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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1943
Page
7
The High School Eaglet lists staff including editor in chief assistant editor feature editor athletic editor Gordon Causey Annette Seaholm Harvey Rissen Lee Barnett and Bobby Twibell Edward Causey.
A fragmented column mixes a mock telephone conversation about gossip with student life notes. It highlights Myra Lucile Waddell born Jan 13 1924 in Eugene Lake, her hobbies and ambitions, plus Gordon Donald Caus April 19, reminders of a school band program, athletics, and a debate over senior behaviors. The piece blends dialogue snippets with school events and editorials.
Fragmented school notes discuss Senior class anxieties about graduation and pride in "Fish" identity, mixed with prankish banter. Mentions upcoming events, a banquet, jackets, and track team chatter. Readers are urged to support seniors as they approach final year milestones.
A wartime verse fragment urges unity among gunners and pilots. It stresses that if all must be gunners, they should be the best ever to defend their station, highlighting collective resolve and sacrifice amid looming combat. The source shows garbled lines with names and scattered phrases.
Marvin Tinll, state fire insurance commissioner, warns that half measures in chicken coop care threaten the poultry program. He cites risks from kerosene heaters and unsafe brooders, urging strict safety to prevent fires and loss of chicks and property. Also notes local figures visiting relatives in Pharr and Colorado.
Miss Edna Ruth Austin arrived to see Seon Trauston after enduring past shocks. The visit follows reports from relatives about her health and ongoing care plans at the family residence.
A city notice highlights frequent delay of about 70 trains monthly due to driver inattention. It cites a grade crossing collision illustrated by a night-time accident where a freight train nearly struck a gasoline truck. The council urges caution to prevent further harm.
West Texas households report twice as much electricity for the same money as a year ago, a result of sound business methods and practical experience. The piece credits men women and Reamer for guiding rate reductions despite rising costs and wartime taxes while government systems pay no federal taxes and power supports war production.
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