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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1947
Page
3
Festive scenes light up local streets as Christmas trees glow in homes and streets. Social gatherings flourish around Belts in the Car Park and Cub Mother’s den. The piece notes preparations for Tom University events and plans tied to the Sugar Bowl New Year’s Day.
A large group of friends joined Glenda Sue Altman for a Saturday birthday party. Guests registered with a keepsake craps on a cloth, room decorated in Christmas spirit with angels, trees and lights. A seven candle cake served as center stage amid games and cheer.
Local broadcaster Betty Bradford promotes Pioneer Flour Mill on KTSA San Antonio with a weekly recipe contest and audience letters. The article details Christmas visits and gatherings of numerous families and friends across Eagle Lake and nearby towns, listing relatives and hosts from Kilgore, Walling, Roecker, Neimeyer, and other households during the holiday season.
Marvin Tyler manager of the Hi-Way Inn announces a New Year’s Eve dance and party to welcome the new year. The event promises good music noise makers and festive atmosphere for friends to join at the Hi-Way Inn on Wednesday night.
The family thanks friends for sympathy acts and flowers after the passing of Ray Munn Fitzgerald. They acknowledge Eagle Lake Masonic Lodge members for funeral home attendance and cemetery ceremony. The note adds holiday visits from relatives including Mary McDowis and A L Wahrmund with Houston connections.
Mrs R T Westmoreland entertained Frederick Hoeninghaus and family at a birthday Christmas dinner Sunday. The dining room centerpiece featured candles and a miniature Santa Claus. Guests included Mr and Mrs F A Hoeninghaus, Ruth Thomas, Leonard Seaholm, Millie Froke of Columbus, Frances Joh Hellums, Elizabeth Westmoreland, Dorothy Jean Austin of Houston, and Walter Lee Bauer visiting Chicago relatives. Additional relatives from Houston and Chicago joined in holiday greetings.
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