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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1930
Page
2
A local sale promotes free displays at Eagle Lake Furniture and Joe Alery's Jewelry. The four piece bedroom set and a 26 piece silver set are showcased as prizes. Entry is free and votes awarded for purchases, miles, and merchandise cards. Campaign runs weekly for a month beginning April 16.
Local store advertises silk lingerie and Nainsook gowns white and color, high class merchandise with cash sales only and no charges. Contest enter coupon for 25 free votes with prizes Cedar Chest 26-piece Silverware set and 4-piece Bedroom Suite. Mens Summer Pants sale two pair for $2.95, overalls jumpers sale at $1.79 each from Carnartt's and Lees.
Town residents within two miles may cast ten votes while those two to four miles away get twenty votes. Three miles bring thirty votes, with wider ranges defined by distance. A book will be provided at the store for registration during the sale days.
Eyewitness notes the Mexican army 2000 strong encamped opposite the Brazos river. Houston’s force of 1,372 including two companies joined, then retreated by the river. Santa Anna sent 600 men to ferry operations and pushed toward Harrisburg, while Houston crossed the Brazos and advanced 57 miles to Harrisburg. Spies reported Santa Anna personally with the main army and Houston had to dispatch 280 men to guard facilities, leaving a company opposite San Felipe to return home.
An account of Gen. Houston's forces defeating Santa Anna near Linches Ferry after a night march from Port Bend. Texans, including Cos and 650 Mexican troops, joined Santa Anna. a dawn battle ensued with cannons, bayonets, and heavy fighting. Casualties on both sides, Texans repelled a major assault and pursued retreating enemies across the Bleau, with Santa Anna wounded or killed in the engagement.
Mrs Greer's cake burns in oven amid a rosy glow and fashionably tan crust as she blames the kitchen phone for distractions. Henry Greer consoles her while jokes shift to in-kitchen extension lines and the growing role of home telephones.
The Methodist Woman's Missionary Society met at the church for an engaging session with a large crowd. Delegates Mrs J B Smith and Mrs T P Doole reported on the annual conference at Corpus Christi. Next meeting will be Tuesday at 3 30 p m at the parsonage with town church societies present. Miss Margaret Mayes has returned to Crowley Louisiana after visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs W T Eggers are in Kenedy for their health. Rose Mary Armstrong and Mrs Haynie Matthews visited friends in Houston and Richmond respectively.
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