This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1948
Page
7
Fragmentary notice sheet shows posted farm notice against trespass, scattered ads for plumbing, pipes, sinks, RoMeX wiring, blinds and general goods. Also listings for rent, a juvenile quote, and a lightning incident description with unclear local names and addresses.
A fragmented 1897 98 Houston festival reminiscence recounts a young stage driver named McMillan, who carried prisoners, faced panther encounters, and navigated a roadless Texan landscape between Alice and Brownsville. The piece notes his era, routes, Studebaker gear, and retirement near Eagle Lake with family stories and a 1906 marriage anniversary.
The county schedules representative councils to include all residents and address county wide problems, not just soil conservation or PMA program issues. The plan aims to organize with elected representatives to manage soil conservation and farm project development for the region.
City sports week features Eagle Lake diving events and a Friday night show at the Arena. Sunday draws baseball fans to Indi Diamond for Bogle Tale Acez and Flatonta games. A Saturday event covers the qualifying championship for both men and women at Lakeview Soll Chih. Jesio Monager invites all to attend as players or spectators.
Fragmented OCR recounts delays and schedule changes at a city stadium with games postponed due to soggy fields. Mentions officials, district contact issues, and a struggling set of teams across a hectic week. Numerous garbled names and events reflect a chaotic early edition.
In rough prose fragment, Robert L. Cota and daughter Sobg ie Lee are said to have ridden a path to a house then to a convention, touching areas including Dennesece Armansis Covishina and San Antonio as Halley’s Comet appeared near the eastern sky around 1900.
A long, garbled passage describes a legal case where a person named Boyce House sues a group or entity referred to as YD Nay Bees. The text weaves in fragmented anecdotes about weather, machinery, and local trades, mentioning various places and businesses and a history of employment shifts. The core event appears to be a lawsuit and a string of historical references with unclear connections.
The announcement notes the engagement of Miss Mildred Ham to Robert Wink, with references to family and place clues. The ceremony mentions onlookers and attendees, including Grace Winkie Casnnbla as announcer and Kilmore setting, along with a garden party tone and family ties.
A community picnic and rally scheduled for Sunday June 27 at Wada includes a 12 oclock dinner with roasted sausage fried chicken and sauces. Franty Mist and his band will perform in the evening and a pickup dance is planned. Mrs Anthony Gonzales of Whirl Castle La visits Mr and Mrs Senn Gugas and their daughter.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.