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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1939
Page
3
A garbled rural column blends jokes and local notes from a Texas area with quirky humor about a hippopotamus sighting, a lawyer at a cemetery, and a farmer's legal worries. It mentions public road use on Sundays and a state rail commission critique, reflecting small town chatter and odd anecdotes in a single fragmented page segment.
The Nada Kat dhe introduces a Halloween style event in Eagle Lake Weldateee with a crowd expected at The liner. Attendance, admission prices, and names of local attendees appear in the readable fragments, noting guests Mrs Milieed Regel and Mr and Mrs Carter visiting from Alvin.
Gherid E R Mayes of Columbus visited here Friday and indicated a likely run for county judge. The town mourned Hon J R Wooten of Columbus, who died at his sister’s home in Meridian, Mississippi. Wooten, born March 22, 1862, had a notable career, studied at the University of Mississippi, and practiced law near Eagle Lake before moving to Abilene and Ragte Lake. He leaves a wife and three children. Several local residents are noted in visits, travels, and medical updates, with community events and trades tickets promoting local commerce.
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