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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1939
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR reveals a Texas rural scene mentioning a Negro near Carrizo Springs with a pet deer that chews tobacco and works in harness. The garbled text also references names, places, and anecdotes about local people, vehicles, and distant locations, with unclear context and dialogue.
Nancy McHenry, colored, shot and seriously wounded Saturday afternoon. Tran wlgn, colored, arrested and later released on $500 bond. Fire at a Lake Avenue church and a large warehouse near Gatwood damaged. Surviving relatives listed. many names and places appear in scattered notes. A fire caused by peat vine Lay suspected to fuel earlier combustions. A lively Eagle Lake Hotel dance ended with a chase and rescue by the Episcopal rector Mrs Banks.
The Weimar pickle factory, Texas Pickle Company, reports steady local employment of about ten workers with a May payroll around thirty dollars, reflecting an effort to aid farmers by diversifying business and reducing crop losses, led by managers and officers elected at its annual meeting.
A 60 foot statue carved from an elm tree in South Wind, Connecticut by Lawrence Tenney Stevens will symbolize a ethereal spirit. Two smaller pieces will represent, in symbolic form, a modern theme. The sculpture is planned for display at the New York World's Fair.
A hired Black actor refused a director's plan to share a bed with a lion in a comedy scene, objecting to the dangerous setup. The Heardagne office reports a pleasant visit from Mrs. W. H. Shaw of San Antonio, formerly Juanita Fordyce of Engle Lake. The Foriger family left Eagle Lake in 1916.
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