This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1945
Page
6
Reese Jr and Miss Mrs Cico 2 Sirs appear in a brief item noting a naming or designation sequence. The text presents two individuals in a title style fragment and lacks clear action or context for a fuller summary.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Jos In Project and Lower Colorado River Authority with scattered names and places. No clear event or outcome is readable. Entities like Britt, Palaciss, Columb, and Mr and Mrs Smith appear in corrupted form, offering little verifiable detail.
Friends and relatives attended the burial of Mse Raver at Eagle Lake on Mantin afternoon. Interment followed at Hock Island beside her husband. The family and guests included Mrs. Fouls Goss and daughter Linda, Mr and Mrs. Frank Ono of Rosenders, Mrs Fo Prasec, and Mrs iunersl among others visiting from Bart Neste. Family members traveled from across Texas to attend and honor the deceased.
Fragmented OCR notes recount visits by families and service members, names and places appear inconsistently. The text mentions Roberts family in Ellinger, Tom Roberts and Roberts family, and Raymond Thomas returning from Asia with Pacific duty expected, plus assorted local chatter and travel notices.
The Southwestern Bell Telephone Co begins a public test of rural power line carrier telephone and electric power, to extend service to thousands of farms. Tests run with Alabama Power, Rural Electrification Administration engineers, in Elma and Jonesboro areas, aiming for broad rural telephone access by 195? with five year program.
Fragmented verse reflects on Christmas bells, longing for peace on earth and goodwill toward men. The excerpt evokes Hopeful sentiment from Longfellow with lines about God not dead and bells ringing.
Rice growers from Houston Beaumont Katy Anahuac Richmond Sugar Land Eagle Lake Devers and nearby towns attended the Devers division directors meeting at Elmer Boyt's invitation. The gathering discussed a $26,000 fundraising push to buy 80 acres near Pine Island for an expansion program and heard talks by A H Bayt and Dr Bugar Tullis on research needs including new varieties, drying, storage, and weed control. Federal officials indicated a $25,000 grant would aid the project with total funding near $40,000 to be raised by local growers. Walter W Fowler returned to work with Houston Natural Gas Inc after U S Army service. his family plans to join him soon for Christmas.
Mayor urges citizens to curb fire risks as Christmas approaches. Statement stresses avoiding firecrackers and fireworks to prevent dangers for all ages and to comply with city ordinances. Authorities warn of possible arrests for violations.
Thirteen year old Jake Johnson son of Major General and Mrs Harry H Johnson of Laredo is mentioned in a home note amid notes of former Army Captain Seeh elected secretary treasurer of the Colorado County Federal Say orites aid. The article also notes Colrado County appoints a Service Officer and lists other officers. Also reported is Google Miles writing to his wife from Germany and a recent promotion to sergeant.
Captain Irvine Harlan of the Eighth Army Corps on terminal leave from the army. After over three and a half years of service in the Bureau theatre, he will receive discharge and return January 1st to resume his position with Humble Oil & Refining Company. His wife Geneva Calvert resided with him in Houston and here during his absence.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.