District Court Delays Grand Jury Report in February
District Court opened Monday morning per District Clerk W. C. Papenberg. Due to illness of District Judge Holt, the Grand Jury will not report until Monday February 12. Divorces granted in Annie Glasscock v C G Glasscock Jr with custody awarded to Annie for Robert Lee and twins Charles Gus and John Don Glasscock. Pinkie Jackson v George Jackson divorce granted to plaintiff. Mike Bratcher Jr v Ernestine Bratcher divorce granted to plaintiff. E R Phillips v The Western Hide Company et al settled for $1,000 in full settlement of all claims from the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Papenberg
Holt
Elownie
Annie Glasscock
C. G. Glasscock, Jr
Robert Lee Glasscock
Charles
Gus Glasscock
John Don Jey Glasscock
Pinkie Jackson
George Jackson
Mike Bratcher, Jr
Ernestine Breatcher
E. R. Phillips
The
Western Hide Company
New Barber Shop Opens Near Picture Show
Justin Smith, contractor, opened a new barber shop beside the Picture Show on Thursday morning. Hayes Stephens, owner of the building, was the first patron, with Harry Hoffman busy all day keeping up his barbering craft. Friends and former patrons of Hoffman and W. B. Gordy are invited to visit and new customers will be welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin Smith
Hayes Stephens
Harry Hoffman
Torsorial Arts
W. 8
Gordy
G M Rowe Dies In Lonoke Arkansas
Friends mourn the death of G M Rowe in Lonoke Arkansas on Wednesday night pneumonia was the cause Mrs Rowe formerly Rosa Buchman of Eagle Lake is consoled by sympathy from numerous friends The death message reached Rowe's sister Mrs G D Gerstemberg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Rowe
Lonoke
Ark
Red Cross Calls Men And Women For Overseas Duty
Nearly 3 000 men and women are needed immediately for American Red Cross overseas service. E H Rabel Colorado County Red Cross chair announces hosting of club workers hospital staff field directors and assisters to aid troops. Positions target ages 18 to 50 with health exams. emphasis on ability and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
E. H. Rabel
Colorado County Red Cross Chapter
Army
Navy
Red Cross
Colorado County
El Campo Leader Mourns Death Of Charlie Schumaker
Charlie August Schumaker, 68, longtime Wharton County rancher, died January 30 after a heart attack at his El Campo home. Born March 27, 1877 in Lavaca County, he moved to Wharton in 1905 and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. He is survived by his widow, four daughters, three sons, 71 grandchildren, and several sons-in-law and daughters-in-law. funeral services were held at the family home and at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial in Garden of Memories. His daughter Mrs. R. E. Altman of Eagle Lake is among the survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie August Schumaker
Taiton
Jones Creek
Wharton County
Lavaca County
Trinity Lutheran Church
el Campo
Edwin F. Lampe
Schumaker
Lutheran Church
R. E. ‘Altman
Eagle Lake
Emil
Victoria
Larden
Garrett
Santonio
Rhyme
Altman
Arthurifiemler
i=l
Warning From Highway Dept Cites Driver License Rules
The Highway Department warns minors face penalties under state law for driving without proper authorization. It states no person under 18 may be licensed or operate a motor vehicle on highways unless legally permitted and outlines required affidavits, parental involvement, and consent depending on age, with fines up to unspecified amounts for violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
Death of Mrs. F A Ranley This Morning
The obituary notes the death of Mrs. F A Ranley of Lissie at about 4 30 Friday morning in the local hospital She was a sister of Mrs A A Gertson Funeral arrangements were not announced at press time Numerous visitors including Mr and Mrs Ernest Seaholm Mr and Mrs Otis Pouncey Mr and Mrs Mr Anderson Mr and LV Duncan and Gardner Duncan attended the Houston Bab Stoos Show
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Ranley
Lissie
Ranley
A. A. Gertson
Ernest Seaholma
Otis Pouncey
Anderson
LV. Duncan
Gardner Duncan
Houston
Mr. F M Clark Promoted to Division 1 Agent
Former Eagle Lake citizen F M Clark has been promoted to Division 1 Agent of the Houston and El Paso line and will be a frequent visitor to Eagle Lake with his family joining him on trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Clark
Eagle Lake
Southern Pacific
Houston and
el Paso Line
Fin
Texas Women Urged to Join Army Hospitals Recruiting Drive
