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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1946
Page
5
Garwood residents share Thanksgiving with relatives and friends across Texas. Families attend football games in Austin against Texas A&M, with numerous visits to San Antonio Houston and Schulenburg. Many local names appear including Kremling Lanier Bresler Danklefs and Shoop among others.
A December 14 masquerade dance for school children is announced by club hostess Mrs Donna Wood at Club Montezuma with prizes for best costumes and masks required. club members over school age invited. Also: ENTERTAINS WITH FAMILY PARTY AT HOME ON SUNDAY details of Brisbois family dinner with relatives visiting from Richmond and Houston.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends in Eagle Lake and Alleyton for letters and cards during illness and hospital stay. Mentions appreciation from Mrs S P Tigett and Mr and Mrs Sam Carter and son David of Dayton visiting Mrs Carter's parents, plus brief notes on a new Dayton home and Thanksgiving visit from the Estlinbaums in Houston.
Rotary club guests included F L A Gerspach of In tertype New Orleans Armitt Thomas of Scranton Pa and Joe Reed new Eagle Lake Grain Co member. Dr J L Blasingame of Wharton spoke on Socialized Medicine. Rev O E Linstrum the baby Rotarian recently arrived as Colly Memorial Methodist Church pastor. Treasurer N C Ney announced Christmas Party tickets on sale for Dec 17 at 7 30 in the School Gym with last sale date Dec 13.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Miller welcome a son born November 27 weighing eight pounds eight and three quarters ounces. The child is named Robert Buchanan. Mrs Miller formerly Dell Buchanan librarian and history teacher at Eagle Lake High School before wartime service in the Waves.
Laughlin Hospital hours listed from 10 30 to 4 00 with visiting times Mo to 11 00 and afternoon evening 7 00 to 8 30. Thursday morning patients include Mrs Louis Mahalite of Bonus Carl Austin John Dallas Nelson of Garwood and others in the colored section M L Harris Matthews and Lizzie Edwards.
Mr and Mrs G A Seaholm entertained with a dinner party on Sunday at their home. Guests included Miss Nancy Juul Leonard and Gardner Seaholm Mrs Hilmer Mobley Miss Doris Mobley Misses Grace and Millie Excel of Austin Mrs Virginia Snelling and Miss Lula Jean Snelling. Mr and Mrs E R Mooney and children Mary Catherine Patty Sue and Edward Lane visited from Bay City to see friends.
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