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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1931
Page
8
A garbled OCR note mentions Christmas events and guests tied to Huntsville and Houston. References to Mr and Mrs M Steinwets and Miss Hilkin appear among fragmentary details. The text also alludes to ads and a request for responses and a two week headline, but specifics are unclear.
A fragment lists numerous weekend and holiday visitors to Rock Island including Alvin Barker of Houston, Mr and Mrs Light Townsend, Mr and Mrs Woodie Townsend and baby from Louis, Oscar Barker of Clemville, Mr and Mrs George Kerr, Mr and Mrs Hubert Wolfe of Houston, and many others. It notes Christmas and holiday visits with relatives, friends, and hosts such as the Weyg enhoft family, Doc Hudson, Chas. Weyg enhoft, F. H. Weaver, Forrest Poster and son William, A. Burts, D. E. Foster, Jerome Maze family, Kyle D. Tinkler of San Antonio, Roy Cain, E. M. Masterson, Jim Flournoy, Royce Pleming, Tom Flournoy, and others visiting in Welmar, Yoakum, Edna, and nearby towns.
Mrs and Mrs C B Everitt and children returned Friday night after spending Christmas at the home of Mrs H C Todd. Families from Kingsville Houston Beaumont and Cleveland visited relatives here during the holidays. Various local residents enjoyed trips to Temple and Houston and joined church services with upcoming rally speakers noted for the next issue.
An Eddie-Santerr note describes the Goldwyn film Whoopee starring Cantor using twin calves to double for similar actors in a seven week shoot. Production rushed to minimize calf growth issues and a twin calf pair was used to equalize appearances. Columbus coach DEER OT NEAR PEARSALL recounts a holiday hunt. five bucks killed and one venison toast tipped to editors. East Bernard PTA chartered under Texas law with officers Mrs Jerrell Mrs Novasad and Mrs Seydler.
Contract let by C. W. Bentley Grove and McElroy of Bouston for a modern two story brick veneer home adjoining the Hotel Dallas. The twelve room residence will include half a dozen bathrooms and begin work next Monday. Freeman. Erna Burlay resigns as bookkeeper at Prank Stephens Company store. Mrs. H. C. Harris returns to duty at Prank Stephens Company store and Universal Motor Company. Marshall Wey, bookkeeper at Universal, resumes duties. Lydia SwWonke, from Houston, spent last weekend visiting Ruth Glaiser.
Stout Whitten elected constable of the precinct at the November election was sworn in this week in Columbus and vows to patrol his beat diligently. Mayor Henry Dus is recovering after a bout of acute indigestion. The Headlight notes school activities with The Eagles staff resuming work, and mentions visitors and family updates amid Christmas and New Year season reflections.
Rev W Bing plans early next week departure with two grandsons from Eagle Lake area to make his home in Illinois. After twenty four years in Engle Lake he retires from pastoring at the Christian church in Nat tawa and Eagle Lake due to rheumatism. He will stay at the Drummers Home hotel until leaving. An Ellison White Lyceum show at the high school tonight weekend raises half its proceeds for the local charity fund. Admission 35 cents adults 20 cents children. Double bill due to postponement.
The Headlight expresses sympathy to W. C. Elkins on the death of his father William James Elkins age 75 at his Jacksonville home on December 23. Funeral services were held at Wharton on Christmas Day. Elkins was born in Alabama 1855 and lived in Wharton 1891 then moved to Jacksonville in 1900. He is survived by his wife, daughter Mrs E Carson, and two sons W. C. Elkins of this city and George Elkins of Fort Worth.
Clarence Epps and family reported a Ford belonging to the Epps household stolen from their garage after midnight Friday. He had parked it in the garage after finishing duty at the Epps Service Station and found it missing Saturday morning. No trace had been located by press time.
Movie scenes staged aboard 24 boats and two fleets clash in The Silver Horde at Avalon Theatre. Over 200 men fed during filming with Louis Wolheim and Joel McCrea among leads in icy waters and flying fists. Also reports fire alarm at W L Smith dry goods store but no damage.
Fragmentary dialogue shows students debating who could lead their class or student council. One pupil asks who would be president while another doubts and cites advice from a father about choosing a steady path.
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