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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
8
The Lakecrest shop awarded prizes during Christmas celebrations. A son named to a role tied to holiday hours. Other youths received small awards and candle directors were noted. A local official visited the shop amid festive displays.
A local notice announces a ring sale event in the Lake Dregs area with a price tag of 2502 pounds. Details on date and venue are unclear in the fragment.
CPL reports 1968 saw a record rise in residential electricity use across South Texas families. Volume climbed to about 2.03 million kilowatt hours per home with a broad uptick in air heating water heating and electric appliances. The firm notes total residential sales up 19.5 percent over 1967 and overall company revenue near 96 million dollars, despite tax surcharges. Major construction included new generating plants and transmission upgrades across multiple sites.
The Guadalupe Society of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church hosts a monthly meeting at Andrew Hall with prayer, roll call, and reports. Members name Miss Falinas to replace Andri Zadu, celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, sing, and discuss parish business. Refreshments and a Savewell party follow the services, as the community bids farewell to Father Jose Maria Cima, who goes to Guadalajara for a mission.
A Columbus tavern owner Zachars is charged after a La Grange fight at Zaching's Place left a man dead. Early Lews Scott reportedly attacked. Zachars allegedly shot him in the stomach with a pistol during the disturbance. Sheriff Te vs Pournay reported the case will go to grand jury. West Williamson deputies assisted in the investigation.
A Texas Parks and Wildlife survey by Rob Westlandon reports low waterfowl populations along the Gulf coast from Corpus Christi to Brownsville. Redheads were found in scattered concentrations north and south of Corpus Christi with Sandy Pointills and Port Aransas noted for sightings.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions churches, a bright tie and blue serge suit with a slogan Eat More Rice. No clear event or person details are readable.
Postal rates for second class mail rise in January as part of a three step increase enacted by Congress in 1964. The first step already raised first class letters and airmail, while the second step changes in second class rates include published matter and editorial material, with postage shifts varying by zone.
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