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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1940
Page
4
Austin reports Governor W Lee O Daniel issued proclamations setting three special weeks in Texas. Yam Week in Texas runs the week of Oct 20, National Hearing Week in Texas the same week, and Will Rogers Memorial Week in Texas during the week starting Nov 4 commemorating the humorist's birth anniversary.
The board of directors has chosen Yoakum Texas as the headquarters for the Guadalupe Valley Soil and Water Conservation District. The decision was announced on October 10.
Common salt and lubricating oils can be used to control poison ivy vines, offering a simple home remedy approach for managing the weed in outdoor areas. This method leverages basic chemicals readily available to homeowners.
A Gonzales Fair Boosters delegation with the band visited Moulton to promote the Gonzales County Fair and Pecan Exposition set for October 22 to 26. The event will offer many premiums to exhibitors.
A Home Defense Guards unit is being organized in Waelder Texas with officers named Captain W M Wotipka first lieutenant Jeff Davis second lieutenant Walter Otho and sergeant Otis Henderson in charge.
A wry shopping quip notes that neglect in promoting one’s business leads to customers forgetting the merchant exists and to a broader lapse in commerce. The piece uses a repeating refrain of forget as a caution for sellers and buyers alike.
City authorities enforce a sweeping order to remove all street vendors from streets and sidewalks, signaling a major shift in public space use and commerce enforcement across the capital.
Trade reports show Latin American shipments of cinchona bark rising sharply, approaching five times the volume sent to the United States a year earlier. Strong exporters and growing demand underpin the surge as developers in the pharmaceutical sector rely on the bark for quinine production.
October 13 report from Hallettsville Texas states Ord Trogdon of Independent Oil Products Company, drilling south of town, suffered serious burns to head shoulders arms and legs in a boiler explosion Friday and was hospitalized at Renger Hospital for treatment.
A compact aphoristic piece urging focus on small deeds and steady effort. It argues against nagging and overdoing, notes that all have a right to voice opinions, and warns that boasting lacks value. Ends with a call to avoid borrowing trouble and reserve pity for others.
Tom Mix renowned western film star was killed in an auto crash near Florence Arizona. A road crew saw him driving a two seater touring car at high speed along a gravel road about 18 miles from Florence.
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