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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1947
Page
9
Mr and Mrs Geo Scheel Sr and Mr and Mrs Geo Scheel Jr of Wharton were guests of Henry Reecher and family last week. Mr and Mrs John Garmeny and daughter Jane of Richmond were Sunday guests of JW AL Schneider.
Mr and Mrs Leroy Forbes arrive from Dallas to spend Thanksgiving weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs W D Estlinbaum. Linda Lou joins after a month’s visit. R M Estlinbaum and sons Maurice and Johnny of Houston visit. Families of S C Boothe host Thanksgiving guests Bert Howard of Beaumont and Lily McGinn with son Johnnie of Houston. Mrs McGinn stays for weekend. H A Davis visits Livingston with son Billy a University of Oklahoma student. Eddie Caylor A W Linke Miss Jean Linke and Miss Betty Jo McElmurry join holiday visits in Houston.
Rosemary Neuendorff reports a week of visits among Braden and Hill families. Herman Raye Vernon Braden, J Oscar Braden, and Mrs Baldwin Hill shared time with Doris Jean Hill in Houston. The Braden group traveled to Jones Creek and Glen Flora while Leo Kuhn and Elmo Braden families visited Neuendorff households. Thanksgiving plans tied to Victor Witte's family and a Bergmann gathering near Lex Antonia.
Five year old Jerry Birdwell organized a birthday gathering at his home inviting relatives and friends from Houston and surrounding areas. Refreshments including sandwiches cake and iced drinks were served.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Lenhart and sons of Beaumont visited his parents Mr and Mrs W E Lenhart from Wednesday to Saturday. Mr and Mrs Ray Burrows of Navasota joined for Thanksgiving. L C Burdette and two boys of LaWard were guests of F B Dave and son Glen. Billy Martin of A and L College Kingsville visited his parents Mr and Mrs Robert Martin.
Mrs. G B Skelton, Mr and Mrs J C Walker, John Walker and Martha Walker appear in a partial attendees list from a local event. The fragment hints at additional relatives and couples present, with the total count and fuller details truncated by the clipping.
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