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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1933
Page
1
A garbled OCR note indicates a dispute or report about cash payments totaling $86,000 to farmers tied to cotton. Names, dates, and places are unclear, but the gist centers on a large cash sum to rural cotton interests and the involvement of local parties.
A garbled early morning scene reports a siren alarm drawing a crowd. Fragments mention a motor and electric refries to become something unclear. No clear people, places, or organizations are established.
Read of Plymouth Oil Company and partners pressing ahead at the 621 foot Plymouth No. 1 well in the Garwood area. The 2% sand shows heavy saturation and deeper oil sands, with 3300 feet shale and 2597 feet productive shows, as crews plan to complete a gas and oil-bearing horizon before moving to the Broussard tract. Bruce Caasting leads drilling. Humble and Garwood fields show encouraging results with ongoing cementing and pit work amid a heavy exploration push.
Garwood correspondent reports the first bale of cotton for the 1883 stash was brought to Garwood by Walter Surasek of Triton. It was ginned by Frank Arnold, weighed 335 pounds, and sold for 12 cents per pound with seed sold at 10 cents per pound. The bale's value and premiums are noted by local merchants.
In a chaotic report from Calorando Chile ren details are garbled but mention of a fist base raised on Ytrx and Love Bunze's fam bp Emmet Clahorne. A bale weighing $85 rounds is noted, unsold at press time, with Columbus’ Hest bale from last year referenced.
Nadas First describes oil field activity with drilling near Columbus and Alleyton. No. 1 Ramsteiner Est on Eansteiner land reaches 3500 feet, drillers from Tyler work with Mecalistic and Orbit Oil firms. Nearby wells at Brand No 1 and Welmar face delays as crews prepare for further drilling and geologic work.
The season’s final baseball game is scheduled for Sunday at 3:30 PM against the LaGrange Colorado Valley League team. Manager Goward Fiegende aims to finish strong, with Lefty Matthews and Tom Wae in uniform. Fitz r expects a full exhibition with Cooper and others, but the key task is selecting a capable umpire.
Tise's orchestra of Warrington ill supplied for an old time dance here on Thursday night July 2 in Austin's Hall. The committee reports plenty of electric fans and a large bell to call dances, with cold water fountains providing ample water for dancers in the hall. Firestone salesman RM Fitzgerald promotes a Chicago trip contest and urges purchases to boost chances of winning the World’s Fair trip.
Dan Handley was taken to a Gonzales hospital early Wednesday morning for a serious operation after weeks of illness. Mrs Handley accompanied him during the procedure as friends and family hope for a full recovery. A bus trip to the Rio Grande Valley was planned by J Nathan for business, with Rosenberg and nearby towns involved in the surrounding arrangements.
There are no active moves for weeks and landowners who leased land for the venture have not received definite information. The Headlight learns some landowners have sent leases to attorneys for thorough review amid ongoing uncertainty.
Charles P Salladay aged 37, born in Indiana and raised in Streator, died early Thursday morning at his Chesterville home after a long illness. Funeral at Chesterville Methodist Church at 2 pm with Rev. J E Morgan of Columbia and Rev. N G Gament officiating. Survived by wife Susan Atherton, two children George H and Russell A Silkaway, one son Charles Preston died in Davenport, Iowa, in 1904. He co founded Salladay Maltby store, later ran a post office and farmed. He was known for honesty and community service and was mourned as a steadfast citizen.
Supt Marshalu announces a new vocational agriculture program at Garwood School to train boys for farming and local needs. The plan includes soil fertility, livestock and poultry, feeding, seed selection, and supervised farm projects with credit toward graduation.
The Eagle Lake section reports a strong cotton season with 5950 acres signed for plowing and a goal to prepare 215,000 acres total. The committee notes widespread cooperation, with most farmers contracting and expecting a large yield despite recent rain. The drive focuses on rapid plow-up, contract approvals, and county inspection to start crop destruction orders promptly. Special thanks go to local volunteers and the committee members for their efforts and support.
The paper reports Tom Waddell leaving the position of game warden amid funding cuts. It notes Tom Waddell’s prior strict enforcement protected hunter interests and game laws, while praising his predecessors and urging continued protection of Texas hunting areas under a new appointee.
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