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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1942
Page
2
A man named Oscar Herman sustained a facial eye injury while branding a steer on the Everitt Isenhower place Monday afternoon. The animal struck with its head and horn, tearing the cheek and near the eye area, with medical aid applied and stitches reported.
Local column records a flood of visitors and hometown news. Merle Rabel and Beweard Rabel from San Antonio visit family in the area. Madeline McCarty and Loretta Kavbel spend Easter weekend with relatives. Henry Raabe hospitalized, and Math Annh treated in nearby hospitals. Obituaries note Friedrich Wilks and J. P. Woolsey. Community updates cover army enlistments, scrap-iron drives, and local social happenings.
The Lions Club held a weekly meeting on Thursday evening April 2 at Lion’s Ph. Three guests attended Miss Charleen Stephens representative Chas McLedlin and Bob Gindsix of Houston. The Rev Bod Bhiss gave the invocation expressing appreciation for the club’s efforts including a piano solo by Miss Stephens. Plans were made to furnish a room for the new hospital and a plaque was donated by Lion Tanner Bab Cole. Easter guests and several members were noted, and a wedding in East Bernard was attended by members Jewel White and Delbert Womack.
The column lists numerous residents and relatives visiting kin across towns including Gay City Navasota and Galveston. Notable mentions include Harold Northington resuming medical studies in Galveston after Easter, Virginia Lou Northington and Clements visiting from Texas Mil Institute, and various cousins and friends sharing weekends and meals throughout the region.
Joe Luna notes a drench with Hhenothiazine to treat stomach worms in sheep and cattle and mentions having guns for this drench. The fragmentary item reads as a brief agricultural notice or classified ad.
Acknowledgment extols a renowned cake decorator as one of the finest in the country. The writer thanks a generous lady for her gift and praises her handwork and skill, inviting others to judge for themselves.
Miss Heitie Mary Clegg county home demonstration agent led an insect control discussion and demonstration for the Willow W I L Club with Mrs Ed Kay as hostess. Council report by Mrs Bay and notes on Red Cross donation. Several members plan future meetings and personal visits as Easter holidays approach.
The Rotary gathering featured Supt Wn Sh Reed presenting a Formative talk on Geopernhy a five Pie Bait. Sam BK and Robert Samuel Maetig attended as guests. The club voted to sponsor furnishing one room in the new hospital and held an One and Even contest with plans for a free Manch ron cmd entertainment. Prices for Veterinary Vaccines and Serums were advertised as right for the region.
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