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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1946
Page
4
A scanned notice lists weekly church activities in Eagle Lake. Local congregations such as Eagle Lake Catholic, Colly Memorial Methodist, Assembly of God, First Baptist, and others outline Sunday services, Sunday School, and midweek meetings. It notes interdenominational aims and upcoming conferences with meetings and social events mentioned.
Sunday service times listed for American Lutheran Church on August 25 1946 with 800 pm service and church school on Saturday with unclear hours. Additional line references St. Pauls American Lutheran Church and a Sunday date misprint. Names and exact times partly unreadable.
Presbyt er Church outlines Sunday school at 10 and evening service at 7 30 with title Think ing About Religion. Tuesday August 27 1945 Lesson Sermon explores Bible verse Job 28 23 23 and includes a feature on Divine metaphysics from Mary Baker Eddy.
All committees are working toward making the Catholic Barbecue at the Athletic Field a social and financial success on Tuesday September 24. Proceeds will go to the church building fund. Various recreations are planned and suggestions are welcomed by the organizers.
The Eagle Lake Garden Club announces the opening party for the 1946 47 season on Thursday September 12. The exact location will be announced later and all members are urged to attend. Private Chester McGeehee, with the Army Corps in Paris, notes no housing is being erected for service members there. Mrs. McGeehee is Mildred Walker.
President of the Southern Baptist Convention Dr Louis Newton will address 5000 Training Union members at Atlanta City Auditorium Sunday afternoon August 25. The program will air on most Baptist Hour stations with some outlets recording for delayed broadcast due to prior commitments.
The page reports a severe Texas drought with the Colorado River watershed almost dry yet credits LCRA dams for saving rice crops in the Colorado River Valley. It notes July river flow with dams releasing water, avoiding crop loss, and estimates 100000 acres of rice worth about 10 million dollars. Also mentions local business and an advertisement for bathing suits.
E. R. Mooney and his son Edward Lane stopped in Eagle Lake on Monday while en route from their Bay City home.
Miss Estelle Tate begins duty as clerk at Albert's Variety Store and Miss Marie Martin plans to join the staff during her vacation. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Corman and children of Lissie visited Houston Sunday and returned with Warren Senkel. Lena Milby enjoys a vacation from Night Chief Operator duties. Billie Jeanine Randon of Galveston attended Load Day celebrations and left with her aunt Mrs. Edgar Bar ing. Tillie Richer returns to St. Louis from a Houston visit with Miss Theodora Falardeau. Carrie George of Houston visits her father C. Gertson in Albert Schuhmann Hospital East Bernard.
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