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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
2
Comic exchanges about hurried trips to the barber, marathon finishing, and joking farewells. A punchy Q&A style bit features lines about shaving at home, neck trims, price jokes, a barber who died, and requests for last year’s haircut.
Berkeley reports that a two year program using a psychological driving test cut major violations by 63 percent and minor violations by 40.6 percent among 97 chronic offenders. Tested drivers had far fewer convictions than untested peers.
A school inspector questions pupils about arm muscles and asks why the blacksmith’s arms are bigger. The class responds in chorus that the blacksmith works, explaining the reason.
Stanford University research notes California hill population is shrinking due to lumbering decline birth rate and rural competition. With fewer children schools in hill districts close and some counties rely on migration to sustain population.
In Coventry England three Wilkinson sisters who grew up as close as sisters and married together each gave birth to a son on the same day. The mothers are Mavis Sutton 25 Joyce Holland 24 and Doris Waters 26. Waters is their aunt but all three were raised together and known as sisters.
A 12 year old pet cat in Hoquiam Washington has produced a litter of five and now totals 153 kittens since counting began. The local story highlights the cat as the town’s famed mother.
A three year married couple told friends they were leaving for their honeymoon and answered questions with We are going to Niagara Falls. The playful exchange frames a lighthearted belated trip plan.
A child frets over whether Aunt Isabel will arrive as the narrator urges Jimmie to hurry and wash his face. The family hopes for a reunion, with tension over the potential visit weighing on their mood.
Two children recount their first day at work with playful banter about being an elevator boy and the small triumph of starting a new job.
Two young matrons with two children boarded a bus. The two boys sat apart while two young men boarded later. The matrons glanced back and smiled. the men giggled. Only at alighting did the men realize they were not the object of the smiles.
A terse exchange about dish washing and relatives. Mrs Stubblefield complains the dishes are cracked while a relative insists washing is needed for today’s dinner.
A woman at a country club outing exclaims a hat was left on a settee and fears someone may have sat on it. Her husband, unfazed, quips about hats that would be improved by sitting on, adding a moment of playful banter to the scene.
Robinson notes curiosity is signaled by a sharp nose and Brown adds a flattened nose may indicate excess. The exchange frames facial features as clues to temperament.
Quote excerpt shows a person describing kinship, saying a woman claimed to be a sister to their brother. The snippet presents a family relationship claim without broader context or identifying details.
Mr and Mrs B listen to a radio announcer mispronounce coupon. Mr B quips that cucumbers may be labeled coo cumbers next, reflecting a light humorous exchange about speech.
A large group of workers dug out an alley to pave it. One worker noted that on a blasting job they used twenty tons of dynamite to break rocks.
Jewelry ad from Houston Texas selling genuine diamond rings described as four carat total with yellow or white gold and a 4 percent deposit. Balance due in installments.
A Dallas ad invites men with sales ability to join a firm claiming a large money making proposition. The offer promises about $5,000 per year and directs interested parties to write Terry at Box 2400, Dallas, Texas.
A reader shares step by step instructions from Mrs. Spears Book 3 for stiffening a four inch valance with buckram and a simple shelf. Directions include cutting buckram to size, outlining scallops, sewing facing, trimming scallops, inserting buckram, and attaching the top edge to a shelf.
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