This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1948
Page
2
Residents reported on a local meeting held at Riverside Hall with speakers including Father and a church group. The session covered community updates and upcoming events scheduled for the afternoon and Wednesday in March.
Eli Ladewig of Houston and R. E. Losack with John Mayer of Orchard attended local business on Saturday. Funeral services for Mike K Dornak were held at Triska Funeral Home chapel on Thursday morning, August 12, with Requiem High Mass at Beasley Catholic Church at 8:30 officiated by Rev. Jerome Vitek. Dornak died in El Campo Hospital Tuesday morning after.
An obituary notes the death of a Nada Texas born resident on January 18 1884 who lived in Beasley and East Bernard. He married Miss Titie Winklarck in 1925 and is survived by three daughters a son three brothers and a sister. Interment was in Beasley Catholic Cemetery.
A concise collection of aphorisms and quotes stressing action over past and present, living in the moment, and divine guidance. Notable lines urge doing the thing to gain power, valuing the future as end, and faith as present support. Includes remarks attributed to Dreier, Smerson, Pascal, Reichter, and Mary Baker Eddy.
Mrs. C. W. Springfield and Barbara arrived in Houston from Summergull West Virginia to meet Bob Springfield on leave from the Navy after boat training in San Diego. He supervises railroad trackage for a coal mine in West Virginia. They plan to return for the holidays as work ends in the spring. Bob, Eagle Lake High School graduate, was praised by his commanding officer and offered a chance to take the Annapolis entrance examination for officer training.
The piece notes wide local support for a man praised for earning a notable honor quickly. It mentions visits from Lavonne Ledbetter and R B Ledbetter of Brenham and family gatherings with W G Miller, Sam Davidson, Elmo Sons, Felix Zoeller of Comfort, and Jake Zoeller families during a recent weekend.
SS Mrs. George Gray departed Thursday to join her niece and nephew Mr and Mrs E D Clingman of Houston for a motor trip to Hayfierd near St Paul Minnesota. They plan to visit places of interest in the state where they have relatives and friends. Mrs Gray expects to be away several weeks. Mr and Mrs Léonard Steffans and children of Barker spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Ben Brasher and family. Mrs F A Hoeninghaus left last Friday to visit relatives and friends in San Antonio.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.