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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1928
Page
4
The Moulton Eagle notes C F Knape as publisher and proprietor. The paper is published every Friday and offers a subscription rate of 2.00 dollars per year in advance. It is entered at the post office in Moulton as second class matter.
A sharp remark about keeping friends by avoiding overworking them. The line frames a caution against exploiting personal ties and highlights a practical social boundary.
A compact reflection on virtue and vanity contrasting honest effort with brash displays of wealth. The piece notes most men acknowledge sin, critics exist, and true work is earned rather than flaunted.
The text notes Texas has an vast lignite belt from Lar edo to Northeast Texas spanning 60 000 square miles with an estimated 30 billion tons of lignite. It lists metals iron lead copper manganese mercury zinc silver tin titanium tungsten and uranium. Salt strata beneath West Texas reach 250 to 1 000 feet thick. Texas has silica and abundant natural gas for glass making. Mineral waters yield 50 000 to 200 000 annually.
State Senator John H. Bailey of Cuero withdraws from political activity after planning to run for Congress in the Ninth district against incumbent J J Mansfield. His retirement leaves Mansfield with no opposition for the Democratic nomination.
Honorable Louis J. Wardlaw of Fort Worth seeks the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and will address voters in Gonzales on Friday June 22. The event marks his campaign outreach and signals ongoing party activity in Texas.
Memorial services will be held on Sunday May 20 at Moulton Public Cemetery under the auspices of the American Legion.
The American Legion will hold its national convention in San Antonio from October 8 to 12. Officials expect more than 100000 visitors to attend the event.
In the Magic Valley area Mission approved road construction bonds totaling 1.5 million dollars by 607 to 84. Hidalgo County also reported issuing 7 million dollars for road projects in the past year.
Physicians say sneezing often stems from dust not cold. Dust at city levels rivals atmospheric piles, while country roads shed particles. Modern road work uses calcium chloride to bind dust, reducing irritants for drivers and pedestrians.
The Kansas Highway Commission adopts a policy to use sand and gravel on all roads. John Gardner states gravel and sand cost 1500 to 2000 dollars per mile and, with calcium chloride, dust is eliminated. Roads would be rebuilt in five to six years to keep them passable year round and aid more people out of the mud.
Shiner May 10. Shiner East ern Star Chapter elects officers with Mrs. C. C. Amsler as worthy matron and W. C. Schmidt as worthy patron. Other officers include Miss Mabel Merrem associate matron Miss Leonida Schuhmann secretary and Mrs. B. R. Holchak treasurer.
Worms in children show paleness lack of interest in play fretfulness variable appetite and disturbed sleep. Give White's Cream Vermifuge to drive out worms and restore health after fifty years of proven use. 35 cents Kopecky Drug Company sells it.
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