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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1934
Page
8
Unseasonably high heat persists as a Houston area swimming resort draws crowds. Young visitors reportedly swim semi-nude amid hot conditions. Tom Haley and others travel to Houston, while prescriptions are available day or night at Luna's.
Revs. W. A. Baker of Kenedy Texas and M. W. Campbell of Orchard will start a revival in Eagle Lake Saturday night. Meetings will be in a tent on the carnival grounds near Carter Gulf Station and the Davis Garage with daily sessions announced for the full gospel meetings.
On Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Gerstenberg hosted a small gathering with two tables of the game Forty-Two. After several rounds, sandwiches and iced tea were served. Attendees included Messrs. and Mesdames Jos Knesek B A Sherrod Albert Pustejovsky Gerstenberg Miss Poes sel and Mr. Ray Crutchfield.
Ed Stullmann and Allen Frnka drove a herd of 1200 turkeys four miles west of Garwood to Skull Creek to ensure water and shade. The drive began at 4 in the morning to beat heat and provide grazing benefits for the flock.
Miss Edna Albrecht, the wedding milestone ahead, was honored at a Methodist church shower last Thursday afternoon hosted by Miss Katherine Via. The decorated home featured pink and white motifs, with a program by Mrs. Eddie Memert and gifts delivered by Wilbur Ray and Beverly Johnson.
Funeral services for Mrs Wells Thompson were held yesterday at three o clock with Rev C G Marmion officiating. She died at her Houston home Tuesday. She was the widow of the late Judge Wells Thompson of this city, long prominent in local affairs. Surviving are a sister in Houston, two Houston nieces, and two nephews Elbert and Sam Tait of this city.
Ford lowers list prices on 1934 V-8 passenger and commercial cars and trucks effective Friday June 15. Sedans and most popular models drop $15 for standard and deluxe, other body types lose $10, while Roadster Phaeton Cabriolet deluxe types stay unchanged. Both share the same V-8 engine and 112 inch wheelbase.
Mayor and Mrs. W. Eb Welford spent the weekend in San Antonio and returned with grandsons Bobby and Burns Waggoner and Virginia Fair Freear. The Waggoners will move to Eagle Lake where Mr. Waggoner travels out of Houston. Mrs. Waggoner will move household goods and join relatives by July first. The boys will enroll in Eagle Lake School in the fall.
Miss Louise Waddell of Houston and her niece Miss Mary Clement of Wichita Falls visit relatives William and Thomas T. Waddell in Eagle Lake. Mary is praised as a beautiful young woman, heir to her mother Miss Mary Waddell, once noted as one of Fi Lake’s finest pirts, endearing Eagle Lake residents.
W Raymond Dyer of Houston and Miss Lillian Henderson of Ennie Lake wed at Columbus Methodist parsonage with Rev. J H Estes officiating. Mrs Deborah of Nepal Texas visits her parents and sister here. she was formerly Cymbatine Randow of this city. A bowling alley burglarized Monday night with a s l machine stolen later found rifled in an alley behind the building.
Mrs H C Kriggerald hosts a morning swim at the Thomas residence in Wien Falls with Miss Mary Eleanor Clement of Wien Falls as guest of relatives. Included guests are Miss Louise Waddell of Houston and Miss Clement along with a list of local visitors and hosts.
The local dance committee announces an all night dance at Austin's Hall on Saturday June 30 the last at the hall until August. Don Eldridge and his Orioles of Bellville provide music with an old-time set 9 to 12 and a mixed program thereafter. Admission is 25 cents per person for dancers and spectators. Rent notice follows for a furnished apartment managed by Mrs. E P Hoover.
Dick Wilford a colored fisherman Friday caught a large salt water crab in the river south of tow a fine specimen Tom Hines an d other negro had taken one about a meek previous and didn't know what kind of an raumal i People are wondering how heaped crustacean got from its home in the bay.
The Avalon Theatre plans a Tuesday night event with a purse of 60 dollars next Tuesday after absent attendees shift the pot. Insurance man Jy Jones was summoned but James was away, leaving the amount to roll over. Mr and Mrs Richard Beck and daughters drove to Houston. Mrs Beck remains under doctor care after a severe arm fracture months ago.
The 1934 Ford V-8 Victoria, praised for its streamlined design and new features, will be shown Saturday at Universal Motor Company. Highlights include a three passenger front seat, a large rear luggage compartment, deluxe interior, and a built in ventilation system with individual window controls.
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