Humble Company Tests Forces at Racoon Bend Orchard
Report describes Humble Company and others testing gas field extraction near Racoon Bend Orchard in Wharton county. Notes use of torsion balance, photograph instruments, and suspect deep gas wave experiments. Mentions five sting forces and experimental apparatus.
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Janes Rediece
Thos Oi
Stely
Ds Whartes County
Wave
Humble
Garth
Tare Avtomybil
Weimar Precinct Leads County Poll Taxes
Weimar precinct has the highest county poll taxes total, with figures showing 4971 taxed across the district. The article notes other precincts and compares contributions, indicating varying counts and a snapshot of local tax distribution.
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Weimar
Welcome Home Joe Becktman Forges Eagle Lake Ties
The Eagle Lake community welcomes Joe Becktman back after a long duty period. He left Beckman Drug Store for Fort Worth to attend a pharmacy school, and friends extend hearty greetings to him and his family.
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Luna
Beckman Drug Store
Fort Worth
Fugie Lake
Mick
Joe
City Marshal Tracks Night Highway Hints
City Marshal Jos Ospba reported limited sleep after alerts from Houston officers about a possible negro killing in the city and a Ford Sedan theft believed headed toward En gie Take. Edna informed Ocoba of a filling station hold up as suspects may pass through Eagie.
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Jos
Ospba
Houston
Engie
Edna
Mr. Ocoba
Eagie
Golden Wedding Anniversary of Olden Lives in Houston
In Houston two elderly adherents celebrated a golden wedding anniversary at the Evangelistic Temple on West Capitol Avenue and Riemer Street. The pastor known as Dad, now 72, and Mother Richey, 68, were married February 11, 1861, in central Times. Richey spent years organizing Sunday Schools and church activities, the couple’s home grounded in Christianity.
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Houston
Ueal
Evangeliste Temple
West Capitol Avenue
Riemer Street
Teler Snown
Richey
Timpis
Feta Christian
Skidding On Sale Saturday At Orsak Confectionery
Tickets for skidding on sale Saturday at Orsak Confectionery feature Miss Ophelia Johnson and R B Davis Band with Mr Nevis as music chair. Admission 20 and 35 cents in advance. event includes names of local performers and entertainers listed for a community theatre program.
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Orsak Confectionery
Tomarcow
Omnis Confectioners
Evenness
Ophelia Johnson
Jand
R. B. Davis
Nevis
Lite Theatre
Johnson
Eagle Lake
Jugge Mundy
Vic Engelhard
Mother Hardy
L. D. Allen
Marioy
Laley
Kate Rogers
Andy Mardy
Gardner
Coffey's Eagle Team Eyes Another Championship
The Eagle basketball squad from Eagle Lake shows rapid improvement and aims for a second title. Co captains William Wallace and J Davidson lead a strong lineup including Red Fuller and Bob Holman as they push for county tournament success. The team, with players Wallace, Davidson, Fuller, Wallace, Schilling, Pinchback, Burge, Waddell, Balus, Cochran, Forbes, Mien and Norris, seeks a standout season after a sole loss to Bay City Black Cats.
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Eagle Ball
Hae Baal Eagles
Bay City “Black Cats
William Wallace
J. E’davidson
Red Fuller
Eagle Lake
Aguinel
Willam Wallace
J. Davidson
Red Puller
Bob Holman
Sing Wallace
Lellius Schilling
Budiie
Bubba Burge
William Waddell
Louis Balus
Bob Cochran
Leroy Forbes
George Mien
Sam Norris
Davidson
Traveling Blues Recorded by Jimmie Rodgers
Shelly Lee Alley, a longtime Colorado County songwriter, wrote Traveling Blues which was recorded last week in Dallas and features Alley with Jimmie Rodger s orchestra. The local artist has a catalog including Lonesome Just for You and Those Mean Mamma Blues, and the record is expected to reach Victor dealers soon.