War Department launches intensive drive to recruit and train women for the Women's Army Corps Medical Units. Each 1,000 bed hospital will receive a company of 100 WACs, with additional staffing for larger facilities. Houston district to recruit for McCloskey General in Temple and Beaumont General in El Paso. Basic training at Fort Oglethorpe, six weeks at Army Medical Department School, then service at chosen hospital. Eligibility includes two years of high school, age 20 to 50, no dependents under 14, and both married and single women welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army General
War Department
Women’s Army Corps
WAC
Sammie
Women's Army Corps Recruiting Service
Rusk Building
Houston
McCloskey General
Temple
Beaumont General
el Paso
Fort Ogiethorpe
Georgia
Army Medical Department
Army
McCloskey
Beaumont General Hospitals
Women's Army Corps Recruiting Station
Texas
Local WAC Safe In New Guinea
Pfc. Elizabeth Westmoreland reports safe arrival in New Guinea in letters to her parents Mr and Mrs R T Westmoreland She notes exposure to many weird crawling and flying animals and praises strict sanitation procedures Their mess halls are sterilized before use and again when supplies arrive She asks for hometown papers to be sent to her at once
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Elizabeth Westmoreland
R. T. Westmoreland
New Guinea
Pfo
Westmoreland
Gottlieb Harborth Sustains Serious Injuries on Duty
Gottlieb Harborth was seriously injured Thursday forenoon while trimming trees on the job for C. P. & The accident happened in front of Mrs. TP Doole's home. He fell about 15 feet while cutting, suffering multiple fractures and back injuries. He was attended by responders and hospitalized as the extent of his injuries remained under evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottlieb Harborth
C. P
TP. Doole
Mr. Harborth
Red Cross War Fund Drive March Event in Casoralo County
Mayor H W Graves and county Red Cross officials met in Columbus to set an 8900 dollar Casoralo County quota within an 200 million dollar national goal for the Red Cross War Fund drive. Collected locally will aid foreign relief for soldiers from the area and their families. Community leaders in Eagle Lake and Weimar organize campaigns to reach the target quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Graves
Red Cross
Columbus
Casoralo County
Eagle Lake
Weimar
Garwood
Red Cross War Fund
Graves
Vera Sunderman Joins Military Nurse Corps For Navy Service
Vera Sunderman R N of Jiermann Hospital volunteers with two other nurses at the Red Cross recruiting office to answer the country’s call. Sunderman joins the Navy while the other two enlist in the Army in a patriotic ceremony captured in Houston papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Eagle Lake
Vera Sunderman
R. N
Jiermann Hospital
Red Cross
Miss Sunderman
Navy
Army
Funeral Rites For Mrs F Korthauer Today 3:00 PM
Funeral services for Mrs Florence E Cook Korthauer are set for this afternoon at the home of her son in law and daughter L D Roberts and from the First Baptist Church with Rev Chas Culpepper Jr officiating. The Texas native born March 16 1867 in La Grange died after a lingering illness. Widowed since 1936 she leaves daughters Gracie Mia Lucile Newman five grandchildren six great grandchildren and siblings J W Smith B D Sample Mike Cassidy. She lived with the Roberts family in Eagle Lake for the last 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence E. Korthauer
Florence Edna Cook-Korthauer
la Grange
Texas
W. H. Korthauer
Brenham
Gracie
Mia
Lucile Newman
L. D. Roberts
Eagle Lake
Alma Sanders
San Antonio
E. Wayne Smith
Beaumont
Leona Rhea
Glen Flora
Mike Cassidy
Sample
J. W. Smith
B. D. Sample
Chas. 1. Culpepper Jr
First Baptist Church
Eagles Face Tigers Tonight At Home Court
Tonight at 7 30 the Eagles meet the Richmond Tigers on the home court in a basketball game with boxing bouts on the card. Admission is 15 and 30 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Richmond Tigers
Meritorious Service Wreath Awarded to Fifteenth Air Force Squadron
Donald Kolberg of Eagle Lake Texas receives Meritorious Service wreath as part of a Fifteenth Air Force Service Command squadron honored for keeping bombers ready during heavy combat operations. The release lists other Eagle Lake personnel and updates on units in Holland England and France with brief notes on homecomings promotions and postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Kolberg
Fifteenth Air Force Service Command
Italy
Carl B. Rankin
Fifteenth Air Force
Donald C. Kolberg
Eagle Lake
Texas
Air Service Command
United States Strategic Air Forces
Europe
Eagle
Morris Berman
England
Martin
Germany
