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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1943
Page
2
An offbeat draft letter references the Dodgers and a plan to remove tools, mentioning friends, a piano, and scattered names. The tone is confused and fragments mix with improvised phrases, suggesting a stray or unfinished note rather than a formal statement.
Eagles aim for first appearance at invitation relays in Houston. Team roster includes Causey, Speauigetty Seiph, Covaultic Cytiney, and others. Garwood figures in local notices with Headlight office calls and visiting families mentioned.
Senior Gladys Hahn born October 16 1926 in Yoakum moved to Victoria later attending school at Gilewood. The Garwood High Band performed pieces including The Army Air Corp and Washington Post with solos by Gladys Hahn and Don Williams. Eighth graders studied transportation drawing Fulton’s Clermont the Pony Express and canal boats. Student notes mention trips home for holidays, spring decorations, and a lively personals section with names like Regina Bennett Annie B Jacqueline and Glad.
A fragmentary weekend note lists several individuals including Lonnie Sheng and Jere Over Te as participants or figures in local sports. The text references grades, a superintendent figure, and mentions a “Bling wort” event with undefined outcomes and dates. The source is garbled with many misspellings and missing context.
A fragmentary schoolroom exchange about weather and spelling appears, followed by a string of family visit notes. Mrs Jake Wood and daughter Betty Ruth visit son Staff Sergeant Leon Wood in San Antonio, with others traveling via Kingsbury. Mrs C O Estes travels to Aberdeen to be with her critically ill mother. W J Patterson of Kansas City joins new subscribers to the Leadlight.
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