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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1928
Page
8
Capt. Malcolm Campbell used steel spoke wheels on his Blue Bird racing car to set a world speed record at Daytona, reaching 207 miles per hour. The wheels are described as Drop Center Rims reducing wheel weight and easing changes.
Born Wednesday May 23 a boy to Mr. and Mrs Bohumir Bohuslav living several miles east of town. Several residents visited relatives in nearby towns including Gordon Wells Fehrenkamp in Shiner and F T Fehrenkamp with “Sweetie” in Yoakum. Mrs G L McMaster spent last weekend at the Rud Valenta home in Shiner and other local visitors included J D Gray, Jesse Rehmer, Henry Balhorn, Ovid Horne, Hermann Scott, J M Valenta and family, I E Valenta, Tom Jaresh, Henry McGill, and Mrs Holschak.
Local readers are urged to use the newspaper’s advertising pages to announce sales and solicit purchases. The notice emphasizes clear listings and wide circulation to reach potential buyers and sellers.
Borozone liquid and powder are touted as a powerful antiseptic and healer for torn flesh wounds sores and lacerations. The ad claims speed safety and efficiency with liquid prices 30c 60c and 1 20 and powder 30c and 60c sold by Kopecky Drug Company.
Mrs. William Gray of Yoakum visited her mother Mrs. Josephine Balhorn in Moulton on Sunday. George Bargman and family of Gonzales called at the F T Fehrenkamp home. James J Hollub of Moravia, a Lavaca county clerk candidate, spent a few days in Moulton promoting his bid.
Col Lindbergh’s aviation influence prompts city officials to tackle dust at South Boston Airport. Officials test dust suppression methods including calcium chloride to reduce dust during takeoffs and protect pilots and spectators at crowded events.
The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation reports that cotton yields of 61 to 100 pounds per acre cost about 25.5 cents per pound, roughly half the selling price, while higher yields cut costs further. Across four years from W238 to P26, US Department of Agriculture records show costs per pound fall with output, with 501 pounds or more per acre averaging 8 cents per pound and the average farm price at 20.9 cents.
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