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Jimmie Rodgers
Shelly Lee Alley
Eagle Lake
Iisueale Wis
Shetty Liew
Alvin Alluy
Victor
Shetty Fee Alley
Dallas
DE Medestre
Colorado County
Ange
Jodie Braden
Shelly
Him
Alvin
Mime Rarl
San Antonio
Junie Rodwers
Rome
Prihoda Store at Nada Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Rudolph Prihoda merchandise store in Nada early Tuesday morning. The blaze gutted the front portion after discovery at about 3 o'clock, with only a catalog and a box of garden seeds saved. Loss estimated at $4,000, largely uninsured. Prihoda has operated in Nada for five years.
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Prihoda
Nada
Rudolph Phe
le Tums
Ypres
Eshat
Tebilly Iy
Kenera Merchandlise
Falling Concrete Part Injures Mrs Green at Home
Green, a beloved Eagle Lake resident, suffered a painful wound when a heavy concrete slab shifted during yard work Wednesday afternoon. A Mexican laborer removed slabs. one slab tipped and fractured, striking Mrs Green and causing a serious injury with swelling. She was taken to Car Valley Hospital in Wharton as doctors assess recovery prospects. Reverend W E Rodgers, Mrs C W Bentley, and Mr G Calvert visited in Boston earlier Tuesday.
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Mres. Green
Eagle Lake
Car Valley Hospital
Wharton
W. EB. Rodgers
C. W. Bentley
G. Calvert
Ioston
Thirty-Nine Sacks of Seed Potatoes Stolen From Car
Thief carried thirty nine sacks of seed potatoes from a car on the Santa Fe side, loading them onto a truck. The sacks weighed 4,680 pounds and netted about $157.00 at $3.37 per hundred. Police suspect the thieves targeted forty sacks but left with thirty due to haste or miscount.
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Santa Fe
Troeka St Nedra
Newiiski
Von
Garda
Usc
Gorton
County Basketball Tournament Opens in Columbus
The Colorado County Basketball Tournament is scheduled for Columbus on February 1 and 14. Weimar touts a strong team while Columbus fields a solid lineup and Garwood features two small fast players. Coach Coffey's Eagles aim to defend the county title as the season progresses with key results listed for January and early February.
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Columbus
Weimar
Garwood
Coffey
Eagles
Tate
Utica
Nemagat U Umes
Garwood Als
Bay City
Janay
Weinar
Rages
Murder Trial Enacted At Baptist Church Tuesday
A staged model courtroom at First Baptist Church will host a dramatized murder trial Tuesday at 7 20 pm led by Eagle Lake citizens and the Texas All-Saloon League official, with Ben McElhainey Jr as the defendant and Nick Ney as the judge. The cast includes local residents as witnesses jurors and a coroner, urging attendance to witness the dramatic educational performance on prohibition law enforcement.
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Baptist Church
Eagle Lake
sati-Satoon
Lei Bue
Wii
Wright
Uthe First Baptist Church
Tuselay
Chureh
Ben McElhainey, Jr
ThanldiMpi
Ben, Jr
WS. Stele
Tarth Will Mel
Nick Ney
Wiley
Marge
Hiledren
M. George
Percy Middlebrook
Normin Davidson
O. FP. Coyluy
J. L. Chapman
A Hart
J. T. Carney
H. Mecreary
Edwit Davis
Boothe
Roger Kilough
Dry PB
T. Gordint
Henry Anters
Cp, Hoye
P. A. Hoeninghams
H. W., Gmyes
Theodore Burns Civil War veteran buried in Calhoun
Theodore Burns eighty eight years old died Wednesday night at his daughter Nes Terrell home in Calhoun after long illness He lived in Indiana Missouri and Texas before settling in Calhoun in 1908 He married in Texas his wife having died earlier He is survived by his daughter Mrs Terrell and son J W Burns of Brownsville Funeral services were held at the daughter’s Calhoun home and the Lakeside Cemetery was the final resting place
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Theodore Burns
Nes. W
Torrell
Calhoun
Burns
Posey County
Inditna
Laver
Sunline County
Missonl
Wharton County
Texas
Bagley Lake
Todina
Torestite
Paris
Lakeside
Terrell
J. W. Burns
Brownsville
Oil Field Prospects Highlight Colorado County Visit
Geologist cE Burridge of the Texas Company toured Kigghe Lake and surrounding wells this week to inspect wet wells and gather data on Colorado County as a potential future oil field. Local officials report shifting activity as some companies depart and conditions gradually stabilize.
