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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1929
Page
8
Local Eagle Lake page notes coach Cannon Schulenburg ball game results, player counts, and umpire details. Editor pro tem clarifies that fines will still be assessed for traffic violations, with bids and notices for school district and real estate items, plus various local ads and notices.
The Federal Government will provide headstones to mark Confederate graves anywhere in the South and will catalog burials in War Department records. Texans with unmarked graves should contact Maj. Gen. B. Frank Cheatham, Quartermaster General, to obtain blanks for prompt processing.
An advertisement invites readers to cut this notice and mail it to J. C. Mendenhall of Medicine Co in Ryansville India. It promises a full five bottle free sample in exchange for printing their time name and address. The bolded call to action emphasizes obtaining a complimentary supply upon submission.
In Austin two men describe a method used to kill Johnson grass starting in 1927. They detail grazing, sowing oats and Inday Sudan, then turning under oats, reseeding, and removing a fence to allow pasture and cotton land to recover. The account ends noting the cotton crop improved after pasturing.
The article notes Americans average the most per capita telephone conversations globally, with figures cited and comparisons to Denmark, Germany, and Britain. It also mentions Mr and Mrs. Reese visiting in Houston on a Sunday.
The Headlight received the announcement from Charles Edwin Johnson son of Mr and Mrs HW Lee Johnson of this city indicating his participation in the San Marcos Baptist Academy commencement exercises on August 15 22 AGRI Charles Edwin is listed as a member of the elects and the Headlight extends hearty congratulations. Relates additional local notes including visits by Rev Abner Hanson and Miss Kathleen Brown of Houston and social mentions of Gar Wood residents and Coulter schoolhouse revival activities.
Mrs Roy Pengin and children of Pinthabese spent several days here last week visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs R V Retherford and Mrs JW Ganiters of Losk battepent a few days here. Mrs W P Porter and Miss Margaret Porter were also present.
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