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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1946
Page
6
Mixed readable lines show a seven room story and outbuildings on a G Miller farm near Wherton with shell gravel and driveway work. contact Box 518 Lake Texas. Also ad offers for a hunting dog and a trade or sale note for a deer rifle. Mentions of Phoenix and a Methodist pastor family connection around October.
OES members gathered at the Masonic Hall for a Christmas party with a turkey dinner, red and silver decorations, and a program including readings, a skit, and songs led by Mrs. A H Dipple and Mrs. A Swearingen.
Christmas program and feast held at the First Church titled A Message of Morning, with Rev. N H Petersen leading services. Parishioners shared supper after the candlelight fellowship, featuring carols and the Wie Mrs WD Swine performance, ending with a Christmas benediction.
Sunday school schedules and Christmas worship planned across Eagle Lake and surrounding parishes. Events include Church School at 10 a m, Mass times on Sundays, Evang and Bible study evenings, and Christmas Eve services. Local pastors Rev A Wi Didoer Rev William D Yoakes Rev G Woll Rev G Walte lead services.
Christian Science lessons for December 22 focus on divine power and creation. Local church notices announce services at First Baptist Presbyterian and Methodist churches with Sunday School, morning worship, Christmas programs, special music, and a Christmas tree ceremony.
Fragmentary church notice details services and events at CAREST EPISCOPAL CHURCH around December 25 with names Lenhart Sunt Moniloy and a date entry 1548 indicating a historical notice.
A fragmentary notice reports Dr J F Ulery retiring from his business in Waco. Friends wish him good health and happiness in retirement. The text mentions Franklin lineage and a recent illness of a friend, but details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Thirteen members and three guests of the Methodist Youth Fellowship enjoyed color slides of Christmas gongs and rehearsals at the church. They honored Miss Josephine Jakerson for her accompaniment during rehearsal time. Officers were elected. a Christmas party and gift exchange followed the meeting. The January meeting will be at Mrs Al Marx's home on January 5. Presbyterian Auxiliary held a Messiah recording program and planned Christmas services with a year-end gathering on December 31. Miss Josephine Finks returned from Savier with her sister's family in New Thetis La.
The Presbyterian Evening Circle held its annual Christmas party Monday night at Mrs Ruby Ablers home. Fourteen guests enjoyed a lighted tree, gift exchange, games, and carols. Refreshments included salad, sandwiches, cookies, and tea with festive peppermint candy decor.
Christmas Eve midnight mass from St. Mary’s Catholic Church in San Antonio will be broadcast on December 24 over WOAT. Father Jobe Quinlivan will conduct services from 11:44 p.m. to about 1:34 a.m. Christmas morning.
Fragmentary OCR shows the phrase to their home this week with no readable names, dates, or context to determine a complete news item or event.
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