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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1962
Page
3
Barbara Emme reports the CG C elected new officers for the coming year. Lorietta Miller as president Pat Heseda as vice president and Barbara Emme as secretary treasurer were chosen. Frances Sunderman visited Wharton and Sandra Sparks stayed in La Porte with Sue Pullin.
Members of the Croarado County Bar Association and wives met Monday night in Columbus for a banquet and program. Speaker was the honorable Meade F. Griffin, Justice on the State Supreme Court.
The S month old Balusek child of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Balusek of Sheridan died Tuesday morning after a trip to Weimar where she died en route. Survived by parents and a 39 month old brother. Funeral held January 31 at Wharton. Four Shell families transferred to Atlanta Texas for Bryans Mill Plant. A farewell party January 27 at Shell Recreation Hall honored four wives with red corsages, guest book, and Valentine decor.
The Colorado County Men's LULAC Council met in Columbus where fund raising plans were laid by the Ways and Means Committee. President Jesse Carmona praised John Mazzola and the poll tax committee for the door to door Pall Fax drive. The next Eagle Lake meeting is scheduled for February 18 at 2 pm in City Hall to enlist new members and possibly revive the Eagle Lake LULAC Council. Mrs Marty Ramirez will report on the State Convention in Austin at the Eagle Lake meeting on February 28.
County Home Demonstration notes promote publications B-971 on decorating windows and glass walls to improve room comfort and beauty. It advises matching drapery to room factors and suggests booklet B-873 Making Plent ed Draw Draperies for measuring fabric and construction. Visit local County Home Demonstration Agent for these resources.
Columbus songwriter Jack Price has a new recording titled Mescatero from Memphis label Pledge Records. It will be on local jukeboxes this week. The Mexican renegade, Mrs Dewey Gerstenberg of Weimar, visited here with relatives last Tuesday.
Colorado soil district notes cooperators smoothing riceland in Garwood and near Columbus. R L Cook finishes 85 acres on Zwiegel Tolbirt tract south of Columbus. Chas Kallina completes 106 acres on Lazy IK Ranch south of Garwood. Ea Henzelka reports six acres of coastal Bermuda with 225 bales of hay after sprigging, coastal spreads well on sandy land with fertilizer.
Obituary for M G Calvert 65 former pro Tanent business man and druggist who died after a stroke. Attorney Harry D Larson ill with scarlet fever. Birthday and party notes for Helen Reese Weldon Behrens and other social events. Crime report mentions Dick Barrett shot dead and Everet Turner injury skating accident. Community notes include pipe work at Masonic Cemetery and Caney Valley Hospital update.
Douglas Lee Parrish had 60 days in jail for aggravated assault against his wife Bonnie Parrish. County Judge Bill Rutta ordered remission of fines and costs and the remaining jail time, resulting in Parrish’s release from custody after serving from January 10 to February 5.
Mule Spring Angus Farm at Hallettsville owned by Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Renger will hold its first product sale on February 19 starting at 1 pm. Sixty animals including 40 bulls and 20 cows will be offered. Gayle Ingram and Bon Estes will auctioneers with Ingram sale manager. Catalogs are available from Ingram in Columbus.
Mr and Mrs John Muhalite hosted a deer stew dinner at their country home Sunday. Many guests were present from Eagle Lake and Columbus.
The Feed Grain Program runs from February 51 to March 2001 with payments for diverting 20 to 40 percent of feed grain acreage to conservation use. Colorado County ASCS office in Columbus invites farmers to discuss details. Sign up touted by local farming figures and relatives mentioned in the text.
The Tower Roll lists first semester honors at E H Henry Schools with students across grades 1 through 11. Notables include Gwendolyn Ward 98 in grade 3-2, Deborah McTear 97.2 in 5th, Harcell Montgomery 99.7 in 5th, and Booker T Dabney 97.8 in 11th, among others.
County agents aided producers across 207 Texas counties in all cotton program phases. They held nearly 2,100 meetings with about 53 000 attendees to spread timely cotton growing guidance. The effort benefited from newspaper and radio cooperation. Mrs. L M Green and Mrs Alan Crow visited Houston recently. Bayle Lake's Joe Ty Lunn’s Drug Store offers 24 hour prescription service.
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