Eagles Edge in Regional Track Meet Decline
In a rough regional track summary, Eagle Lake High School's boys team aimed to represent District 85-8 at the University, showing standout times from athletes like Robert with a 33 second 220 yard dash and a 20 yard split. The report notes the team posted one of the few fast marks in the event, but details are unclear due to OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eacle Lake High School
University of Aston
Hanover Gusine
Robert
Timae
Little League Thanks Donors For Backstop And Cage Support
The Eagle Lake Little League thanks W C Alley Rueben Muench T P Dowdy Jim Wire Herbert Loessin and Tate for donations to build the backstop and batting cage. The team now has needed equipment and practices run weekdays with about forty boys aged 8 to 13 under coaches Low Spaninel and Lee Frasiere. Parents are urged to attend and local youths are invited to join.
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Little League Baseball Pristulation
Eagle Lake
W C Alley
Rueben Muench
T. P. Dowdy
Jim Wire
Herbert Loessin
Tate
Spaninel
Lee Frasiere
Buck Flournoy Leads Class B Regional Golf Push
Buck Flournoy tops the Class B regional golf field with solid play across the greens. The event featured local players from Terite and surrounding areas, with notable performances by Heston and Shirdone in the senior divisions.
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Buck Flournoy
Columbusites Low Shooters in First Inter County Meet
Cleveland club golfers from the Columbusites and BOR Herstal tournament lineup competed in the first inter county meet. Participants included McCrary A P Howard Clyde Nispel and Jock Canon. The club plans to meet Sunday June 15 before playoffs.
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Columbusites
Squirrel season opens May 1 for three months
May to July marks legal hunting months for squirrels in Colorado and neighboring counties Wharton Fayette Lavaca and Austin with no bag limit. The text notes visits by Rex Graham and Ann to North Texas and Elgin, plus a visit to Mr. and Mrs. J R Colly from family members in Mobile Alabama.
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Colorado County
Neghboring Wharton
Fayette
Lavaca
Austin Counties
Rex Graham
Ann
North
Texas
Elgin
Albert Brown
J. R. Colly
W. W. Hamilton
Frances
Mobile
Alabama
ELHS Students Shine In Region Meet Events
Eagle Lake High students qualified at the 63-S spring region meet last Saturday at the University of Houston. The golf team won one title, with Birdwell, Perry, Lunn, and Efi Birdwell placing in events. In journalism, Tommy Smith and Bill Hanly competed. Samm Trsa West earned first in feature writing. Tennis saw Mary B Konoyicka defeat Kathryn McBride 6-2 2-6 6-3, then Mary Gillard faced Franklin in Class 25-A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Lake High
Houston
Jourmey
Eagle Lake
Bill
Birdwell
Perry
Tommy Smith
Lunn
Efi Birdwell
Geraid Peterson
Jesus
Samm
Trsa West
Murvalse
Bill Hanly
Tenis
Mary B. Konoyicka
Kathryn McBride
Brownson
Gene Austin Dance School Recital Set For Friday
The Gene Austin Dance School announces its first formal recital on Friday May 23 at 8:00 PM in Eagle Lake High School Auditorium. Advance tickets 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults. The program is a four part musical comedy by the Junior Class.
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Gene Austin
Eagle Lake
Eagles Bow to Columbus and Top East Bernard in district
The Eagle Lake Eagles split a pair in district play, losing 3 0 at Columbus and beating East Bernard 4 3 in eight innings to stay tied for first with Columbus and East Bernard. Tommy Wilcox led the offense with three hits and two doubles in a 4 3 win. The team hosts Columbus Friday at 3 45 p m and visits Sealy next week before the May 6 rematch with East Bernard.
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Eagle Lake High School
East Bernard
Columbue
San Jacinto
Tom Kirkseey
Columbus
Eagles
Jack Dowdy
Cardinal
Sammy Tise
Meyer
Grabow
Frankie Orma
Kuhn
Hohensee
Lintermeyer
Warren
Moeller
Frnka
Iguhn
East Bernard High Brahmas
Jerry Peterson
Vernon Sheppard
Jerry
Tommy Wilcox
Frankie Parma
Jerry Peterson ii
Wayne Brasher
Sheppard
Wilcox
Parma
V. Hlavinka
George Rowland
Losack
Eagle Lake
Peterson
Eagle Lake Eagles
Columbus Cardinals
Sealy
Tom Kirksley
Rotary Hears Plans For Perfect Shipping Month
P. Kelly from the Southern Pacific Claims Department spoke at the Rotary Club lunch on a perfect shipping campaign to cut damage claims. He noted one billion dollars in damages over seven years and urged businessmen to cooperate in filing claims. Local Rotarians discussed a twin-city meeting with Columbus and welcomed visiting Rotarians Grover Porter Bill Harrison Dudley Baker and guest J C Boyche Walker.
