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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1944
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR snippet lists names Mentz News Egna Mrs Reuben Meartz Mrs Bennie ter Mr and Mrs Columbus family mentions Wharton class Anil George with no clear event or location to summarize.
The final study program of the Chu Wit Ke Balle Jones lists items including sah Ly and related activities for Texas Day on April 1, detailing agenda and participants for the local study club event.
A scatter of social items lists names from Three Rivers to Houston including the Neuendorffs Braden and Polocheck families. Guests visit hosts in Weimar Columbus and Galveston while soldiers depart for Camp Scott. Also noted are cards of thanks, household advice, farm editor notes, and social calls across multiple households.
Fragmentary text notes a stray pocket headed home as frontline Fiji Army troops in Italy return a leftie item. Mentions individuals such as Frank Libera II and Archie D. Mupiiath with affiliations to college corps and West area addresses. Unable to confirm full names or precise actions due to garbled text, but indicates a travel or return notice involving service members and related identifiers.
Sunday April 16 1944 at 9 45 p m Sunday School led by S H Broyles 10 45 Morning Worship by Chaplain C O Estes Evening Worship conducted by C O Estes with prayer meeting and choir rehearsal scheduled for 8 45 p.m on April 19 1944.
The notice lists Sunday School and service times for Eagle Lake Mission led by Rev. Amos Watkins and Eagle Lake Catholic Church led by Rev. A W Didner on April 15 1944 and 16 1944, plus Presbyterian and First Evangelical Church schedules in Lissie Texas with weekly Bible study and choir practice, and quarterly conference on Wednesday evenings. It invites attendance.
Church notices list activities at American Lutheran Eagle Lake and Columbus St Paul Lutheran with Sunday School and service times. Christ Episcopal notes rector Richard A Park and a monthly visitation, reporting children’s Lenten offering growth and district religious events.
Sunday and midweek church schedules list services at the Baptist church with Chaplain Estes preaching, youth fellowship, and evening worship led by the pastor. District Conference in San Marcos is noted, with ex officio members and elected delegates named. Altar Society met with new members John Mahalite and Mrs Nauman, lilies and roses used, reception followed by refreshments. Presbyterian Auxiliary met for devotional, quilting, and refreshments. next meeting planned with Lewig Kopecky in May.
Easter Sunday ceremony dedicated Baby Warren Dennis Parker with Mrs. James Wilson and the Wilcox family serving as sponsors. Tammie Wilcox led the reception of members, while Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Wilcox stood as sponsors.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a musical event and possible names, lacking clear action. Readers are left with unclear references to music and individuals, making a precise summary difficult.
Lillie Mae and Arine Rodgers with Lil lian Leta Hoffman attend Easter services at Grace American Lutheran Church in Columbus. Mary Martha Society of St. Paulis American Lutheran Church holds a 2:30 PM devotional with Mrs G Wolf hosting. Social hour features strawberries and whipped cream. Activities include scripture reading, prayers, and a St Luke study lesson. Members in attendance and upcoming schedule noted. Sunshine class discusses May Fete with vehicle contest entries encouraged. Baptist W M U holds Bible study with next Benevolence day planned. Visitors from Austin stay with Mose Thoma family. Joe Frank Ravene from Houston visits Easter Sunday.
Roger Killough, chairman of the Metho dist church stewards, entertained the board Tuesday night with a duck supper from his own duck farm. Mrs Killough, co hostess, hired prepared a luscious supper with home made ice cream. Floral motif of sweet peas added a decorative touch to the gathering.
Christ Church Guild met Tuesday afternoon with five members in attendance. No special business was reported.
Christian Science services announce a Lesson-Sermon on the doctrine of atonement for Sunday April 16. The Golden Text speaks of divine companionship and overcoming the world. Bible citations include Hebrews and a passage from Science and Health. Guests Mrs Rather Beard and Mrs Valda Walker of Shreveport are visiting their mother, Mrs Sallie Westmoreland.
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