Eagle Lake High School
A. & J. College
Kingsville
Edinburg
Scottand
Isle of Man
London
South England
Special Services To Begin Sunday At Baptist Church
First Baptist Church starts a week long series of Spiritual Life Services led by the pastor from Sunday February 11 to February 18 with daily 10:09 to 11:00 a.m. sessions and 7:30 p.m. revival services led by J G Jenkin and choir. Rev Culpepper closes with morning and evening sermons on February 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
J. G. Jenkin
Bac
Culpepper
Distinctive Honor To A Local Girl
Kathryn McRee of Eagle Lake receives centennial honor as toast mistress at Belton Mary Hardin-Baylor College Centennial Banquet held February 3. The 1931 graduate, daughter of Postmaster W. E. McRee, is featured in the centennial souvenir edition marking 100 years of the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hardin-Baylor College of
Belton
Eagle Lake
Kathryn McRee
W. E. McRee
McRee
Pan American No 1 Well Shut In After Preliminary Test
Colorado Discovery Is Now Shut In Pan American No 1 R L Williams gas condensate discovery flowed into pits eight hours through one eighth choke from 8368 to 8390 feet and is shut in for storage and separators. The strike lies 11900 feet northeast of Ramsey field production and produced a substantial volume of distillate and gas through a to inch choke with 2200 pounds pressure. Pan Am staked El August Schindler 2448 feet NNE of the Williams well in the A Becker survey 37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Williams
CTRR
Ramsey
Pan Am
el August Schindler
Willams
A. Becker
Simon White Jr. Wins 34c Lb Steer at Houston Show
Simon White Jr. enters a Houston Fat Stock Show steer contest ranking seventh among 39. At a Wednesday auction Mrs. Mabel Seaholm Cook buys the prize for Suburb Packing Co at 4 cents per pound, the steer weighing 950 pounds at sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon White Jr
Houston
Mabel Seaholm Cook
Emergency call for knitters aids Red Cross drive
Mrs G A Seaholm reports a large wool donation for Red Cross knitters and issues an immediate urgent appeal. She asks all knitters to visit her home at once for supplies due to heavy combat in the primal war and an emergency shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Seaholm
Red Cross
Sweater Awards To The Eagles Banquet
Bud Fitzgerald hosted a sweater awards banquet at Eagle Lake High School where football players received new sweaters in the school cafeteria. Supt. Reed and Coach Reach funded the feast, with Rev. J. W. Griffin advising on character. Co captains Braden and Reed modeled the attire alongside ten teammates and Miss Virginia Mill honored as sweetheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Fitzgerald
Eagle Lake
W. C. Reed
E.A. Reach
Supt. Reed
Rench
J. W. Griffin
Griffin
B. Braden
Jim Reed
Maurice Willis
Raymond Jochett
Charles
Plowhand
Sheridan oil field report drilling depths
Knoche No.1 is drilling at 8,967 feet Flow Realty No. 7 was drilling at 6,700 feet Kyle Estate No. 1 was drilling at approximately 7,400 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan Oil Field Report
Knoche No.1
Flow Realty No. 7
Kyle Estate No. 1
Appeal From State Game Warden Waddell
State Game Warden Waddell requests land owners except shooting preserves to mail penny post cards reporting deer kills to T T Waddell Eagle Lake Texas. He offers $10 rewards for evidence leading to convictions of deer law violations and notes hunting seasons closures for white perch bass and squirrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado County
T. T._Waddell
Eagle Lake
Texas
Spike Buck
Eddie Gloeck
Eddie
Gloeck
Strass No. T Down 3200 Feet At 5200 Feet Report
Cities Service Strass Noo was reported Thursday drilling at 5200 feet with the well now described as Strass No. T being drilled to the deeper 3200 feet depth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strass No. T
Cities Service
Strass Noo
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Lonoke, Arkansas
RE. Altman
Highway Dept
F.M. Clark
George W. Hodges
Tigers
Holland
Robert Campbell
Netherlands
Sery Wing
Franklin S. Henley
Paul L. Willams
U. S
Campbell
Hgh
Silemman
Georgia Jochett
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Raymondy Jochett
California
Norbert Huvar
S. I c and
Frank Mazac Jr
Svest Coast
T. Sgt. R. E. Beane
Biggs Field
S. A
Vincent Pawlile
France
Paris
Jacobsen
Louisians
James M. Jacobsen
Ailexs Infield Army Airfield
Alexandris, la
Sehem
Geaunbed
Pase Bint
Baptist Church
Olorado Discovery
Simon White, Jr
Waddell
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