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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1931
Page
6
A delirious collage of student names, clubs, and memories fills a yearbook page. The text lists numerous individuals across classes and activities, with unrelated fragments about sports, events, and social life interwoven amid garbled OCR.
An early 20th century school and town column lists football plans for Craeh Otis Cottey and the sevenboet team with players such as Hy and Speedy, plus schedules, practice, and travel. It also covers social items, local visits, and a detailed obituary for M r M Larsen of Eagle Lake, including his farming work and burial in Chesterville, with community sympathy.
A powerful windstorm accompanied by hail hit Parougi Chesterville last Thursday. Residents reported two miles of rain and little wind elsewhere, with Miss Norvoon noting doors had to be kept shut at the school. Local families and residents, including the Ingram and Salladay households, reported fallen trees and yard debris.
The obituary notes a funeral service for a local resident conducted by Rev. J.C. Wilson of Edna, formerly of Eagle Lake. The tribute mentions favorite songs sung by a quartet and the loving esteem shown by relatives and friends as the Nowers delivered a beautiful display of respect.
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