Rice Export License Plan Approved for Cuba Trade
The Commerce Department announced a new procedure for issuing rice export licenses to Cuba for the coming year. Exporters may apply for licenses to ship up to 10 percent of their shipments, with validation for 60 days. The Cuban allocation is 2,817,500 bags for July through December, divided into August–October and November–December periods.
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Ain Associated Press
Washington
Commerce Depariment
Cuba
Fite
Wiliam Reid
New Orleans
Rice Millers Association
Dan
Jas
Atte Reting
Eain
A&a Commerce Department Shuntsmig
City Publishes Auditor's Report In This Issue
Eagle Lake City Council approved Wade Barton and Marek CPA's auditor report at its August 10 meeting. The Headlight publishes the full detailed financial report for taxpayers with recommendations and approvals highlighted for concerned residents.
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Eagle Lake
Wade, Barton & Marek
Austin
Cty
Crowds Watch First Eagle Lake Swim Meet At Legion Pool
About 400 spectators attended the first swim meet at Eagle Lake’s new American Legion pool last Friday. Teams from Garwood Rock Island Weimar Columbus and Eagle Lake plus Cub Scouts competed. Winners included Jack Morgan Bobby Hastedt Edward Willrodt Reagan Laughlin Melroy Brant and others with Rotary Club and First Baptist Church members providing refreshments. The event featured multiple strokes and a title race for Cub Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Eagle Lake
Colorado County
Sam Houston
Boy Scouts of America
Garwood
Rock Island
Weimar
Columbus
Win
Lee Edwards
Houston
J. D. Seymour
Jock Leyendecker
5. H. Broyles
Arnold Payne
Mike
John Caneris
Martin Dean
Pape
HE. Burger
Carl Seeholm, Jr
Kenneth Davis
L. J. Rosprim
LJ. Syanthel
L. BD
Meredith
Reagan Laughlin
Albert Pothast
Edward Willrodt
Herbert Brant
Melroy Brant
Dennis Peterson
Ienior
Edward Willredt
Jack Morgan
Alert Pathast
Reigan Laughlin
Large Crowd Attends V J Day Rodeo in Eagle Lake
About two thousand spectators packed the Eagle Lake arena for the third annual V J Day rodeo program presented by Jim Clipson and Rusty Thomas. Traffic along highway 200 was halted as attendees entered. The cutting horse contest featured Alex Border of Hungerford and Clem Boettcher of East Bernard with Boettcher winning five hundred dollars on Hitl er the big Brahma.
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Eagle Lake
Jim Clipson
Rusty Thomas
Highway 200
Alex Border
Hungerford
Clem Boettcher
East Bernard
Mr. Boettcher
Hitler
Grand Jurors Named For September Term Of Court
Richard C. Schmidt clerk provides the faller list of Grand Jurors for the September term\nof Court naming Herman Baltzer Reginald Taylor L H Schulenburg W A Struss Will Chavis Charles Herder Jr Arthur H Koehn D C Strunk A J Netendorff J I Metreary C B Stephens A F Arndt Roy W Shoop W A Braden E E Werlin and Ben Davis two negro jurors are included per a recent ruling requiring black members on juries where defendants are named.
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Richard C. Schmidt
Diater
Faller
Herman Baltzer
Reginald Taylor
L. H Schulenburg
W. A. Struss
Will Chavis
Charles Herder, Jr
Arthur H. Koehn
D. C. Strunk
A. J. Netendorff
J. I. Metreary
C. B. Stephens
A. F. Arndt
Roy W. Shoop
W. A. Braden
E. E. Werlin
Ben Davis
Registration Schedule for Texas Men 18 to 25
Governor Beauford H. Jester issues a proclamation setting 17 registration days for Texan men aged 18 to 25. Dates range from August 30 to September 19 1930 with 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. hours. Local boards announce registration points. exemptions include active duty military Coast Guard Academy cadets Naval Academy midshipmen foreign diplomats and others abroad. Late registration allowed only under told circumstances.
