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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1952
Page
2
Garwood resident Pinkie Chapman had a rugged encounter with a yellow jacket last week. Witnesses say Chapman was found weak and slumped on Thursday morning and rushed to a local hospital for treatment.
Gus Senkel age 83 resident near East Bernard died August 18 at daughter Mrs. Alice Muriel s home. Funeral held August 20 at 4:00 p m East Bernard Methodist Church with Rev Wright and Rev Paul Weiss officiating. Interment in Bernard Prairie Cemetery near East Bernard. Married February 1895 to Caroline Weiss. seven children.
Mr. Senkel known as Uncle Gus or Mr. Gus by many years. Earlier, his daughter Mrs. V. R. Corman cared for him at her home for about six months during illness while living at Lissie. Surviving are four children Marvin of Houston, Alice Murile of East Bernard, Esther Ellison of Grandville Michigan, Alma Corman of Lissie. Grandchildren Emma Jean and Warren Senkel, Jo Carolyn, Victor.
Ray and Wayne Lee Corman and Anthony and John Murile are named in a notice. He also leaves one brother Otto of East Bernard.
Tanks and infantry units from H company 13th Tank Battalion and the 143 Infantry Regiment will train over two days at the Tait Ranch south of Columbus. Lt. J W Davis reports about 300 to 400 men may participate with about 10 tanks involved. Exact dates in October are unannounced.
The Rev D Rhea Allison of Colly Memorial Methodist Church suffered an attack of appendicitis Wednesday night in Kerrville and underwent an emergency appendectomy Thursday at Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital. The couple were attending a Christian Ashram directed by B Stanley Jones and were preparing to return to Eagle Lake.
Miss Marle V. Lewis left Crowley Louisiana Tuesday after a two week visit with sister Mrs C C Epps and family. Gene and Lewis Bland Epps will accompany Miss Lewis to Crowley as guests for a few days. Mr and Mrs E C Dickerson and family recently returned from a week vacation visit in Center Texas with Mrs C L Fowler, Mrs Dickerson's mother. The ideal gift an Elgin watch from Joe D Luna's.
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