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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1929
Page
6
A garbled snippet mentions Mrs Das and Mrs Gore Cebantes visiting relatives and discussing a week with unclear names and places, leaving only scattered hints of a family related note dated October 18, 2011.
Garwood Public School lists top students for each grade, naming pupils from first to tenth grade. Notable entries include Edith Marti, Pauline Stallman, Alice Priesmeyer, Irene Hoehne, and Alden Richter among others, with emphasis on enrollment and historical achievements.
Dr W J Mayo criticizes hospitals for salesmanship and lacking humanity at a major conference. He praises well planned wards and private rooms with attentive nurses as key to patient recovery while defending trained nurses' duties. Dr Franklin A Martin defends costs and stresses transparency in hospital expenses and nursing, labs, and operating room use.
Mrs. Oscar Baker and children visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Mose Townsend while R. S. Adams of Poteet is in town as a business visitor. Baptists attend the Colorado Baptist Association in Eagle Lake. M. M. Henry Zelma Wall and the Walls family host at home. Confederate veterans Renfro and Byers guests of the Florneys. Renfro weakened and bedridden. J. W. Bell family visit Reg. Neely. Mrs. John Baxter returns from Houston. Mrs. Gus Williams hosts. Feuwrockell visits. Mrs. Ratelitte surprised for seventy fifth birthday with friends and dinner. Old Trail Drivers Reunion planned in San Antonio as B. M. Kolb and spouse leave for Bit Antonio. Rev. David Bain and Margaret expected home from Kenedy. Ball’s condition remains poor.
Kenedy Oct 16. Black Diamond nine ton elephant killed Mrs Eve Donohoe in Corsicana last Saturday. After a long march from the All Barnes Circus tent the animal was fed cyanide and poisoned oranges, then shot by guards and finally a taxidermist prepared its head for shipment to Houston. The execution drew a guarded crowd of about 1500 as Cronin said the elephant would be quieted with a final meal. The 42 year old pachyderm valued at 8000 to 10000 dollars was bought two years ago for 2500 from W B Windt.
W. M. Thacker manager of the local J. C. Penny Co. store returned home from the Fall Convention in Dallas at the Baker Hotel. He and his wife and children then visited relatives in East Texas before heading to a Brady ranch to stay with kin. Thacker noted over 400 new J. C. Penney stores now in operation, bringing total stores to more than 1400, with remodeling of older stores in recent months.
A damaged fragment presents a domestic quarrel theme. It references jealousy, marriage, debt, and freedom within a strained relationship. Names appear as Claude Callan and Debby, with mentions of a son and discussions of uprisings and vehicles, all in a fragmented voice.
The Eagle Lake community announces Pastor Wilson and family will depart for San Antonio to attend the annual conference on Tuesday and return by month’s end. He is slated to begin a fourth year at Eagle Lake on the first Sunday in November if reappointed, with services to be held next Sunday under his ministry. The Headlight staff joins the congregation in hoping for Pastor Wilson’s continued leadership.
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