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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1931
Page
5
The Eaglet issue lists staff reporters and editors including MCCALEB KILLOUGH STEINWEIS and others. It details a radio broadcast from KPRC with music by the Engle Iske High School choir and orchestra, student activities like a class magazine, and notes on a school board vacancy, student social events, sports, and club reports with numerous names and local places.
Fragmentary plea touts a miracle bottle as a cure for weakness and nervousness. The garbled text references Mar 7 and a claimed million at cure, urging the reader to try the product for better health.
The column recounts school social and sports chatter from the area, noting Virginia Lambert and Ben’s trip to Weimar, spending time with Louise Waddell and Maxine, and Cynthia social scenes. It details a track team departure for Brenham for a district meet, naming athletes and events, and mentions coaches Coffey and others, plus visits to Weimar, Winkton, and Houston for games and assignments.
Sevent grade notes report Edna Townley absent since Monday at Eagle Lake school. The Eagle Lake junior baseball team won 11 to 7 at East Bernard last week with Alvin and Rudy homer. Next week East Bernard comes to town for a rematch.
Community updates from Mentz include residents Angie Tyaden Kashend Lymerk and Wharton families visiting relatives in Glen Bar. Houston trips feature Mr and Mrs Clyar Dilley and Dr A Lampe veterinary services. Announcement mentions stock health checks and a veterinary event planned for April 20 at Eagle Lake.
Mr and Mrs Milton Welch of Highland visit parents Mr and Mrs F E McLain and travel to Wallis and Wharton with relatives. Moor and Ruth McCormick of near Lissie call on Mrs W H Stokely. Mrs Je H Willis Selman L A and Lillian visit relatives near Bagie Lake. J H Wills visits Houston. Welch family in Eagle Lake Kilgore weekend. Rollo Wick and Dick Horn of Houston visit Salladay home. Graves and Selman Lillian and L A Wills ill with measles. Billie Salladay notes illness may worsen.
Mr and Mrs Charles Hrneir and children Wilton and C Lb of Sweet Home hosted Mr and Mrs L P Hrneir here on Sunday. Charles Hrneir teaches vocational agriculture at Sweet Home and Mat Hrnely teaches at Oak Grove. Ferdinand Staff with Mrs Mary Schoellmann and August visited relatives Sunday. Proka family of Eagle Lake spent Sunday with relatives here. Alois Morkovsky Mrs Siegnund and Mrs E J Markovsky of San Antonio visited L F Hrnek and family Wednesday with three children. Father Pustka and A C Leopold went to Houston Tuesday, E J Leopold and Leo Korenck did business in Houston Friday. Mr and Mrs P G Zaskoda welcomed a daughter born Sunday April 12.
Rev and Mrs Lambert led twenty one youths from their group to Wei mar for the Colorado Valley League zone gathering. The August 2 meeting will host Bugle Lake youths in the city, with plans described as promising and worthwhile by John R. Spoon of the Avalon Thesty office. Residents of Eagle Lake and nearby towns joined services, singing, and sermons at Columbus Methodist that night.
At a Saturday night meeting of the Eagle Lake Independent School District board of trustees J A Dromgoole was appointed to the board to fill the vacancy caused by the death of G E Boothe. Dromgoole will serve a full two year term succeeding Boothe.
Unclear OCR fragment notes a visit by PO Wittvor with mentions of Mrs Norenth and individuals like Mr Redoves and Gripe Achemepectene in Menesey. Fragmentary routing suggests a regional social or official visit with several names.
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