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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1948
Page
6
The readable fragments hint at a court or editorial piece with mentions of Supreme Court, Texarkana, and references to a person called Lacie Tit. The text shows disjointed phrases, mis-typed names, and stray quotes, suggesting OCR corruption rather than a coherent report.
Community church notices list services at Eagle Lake and Columbus Texas. Rev Oscar B Linstrum and Rev G Wolfe lead divine worship and Sunday school activities with afternoon meetings and special guests expected. A Hawaii visit adds context to family travelers.
Local congregations list Sunday and midweek schedules. Eagle Lake Catholic and Mexican Baptist churches share Mass and Bible study times, with Baptist W M U events at First Baptist and Rock Island Baptist services on Sundays. Presbyterian Auxiliary plans a Boothe Park picnic for September 3, while Assembly of God holds morning and afternoon services and Apostolic Faith Mission notes Sunday School and worship times.
E Goseh announces the Sheridan schools will begin the 1948 session on Monday September 6. Concrete sidewalks rockets and other improvements have been completed at the Sheridan school, one of the finest in the region, with a kindergarten building added this year to expand the district’s program.
August worship at Christ Episcopal Eagle Lake interrupted by pastor absence. First Baptist Church of Eagle Lake lists services and times. First Evangelical United Brethren in Lissie offers Sunday School at 9:00, morning worship, youth activities, and midweek prayer.
Sam K Seymour III travels with his cousin Sam K Seymour III to West Virginia for a wedding next Tuesday. The Seymour Irwin and Dunn families plan to stay at the Green Briery Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, with Kathryn Linke as a guest.
Columbus reports two inches of rain from a Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, with armchair forecasts from Eagle Lake predicting heavy showers. Local comments note cattle feeding resumes in Cat Spring as tropical storms threaten the Florida coast, and prominent locals Amos np Andy, Free man F. Gosden, and Charles J. Correll appear on county tax rolls. Producer Warren Wright is listed as a Hollywood-connected owner, and Garwood native Real’s son receives a degree from Sam Houston State College. The Beats attend the exercises while concerns about education persist, voiced by Bob Burns about spelling and schooling.
Miss Betty Ruth Beane visits her sister Mrs. James Durham in Houston. The young lady asks if fear will show while speaking to a doctor, who replies that it is entirely up to her.
Warmer weather drives quick rice trading with Rough rice at $7.50 a barrel for Zenith. Early Prolific bids dip to $5.50 with no sales. Parity price around $7.34 mid July. A shift from long grain to Zenith and Magnolia is noted in an American Rice Growers' Cooperative Association acreage report for Louisiana and Texas.
A fragmentary family item reports Me and Mrs Robert Cochran visiting Mrs Is and Mr Haris and noting relatives in Pasadena weekend guests with a brief anecdote about children and an odd remark to a four year old. The piece ends with a cryptic line about Santa and a wife shooting him.
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