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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1934
Page
3
A fragment recounts a curious tale of a cashier or seller noting a low price 18 cents for slippers and a drowsy remark about coffee not being fresh when dated. The line hints at memory and shopping quirks in a nostalgic voice.
An OCR fragment advertises a milk product named Rolhberg's Creamilk Daticy. It urges the reader to welcome right and take min salle, claiming the best friend is a bottle of milk, with a whimsical and garbled copy typical of early 20th century ads.
Local brief items recount Marshal Burger and others returning from Houston with two prisoners tied to jewelry thefts at L Levy tensky & Co. store. Also notes a high school literary society forming, Eagle Lake football team lineup, a student entering Baylor Medical College, doctors visiting, Chesterville real estate move ins, parish visit by Reglan Chew, and plans for a San Antonio International Fair exhibit.
Mrs Roy Wright attended the Thursday Club on Albertm Avenue where guests enjoyed refreshments. Mr and Mrs Bail Reeves traveled Monday for a family visit in Neadasha with plans for a weekend gathering.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Piles of Rock Island Texas dies at 81 after long illness. She was born October 21 1852 in Rochester Missouri and moved to Rock Island in 1816 with family. She taught, lived by Christian principles and is survived by siblings H O Files and others. buried at Myrtle Cemetery beside relatives.
A Mas near Schulenburg report describes a 14 year old boy threatened with being given away if a white family could not be found. Deputies intervened as the father denied intent, while a neighbor John Kang took the boy to safety and described harsh hunger and neglect. The piece questions the parents' humanity and condemns the father's actions.
The Clarksville Times reports on Tekayak county grand jury statements criticizing police methods and urging reform. Voters may amend a constitutional provision to abolish a current practice and place the sheriff on a salary. Residents note trucks and buses blocking roads and urge solutions.
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