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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1968
Page
3
Gini Pendergrass is honored at a Wharton Shower event with attendees from the arts community. The notice highlights recognition for Pendergrass and notes the celebratory atmosphere among guests and friends.
Edward Geiser attended the Fiftieth Anniversary Mass for Most Rev J J Reicher in Austin. Oscar Muler and family were in Oklahoma City for the National Finals Rodeo, with Pug Walker now selling a three bedroom house in need of a tenant. Texas Education Agency safety plans for school buses report 203 accidents in 1965 66 with eight fatalities and 48 injuries and detail new boarding crossing and backing rules for pupil transport.
Holiday visitors list includes Mr and Mrs Frank Higgins and sons Rick Jerold and Alan with extended families from Alvin Houston Arlington and Orange. Other relatives from Waco San Antonio Grand Prairie Boling and Bolin areas joined Thanksgiving gatherings across Texas towns.
The Sheridan School announces its honor roll for the second six weeks listing Melissa Wilson and John Smith from first grade and Ricky Kirk from the ninth grade among the honored students.
Final rites for Gust Goeckler of Alleyton were held at Unter gmeyer Funeral Home with Rev. A. J. Pate of Houston officiating. Interment was in Glasser Cemetery near Alleyton on Sat Nov 30 1968. Goeckler, 84, died Nov 28 in his daughter's Alleyton home. He was born Nov 15 1884 in Wurtenberg and married Frances Glasser in Alleyton on Feb 18 1913. she died in 1930. Survived by two daughters, one son, three sisters, two brothers, eight grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
A shopping note from Eagle Lake invites customers needing after hours assistance to call Parker 3 add 10 for service after 5:30 closing time. The firm promises friendly help during night hours.
The University of Texas dedicates its third and largest telescope at McDonald Observatory atop Mount Locke with support from NASA and NSF. Over 2,000 scientists and UT officials attend as the 07-inch scope is touted to study Martian and planetary atmospheres, housed in a tall steel and concrete dome on the 8,781-foot peak.
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes December plentiful foods including turkeys broilers oranges grapefruit dried prunes canned tomatoes onions and dried beans as ample holiday supplies. The USDA compiled list emphasizes using plentiful items in holiday shopping and mentions rice as nutritious.
Mrs Iris Clarke has been relieved by Mrs William Gotcher in her teaching duties at the Junior High School due to illness. She is in St Luke s Hospital in Houston and will probably be out during December.
Miss Janice Scott and her sister Miss Kathy Scott spent Wednesday and Thursday in Austin. Kathy is a Texas University freshman. They attended the Texas-Texas A and M football game Thursday.
An after hours appointment offered to view diamond wedding ring sets with a wide price range. Call Engle Lake Drugs at CE 4-252 for details and scheduling.
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