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Ce. Burridge
Texas Company
Kigghe Lake
Sunday Night Rain Delays Potato Planting Districtwide
An all night rain in the district delays potato planting. Farmers hoped to begin on Monday but wet ground slowed progress. Dr Gordon warns further delays possible tonight. In Eagle Lake area about 700 plants changed from last year, with expected similar acreage along the surveyed route.
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Berin
Gordon
Potyte
Eagle Lake District
Columbus
Glen Mora
Glen Flora
Local family plans move to Schulenburg
The Teadueht notes that Mr and Mrs P M Roberts of Eagle Lakes plan to relocate to Schulenburg. Mr Roberts resigned as a salesman for the Semthmacher Company and expects to make Schulenburg its headquarters in a similar position. The community will regret their departure.
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Mpio
P.M. Roberts
Eagle Lakes
Schulenburg
Kiddies Parade to Open Avalon Theatre Week End
The town hosts a children parade tomorrow afternoon with dogs ponies donkeys cats and express wagons. Kids 14 and under may enter at 1 45 pm. Winners receive 1 00 50 and 25 cents prizes. After parade resumes at Avalon Theatre with Spell of the Circus and a matinee.
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Avalon
Raymond
Richmond
Rosenberg
Avalone
Rube
Uwe Spaeado
Aypian
Kansas City
Houston
Haley
Vineyard
Hostor
Final Gypsy Ranger performance to draw large crowd
A large audience is expected tonight at the auditorium for The Gypsy Ranger. The cast and production team including Mrs Besley and Neel Payer have rehearsed extensively and promise a refined show with strong vocals and a junior chorus. Tickets are available at local outlets and concessions.
Burglar Attempt Fails to Open Herder Store Safe
Intruders entered via an upper warehouse window and attempted to blow the safe with a cut open shotgun shell charge. The combination was broken, cash taken from a cash drawer, and a second smaller safe partly opened. Sam Tulwelter of Houston arrived to attempt safe opening for Mr. Herder.
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Andes
Barghirs
Envion iv
Wanda Aln
Eich
Sam Tulwelter
Houston
Columbus
Mr. Herder
Reader Pleads for Yupom Trees in City Park
A Baie Lake resident asks Headlight for publicizing a plan to plant several yupom trees in the city park. The letter argues the trees offer enduring foliage and red berries, drawing tourists, and suggests transplanting young trees from near the lake with minimal digging. The writer urges planting a few yupoms at the park to enhance winter scenery and attract visitors.
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Baie Lake Hay
Buckbottom
Cue Park
Song of FF Braly Early Singing Song Headline
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a singing event with unclear names and weather remarks. Includes phrases like winner, Dron Keele, Monkvesig, and Mr Gaines, but most content is garbled. Summary preserves only the readable fragments and conveys lack of clear facts.
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Gaines
Diay
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X% Brodhage
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Evelyn, Adams
Singsville
Soeao LaVeray
Unis Werk
J._B. Bilderbrand
Ruth Clapp
Eagle
Shelly Lee
Alvin Alley
Rodgers
Mictar Records
Three O'elock
Sciulenburg
Avalon Theatre
Auditoriin
Blp Besley
Mys
Neel Payer
Boty Rave
Willan Walter
Robbie Urquhart
Rover
Orrules
Hesday
Shaver
Ity
New
Rabet Ents
Wil Mig
Wily Mead
Cone
Epps
FF Bralys
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