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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
6
The Texas Senate passed a bill to abolish all pool halls in the state on April 1. The measure seeks statewide prohibition of pool halls and outlines enforcement provisions and penalties.
The Texas Senate adopted a resolution to submit statewide prohibition and woman suffrage to voters on May 24. The measure passed with 30 to 1 in the Senate and 122 to 0 in the House, aligning both chambers on the May 24 date for polling.
Austin Texas W P Hobby and W A Johnston were inaugurated governor and lieutenant governor of Texas in a joint legislature session. Hobby spoke of reconstruction problems and the nation’s postwar era while pledging new duties with obligation.
Washington announced by the War Department that 270 officers and 4927 men were assigned to an early convoy. The list covers the 58th Coast Artillery, Base Hospital No. 15, multiple aero squadrons, Transportation Corps units, balloon companies, pontoon trains, signal and telegraph battalions, tank corps units, replacement and salvage companies, and October automatic replacement draft.
Bragg Williams, an ex convict who confessed to killing Mrs. George Wells and her son near Itasca, was taken from Hillsboro jail at 1 pm Monday and burned to death on the public square. Earlier the day he was sentenced to be hanged on February 21 after conviction last week.
Westbury resident Madame Jacques Lebaudy is exonerated by the Nassau County grand jury of first degree murder for the January 1 death of her husband, the self-styled Emperor of the Sahara, shot in Mineola on the date.
Paris Jules Vedrines the aviator won 2000 francs for becoming the first airman to land on the roof of a house during a flight.
Texas feed crops valued at 270.922 million dollars in 1918 per a U S Department of Agriculture bulletin. Corn led with 69 million bushels worth 121.44 million. Kaffir corn 24.075 million bushels worth 36.112 million. Other crops include oats wheat hay and potatoes with substantial millions in value. Total noncotton acreage 12,835,800.
Governor W. P. Hobby announced his personal staff with fifteen civil appointees and three Texas National Guard members. Names include Major W. N. Mayfield Houston Lieutenant Colonel B. R. Webb San Antonio Major E. M. Reardon Dallas Leroy Smith Fort Worth Winchester Kelso F. A. Chapa San Antonio B Deutser Beaumont Clint Woods Wichita Falls J. L. Hamon Runge Frank Andrews Houston Cam Fannin Marlin H. P. Watford Dallas Adrian Pool El Paso H. M. Farrier Omaha E. W. Marshall Waco Hamp Abney Sherman J. L. Hunter and Captain James E. Lucy Austin.
The Merriman Baptist church of Ranger in Fort Worth area rejected a one million dollar offer to develop oil wells in its graveyard adjoining the church. The church, with 29 members, has already earned about 200000 a year from wells on church property and will not permit personal profit. all income goes to religious works. One hundred thousand dollars has been distributed to Baptist institutions in the state.
Wellington New Zealand reports total war casualties at 57 932 with 16 500 killed and only 45 taken prisoner by the enemy. The figures detail the human cost of conflict and reflect the heavy losses endured by the nation.
Senator Hertzberg of San Antonio introduced a joint resolution in the senate proposing a constitutional amendment to raise the governor’s salary from 4000 to 10000 dollars.
Bolshevik forces heavily shell the farthest south positions of American and Russian troops at Ust Padenga on the Wuga river, thirty miles south of Shen kurex, as combat operations continue along the front threatening allied lines.
Governor Hobby’s special message to the legislature calls for half a million to raise teacher pay, a million for rural schools, a million for nine month terms, and reforms including election of county superintendents, a higher education endowment, land settlement, and a single court of last resort. He urges a constitutional convention in April 1920 and a new tax system plus anti-mob and libel laws.
Mrs. JAS. Rohrberg of Pittsburgh credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing weakness causing backache and headaches. She urges other women with similar symptoms to try the remedy and mentions its forty year history of use.
A reflective note argues that manufactured popularity is unreliable and not worth the cost, suggesting genuine merit outweighs public acclaim bought through means other than authentic achievement.
An old line touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder disorders. It claims 200 years of recognition, imported from Holland, with speedy relief and a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
The German millers war committee says soaking grain and kneading into dough was tried 80 years ago but never widely adopted. It would save little flour but reduce nutrition due to impurities and dust loss, making direct grain bread inefficient.
A roll of adhesive tape proves handy for many quick repairs. A small strip at the bottom of a thin sole boosts shoe endurance. A narrow tape strap can stop a linen window shade from tearing further. A torn bathing cap can be made seaworthy with tape.
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