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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1945
Page
6
Wartime civilian guidance from the Office of War Information urges rationing and substitutions to stretch meat supplies. It covers producer declarations, fuel and sugar stamps, clothing and food allocation, and notes on home rabbit farming as a supplement. It also reports on cotton price controls, farm wages, and refrigeration production policies.
The War Manpower Commission said at least 3,000 more workers are needed for evaporated milk production from April through July. Local US Employment Service offices will recruit, with 1945 total output near 90 million cases if manpower holds. Armed Forces needs about 40 million, lend-lease 10 million, civilians 40 million.
A regular fire company meeting on Monday covered various topics including a School of Instruction led by Fy tis Muenster of Luling tied to A and M College. Announced next Monday will host a recreational night. April 28 features a Montezuma Club dance with gingham dress and novelty hair arrangements.
Military and community notes recount Clements Northington returning with his mother and sister after seven months in the Pacific, visits from relatives in Houston Corpus Christi and San Antonio, and updates on service members including Capt Roady and Pvt Wishert. Local residents and families travel for visits and hospital news center the wartime civic report.
Freeport spent the week with his parents Mr and Mrs C Fults and other relatives. Ward returned to her home in San Antonio after days with Miss Sadie Northington. H F Fell left for Shephard Field after a week here with Mrs Fell to stay with family. W H Walker hosts expect an indefinite visit. Coffee relatives from Houston visit. Foulk mourns brother in law J H Edwards died in Rochester Pa. Northington relatives came for W A Northington funeral. Dorothy Wishert recuperates at home after ear infection hospital stay.
Mr and Mrs Hugo Hintz and their young daughter from Houston spent last week with Mrs F E Dostal and her daughter Elinor, visiting the Hintz family and the home of Hintz’s mother.
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