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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1947
Page
1
The note thanks Bagie Lake customers for patronage at a package store and praises friendships formed in Fugle Lake. It states the business ran honestly and legally. Also mentions Mrs Melvin Campbell improving at Laughlin Hospital after surgery last week.
The American Legion Perry Post announces donkey softball Sunday at the high school stadium. Two teams, married women versus single men, will compete with players mounted on donkeys. Admission 30 cents adults 25 cents children. Start time 3 30. Refreshments available. Proceeds support Legion activities.
The day long skeet shoot will be held Sunday in August at Lake Chub open to two gauges. J R Reel says plenty targets will be offered by the organizers with a payout of $1 to the shooter who breaks the high score. Visiting shooters such as Suttles Mackay Wells Gardner Abrcrombie Jermann McElhinney Symington compete for the high score, with the visitors recording a perfect 30 of 30.
Voters in Calhoun and Eagle Lake school districts are to decide on consolidating the districts. County Judge Henry Buescher ordered the election, to be held Saturday August Sth, with the Colorado County Commissioners Court overseeing the process. Eagle Lake is expected to support adding Calhoun children to the merged district amid local interest and civic figures Mrs. Sipelsir and Grace Deli noted among participants.
George W. Hill enters the Ninth Congressional District race pledging to represent townsfolk seeking a new face in Washington. Born November 16, 1910, at San Felipe de Austin, Hill comes from a long-standing Texas lineage and claims ties to San Jacinto era pioneers. He grew up on a farm, rode horseback across long routes to finish school, and funded college through poultry and pig projects and railroad work. Continued on page 3.
W T Matthews and C I Thewe operating as Matthews Bros have bought W E McRee’s share in the Matthews cotton gin. In an advertisement they seek support for the ginning business and pledge to do the best job possible offering top prices for cotton ginned.
A thrilling rodeo program is scheduled at Eagle Lake Arena tonight featuring Fine horses mean bails calves and rodeo stars. Jim Clinson and Rusty Thomas present a group of riders and ropers with a match roping contest between Tracy Brooks and Hobby Asheck. I V Duncan returns from a Kansas business trip.
State Senator Gus Strauss of Hallettsville will address a four county Farm Bureau meeting at the Columbus Court House Monday night at 8 o clock. He will discuss farm organization and legislation as Colorado County Farm Bureau members and neighboring county groups attend with their spouses to hear about agricultural policy and the upcoming Congress sessions. The Colorado County Bureau seeks 600 members to unite about 1200 voters for advancing farm welfare and policy.
The invitation softball tournament at the High School Athletic Stadium featured nightly games this week with crowd levels described as average. Needville beat Richmond 13 to 7 with Wengel fanning nine. Watson led Richmond with 11 strikeouts. Shell defeated Seaty 19 to 11 as Seals tallied 13 hits, while Shell totaled 10. Universal edged Hughes Tool 5 to 1 behind Henry six strikeouts. Bellville won 7 to 3 over Wharton. 13 Wharton strikeouts could not stop Bellville. Needville beat Rosenberg 7 to 2 and Universal won 5 to 4 over Columbus. Reet and Hahn homered for Columbus. In semi finals Needville defeated Shell 4 to 0.
J C Trahan a Purple Heart veteran and long time Texas City mayor announces candidacy to fill the late Congressman’s seat. He frames a plain spoken, independent platform and says his headquarters will be in Texas City. Trahan, born 1915 in Port Neches, earned wartime honors and earned local acclaim for his management during the Texas City disaster.
Ernest E. Jones a World War II veteran surrendered to county authorities at Matthews after fatally stabbing Johnny Mitchell a young filling station attendant in the Flats Saturday night. Jones 30 with four children lived at the Anderson ranch. Mitchell 37 worked at Magnolia Service Station. Mitchell was buried Monday afternoon.
Edwin L. Whiddon arrived from Wharton to assume the position of Water Superintendent for the City of Eagle Lake. A World War I veteran, he took courses at A and M College and gained water service experience in Wharton. The city maintains state health department approval through regular water analyses and improvements as advised.
J Sulak former state senator from the fifteenth district announced his candidacy for the late Congress seat. He cites 12 years in the Texas Senate and pledges to serve all people without special interests, aiming to begin campaigning immediately. The article covers his background, policy emphasis on agriculture and business, and his plan to run without endorsements.
County judges of the Ninth Congressional District met in Wharton and set July 31 as the filing deadline for a August 23 special election to replace the late Representative Mansfield. Irving Moore to run election night tabulations with district-wide vote tallies channeled through him.
A presiding right of incline to Washington Thursday fixed the oper season on Ducks in Texas from Nov. A to Nov 17, and then from Life 16 to Dec 33. Dodgen’s recommendation to the Federal Fish and Wildlife continues.
Jessie G and Tessie G with Larkwood appear in a sale notice for Gulf Service Station on Main Street. Lockwood, from Austin and a former Marine, seeks a share of the business and invites contact at the station where he currently manages. Henrietta Bulusets is noted as newly married.
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