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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1929
Page
2
In Rome a birthday celebration for the city's founding featured imposing displays. Il Duce Mussolini reviews cadets of the Royal Italian Academy with his military staff.
A New York sea tale tells of a black tomcat named Old Hellion aboard the Seven Seas after 51 days at Cowes. The crew blamed the cat for mutinous behavior and equipment damage. The cat vanished as sailor C H Rasmussen fell overboard during a dramatic chase aloft.
The London bobby is to have his antiquated uniform retired to a museum within a month. A peaked military cap and open neck coat with storm collar will replace the high helmet and tight tunic. He will carry an electric hand torch and wear a lighter belt, while the blue color remains unchanged.
Austin Texas an entire town built on leased land must move on July 1 1930 unless a new lease is arranged Best Reagan county a community of 1500 people has stores churches and homes on land whose lease expires in a little more than a year The town sprang up five years ago after oil was found nearby The land and townsite are part of land Texas endowed to its state university The university leased the townsite to P L Childress of Ozona for 1152 and 20 percent of net sublease proceeds Four other possible towns would rise on university townsite leases in Ward county if development continues the university will receive 1600 cash per 640 acre lease and 20 percent of sublease proceeds if towns are built
Mrs. Mary Georgeson applies for divorce in Worcester claiming repeated foot washing six times weekly, a piano bought by her husband but objections to music lessons, and a past beating for donating 25 cents to the Salvation Army.
Christine Jones, six, claims to own one of the oldest dolls in Atlanta. The toy, made over a century ago for a girl in England, has survived many children of many generations. Its features show heavy wear with a worn nose and faded complexion as wax eyes have dulled.
A Washington National Geographic bulletin notes about half the world drives on the right and half on the left. Iraq recently switched to right side driving. many British colonies follow Britain left driving while most New World nations keep to the right. Origins tied to weapon hand, coachman seating, and postilion practices.
San Mateo resident W. J. Terry and a companion battled a 16-foot devilfish while abalones were being hunted at Point Arena. Terry fought for five minutes before escaping the octopus’s grasp as its body was described as dishpan sized and its eyes like a cat’s.
A humorous local tale describes a husband duped by a land sale stuck beneath water. After buying the property he is persuaded to recover his money but ends up receiving a gasoline launch and a copy of Golden Days in Venice, highlighting a comical misadventure.
Popular Mechanics Magazine reports extension of artificial refrigeration to deep mining sites to improve worker comfort in homes and public buildings and reduce hazards in underground work. The initiative targets thousands of miners benefiting from safer, cooler environments.
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