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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1939
Page
8
An annual gathering at Ment Hall features a sausage and coffee lunch, a musical program by Columbus Tihieh Sehieal, and a dance with the Bugh band. A separate large sale and auction are advertised with various items, followed by a real estate public sale and legal notices for property conveyance and court actions.
The Hallow Y Carnival invites all children to wear costumes for a festive night. Activities include paper caps nylon masks and Halloween faces, a cake walk, live entertainment by the band mothers, and various food stalls. Donations of gifts prizes and fish ends are requested along with help from nearby communities.
The event featured a steer rodeo with a young rider injuring a leg while attempting to grab the steer by the horns. Winners included Donald Obenhaus of Nedra receiving a stored boar prize, and prize cattle awarded to Gertean of Lissie and Genevieve Adkins of Eagle Lake. First prize in sweet potatoes went to J. J. Meier of Bernardo. Other awards honored participants across numerous categories and families in attendance.
Rotary program highlights include a jittery ventriloquist act and a magician’s mystifying routine that delighted the audience. A seven pound baby girl named Jean Marshall was born to Sujit and Mrs Z Marshall in Garwood with news reaching San Antonio as they traveled on a Pan American flight. The notice ends with a vendor slate for medical products.
The REMARKABLE GROWTH OF THE COCA COLA TV LINES is noted as the firm reports a stock move on Wall Street. The parent company posted a net revenue of 45 08 000 last year, with increased enterprise sales across the past 14 years, including Canada, while the company holds a small share of the total market.
The Home Demonstration Club reminds the ladies of East Lake that on Saturday they will hold a fair sale in the business district. There will be a large assortment of cakes pies and other pastries to furnish four devotions. Arrangements will be made during the ensuing week for a location in which notice will be announced in Heights.
The Band Mothers Club announced a meeting rescheduled from October 24 to Friday October 27. Members should mark the date and note that carnival arrangements will be discussed that afternoon at the athletic field. Also mentions visits by Mrs Allee Weber and others visiting from Reatomda Beach and Green Vale.
Local report outlines a puzzling incident as Jhen Conaris Mos asks questions after a wreck near Tin. Authorities note uncertainty over the events and timing, with no clear motive or confirmation of injuries. Further details forthcoming from investigators.
The Episcopal Guild met Tuesday with Mrs St L Reese Sr hosting. Mrs Chas J H Stevens of Trine Ty Charen Houston spoke on The United Thank Offering and the work among the isolated, also noting The Spirit of Nations magazine. A social hour followed with refreshments, and the Guild plans a meeting at Mrs Cam Wirtdell’s home next Tuesday.
The text advertises a Thursday night dance in Basle Lake featuring the Ray Tien orchestra as hosts. Attendance expected to be strong with a 40 cent admission for gentlemen. The event is noted as one of the best old time dances in the area, promising lively performances.
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