Farmers for Houston Wallis Eagle Lake Road Proposal
A campaign in Wallis to build an all weather road to Houston would speed farm products to market and boost local dairying and canning. Advocates cite saved truck wear, quicker mail delivery, and greater access for Simonton Fulps area growers, with estimates of multicounty economic benefits.
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Farmers For
Houston- Wallis
Eagle Lake
Wallis
Golden Market
Houston
Harris County
Brazos River
Houston-Wallis
Simonton
Ful
Sic
Esterax
Simtonton
Abe Daily
College appoints Mrs Parker to Tarleton English faculty
Stephenville Aug 6 Mrs Kathleen Hooten Parker is hired as instructor in the English department at Tarleton College announced by Dean E J Howell. Parker holds a BA from NTSTC Denton an MA from ETSTC Commerce and studied at University of Colorado. She previously headed English departments at Eagle Lake and Sulphur Springs high schools and has taught English and speech at Gladewater High School.
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Stephenville
Kathleen Hooten Parker
Pittsburg
Texas
Tarleton College
E. J. Howell
Parker
NTSTC
Denton
ETSTC
University of Colorado
Eagle Lake
Sulphur Springs
Gladewater
Mother of County Attorney Otto Moore Buried
Obituary note reports the burial of Leona Elizabeth Moore on Saturday July 2010 at Holteman Cemetery with burial in Mt Enterprise. She lived in Rusk County all her life, born January 1, 1859, a Methodist, survived by husband and four sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto P. Akoore
Columbus
Leona Elizabeth Moore
Mt. Enterprise
Holteman
George Be|rew
Waco
Grand Lodge of Texas
Austin
Sam K. Seymour, Jr
Sam K. Seymour, Sr
Johnson Named Financial Secretary of Texas Camp No 11d
Harry S. Johnson of Eagle Lake is appointed financial secretary of Camp No 11d, Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, effective July 24, 1947, succeeding the late Fritz W. Emshoff after six years in the post. Johnson is the sole authorized collector for payments or installments for the camp. Also notes a wedding trip return and family arrivals visiting Eagle Lake residents and local lodging plans.
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Farrar Newberry
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society
Harry S. Johnson
Eagle Lake
No. 11d
Texas
Mr. Johnson
Fritz W. Emshoff
War era road project hopes revive Harris county farming
Krenek praises a rich loam area in Harris county and expects the Houston Wallis road to draw farmers back after wartime displacement, noting the region as the county’s richest farming belt.
Grimwood Named Indiana Station Business Manager
T G Grimwood of Bloomington is named business manager for WTOM Bloomington Indiana a new all time standard band radio station. The station began broadcasting Sunday morning July 20 at 7 am after the Federal Washington Travel Commission approved regularcasts on frequency 1490 kilocycles. Fred O Grimwood owner of the station is his son.
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T. G. Grimwood
Bloomington
Ind
Frank Stephens
Hayes Stephens
D. S. Taylor
WTOM
Indiana
Wahington_ravel Commission
Washington
Fred O. Grimwood
Tuberculosis Tops Texas Cause of Death in 1945
Tuberculosis killed an average of eight Texans daily in 1945 and crippled the well being of about 35 000. It killed three times as many Negroes as whites and seven times as many Latins as Anglo Americans. It was the No 1 disease killer among Texans aged 15 to 35 and matched deaths from all other infectious and parasitic diseases combined.
Visit Highlights From The Hill Country
Mrs W A Harold and daughters Frances and Ann Bird Harold of Greenville Tenn left after a short visit with D S Taylor and Stephens and aunt Mrs Frank Stephens. Judith Anderson Kay Kearney of Eagle Lake and Doris Ramsey of Kerrville were guests at a barbecue at Carp Loma Linda last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ed Shirley of San Antonio visited his parents E H Shirley and Mrs J M Floyd of El Paso visited daughter LaMerle Floyd a few days last week.
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W.A. Harold
Frances
Ann Bird Harold
Greenville, Tenn
D. S. Taylor and
Stephens
Frank Stephens
Judith Anderson
Kay Kearney
Eagle Lake
Doris Ramsey
Kerrville
Carp Loma Linda
Hill Country
Ed Shirley
San Antonio
E. H. Shirley
J. M. Floyd
el Paso
LaMerle Floyd
Resignation and New Post for Henry Dostal
Henry Dostal resigns from Universal Motor Co and accepts a position as mechanic with A L Barings Garage for his aunt Miss Tiluan Vine Yard.
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Miss Tiluan
Vineyard
Henry Dostal
Universal Motor
Mies Chanic
A. L. Baring’ Garage
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Eagle Market
Carter Walker
Daily
Brazos Bottoms
United States
Alvin
Lake Senior
G. W. Spencer
D. H. Mullins
Hunter B. Harris
Fulswear
Alief
Walter Krenek
Krenek
College
Otto Moore
Sam K. Seymour
Sam Seymour, Jr
Canada
Toronto
Montreal
Quebec
New York City
Washington, D .C
Sam K. Semour, Jr
Lower
Colorado River Authority
W.O.W
Ray Crutchfield
John Breithaupt
Janice Geguthreaux
Baton Rouge, la
Bradford
A. B
George
Hi-Way Inn
Altair, Texas
L. E. Sanford
Shell Station
Ramsey Hotel
Highway 90-A
Indiana Station
Appling Bros. Telephone
EL Campo
Sinclair
F. J. Kallina
Wady Nickles Station
Bill Prihodstation
Mada
D. H. Hall
Bagis Lake
Tecan
Lad Janda
Sealy
Fed. Tax Inc
Joe Lichnovsky
Fexan
Garnead Bos
Ben H. Faber
John S. Carroll, Jr
Bulldozer and Dragune Servic
E Agle Lake
E. E. Hansen
Bookkeeping Service
Norris Bldz
Beckman’s Drug Store
J. C. Willis, Jr
Wharton
Geo A. Martin
Dulce
Columbus, Texas
Traden Chiropractic Clinic
Texar
J. Ben Johnson
Optometrist
National Book Testing
Glassen
Emanuel Roos
Norris Bidg Eagle Lake
Roy Towell
A. H. Seaholm
W. M. Edgar Baring
Secy
Tor
Harry D. Larson
First National Bank
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