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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1952
Page
1
Rotary and Lions clash in a Lake region basketball thriller set for Tuesday night at 7:30. Teams from the Rotary and Lions clubs meet in a community event with local booster support and a fast paced contest expected at Lakeview.
Annie Kenz died from a stroke in Sealy on Saturday. Born at Car Spring on June 15, 162, she spent her childhood in Eagle Lake area and moved in 1897 with her father and siblings to the Eagle Lake region. She was known in the Fagie Lake Sealy and Cat Spring communities, with many friends, and left a large family including siblings and relatives in Houston and nearby towns.
Students at Eagle Lake High and elementary schools, including E. OH Henry High School, contributed a total of $130.72 to the March of Dimes polio fund. Lion’s Club fundraising and city collections remain incomplete, with totals not yet determined.
A movement seeks to rename the Gonzales to EL Route 90A highway from Gonzales through Stoner Halletesville Eagle Lethe Rosebery to Richmond. Supporters argue the change would ease San Antonio to Houston travel and reduce congestion on current routes. Promoters cite benefiting commerce and regional access with a new designation shown in Austin discussions.
Fire wrecked the Konvicka residence while the family, owners Ha Konvicka Jewelry Were, were in Tulsa for a family illness. The blaze gutted the house, destroying all furniture and personal belongings. The family could not be contacted and returned to assess damage, with no knowledge of the origin or extent of losses.
The First National Bank will be open on Tuesday, February 12 in observance of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Bank President W. E. Lenhart asks patrons to make necessary arrangements.
Local merchants consider 1952 holiday closing dates with Armistice Day as a fixed Tuesday event. A proposed San Jacinto Day close and other observances are discussed, while Cortland Davis urges prompt return of reply cards to tabulate an official list before the election.
T E Swigart president of Shell Pipe Line Corporation served as speaker at Sheridan Blue and Gold dinner honoring the 72nd anniversary of the Boy Scouts. The event at the School Cafeteria drew over 100 Cub Scouts Boy Scouts and leaders with remarks on Scouting origins and its enduring brotherhood.
The upper grades of Eagle Lake School host a chicken spaghetti dinner at Rotary Hall Saturday at noon to boost their P-TA Queen bid. Grade mothers prepare the meal and tickets at 50 cents per plate go toward funding the candidate for the FTA Spring Festival coronation. Serving begins at 11:00 am, open to all.
Lakeside Elevator and Grain Company plans 23600 barrel storage expansion on Lakeside road. E E Hepsilver of Brookshire Texas acts as general contractor with a partnership of prosperous rice farmers and four stockholders. A $10000 machinery install will aid rice drying, boosting throughput and easing peak harvest pressures as drying capacity already rose 37 percent.
In 1952 county elections more than 6500 voters are registered and expected to cast ballots as primary races begin. Tax Collector Henry Hajovsky notes about 5400 receipts issued and 8500 qualified voters may be eligible to vote this year with April primaries leading to county state and congressional contests. Potential sheriff and other county offices see limited opposition, with several names mentioned but likely not wide sums of challengers as first primaries approach.
LCRA directors in Austin consider hiring rain contingents after a Bay City News release reported worsening lake levels due to scant rainfall. The agency has spent 5750 dollars with the American Institute of Archaeological Research for long range weather forecasts to decide if a rain-driven test at Telmancing is warranted. If spring rains increase storage behind Buchanan and Mansfield dams and smaller reservoirs, a fourth excellent crop could be produced.
Use of parking meters goes in effect at 8 00 A M Monday Hereford Association sale Friday at Columbus Texas February 15 Gulf Coast Hereford sale includes 54 bulls and four females under cover at American Legion Park promising strong industry interest. Association members Casott Pouncey Andergub Repl log Lake and Julia Reorl Bernad2 eye the show.
Scout Week events unfold with a citywide campaign as Boy Scouts plan a Saturday kiosk presence and Friday night campout on the square. Citizens recall past parades and community pledges while local families, including Mr and Mrs Otis Bickham and Mrs Frank Elliott, are noted in attendance.
Jurors and motions fill a busy February session in district court. Judge Lester Holt presides as attorneys from multiple firms argue preliminary matters and prepare for the formal opening of actions tied to the Industrial Accident final and related suits.
The Garwood Dehydrating Company opens a large plant in Gersood managed by H. E. Reese and team. It can dehydrate alfalfa and millet to produce meal and pellets for commercial feed, with storage for nearly 3 10UG tons. Contracts with farmers aim to grow raw alfalfa and sugar beet byproduct to supply the plant, creating new employment in Colorado County.
A city ordinance sets parking restrictions between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays, with Saturdays limited and Sundays free for certain drivers. It outlines enforcement, fines, and penalties for violations, including cost details and the authority under city council approval. The text also references vehicle postings and potential exemptions nearby.
Patrolmen Dy Lt. Wik son and WW. ML Yeary investigated four wrecks in Colorado county during the first five days of February. Two persons were injured in one collision near Columbus on Highway 74. An Eagle Lake man 23 faced charges after a crash, while a Bay City driver’s front wheel came off in another incident. Debris and misdirection caused concerns as bystanders described tense scenes. details note one minor injury to Knest ali's wife and the involvement of a school bus in another crash on Highway 90 near Weimar.
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