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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1933
Page
4
A scrambled humor column with quips about a wedding, clergymen, stage staff, and punchlines from various characters. The read mixes light slang, barbed one liners, and sketches about doctors, conductors, and a river license exam, all presented in a bustling, old time newspaper voice.
Isac Osrand of Roc 2 hom ison. John Blake elected in special election Tuesday to represent Colorado county in the legislature. Tight county vote with Matthews 879 and Kindred 50. McClanahan fined for 2. Eagle Lake to gain new automobiles and city lights within thirty days. Dynamo to be powered by Eagle Lake Manufacturing Co ice plant. Baptist church under construction near court house square Ath. Mary Elizabeth Harbert 69 wife of Stephen Harbert died in Columbus. Nantle Duncan of Egypt to tour Europe from New York. Hattie Moore dies suddenly at her home in Smithville after brief illness. Eagle Lake purchases automobile. Wooten of Colum valuable bird.
The Primitive Baptist church at Mountain owned an acre of the oil field and distributed $23.80 to each member after a June treasury buildup. The article notes the unusual financial move as a literal dividend tied to charitable giving.
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