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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1930
Page
4
In drought impacted areas 1926 to 1928, conditions may improve with rains boosting corn pastures and cattle feed. Market supplies are limited by poor range, but feed and hay costs may ease if freight rates drop. Affected Central and South states anticipate heavy fall marketing of cattle as farmers adjust to forage shortages.
Ramon Rodriguez a full blood Tecos Indian died in Rockport at 88. Reporters say he was probably the last full blood descendant of the tribe after whom Texas was named. Local Indian antiquities expert Th c Martin verified the story as authentic.
The La Grange Record laments frequent beggars in the town and urges residents to aid local people and local institutions instead of supporting professional beggars who may earn more from alms than honest work. The piece defends charity but calls for home-based aid.
Mrs. John R. Hester near Devine has caught four large snakes using a single hook and line. She displayed the latest catch on the sidewalk before The News office, noting a small bait should be used to catch snakes, with waxed wrap and line secured to a plank.
Police hunt two hitchhikers, a man and a woman, for the Friday night murder of Ben Pitsworth 50 a former Lava Hot Springs Idaho guard found shot on State Highway 36 three miles south of Sealy. His car was nearby and blood traces were covered with sand as officers investigate motive and background.
Oklahoma pages highlight ten scams from the week where readers fell for schemes selling nonexistent stocks, faulty clothing, bogus mail courses, and book selling cons. Promoters exploit others money while home bankers, tailors, and bookstores warn citizens to say no and discuss plans at banks first.
Cotton ginnings in Colorado and Austin counties rise sharply this year over 1929. By August 16 this year Colorado County reported 6,273 bales, up from 521 bales on the same date last year, with total ginnings reaching 6,802 bales.
Texas shows a population rise surpassing Pennsylvania, New York and others and may gain three to five new congressional seats. The reapportionment, based on actual figures, could add three to four districts and redraw boundaries, with Harris County possibly forming two districts. The process begins after the session in December and could shift the state toward 20 or 21 districts.
An advertisement touts Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy as a guaranteed cure for bleeding gums and gingival disease. It claims rapid, lasting relief if used as directed and presents bold assurances of effectiveness.
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