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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1935
Page
1
The Rotary Club held its weekly meeting in a new meeting hall, with members noting improved facilities and a warm welcome from the host venue. Leaders outlined upcoming community service plans and fundraising events.
Tom Haley suffered a broken left arm after a fall while attempting a jump over a fence. The incident occurred during a training session when a faulty fence gave way and caused Haley to tumble to the ground.
Mrs. BS Lee wife of the pastor of a Baptist church recovered from a very serious operation last week in Houston. She planned to leave the hospital this week for her mother’s home in the city as friends hope she continues to improve and regain strength.
A teacher training course organized by the church will run from 2 to 8 pm with a per class fee. The program, led by pastor B Wheeler and supported by Mrs K Worencell and Miss Daisy Morgan, aims to provide courses on reading and teaching methods for church groups and clubs.
Garwood farmer Lamkin met with U S conciliator George Norwood Lumkin and local commissioner for Gonzales County to discuss petition adjudication and land protection. The case references 1198.8 acres and a March 27 filing confusion noted in the Express.
Renton assumes Columbus post office duties succeeding a prior appointee under a presidential administration. The move follows census or registration shifts affecting local mail service operations.
Mrs Stell Blydworth died at her home in Flatonia after months of illness. Funeral services are held today. She was a half-sister to Mrs Grice Byars and survived by five sons and two daughters including Wallace Bludworth and Rev. Fe Bludworth. The Bludworth family is prominent in Flatonia and Mis. Bludworth was noted for noble traits.
Cotton pricing shows Bivier middling at lighter bids with midshing values down and Epes quotes lower for the day. Market chatter notes firming futures and regional variation across selling districts.
Gulf Production Company prepares to drill a new well about seven miles southeast of Rock Island Louisiana after completing a water well and laying groundwork with rail and road crews. The Rock Island area sees heavy activity with sixteen to twenty thousand acres under lease and multiple independent operators eyeing rich prospects, drawing keen interest from major oil firms.
The article notes G. W. Keith predicted frost last Saturday and claims frost did occur in the morning. It mentions dust from a dust storm, sunlight reflecting off vegetation, and references groundhog and February thunder without precise details.
Mrs. Percy Faison of San Antonio mourns the death of her husband Percy Faison who passed away in a San Antonio hospital early Friday after a four day illness. The couple moved to Texas thirty years ago and later settled in San Antonio where services were held Saturday. Interment followed in the Grange cemetery.
Charles H Clellan succeeds M Drotgoole as manager of the Gulf filling station at Main Street and Lake Avenue known as Central Filling. He will carry a full Gulf gasoline line and oleo, plus a stock of tires tubes and accessories.
The mayor states pay for street paving has been delayed while a change in the work order is processed. A funding note mentions 843,000 allocated through a bank loan, with a three year term for the board of education and officials. A separate sports recap covers Nada vs Hillie with a 5 to 8 score after extra innings, highlighting key players Labay and Skuca. Patronizing advertisers urged to support the hometown newspaper.
Local Christian church plans an Easter program next Sunday night at 7 00 with piano violin and vocal solos readings and a pageant The program features colored lighting effects and a “Tomb Easter Morn” pageant plus offerings and a benediction Reverend E L Thaupson will lead and the Men’s Bible Class meets Sunday morning at City Hall with a talk on the Resurrection of Christ.
Miss Kathryn McRee appointed counsellor at Camp Waldemar near Kerrville to represent the camp in Eagle Lake Columbus Wharton territory. Miss Bobby Golly of Eagle Lake enrolls for the first term at the camp.
TheAvaton Theatre held a series of bank night events with rising purses. Esthre Senkel from Eagle Lake was called but not present. a $90 offer was recorded, and the next Saturday night purse reached $700. Viva Taylor of Gonzales was named on Tuesday night but absent. Mrs Taylor is May Jos Fonesel’s sister.
A historically garbled report notes Douglas Miles oversees a Texas piling station. Mentions a hotel in Dallas and various names including Calvert and Currey, with scattered references to colleges and students. The readable fragments hint at a local operational role and associated people.
Mack Rogers and his popular band will play at Riverside Pavilion East Bernncd Saturday night for a moderty dance starting at 10 o clock. Paul Wille recording vocalist will be featured by the organization. The dance attracts large crowds and includes a sizable Eagle Lake contingent expected to attend.
A garbled report portrays a local court scene with E G Marshall and August Venghitus linked to a chicken theft case. County agents W H Young and O Tauteh Hohy stand in, with R J Buelantin as judge. The piece recalls a previous kangaroo court and a hung jury.
An advertisement notes a countywide soap sale with discounts at Eagle Lake Columbus Altair Garwood and Nad a firms offering Dix Rinse Lifebuoy and Lux Toilet Soap. Two Eagle Lake drug stores advertise Lifebuoy shaving cream and big bargain prices amid Red Cross relief efforts and local fundraising.
Fragmented OCR notes mention a winner named TY Houston Fistol Cun ties in a football context. Other garbled text references teams or individuals such as Wim Auvehl, Bormees, and Me Moneton, but no clear event or date is discernible. The readable facts point to a sports result with unclear participants.
A community fellowship announces a move to reorganize during a regular meeting on May 16. Names listed include Lyle Warden Jess Anis Chaplain Edgar Busing Secretary NC Ney Treasurer and others inviting interested Odd Perlow members to attend.
Two elderly Colorado County citizens died this week, Chas. Weay Living Near Columbus and Mrs J. Ry Witre of Columbus. Funeral services planned for Thursday. Surviving family includes eight children and a wife. among relatives named are G. S. Campbell and Mrs. Christine Campbell. The Avallon Theatre announces four weeks of attractions starting Saturday with Name on the Range, plus previews and vaudeville acts.
Fragmentary text notes a Presbyterian event with an April 27 date. Mentions ladies group and a display or exhibit. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but the main item is a church group exhibit scheduled for late April.
A group of boys from Garyuui school competed in a live talk and trap judging event at the A.M. College on Monday. Competitors included Jace Ludwig Ned Seal Samuel Martin Leo Hellecher and others as the Mariners of Anietlod Jlilelmy contest sought to crown top performers.
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