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Beauford H. Jester
Texas
Austin
Public Health Service
United States Military Academy
Capal Guard Academy
United States Naval Academy
United States
New City Business Manager Takes Over Duties Here
E. B. Booth and his wife arrived in Eagle Lake over the weekend and on Monday he assumed duties as City Business Manager with offices in City Hall. The Booths, well known locally, seek a home and storage for furniture as they settle in a furnished apartment. Mrs. Booth, a former Eagle Lake girl, Miss Mildred Bowies, has visited often from Webster Groves Missouri and San Antonio. Contact City Hall to assist with housing.
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E. B. Booth
Eagle Lake
Booth
City Hall
Substitute Clerk Postal Exams To Be Held Soon
The Civil Service Commission announces examinations for vacancies in the Eagle Lake Post Office for the Substitute Clerk position at $1.29 per hour. Applicants must live within the Eagle Lake delivery area or be bona fide patrons. Application forms available at the post office or from the Director, 14th U.S. Civil Service Region, Dallas Texas.
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Civil Service Commission
Eagle Lake
U.S. Civil Service Region
South Harwood Street
Dallas 1
Texas
Commissioners Board Reviews Budget and Road Project Actions
The Commissioners Court finished as Board of Equalization August 17 and will enter the final budget order August 24. Actions include buying a Camp Swift building for the County Farm, approving a Speaksville Road dustless two lane project costing $46,400 with state funding, purchasing a new pickup for Precinct 3, and issuing a quit claim deed to heirs of William Hart tied to tax and land matters.
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Commissioners’ Court
Iin
Board of Equalization
E. Y. Pickett and Company
Camp Swift
Speaksville
Columbus
Colorado
Texas Highway Department
D.C. Greer
Willian Hart
August Run-Off Primary Slated For August 28 In Eagle Lake
Voters in Colorado County will choose between Coke Stevenson and Lyndon Johnson for United States Senate in a run-off on Saturday August 28. The Eagle Lake election, held in Rotary Hall, will be presided by Judge Harry D. Larson with clerks E J Parma Mrs G Kolberg and Mrs EO Rant assisting.
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Colorado
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
United States
Congress of the United States
W. Lee
O'Dahiel
State of Texas
Eagle Lake
Rotary Hall
Herry D. Larson
Lions Club Carnival Set for September 18
The Eagle Lake Lions Club announces its annual carnival on September 18 in City Park. Proceeds fund civic betterment programs in the community. President M. M. Jones leads the event with club members urging friends to reserve the date for an outstanding program.
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Eagle Lake Lions Club
M. M. Jones
East Bernard Schools Set to Open After Labor Day
East Bernard Public Schools will open Friday September 10 with student registration for classes starting Monday September 13. Supt Charles J Nasser announced high school faculty includes Hinton Kopecky Stratel Poesset Deyind Johnson and others. elementary staff listed. About 20 boys began football practice September 16 amid good season prospects. softball league completed its inaugural season with Franks led Tennessee Gas Transmission team winning first.
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Chas B. Nasser
East Bernard
Sylvia Poesset
Hazel Deyind
Anuhuue
Lois Marie Johnson
Houston
Erna Urbanec
Mary Kopecky
Jolane Farrel
Phillipa Russekl
Leda Barker
Crockett
Hinton
Supt Naiser
American Legion Post
Hag
Bucky Franks
Tennessee Gas & ‘Transmission
Boetteler-Hlavika
Klecka's Cleaners
Death claims aged citizen on Wednesday
Mrs. Mary Konvicka widow of John Konvika died at her daughter’s home at 2 45 a m on Wednesday. Known as Grandma Konvicka she was born in Bohemia in 1863 and came to America at age 12. Funeral was held Thursday morning from Columbus Funeral Home and she was buried beside her son in Columbus City Cemetery. She leaves two daughters three sons 15 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were grandsons Lovie Joe Konvicka Bill Wetz Julius and Jack Cloat and Barry Ledewig. Out of town relatives attended from several nearby towns.
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Mary Konvicka
John Konvika
CE Rawlins
Grandma Konvicka
Konvicka
Bohemia
Europe
America
Wharton
Columbus Funeral Home
Columbus City
Rawlins
Eagle Lake
Francis Zikhar
Houston
Frank
John
East Bernard
Albert
Joe Konvicka
Lovie
Bill Wetz
Julius
Jack Cloat
Barry Ledewig
Francis Zikshur
Benuy Paschal
el Campo
Louie Konvicka
Albert Konvicka
Bonus
Jack Clear
Columbus
Tha Ladwis
Sos
Sister Of E H Rabel Dies In Automobile Crash
Friends and family mourn Mrs. W Lowrey of Hillsboro who died in a Waco hospital Wednesday evening from crash injuries sustained near Waco Saturday night. A native of Weimar, burial is set for ten o clock Friday morning in Hillsboro.
