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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1940
Page
7
The crazypatch quilt design is described as modern in its angular lines with patches of plain and figured silks joined by embroidery stitches. It notes tying the backing to the front with silk thread, little padding, and a paid mail offer for a booklet with 42 stitches and patterns.
Washington reports the Roosevelt budget faces heavy criticism as Congress weighs a plan by Senator Harrison for a joint budget committee. The 1941 deficit could hover near the $1.7 billion mark despite proposed defense taxes and executive fund transfers.
Bruckart says Congress is muddled over current budget estimates. Harrison proposes giving Congress budget data through its own channels. Present figures flag a deficit of 2,416,231 dollars, prompting serious concern about the fiscal condition and future steps.
The new budget indicates Roosevelt kept most agency funding, with a $6,000 rise for the White House and grounds next year to cover a paint job. Travel and entertainment stay at $30,000, staff wages total about $100,000, and heat, light, and power run $11,200. Knox declines navy secretary bid after talk with the President.
The piece notes Star Dust Poe plans a mystery picture from The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, with Norman Foster directing the new version for Globe Productions. It mentions the 1926 Mary Pickford film and the 1931 The Bat Whispers, plus details on cast, comparisons to other stars, and industry gossip.
A General Quiz item set poses several trivia prompts including why Arizona is called the 3 D state and asks about a bon mot the difference between boar and bore how many squares in a calendar month whose signature stands out on the Declaration of Independence whether water drains clockwise and which domestic beast of burden cannot reproduce its kind.
The text notes excellence in producing copper cotton and cattle. A witty repartee appears. It defines a male swine as an uninteresting person a peasant or rustic respectively. It cites the number usually 35 and mentions John Hancock. It states usually clockwise and identifies the mule.
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