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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1970
Page
5
W L Farris presses for a third term on the Rice Consolidated School Board. He cites education as the chief obligation to children and the need for economical administration while promising active involvement to complete unfinished progress. Positions 1 2 and 3 list candidates for three year terms.
George resident Hemphill runs for the school board in Rice District seeking understanding for district youth. He pledges commitment to an academic achievement orientation and collaboration among locals. Endorsements come from Greater St Olive Baptist Church White Cloud Baptist Church and Providence Baptist Church.
In a playful Will Rogers style the TEXAS OUT LOOK highlights Rogers as a showman-essayist whose newspaper column and wit shaped American humor in the 1920s and 1930s. It notes his belief the newspaper is a great blessing and quotes his humorous reflections on life, media, and public discourse.
CARE provides medical attention nutrition and education support to improve child health in developing countries. The program targets malnutrition and pregnancy outcomes to reduce infant mortality and boost long term well being.
A grim scene unfolds as two men are slain in a house believed to be under dispute. Police report unclear motive and are questioning neighbors for possible witnesses. The incident has drawn efforts from local investigators to determine suspects and sequence of events.
Ralph Gertson, 38, Eagle Lake rice farmer and rancher, seeks Position One on the Rice Consolidated Independent School District Board in the April 4 election. He cites long community residence, a Catholic parish role, and a goal to provide quality education while guiding scholastic and social development for area students.
Absent voter periods closed Tuesday for Rice Consolidated Inagpement Shoal District and the City of Fagle Lake elections. Voters had until March 54st to submit ballots, with school election ballots sent to eligible residents and seven ballots returned for the school race.
Van Nort announces candidacy for mayor of Eagle Lake in the city officers election at the municipal building. He, 30, is tied to Gulf Coast Oilfield Contracting and Gulf Coast Vacuum Service, married with three children, a 1958 Eagle Lake High School graduate, and a 1963 University of Houston graduate with a civil engineering degree and minors in business management and psychology. He is active in local organizations and serves as a Texas Vacuum Tank Truck Association director. He argues his engineering background and city-work experience justify his bid and challenges rivals’ qualifications.
Councilman Struss longtime Eagle Lake resident and former Navy officer campaigns for mayor in Saturday city election. He cites council experience, business background, and local service with Chamber of Commerce and Rosery Club as qualifications. He urges voters to elect him to lead city government for two years.
Eugene Baker, manager of the Eagle Lake Rice Dryer Inn, 44, seeks another term as Alderman in the city election this Saturday April 4. He and wife Worthy have three children and attend the Methodist Church where he serves on the Administrative Board. Baker has chaired the Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce and led as its president and director, and presides over Club Montezuma. He urges voters to elect him to the City Council.
Garmer H. Tate 69 and a 21 year Tenneco employee at Chesterville announces his candidacy for mayor of Eagle Lake in the April city election. A longtime resident, he and his wife have two high school graduates and attend First Baptist Church. He urges residents to vote Saturday, claiming familiarity with city problems and a duty to represent a majority of citizens.
A man departs from a disputed legal matter amid a tangle of fortune, zone designations, and an Ilavery body. The development promises to save considerable time in resolving the case, as parties realign around the core dispute and trigger faster proceedings.
A brief notice indicates prescription service availability at Eagle Lake Drugs serving CF 42503 area residents.
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