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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1939
Page
2
A collage of snippets shows a humor column voice and scene descriptions with names, places, and brief dialogues. Vignettes include a barber shop moment, a concert conductor interruption, and a clark misread name joke, capturing a bustling but fragmentary newspaper page.
An officer stops a driver who admits color blindness and a faulty speedometer. The exchange reveals confusion about ownership and a possible stolen car. Neighbors Tim, Napoleon, and Mrs. Nelson visit Wharton, Minnesota relatives, while ads note Adlerika for gas discomfort.
Eldridge 4 H Club members led by Miss Winifred Jones demonstrated soil best for fruit cuttings at the January 5 meeting. They planted peach grape and berry cuttings at the home of orchard demonstrator Marie Engbrock. The club will meet January 20 with sponsor Mrs W T Mueller. Robert Whitten of Eagle Lake visited old friends here last week.
Presbyterian Auxiliary women urge patronage for a morning food sale in the hardware department of the Frank Stephens Company Store. Proceeds benefit foreign missions. Mr and Mrs John Kearney and Kay hosted a Sunday dinner party. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs SP Perich Miss Rosane Cross Miss Mamie Berich and A Cross of Gal Weston.
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