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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1934
Page
8
A Traveler's Aid Society study finds 1 071 homeless boys arrived in Seattle in three months seeking meals and shelter. Ages span eleven to twenty with most under twenty. hitchhiking is common and reasons for leaving home include seeking work amid hardship.
The page blends RAMSEY NURSERY offerings in Austin Texas with notices of liquidation for Central State Bank Eagle Lake and a Colorado County land sale by Sheriff Frank Hongemeyer. It also includes a Rotary era commentary on at risk youth and community action.
The article highlights Thomas Fitzpatrick known as Broken Hand, pioneer trapper and Indian agent. It chronicles his 1816 arrival, 1823 Ashley expedition, guiding Fremont and Kearny, and his 1851 Fort Laramie council leadership. He died in 1854 at fifty five, leaving a complex legacy in frontier history.
The long blood feud between the Hensley and Kershaw families over Eden Valley California evolves as Nate Hensley and Lor raine Kershaw join forces against a corrupt plot. A powerful developer uses irrigation and power systems to profit, prompting a fresh, high stakes confrontation in this edged Western tale.
Mr and Mrs O E Butterworth of Chillicothe Missouri arrived in Eagle Lake last Saturday and may settle there. Mrs Butterworth is a former Eagle Lake girl and was Miss Etta Cook. Cyclones carry off everything but the mortgage.
A young Dallas girl with a bright coloratura voice startled critics at a recital. Described as unusually range and tonal quality by connoisseurs, she will study in France and Italy with LaBonti and Miss Faustina. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W G Rumphrevs and will debut next year.
A Dallas Journal item notes a surge in juvenile delinquency in Texas with arrests of youths under 17 for peony theft and related acts. It mentions a youth gang called Blackbir, bracelets as insignia, and that members refused to talk. Also reports on Mrs. Henry Hilderbrand visiting family in Houston and Mrs. Maurice Parker visiting relatives.
Tuesday morning Mayor Huey F. Laas slipped on wet boards at Noe freight depot. He cut his left hand to the bone but continued work after treatment. Separate column notes discuss a painter recalling an Academy board piece joked about by a companion.
Fred G Frnka of Eagle Lake Texas advertises roses for sale at two years and prices at 130 cents each. The note invites readers to order roses now due to favorable pricing.
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