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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1938
Page
3
A rambunctious column delivers local gossip with names and antics. Pinky the Great fakes a disappearance, Roy Matthews and Gertrude are seen together, Louie courts trouble in the city, and Lena Gus avoids dogs after a bicycle chase with a dog. A clipped poem on Gossip Town warns of rumors and suspicion, ending with a tease about Leroy and Firestone innertube.
Texas voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to alter the oath of office for legislators and state officers. The measure, submitted for the November 1938 election, would modify Article XVI and direct a governor’s proclamation and funding for publication. The notice urges voting for or against with precise ballot wording and details the necessary funding. Local items note store events and promotions alongside the public notice.
Japanese officials oppose Western hair styles saying they aren’t sanitary. The permanent wave may fade as women reject Japanese hairdressers in favor of European and American modes. In China and Manchukuo portable street stands offer waves and manicures in public view.
The Rev William S Jones told the Junior Chamber of Commerce that cattle in Hawaii gain all their moisture from grass dew from birth to death. He recounted an encyclopedic view of Hawaii including volcanic formation, sugar cane yield of 15000 pounds per acre, Cuban plantations at 5690 pounds, unique plant species on one island, and 42 banana varieties.
Instructional note on choosing bed linens notes that sheets too short cause discomfort and wear. It cites a torn sheet standard 81 by 108 inches after hems and shrinkage. Also advises pillowcase length 10 inches longer than pillow and mentions local social updates about Mrs. Joe F. Key leaving for Tempa Texas and a motor trip by G A Benholm Lulan Tilson Misses Gloria Tilson Joan Thomas to Patarion.
An illustrated report notes a 1300 A D plains village near Antelope northwest of Amarillo under WPA guidance from Canyon Teachers College. Excavation reveals rock slab walls, cord marked pottery, pit fires, and about 20 rooms with poor ventilation. Burials under dirt floors, a flexed adult skeleton, and remains of peaceful plains people show daily life and trade. The site will become a regional prehistoric life museum with restorations by Prof. C Stuart Johnson.
Gene Austin hosted a birthday party Friday for his sixth birthday turning Saturday August 13. Guests included Jo Ann Davis Donald Pennington Mary Catherine Lane Mooney and many others. Prizes awarded to Jo Ann Davis and Donald Pennington. Refreshments sodas sandwiches birthday cake candies and balloons were served.
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