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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1929
Page
6
The Rev. Felix Formby a colored preacher near the Mogerd farm demands the return of his six shooter pistol from an unknown thief. He claims the weapon belongs to him and asks the community to help recover it, noting an incident that frightened his horse during the past weeks. Houston visitors were noted on Monday.
A dense jumble of classified notices offers seeds, cabbage plants, Christmas trees, and nursery items from various Texas vendors. It lists seed stock, plant sales, prices, and delivery timelines, with notices for hatching services and Kodak film sales, reflecting a midweek local commerce page.
Messrs Griff Thomas and P D Gerison visited Wharton on Saturday. Darby of Houston stayed with the Darby family over the weekend. John and Budstar of Houston were guests at the home of their relatives. The Christmas program will be held on Christmas Day. The program committee is working hard and invites all. A box of clothing is being gathered to send to a mission field in the Kentucky Mountains. Bring clothing to add to the box before Saturday, December 8. Thanks are given for cooperation in preparing the Christians box for the home. The Wilive Workers Sunday School held a meeting last Tuesday afternoon. Election of officers for the next all months: President Mrs W D Dilbeck, vice-president Mrs Arthur Anderson, secretary and treasurer Mrs P D Gertsof, devotions chairman Mrs Chas Causey, song reader Mrs Will Cook. An interesting study of Matthew Chapter 10 was led by Mrs Dilbeck. Attendees included Mesdames E W Wolfe, Will Cook, Glen Sundermann, MAB Twenhower, H S White, A B Smith, Go Thomas, Jn B D Anderson, Arthur Anderson, W D Dilbeck, Ed Cansey and host Mrs Armitt Thomas.
Local column praises the art of fruit cake baking, highlighting P. J. Forbes of Eagle Lake for his perfected Fruit Cake De Luxe and a special “Headlight” gift cake. Mentions Dromgoole as a notable sausage maker and includes brief social notes on Miss Catherine’s San Marcos trip and visitors from Houston.
Garwood Bible school invites the public to its annual Christmas program at the schoolhouse this Friday at 2 o clock. Tony Pinchback hosted a party Saturday night for friends at his uncle Will Pinchback’s home with games and refreshments. Columbus basketball visitors were defeated by locals in a revenge game. Local volleyball also fell to Colum Mews. Reed and Cormelus surveyed in Richmond for the Irrigation Company, with Mrs Reed and Bobby joining them. Several residents traveled to Houston and Rosenberg for visits and professional engagements, including Dr. J A Halamicek of El Campo.
Rev J W Gates of Coleman and his daughter Mills Bernice Gates were guests of relatives here en route to McAllen for Christmas. He reports full recovery after a year in Ballinmore Hospital where a large facial tumor was removed and paralysis on the left side vanished. Friends remember his four years as pastor at the Christian church near Ymvanle Lake.
Our sympathy is extended to Mrs J C Townley in the death of her brother George Johnson who died at Henry Illinois Wednesday night on the eve of his seventy ninth birthday. He was born in England and long connected with the Townley family here and will be remembered by the older citizens.
The Commissioners Court awarded a farm contract and put Mr. Diney in charge for sixty days. The notice mentions Universal Motor Go and Mrs HL 8 in association with the arrangement.
A garbled OCR passage mentions Tyr Austin and J.C. Wie ton with references to a contest, a score line of 6 4 6, and names like Sarah McNeill at Rice Institute. The text is fragmented and difficult to interpret, but hints at a sports event recap and participant names.
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