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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1938
Page
3
Garwood community notes safety lessons and school events. Students plan to fatten calves for the Houston Fat Stock Show. Local youths listed visiting friends, rodeo attendance, and a high school dance. Senior class held a progressive party with games and treats. Home Economies Club met, songs sung, refreshments served.
Pauline Stallman remains the front runner with 1428 votes in the Queen of the Short Course contest. J Ola Braden, the Seniors' candidate, rose to second place with 49 votes, while the Sophomores dropped to third with 600 votes and The Fish with Viol. Faukus sit in cellar with 443 votes.
The First National Bank of Eagle Lake will observe Columbus Day on Monday October 12. No banking services will be available that day. The note mentions routine holiday closure and references local observance.
Humble Oil Refining Company expands weekend football broadcasting starting Friday night with the TCU TemPhis game from Philadelphia. Five gates carry games across KGKO KXJR KABO WPAA WEAP stations with Hal Thompson and Eddie Duns among announcers. The slate includes Texas Oklahoma in Dallas, Baylor Arkansas from Fayetteville, Texas A M Santa Clara from San Francisco, and Rice Louisiana State from Baton Rouge, with Pat Flaherty and other color commentators. The Texas A M game is fed to WTAW.
Bert Mitchell of Altair underwent a major mastoid operation at the Houston Eye Ear and Nose Hospital in Houston Tuesday morning. News from the hospital says he stood the operation well and his condition is as favorable as could be expected. Many friends sympathize and hope he soon regains health and strength.
Mind Mrs. Tulane Gotderrand and P. Yt Gordon III of Horston spent Sunday here visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs. P. T. Gordon.
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