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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1931
Page
8
Incomplete readable lines describe turkeys and fat content with percentages and school references. The fragment mentions turkeys, adults, prime, and a rough six percent figure, but details and context are missing.
A fragmented column quotes Walter Winchell on Broadway with curiosities about signs, sayings, historical notes, and odd facts. It mixes anecdotes from popular culture with obscure trivia and critical views on local commerce and home buying.
Mr J H Dees of Houston guests of Mr and Mrs Hubert Rees and filly this week. Mrs Owen Miller hosts Embroidery Club with a pleasant evening and refreshments. Mrs Maude Peacock of Houston spends weekend with Mr and Mrs R E Maze and relatives. Woodmere Lodge and Meir families hold annual oyster banquet last Friday evening. Mr and Mrs W Wall visit Houston area relatives and friends. BY P U zone meeting at the Baptist church with attendees from Welmar Glidden and Columbus. Mrs Doc Hudson Mrs J W Hudson and son Earl visit Houston last week.
The Methodist Woman's Mission met at the church with Mrs. Wozencraft elected superintendent of studies. The study topic was an Old Testament lesson on the life of Abraham. Mrs. Wozencraft assisted by several members led the program. Next week's session will be a business meeting Thursday at 3 PM at Mrs. Chumney's home.
A New Orleans based medium Madam Bryant arrives in Columbus and offers advice on love, business, and family from 9 pm to 9 pm at Mrs. Payne's Annex near the 5 P. Depot. The ad urges readers dissatisfied with life to seek guidance.
The Baptist Women’s Missionary Society met Tuesday afternoon at 3 with Mrs. C. C. Leedy taking the medal ceremony. Mrs. C. F. Corley led the Bible lesson and refreshments of chicken salad potato chips crackers were served.
A masquerade ball will be held on Sibivday February with a dance petition. Three prizes will be awarded for best dancers first prize 3.00 second 2.00 and third 1.00. John Braden will furnish the music. Raymond Haigh of McCormick Deering continues to improve after a severe illness.
The text presents Dr. Mellenthin as a regular practitioner in medicine and surgery, licensed in Texas, claiming expertise across many areas. It lists services and success in treating stomach diseases, liver, bowels, blood, skin, nerves, heart, kidneys, bladder, bedwetting, rheumatism, and other conditions while noting he does not operate for chronic appendicitis, gallstones, ulcers, tonsils, or adenoids.
Local notes record business visitors and social visits in Eagle Lake and Wharton, with theater trips to Rosenberg and Eagle Lake. River Baseball Park improvements are planned to be ready for the coming season, and a big dance at Riverside Park is announced for February 15 with special features. The piece also covers a bridge club gathering, emigration of D B Logan to San Antonio, a postponed club dance due to a death, and brief civic notices amid census statistics on employment and dependents.
Chesterville notes a flurry of visits among Eagle Lake and nearby towns. Mrs. John Larsen and relatives traveled to Wharton. Sallsday and son Bille spent time in Columbus. many locals attended gatherings in Eagle Lake and nearby counties with relatives and friends, including visits to Houston and Wharton and gatherings at homes of Larsen, Salladay, Campbell, and others.
Mrs. George Miller of Houston spent Monday and Tuesday here on business. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Braden and daughters with Mrs. Alice Golla and son visited Adam Bittner families Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Alwolt Miller and daughter were guests of Gerhard Brod family. Gerhard Brod and daughter Ariean of Bachelor Hill visited Brod. Hennecke and daughter Jocelyn of Bachelor Hill visited W. B. Treybig. Antin Neanderst Sir of Bernardo visited Berbert Bradne Tuesday. Gossip notes DeSnabis indignant at leaving home. Store clerk jokes over a customer. F. W. Brandt & Son, Bonus, Texas. Printing offered in Eagle Lake. Residents in Antonio and San Antonio areas noted visiting relatives. OL Landsberger and Sam visited relatives in Houston Sunday. For sale home grown lettuce heads five cents each.
The Avalon Theatre drew a full house last Friday as about forty young participants performed. Charl ie Stephens sang When It's Spring Time in the Rockies, and Joe Ann Dupree of Richmond received applause for a reading Flapper Of Broadway. Anette Seaholm won strong votes and attention in Miss Eagle Lake, while Joyce Choppin claimed first prize with two votes as Miss Eagle Lake. Agent H W Graves left for Duke, Kentucky, to respond to his mother’s illness.
A retro ad-style clip extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a daily laxative aid. It urges water before breakfast and regular hour goals, outdoor activity, tongue cleaning, breath freshening, and a pleasant tasting syrup to clean bowels and improve mood.
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