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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1929
Page
7
A detailed feathered guide explains how to choose eggs for hatching versus other uses. It covers size shape and shell quality, freshness, and uniformity, advising against pullet eggs and thin or dirty shells, with practical tips on handling and incubation factors from a 1929 perspective.
Governor Dan Moody signed a sweeping motor traffic code change. The new law increases highway enforcement, raises penalties, and requires front and rear lights on vehicles after dark. It tightens rules on speed, vehicle size, and parking on highways, with a patrol force to stop dangerous driving.
A new Texas highway act fields a 60 member patrol to police loads and licenses as roads are crushed by overloaded trucks. Officials say traffic control lagged behind motor growth, causing loss of life and property, and the force aims to make highways safer. Mr John McEthinney of Beaumont visited relatives Sunday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Z. R. Caylor of San Antonio, a fortier citizen of Nottawa, were held at the Methodist Church in East Bernard after the remains arrived by train. Interment was in East Bernard cemetery. Survived by husband and four sons Leroy of Houston, Claude, Randle and Howard of San Antonio. Community extends sympathy.
Sam Franz was bitten twice by a four foot rattlesnake while moving wood near a fishing camp. A doctor treated the wound, the snake was killed, and Franz returned to work at the Berrett barbershop. Local hunters say rattlers are common and carry first aid knowledge.
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