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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1935
Page
7
A collage of overheard voices recalls relief handouts, a comic misread breakfast exchange, and a farmer’s grieving wedding after a relative’s funeral. A boatman anecdote touches Bishop Brooks, while a confession tale ends with a drunk narrator counting twelve bottles and failing to reach the house’s door.
A Pathfinder piece argues wages today are about ten times those in ancient Rome while living costs rose fivefold, concluding people are roughly twice as well off. It cites Diocletian era pay for various trades and compares modern shelter and food costs to ancient rates.
James M Wachburne, once a millionaire, became a pauper then formed a new venture to produce candy, signing articles of incorporation to lead a million-stallary camp. His life spanned broom-making to printing, with a dramatic rise and fall, and a later revival of fortune.
Community members gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate Mrs Anton Helfrich’s birthday with sandwiches, cake, and coffee. Dozens attended, sharing well wishes and friends and relatives gathered at the Helfrich home in preparation for a Houston visit by Mr and Mrs Anton Helfrich and family.
A jumbled notice lists Springtime visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Bri and Neuendorff of Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Leirming, Mrs. Anton Nelson and families, Mrs. W. H. Nelson, Mrs. Ligaie Meyer, and Lee Luhn of Bellville. They attended memorials for Arnald Sens and planned a theater outing at Avatar Theatre Friday to a jamboree of joy. Additional names include O. A. Braden and sons visiting Columbus and a church outing.
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