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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1922
Page
2
The Court of Criminal Appeals disposed of three forgery appeals against Henry Monckton of Dallas, with sentences of five years, two years, and a third undetailed in the report.
Severe rain across Terrell County and border regions triggers a 500 mile Rio Grande flood. Southern Pacific bridges and lines at Eagle Pass and Del Rio area damaged or washed away. Piedras Negras and Eagle Pass evacuated. Langtry reports 65 feet of water. Detours reroute New Orleans to California travelers via Fort Worth and Texas & Pacific routes.
Washington reports the United States is launching the most gigantic highway improvement policy ever, with Thomas H. McDonald stating federal aid and motor vehicle revenue funded about one third of last year’s 600 million dollar highway spend. The plan calls for long term financing shifts to road users and taxes.
Dr Maurice C Hall of the department of agriculture reports a promising hookworm cure using carbon tetrachloride a chemical also used as a clothes cleaner The method is claimed cheap and effective with department records noting 12000 Fiji natives treated and 90 percent parasite removal after one dose The result could aid health in the southern United States and other regions affected by hookworm.
The Greater San Francisco speedway at San Carlos twenty miles south of San Francisco burned Sunday destroying the wooden course. Estimated loss is $200,000.
In Austin Texas the North Texas Gas Company of Dallas filed an amendment to its charter renaming it Municipal Gas Company and doubling capital from 500000 to 2000000, indicating a significant expansion plan.
The supreme court will adjourn Saturday to end its term while the court of criminal appeals concludes its term Friday. The notices indicate the closing schedule for Austin sessions and related judicial activities.
A detailed guide on building and installing amateur aerials using No. 14 stranded wire or copper, with porcelain insulators and rubber insulated leads. Emphasizes long high aerials, thorough insulation from objects, proper joints, and aiming lead-in toward preferred stations for best reception.
This guide explains multiple aerials at right angles with shared or separate lead-ins, anchor rings, and switches to reduce interference. It stresses directionality, high aerials 100 to 150 feet long, and careful grounding using pipes or copper structures for reliable signals.
An announcement says missionaries may use radio to spread the Gospel with a single station reaching remote fields. Missionary workers monitor radio’s development, anticipating practical use for distant lands and encouragement of native converts.
The article advises that a properly protected radio antenna acts as a lightning rod rather than a danger to the building, countering the belief that aerials attract lightning and should be avoided.
Summer training camps under army supervision opened nationwide for youths in the Reserve Officers Training Corps. About 7,134 of some 10,000 trainee officers began intensive field training this season. The War Department aims to produce 10,000 reserve officers annually to support organized reserves and National Guard units. Attendance by corps area totals 721 in First Corps through 986 in Third Corps and 1,330 in Fourth Corps, with other corps showing strong participation.
Austin chief supervisor J W Hassell of the railroad commission oil and gas division warns operators in coastal fields misinterpret Rule 37. The rule bans drilling within 150 feet of a boundary or 800 feet of a producing well, with an exemption only for fields proven as of November 26 1919.
The census bureau reports ten months ending May 31 showing declines in cottonseed crushed, crude oil, refined oil, cake and meal, and linters from a year earlier. On hand stocks also dropped in most categories while exports for linters rose to 110,517 bales.
Petrograd port is open and five ships carrying American relief administration car goes have arrived here loaded with supplies for adult sufferers in Russia. The opening will ease the shipping burden on the American Relief Administration in the Baltic. Of 600000 tons planned, 425000 have arrived at Baltic or Black Sea ports, with enough food reaching the Volga valley to feed 8000000 people.
Mrs Molla Mallory the U S women’s tennis champion lost to Miss McKane in Beckenham Kent championship semifinal with a score of 6 1 2 6 6 3 in a British star versus American clash.
The East ham State farm well near Weldon in Trinity Texas shows signs of oil and gas as crews assess the discovery potential.
Celesta Fell of Boston Massachusetts reports eight pound gain in two weeks citing better appetite sleep and strength after using Tanlac. She says prior indigestion pain and weakness kept her from housework and rest. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
The passage advises a respectful self opinion if earned by effort. It contrasts vanity with merit and notes that majorities often mask small margins of influence. The humor centers on a man whose wine fueled a weak joke and the crowd’s laughter.
Eva Aldrich of Emporia Kansas credits Lydia E Pinkham s Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after years of menstrual pain and weakness She says the remedy helped during her youth and continues to aid her later in life highlighting the product s value for women s health through personal experience
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