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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1941
Page
4
Local newspaper header announces a yearly subscription price of two dollars paid in advance. The issue is stamped as second class matter at the Moulton Texas post office with a June 27 1941 date.
England’s population rose slowly over seven centuries to 1800, then accelerated growth that continues. David Livingstone, renowned African explorer, died at Lake Bangweulu in 1873 while pursuing the Nile’s source.
June 22 Victoria reports soldier Roy Pace, 20, on leave from Goodfellow Field San Angelo, fatally injured after a car skidded into a telephone pole and struck a parked truck and another car. Three others hurt seriously include Jack Slaughter 20 Fort Sam Houston and Vida Kinsey 16 Alberta Granberry 16 suffered skull fractures. Pace son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pace.
Pursuant to Pres Roosevelt proclamation the Lavaca County Local Board will register all men who have attained twenty first birthday since Oct 15 1940 between 7 am and 9 pm on July 1 1941. Registration sites include Hallettsville Selective Service Office People’s State Bank Bldg Yoakum Fire Hall Shiner City Hall Moulton High School Gymnasium Paul Boethel chairman Lavaca County Local Board.
Yoakum fire department ended an 86 day fireless streak when two frame buildings in the 700 block of Front Street were destroyed by a blaze. For a time the fire threatened involvement of the Yoakum Planing Mill and the South Texas Lumber Company.
Victoria June 19 Ollie Karm a vegetable peddler backed his truck over his two year old daughter Barbara Anp Thursday crushing her to death in a domestic accident. The incident occurred as the child wandered near the vehicle in Victoria.
The Deepest Coast test on the Louisiana Texas coast reached below 12 500 feet with Humble Oil and Refining Company’s No 1 Martin in St Maury Parish La The casing stood at 10 4900 feet and a 40 foot sand jog lay around 10 300 feet indicating deep offshore development.
Works Progress Administration head Howard O. Hunt announced that more than 450 000 workers would be dropped from WPA rolls over the next three weeks to reduce relief unemployment and cap federal relief jobs at one million.
Dudley S. Walker a United Gas Pipe Line truck driver saved a non employee after a brick shattered a car window causing a severe forearm laceration. He stopped the bleeding and rushed the victim to Sullivan Memorial hospital four miles away.
Evening performances start at 8 with admission toc. Weekend shows list 20c and 3 p.m matinees with tickets priced rgc.
Otillie Striebeck thanks friends and relatives for flowers visits and kind deeds during her husband illness and after his passing. She especially thanks Dr Wagner and nurses James Buske Walter Schoenfogle and Eroest Zimmermann for blood donations Rev Jacobs for comforting words and the Moulton Lutheran Choir for songs. She closes with a biblical blessing.
Moses Chapel a colored resident who was critically ill is reported up and about again claiming to be 114 years old. The note highlights his recovery and age assertion as a notable detail.
The British Medical Association conference reports that between 40 000 and 50 000 doctors about 80 percent of the profession have volunteered for war work if hostilities break out.
A poetic note contrasts Ireland's green image with reality, referencing the Emerald Isle from Antrim to Killarney and noting exceptions where green is not visible as described by an Irishman.
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