Local Paper Masthead Fragments Show Editor Roles
The Eaglet section lists Jane Crim e Ass as editor with William Bates and Grace Reed as feature editors and Gloria as society editor. Sports editor is Gove Ney with unclear staffing.
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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1938
Page
6
The Eaglet section lists Jane Crim e Ass as editor with William Bates and Grace Reed as feature editors and Gloria as society editor. Sports editor is Gove Ney with unclear staffing.
Fragmented poem appears as a lover’s message to Margaret Amoulé from Lydia Rewthers. It blends names, injuries, and hopes with garbled OCR text describing a hospital room, sorrow, and prayer for Margaret’s recovery. The piece shifts through imagined scenes, uncertain events, and introspective lines about healing, support, and longing.
An 83 year retrospective honors Uncle Hul editor owner of The Sterling City News Record. He reflects on aging, faith, work, and the happiness found in labor, family affection, and reverent memories as life’s sunset nears. The piece frames life as a theater with a final curtain, asserting contentment with divine permission and continued work until the end.
A garbled letter filled with place names and people hints at group travels and visits across Wharton Bay City Houston and nearby towns. Mentions Harold Lindberg and Harold referenced, with scattered names like Mary, Rachel, Lexie, Minnie, and Ethel. Several lines read like incomplete social notes or family updates pulled from a larger community column.
Harry V. Cherry of the bureau of the census reports 10 487 bales of cotton ginned in Colorado County for the year 1927, contrasted with 4 316 bales for 1936, showing the county's crop figures.
A garbled OCR segment offers fragmentary domestic hints on flavoring, washing, sewing, cooking, and baking. It mentions not using soap on galncoul, alum and wires, curtain adjustments, greasing pans, vinegar in furniture polish, cooling loaves on a wire rack, and cautions about heat and dress norms. Names and dates are unclear, but style resembles old newspaper household guidance.
Beckman's Drug Store features Leto’s Gums An Astrigent with antisentle properties. The product promises palate relief and gum care, urging customers to purchase as a remedy for mouth discomfort.
A cold spell struck the region over the weekend, with Sunday morning readings around 28 degrees signaling frost. Winds persisted through Saturday night, yet no frost accumulated further. potato crops early cotton and other crops largely escaped damage according to early reports from area farmers.
The Catholic Church schedules stations of the cross for this evening and a Sunday Mass at 7 30 A M with Sunday School for children. Altay Rovint meeting postponed to April 18 during Holy Week. Valley potato holiday declared. shipments halted after prices fell and 49 cars arrived in one day. Estimated galley crop yield for last year noted.
The Eagle Laxey Garden Club will meet Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Hayes Stephens. Members are urged to be present. The topic will be the spring flower show scheduled for April 27. It will be an informal round table on flower arrangements. Members bringing pictures or articles of interest are asked to bring them to the meeting.
Citizens of Eagle Lake receive a grateful message from Mrs Parker thanking voters who supported her bid for mayor. She urges unity with opponents and collaboration for a better Eagle Lake as she notes past weekend travel to Pittsburgh to visit Judge and Mrs Hooten.
Brief town news covers fishing results, travel to Houston, theft report, council bills, election quiet, births, visitors, and social events. Mentioned are Mrs. Skinner’s baby Davis, Bay City visitants, and a smallpox camp cost, with town officials named and a tax remark by Tyler Telegram.
A former Secretary of War under Hoover, Mrs. W. Ulitle, returns Friday from a several week stay with her daughter Mrs. G. W. Ekesling's family in Fortsturg Texas. During the trip, companions noted shopping with the ladies and family moments, while remarks on wisdom and discretion appear in accompanying quips.
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