after a trial in Missouri featuring pro and con testimony, Shakespeare quotes, and support from General Jo Shelby. Alabama later acquitted him for another robbery, while a Boonville sheriff revealed a warrant, ending renewed pursuit as public sentiment shifted.
The narrative recounts Jesse James being moved to Mount Olivet in 1902 and details the grisly grave opening, the family procession led by Frank James, and the emotional aftermath. It notes Aunt Zerel's passing, Jesse James Sr and family members, and the burial of Aunt Zerel in the same family plot. The piece ends with Aunt Zerel’s death aboard a Pullman sleeper in 1911 and her burial beside Jesse James with monuments reading mother and pappy.
The guide explains cane rod evaluation focusing on proper split grain, staggered nodules, defect-free surface, and well fitted guides and ferrules. It notes that winds are decorative, waterproof glues strengthen joints, and tournament rods trade fishing quality for distance or accuracy. It also states dry and wet fly actions are essentially the same and recalls a sperm whale entanglement at 3,200 feet.
Homer Circle of Heddon's Research Department argues fishers who think like fish will double catches. The piece describes a bass hidden under weeds and the risky appeal of a quietly placed lure to trigger a strike.
The guide advises waiting after a first quiver, then twitching the floating bug six to eight inches. It notes the temptation to hurry the cast, but stresses that fish are caught only with the lure in the water, not in the air.
A patient asks about guaranteed nerve treatment results and the specialist recalls a man who tried to borrow five dollars after treatment. Fuller Moons boasts a wonderful full moon while a stranger belittles it. A pun on prose and poetry ends with a seaside joke about Rees.
In a witty exchange a professor demonstrates telescope instruments to a student and asks how scientists would name a newly discovered star, highlighting curiosity about celestial naming practices.
A school exchange shows Johnny failing to name a photo invention and replying with windows as the solution. His mother asks how, and the boy quips that a window lets photographs through walls. The humor centers on a pun about windows and invisibility.
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