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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1966
Page
7
A record number of candidates turned out at Regie Lake High School for Menday morning football tryouts. Coach David Carg o announced August 26th as the first practice date amid the large turnout and anticipation for the season.
The Oldtimers Game at the Astrodome will start at 6 30 with the regular game to follow. Stars of the Past from the American National Leagues will join Houston players and past majors stars like Paul Dean Bob Hubbell Monty Stratton and Alice Reynolds in the oldtimers event. Astros have 13 home games opening Monday Aug 5 against the Atlanta Braves with Foley's Stores and other outlets selling tickets.
Incomplete text notes shrimp season opening August 15 and closing December 15. Other fragments mention people and departments but are unreadable. The readable portion presents a seasonal window for shrimp harvesting.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a Summer Commuters Saddlery event with numeric codes and names such as Eloise and Anaséa, alongside scattered figures and phrases like August 11 and Fogle Eske Drags, but the text is unreadable for concrete facts or outcomes.
Lenhart Matula known locally as Cap Matula died suddenly August 10 1966 after declining health. He was born August 11 1900 in Damon Texas and moved to Matthews then Garwood. He ran a blacksmith shop from 1939 to 1959 and later worked at Baumgarten Blacksmith Shop in Garwood. He married Elsie Richter in 1943. Funeral services were August 12 at Mil Bauer Funeral Home with Dr Don W Coles officiating and burial in Lakeside Cemetery. Surviving are Elsie, daughter Natalie Dupre, son Lenhart Matula Jr. in the Marine Corps, three sisters Elo Richter, C A Bryant, J B Smith.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagle Lake Volunteer Fire Dept plans a rummage sale on October 1 at the fire station. Members met August 15 at 7 30 pm with President Lorraine Smith presiding. Donations of old clothes are welcome.
Leroy Summerlake is on 80 day leave from the Veterans Administration hospital in Ha ton with his wife, and will return to the hospital in September.
A Houston social security official outlines how Medicare pays for hospital and home health services. It explains eligibility, timing after discharge, and required doctor arrangements, with a practical example of Mrs A showing coverage for hospital stay, home health care, and ongoing services.
Mise Rose Yanez daughter of Mr and Mrs Cayetano Yanez of this city completed her beauty course at Bellare College in Houston and is now operating at Marcy's Beauty Stop with owner Mrs Marcy DeLanosa. She offers facials color services and high styling. You are invited to visit Marcy's Beauty Shop to meet Miss Yanez.
The Houston Astros begin a 13 game home stand at the Astrodome featuring visits by the Atlanta Braves Cincinnati Reds St Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. Highlights include a second annual Oldtimer Game before a Reds game and night fixtures on August 18 19 and 20 plus a 1 30 pm Sunday game on August 21 as Leo Durocher brings the Cubs for two weekend clashes.
Mr and Mrs Mike Cheatham are among more than 300 candidates for degrees to be awarded at Southwest Texas State College summer commencement Saturday at 7 30 p m in Strahan Gym The graduates come from Applied Arts Fine and Liberal Arts Science Education and Graduate School Mrs Cheatham formerly Miss Cindy Thomas is daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Thomas and Mr Cheatham is son of Mr and Mrs Frank Cheatham of Belmont Texas.
Mr and Mrs S Williams have left their longtime residence in this community and moved to Fulton to establish a new home. The move ends years of residence here and is met with best wishes.
A hospital confined patient thanks friends and relatives for prayers visits and kindness. Special appreciation is extended to Dr. C. Laughlin nurses hospital staff and community ministers for their care and consideration during the stay.
Eagle Lake volunteer firemen responded to a grass fire near the Wharton Colorado County line at 2 00 p m Friday. Details incomplete from the readable text.
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