09 Feb 1935
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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1935
Page
1
Local theatre group announces a new production at Little Theatre 10 featuring cast members including Dy Le and Parker. Details on dates and venue to follow as plans develop.
The docket lists fifty-one civil cases and forty divorce actions. Included are suits for title and partition and distraint related matters. several divorce petitions proceed to hearing on Thursday.
A quirked OCR reads like a legal note: the Supreme Court weighs a treasurer bond dispute involving key official figures and a named head. The case centers on bond liability, bond premium questions, and procedural posture before the court.
A crowded audience filled the Shigh School auditorium Friday for a Black face minstrel show. Performers included Tommy Gavens Gardner Duncan Chester Cawfield Buddy Randon and a Black face quartet with Roger Killousti Bru Ralph Thomas and W. C. Weisler. The program featured jig dances and violin music and drew strong applause from the crowd.
A fragmentary item notes seventy thousand barrels of rice sold here yesterday. The rest of the text mentions social events and local names, including a university student visiting Houston, a Mardi Gras style dance, and various residents.
Amid scattered lines a family moves to Hempstead. The garret family announces changes and completions, with notes referencing Dr Laughlin and local residents. The text shows informal, partial phrases about farming, work, and personal updates.
Arrangements are complete for a Boy Scout Week observance at the high school auditorium Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. A joint program honors the 20th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America with local churches dismissing services. Key leaders include R. B. Davis Marion Carter and invited clergy from several denominations. The local troop formed in 1922 under Johnson and later leaders, with events held Fridays and public programs planned for the community to learn about Scouting values and civic contribution.
The next Headlight issue will serialize Edwin Boingrland and wife’s adventure begun in When Worlds Collide. The tale continues in Maple Words Collide with dramatic climaxes and a survival chronicle of a post disaster world. Readers are urged to start the opening chapters in the next issue.
Local First National Bank will suspend business for two days, Tuesday February 12 and Thursday February 14, for a bankers convention in observance of Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
The Texas Yodeling Cowboys perform at the Avalon Theatre on Saturday presenting Dr. Schneiders Yeiling Cowboys with actor Yoby7 Darnal and Mae Lewis, plus the String Band. Admission is at regular prices with no charge. The show aims to offer a Western entertainment variant not yet seen at Avalon.
Church ladies will host a Valentine dinner at the city hall on Thursday February with serving starting at 7 pm. They will hold a domino game after the dinner. The plate will cost five cents, and the church ladies invite all to join for the evening.
Report covers Garwood courthouse proceedings with a twelve juror panel eight for conviction and four for acquittal. The courtroom atmosphere includes remarks by Attorney Arnold and Breinaw as witnesses testified on fines, objections, and the judge’s order. The piece notes a Reading of the verdict and surrounding coverage by Headlight.
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