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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1967
Page
1
Sports note describes a donkey ball game at 8 50 on Saturday with players Wited ioane Seay and Jeyones in a defense focused matchup. Event appears in a local sports blurb with limited readable details.
A Southern Pacific switch engine derailed four cars west of City Web. The derailment damaged a section of track in the area. Investigators and rail crews were dispatched to assess the incident and restore service.
Stasneey plans to operate a Texaco station in Eagle Lake as part of a broader community initiative. The move signals local business investment and expected job creation in the area.
The Marx Cafe will shut for repairs as Mr and Mrs B Mare ask patrons for cooperation during the closure at their Eagle Cafe.
A two part investment seminar occurred Tuesday at a city venue, with experts from a major firm and the Eagle of Commerce in attendance. The session focused on the second portion of the investment plan and was time-limited to ensure full participation.
Reports describe anonymous late night calls troubling elderly residents in several cities. Details mention fear, disruption to sleep, and concerns about who is calling and why. Authorities urged residents to report harassment and protect personal information during the ongoing inquiry.
Free color portraits to be taken at Wilcox's on Monday and Tuesday. The event invites families to have portraits made at no charge, with timing details and locations listed for the two days.
Reported arrests include Jordan charged with passing a forged instrument at Western Auto Store on Eagle Lake last July and James L. French charged with passing a forged instrument at Garwood in this county. A separate case lists a Waldvogel's check in Columbus with swindling and forgery. Detentions followed by Highway Patrolman Jack Brock and Deputy Floyd Lehnchntz. Ongoing investigations connect to Franklin County with multiple counties involved.
Readable weather summary notes heavy rains in the area last Thursday and ongoing showers through Wednesday morning. Totals exceed four inches in parts with northern town reports of 1.26 inches on the 17th and subsequent days, easing drought conditions.
The Third Antiquat Colorado County Hay Show sets September 27 as the show date with a September 9 entry deadline to allow chemical protein tests by the Forage Testing Laboratory at Texas A&M. An $8 entry fee covers the test cost. Entries must be blocks of hay sent to designated accepting stations such as Farmers Coop.
Congressman Jake Pickle announced last week that the Department of Agriculture approved a 671,000 MGA loan to the San Bernard Electric Cooperative. The funds will finance construction of a 6000 KVA facility and provide low line rates for 85 miles of distribution. The cooperative serves Austin, Wailer, and Colorado Counties in the district, with Beilisle listed as headquarters.
Firemen from Warwood celebrate the reopening of the department with a large open house. Cecil Spears Geneval directs the project as the rebuilt two-unit station gains a spacious meeting room, new windows, and updated finishes. Citizens and members cooperate to showcase the improved facility.
Final Sunday for George Gaston as Summer Youth Director set for Sunday August 27 at First Church Baptist Gray of Sealy opens new office in Eagle Lake region, operating from Virginia's salon site across from A B Store parking area.
Eagle Lake office of the American Rice Growers Association held the season's biggest sale on Wednesday. 100,449 barrels of rice were offered, with only one full lot and a part of another sold. Top bid of the day was 8.25 by P and S Milly for two Belle Patna rice lots.
Quinney elected fire chief of the New Sheridan Fire Dept as the reorganized group under sponsor Victor Mucky Wah and others moves to equip the department. The Lions Club raised over 3000 dollars for gear and a building plan is in place to house equipment as Eagle Lake and local officials back the project.
Garwood High School Pep Squad sells reserved parking for the upcoming football season. Cost is 1.00 per game or 9.00 for the season, with numbered spaces and sensor holders. Call the high school principal to leave your name. a $5.00 drawing fee is collected at the drawing for space assignment.
W. Scott reports that her son in law W. Eb Bills Stapleton has been promoted to superintendent of Otis Engineering Dept for Halliourton Tucker Ltd for all of Trinidad. The Stapletons said they had received their Headlight and enjoyed it very much.
Yom Waddell entered Methodist Hospital in Houston on Tuesday for tests and possible surgery. Friends wish him a speedy recovery and extend their prayers and support.
Police investigated two break ins at Eagle Lake Drugs and Rice Aero Service at the airport Saturday night. About $91 in cash, a portable TV set, a briefcase, $10, and cigarette packs were taken. Entry at Eagle Lake Drugs was through a window and a rear storeroom door. a burglar alarm sounded but theft occurred. Officers and Sheriff’s deputies assisted in the inquiry as Chief Buster Semory led the probe.
A garbled note shows a Booster Club meeting planned for Thursday with unclear details. It mentions Eagle Boosts, Connell, Repl, Roilling CMfivers, and Evanson being invited. The text is fragmentary and hard to interpret.
The Keele Lake Radiator Shop will open next week on Thief Street in the former Morales Grocery Building across from Pal Auto Repair. Operated by Binion Piss formerly of La Grange, Texas, the shop offers radiator services and will begin operations soon.
The new driver license law goes into effect next Monday August 20. The article notes the final free screening in a Chamber of Commerce series with films about Paris liberation in France featuring Leslie Caron Kirk Douglas and others. Free theatre tickets available at the venue with thanks extended to sponsors and cooperating theaters. Aimed at licensing procedures penalties include fines up to 500 dollars and possible imprisonment up to six months for violations.
Marilla Wooten and Moore will represent their county in the District Eleven Queen Contest to be held Tuesday night August 20 at Katy High School Auditorium. The event includes competitors from Harris and surrounding counties as the State Queens contest prizes are awarded. Also featured, Colo mide County's candidate will join the district talent pageant and advance to state competition in Ansari in Moyenber.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission announces goose season opens October 21 for 75 days, with daily and possession limits reduced on dark geese including white-fronted and Canada geese. Canada goose allowance remains, but dark geese limits tighten across most regions. Duck and coot season runs November 18 to January 6 with specific limits on wood ducks and mergansers. Prairie cranes and gallinule seasons adjust dates and bag caps. wildlife officials warn of predicted heavy migratory flocks in Dakota and Mississippi flyways.
Bob Curry escaped unharmed after his 1965 Chevrolet was struck broadside by a backing Southern Pacific freight train near McCarty on Tuesday. Police report say the brakeman slowed the train after seeing the collision. The car skidded about fifty feet along the tracks before stopping. Curry was shaken but not injured.
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