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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1950
Page
3
The notice identifies O F Knape and W L Knape as publishers and proprietors of the weekly paper based in Moulton Texas with a Friday issue schedule and a subscription rate of two dollars per year in advance.
Mr. Erwin Fojt and his family from San Antonio spent part of last week with Mr. Rud. A. Haas and relatives. Mr. Fojt is in the air force and expects to go overseas shortly.
The Bauer family expresses sincere thanks to relatives and friends for kindness after the death of Henry Bauer. They thank those who sent flowers and specifically Dr. Tannen and his nursing staff of Weimar and Rev Parker of Muldoon.mentions visits from Edna Marrow, Austin to Yoakum and Bill McCurdy, Houston to Yoakum.
Texas cotton production is forecast at 2,775,000 bales for the season, hindered by insects and bad weather, with last year’s crop at a record 5,900,000 bales. The national harvest is projected at 9,869,000 bales, below the 12,000,000 goal.
Mr and Mrs Charles Pustejovsky of Houston spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs A J Pustejovsky.
A compilation of oddities notes two Bible chapters with similar wording in Kings and Isaiah. It estimates a train at 100 mph would reach the moon in three months, the sun in 100 years, and Alpha Centauri in 21 million years. It explains the origin of the monkey wrench name and recalls Gesme the French sleeper of 1866. It mentions Pope planting a fig sent twig that birthed England and America’s weeping willows.
In 1869 reports note Alexander Dumas Senior at age in declining health and limited public activity with his literary prominence still acknowledged by contemporaries.
The note recalls a 1915 belief that by 1950 New York would house 19 million people and the United States 300 million, with 75 percent living in urban areas.
The text extols the tiny Dwarf Pygmy fish as a bargain in the Philippines where fish are priced for mass meals. It notes the fish reach over 15 000 to make a pound and measure about three eighths of an inch. A second remark jabs at politicians who prefer dying in service to aging.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Schodde of Cuero spent the weekend visiting relatives in Moulton, enjoying time with local friends and familiar surroundings.
They praise America’s lead in medical care with doctors teachers nurses and scientists advancing health globally. In communities nationwide, thousands of women’s clubs and civic groups join the call for Congress on this important issue.
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