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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1933
Page
6
The Eagle Lake Headlight reports an obituary item and notes a proofreading error in the March 1903 issue. The correction acknowledges a death at the home of Lehrer, with service details and Methodist involvement, and cites a misprint in the pursued death notice.
Garwood gatherings and visits noted in Payetteville and El Campo. Mrs Frans Arnold and Miss Pinchback were among those invited to events with Rex and Green family members mentioned. E G Marshall and others attended from nearby communities. A Sunday return from a relatives visit in San. a is noted.
Lissie Happenings lists Mrs Q W Strunk Oma and Robert Cook family travel notes while Cook heads to Corpus Christi for weeks of rest. Temple kin Wickham ill. Mesdames Clipson Adams visit Music on Beanay. community members join Belton assembly. students and families from Wharton attend Sun church activities and plan home demonstration and fair events.
A fragmentary narrative describes a large rattlesnake lashed at a frog, then striking swiftly to end the frog’s danger. The account notes slow crawling, rapid strike, and a human observer detailing movement and timing in a swamp setting.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tonic to boost appetite and energy, claiming it contains iron and quinine and is pleasant to take. It also includes a dubious health claim and a cautionary quote about rattlesnake bites, followed by a stray note on charm.
A hallettsville man with a young woman caused a scene by kicking a gas station window to wake the night watchman. He offered $5 for damages and left town toward San Antonio after speaking with owner A G Appelt. Police contacted by the night marshal involved the incident.
Lutheran services will be conducted in the City Hall auditorium Sunday morning with Sunday School at 10:00 and services at 10:30 led by Pastor W. A. Flachmeier. The public is invited to attend. A card from Hayes Stephens and family reports the World’s Fair in Chicago is excellent with much to see and they plan to return before the next issue.
Eddie Cantor brings a screen song and dance comedy to the Avalon Theatre Sunday and Monday. The Kid from Spain follows a button-eyed lad kicked out of school who becomes involved in a bank robbery and escapes to Mexico disguised as Don Sebastian I, bullfighter, amid a finale with four bulls.
The Secretary of Agriculture calls for a 1983 cotton acreage reduction. The Extension Service leads the drive with meetings statewide to share full details. Sessions planned June 26 Eagle Lake 10:30, 2:30 Columbus, 10:30 Weimar 2:20, June 28 New Bielau 10:30 Oakland 2:20, June 29 Frelsburg 10:30 Shaw's Bend 2:30.
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