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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1943
Page
3
In the Victory Garden the Mexican bean beetle is described with its yellow body and black spines. It advises spraying underside leaves with poisonous dusts or Bordeaux mixture and cautions against arsenic due to food safety. Early-season application is recommended to prevent pod loss and protect beans from beetle and fungus.
A scrambled text fragment sketches a satirical scene with hurried speech and misread names. It hints at a narrator asking about temperature on a card and mentions a person named Mary B Pres Rickegrold, a Pleasant Grave locale, and a tense exchange about a mother saving money. The passage reads like a garbled diary or page cut with partial lines and unclear chronology.
A fragmented reminiscence piece recalls boyhood in a Texas home with magnolias and fallen leaves, reflecting on old movies, a magic lantern show, and barn sprays. It mentions J P Drought of San Antonio and Works Progress Administration era work, plus a quip about worry and work from The Winnsboro News.
President Homer P. Rainey calls spring high school grads to begin college training immediately as Texas colleges shift to year round operations. UT summer sessions run June 26 to August 25. UT Dentistry becomes a state university enterprise after legislative approval. Graduation exercises May 21 expect around 700 degrees awarded.
Dallas visitor Rissen attended Risxon Harve Yyard exercises and returned with Harvey Huffman and Mrs. Marie Huffman. Others including Bettie Sey with Rison party, North American Defense Plant employee, and various relatives from Needville Gulfport and Alexandria gathered for the graduation season. Wesley Causey sails to Annapolis after prep with Elizbeth McCateb and Gale Weston guest at BOS Field events.
Miss Clara Kathryn Graves of Houston stayed a week visiting home folks to attend the graduation of her sister, Miss Vera Louise Gravis.
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