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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1943
Page
2
A damaged OCR excerpt lists several personal names including Mrs. ing he Hot ed and Miss Claudin Hireyer along with references to a Thursday and other scattered terms. The text is fragmentary, offering little context or clear events.
Local author Miss Billion Whilloteh of Eagle Lake earns notice as her work is published in a regional volume titled The Spit of America. The compilation honors multiple writers whose pieces appeared in various publications and presses, highlighting Whilloteh alongside other authors for their literary contributions.
Rock Island segments list neighbors hosting relatives and long trips Abroad. Families welcome relatives visiting from Houston Refugia and Port Arthur, with weekend gatherings, school programs, and dinners. Local names include Ms K. Austin and Mrs. Gertrude Carter among others in community notices.
Fragmentary notes describe Texas county and state tax structure and land leases. Mentions vast farm and ranch acreage under lease for production and development, with figures suggesting millions of acres and percent-based revenue shares. Indicates broad landholdings and administrative scope across the state.
Air minder youths are urged to avoid kite flying near electrical lines. Amin Central Power and Light Company warns kites can entangle power lines, causing outages and risking injury from conductors. Do not attempt to retrieve kites near lines.
A Maryland style register of names and greetings covers many local households. The column records visits from relatives and friends to residents like Mr and Mrs Drescher, the Garling family, and the Wendel family, plus travel notes about Mrs Holman and Pvt Schwipfel. It mentions upcoming and recent events, births, anniversaries, and relatives visiting from Matthews, Columbus, and other places.
The Navy seeks volunteers from carpenters builders electricians cooks and other skilled trades to join Seabees. Chief petty officer Alleen at Gaffney and engineering officer will be at the Navy Recruiting Station on the third floor of the Post Office in Vinita to interview interested men between 2 and 5 PM. The Seabees are a foreign duty unit dedicated to building and fighting for the Navy with training and assignments at various bases. Charles Shires and sister Miss Millen Mines accompanied by Mrs. A H Dipple noted military training among relatives en route home from Sherman where a brother is in service.
Mrs. Ethel Stubengoll spent the week end with her mother Mrs. Mary Davis. The numerous friends of Mrs. Davis will be pleased to know she is able to be up around the house following recent illness. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Williams and family were recently moved. the family have moved to Kaghe Lares, with others in the area.
M. Hi Galbreath of Rock Islands chief observer led youths from the Rocksland Observation Post to Baghe Lake on Wednesday. The outing featured Lt Cole's observers and included Mess, Means, Hardeman, Hooper, and Garrett Shenkins among others.
A note from Mrs. Tarvey Lee and children expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the long illness and death of a loved one. The message also mentions thanks to the third and fourth grade classes for their thoughtful gestures.
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