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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1921
Page
8
In San Francisco Maxwell-Chalmers distributor Lou H. Rose removed clutch pedals from three cars and demonstrated shifting from high gear to reverse at speed without a clutch. Crowds watched as gears proved undamaged and the cars continued running, reinforcing the brand's toughness.
Several classified notices from Moulton Texas advertise buying a small house and trading vehicles for horses. Banks offer 6 percent on time deposits. Listings include for sale property, a Ford touring car and roadster, barbecue meat delivery, and a note urging merchants to pay debts to secure credit for next season.
A Maxwell stock car showed endurance and speed at Lorraine Texas by winning a ten mile stock car race for sub 1250 dollar cars. It faced higher priced entries and placed second in the five mile marquee event, finishing one second behind a Hudson. The Maxwell set a best time for a light stock under similar conditions at an average of 58 mph.
The Lavaca County Retail Merchant's Association thanks everyone who helped extinguish the house fire on Tuesday. The note asks readers to settle debts promptly and distribute payments fairly among creditors.
A soaking rain is hoped for to ease stock water shortage. Local residents made Sunday visits to relatives and friends including the Cooks of Shiner, the Hulls, the Grays and Una, near Witting and Old Moulton. Mrs. Hugh Cooper travels to San Antonio.
The notice lists numerous individuals visiting or returning to their homes from Shiner LaGrange Smithville Bluff San Antonio Cuero Yoakum Galveston Houston and Cuero with several on weeklong trips. The cotton market moved past 22 cents early Wednesday then fell about 200 points as last year’s cotton remained in circulation.
Milton Galle of New Braunfels will accompany explorer Vilhjalmur Steffanson on an Arctic north pole expedition starting this September. The pair expect to be away about five years.
The Eagle prints thanks to readers for subscription payments showing Charles Riske and Louis Stayinoha of Moulton. A fire at the Misses Locke home was contained with minimal damage. Emil Janszen reports a large cotton crop after returning from Kenedy and Karnes City. No services at Moulton and Boursville Lutheran churches as Rev. Hannemann attends missions. The Krueger family of Alba Virginia and Edith of Shiner join Victor Fehrenkamp visitors. Local fans traveled to Schulenburg to see Halletteville defeat Sugarland 2 to 1 in a tense game.
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