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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1939
Page
10
A rambling community update lists school trips, church gatherings, and social events. It notes visits to nearby towns, family reunions, and various church activities, including meetings, celebrations, and a planned fall gathering with friends and neighbors.
Fragmented local notices describe families gathering for Thanksgiving. Mentions include Selphy, Presley, Jerdan, Myers, Hoy and Campa relations visiting relatives in towns near Chesterville. Several names and places appear amid garbled OCR text with references to fires, villages, and deer through the holiday.
The Episcopal Church event in Houston moves through a Biscopal administration meeting of examining chaplains. Walker attends Sunday and Monday sessions as part of the administration. The gathering includes annual business and social sessions with planned entertainment and a late afternoon program on Tuesday.
Mrs Wesson and her baby stayed behind in Smithsville while Mr and Mrs Wesson son Myrna Rhvie and the rest traveled to join relatives for a Thanksgiving visit. Mrs Wesson remained with a baby for a full week during the trip.
Mr and Mrs Alwert and the Ruggles family spent Thanksgiving at their son Mr A Ruggles residence as honored guests of the family.
A fragmentary note recalls a meeting of the Study Club on furniture, cordially led by Mrs. J. Kuenlee. Speakers discussed Dutch Colonial ties, colonial furniture, and the design influences shaping decorative arts.
Awa ton Theatre in Mitente fusierly reports a Saturday arrival by Manstwer of Kagte Lake. An onlookers say the guest was stoned during a Friday visit en route to San Antonin at Phidsetta.
The Nada Merry Pals held a large Sunday night meeting with a parade of speakers and musical entertainment. Attendees included Father Webbe and community figures, with plans for future gatherings and a note on deer sightings and local concerns.
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