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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1947
Page
8
Mrs Frank Johnson and her little daughter Vesta Callahan depart Smithville with Mrs H R Callahan for Seattle to sail August 12 for Tokyo Japan. They join Captain Johnson of the First Cavalry who served on the Texas-Mexico border and in the Pacific.
Miss Mary Edna Walker will wed Charles Dearing at First Baptist Church Easle Lake on Sunday afternoon. Maid of honor Thalia Brewer of Houston. bridesmaids Pattie De Blanc Claudia Brewer Mary Catherine Alley Betty Ruth Wood. flower girl Haddie Helen Lockwood. Groom’s party includes Vernon Miller Charles Lee Spalinger Robert Wilcox Jr John Walker Leonard Walker. Bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs J O Walker of Eagle Lake. groom’s parents Mr. and Mrs R G Dearing of Sugar Land.
Members of the Universal Motor Company softball team held a barbecue at the Lake View Golf Club on Wednesday night to cap a successful season. They placed third in a local tournament and won 25 dollars to help cover barbecue expenses. Mr and Mrs Al Quebe of Brenham were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs A H Dipple.
A Coke party hosted at the Wilcox home precedes Miss Mary Edna Walker’s forthcoming wedding. Close friends of the bride elect attend as marigolds and crystal serveware adorn the refreshment display with cakes sandwiches and cookies. Summer blooms brighten the living room. Also noted are family visits and a Houston party member traveling west for vacation through several states.
Sept W C Reed announced Eagle Lake Public Schools will begin the 1937-48 session on Monday morning September 8. He said all faculty members have been appointed and a list of elementary and high school teachers will appear in the Hetchy next week.
AM members of the W E D Club of Eagle Lake will resume activities at a meeting on Thursday August 14 at the Boy Scout hut Mrs G A Seaholm will be hostess and all members are invited Attendances include visitors from Houston Mrs Lee Stokes and her daughter visit relatives Mr and Mrs Harry Kilgore Sr.
The W. Cherry-ML Perry Post 108 of the American Legion will move to the first and third Tuesdays each month. The next meeting is tonight August 19 at eight o’clock at the Legion Hall. The post sponsors a city swimming pool project and seeks funds to finish the bathhouse near Highway 200. Local family news notes Mr and Mrs H H Rowe moving from Bay City to Eagle Lake with a welcoming gesture extended.
Thirty shooters took part in a skeet shoot at the Lower Lake Club on Sunday drawing about 100 spectators. Twenty targets were launched with four broken by competitors as scores were recorded during the day.
Ralph Halvorsen and Eddie Caylor of Eagle Lake attended the meeting as final plans were laid for the Lions Carnival on Saturday September 6. All committees were appointed and prizes secured with drawings that night. The gathering closed with the usual Lions procedure.
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