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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1922
Page
4
Registration of motor vehicles in Texas for the past year totaled about 475000, vs 427393 in 1920. Through the chamber of commerce Yoakum will get a landing field for aviators and work will begin soon. R Ad Hart of Willbarger County is named the champion cotton grower of Texas with 52 bales from forty acres.
An estimated 26,526,231 animal skins were dressed in the United States last year to supply fur for women, with about one quarter being male hides.
Governor Neff and the attorney general with state rangers plan a statewide crackdown on gambling. Mexia becomes the first town to receive a thorough cleansing as part of the effort.
A Nebraska youth hurled a skunk into a dance hall after his girlfriend attended the event with another man. The incident drew spectators and a stunned reaction as the animal wandered the floor, highlighting a comic yet bizarre local grievance amid courting rivalries.
Harvard University installed a new 60 inch telescope allowing astronomy students to observe celestial objects. The instrument ranks among the top three largest in the nation, with only two larger scopes located on the Pacific coast.
In Lavaca County political activity is rising with signs of a brisk campaign ahead. Local expectations point to a warm election year as candidates organize and supporters mobilize.
Federal officers stopped several hundred cocoanuts at Minneapolis that concealed Jamaica rum. A cork expelled from a cocoanut shell revealed the hidden liquor rather than milk.
Republican leaders in Texas launch an intensive drive to spread republicanism among women voters. They anticipate fielding a full Republican ticket this year as part of the effort.
United States exports to Europe in the past year totalled 2.39 billion dollars, up 775 million from 1913. Great Britain remains by far the largest buyer in Europe, with Germany next as an American goods customer.
December vital statistics report 6 054 births and 2 643 deaths in Texas. Nine individuals reached age 100. Tuberculosis caused 214 deaths, kidney diseases 208, heart diseases 137, and diphtheria and croup 66.
Forms for filing individual income returns for 1921 amounts of 5000 or less are now obtainable at the Collector of Internal Revenue office in Austin Texas and at branch offices in Waco San Antonio Houston and El Paso. A copy will be mailed to those who filed last year but failure to receive the form does not relieve the taxpayer of the duty to file on time on or before March 15 next year.
In Rockdale Texas on January 13 a four year old girl, Doris Horton, chewed a bright paper wrapped object thought to be candy, causing a torpedo to explode in her mouth. The injury lacerated cheeks and gums but doctors expect no serious outcome.
B.8 Schumacher of the Dreyer neighborhood in Yoakum Texas was badly hurt Wednesday while cranking his car in a shared garage. The vehicle started and crushed him between his car and an autotruck, with two bolts penetrating his back before help arrived to remove the cars.
Gonzales Texas January 14. Fred Board of this city is planting 28 acres of pecans on his place just south of Gonzales. The town sits in the center of Texas pecan producing belt.
The Eagle notes its improved equipment for commercial printing including various type styles and sizes. It urges businesses to print locally rather than sending work away, stressing loyalty to the town and the local printing shop.
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