Flooding hits Eagle Lake area and city cautions
June 1929 record notes heavy rain and flooding along the Brazos and local creeks. Overflows cut roads and a lake inundates hundreds of acres while residents including Mrs S A Davidson and Miss Ruth Hayden mark events as the town plans repairs and observes rainfall impacts on crops, mail routes, and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
California
Rosemary
Claire Armstrong
Chicago
Terrell
Frazar
McCarty
L. J. Burger
Jewel
San Marcos
Ruth Burger
State Teacher's College
Eagle Lake State Bank
First National Bank
Local Notes Highlight Socials and Projects
Miss Billie Williams honored for recent events. Miss Mattie Tise and Fred Addicks wed at Rev J W King’s home. R H Reese hires ten men to clear ground for Eagle Lake theatre. Gardner Duncan returns from Texas University for summer break. Miss Addie Johnson undergoes Houston tonsil operation. Miss Dorothy Darby hosts bridge club with Miss Lucille Clapp winning high. Dinky switch engine delivered for Hortons’ gravel pit opening on J C Westmoreland farm. Hamble Oil begins twelfth test well on Altair lease. Eleventh tested on Werlin land stopped at 825 feet. Fifty carloads of spuds shipped after rain. some rot and rejections. Cotton fears rise as boll weevil infestation grows. various poisoning methods tested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Williams
Fred Addicks
Mattie Tise
J. W. King
R. H. Reese
Eagle Lake
Gardner Duncan
Texas University
Addie Johnson
Houston
Dorothy Darby
Lucille Clapp
Horton
J. C. Westmoreland -Arm
Hamble Oil Company
Altair
Werlin
Weekly Library Story Hour Opens July 7 at Bugle Lake
Mrs. Justin Smith heads the Library Committee as Bugle Lake Public Library announces a summer story hour starting Tuesday afternoon July 7. The program aims to surpass last year with activities for children and teens and weekly storytellers being arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin Smith
Bugle Lake Public Library
Smith
Mrs Glueck to Visit California With U S Marine Crew
Mrs Herbert Glueck will spend two weeks in California with the U S Marine Corps unit at Camp Pendleton. She travels with Mr Corps Warrant Officer and Mrs Alvin Glueck while Herme Glueck serves as an active member of the mouston bert reserve unit of the Marine Corps.
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Herbert Glueck
U.S. Marine
Mr. Corps
Alvin Glueck
Herme
Officer Glueck
Mouston Bert
Glueck
Camp Pendleton
Cali- Reserve
Marine Corps
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Arrow
UB & Mansfield
Hollywood
Hopkins
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Cuero
Planis
Shorman Davidson
Jos
Osaka
Ver Lynch
Slight
Auto Aces
Belton
Rotary
Dallas
Luling
Wozencraft
Exerof Industrial
Miss
Reaire
Eldridge
Garwood
Oscar Wintermann
David
Europe
Berengaria
Rosa Lee
H. L. Reading
Acusts
D. L. Burns
Baton Rouge
Rency
H. D.max
Doris
Los Angeles
R. T. Westmoreland
Eagle’ Lake
Weimar
Brazos River
Rosenberg
le C. Wozencraft
Marion
Denton
College of Industrial Arts
Wm. Kimmek
Ruth Hayden
F. A. Hoeninghaus
R. T. Westmoreland Aus Tertam
Massey-Harris
P. Aire
Gless Farm Equipment Company
Eagle
Gless Farm Equipment CO
Edna Equipment Company
Edna
Joe D. Luna
Kolberg’s
Kreamilk Dairy
FORD
DODGE
Jones Motor Go
F. M
Kolberg
Kolberg- Kreamilk Dairy Phone 550
Eagle Lake Insurance Agency
Fidelity
W. E. McRee
Friedrich
Beb Powell
Mgr
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