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Eagle Lake Headlight

Location

Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1931

Page

4

Indianola and Its Ghosts A Texas Port City Memory

The piece recalls Indianola on Matagorda Bay, once a thriving Texas port, later destroyed by hurricane and flood. It details early settlement, trade networks with ports like New Orleans, and a perilous fate as foundations fade into brush and wind torn shores.

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Indianola After the 1875 Storm and Flood

The text recounts the Sept 15 1875 Indianola disaster with wrecked houses, submerged sites, and many lives lost. Prince Solms dourly noted the town’s destruction as the courthouse foundations remained amid flooded streets while railroads and ships continued serving the region. The storm's toll and the city’s slow recovery are described through vivid imagery of ruined wharves, abandoned cemeteries, and survivors seeking safety along Matagorda Bay and Powderhorn Bay fronts.

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Tests near Frelsburg aim to prove shale tests

A garbled report notes tests near Frelsburg in a region called Frelabine, with about five thousand acres used in recent weeks. A lease to a development company at Tila, steel plant area, and an investigation by Pulaw concern are mentioned with plans for further testing next month, pending results and county-wide impact.

IL Ob. B. Srinnee Gomprny Tila Capamrenteah Porto Chimmins Bengue Presburg Pulaw

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