Texas game and fish commission eyes sixty day duck hunt
The Game and Fish Commission recommends a sixty day duck season this fall with an opener set for Friday November 4 and daily limits of five ducks in possession. Officials note nesting reports are improving and hunting prospects appear satisfactory for Texas waterfowl hunters this season.
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Ming Austin
Cap Hon Bank
Adecaev
Texas
Game and Fish Commission
Sonsstiog
Dick Terrell Wins Taxis Modal Award at Culver Academy
Dick Terrell honored this week at Culver Academy with the Taxis Modal Award for notable achievement. Terrell, joined by staff and classmates, earned the recognition in a ceremony highlighting scholastic and athletic excellence.
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Dick Terrell
Culver Academy
Redbirds prepare to host Wharton Sunday
Eagle Lake Redbirds travel late to play Wharton Red Sox next Sunday after a rain-shortened game. The Redbirds led 10 to 2 late, with starter Doza replaced by Alvarado in the top of the inning before rain halted play. Expected pitchers include Southrow Henry Alvarado or Torreon.
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Eagle Lake
Redbirds
Weimar
Lrds
Doza
Alvarado
Red Wings
Wharton Red Sox
Fe Lake
Henry Alvarado
Torreon
Seven Explorers Attend Rancho Cima Scout Camp
Seven members of Explorer Post No 127 Eagle Lake attend a week long Scout camp at Rancho Cima near San Marcos. Explorers Ken Behn Bevette Joan Bevette Billy Henneke Kenneth Wright and Billy Broades traveled with Mr and Mrs Burger and Mr and Mrs Rhodes. They will return this weekend. A neighbor has returned to San Antonio after a vacation visit with Ada Ry and family.
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Eagle Lake
Rancho Cima
San Marcos
Ken
Joan Behnt Bevétte
Billy Henneke
Ey Kenneth Wright
Billi Broades
Burger
Rhodes
Nut Covered Vanilla Dessert Balls and Chocolate Sauce
dessert balls made from rice milk and vanilla with chopped pecans rolled around. simmer milk with uncooked rice until creamy, sweeten with vanilla, chill into portions, roll in pecans, serve with hot chocolate sauce. makes six servings.
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Reefrigerator
Junior League All Stars Open 3-Game Series Here
The South and East teams of the Rice Belt Junior Teenage League clash Monday night in the first of a three game series. Players hail from El Campo Wharton Eagle Lake Rosenberg East Bernard and other towns with Bay City competing in District action at Edna. Game time is 2:00 oclock with proceeds to be collected. Managers are Roland Carlson and C E Jones for the South. Hank Koym and R L Drake for the East. A post series all star combines to play the Alstad team from the South Central Texas Teenage League in mid August.
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Rice Belt
East Bernard
Rosenberg
Wharton
el Campo
Eagle Lake
Bay City
Edna
Sil Ofering
Roland Carlson
C. E. Jones
Hank Koym
R. L. Drake
AlStad
CV Little League All Stars Win Area Title
The Colorado Valley Little League All Stars beat Lavaca County 6 to 1 in Edna to capture the Area title for the third straight year and advance to District in Lake Jackson. In their opening district game they fell 1 to 0 in eleven innings to Clute in a hard fought loss. Managers Bill Westhoff of Sheridan and Robert Schiurring of Garwood praised the team’s effort as they listed CY All-Star participants from East Bernard, Garwood, Eagle Lake, Weimar, and other local towns.
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Colorado Valley
Little League All Stars
Lavaca County
All-Stars
Edna
Lake Jackson
CW All-Stars
Clute
Bill Westhoff
Sheridan
Robert Schiurring
Garwood
Charles Meisner
Larry Tverdik
Marvin Kaiser
el Campo
Lewis Botard
Bobby Tesch
Russell Judd
Danny Pless
Jimmy Nasser
Mark Vacek
East Bernard
Jimmy Dahse
Mike Bryant
Wilbur Groman
Weimar
Preston Faukus
Leon Labay
John Rolf
Billy Uzzell
Jerry Clipson
Billy Schultz
Eagle Lake
Rainbow Ribbon Loaf Dessert With Three Flavors
A colorful three layer dessert loaf combines mint Pineapple pecan and strawberry flavors. Rice cooked in milk forms the base with sugar vanilla and colorings, then divided and layered with pecan pineapple mint and jam to chill for serving.
