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THREE EAGLE LAKE HOMES ARE VISITED BY BURGLARS DURING SUNDAY NIGHTW. ^1. Williamson Is Short His •WatcKf ©rvT. P. Doolc Is Minus Pair Of Trousers; Floyd Hodde Recovers Trousers Near Home.Burglars entered three Eagle Lake homes during Sunday night and ofJicers are working on a fairly good lead, believing that the same burglars are responsible for all tnree Jobs.Hon. W. M. Williamson is minus his watch, the only , article mLscd from his home.- He placed the watch, after winding it for the night, on top of the radio in the living room, as Is his custom. A door In the living room opens to a south porch. Persons standing on the outside could easily have seen him place the watch on the radio. That nothing else In the house was molested. this Is believed to be the case.The homes of Floyd Hodde, living at the former J. W. King place, and that of Dr. T. P. Doole were visited by. burglars on the same night. Dr. Doole's pants were taken os were Mr. Hodde's. Mr. Hodde found his pants out In the yard near the house. He had no money In the pockets at the time. Dr. Doole. however, failed to rccove» his pants which contained about a dol-lur In change, his car keys, bill fold containing railroad passes and other smaller articles.In getting Dr. Doole's trousers, the burglar got hls belt. too. and being a lawyer, Mr. Williamson makes no rush statements, but it Is alleged, or rather -asserted, or It Is said, thnt he intimated that Dr. Doolc hnd some hard time getting U town Monday morning, since he couldn't ride In his car. mu! without his belt he hnd an awful time trying to keep thnt other pair ol trousers In - position. Dr. Doolo neither denies nor confirms the report. though It is alleged that he too has Issued :i rejoin or that the reason the burglar didn't get Attorney Williamson's trousers war. be- j cause he was sleeping In 'em.
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Eagle Lake Headlight
Eagle Lake, Texas, US
Sat, Oct 17, 1931
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