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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1934
Page
1
A cashier identified McCollum as the bank robber of the Garwood State Bank. The holdup occurred for about $2066.07. McCollum and Freemont were taken into custody in Columbus after the crime.
Lissie Girl is reported to be home after an operation described as ionsil. The notice notes recovery at home with family support as she recuperates.
The report notes reduced acreage and lower output across the Southern states led by Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. California adds 105,000 acres with a projected 13,362,000 bushels on 569 acres, while Louisiana’s 927-31 period shows falling production per year tied to smaller plantings.
A boy suffered a broken right arm when a crank mechanism on a Cranbring truck collided with him on Chesterville Saturday. He was admitted to the hospital where his condition is described as stable and not unexpectedly serious. Local residents reported the accident occurred while the boy was retrieving melons from the wagon.
Neighbors report a prowler in Eagle Lake yards over several weeks causing anxiety. Some residents faced late night encounters while others spotted a figure fleeing after leaving marks or tools near homes.
Workers hammered a 61 foot pipe onto the top of the Lake Brownwood flood gate to finish closing it. The gate had been opened June 27 to release water down the Colorado River during drought conditions. Nearby residents include Terrell and Mrs El Finks and daughter visiting Mrs O Green and Mrs J B Ulery.
Melvin Campbell son of Mr and Mrs Campbell has been in a Houston hospital with spinal meningitis. Doctors say he has passed the danger period and is improving. Serum treatments are no longer needed and he may leave for home this weekend.
Quintana Oil Company completed cementing 1016 feet in its Rock Island test well and will resume drilling Friday night or Saturday morning. The 126 foot steel derrick rig with steam power aims for depth as the Gulf Company transfers a 41 letnie interest to Quintana to begin by July 20 and drill until paying oil or gas is found. A second location is planned if needed and a two month window exists to start new wells after finishing one. A geophysical survey continues south of Rock Island.
Betty Jule Terrell daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Terrell of this city was taken to The Memorial Hospital in Holston Saturday afternoon for an appendicitis operation She stood the surgery well and is improving Mrs Terrell is with her During confinement Miss Dorothy Darby visited Columbus and Mrs R F Hampton and Mrs R M Fitzgerald former Eagle Lake residents now Houston visitors spent time here Donald Obenhaus of Nedra visited Franklin Ulery this week
Construction starts on a 28 by 24 addition to the Methodist Church building with five rooms for Sunday School. Materials were moved from Chesterville after the old Chesterville church was damaged by the 1992 hurricane and dismantled for use in the project.
Senator Tom Connally of Marlin visited Eagle Lake on Thursday, meeting voters and drawing strong local support before delivering a campaign address in La Grange for his bid to be re elected to the United States Senate.
A performing dog with human intelligence will be featured at Ma. Olive Church Saturday night July 21 at 8 30 oclock. Admission costs 5 and 10e. The trainer S A Hochkings of San Antonio, brother of Walter Crochelle, is noted for a wide performing-dog reputation.
The article recalls Shirley Temple's mother once lived in Eagle Lake where she was known as Mrs W H Lasater. Lasater managed for the Schuhrmacher Company and died in 1918 during the influenza epidemic. After his death Mrs Lasater and daughter Cliffie moved to North Texas later marrying George F Temple and relocating to California.
The S G Gravel Company now operates day and night shipping 25 to 40 carloads daily with a record 53 cars on Wednesday. The operation serves multiple state sections and signals revival in building activity. A Tail Line west of town and a side track a mile and a half west of Eagle Lake are planned to connect tracks and add a gravel mixing plant for road gravel textures.
Mrs. C. W. Bentley traveled from Atlanta to attend a reunion with two sisters and five brothers in Atlanta Texas. En route she paused for two days in Lufkin with Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Bentley. A family dinner was held at I. M. Simmons home in Atlanta. M. L. Anderson bought the former Boothe mule barn near the Bentley House, plans moving materials to Matthews. He uses temporary material in building a whey barn on his property.
