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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1930
Page
9
Reader witnesses a bustling Pernambuco scene with traders, sailors, and merchants. He notes US influence on fashion and housing, Brazilian carnivals of life, and a comic moment as a marching ram disrupts cadet drill.
A travelogue sketches Recife near Europe’s reach with ships, railways, and sugar wealth in Pernambuco. It mentions Graf Zeppelin mooring, Bon Viagem seafront, and German sailors, plus a river drive and local wildlife. Obituaries note Roger Killough’s amputation recovery and family updates from St. Louis. Religious news covers Garwood revival plans and church improvements.
Local notes recount M E Larsen and daugh ter in law Mrs Larsen driving to Wharton and hospital visit. Several relatives and friends travel from Houston Lissie Eagle Lake and LaGrange to visit families in Chesterville. Rev Peter A Simpkin obituary noted from Marshfield Oregon. Annie Cordz heads to Los Angeles and Pasadena for three weeks with other townsfolk visiting kin.
A Colorado County voter notice urges support for the sheriff candidate in the run off on Saturday August 23. The appeal cites experience and pledges to perform duties diligently if elected. The page also discusses railroad statistics and public service, plus local social notes mentioning visits by Mrs G F P Orsak and family and Miss Alice Esser visiting relatives.
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