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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1938
Page
7
In Spencer West Virginia a clothesline collapse caused a fire that destroyed one house and damaged another. Mrs Holly Harper was ironing in her kitchen when clothes fell into a fire. She and five children escaped with two sheets and a shotgun.
London report says Queen Elizabeth will not wear any garment without King George's approval. The guideline asserts the monarch's attire is subject to royal consent before public appearance.
Margaretta Davis, 26, married Nathan Desmond posing as Claus Spreckels heir to a $30 million sugar fortune. He pawned her jewels during the honeymoon and delayed return home. She is hospitalized with a nervous breakdown as Desmond, jailed for vagrancy, faces sentence for fraud.
David Patrick was found in a wobbly condition and taken to the police station. He was freed in the morning to discover his overcoat had been stolen, and he criticized the police handling of his arrest.
In Hood River Oregon Bob Fuller and Blancher Baldwin spent a night lost on Mount Hood amid a blizzard. A 100 strong search party pursued their disappearance while the exhausted pair trudged toward Government Camp and were surprised to learn they were the focus of the rescue.
Brig. Gen. Harley B. Ferguson, after 42 years in the engineering corps, prepares for retirement at 64. He has served as president of the Mississippi River Commission since 1932 and held multiple river and harbor roles, with a World War II service as chief engineer of the Second Army Corps in France. He hails from Waynesville North Carolina and his son serves in the Navy, with two daughters.
Washington column argues relief policies created hunger and urges government restraint. It criticizes 130 hour work rules, monthly layoffs for 18 months on relief, and wage rules tied to living costs while noting rival WPA unions led by David Lasseer and Lloyd Leith. It warns against violent pressure on Congress and calls for scrutiny of union leaders and fund use.
The pattern notes two summer outfits No 1779 a neckline slim skirt and shirted bodice for sizes 34 to 48 with yardage for sleeve lengths and collar options No 1783 a sleeveless tennis frock with a fitted jacket blouse for sizes 12 to 20 with material requirements The patterns cost 15 cents and orders go to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Room 1324 211 W Wacker Dr Chicago IL Bell Syndicate WNU Service
The piece blasts local labor leaders for weak leadership amid strikes over WPA relief, while lauding Congress for curbing waste and reducing political influence. It argues national unions distance themselves, insisting actions are local despite broader implications.
KILLDEER North Dakota A four year feud ends when rancher Anton Fettig shoots and kills the coyote known as Two Toes that had raided calves and colts. Fettig had tracked the pack with traps for years before a wolf trap captured the principal predator, ending the marauding.
In Metz a military tribunal sentenced two men to 15 years banishment from France for spying. Roger Schneider 25 born in Luxembourg and Jean N Beverding 20 a German youth were arrested in March before the July decree that set death as the max penalty. They possessed secret French military information.
In Chicago Judge Rudolph Desart grants a divorce to Mrs. Harriet Prchal from James Prchal a printer after he testified he married to spite a former love. The couple wed in 1931 and separated two years ago with Probate attorney Victor Frohlich arguing against spite marriages as grounds.
In Lynchburg Virginia Lloyd Maddox 27 killed his cousin Mae Napier 23 with five pistol shots after she refused marriage citing their first cousin relationship. The couple had been dating for months and were at a restaurant after a dance when the slaying occurred.
In Calcutta report, police stop a 14 year old widow at a Jubbulpore cremation ground as she was about to immolate herself on her husband’s funeral pyre. Suttee, once valued as virtue by Hindus, was prohibited across British India by 1829 law.
Health help Plymouth NC sheriff J K Reid speeded the recovery after a thief stole a pistol and a sword from the sick sheriff. The intruder fled as Reid, though ill, hastened to confront the crime. The sheriff recovered, while the thief escaped.
ASBURY PARK New Jersey Miss Annie Emery 102 years old rose from a sickbed and said death tomorrow She was right in the end noting the passing of the elderly woman who lived a long life and faced death with quiet courage
CHOWN POINT IND Charles Strickland of this place received a pleasant surprise in the mail a $100 check in payment of a 31 year old debt He said I had forgotten about it and was surprised by the windfall from a long ago obligation.
Newton Massachusetts city veterinarian Dr. C Arthur Boutelle cannot fulfill new duties as slaughtering inspector because Newton law bans slaughtering in the city.
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