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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1938
Page
4
Notice entered at the Menliar Temas post office dated July 28 1939 records a formal postal action or request. The readable fragment confirms a dated government or local filing with no further details available in the text.
The W L Goldston well on the Turk place near Hallettsville Texas has temporarily stopped drilling at 7400 feet due to gas. Sand was struck at that depth and the crew is pumping in mud to control the gas as observers report no further progress.
The McCullogh Camp Confederate veterans hold an annual reunion at Driftwood near Kyle from Wednesday through Friday July 26 27 and 28. The program features speaking baseball music and other entertainments.
E W Pietsch was installed as president of the Yoakum Lions club with R G Winchester as vice president Ralph Rion as secretary and H A Donnelly as treasurer. Retiring president Arthur Cain presided at the annual banquet.
Austin Texas July 22 June traffic deaths topped all months this year with 132 lives lost in accidents state police reported. The six month total reached 699 deaths, down from 803 this time last year. In June there were 128 fatalities from crashes and four more from injuries. Multifatal crashes were common as only 119 incidents claimed a single life.
County Judge Paul H. Fertsch orders a special election August 5 to decide whether the current 10 cent property tax in Boethel Common School District Lavaca County should be raised to a flexible 50 cent rate. H L Boe then appointed presiding officer.
Hallettsville chamber of commerce and local ministers launch a Sunday closure drive. All business houses will remain closed all day Sunday except filling stations cafes drug stores and cold drink stands.
Cattle auction sales there this week totaled over 5000 dollars as 328 head of cattle, nine horses and 13 sheep were sold, auction officials said.
A compact card of lines from Goethe Mary Baker Eddy Keble Shakespeare Lavater and Charles Wesley. The verses celebrate fidelity purpose ambition action faith and determination with a period style emphasis. Each couplet urges steadfast effort and belief in achievement beyond doubt.
Fayette county reports its first 1939 cotton bale weighing 468 pounds sold locally. Joe F. Ryzza of Raab's Prairie marketed the bale, classed strict low middling, and earned a premium price of cents per pound, coming about two weeks earlier than the first bale of 1938.
In Gonzales County the commissioners' court voted to hire a trapper to curb losses from wolves. The action aims to protect turkeys and sheep and restore livestock safety on local ranges.
Two New York agencies will help World’s Fair visitors find affordable lodging. Mayor LaGuardia’s Housing Bureau operates from the Chanin Building to locate rooms in private homes, while the Hotel Association’s Room Information Bureau coordinates 180 hotels with total 80 000 rooms. Both offer free service. deposits are 50 cents per night per person with receipts usable as partial payment.
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