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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1931
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions names and places in a garbled mix. Key readable items include references to Wunbles Dor Mayo Cele LL Mtge Hike and various disjointed terms, with no coherent event, date, or identifiable outcome to summarize.
A 1920s style report notes Dr Mayo warning about mental illness overwhelming hospitals and a high cancer mortality after age 43. It cites wartime data on youth injuries and societal health, then shifts to social notes including bridge parties, gifts, and local social events with several names and places mentioned.
Residents discuss weekend travel to El Paso and Tucsah from Fagle Lake, plus a Vic Engelhard Cash and Carry ad offering Saturday specials. The column mentions local visitors including Mr and Mrs A H Jones and Mrs Tapes, with cookery plans and summer work at the University.
Garwood town reported a weekend of gatherings and visitors. Mrs W B Dowell won a prize in a bridge party. Beulah Young received a glass set. Local residents hosted relatives from San Antonio and Pasadena while others traveled to Houston and Port Worth for events.
Will Fulefond hosted four couples for a Tuesday bridge afternoon with guests Miss Da Schulsrhig Beulah Young and Mrs. W. B. Powall. Prizes included a flower bowl to Mrs Powall and a plate to Mrs Ed R Frokn with a deck of cards for the low score. Refreshments featured salad, crackers, cake and tea as guests Mr and Mrs dW Ping and Mr and Mrs Sterling Pris attended.
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