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P. Kelly
Claims Department of
Southern Pacific Railroad
Rotary Club
American Association of Transportation
Mr. Kelly
A. J. Dupree
Southern Pacific
Twin-City
Columbus
Deane
D. Fletcher
Grover Porter
Waxahachie
Bill Harison
Dudley Baker
J. C. (Boyche) Walker
Student Council Presents PTA Program April 17
Eagle Lake Parent-Teacher Association members met April 17 in the high school auditorium for a program by the student council. Howard Lee opened with an invocation, speakers Carey Hanly and Wayne Brasher discussed what the council does, and a District 63-B first place drama The Valiant was shown by Jack Dowdy, Leon Simank, Craig Adams, Patsy Scott, Tommy Wilcox, Frankie Parma.
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Eagle Lake
Parent-Teacher Association
Howard Lee
Cleo Lednicky
Carey Hanly
Wayne Brasher
The
Valiant
Jack Dowdy
Leon Simank
Craig Adams
Patsy Scott
Tommy Wilcox
Frankie Parma
Holworthy Hall
Robert Middlem
T. D. Kirksley
W. T. Matthews
Association
Four County Scout Troops Take Part In District Field Meet
Four Colorado County Scout Troops competed in the Colorado District field meet at Camp Colorado near Columbus last Friday and Saturday April 18 19. Troops 334 from Methodist Church Eagle Lake 312 Lions Club Columbus 325 PTA New Ulm and 681 Group of citizens Sheridan sent patrols that placed highly. The Eagle Lake Patrol 334 earned top honors alongside a Troop 312 Columbus patrol. Court of Honor at Campfire Friday evening led by R L Cook with awards from district officials.
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Colorado County
Colorado District
Camp Colorado
Nea Columbus
Methodist Church
Eagle Lake
Lions Club Columbus
PTA
New Ulm
Sheridan
Eldon Seichert
Columbus
R. L. Cook
Cook
F. R. Carroll
Weimar
W. L. Coffey
B. Roberts
C. J. Mann
Clifford Weise
Oscar Miller
Adolph, Raabe
W. T. Matthews
Jack Smith
David Cook
Stanley Carroll
Rev W E Rodgers Rites Held Here Tuesday
The Rev Walter E Rodgers of Houston died Sunday April 20 in a Houston hospital at age 70. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 A M from Wollus Cooper Funeral Home with burial at Lake Side Cemetery Eagle Lake. Pallbearers were nephews of the deceased. survivors include a sister and four nieces. Out of town attendees listed from Houston Radford Virginia Lubbock Beaumont Bay City and others.
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Walter E. Rodgers
Houston
Mr. Rodgers
First Baptist Church
Eagle Lake
Wollus+ Cooper Funeral Home
R. Morin
Lakeside
Calf Found Slain and Night Deer Hunting Penalties
Game Warden Tom T. Waddell reports a calf was shot in the Hol Schmidt Pasture near Wilson Hill Alley ton between midnight and sun up. It may be cattle theft or deer hunting. the calf died after veterinary examination by Dr. George Martin in Columbus. Heavy rains hindered tracking. a $25 reward offered for evidence to convict deer hunters or cattle thieves. The Cattlemen’s Association adds a reward for cattle stealing. hunting deer at night is illegal and fawns may not be collected, with prosecution for violators.
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Tom T. Waddell
Hol
Waddell
Colorado
Cattlemen's Association
Wardell
Erroneous Easter Guest Note Corrected
A correction notes that Frank Johnson could not visit his parents during Easter as he remains on duty in Korea and was unable to be present with Mr. and Mrs. H. 8. Johnson.
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Frank Johnson
Johnson
Korea
Rock Island Home Fire Wrecks Meier Residence
Fire destroyed the Meier five room home and furniture, sparing only a single outbuilding used for curing meats. The couple built the house in three years of spare time and investigators had not confirmed insurance coverage for the dwelling or furnishings. Wier Guild Meets With Miss Johnson at Ophelia Johnson’s home with 17 members and one guest.
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Lumber Co
Meyer
Wier Guild
Johnson
Wesleyan Service Guild
Ophelia Johnson
Doole
Brotherhood
Ben Brasher
Sophie Zoeller
Ma Bertha Smith
U. N
Minerva Bernadine
Guild
Madeline Cearmnal
Dunn Family Plans Move to Tyler Texas
Mrs Richard Dunn and daughter Margaret Ann of South Milwaukee Wisconsin and Dr F Ny Howard of Little Rock Ark visited Monday with their aunt Mrs E W Hanly and family. The Dunns plan to move to Tyler Texas in the near future.
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Richard Dunn
daugh‘Wee
Margaret Ann
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
F. Ny Howard
Little Rock
Ark
E. W. Hanly
Dunns
Tyler
Texas
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Terite
Ieeegand Greens
Jumbus Memerse Park
Ayeterten
ELHS
Frank Fortik
J. Ben Johnson
John Pelosk
Wallis
Maynard Kriedler
Seth Pennington
Galveston
Melvin Pennington
Rotary
Student Council
Mrs. H. Graves
Bay City
W. E. Rodgers
Glen Gilchrist
Norris Bldg
Rock Island
Carter
L. D. Roberts
DODGE
Chevrolet
EAGLE
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