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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1926
Page
4
A 16-foot boa named Big Boy escaped from a cage at the Comal County Fair and fled toward the woods. Searchers tracked its trail to the Comal River before the reptile vanished into the timber, disrupting fair activities with a hide and seek chase by a large posse.
In LaGrange Texas a collision between a Southern Pacific train and a car near Ellinger killed 11 year old Peter Kallus and seriously injured his brothers Anton 19 and Ludwig 16. The trio had just attended Catholic church services and were taken to a local hospital.
The Moulton school board set Monday October 4 as the start date for the compulsory school attendance period. The law requires children aged 8 to 14 to attend school 100 consecutive days.
A pearl pagoda in the Japanese display at the Seagui Centennial International Exposition in Philadelphia is valued over $1,000,000. The fair runs through December 1 honoring the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company started the cement foundation for a new union station at the junction of the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio and the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railway this week in Flatonia Texas.
The home paper notes preparations by the local American Legion Post for the largest Armistice Day celebration in the area. The event aims to showcase community participation and commemorate veterans with extensive activities.
Smithville Times comments that enforcement is early and urge remains strong as readers still want their bottle. The piece notes that the public has not yet adjusted, saying many have not been weaned from liquor.
The town of Moulton notes its waterworks were built for a smaller population and has become inadequate as growth continues. Officials vow action to modernize pipelines and expand capacity to meet demand.
A Victoria county youth named Leo Urban produced 90 bushels of corn on one acre following the guidance of the farm demonstration agent. The result showcases what can be accomplished with expert assistance and proper instruction.
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