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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1929
Page
11
A collage of jokes and limericks with sparing wit about marriage, cars, and timing. The snippets feature quips about aging, secondhand cars, camel brushes, and social scenes, reflecting lighthearted puns and punchlines from a warm, era-specific humor column.
A collage of quick sketches and jokes spans a beachside boards and a Brooklyn shop. Gossipy snippets include a skeleton found on the sand, a missing mother tale, a clever burglar exchange, a piano donor’s charitable quip, and a parade of marital and social misunderstandings with punchy punchlines.
Weimar Baptist boys formed a baseball team led by Captain Henry Ward Poithust, with about twenty players. The team adopted the name Taplat Hears, and potential members may join via Captain Poithust. Membership requires Baptism as of now, with a note to watch for game announcements in the Weimar Mercury. A partially furnished Cullivan Hotel building is offered for rent.
Federal agents raided a moonshine operation about six miles from the city on Montgomery Road. They seized a still and whiskey and arrested a white man as they investigated an aging device used to heat the mash. The raid suggested the establishment distilled elsewhere and fed the local market.
Mrs Robt J Koenig wife of the justice of the peace at Alleyton died after about a week of pneumonia. Funeral services were held Friday and burial followed. She was born near Freiburg in Germany and resided in the county with her husband. Survived by two sisters one brother and four children.
My and Mra G Budhucton and children from New York arrive today for a pleasant visit at the home of their parents Mr and Mrs Westington.
Mrs. Annie Cords expects to leave Sunday for a visit to San Antonio and Westhoff to see Mrs. 3. 8. Robinson. She will stay a few weeks in Austin, then return to Bugle Lake for a short visit before sailing to California for the summer.
Dan Canaris of Eagle Lake Texas offers a six room house with bath porches and a 60 by 175 foot rear lot for 1600 dollars, half cash and balance terms. Also Davis Service Station replaces door and windshield glasses at 302 with drive-in service.
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