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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1947
Page
3
Seeing arrives, the trees turn green and March winds bring showers to bloom flowers. Ruby Deakson writes of spring’s mood and the sophomore class picnic notes. The H. E. girls finish dresses while students study English Spanish biology with missed Miss Lizzie.
Band members report busy week with football practice and selections for a spring concert on April 18. It marks the final group performance for seniors before commencement while funds are raised to cover Carlsbad travel expenses. A gossip column Reveals crushes, romance hints, and study hall intrigue among seniors and fresh men.
Coach Reach split his team into E and Hawks for a four week trial game won 6 0 as Selph to Williams combination produced the lone score in the third quarter a holding call wiped out a prior TD The Hawks showed fight Dudley R and Gore added late help but Eagles prevailed Band played and players featured on radio programs amid a large crowd.
Mrs Elma Lee and Joyce traveled to Houston to spend Easter weekend with daughter Mrs W A Geisenberg family. Mrs Armit Thomas rushed to Houston Sunday for her mother Mrs T B Tubbs illness. Mrs Tubbs condition improved and Mrs Thomas returned home Monday. Miss Ola Mae Wiese, student at Southwestern College Georgetown, visited her family here over Easter weekend. Misses Josephine and Hannah Linderholm and Mrs Sophia Hooker of Chicago visited Bertha Smith. Brenda Joyce Geisenberg from Houston visited grandmother Elma Lee. C Gertson improving rapidly after operation at Schuhmann Hospital East Bernard Saturday. Pop is hoped to be up and about soon. More local notes on price reductions follow.
Easter Sunday gathering from Corpus Christi to celebrate Eugene Drescher of Bexarardo with Mr and Mrs Paul Hagen Robert Ru McCoskey and many relatives. Attendees included the Rumples Wick Dreschers Henneckes Ingrams Cole and Lena Lee with Kay Ingram visiting grandparents. George Mott now employed in Houston, son of C K and Mrs Mott of Eagle Lake.
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