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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1925
Page
6
A Dallas murder case is cited to argue that public sentiment toward mercy shapes juries and laws. The author laments a lax attitude toward life, urging harsher punishment for murder as demonstrations of societal values. The piece notes a death sentence for a two-murder case and warns against petitions for clemency, citing the impact on future violence.
A man escapeing a burning building clutching a mail order catalogue. Neighbors needed to fund clothes and groceries for his family after the blaze. He then learned local merchants he had ignored while ordering from the catalogue house. The tale ends with a warning that loud noises wake people from slumbers.
The piece warns against boasting and fake personas in cities and small towns alike. It emphasizes that true character shows without forced atmosphere and notes that neighbors neither admire nor value bragging or artificial behavior in Fairfield.
Notice that Rock Island State Bank in Rock Island Texas has been closed and placed in liquidation. Creditors and depositors must file claims with legal proof by June 6 1925. Confirmed claims go to Banking Commissioner Chas O Austin in Austin Texas.
The first bear in years killed near Wharton was brought in by hunters from Glen Flora Egypt and Sealy. The party of Chatles and Clay Hicott Mentor Northington and Ed Willie used twelve dogs to flush the bear four miles below Wharton. The bear weighed 350 pounds with long claws and worn teeth.
The 9th annual child welfare conference of the 4th district Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations will meet in Nacogdoches March 24 25 and 26. Notable speakers include Mrs Noyes Darling Smith and Mrs Monroe Chapman, with sessions on workers conferences rural extension work and child life departments. Attendees invited from 28 counties to learn about improving conditions for children. Local citizens expect a large attendance and host families will welcome delegates.
A stranger arrived by Ford route Wednesday afternoon wearing a straw hat described as last year’s model. Miles Edwin Dyer was a Houston visitor Sunday.
An advertisement touts a free seed book for Booth accepted as the South standard. It highlights 122 pages with 250 photographic pictures four color covers and detailed culture directions. It claims seeds and bulbs suited to the South with attractive 1936 prices for Gardon field and garden plants.
Mr and Mrs A F Harbert started their trip to the coast early Tuesday to enjoy several days of fishing.
Mr and Mrs Armit Thomas of Scranton Pennsylvania arrived last Friday to visit the family of his brother Mr G BE Thomas.
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