Teenaged notes and holiday visits fill local pages
A fragmented collection shows letters and notes among students and families. Mentions include Miss Love and Miss Ino about romance, student traits at Eagle Lake High, and a parade of visitors and holiday visits to relatives in Austin Georgetown Port Lavaca Pittsburg Corpus Christi and Garwood with names like Ralph Thomas Betty Louise Waddell James Louis Bunge Naomi Ware Daisy Armstrong Gloria Wintermann Thelma Stahl Lucille Hoon and Jessie Mae Harry interspersed with holiday travel and local social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Marbles
Ralph Thomas
Ralph
Betty
Miss Ino
Eagle
Miss Eye
Jessie Mae Harry
Garwood
Louise Waddell
Phil Harrison
C. Thomas
Austin
Swanson
Georgetown
Engelhard
Port Lavaca
Parker
Pittsburg
Naomi Ware
University of Texas
Eagiet Celebrates Mrs Ranft and Her Husband’s Union
The Eagiet and the entire student body join in wishing Mrs Ranft and her husband a long prosperous married life. Campus chatter notes El Campo boy Lena Gus visiting ambus tvs, district team staying two months, new bracelets and compacts after Christmas, Santa’s generosity, Eleanor’s two bracelets, Betty Caroline’s sweet scent, Frances’s pretty nails, Gladys’s new compact, and the boys being broke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagiet
Mrs. Ranft
el Campo
Lena Gus
Ambus Tvs
Santa Claus
Elenor
Betty
Caroline
Frances
Gladys
Funeral Visitation for Mrs Ney Draws Many Visitors
A large turnout of out of town mourners attended the funeral for Mrs. Marshall N. Ney. Notables from Houston Columbus San Marcos and San Antonio joined local residents as the Methodist church overflowed for services led by Rev. W. B. Wheeler and Rev. Bruner S. Lee. Floral tributes were abundant and active pallbearers included Carter Vinz, Zeno Smith, Edward Hanly, Simon Sinclair, and E. R. Mooney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall N. Ney
W. H. Hinkle
Brazoria
J. R. Burns
Zenobia Burns
James Allan Burns
Alice
B.mccallum
Houston
W. P. English
Mildred Mayes
Columbus
H. B. Carter
San Marcos
Dick Putney
W. B. Wheeler
Bruner S. Lee
Louis Vinz
Mr. Ney
Border Patrol Service
Zeno Smith
Edward Hanly
Simon Sinclair
E. R. Mooney
Former local boy is now among those wed
The Headlight and Eagle Lake community extend congratulations to James Douglas of Houston, a former Eagle Lake boy, and his wife Helen Elfer of Houston, on their recent marriage. The note ends with best wishes for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Lake Hi
Eagle Lake
James Douglas
Houston
Douglas
Helen Elfer
Jim
CWA Records Dominate City Hall Operations
The Civil Works Administration program requires heavy clerical labor in the city hall. Local manager H. L. Reading and staff Natt Holman Jr and Misses Edith Hanly Marie Jones and Frances Zemliska keep up with voluminous project files and daily records for 255 workers, ensuring instant reference when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Works Administration
H. L. Reading
Natt Holman, Jr
Edith Hanly
Marie Jones
Frances Zemliska
CWA
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Todtay
Light Company
Breit Vea
Easlet
Lane
Hope
Davis
Osa
W. C
Regg
Maudie
Virginia
Jewel
Pete
Reevery
Leeds
Mak
Aindge
Thompson
Kellogg’s
California
Frank Stephens
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