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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1949
Page
6
President Truman signed a bill pledging 5.58 billion dollars for the European Recovery Program over 15 months with one billion available immediately. He noted the signing may resemble a forgery, distributed pens to witnesses, and reserved one for Senator Arthur Vandenberg who could not attend.
The UN body approved a 30 to 7 decision to discuss the trials of Cardinal Mindszenty and other churchmen despite protests from Hungary and Bulgaria. The Russian delegation signaled rejection of invitations, and observers questioned the UN’s power to influence internal church matters amid comparisons to the League of Nations.
President Truman opened the Opportunity Bond Drive aiming to sell 1.04 billion dollars in U. S. savings bonds. He urged security for all citizens and noted 3 million volunteers plus 250000 news boys will reach 12 million homes as officials face employment and cash headwinds to meet the goal.
A 1955 cost estimate of 3.75 billion dollars and a 2000 peak of about 13 billion dollars for OASI are outlined by the Research Council for Economic Security. The report assesses benefits, coverage, and funding for expanding social security from industry and commerce to the entire labor force with pros and cons.
Government economists push direct payments to farmers for pork and milk to let supply and demand set prices. Brannan says proposal could curb consumer costs and shift price support, with Congress wary of potential billions in cost and tax impact.
University of Chicago researchers led by Prof. Charles B. Huggins report a blood serum test showing significant differences between cancer patients and non cancer individuals. The test reportedly identified all cancer cases, missed normal subjects, and excluded other diseases except lung tuberculosis and massive acute infections.
Nature lovers celebrate as a sturdy male kiwi chick hatches at Hawke's Bay game farm. It marks the sixth known chick in the only surviving family of the nocturnal flightless bird once thought extinct. The chick hatched after 81 days in the egg.
A disclaimer states that opinions in these columns reflect the estern Newspaper Union analysts and not necessarily the newspaper, signaling editorial separation and viewpoint origin.
Letters of praise pour in for the Kathy Fiscus rescue team after the California tragedy. The Kathy Fiscus rescue fund reports over 2,200 donations from almost every state, averaging about $5.10 and totaling well beyond $11,000 to honor the workers who crawled 52 hours to reach 92 feet down the shaft.
The council noted 92 U S cities with populations over 10 000 had zero traffic deaths in 1948 Medford Massachusetts with 67477 residents was the largest city to achieve this record.
Senator Fear of Delaware tells a Senate committee that rural housing conditions remain among the worst in the nation. He notes little prior focus on rural needs as Congress considers a multi billion dollar housing bill, urging attention to rural housing as an urgent priority.
A witty roundup traces 1920s humor from prohibition quips to flapper culture and vaudeville stars. It notes 1921 bringing the flapper and 1922 witnessing Eugene O Neill weaving sea language into plays and sharp phrases drawing attention over risqué stage acts. The 1923 Prince of Wales's equine tumble sparks fresh comedic fodder for gag writers.
The 1920s satire tracks Harding's 1924 cabinet shift and Florida land schemes, noting a toyed capitalist in Palm Beach. By 1925 Noel Coward gave global wit to jokes, with his style echoed in American humor. The decade peaked in 1926 with Daddy Browning inspiring a million slick variations.
The text recalls Cal Coolidge’s 1927 vow not to run and mortgage lifting for mobsters. In 1928 Chicago gangsters allegedly shot pedestrians to sharpen their marksmen, a grisly humor that reflected a calloused era prior to further events months after.
Lively 1929 humor riffed on Wall Street’s crash with lines about market victims and suicides. By 1930 dominance came from apple sellers flag pole-sitters and marathon dancers as poverty turned grimly funny. Cor ruption fed the wits in 1931 with jokes about the best judges money could buy.
The excerpt mocks Hoover era policy slogans and 1932 bank failures, notes Hitler’s ominous rise as dark humor, and references 1935 satire around HA' wood and the play Boy Meets Girl, reflecting a dismissive view of major events and figures.
The piece traces comic trends from Alf Landon’s canal joke in 1936 to WPA toilers in 1937 and the Wrong Way Corrigan stunt in 1938. It notes the 1939 sweater girl as a major humor high point with aging yet rustic gags.
The piece recalls a harsh era from 1940 to 1942 when humor about Europe’s phony war and later the blitz faded as real danger mounted. It notes reporters and radio writers mocked early tensions, then faced genuine drafts and wartime strain, leaving old jokes worn but once helpful.
The agriculture department buys over 24 thousand 100 pound bags in Florida to steady prices amid an unexpected early surplus. Additional southern purchases possible as farm price supports aim to reduce costs and balance last year’s bumper crop.
Exeter England A hospital technician named W D G Gregory claims to have invented a surgical knife that instantly returns blood lost during operations. The grooved blade hollow handle pumps blood through a purifier and back into a vein via a transfusion needle, potentially preventing shock. Gregory has filed for British patent protection.
Chicago report says 90 percent of new pianos use plastic keys, not ivory. University of Indiana scientist Albert Haring notes ivory keys yellow with age while plastic keys stay white, offering lasting brightness for households.
Experienced farmer to work on a 600 acre Brazos Bottom farm raising feed crops for a large registered herd. Modern home and utilities furnished with all modern equipment. Permanent employment with good salary and working conditions. Send replies to P. O. Box 2622 Houston Texas.
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