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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1968
Page
4
Friey announces a homecoming event on September 1 at Nada venue. Details emphasize local turnout and community involvement with preparations underway for the celebration. Organizers invite residents to join in the planned activities and activities.
A garbled local notice mentions a fault, a marching band, parking area changes, and an invitation related to St Marys. It references a matty fiends gathering and a reorganized plan for the day with new arrangements and song time.
Animal health officials report dogs and horses show distemper hepatitis and parasite symptoms such as swollen abdomens dull coats and slow growth. A warning program was ordered to intensify surveillance and response.
Local notes record Mrs. Le Corn and friends returning from two years in Vietnam with a visit to her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kallis. Several residents hosted or joined gatherings in Garwood, Galveston, and Houston. A birthday party honored Kim Hopkins with friends attending. many relatives and neighbors shared travel, hospital updates, and community events.
Mrs. Tom Roberts was surprised by visits from her children and grandchildren as they gathered to celebrate her birthday anniversary. The party included Mr and Mrs B H Roberts and their Rockport family with their son Pte Kenneth Ray Taberts in Beaufort 5 C. USMC, and Mr and Mrs T J Revert of El Campo with their son and family. Further relatives from Angieton and Fagie Lake joined the celebration.
Mrs Tribby is celebrated with a birthday dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs BR Martin in Garwood. Attending were former friends in Garwood including Mr and Mrs Tu Blackburn of Austin and the Tribbys who also visited neighbors before returning to Penheyh Ann on Sunday August 4.
The county testing program reports 1256 cattle in 5 herds tested last week with 62 reactors across 16 herds. In total 22076 head of cattle have been tested to date with 24 reactors noted in 192 herds.
A charge of unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon was filed in county court on Aug 2 against Robert S Isreal of Engs Lake. Israel, a parolee from the state penitentiary, shot himself in the leg with a .25 caliber pistol.
Mr and Mrs T J Hurley hosted Mrs Louis Hinte of Galverigg during a visit spanning Thursday through Saturday at the Hints home. They were accompanied by Mrs Staffant, following a two month stay in Galveston.
A fragmented item mentions Mr and Mrs Ea Bunick and family traveling to Houston to visit Jacinta Hamiten Machhan of Canype. Another line notes someone came Sunday to accompany Mrs G B Skelten to her home for the day.
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