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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1929
Page
7
Mr E A Hutchins aged 52, a long time Columbus resident, was found dead in a garage trunk Sunday evening with a chloroform bottle nearby. The San Antonio and Washington connections appear in his past, and his wife and daughter in Washington, DC survive him.
Mrs Annie McCary died at her Mesa Arizona home after a brief illness. She was born in Columbus December 30 1879 and raised in this city. Survived by brother Lonnie McCane sisters Lavo Hester John Goeppinger and B A Herbert and by two children Annie Margaret 14 and William 8. The Colorado Citizen notes the family’s sorrow and thanks friends for their sympathy.
Saturday night Miss Frances Callison hosted a bridge gathering at her home with three tables of players. High score went to Miss Kitty Belle Ney who received a powder box as a prize. The note also mentions several local residents visiting relatives and others ill or traveling, with a call for continued readership of the Headlight.
The Yoakum District set for a third quarterly conference next Sunday at Weimar with Rev. R. M. Ratliff presiding. The pastor will preach at 11 p m and the Vacation Bible School features two sermons for children at 8 p m. A large congregation is expected and a strong official delegation should attend.
Local notes list Mr and Mrs Bart Smith and children visiting Houston relatives with relatives returning home. Rev W D Dilbeck underwent a serious operation in Caney Valley Hospital Wharton and is recovering. Several families from Houston and Milwaukee visited Eagle Lake area relatives. A Children’s Day program will be held at the church and many locals are noted visiting friends and kin.
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