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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1970
Page
2
Local newspaper item from Eagle Lake Headlight covering a short community update with brief notes and generic notices. It provides limited readable details and names, focusing on a small town bulletin.
The Georgia and Houston area report urges annual medical checkups as doctors increasingly ask about smoking ties to lung function. A national survey finds 38 percent of doctors advise patients with chronic conditions to quit smoking, while 37 percent urge parents to reduce smoking. Contact area health groups in Texas.
Gov explains week aims at boosting farming and agri businesses in Texas. State farms and related industries provide about forty percent of local employment and contribute around six billion dollars annually to the economy. Texas is a top producer of rice onions cotton grain sorg hum sheep goats and mohair.
Brahman Association elected officers at a January 27 meeting. Dr James Fergason Angerford was named president Fahy Wilsar Tacranpe vice president Mrs James Fort Leslie Hadzins and C Y Jacobs Yoastum Maeda Hoiswer elected as directors to fill unexpired terms.
Record eight thousand veterans servicemen and their families were in training as of December 1 1963, marking a three percent increase over the prior year. The figure appears in a notice related to clock prescription service at Engle Bake Drugs.
The item recalls Corporal Clarence Z. Miuetka earning the Distinguished Service Medal for European theater bravery. It reports sales and transfers, including Tibler selling a stake to Walker Meltseh and the Shell Service Station change. Fire at Oak Crest plant near Eagle Lake prompts emergency response as families adjust postwar life.
Alan Rosenthal and fellow Dade County teens lead March of Dimes TAP efforts, organizing fundraisers, educating peers, and volunteering at birth defects centers. The group spreads public health messages, supports prenatal care, and inspires college programs, aiming to prevent birth defects and advance vaccines.
The Wharton County Junior College Board of Trustees and the Foundation Board discussed implementing a major construction program including two new Agriculture and Physical Training buildings, a welding facility, gym expansion, two new laboratories, and learning center upgrades. Dr. Theodora Nicksick Jr. urged private donations to support immediate and long-range projects, with further updates on continuing and adult education services.
Columbus Wilary Norrison from Pagle Lake joins R B Trull from Satasias in a local gathering. The brief note records their presence and surface details of the meeting.
Wharton County Junior College will offer spring non-credit evening courses, including Private Pilot Ground School, Amateur and Commercial Radio License Preparation, data entry, and blueprint bending. Classes start Feb 2 1970. registration by mail with tuition check. Contact Dr. Jos Grabig at LE 2-4560 ext 20 for details.
Private Lester Smit serves with the Marines at the Marine Supply Center in Albany Georgia. He is the son of Mrs Thelma M Smith of Eagle Lake Texas. His service address places him with Company C at the facility.
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