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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1934
Page
4
A broken school record shows tense relations between students and staff at Tastland Academy. Concerns over respect toward scholars and rising thefts, including a locked drawer in the library, are described amid broader tensions with temperamental figures and ongoing dismissals.
In a church vestry amid pale winter light and a distant choir, memories surface of past Christmas celebrations at the academy. The scene centers on Althea, Berenice, and Clem as they walk the grounds with Janet, reading a cherished Christmas card linked to a vanished tree. The talk turns to a long-closed church and an old academy tree, while neighbors and local notices fill the backdrop with theater ads and community events.
Albert Hennecker family and others visited friends in San Antonio. Ben Kenter family of Belvidere stayed with Frank Diedrich. Frances Braden marked her 76th birthday with a barbecue dinner and a long guest list from Mentz Columbus Bachelor Hill Houston San Antonio and local areas. Several couples and families hosted and visited, including Braden Meismer Meyer Nelson Wicke and Kessler households with weekly Sunday visits and travel between Bernardo Bellville and surrounding towns.
Polocheck and family at Ramser. Mrs Anton Nelson guests this week with Mrs Lizzie Meyer and family. Mr and Mrs Alex Jones entertained friends Sunday for Mr Jones birthday with refreshments. Edwin Dunlavy visited Louis Meyer and J A Lehmann families Sunday evening. Grandchildren Joyce and Ivan Neuendorff visited Bert Braden and family at Mentz. First date of the present ion for Bernardo was fed by Jesse Neuendorff and fined at Braden gin Monday.
Mrs A M Snodgrass and daughter Nita Merglin returned from a three week visit in Hope Arkansas. Snodgrass brother Mr Ciemtents accompanied them home and will guest this winter. J P Moore of Yoakum guest of Mr and Mrs J Wythe this week. Norman Jacobsen Russell Gooper Bert Carpenter from Bastrop spent weekend here with relatives. Mr and Mrs Im Fisurtor of LaGrange were Sunday visitors. Mr and Mrs W K Wall of revi EB Church hosted relatives.
Mentz friends and families hosted a round of visitors last week. Louis Hensecke and family from Bernardo attended with Mrs. Dansle Guidry and Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Class plus their son. Rev Father Rocco of Mentz and Miss Agnes Helfrech of Houston joined the Helfrech home for a Wednesday visit. Colleagues Cyril Gloger and family from Columbus attended Sunday dinner with Mrs. W. J. Braden and daughters, plus C. J. Class and son and Mrs. Frank Miller of Mentz also in attendance.
Local residents including the Stay and Lichimorsky families, Leopold and Bixmer households, plus Meismer, Braden, Bubella, Cernoch, and Ganado visitors, are noted for recent visits and illness. U S to purchase surplus rice for relief aims to buy 500 000 to 600 000 sacks of rice pending bids after data on surplus size and price range.
A fragmented item notes discussion of rice stock estimates and mill purchases, mentions a World’s Fair event and a two-reel picture The Century W344 with local names and travel details. folds in a card of thanks to voters in the 25th Representative District and business visitors in Houston, showing a mixed community notice in August.
Charles Miller, chief of the rice section of the AAA, says new grading rules and voluntary AAA agreements raise prices for farmers. He reports processors gain, and plans to inspect conditions in Texas and Arkansas. Miller, a Lonoke native with 26 years in sugar and milling, lauds the Agriculture Department for surplus declarations and relief purchase plans.
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