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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1938
Page
2
The Eagle Lake Headlight lists Bruce W McCarty as editor and publisher. The piece references Sagie City and Giidsorgan with ad rates of five cents per line per insertion and a minimum charge, noting annual publication and billing practices amid historical local notices.
A large local gathering from Allegton Mentz and nearby towns attended Mrs Miller’s birthday celebration at the Miller residence. Guests included Cyril and Mrs Gloger, Reuben and Mrs Meariz, Bennie and Mrs Glueck, Alma Hodge, W J Bradent, Oscar Class, Awald Miller and families, Anton Meanw and family, Elo Branden and family, G W Drescher and kin, Hillie Kotzebue and son, Dennis Frank and children, Endie Klimpie of Wallis, Eddie Klimpie, L Chenpeke, Mrs Esteh and daughter, Miss Mrs C G W Drescher, Gregory Drescher, Frank Ratner of Elvision reis, and many more. Relatives shared birthday wishes and a meal, with continued visits by several attendees across the weekend.
Mrs Nicewander reports a string of visits as Mr and Mrs Miles Bingaman and daughters traveled to Hebrons and relatives in Houston. Guests include Mr and Mrs AE Maze visiting their new grandson, Dewey Kerr and Jack Hudson from Houston, Miss Lillian Hudson from Woodward, Miss Mary Alice Cooper from Waco, and Stella Carr. Various locals hosted and holiday plans centered on kinship and travel with brief mentions of Huntsville and Taylor connections.
A Bathing suit makers column quips on fit and style with playful phrases. The Courier notes breezy maxims like The less spread the better and Brevity is sea whale of fit while poking at public grins and fashion aims amid a lighthearted, fragmentary display.
The Austin American outlines how a $30 monthly old age pension for Texans 65 and older could be funded. A general sales tax is proposed with possible repeal of the chain store tax, raising concerns about who bears the burden as rolls grow. Texas now pays about $9.75 million yearly with federal matching, and projections show a potential total near $71 million for state and $102.7 million with federal support, needing constitutional changes and voter approval.
Lynn Landrum notes a Dallas News column highlighting relief roll counts in Austin and Comal counties. In Austin about 20 white relief cases exist plus 55 black cases. in Comal 17 non Mexican white families on relief, 44 Mexican cases, and 9 black households. The piece questions thrift, self reliance, and the place of immigrants in farming. A Kansas City Star editorial cites income inequality and the poor for funding government needs. Social commentary ends with a picnic gathering for Miss Leona Hopkins and Herbert Burger in Alleyton grove.
Colorado County agents outline a Friday broadcast on KPRC about a sensible beef program. They explain white and red marketing cards, bonding options, and tax implications for over planted cotton under the AAA quotas. Guidance covers single versus multi producer worksheets and a 2 cent tax on excess lint.
The Young Women's Methodist Missionary Society met at the Educational Building with hostesses Mrs. Frank Duty and Mrs. Elmore Schier. The program included prayers, readings on Brazil education, and a message from Miss Catherine Stevens. The group voted to send Mrs. Tate as delegate to Kerrville and planned the September 11 gathering.
Readers are urged to notify us of address changes to avoid returns at two cents each. Miss Mary D Whatley of San Angelo, a local schoolteacher, visited and resigned to attend college. Mrs W G Darby, Mrs H W Allers and Miss Lucy Kate Rogers travel to Austin with Miss Dorothy Darby who finished a summer course at the University of Texas. Let as Your Doctor s Prescription June Luna Phone 99.
Expired Headlight subscriptions are urged to renew as paper costs rise. Statements go out to all subscribers and those not remitting promptly will be deemed to have cancelled. No bargain rate will apply due to higher paper costs and new taxes.
A drunken man attempted to register twins at the vital statistics office, claiming two fathers. The registrar quips about being the only one present. A man jokes about going home to ensure 9 o clock, after questioning his timing. Miss Blanch Beals visits from Middletown to see her father and relatives. Joe D Luna appears in a brief local note.
A rich Englishman built in his house an upside down room with ceiling-fixed furniture and a chandelier rising from the floor. He reportedly exposed guests to intoxicants, staged their awakening, and watched from a peep hole as they reacted, with a rumor he died laughing at the spectacle.
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