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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1964
Page
3
Community notes recount visits and family gatherings around Garwood. Activities include members attending a district WSCS meeting in Austin, relatives visiting in Lockhart and Houston, and excursions to Yoakum for the Garden Club Wildflower Trail. A hospital inpatient update and local bridge party details round out the period’s social highlights.
Mrs E L Wied presented a reading program while the slate of officers was adopted and reports heard. The Cuero Flower Show judges, Mr and Mrs G K Jackson and others visited. A Wednesday bridge party and bingo outcomes are listed, with district meeting notes and condolences for Richard Breese. Several families are noted as visiting, hosting gatherings, and attending events in Garwood and nearby towns.
Readable portions show weekly meals with pork chops and mashed potatoes for Monday, April 12, fried chicken on Tuesday, meatloaf on Wednesday, stew meat on Thursday, and tuna salad on Friday. The text includes multiple misspellings and OCR errors but lists sides like green beans, corn bread, and desserts. several lines mention community events and birthday celebrations.
E H Henry School participated in the Interscholastic League events on Saturday April 4. Participants competed in Jr Spelling, Sr Spelling, Jr Deelaming, Sr Develanting, Debating, Writing, Number Sense, Typing and more, with listed contestants including Deborah McTeat Jackie Faye Hurd Dorothy Binkley Linda Black Ida Jewel Kirkendall Earlene Kirken Gall Donald R Calvin and Mary Spa Formby.
A county court last Friday filed a charge of wife and child desertion against Lewis M. L. Bankston Jr., detailing alleged abandonment. The case seeks legal action consistent with the desertion accusation and references court proceedings to date.
The text lists results with Ime Jean Austin second in typing and Tda Jewel Kirkendall second in Debating, Shirley Formby and Mary Spates third in Essay Writing, Daisy Amos and Willie Dancy fifth in Number Sense. Tommie Charles Pettus, a former student at E. H. Henry School now at Huston-Tillotson, Austin, Texas, was chosen by the District as a judge for Music and Typing.
Get your veterinary supplier vaccines drenches and spray at Engle Lake Drugs. CE 4-2523.
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