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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1934
Page
6
Reading from the snippet, Joba Baxter of Rock Island is noted in an obituary context. The fragment mentions a religious or ceremonial act on Sunday and a period of illness. Other names such as Mrs. and Dhan ibet appear but the central identifiable person is Joba Baxter.
Mrs G M Jackson and Mrs Geo Brower and Mrs Geo Mercer of Houston visited friends here on Thursday and Friday. Mr and Mrs Frank Struska and son of Temple spent the week end here with relatives. Miss Gladys Struska accompanied them home for a few weeks. Mr and Mrs Ray Thrasher and Edyth and Mrs Ashford of Colum bus spent Sunday with relatives here. Mr and Mrs Marshall McMillan and Mr and Mrs Alvin Wendel of the El Campo community spent Monday evening at the J L Youna home.
Fifty three towns and counties are named for state centennial events beyond the Dallas main celebration. The special subcommittee approved the bill giving 5 million dollars for celebrations in Abilene Amarillo Bastrop Bowie Brownwood and many more across Texas. The plan funds equipment for a Texas memorial move in Austin and a 50 other designated places receive 1 750 000. No historical advisory board is provided for celebrations outside Dallas.
White on maroon will be the color for next year's cars in Texas. A reader supplied a table listing state plate colors, but many spellings are garbled. The chart includes Alabama white on dark green, Arizona black on copper, California orange on black, Florida black on grapefruit yellow, Georgia blue on orange, Indiana blue on red, Kansas orange on yellow, Vermont white on dark blue, Washington white on blue, and District of Columbia green on white.
Numerous Mentz residents and guests from Houston Columbus and Bernardo gathered for Mr Kraden s birthday. Attendees included Mrs OJ Chin, Mr and Mrs Braden and families, Mr and Mrs Willey Hennecke and daughter, Mr and Mrs Jesse Neundort and family, Miss Irene Hennecke, Rev Father Rocohn and others from area towns. Several visitors from Houston joined the celebration and conversations filled the social event at Schneider s hall.
The federal government orders a nationwide farm census as of January 1 1935 under the Census Act. The plan divides counties into 224 supervisor districts with one supervisor one assistant supervisor and a team of enumerators. Applicants must be U.S. citizens residents of the district and meet education and character standards. salaries range up to about 1000 for the supervisor and 150 monthly for the assistant supervisor with enumerators paid per day.
A brief communication from the Department of Commerce Bureau of Contents in Washington announces the resignation of director W. L. Austin. The terse notice records his departure and notes the formal end of his tenure in the bureau.
A November 1 column recalls local events and notices. Davy Crockett related chatter, a fatal railway accident near San Antonio, and the BR. B. Dobbins Company changing hands. Details include transfers, travel to Houston, and social updates from Hallettsville Cuero and nearby towns.
Civil engineer Mitchell nicknamed Smiling Mitch and civil engineer Tt. Smith Jr, old A and M alumni, rooled at the football game in Houston Monday. Carnival visitors WM Connor, Tonston, Altair residents Malue Johnson visiting San Antonio for the week. Mrs Eleanor Werlin hosted friends at Altair Saturday afternoon. Grand Friar Debs and southern pine beer ads appear in nearby notices.
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