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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1938
Page
5
City editor notes a proposed ordinance requiring dogs to be muzzled when not leashed. Mayor W E Welford urges cooperation to avoid penalties and cites enforcement costs. Also includes local ads for dog ointment and farm tools, with gravel delivery offered by EH Rodgers.
Mr and Miss Ss Lyte Phillips visited Houston for a weekend dine and social circuit. Several locals including Mrs Lee Glass and Mrs W W Glass of Notowa. Mr and Mrs T Smith at Highland. and Anna Louise Kremling plus Alma Davie Pinchback away at San Antonio are noted. The State Teachers College summer program in Maro draws Misses Alma Davie Pinchback and Alice Mario. Bridge club hosted by W R Prnkw featured invited guests Seth Henderson and others. prizes awarded to Mrs M Herman and Bruce Fling. guest prize to Mrs Will Hever.
Mrs. J. P. Guivlett of Shreveport Louisiana spent the weekend there with her mother Mrs. J. B. Brower and accompanied Mr. Brower to Houston on Monday, then left for Shreveport. Farley Roos, who has been attending Texas University, returned home Thursday for the summer vacation.
A fragmented historical column recounts the legend of the Indian Blanket, linking a brave father’s loved ones and a daughter's prayer to the Great Spirit. It blends romantic tradition with tribal imagery, describing weaving, protection prayers, and the blanket’s cultural meaning across generations.
A Washington bulletin from the National Geographic Society outlines Czechoslovakia’s multilingual policy. It notes a third of the population is not Czech or Slovak, with minority groups including Germans Hungarians Russians Poles Jews Gypsies and Romanians. The republic preserves schools in minority languages and requires multilingual signage and courts, reflecting constitutional protections rooted in post imperial borders. It also details electoral representation by minority groups and compulsory voting, contrasting with the United States.
The Dionne quints and entourage visited the summer site drawing 389 400 visitors and 96 978 cars from mid June to late September. Infantile paralysis kept many away. potential visitors could have reached 500 000. The quints are valued at about 750 000, with 610 000 in Ontario bonds and 20 000 in bank deposits. Managers warn of upcoming large expenditures and demand for a larger playground.
A fragmentary discussion on insects cites Teale’s Grassroots Jungles and outlines insect diversity, feeding habits, and notable species such as the praying mantis and aphid. It mentions ants as intelligent, bees and silkworms as useful, and a drag onry with unusual meat cravings, ending with stray OCR fragments about names and places.
A free crippled children clinic will be held at LaGrange High School on Yue 31, organized by Fayette County Medical Society and LaGrange Lions. The Crippled Children’s Division of the State Department of Education will direct the event, offering examinations by orthopedic surgeons to disabled children from Bastrop to Payette counties at no charge. Eligible children up to age 21 may receive hospital care funded by state programs if needed, with referrals to local agencies and medical providers for ongoing treatment.
Williamy A. Waddell, son of Mr and Mrs Thos T Waddell, earned a Bachelor of Science in geology at UT. His parents and sisters Mrs Bucy Heese and Miss Mary Waddell attended the commencement with Wies Ted Larsen.
Mrs AF Hubert and Mrs Steubenvoll of Dublin, and Mira Shacklett of Haunton join Ald Miss Laisie Seaham for a motor trip through Florida the Carolinas and Tennessee. Plenty of parking space at Klock-Iman's Cafe ahead of the journey.
A rodeo and barbecue will be held next Sunday June 16 starting at 7 p m at the Swift Stapleton Filling Station on Highway 11 between Altair and Garwood. An all program of riding and roping is arranged in honor of William Hoyer and Lee Shaw.
Augustine Matula was taken to Bell Memorial Hospital in Columbus Thursday of last week where Dr. J W Glessel performed an appendectomy. She was brought to the home of her sister Mrs H B Smith on Wednesday and is recuperating nicely.
Information indicates bids on paving 34 miles of the Columbus Pretsburg New Ulm road will be received this month by the state highway commission. Paving this road will greatly aid the northwest section of Colorado county and the New Ulm vicinity. Reports say the road will get a flexible asphalt coat.
The Methodist Young women's Circle meets Friday evening with Mrs. Cecil Gerstenberg and Miss Madeline Gearnala in attendance. Mrs. J. R. Green of Houston visits relatives in Middle Brook. Mr. and Mrs. Harry and children fished at Port Aransas Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Howard Fitzgerald is resting at home, Vacation News at Joe D. Luna's.
The Catholic Ladies Altar Society will meet Tuesday afternoon at three at Mim Adolph Holm’s home. Members are urged to attend as Mesdames L D Roberts Webh Matthews and Bruce McCarty were in Houston Monday with Mrs Sam Carter and Littleton. David ONeil and others returned to visit her parents Mr and Mrs L D Roberts.
Mr Harry Hoffman was a weekend visitor to Seguin at the home of his relatives. He was accompanied by Jimmy Gash from Luling who spent time with Als mother. A note in the record mentions a Drugs and Sundries of AD Kinds Joo D Luna.
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