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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1944
Page
4
Amid festive season chatter residents are urged to be careful with fuels and candles. The notice highlights the dangers of carelessness causing fires and reminds readers to supervise smoking, dispose of embers properly, and keep open flames away from holiday wrappings paper and trees.
Sheridan News and daughter spent the weekend visiting in Lublin with Mrs Elige and Roel Isla. Several relatives, including Mrs Lay and Mrs L Nathaniel Johnson, joined family time at Thelston Street and Fort Grd California area. Bert Frank and family traveled to Houston for business while Mr and Mrs Malton Zuhte spent the weekend at Giddings. Mrs F Mo Hamilton underwent surgery and was hospitalized last week with a patient status updated Wednesday.
A digest of church notices from Eagle Lake Columbus and surrounding areas for December 17 1944 highlights sermon topics and service times. American Lutheran and St Paul Lutheran churches announce Sunday School at 10 a m and 9 30 a m respectively, with evening worship, prayer services, and upcoming open-house events. Community groups share choir rehearsals youth activities Christmas programs and charity efforts including a Buckner’s Orphan Home box drive.
A sermonette argues the Dark Ages were dark because the Church banned Bible reading. It urges weekly night studies led by capable leaders, stressing self study and group learning. It warns against complacency and notes modern neglect risks repeating past ignorance of sacred texts. Local social notes follow with visits and birthdays.
Bernardo and surrounding counties report visits by relatives from Matagorda and El Campo, furloughs of service members, a funeral in Cat Spring, and a barbecue hosted by the Neuendorffs. A new store building rises near the Heartlight office as Tayes Stephens plans a harbor shop reopening. local officials attended Fort Worth legislative caucuses.
John Vaughn has returned from Houston and will spend the holidays with her sister Mrs. T. P. Doole.
Rotary honors secretary W C Reed with a twenty five dollar War Bond at a Wednesday session marking his birthday and service to the club. The note mentions congratulations and a birthday wish from the paper and fellow Rotarians with other local updates on residents and moves.
Representatives of the Heard light viewed an array of souvenirs sent by Chief Warrant Officer Donald C. Larson to his wife in India. The display included a pearl inlaid powder box, a solid brass smoking stand with a cobra support, brass ash trays, a gilt brass goblet set, miniature elephants and a carved ivory elephant, plus a Gandhi figure in a timber case.
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