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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1934
Page
5
A bustling collage of jokes and light anecdotes, bits of humor about couples, travel, work, and everyday life. Silly exchanges at a dentist’s chair, a police stop, misheard phrases, and playful quips about jobs, fashion, and marriage fill the page with quick, punchy vignettes.
The Sunday service recounts Tom Smith going to sea and his wife asking the congregation to pray for his safety. A story unfolds of a near sighted preacher and a tale where Tom asks Helen to marry him after boasting of a two million dollar fortune, highlighting pride and irony.
Rock Island society roundup lists residents and relatives visiting over the holidays. Families from Rio Grande City Houston Bastrop Waco Baytown and Galveston arrive home for Christmas events and gatherings. Including the Jones Maze Townsend Jacobsen and Waller families with friends and guests enjoying club meetings and joining relatives for seasonal greetings.
Rev A A Leopold pastor of St Marys Church Fredericksburg arrived Tuesday evening visiting relatives during the holidays. Hugo Gerbermann Rudolph Holt nna and Ralph Wallgura students at St Johns Seminary San Antonio came home last weekend for Christmas. Twin daughters were born to Mr and Mrs Gus Swoboda on Sunday December 23 with one dying shortly after birth. The surviving baby, baptized Christmas Day, was named Ethel Marie.
Funeral services for Mary Ann Swoboda were held at St Marys Church with Rev Father Benes officiating and interment in the local Catholic Cemetery. Sponsors were Mr H Swoboda Sr and Mrs Ford Popp Jr. Bereaved parents include Mr Gus Popp who recently had surgery at Rosenberg hospital and remains weak. Several relatives visited the hospital and Christmas season crowds attended the Midnight Mass.
Suially of Hillie visited relatives here Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. A C Henne and family of Columbus spent Christmas break in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Add Braden. Mr. and Mrs. August Bubetta of Hungerford visited relatives here during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Frnka and children of El Campo spent Christmas here with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Douglass and daughter Dorothy Dell of San Antonio were guests of Mrs. 8.3 White for Christmas. They also visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Douglass in Houston.
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