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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1949
Page
1
Grady Stegall is reported in grave condition after a morning automobile wreck near Cheyenne Wyoming. Police and medics responded to the scene, with details limited as investigators review the collision.
Grady Stegall shows marked improvement after a head on collision in Wyoming. His mother, Mrs. Stegall, reports doctors previously gave little chance of pulling through but now note progress in first calls with Neal Britton. Details of the accident are scarce with family seeking address updates for Crevenne Hospital Rac 22 Crevenne Wyoming.
The annual Lions Club Carnival returns to City Park on Saturday September 3. The start time isn’t announced yet but activities include hamburgers drinks concessions and amusements for members and guests. Proceeds support Lions Club community projects and public service.
There will be 750 additional seats at the Table Late High School football opener on September 9 at the field, bringing capacity to about 1300. New grandstand work is finished on the opposite side of the field, with lumber due to arrive for the center structure.
Preparations are underway for a major Vacation Bible School at Colly Memorial Methodist Church led by Rev. Oscar T.R. Linstrum. Mothers with children aged four to eleven are invited to enroll Monday morning August 22 at 8 45. Classes run to 12 00 noon featuring Bible study religious training recreation singing and handicraft. Mr and Mrs Betts from Texas Wesleyan College will assist. An open house Friday August 26 will display the smaller children’s work. Youth Week for ages 11 and up runs August 29 to September 2 with nightly services at 7 30 led by Mr Betts.
New crop rice harvest advances in the southern belt as hot dry weather aids gathering in Louisiana and Texas. Prices for new crop Zenith range from 86.50 to 87.00 per 100 pounds with futures discounts to old crop. Domestic demand slow. export sales limited to Cuba. No. 1 old crop Zenith around 8 25 per 100 pounds, new crop futures quoted about $1 under old crop. First new crop rice arrived in New Orleans this week amid cautious market activity.
Cotton harvest in the Lower Big Bend area is about half complete with shortages of pickers in southern districts. Early maturing crops prompt farmers to destroy stalks promptly to reduce weevil damage next year, as urged by R. Lewis of Texas A and M. Plowing stalks 30 days before frost aids weevil starvation and supports thorough stalk destruction.
City officials report a large DDT spray drive last week with hundreds of pints and quarts donated by Sherman-Williams and distributed by Universal Supply Company behind the ice plant. Lions and Rotary clubs aided, with Rotarian TD Wallace assisting beyond club membership as stocks remain available at the warehouse.
W Baty of Daple Laie honored by the Gary Ronilyere Council at their August meeting held in the new Algan Club House with Aleva Club as hostesses. Mrs Baty received a Pol Ty, Pr 1 Ao pin. She formerly belonged to the Algan Chih and joined the Fame Demon stralio Chi Tees. The Faly family lives near the new Catholic Church.
Rev. Ernest F Deutsch resigns as pastor of First Presbyterian Bay City after 17 years. His farewell sermon will be Sunday morning October 9, the resignation effective that day as he begins evangelism work for the Zexes Synod for three or four months.
Fragmented notes describe grass health and local conditions with mentions of flowers and intermittent activity around town. Readers see references to past weeks of decline and scattered signs of salt grass, with unclear details about causes and stakes.
Four Hereford bulls were sold by the Poyner Hereford Ranch near Columbus. Poyner Ranch manager Pounce reported sales to Miles Theuman of Eagle Lake, Dyex Schultz of Columbus, and George Ceson Matthews.
The white school opens Thursday September 8 at 9 40 am and the Negro school opens Monday September 12. There are 21 teachers in the white school with many named faculty members listed. Superintendent Reed hinted at adding another teacher for Eagle Lake Negro school this year.
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Talddock, 69, mother of Mrs. Otis Cooksey of Eagle Lake, were held Friday August 22 at First Methodist Church in Gonzales with interment at Masonic Cemetery. Reverend Charlton conducted the rites. The health of Mrs. Talddock had declined since last March, with several surviving children present.
Rev and Mrs Ed Stovey lead special services at the Apostolic Fair Mission through Sunday August 21. Services began Thursday night with an 8:00 pm start each evening. Rev and Mrs E EB Willia Panta provided extended initiation at the event.
Opening sale at the American Rice Growers Association office saw bids up to 7.06 per barrel for a batch of 16 300 barrels. Buyers included Canada Mill Vancouver River Brandh Rice Mill and others while Edward Caylor M C Theunan G A Seaholm and A H Senham led seller names among 24 firms represented.
Faith Mission pastors completed a ten day encampment in Bentonite Arkansas. Speakers included ministers at daily sessions. Rovations highlighted by Pearl Viner and Pearl singer. The encampment featured a school instruction program at Hardesty Oklahoma and a gospel chorus. Clergy visited Quarks in Arkansas and Wisconsin after the event.
Funeral services for G. A. Derigo were held in Wharton with burial in Wharton Cemetery. Derigo died in Muskogee where he had moved ten years ago. He was the grandfather of Mrs Raymond H. Waddell of this city.
Twenty nine Eagle Lake players depart Sunday for a Austin training camp at St. Edward's University under head coach Russel Jensen. The team will hold two daily workouts and play three home conference games at district 34 B. A new grandstand at the Southwest field end will boost seating to over 1590.
Houston official Dromgoole urged a renewed push to extend Highway 200 toward Chesterville in Wharton and Colorado counties. A gravel train and a dump truck collision near Altair injured two Glidden men, C. E. Bertsch and A. R. Besch, prompting talk of broader road projects to shorten routes to Eagle Lake and Rock Island.
A Colorado County resident for 72 years, Joseph Lahay Lavay 89 of Nada was buried Friday at Nada Catholic Cemetery. Rev Taily officiated at St Marys Church. He was born in Czechoslovakia and came to the United States at age 12. Surviving relatives include seven daughters and thirty grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The Texas Gradual solution District No. 20 held its regular monthly meeting in Eagle Lace Tuesday night with 18 members present in the new Laughlin Clinic. District No. 21, comprising six counties, has 92 registered nurses. After the business session a film Surgical Draping Technique was shown by Raymond Thoms. Hostesses Annette Rodgers Bobbie Krienku Grace Towel served refreshments.
Eagle Lake suffers from a housing shortage as oil companies seek to house crews for a new high pressure hydrocarbon plant. Foremen report a steady stream of job seekers contacting the Headlight about homes. Construction workers and plant staff look for quarters near the site, with housing scarce and prices rising.
Band registration starts Monday August 29 and again August 25 at 9 00 am for eligible students. Parents are urged to have students ready to enter practice. A first football game is set for September 8 between Eagle Lake and Limar and the band plans a small roster for the season.
American Legion Post No. 108 installed new officers for the coming year Tuesday night led by Farst Commander Melvin Camp bale. New officers include Harry Larson as commander Tailig Mucny as vice commander Edmund Schutsler as 2nd vice commander J B L Wesson as adjutant Holland Cain as bell finance officer Konmic Bauer as chief chaplain B S Taylor as historian and Joel Bray as sergeant-at-arms.
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