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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1945
Page
2
Readers ask about Army allotments for dependents, GI land loans, and discharge rules. Answers cover eligibility for allowances, buying land with GI Bill loans, and rules for discharge after age 38, with references to Fire Headquarters and Dallas Texas guidance.
The Flame notes a regular monthly business meeting on Monday August 27 and urges all department members to attend. It invites boys 16 and older to join the Junior Volunteer Fire Department via applications from Sam Broyles, secretary, with parental consent required.
Lt. (jg) M. G. Emler describes Navy released floating cold storage cement barges producing nine hundred gallons of ice cream daily using dehydrated mix. The barges serve smaller boats lacking freezing equipment, docking near ships and referencing a roadside stand atmosphere.
August 20 1921 items report J Willms family moving from Eagle Lake to Columbus with 400 acres near the McBroom Smith place. Dr. and Mrs. Jones plan dentistry here, Miss Williamson a former Eagle Lake girl. Local social events, rice growers meeting at Lake Charles, and travel notes from Eagle Lake residents are noted.
Henry Ford I announces the Ford Sunday Evening Hour will return this fall with Kenyon and Eckhardt NY handling planning and execution. The Ford Symphony Orchestra will air on the Blue Network from 8 to 9 p m with the first broadcast on September 30. All other Ford advertising remains with J Weller Thompson Co in place since January 1944.
Washington announces Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. Vinson will launch the eighth Victory Team drive early in October. He says the campaign will climax a series that financed the war and offer a chance for Americans to honor servicemen while supporting demobilization and postwar needs.
An old drug store advertisement from Beckman's Drug Store promotes LETO'S dental product. It touts money back if the first bor Ne fails to satisfy, notes itchy burning gums and unsightly gums as issues to address.
County Agent J W Bradley of Colorado County relays an urgent wage board message from Texas USDA to cotton growers laborers radio stations and newspapers. The 1942 act as amended authorizes wage controls with ceilings 175 per hundred for picking 25 cents for crew leaders and one dollar for pulling. Violations carry a 1000 fine or up to one year imprisonment or both and IRS may disallow wages in tax reports. Federal investigators will check violations immediately.
Leona Glueck of Houston visited over the weekend as a guest of her parents Mr and Mrs Alvin Glueck.
The Sealy News reports the appointment of Captein WB Hinton Jr as principal and coach of the Sealy High School. Hinton hails from Eagle Lake where he worked in school affairs and coached before joining the air force in 1942. He is back to the harness, says Superintendent Vernon Madden.
A noted coach is highlighted for his success with multiple teams. Mr and Mrs Hinton plan to relocate to Sealy once housing is found and football practice is slated to start September 1 with many players likely to join. Mr and Mrs Ross Phillips and Betsy Roas from Pasadena visited Garwood. Mrs C pps with sons Lewis Bland and Gene visited Crowley Louisiana.
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