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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1924
Page
6
Mrs Miriam A Ferguson has started her campaign for governor of Texas. Her husband, a former officeholder, was impeached seven years ago and she aims to vindicate the family name.
Mrs. Matilda Showacre of New Market Maryland is America's oldest war widow. She turned 104 on September 12. Widowed for over 50 years, her husband George Showacre served in the Maryland militia under Jackson in the War of 1812. She has received a $30 monthly pension for 45 years from the United States.
Austin Texas Fifty seven thousand acres recovered by the state from the Capitol Land Syndicate will be offered to the highest bidders September 1. Lands surveyed into 320 acre tracts priced 3 50 to 15 dollars per acre to be sold to individuals not corporations with a 40 year payment plan and oil rights seven eighths to purchaser one eighth to school fund.
The report notes hot winds and low rainfall hurt crops except in favored areas. Late corn wheat oats grain sorghums peanuts watermelons and young cotton suffered. cotton cultivation is good with fruiting progressing. Wheat yields exceed expectations and average 18 bushels per acre across 1,212,000 acres for about 21,816,000 bushels.
The General Land Office on Tuesday recommended to the interior department initial awards in thirty six of the 178 long pending Red River oil district claims bordering Oklahoma and Texas. Jurisdiction passed to the department by the Supreme Court on June 30. Only two of the thirty six adjudicated claims were undisputed and conflict remained in most cases. 142 claims were rejected.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, convicted of using the mails to defraud and sentenced to fourteen years in the federal penitentiary with a $12,000 fine, was granted permission to appeal his case without payment of costs by the federal court of appeals in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Belasco Hill, age 30, once found insane for murdering his niece Gladys Hill and burying her under rocks, was killed Sunday by Louis Hill. The incident occurred as Belasco approached the Hill home in Fort Worth, Texas, six years after his prior trial.
Acting postmasters named for Texas cities announced Saturday were Clarence L. Butt of Beaumont Jefferson F. House of Bridgeport Elizabeth Ingenhuett of Comfort William G. Shelton of East Bernard A O Fricke of Kingsbury Crawford H Booth Jr of Taylor and William R Holton of Thornton.
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission awarded the Texas and Pacific railway permission to issue notes totaling 4.4 million dollars payable to the director general of rail roads. The notes will be secured by 5.5 million dollars of general and refunding mortgage bonds.
Civil service examinations will be held August 9 to select postmaster eligibles for Centerville Navarro and Kingsbury. The testing aims to identify qualified individuals for postmaster positions in these communities and advance civil service standards.
The Agriculture Department urges attractive farmsteads to lift family and visitor spirits and reflect well on farm business. Emphasis is on evenly spaced buildings with adequate surrounding land, limited roads, productive gardens, balanced lawns, and abundant native trees and shrubs for windbreaks, privacy, and visual cohesion.
A guide urging careful planning and timely care in tree planting to enhance home grounds. Emphasizes grading land, removing debris, and using good soil. Recommends planting for shade without obstructing views and arranging trees along streets or as shelter belts to create harmony.
A Department of Commerce pamphlet outlines total ownership costs for buyers. It lists principal and interest plus renewals and repairs, property tax and assessments, insurance, water tax or rent, accessories, and improvements. Some owners also include foregone interest on cash payments or equity.
In Wilmington Delaware students receive safety lessons linked to civics. Monthly safety meetings are conducted with pupils chosen by school principals attending the sessions.
Fine Tourist Camp Monrovia California opens a new municipal tourist camp covering four areas of ground and equipped with modern conveniences.
A Vermont woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing six months of back, head and side aches and persistent illness. Her husband encouraged use after reading about the remedy, and she reports feeling well and urged others to seek the product. A nationwide canvass cited 98 out of 100 purchasers benefited. For sale by druggists everywhere.
The governor general of Madagascar grants a French company a 25000 hectare west coast concession for growing vegetable textile fibers to make bags. If a factory with 625000 bags per year is built in four years, another 25000 hectares become available.
Conversation in an office moves from speculation to a sharp negotiation as a Smart lad faces Jon about wages. The reply says there will be an opening if the boss does not raise the screw to twelve bob a week by tomorrow night.
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