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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1963
Page
1
Santa is scheduled to land by helicopter at 1:00 P.M. Saturday on Main Street near Mc Canty Streets, causing a traffic closure from 121R0 to 171% near the city square. The municipal helicopter, Wintermann Thornton, and fire trucks will assist as the public is invited to meet Santa and greet local youngsters.
City council fills patrol vacancy during holidays hiring Briggs on recommendation of Commerce leader. Authority given to suspend meters operation to allow extra patrols Saturday through Tuesday during December holiday period.
Rotary and Lions teams meet in a charity basketball game Friday night at Eagle Lake High School gym. Proceeds aid the Lions Light Conservation Program for needy children. Admission 25 cents children 35 cents adults with free throw contests and a halftime prize.
R P Wilcox was elected president of the Gre Bogle Lake Chamber of Commerce at a 1967 directors meeting. He succeeds Sherman Tryones. Other officers for 1964 include Mrs O I Mill as vice president and Les Huers as treasurer. Five new directors were named and two year terms assigned to Mas sey Duncan and Car roll Bochhors.
City council agreement to remove downtown meters after a partial survey, allowing three days of free paving for businesses. The Rally Committee and local chamber seek railroad crossing safety letters, citing past accidents and fears of deaths without warning signals.
Lucy Korenek daughter of Mr and Mrs Adulph Kermek is chosen as Good Citizen at Garwood High School. She serves as president of the IMhA and secretary of the student council. She is a senior choir member and varsity basketball player planning to study Wharton Mimian Cafigae and major in Hot Reonnries.
Garwood High School announces Garwood Junior Class will stage a Benet play Absolutely Modern at 7 30 pm next Tuesday in the Garwood gymnasium. Public invited with admission 65 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
Elementary school students at Barely IMSVISSAL Earle Lake Wlementiny will be dismissed Thursday morning December 2 at 2 40 p.m. so faculty can attend the monthly Bullanes meeting. Buses will run at the earlier hour.
Two separate crashes occurred at the East Main Street curve near 980A as trucks failed to navigate the bend. A Crean Trucking Co. rig from Geena Park, driven by Jose F. Garcia, escaped injury though the vehicle damaged a roadside post and lawn. the other large vehicle from Duselle Construction Co. of Rosenbere slid into a lawn earlier that day, with driver Charles Carl Baker unharmed.
Colorado County Commissioners met and accepted the resignation of John Gideon from the position of Justice of the Peace in Precinct 2. They appointed W A Hefner, pending qualification, with emphasis on Garwood, Rock Island, and surrounding precincts. The court discussed improvements to county roads, airport maintenance at Columbus, and tax/ poll tax adjustments ahead of Christmas.
The Eagle Lake Study Club announces a Christmas Tour of four local homes on Friday March 9 with Santa at the I J Stitch Company store. Proceeds from the bazaar at each site fund the Eagle Lake Library and items include baked goods crafts and treats. Tickets cost 150 and are available at the four homes or from study club members.
The Eagle-Lake School Board adopted traffic controls near the Elementary School. It closed the road leading to the Litthe League field during the school year and limited a covered walk between the main building and the north addition, plus improved the gravel road turnaround on the west side. A textbook committee was appointed to review reading chemistry math and typing curricula for grades 8 and high school.
The Garwood Woman's Society of Christian Service invites attendees to a Christmas bazaar and dinner this Saturday. A light supper featuring chicken and macaroni will be served, with proceeds supporting church activities at Losy Church and Wal.
Local advertisement invites citizens to visit AB Store in Engle Latte for a Light Crust Dough Boys performance Friday from 9:20 to 3:80. Store owners Reigers and Karl Rodwers welcome the community during the event.
The fragment cites a biblical style line about blessing and laughter with a reference to Saint Like 6 21. Readers glimpse a religiously toned line featuring praise and poetic cadence.
Eagle Lake and Colorado County cotton growers joined nationwide in approving marketing quotas on 264 crops in a Tuesday referendum. Nationwide, quotas passed by about 86 percent. local turnout had 173 producers voting with 90 percent in favor and 10 percent against. County ASCS official Charles Winkelmueller cited communications voting as largely compliant.
The Eagle Lake school band plans a Christmas concert next Monday December 26. Denitians are invited to attend with admission handled by the band director Chiles Hinze and the auditorium staff.
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