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E. H. Rabel
W. Lowrey
Hillsboro
Waco
Firemen Training School to Be Held Here
A. H. Dipple announces that R. Otis Muenster will run a five week firemen training school in Tegle Lake starting September 6. All Eagle Lake Fire Department members are urged to attend, with a public meeting at City Hall next Monday. The program aims to improve local firefighting and safety for life and property.
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A. H.dipple
Eagle Lake
Fire Department
Muenster
Tri-Rivers Firemen's Association
Columbus
Bellville
Sealy
Wallis
Dipple
Nada Girl Esther Schoellman Buried After Mass
The El Campo Nada area mourns Esther Maurice Schoellman 20, of the El Campo Telephone Exchange, who died Tuesday after a brief illness. Born July 15 1928 in Colorado County to Mr and Mrs Fred Schnellman she leaves many siblings. A 9 15 Requiem High Mass at St Marys Catholic Church Nada with Rev Edward Bily officiating followed by interment in St Mars Ss Cemetery.
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el Campo-Nada
Esther Maurice Schoellman
Sheridan Well Near Sheridan Projects Deep Drilling
The report notes Parker's No. 1 in Colorado County as the only active drill in the area with pipe stuck near 10 435 feet on the 11 500 foot level. Nearby Lavaca County's Shell No 1 Pyle is said to have reached about 6000 feet on an 8500 foot wildcat with Provident City six miles away.
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Sheridan
Colorado County
Provident City
Lavaca County
Pyle
Tommy Wilcox Visits Voekers in Austin
Tommy Wilcox visits his aunt and Mr and Mrs K E Voeker and their daughters in Austin bringing greetings from relatives and spending time with the family during a weekend visit.
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Tommy Wilcox
Mrs
K. E Voeker
Austin
Body Of Rock Island Soldier Returns Home
War Department notified Mr and Mrs John D Henry of Rock Island that their son Private John Paul Henry of the 132nd Infantry has reached the United States and will be buried soon. He was born October 21 1921 in El Campo enlisted September 27 1942 and died in action June 8 1945 in the Cuba Islands area in the Pacific. He is survived by his parents three sisters and six brothers.
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War Department
John D. Henry
Rock Island
Pfe
John Paul Henry
United States
el Campo
Cale Ellen
132Nd Infantry
Cuba
Tslands
Pacific
Willie Maz Barnes
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Doris Kinler
Dorothy Henry
Raymond C. Henry
United States Naval Air Station
New Orleans
Wilbur
J. B
Gentle Lee
Tommie
Billy Earl
Rocke Island
Caution-Prowlers On The Loose In Eagle Lake Again
Local residents report multiple burglary attempts and vehicle entries over the weekend in Eagle Lake Coltyville and surrounding areas. A truck owned by Ruddy Randew disappeared from near Royal Cleaners and was recovered later with minimal damage. A windshield breakage and porch screen removal were also reported, with residents urged to secure property and remain vigilant. Sheriff Harvey Lee recovered the Randew truck after it had traveled about 300 miles with keys in the ignition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruddy Randew
Royal Cleaners
Springfield
Coltyville
Kennie Bater
Owen Bauer
Me Bauer
Harvey Lee
Buddy Randon
Lions Club Benefit Softball Game In Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake Lions Club sells tickets for a Friday game against Garwood Lions to raise about 400 dollars for the high school stadium clubhouse fund. Donations include 100 dollars from George Cason Sr and a prior 200 dollars from a Rotary Lions benefit.
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Eagle Lake
Aogie
Lions Cluly
Earle Lake Rotary Club
EF. Abercrombie
Futary Club
MM. Sones
Lions Club
Arnold Payne
Lions
Garwood
Garwood Lions
Esk Lake
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City
Boy Scout Swim
Dick Laughlin
Weldon Drapela
Walter Browles
Laddie Krenek
Walter Meltzen
New City Businessanager
Commissioners’ Board
Nada
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