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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1952
Page
7
The Moulton Eagle lists W L KNAPE as publishers and proprietors with issues published every Friday in Moulton Texas. Subscriptions run 2.50 annually in advance six months 1.50 three months and single copies available. The paper is entered as second class matter at the Moulton post office under the 1879 act.
Salute to Marlin Texas notes four decades of a health resort built around hot mineral water. A failed well led to a 147 degree spring and a bathhouse uprising, drawing visitors from many states to relief from ailments. Hotels, bath houses, clinics, and a large staff served as many as 140000 yearly.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C. White says the government estimate of 1952 cotton acreage in Texas is probably too high. He cites a July 1 figure of 11,235,000 acres and argues the actual figure may be 250,000 to 300,000 acres lower, noting past overestimates hurt farmers.
A series of brief notices lists visiting families and individuals in Moulton including Emil Charba and family from San Antonio, Louis Lobue and Houston relatives, and Robert Harris of LaGrange. Other items note J. T. Kelly of Graham Paper Co visiting for business, and Pvt. Edgar J. Wenske’s furlough before overseas duty.
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