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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1938
Page
2
A string of quirky lines and snippets from a local page. A farmer jokes with a druggist about WPA formulas to kill rats. A senator promises a job but jokes about creating a commission to explain the lack of employment.
A string of gags and vignettes. Quips about DeGroot, a wry pilot joke, a maid interview, a burglar tale, a WPA shovel mix up, a drugging gag, school rations, a cockroach specimen, a black preacher’s misread, a party scene with a heavy blonde, a road hog pun, a lantern gag, and a Kansas town henpecked hubbub.
An array of humorous vignettes features a gunner Jenkins who jokes after losing two fingers, a farm lad burdened with animals dodging a kiss, a tire-seeking shopper aghast at a drugstore, and Smith's dinner party misrule as guests and hosts stumble through miscommunications about sherry.
Mr and Mrs J M Chumney moved to Lovelady on Sunday taking Mrs Chumneys mother Mrs J T Hart who had been visiting here to her new home.
A Rotarian profile praises Solomon Kansas where the high school hosts five nightly activities for 5,000 nearby residents. The town credits a public spirited educator for open houses and shows how a school becomes a community hub with bands, lectures, games, and intramural sports. Only one truancy in seven years underscores the success of this shared space.
Mr and Mrs H D McIntosh of Austin former residents of this city were here Saturday en route to Houston. He is district representative for the United States Rubber Company based in Austin with a district spanning about thirty counties to San Angelo. Mrs W P Porter of Lusing left Sunday for home after visiting her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs C R Curry.
A fragment suggests a belief that improving schooling yields richer life for both old and young and that classroom illumination may guide the path forward. The brief implies educational reform or thoughtful investment in schools as a pathway to social betterment.
Mrs Ella E Lane former Shiner Gazette publisher opens a studio of Dramatic Art Public Speaking and Expression in Shiner returning to her pre publishing line The notice appeared in the Yoakum Herald urging renewal of Headlight subscriptions.
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