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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1945
Page
3
A farrago of jokes, quips, and vignettes ranges from joking about juries and education to sailors and chaplains, with wisecracks about women, soldiers, and gadgets. The piece flows through poke at scarcity, a tavern misstep, and classroom gags, ending with a nudge to use the classifieds for needs.
Robert Melvin Shaver El Pasos weather forecaster for 29 years and cousin of Ben Albers of Eagle Lake died at his home in El Paso on August 6 at age 64 Born September 5 188? in Fayetteville Texas he spent boyhood in Greenville attended the University of Texas and joined the U S Weather Bureau in 1907 He served in St Joseph Mo New Orleans and Phoenix before returning to El Paso in 1926 to lead the bureau He was known as Doc to thousands and highly regarded by the Fort Worth regional office and the Washington central office He is survived by his wife three nephews Major Robert Terrell Shaver Major Ren B Shaver and Lieutenant Commander Philip J Shaver He was the son of Mrs Lillie Terrell Shaver dean of women at Southwest Texas Teachers College in San Marcos Dr Shaver who died in 194? visited Eagle Lake often and left many friends Sympathy is expressed to the Athers family in the loss of their cousin The nut that holds the wheel is the part of your car that causes the most accidents
Rev A W Didner reports the August 7 barbecue at the Athletic Field drew over 1100 attendees and cleared 2258.66 for the Building Fund toward a new church in Eagle Lake. Grateful acknowledgments list Central Power Light and several local merchants for donations and support.
A Conroe Carrier page blends a religious verse prayer praising God for land and fruits with a collection of local notes. It includes social notes on community figures, quotations about public figures like Jefferson Keller Carver and Roosevelt, and short items about residents visiting kin, military leaves, and local visits.
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