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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1961
Page
4
Miss Goldie McCarmick and Mrs L E Ingram extend gratitude to Dr J C Laughlin Ajuries and hospital staff for care kindness and visits Also thanks to friends relatives for cards gifts meals and prayers May God bless each of you.
Sealed bids for a safe tractor and diesel rice figure tractor will be accepted at Farmers Equipment Co. Inc. in Eagle Lake until 2:00 PM on Monday Feb 13 1961. Bids open at 2:00 PM Feb 13 1961. bids may be rejected. Also notice of election in Eagle Lake for three aldermen to be held at Wenage Lake Community Center with appointed election managers and clerks. mayor E Shirley authorizes posting of notices thirty days prior.
The column notes visiting family members including Mrs. H A Johnson and Mrs. Zelda Stokley, with trips to Unistune and San Altania and a death in California. It also covers Cub Scout meetings in Der No. 1 on January 26 and February 1 at the elementary school with bowling, refreshments, and rides, plus a Kansas trip departure of Mrs. Jack Faulek and visits by Mrs. Maude Skelton and Richard Walker to Houston afterward.
Notice invites Mrs. Mabel Rogers to claim a free ticket for the film A Breath of Scandal starring John Gavin Sophia Loren and Maurice Chevalier at Rice Theatre on February 10 or 11. Clip and present at the office to redeem.
The 1982 Directory of Council-Manager Cities lists 1 7g local governments with 59 Canadian cities among them. The 1960 U S Census counted 2 759 urban places above 10 600 population and 84 cities adopted the plan in 1960. The average adoptions since 1949 runs 74 per year and total population in council-manager areas now surpasses 415 million.
The Dallas Morning News reports the 1961 1962 Texas Almanac is published after a one year delay to include the 1969 census figures. It provides official state and county population data, agriculture, manufacturing, trade, services, water resources, and more. Copies from the Chamber of Commerce cost 165 dollars paper bound or 82 dollars cloth bound.
Volunteer firemen met Monday night for a regular practice session. They discussed upcoming drills, frost and grass conditions, and measures to prevent grass fires as weeds are expected to grow.
The 1961 Texas license plates will feature a new design with black letters on a white background for greater readability. The Texas Highway Department estimates total vehicle registrations nationwide for 1980 at about 4.9 million, placing Texas among top states in vehicle numbers.
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