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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1931
Page
6
A damaged clipping mentions a calendar from Eagle Lave Grain Company entitled Split Rations. It shows a bar dividing with a dog, an attractive picture and the motto The way to win L from the star, to play the game jeith ai your heart. It references birthdays, a Congress and notes of tribute but lacks clear events or dates.
Mr and Mrs Edward Arnold of Houston spent Sunday in the city. The notice mentions subscribing to Headlight in advance for 200 dollars.
General state rain has aided winter crops and cattle ranges across South and Southwest Texas. Farmers plan spring plantings as more land comes into cultivation. Refugio reports new cottages and a warehouse, Pleasanton anticipates a green corn and beans push, Poteet notes berry benefits, Bay City sees ready land, Alpine reports daily slow rain, Big Bend cattle ranges gain from January rainfall as construction proceeds on two new projects.
Reports from Kenedy, Devine, Mercedes, Goliad and Laredo highlight strong spring farming prospects across towns as farmers praise ground conditions. Arthur Wray No 1 wildcat near Devine now flows oil, while a new senior high school contract in Mercedes sets its cost at 818,845. A new grocery store opens in Goliad, with a hospital anticipated soon. Spinach and broccoli crops show mixed results, and grazing and pasture conditions improve across Sabinal and surrounding districts.
A flawed gas payment led to a fraudulent check cashed at First State Bank of Webmar. A young clerk accepted a questionable $100 gasoline charge from an inexperienced employee, resulting in a loss of about $1.00 in fuel. The event highlights a spurious check scheme observed at a local filling station.
A. E. Wool, chairman, urged Texay to adopt two licenses for all forms of game to fund the Game, Bish and Oyster Commission. One license would be five dollars, another three dollars for a second game, with exemptions removed for hunters targeting their own county to ensure broad support and revenue for game protection.
A young son of Mr and Mrs W A Burtschell was thrown from a car seat when the vehicle collided with another car last Saturday He suffered a minor scalp wound but escaped serious harm Nearby relatives Solomon and Molly Solopion of Houston visited the family In addition Norris Causey and Mrs Elsie Tedds daughter Mouricie spent Sunday visiting in Flatonia
Community residents and visitors are listed with brief notes on social calls, church and school activities, a funeral, an injury update, highway work, and market price changes. Names include Frels, Williams, Matthys, Jurastic, Burox, Nasser, Norris, King, and others with places such as Garwood, El Campo, Rosenberg, Wharton, Jones Creek, and Hillie. The piece notes ongoing state highway work and a shift in egg prices from 60 to 12 cents per dozen.
A Hereford cow owned by Julius Wolfsdorf of Sublime produced four calves last Saturday. All calves were well formed and normal in size though born small. they resemble the cow with white faces. Farmers noted the unusual litter as a notable local event in Hallettsville.
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