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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1940
Page
4
Marvin Hall state fire insurance commissioner says Texans will save about 3,159,370 dollars next year on fire insurance premiums thanks to good fire credits. Alexander N. Boulton of Houston announces candidacy for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He supports equalizing the tax burden.
The Dirt Farmers congress named Bailey B. Ragsdale of Crockett as their official farmers’ legislative representative. He will sponsor practical agri legislation. The group urged restoration of emergency rates, commodity parity payments, and Bankhead Jones tenancy act provisions. They pressed soil conservation machinery, tax law changes, and repeal of the 7000 pound truck limit.
County Agent G C King presented William Goesch Jr a specially embossed watch fob for the highest score in the national 4-H meat animal activity. The award was at 4-H Club Day in San Antonio on February 22, with a state winner eligible for a National 4-H Congress trip and college scholarship funded by Thomas E Wilson. Goesch is 17 with three years in club work. local leader Albert O Bartram assisted.
Houston announces the Moulton Public School Band will perform during the Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exposition March 23 to 31. The tentative date for the Moulton band is March 28, as show officials gear up for the event in Houston, Texas.
Tom C. G. King reports on education expenditures for the year ended last August. The Texas bill for public education totaled 95,045,288 with all but 9,071,000 paid in cash. The cash outlay was 4,728,262 less than the prior year.
Schülen burg Sticker reports S DeBord was re elected by the School Board for the 1940 41 term. The editor notes his steady work and improvement of the educational system and recalls his prior role as Superintendent of Moulton Public Schools.
Austin officials learned that all 1940 highway funds were allotted as the statewide asphalt program was approved. The state highway commission said interested parties should not travel to Austin to seek projects to save time and expenses.
London reports Lord Baden Powell founder of the Boy Scouts at 83 says age is ripening. In a message to the Scout movement he compares himself to the late Duke of Cambridge who joked about aging and his brain.
The United States Navy band traces its origin to 1919 when Congress authorized formation. The ensemble began as a national musical unit to support Navy missions and public events.
German author Thomas Moon began life working as an insurance broker before turning to writing.
The Great Fire in London during 1666 destroyed about 13 200 homes and 88 churches leaving vast areas gutted as witnesses recalled the catastrophe that swept through the capital.
Milton S Hershey of Pennsylvania rose from printer’s apprentice to founder of a vast candy business. The note recalls his early trade before creating the Hershey chocolate empire.
The comic opera Rotin Hood debuted in Chicago, presenting its first performance on June 9, 1890, adding a new lighthearted musical work to the city’s stage offerings.
A collection of concise quotable lines on the power of example and moral conduct. It cites Kingsley Eddy Hill and others, urging virtue through actions over words and highlighting the influence of exemplary behavior.
The national anthem God Save the King was first publicly sung in 1745 reflecting its early royal and patriotic origins.
Jerome Kern once worked as a song plugger at the music counter of a New York department store. This early role helped shape his later rise as a noted composer in American musical theater.
Explorer Lincoln Ellsworth served as an X-man on the first survey of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad trans Canadian route. He helped map the northern portions and contributed to early reconnaissance for the project in the early 20th century.
White's Cream Vermifuge has long been used for expelling roundworms in children. Price 35c. Kotzebuk Drug Company.
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