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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1932
Page
7
Open May 7 a new playground offering wholesome recreation and amusement. Includes a 3600-car free parking area, shaded picnic grounds, numerous free tables and benches, a supervised children's play yard, a spacious dining room, and various new amusement features with orchestra music for all ages.
G. H. (Bud) Crane urges legal reform to curb delays and bonds forfeiture. He proposes empowering judges to empanel juries promptly, limiting trials for defendants present or absent, and speeding convictions to prison. He frames shifts as reducing costs and preventing delay. He also notes the absence of candidates amid tax concerns.
New York April 29 reports that only two states Kansas and North Carolina voted to keep prohibition in the final Literary Digest poll. Overall 46 states favored repeal with 4,668,537 votes: 3,931,877 or 73.51 percent for repeal and 1,206,660 or 26.49 percent for prohibition. Kansas stayed dry, North Carolina went dry, and Kansas City Kansas surprised with a 2 to 1 repeal vote.
The second quarterly conference, led by Rev. J. Lovett, endorsed B. S. Field E Roos H Lee Johnson as district conference delegates for Hallettsville May 12-13 with alternates Dr. P. T. Gordon and Prof. W. C. Reed. A Mother's Day message is planned for 11 a.m. Sunday followed by evening services. Local visitors Mr and Mrs Geo E Bell and Attle grandson Haldeen Weber from Donna were guests with Mrs H W Ahlers.
Annie Zaskoda is noted in connection with Wader Wonz Public School matters. The fragment references a public school topic involving these named individuals and an institution.
On May 1 Rev J A Pustka of St Marys marked ten years as a priest with a parish celebration. Annie Labay led about thirty flower girls to greet him at the rectory before a procession to church. A noon dinner in KJT hall featured a $10 pole gift, as the pastor thanked his parishioners.
The article notes seventh grade exam questions brought by Supt J H Wooten, term ends May 13 with some promotion gains and others facing retention. Augusta Popp and Mary Labay lead roles in a play for the graduation ceremony, blue and white colors, rose flower, motto Love Labor and Laugh. Ends with a humor line about a dinner table demand.
Items from the Headlight issues of June 15 and June 26 1895 record local events in Eagle Lake. Notices include marriages repairs at Vineyards store changes to signage, the Young Peoples Reading Circle meeting, invitations extended to Columbus ladies, and a fatal sugar mill accident in Capt Duno vant’s mill where convicts John Blevins and Walter Carr died from injuries while mill manager Pettit was wounded.
Fragmented column lists visits, church events, dances, travel notes, and casual town life. Mentions Miss Georgie Norris, Julia Walker, Lola Vaughn, Ellen Mills, and Miss Stockbridge visiting Columbus or nearby towns. Includes a report of Mr. J W McCarty moving to a brick store and a resident, T M Chatham, shooting himself.
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