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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1948
Page
11
Readers note students preparing to begin new college semesters at Wharton County Junior College. Names listed include Harold Grasshoff Hot Fitzgerald Vernon Gertson Edmund Munford Kenneth Dav Helen Canaris Betty Joyce Linke and Marie Willis among others in the community.
Mrs Emma Duty of Eagle Lake greets her first great granddaughter as the Hittle girl arrives at Alvin Hospital Sunday August 22 about eight oclock. The infant weighs seven pounds. Parents are Mr and Mrs Ralph Charles Dearing. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs J O Walker with Mrs Walker in Alvin. Mr Walker visited to meet granddaughter named Susan.
From Shangai China comes news that Mrs Chas Sperr has a daughter born August 18 at Louise. Rev Culpepper, former pastor of First Baptist Eagle Lake, has left for missionary work in China. Their son Tommy joins in the welcome.
Eagles coach Arnold Payne fields a 25 member squad taking a brief respite before two weeks of stiff training. The team will scrimmage East Bernard Brahmas on Friday and travel to East Bernard next Tuesday and Friday for more scrimmages as they prepare for a season opener against Rosenberg Richmond in Lamar Consolidated High School.
George Reuther of Bastrop, father of Henry and Louis Reuther of Eagle Lake, celebrated his 82nd birthday Sunday at Bastrop Park with family. Guests traveled from Eagle Lake and Cleverland area. Marjorie Criswell left for a San Antonio exchange job, Ethel Mae Reese resigned from A. B. Store for Gulf Oil agent position.
Friends welcomed Mrs Selma Falen back this week after an illness confined her at home for two weeks.
Miss Doris Gertson of Houston has been the guest of her uncle and aunt Cal Gertson and their children this week.
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