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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1945
Page
2
The government seized land held by Germans and war criminals, plus holdings over 125 acres, and allocated the property for free to landless peasants. Exemptions include church, hospital properties and King Michael. Farms of 12 acres each are created from the seized estates.
Veterans seek Alaska homesteads with aid from the Interior Department. The piece outlines residence requirements, veteran preferences, and potential land purchases in Alaska, including 160 acre nonmineral claims and five acre homestead sites. It notes Alaska’s vast yet challenging landscape, fur farming prospects, mineral wealth, and tourism potential with emphasis on cautious settlement.
The bureau of reclamation projects, totaling over 400 irrigation and power works, could employ more than 450,000 in the first year and up to about 1,000,000 at peak, with materials sourced from 31 states and jobs spread nationwide from Maine to California. Veterans may gain priority in settlement on these lands and some projects open public lands to homestead entry.
As of June 30, 1944, remaining lands exclusive of government acquisitions totaled 37,567,096 acres outside grazing districts and 130,669,351 acres within grazing districts, for a grand total of 168,236,447 acres. The diagram notes portions of the West remain unsurveyed by the government.
A returning serviceman extols postwar America, praising its streets, signs, and everyday scenes as vibrant symbols of home. He contrasts urban life with memories from abroad, celebrates newspapers and ball games, and imagines a future visit to familiar places, ending with a playful jab at luxury air travel and a quirky ad fragment.
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