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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1940
Page
7
Ben Locke, 68, trudged five miles through snowdrifts to a local theater to use two free tickets. After only 10 minutes he left, saying the film was not to his taste, and he returned home to his rural life east of Quincy. He plans no further movies, preferring walks and pinochle with local firemen.
In Green Bay three youths fled a stolen car on foot and were pursued by Officers Jerome Keehan and Arthur Kosnar. A bowling alley score sheet led to arrests after Keehan noted the suspects were carrying a bowling ball, which one youth claimed was his hat.
Lindley Baldwin of Fort Wayne Maryland, 78, is alive after three hoax deaths. At 15 he was said dead from typhoid fever, later revived. A year later he allegedly drowned but recovered when his body was recovered from a horse. A recent train wreck victim was identified as him, but it was his cousin.
Clair Mitchell confessed to killing Miss Georgia Miller on her 400 acre La Fayette area farm after she objected to his marriage plans to Isabell Oilar. He beat her with a stove poker on March 7 and set the home on fire to cover the crime. Mrs. Miller, a retired teacher, was killed for opposition to a housing plan for Mitchell and his bride.
In Conneaut Ohio Ona a Jersey cow uses head motions to operate a water pump. She lowers the pump handle with her nose to fill a bucket then shares water with her herd. The process waters the stock and even floods the barn.
Fire crews responded to a general alarm in Keene New Hampshire after a patrolman believed he saw smoke and flames from a second story window in a business district. Investigation found the wake was caused by a red advertising sign reflecting on steam from wallpaper removal work.
A reflective piece blends a personal dental anecdote with a call for smart national defense policy. The author contrasts personal care with military readiness, arguing that choosing the right experts matters more than a simple law and urging balanced mobilization by President, state department, and industry leaders.
The army reports only 39 anti aircraft guns in the New York defense area, but plans to move 22 battalions and 264 guns to the city by year end after evaluating German air capabilities. Berlin reports food shortages and fuel quality declines, with observers questioning supply line longevity as air and submarine bases expand against Britain.
Mrs Spears guides making rigid end tables from wooden spools using curtain rods as legs and glue to fix spools to rods and shelves. A sketch shows construction and a note promotes Book No 3 with 32 ideas and a 10 cent mail-order request.
The text mentions peculiar Latin American injury compensation rules where a burglar damages the homeowner's property, a Bureau of Standards soundproof chamber in Washington tested for acoustics with no access during tests, and Collier’s note on changing a sick relative’s name to mislead death messengers.
A compact excerpt records Carlyle on rebellion and justice noting that men rarely rebel for reasons worthy of revolt, implying moral discernment guides dissent. The fragment emphasizes deliberate opposition to unjust actions rather than impulsive upheaval.
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