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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1938
Page
4
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Garwood gatherings include Ralph Misr Melvin Rees and Fira Kaha Sheratmes with family staging in Austin for their daughter and sister Bis. John Clare and George Stallman with families visit Houston. Dick Shaw tours Assin Bastrog Corpus Christi and Corpus Covisti.
A fragmented report outlines a meeting of the American Folk Music Study Club. Various members and guests are listed, including Mrs Read, Mrs Epps, Mrs Ophea GpsTiotr Cressea, and Mr. Fallon Dromggole, with mentions of performances and demonstrations such as songs and trombone pieces.
January 1930s Texas radio plan features a broadcast of the Sugar Bowl between Texas Christian University and Carnegie Tech. Notables include Bill Roosevelt and Kern Tips handling play by play and color. Governor Allred and other dignitaries expected to attend via Texas State Network and affiliated stations.
Federal debt climbs while tax collectors skim a quarter of income. SEC figures show electrical service taxes reach 12.8 percent for some, averaging 12.6 nationwide. 189 utilities, 1 million customers in 25,600 communities, paid over 181 million dollars in taxes last year.
The article notes a decade ago students moved away from old professions like law and medicine toward other fields. It cites 21 percent of freshmen choosing medicine ten years earlier, 13 percent of first-year students in 1929 planning law, and a broader shift with one-fourth of students steering toward teaching and 18 percent toward public service. The piece includes regional social notes and Christmas visits from families in Galveston, Houston, and Navasota, with names such as Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mhute, Wesley Hintz, and Juline Verlla.
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