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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1949
Page
1
Eagle Lake announces a city wide clean up from May 2 through May 7 led by the Volunteer Fire Department with City Council support. Residents and merchants are urged to clean premises and place rubbish in approved containers for curbside collection on May 6 and 7.
After Kathy Fis cus died in an abandoned well residents are urged to inspect their property. Texas lawmakers introduced a resolution mandating that all uncovered wells and cisterns be covered unless supervised. Violations would be a misdemeanor with fines from 200 to 1000 dollars.
Test on the Magnolia well on the Harrison Mitchell property west of Lissie estimates a flow of about 4,000,000 cubic feet of gas and 40 barrels of distillate daily. Land leasing rumors circulate near the well while Stanolind progresses a second well at the V A Haifen place.
Co owners Rusty Thomas and Jim Clipson plan a two city rodeo tour affiliating with the Rodeo Cowboy Association of Texas. The shows feature Hitler the bull and eight Gulf Coast Cutting Horse Association horses plus a planned Wharton children's horse quadrille described as square dancing on horseback. The Eagle Lake event runs May 13-14 with a Wharton stop on May 27-28.
The first annual FFA livestock show drew local spectators to the Eagle Lake square last Friday with judging at 10:30 am. David Anderson won grand champion steer while Roy Addicks claimed reserve. An auction followed at 1:30 pm led by W P Newton, donating his services for the boys.
City businesses close today from 12:00 noon to 2:30 pm in observance of Good Friday. Next Thursday April 21 will be a holiday for San Jacinto Day. Advertisers are asked to submit copy early next week as the Headlight will be closed on Thursday. Church groups and civic clubs are urged to send news early in the week.
The Headlight celebrates Issue No. 1 Volume XLVI marking 46 years of local serving Eagle Lake Texas since March 3 1903. The editor emphasizes hometown support stressing local printing job quality and advertiser backbone while noting broad circulation to 141 Texas towns and select regions.
The Eagle Lake City Administration has spent to improve the dumping ground with a contractor clearing a sewer ditch and burning disposable trash. A dragline is at work and city workers are cutting back refuse to improve sanitation ahead of summer. The writer urges a disposal plant to prevent insanitation.
The Senior Girl Scouts sponsor an Amateur Hour at the school auditorium on Tuesday April 19 with curtain at 8:00 pm. Several specialty numbers are listed including Griff Thom as Sr performing an accordion piece.
The house by one vote sent McLellan's natural gas tax rural road bill back to committee. Observers say if revived it will broaden revenue use beyond rural roads and tax gas production. Casey proposed diverting funds to schools. the move failed. Texas Farm Bureau argues Colson bill is inadequate for rural road needs.
A special city council meeting on April 8 named EP Abercrombie as alderman joining M. M. Jones and C. P. Boggess. Tom Campbell was chosen mayor pro tem. Standing committees include Finance, Ordinance, Water Lights Gas, Street and Bridge, Sewerage, Law Enforcement with listed members. City Treasurer is W. E. fenhart and City Secretary Mattie R. Street. Fire Marshal Exeel Smith.
James Wellington Courtney 68 died in a Fort Worth hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was son of J I Courtney and Dora Courtney of Eagle Lake with survivors including son Arthur Courtney of Mississippi, sisters Mrs S J Ham and Mrs Ola Waack, brother Arthur Courtney, stepdaughter Mrs Routh Hotchkiss, granddaughter Edith Courtney, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 4 00 PM Wednesday April 6 in Fort Worth with attendees from Houston and Fort Worth.
Easter services are held today at 1 00 pm at First Baptist and union services continue Sunday with special events across royal churches. Friday prayers run 1 00 to 2 00 pm, with weeklong joint services culminating in Easter observances at area churches. Singers and a union choir contribute to the week’s worship.
Sheriff Harvey Lee announces a crackdown on dumping on public rights of way and driving created vehicles on county roads. He cites state law penalties from 10 to 200 dollars for dumping within 300 yards of highways and 1 to 200 dollars for using created vehicles on roads. He will file complaints if violations continue.
A congressional push for a centralized farm program seeks to give federal price supports and direct payments, tying aid to acreage controls and marketing restrictions. Group One commodities would receive top support, while perishable items use cash subsidies. critics warn of rigid regulation and market disruption.
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