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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1969
Page
6
Texas fish farming expansion continues with increasing commercial activity and investment. Details discuss rising production, new farms, and economic impact across communities.
Eighteen teams will vie in the 20th annual Rice Basketball Tournament set for December 18 to 20. Cities represented include Columbus Garwood Wallis Sealy East Bernard Edna Weimar Shiner Louise Eagle Lake with games at Eagle Lake High School gym and Lake Junior High. Tickets cost 2.50 for adults and 1.50 for children with seven sessions plus finals, and pairings list matches such as Columbus vs Garwood and Tidehaven facing Fast Bernard in the boys division.
James Brune of the Eagle Lake Little League urges players who have not returned their uniforms to do so immediately. Uniforms may be left at the Dr Pepper Bottling Company.
The Eagle Lake high school girls basketball team competed in the Clear Creek tournament and lost 45 to 55 to Disley and 51 to 65 to Clear Creek B. Janet Finka led scoring with 19, Adrien Williams 6, Wilma Tillman 6, Janice Scotts 5, with guards including Betty Broesche and Margaret Christal. Forward Kay Beth Bruncher also appeared. additional players listed include Kucherka, Wells, Sherrer, Birdwell, Reese, Sundarman.
Bowling report lists top performances across multiple leagues on December. The Owls lead the Monday Nite Mixed with 36 wins while Graf Kinlrs sit 45 and a half wins behind. other top marks include Johnny's Sport Shop 782 game and high series by Bob Cook 580. The Commuters League sees Alma Davidson 510 and Mary Obenhaus 923 as leaders, while the UsItial League highlights a 1400 plus team series and Herland Bell 26028 in individual scores. Skull Creek Mixed notes the Psychedelics with a 221-2351 series and Bob Walla 569 in high series.
Deer Park hosted a cross country meet for 1200 and under division. The Eagles, coached by Robert Bakes, finished second behind Deer Park with Pasadena third. Top individuals included Willie Cleveland tied for fifth at 11 40, Edward Dawson seventh at 11 51, Wayne Hemphill eighth at 11 52, Ricky Wiggins seventeenth at 12 51, and Elroy Gutierrez eighteenth at 13 18. Rennie Robingon also ran in the junior high division, placing sixteenth. Coach Bakes plans to take the team to Austin for the State Cross Country Competition on Town Lake.
The report cites electrical system failures as the cause of almost half of U.S. automobile breakdowns in 1966, with dead batteries as the largest culprit. Drivers who tried to extend battery life often abandoned or replaced the battery at the first sign of weakness, leaving the trouble to others.
The report lists top male scorer Elmo Sén with 191-? and Joe Trojan at 186-? while Joyce Loessin leads the women with 21%5 series. The Untamed lead the league with 20 plus wins, with Wooly Booger Psychelectics and Eagles tied for third with 29 wins each.
District 26A picks list two all-district squads offense and defense with players from Garwood Friendswood Tidehaven Louise Hungerford Van Vleck and others. Notable names include Richard Williams center Garwood Mike Bubelu Garwood and Ken Ballard Friendswood at quarterback.
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