Three Auto Rollovers in Colorado County Last Weekend
Three automobiles overturned on Colorado County highways over the weekend with no injuries. Jasper Orr Pruitt, 22, of LaWard, reported his 1954 Ford blew a front tire at 2 a.m. causing a bridge railing collision and a topple. Charles Zutler, 33, of Columbus, said his 1930 Chevrolet locked front wheels and veered off Old Oakland road near Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, sliding along a ditch.
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Colorado
Eighway P
Tanner
D_ son
Jasper Orr
Pruitt
LaWard
Bronday
Danner
Altair
Midway
Charles H. Zutler
Columbus
Oakland Road
Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
Pecans and Cherry Glace Loaf Recipe and Honor Award Note
A recipe describes chilling the loaf about four hours, then inverting to unmold and garnish with pecans or maraschino cherries, optional whipped cream, yielding ten servings. Also noted, twenty four outstanding Texas 4 H members will receive the State Fair of Texas Honor Award at the 1955 State Fair.
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Texas 4-H
Cub Swimmers Award at Sunday Picnic Event
Cub Scouts who completed a three week swimming course will perform at 5:00 pm Sunday at the Legion Swimming Pool in Eagle Lake Recreation Center. The event features relay races strokes and a water contest, followed by a covered dish supper. Certificates will be presented by John Biggers and L S Tate to each participant. Approximately fifty Cubs from Eagle Lake Rock Island and Sheridan attended.
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Legion
Eagle Lake Recreation Center
John Biggers
L .S. Tate
Mr. Tate
Eagle Lake
Rock Island
Sheridan
Bills Limiting Rice Acreage Pass Both Houses
Congress moved to cap rice acreage cuts for 1956 at 15 percent with both House and Senate approving bills. David Wintermann of Eagle Lake credited lawmakers including Congressman Thompson and Senator Daniels for steering the measure, which aims to ease farmers’ burden after a 23 percent cut this year. The action follows prior 20 to 25 percent reductions in consecutive years.
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U. S
Congress
House
Senate
David Wintermann
Eagle Lake
American Rice Growers Association
Thompson
Price Daniels
Wintermann
Daniels
Years Ago Look Back August 1 1931 Highlights
Colum bus bridge contract will be awarded July 30. Notices list building bids for a negro school and a Memphis death. Local people and incidents include family misfortune hospital stays accidents and rising cotton prospects. Several relocations and a wedding are noted plus a tongue in cheek baby milestone anecdote.
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Columbus
Wille
Joe Kuykendall
Garwood
G. P. Choppim
Claude Clapp
Family Home
Sweetwater
Houston
W. B. Hale
C. W. Cooke
Tucson
Arizona
Jane Reed
Madisonville
Flynn
Eagle Lake
G. Funka
John Chumney
Texas Company
H. V. Cherry
Curtis E. Hough
Teal R.R
Teal
Honduras
Central America
Lissie
Margaret Little
W.G. Keeling
Pittsburg
Methodist
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Leon Wood
Joe Devaney
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Milam
Sewing Center
E. Milam St
Clarence Rasmus
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Channelview
Alfred
David Zahradnick
Ray Zahradnick
Leonard Seahalm
Meg
Peg
Ot Atthens
Mose Thomas
Mrs. Seaholm
Raymond Taylor and
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Cleveland
W. W. Taylor
Kingsville
Annie Taylor
Henry Reuther
Co. E. Rawlins
Veterans Hospital
Borden
Selma Falen
Perry Morris
Cindy
Frank Mazac
V. D. Morris
F. L. Murphy
Alvin, Iowa
Clifford Wiese
S. O. Boothe
Elizabeth Reed
Galveston
Sallie F. Jones
Virginia
North Carolina
Missippi
Louisiana
Curtis McClanahan
H. Walker
Highway 90A
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