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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1930
Page
2
The Bigger and Better Chevrolet Six showcases Body by Fisher with a lengthened wheelbase. Interior refinements include mohair and broadcloth upholstery, wider deeper seats, and improved visibility from a deeper windshield and wider windows.
Texas farmers increasingly use electricity for farm operations and lighting as power plants expand. Governor Moody seeks use of local labor in road contracts and to maximize federal highway funds. Thanksgiving turkey growers report rising profits, while audits reveal irregularities in the Confederate Home and state agencies. Governor-elect Sterling vows businesslike efficiency.
University lawyers representative Bob Long urges hiring a dedicated attorney for university affairs. He argues the law faculty could take on this extra duty as a law cabinet to connect with current legal issues and improve teaching.
Advertises rice specials such as 20 pounds for 1.00 and 24 to 48 pound sacks of various brands. Flour bags priced at 1.25 for 48 pound sacks Crown and Crown brands. Also lists feed specials and coffee and bran items with limited quantities and prices.
The piece notes postwar price declines restoring value of a dollar. It highlights lower costs for sugar flour coffee rice and canned goods and encourages buying now to stock pantries with bags bottles and cans.
Fragments describe venison distributed to needy by relief measure. Ads note Beckman’s Drug Store quick relief product and Calvert Drug Co pricing. A local joke exchange references Halford Black and a father figure. Also mentions Eagle Lake Rice Mill chicken feed and a hidden cow gag with Mr. Martin-Hide.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions bladder irritation nervousness and acid condition. It references a product claim Teak Works fast and Sigs tex with dubious guarantees. Overall the readable content is inconsistent and promotional in tone with garbled phrases and nonexistent context.
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