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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1945
Page
7
A readable school page notes Milton Ei Bee and Minarcik among seniors. It mentions heights, ambitions, and graduation cap and gown moments last Friday as part of student reflections on the animal kingdom and studies.
Editor stresses cooperation over self praise and cites Ruskin. Attendees at the Taiton dance include Annie Mary Jerome Clerene and many others from the School and Grammar. Carey and Miss Mar plan to travel to Palacios this weekend.
Grade information lists Sixth Seventh and Eighth graders with weekend trips to El Campo Columbus Eagle Lake and Wharton. Officers elected include President Billy Huvar Vice President Earlene Turner Secretary Shirley Bunt Treasurer Evelyn Boenisch and Reporter Agata Waligurs. Several adults travel to San Antonio Midland and Houston. notes include flirtatious chatter and personal updates among students and staff.
A Washington Letter notes Moscow’s war gains and Washington’s lead in coverage. It praises Elliott Roosevelt while urging dismissal of the air incident planner, and discusses Jesse Jones’s replacement by Henry A. Wallace. Inauguration costs are cited with no parade. The work-or-fight bill faces labor opposition as Rev. W. M. Logan relocates to Kerrville to lead First Presbyterian.
Residents in Egypt report a string of weekend and week long visits from relatives including Mrs H V Stone of Houston with her parents Mr and Mrs C Fultz. Sgt George Wishert returns to Lincoln after visiting family. Jerome Barta reports for duty in San Antonio. Local youths Otto McKee Albert Houndell and Johnnie Barta undergo pre service physicals in Houston.
The item urges 8000 WAC volunteers from ages 20 to 50 for non professional medical work in U S Army Hospitals and promotes Red Cross Nursing Courses to support families. It also notes tax form issues for the 1942 tax due and encourages cheerful letters to servicemen, with V Mail for overseas correspondence, plus a reminder to stay diligent as war news improves. A local society mentions Mrs Joe Lee McCreary undergoing surgery for appendicitis and visits by Rey, Mrs J W Griffin, and Joan Davis to Wharton to see Virginia Spalinger in hospital.
Mr and Mrs Sam Lockwood of Brownsville spent the weekend with J C Lockwood and family. Mr and Mrs D S Taylor and son Dan Stephens plan to leave Sunday for Marlin for Mr Taylor's health.
Mrs. Bowen, Wharton County Public Health Nurse, visited Egypt and Bonus schools on Monday, and Richmond visitors came through on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs FP A Strunk returned to their home in Yoakum last week after visiting their daughter Mrs EL Beckman and Mr Beckman.
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