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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1954
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text hints at public notices and corrections being issued. No identifiable persons or organizations are clearly readable.
The M E Berean class schedules a Christmas caroling event and plans to elect new officers on Tuesday. Members will gather for a church activity with refreshments following the program.
A flood of church notices from Eagle Lake and surrounding areas lists services for St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Assembly of God Eagle Lab, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Garwood Methodist, Christ Episcopal, Mexican Baptist, and Colly Memorial Methodist. Also reported: county commissioners close part of First Class Road No. 35 LaGrange Road due to long-standing traffic. nearby residents Mrs Elmo Wilson ard and family visited Giddings. Christmas Headlight subscriptions urged.
The Evangelical United Brethren and First Presbyterian churches in Lissie invite all to Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. respectively, followed by worship services at 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. with evening activities and a Christmas program planned. Activities include youth fellowships, prayer, and a Christmas party schedule through December 22.
Rev Jack E Taylor pastor leads weekly services in Rock Island including Sunday 10:00 am morning worship 7:00 pm evening worship Sunday School at 11:00 am Training Union 8:00 pm Prayer Meeting 2:00 pm WMLU meets first and third Tuesdays each month.
Rev George Cox pastor conducts Sunday School at 4 PM and Morning Worship at 11 AM. Children service at 7 PM and evangelistic services at 8 PM. Young People meet Tuesdays at 7 30 PM.
In AMERICAN LUTHERAN Rev G Wolf announces Easter Sunday events with a children's service at 7 30 and a Christmas Day Communion at 9 am. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH lists Sunday worship at 7 45 am with Sunday School at 10 45 am and evening services at 7 30 pm, plus Prayer Meeting and Baptist Brotherhood meetings.
Circle I of the Omens Society of Christian Service at Dolly Memorial Methodist Church voted unanimously Wednesday to rename Circle I the Anita Wilcox Circle in honor of its organizer. The group met at Mrs. Alvin Wies Jengthy’s home for the annual Christmas party with gift exchanges and holiday decor. Refreshments included Hungarian coffee cake fruit cookies nuts mints coffee and tea.
Eagle Lake High School Choir directed by O N Campbell has a packed week with banquets visits to the Firemans and Rotary clubs, a Study Club program, a PTA Christmas music event, Lions Club party, and a Friday 2 30 p m assembly concert at the high school auditorium free to the public.
New residents Mr and Mrs Alton Lancaster of Gonzales join the city. He is a painter by trade. Ernest Wilson of Gonzales is spending the week here with his nephew the Elmo Wilsons.
Richard Henry Fonville aged 72 a former Mayor of Houston serving 1937 to 1939 died early Monday at Laughlin Hospital after a fatal heart attack while deer hunting at a base on the Wegenhboft ranch near Rock Island. He also owned chains of drug stores at two times and retired in 1947 to raise turkeys at Marlin. An ardent hunter.
A sequence of three cold fronts kept temperatures in the low forties and upper thirties early in the week and brought scattered rain. An extremely heavy frost appeared Monday morning as moisture aided parched pastures and gardens but more rain is needed to ease drought conditions.
Eagle Lake High School will present a Christmas music program directed by O N Campbell at 3 15 p m today during the regular PTA meeting in the auditorium. The event carries the theme We the People Insure Domestic Tranquillity and is expected to attract a large audience. W R Rex Graham of Southern Pacific in Luling visited here with Mrs Graham and Ann last weekend.
Mrs C R Foulk reports on the Egypt Sewing Club Christmas party at Mrs L H Obenham’s home. The event featured a Christmas tree and buffet turkey menu with pastries and coffee, exchanges of gifts and greetings, and bingo. Nearby guests included the Sanderses of Weimar and many local families and visitors from Minneapolis and Allegion.
Mrs E F Munford and Mrs Selma Falen spent Saturday in Houston visiting with the R L Nicholsons. The clipping includes a garbled line about Elgin and Joe and Lana, with uncertain details.
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