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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1934
Page
8
An advertise for an O'Keefe Merritt gas water heater touts instant unlimited hot water for cooking cleaning bathing and sickroom care. It claims easy ownership with a price of 43.50 plus 7.90 down and 1.75 monthly.
Readable portions describe Parley Roos visiting Chicago for a musicale at Myt Olive Colored Church. References to Beale Linke and Mrs. A.S. Cui Brownville appear amid scattered notes about church attendance, a Parkes Rose home arrival, and a planned event at the Olive Baptist Church in East Lake Tuesday night.
A fragmented note recalls a former citizen visiting Chicago and mentions golf, a visiting plan, and social ties. The text references Mr Deaton and Ted, noting a possible intent to visit and a town’s pride in having a golf course, with local sentiment tied to leisure and memory.
A car carrying Te Hawina Lune and others overturned six miles west of Bagh Lake last Saturday. The westbound vehicle was forced into a ditch by an oncoming car in the wrong lane. The group sustained only slight injuries and were treated by Drs Worencraft and Jones.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a plan where The sehbols ab rhele will open for a tail cession on the seven wendy of September. Both wive told Chlaved setens opening as the inne tine.
A published Tuesday report from the Qiunkink-Olmstead well near Rock Island notes salt water intrusion at depth. The drill shows sand and lime present, with formation tops around 4040 to 5055 feet and an estimated decline in water-bearing zones.
Miss Dorothy and family returned to their home in Brenton Sunday after a pleasant visit with the R A Walker family, the Ernest Seaholm family, and other relatives.
An added attraction at the Avalon Theatre tonight is Lilian Mc Gardel's Discovers of 2934 featuring Bobby Graham as master of ceremonies and Houston junior artists including David Polly Klis sisters Yetta Lee Joyce Cromley Margie Ruf terl Lucille Collicy Norma Lou Sample and others. The troupe previously played Eagle Lake and delivers vivid costumes and stage sets. Also screens Stamboul Quest starring Myrna Loy and George Brent with comedy. No advance in prices.
Mrs. C. W. Nispel is due home tomorrow from a several weeks trip to Colorado and Wyoming. She enjoyed snowballing and picking flowers on the same day, a rare mix for this season as Wyoming wore a profusion of wildflowers while a snowfall occurred. She traveled the Timber Line at about 10,000 feet, above timber growth, during her Wyoming visit.
Geographical position makes Austria a focal point in European affairs says National Geographic Society. Six nations border a country smaller than Maine, with Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Italy, and Switzerland watching events. Austria, reduced by Versailles, relies on agriculture and water power while needs foreign coal and food. The Danube plains are cultivated. Styria, Vorarlberg, and Vienna industrialize. Vienna’s beauty contrasts with Baroque palaces and modern theater. geography shapes trade, shipping, and recovery prospects. Tourism and Alpine resorts flourish as mountainous regions dominate two thirds of the country.
Various community notices advertise a Student Farewell Dance at Austin's Hall in Eagle Lake with Faiy Godfrey and his 10 piece orchestra from Charleston Hotel Lake Charles featuring Dorothy Russell, admission 75 cents per couple, dancing 10 to 2. Also listed are music lessons, veterinary service in Eagle Lake, rental housing, sales and trades, a church feast program, and multiple local ads about strawberries, turkey farming, radio tubes, soft drinks, school forms, and sewing demonstrations.
An old passage blends railway and skating lore with local business notices. It mentions Alpine technique, Ty Ol and St Anton districts, and a skating rink near Neuwdedal. Amid ads for Eagle Take Service and Lee Alvert's Variety Store, Fulton Dromgoole now manages the station and its trade.
The Mrs Mae Goodwin Tate Lax Medicine Show performs nightly on West Main Street drawing big crowds. The free programs and parked cars around the stage indicate strong local sales and extended stay in Eagle Lake next week.
The Avalon theatre hosts a Saturday program featuring a preview of The Girl From Missouri and a lineup including The Mystery Squawels and a romantic screen tower scene. Guests listed include John Gillwry, Chase Tee, and local names. Labor Day visitors from Baton Rouge and San Antonio are noted among attendees.
District court opened in Columbus on Monday with Judge Lester Holt presiding and the session recessing until Tuesday due to Labor Day. Grand jurors were ordered to reappear Tuesday. Cases involving Chas. Renz vs G T Blankenship and Frank Renz vs G T Blankenship were moved to federal court in Houston for lease contract recission. The First State Bank of Weimar vs C E Duve and foreclosure petitions, and Mrs. Alice W Reitz vs Simon H Koenig et al, foreclosures, were scheduled for judgment as prayed. A list of presiding grand jurors and officers was announced, with the grand jury expected to report Friday morning.
A unique rug demonstration is underway in front of Eagle Lake Furniture Co on West Main as Rabco felt base rug is glued to the pavement to show tear resistance. The rug has been in place about two weeks behind a stop sign where cars pass, drawing attention from passersby. R. E. Williamson, an old-time Eagle Lake native now based in Hempstead, visited the area this morning and spoke of selling auto supplies in the territory.
The Bacn Orchestra provided music for an oldtime dance at Austin's Hall, but crowd attendance was light due to a floor that was heavy from skating. Organizers hope to restore the floor before the next dance.
A scholastic grade report from Rice Institute lists Elmer Wallace among the honorable mention group for the freshman class of 1933 34. The notice highlights academic recognition within the incoming cohort.
Harold J Bryant, formerly DI DT Doral of Ark, has joined the Vice Chamber of Commerce as its new head. He will oversee regional business interests and promote local growth, with assignments including liaison to Tulsa and surrounding areas.
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