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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1935
Page
8
Four Turkey Erg business locals advertise Evergreens and climate proof Bardy varieties from BAMSEPS NURSERY Astin. A school election notice lists L. D. Allen and terms of service with qualification details and appointment dates.
Notice of election for county school trustees in Precincts 3 and 4. Voters elect one trustee for each district. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on election day. County Judge P. Hahn presides. Other names and locations appear in the precinct notices.
Mrs H W Ahlers and officers of the O E A E held an April Fool party at their home on Monday April 1 at 7 30 pm. Guests arrived in hats made from colored papers and joined a lively evening of games and a buffet supper.
A local Baptist church hosted a Worker’s Conference with Rev J Vernon Wheeless of Roseit and laymen Doyle and Sheridan speaking on the Brotherhood Movement and the advantages of a Daily Vacation Bible School. The Rosenberg Church runs a six year summer school and meeting attendees included Mrs H W Graves and others.
The W M S met at the church on May for a business session led by president Mrs Rupert Lange. After prayer and songs committee chairmen presented reports and Mrs Hayes Stephens outlined purchases of kitchen equipment with prices. arrangements were set for the Workers' Conference to be hosted at the church Tuesday.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning service at 10 45 am B T U at 祷 p m and evening service at 7 45 pm After the evening services there will be two baptismal services Everyone is cordially invited Pastor Bruner S L Leb
The Methodist Women’s Missionary Society met Tuesday afternoon at the church with good attendance. B Wheeler reviewed the first chapter of Buzuki Looks at Japan. Remaining chapters will be distributed Friday April 12 at 4 pm at the church. President Mrs Giff Thomas Jr presided. A song and prayer followed. Scripture reading was Matthew 28. The group will meet Tuesday at 4 pm for an educational program on Social Service led by Mrs H Lee Johnson.
The Christian Church ladies will host a chicken dinner on Saturday April 13 in the old Herder store building served at noon by the ladies. Bob Holman of the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey visited his parents Nat and Mrs Holman after a long western trip and heads to Utah with his crew.
Bluebonnets Indian blankets and other prairie flowers are beginning to bloom in profusion on the prairies. Within another week the rains will cease and the prairies will be beautiful in wild flowers. Some patches of bluebonnets are seen on the Altair road between here and the Colorado river.
Field Supervisor L S R Clarke reports that emergency crop and food loans are being received by the Colorado County loan committee. Applications accepted at Eagle Lake Grain Company store in Eagle Lake and at Prink Arm old Gin in Garwood, for farmers unable to obtain credit elsewhere. Loans aid growing and harvesting crops, summer fallowing, and livestock feed, with strict eligibility tied to security and participation in the Agricultural Adjustment Administration program.
Sheridan led the meet with 137 points across three divisions as rural teams from Sheridan Rock Island Oakland Santa Anna Wildwood and Coulter posted standout performances. Bob Criswell led with 25 points winning the 109 yard dash 220 yard dash long jump and javelin while Isam Briscoe Howard Criswell Bot Criswell and Einkaul starred for Sheridan in multiple events.
The meet saw Briscoe and Eickau excel in field and throws with four inch margins over Class A records. Criswell dominated sprints and broad jump, while Hudson, Rock Island, and Sheridan key performances added to team totals. Senior division led by Sheridan with 53 points, junior by Sheridan at 44, and Sheridan girls leading with 30. Walter Lynch heads to Hallettsville, while Easter eggs ad announces dye orders from Mrs. H D Larson.
A Methodist Church announces a special Church School with a Sunday morning sermon at 10 40 by the Sunday school children. A training school begins Sunday afternoon April 28, led by three visiting teachers. All are invited regardless of denomination. Mr and Mrs John Nixon, stationed at Rosenberg, visited the Landa home.
Acknowledges towns Eagle Lake Columbus Rock Island and local fire departments for help in searching for a lost child. Praise goes to the prison system for cooperation and thanks are extended to all who contributed. Don C. Larson of Rock Island visited, staying with Mr and Mrs J M Jacobsen.
The Vernon Optic Herald recounts a tale of a boy who, after eight years, paid four dollars for a two dollar cap he had stolen, and another who repaid a nickel for gum after twelve years. The piece muses a restoration plan to rebuild prosperity by repaying losses, contrasting it with politics and the Townsend plan, and ends with reflections on guilt and sleepless nights.
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