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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1942
Page
6
Fragmented notes from East Bernard about oil and tavern events, church attendance and local residents. Names appear garbled but include Rev and Mrs, Mrs, and several families connected to East Bernard in a community update.
A long community column details events at Holy Cross School and church activities led by Sister Josephine and Sister Bohumila, plus a Bay City injury involving Rev. Ben Holub. It mentions RADAR School events in Houston, family gatherings in East Bernard, and visits from relatives, with several local residents highlighted for promotions and social happenings at area homes and churches.
Disjointed OCR fragment references Treasury Depart figures and assorted monetary amounts in the twelve states. Mentions include 7.25 and 1.20 dollar figures, various names and sums such as 201 and 16,100, with unclear context or precise actions.
Mrs C E Ylipson hosted the Thursday Bridge Club at her home last week with guests including Mrs FC Durhin Miss Lucy Rilo Rowes and Mrs Chas Pelien of Clinton Iowa Also present were Miss Rogers and others The event featured a cream petes servers and a refined font course provided by the hosts.
Mrs Ga Srakolm spent Saturday in Toston, Wisconsin, and with her daughter, enjoying a quiet family outing and time together.
The University of Texas Longhorns will start 1942 football on September 9 at home against the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station eleven. The game proceeds, after expenses, go to the Navy Relief Fund. The regular schedule begins September 26 with Kansas State College.
In Corpus Christi at Mrs. Chic White’s home J Darby hosted a gathering with 22 youths and two sponsors as a hayride was rained out and replaced by a picnic. The evening featured contests and singing. Wesley Ci returned from Texas University for a vacation. An Intermediate scavenger hunt drew about 15 members evening pickup. Mrs Berth Smith hosted guests including Mrs Leightr of Wharton who left for Ohio. M Clipson departed for her Manvel home after visiting her daughter Mrs B D Anderson.
Mr and Mrs W T Mendell announce the birth of a son, John Lawrence Mendell, Saturday at 4 25 p m Laughlin Hospital. He weighs 8 pounds 4 ounces and is the first child in the family. Field Mendell expected home this weekend from Rochester Minn after a Mayo Clinic checkup.
Emil Harigal HC Topenhaver of Wharton addressed the Lions Club last Thursday, stressing prudent long distance calls. Copenhaver showed two informative films on the telephone system. The salute to the flag closed the meeting. Mrs C Ro Westmoreland and relatives were weekend guests in the Westmoreland home, and F Dave and son Glenn drove to Sargent for several days fishing before Ethel Barker returned to Wharton.
Abilene staged a comeback with a rubberless parade where all vehicles were drawn. spectators noted the automobile was not essential as creaking buggies, chuckwagons, sulkies and hacks filled the lineup at the big ranching center. The highlight featured an SS guard hearse bearing a Reserved for Hitter sign, driven by a undertaker’s man.
Mr and Mrs A W Riordan of Houston spent Sunday at home. Mrs Annie Faber, Riordan's mother in law, recently returned from a sightseeing trip into west and old Mexico and stayed with Mrs Damon Faber and her parents Mr and Mrs G C Arnold of Tramilton Ohio. Mrs Roger Killough Jett left Monday for several days in San Antonio visiting aunt Mrs T N Betrissn aided by cousin Mrs Ralph Colby of Indianapolis. Alfred Lane Ruggles returned Sunday from a vacation with Bellville relatives.
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