A P Hinton, longtime chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee for Colorado County, seeks another term after guiding the party to a record majority in the 1932 campaign. Spanish American War veteran, Columbus businessman, and former party official in Washington, D.C., he was chosen to replace J A Dromgoole after his death.
Contractor R H Reese with a crew of twenty is midway through a 100 by 180 foot Garwood Rice Warehouse for Garwood Irrigation Company. The concrete reinforced building will feature iron siding and a built up roof and is designed to last for many years. Thirty more working days are expected to finish, weather permitting.
Today's Headlight prints grouped pictures of state and district candidates on a single page. Readers see the looks of the contenders, though not their qualifications, in a feature said to be unmatched by any country weekly or daily. The Ebony Waters serial is displaced this week to make room for the candidate images. continuation promised next week in issue S35.
Rev. P. Sullivan, six years at Eagle Lake and Mentz, is transferred to Port Acres near Port Arthur. Rev. Rocco Maccaverna of Howton succeeds him, residing at Ment. Farewell party held at Ment parish house with many parishioners present. The Headlight wishes him health and success in his new post.
The Avalon Theatre advertises a Saturday program featuring The Line-Up with Marisa Nixon and William Gargan, a new Mystery Squadron, and Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker as part of the bill. Matinee and night showings listed for Saturday July 21.
On Thursday July 26 the Charlie Cherny area of Houston will furnish music for two old-time dances at Austin's Hall in Eagle Lake. The Cherny orchestra typically draws strong attendance and this will be the last dance before election day.
The Coyle Concord gas well in Garwood restarts operations to deepen the No 1 Stewart Nelson well area. Crews reassemble rigging and install a blowout preventer as drilling readiness shifts to Saturday. Veteran drillers Hartmangruber and two others return to the job under Capt Arthur J. Coyle with aim to regain oil and gas production in deeper sands.
Frank Stephens Co announces a clearance sale of all spring and summer merchandise in the Dry Goods Department. Manager TL Haley says the goal is to move summer stock quickly at greatly reduced prices and stock up with new merchandise at the season’s start. Read the advertisement for bargains.
Avalon Theatre promotes a sensational film featuring Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker with alleged authentic crime footage and interviews. Management says it is not a news reel and has never been shown before. Matinee and night showings listed for Saturday July 21 with no price advance.
Ray Arnold Jr. suffered a serious foot wound when a tree fell while playing with Prazar Wallace at his grandmother Suzie Prazar's home. The injury required twenty six stitches and severed a tendon, keeping him on crutches for weeks of recovery.
Waters from Lake Brownwood raise river depth to four feet near Altair crossing allowing big fish to emerge. Local anglers report a 65 pound blue cat caught on a small sprote hook baited with a shad, landed with aid of neighbors and a headshot from a rifle. Another fisherman, W B Wilkins, landed a 12 pound yellow cat nearby.
Attorney General James V. Allred, gubernatorial candidate, will speak at Columbus courthouse next Monday at 10 00 in the afternoon. Supporters from Colorado and Allred supporters in the county invite attendees to hear his address.
Charlie Frazier watermelon wizard of Weimar claims the Colombo County record for the largest melon. He brought a Stone Mountain melon weighing several pounds grown during the eight kidrouth. the fruit was purchased by Charles Horder Jr. of Weimar.
Mrs. J. O. Rogers appeals for help at the canning plant asking for a few chairs dish towels and cash gifts to cover fixtures. She invites visitors to see the plant and assess their potential contributions.
Cupt and Mrs Arthur J Coyle with children John George and Elizabeth Anne stopped Tuesday afternoon on their car trip from San Antonio to the Coyle-Concord block Camp in the Greenwood area. They will live at the camp during the ongoing gas project that began with Corle Concord. The Corle boys Joan and George were eager to reach the camp, admiring the open spaces.
Relatives received cards from Prof. and Mrs. Lewis land, formerly of this city, now in Hamburg, Germany. They plan to stay two more days, then travel to Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Mr. Linda, son of BM and Mrs Max Landa, is a professor of English at Chicago University.
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