Gold Columbia Citizen Passed Away in Austin
A local notice reports the death of a Gold Columbia citizen in Austin Texas. No further details are provided in the readable text.
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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1930
Page
6
A local notice reports the death of a Gold Columbia citizen in Austin Texas. No further details are provided in the readable text.
A garbled 19th or early 20th century local notice recounts a Smith Cevten linked to Sears term and a June 20 chase involving Rich White, with pistol reference and subscriptions for magazines during a house-to-house canvass. It also includes religious preaching notes from Metaeditic Church, urging promotion day, homecoming, and attendance targets for upcoming Sundays.
Jo Wylsqn, pastor, and Zyler of Houston, along with George Carney now in Colorado with the Geological Survey, spent several days this week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. T. Carney. Carney left Tuesday for an upcoming program at the School of Maines.
A week’s Headlight highlights a full page from Universal Motor Company promoting the Federal's Big Get-Acquainted Tire Sale with prices across tire and tube sizes. Local stores B H Daily and J B Smith Dry Goods run Nilf-page sales, while A T Baring touts Chevrolets Goodyear tires and Shesterfield cigarettes. The issue also notes tire drops, grocery discounts, and new arrivals at multiple firms, all within the paper’s advertising spree.
In Danevang El Campo, a 2 year old son of Mr and Mrs Carl Thyssen fell into a yard water trough while playing and drowned. A neighbor alerted the family and medical help arrived promptly but attempts to resuscitate the child failed after nearly two hours of effort by physicians.
Swedish explorer Auguste Andree’s 1897 air voyage mystery returns to light as Dr. Gore and aides examine Danes Island remnants. A wooden replica of the Union Mag and an expedition envelope were brought to Washington, with Gor e noting the balloon likely failed due to wind conditions rather than drag line fouling.
A fragment listing Texas governors and terms from the republic era to early statehood. Names include Sam Houston, Elisha Pease, Richard Coke, James W. Throckmorton, Edmund Davis, Joseph Sayers, James Hogg, Hobby, Moody, Ferguson, and others with varied years. Includes noted republican leaders and provisional presidents.
Three treasure writers claim to have found a cannon near La Bahia Mission on the San Antonio River, saying it belonged to Pannin's artillery ordered abandoned by Gen. Sam Houston. Discoverers August E. Leeder Harley and S. A. Johnson turned it to County Judge J. A. White for disposition while preserving their rights.
Three men refuse to reveal the cannon’s hiding place after claiming to have unearthed a brassy artillery piece using a metal detector. Governor Dan Moody plans to collect the relic for the state. The instrument includes headphones and detects metal six to eight feet underground. The shield bears a crown and castle similar to the Fannin Battlefield Park cannon.
A humorousHealth pledge appears among local notices listing comical commandments about worry weight visits to the dentist and regular physicals. The piece strings in a medicine show at Main Street with crowd appeal and notes social visits to Houston. Local names Norris Carney Harrison Frazar Terrell McClelland Castrodale appear with brief family and visitor mentions.
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