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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1950
Page
3
The Moulton Eagle lists O F Knape and W L Knape as publishers and proprietors. Published every Friday in Moulton Texas with a $2 per year subscription in advance. Dated September 1 1950 and entered as second class matter at the Moulton Post Office.
William Lee Young, agriculture teacher, spent last Friday and Saturday in College Station. Mr. and Mrs. Erwart Raab and sons of Houston visited the Raab home. Miss Anita Windecker, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. K Windecker of Moulton, was elected to the teaching staff at Texas Lutheran College Seguin. She holds a music degree with a piano major from the University of Texas.
Alois Kuntschik Jr. Harold Kuntschik and Miss Lucille Kuntschik of Moulton with Geraldine Hudson of Prada visited in Rowena and Miter recently. Vince Rehmer and Adolph Wagner attended a Texaco meeting in LaGrange last Tuesday.
Mrs. Paul Gips of Refugio spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Pren Lockwetl.
The Eagle is authorized to announce Theo Long as a candidate for sheriff in Lavaca County in the upcoming General Election in November.
A Texas marshal and former sheriff Red Wright is recounted with colorful anecdotes from Tarrant County lore. The piece recalls Wright singing unrelatedly at a wrestling match, plus memories of the famed horse Dan Patch at the Tri State Fair Park in Memphis. It also ponders everyday quirks such as shoe lacing and a reflection on the immorality of the soul.
Mr and Mrs Edward Gene Boehm of College Station are at home with his mother Mrs Ed Boehm Jr Boehm will resume his studies at A and M College at the fall semester Tee Jarosek Loys Barnett and Miss Josie Petrek were in Austin Monday attending to business matters.
Mrs. E. C. Meyer and Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Meyer of Ellinger Texas visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Oehl on Monday.
Mr and Mrs Tom Fatjo and son Tommie spent Friday evening with Mr and Mrs John Cinadr on their way home to Richmond Texas after Lake Haven vacationing. Mr and Mrs G W Cooper of Houston spent the past weekend in the home of Mr and Mrs John Cinadr.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Louis Fehrenkamp of San Antonio visited in the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Louis Fehrenkamp here Sunday in a family gathering noted by local residents.
A brief note directs readers to W. H. Etlinger for a suitable work glove to break corn, implying a recommended supplier or expert.
A light look at prodigies from Mozart’s father and child geniuses like Macaulay who wrote histories before eight. The piece also notes a widow’s remarriage customs among some Australian tribes, where each new marriage costs a finger cut as a ritual.
In Edward II era England a trio of Bristol brothers, skilled tailors and weavers, created a woven blanket for the poor. Lacking a better name they adopted the blanket as their surname, giving origin to the term.
In parts of Italy bakers created wagon wheel sized loaves that stayed fresh and moist for nearly two weeks. The craft showcased exceptional skill and a culture of generous portions for daily bread.
A scientist once studied the star Sirius and imagined a perfect man from that world. Glamour Boy would stand 144 miles high, weigh 250000 pounds, with front teeth 55 feet long and nostrils 50 feet across. His eyes would be 100 by 75 feet and a single hair could make a crutch.
Report notes the Empress preferred solitude during health baths at Aix les Bains. She reportedly rose at 3 50 in the morning to begin the routine, consistent with her custom of early sessions.
Rail trains have vanished in several cases, including 1375 when an entire train left the tracks near Pueblo Wolora. The wrecking crew later found nothing, digging to 50 feet without locating any part of the missing train.
Scientists report 78 bird species on the Hawaiian Islands with 57 unique to the region. About 1,000 species of plants and 700 species found nowhere else are noted in the study.
Luminous paints, which glow for about six to eight hours after charging by natural or artificial light, are easy to apply. They come in light green, pale yellow, and oyster white and can be brushed onto enameled furniture to be visibly unobtrusive in daylight if desired.
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