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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1966
Page
2
Co. E. Everitt Jr of Eagle Lake paid the top price at the Gulf Coast Hereford Association spring sale in Columbus last Friday. Forty bulls sold for 20,635 total, averaging 510 per head, with 21 heifers bringing 5,750 total, average 273 each. Everitt bid 730 for a Rocking S Ranch bull, one of a reserve champion pair.
Laughlin Hospital lists patients for the week of February 14 including Dick Behne Columbus Mrs E H Shirley Dana Canaris Desi Rivera and others from various cities. Dismissals include Mrs Roy Lee Butler and son Bruce Johnson Jr. Plus notes on staff and a machine reference.
The Lydia Sunday School Class of First Baptist met February 1966 at Mrs. Adolph Feik's home with nine attendees. Mrs. Cassady led a devotional from Living Prophecies, discussing fulfilled and future prophecies, followed by minutes, treasurer's report, and closing prayers.
Army Pfc Joe L Linnemier son of Mr and Mrs Joe A Linnemier Eagle Lake took part in Exercise Marie Mauler an 11 day field training in Germany ending February 7 His unit Battery A 1st Battalion 36th Artillery with the 3rd Infantry Division provided intensive training against an aggressor force and to train the division to support itself logistcally He entered the Army in November 1964 completed basic training at Fort Polk and was last stationed at Fort Sill arriving overseas in April 1965 The 23 year old attended Engle Lake High School.
Senate action results in a new G I Bill offering veterans home loans around seven thousand five hundred dollars with higher rural funds and education benefits starting at one hundred dollars a month, six months active service required, effective June first for summer school sessions. Galveston visitors A Langer Bass Red and friend joined Arnold Kenvicks and John David in La Porte.
The Columbus Livestock Commission sold 560 cattle 150 hogs and 10 sheep last Thursday. Prices ranged with butcher calves and yearlings from 24.5 to 27 for top grades and 22 to 25 for standard. Utility cattle fell 22 to 22.5 and packer cows and heifers 18.5 to 22.5. Bulls 16 to 21.5, stockers and feeder calves 23 to 27.5 for Hereford and Angus, 24 to 26.5 for crossbreds. Stocker cows 18 to 21 good stockers 15 to 19 commercial, with medium and common pairs 175 to 230 and 140 to 175 respectively. Hogs 28 to 28.5 butchers, feeder pigs 10 to 17.5, sows 22.5 to 25. Sheep 7 to 9 ewes 18 to 22 lambs 6 to 10 bucks and 15 to 25 per head for pairs. Market remained very active across cattle classes.
Free ticket offer addressed to Ann Roberts for a February 20 viewing of The Bedford Incident starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier at Rice Theatre. Clip and present at box office on the indicated Sunday or Monday dates. Medical information and drugstore contact included.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and District 6, Communications Workers of America signed a wage agreement effective February 6, totaling 11.837 million dollars annually. The deal adds 5.903 million to company costs in Texas and 3.036 million in South Texas, with wage increases of 2 to 4 dollars per week for 47,000 employees, including over 1,000 in Texas. The company also doubles its Basic Medical Expense Plan contribution, totaling 2.15 million nationally, 972 thousand in Texas, and 498 thousand in South Texas.
Marine Pvt Charles Kretzschmar son of Mr and Mrs George Kretzschmar of Eagle Lake completed individual combat training with the 2nd Infantry Training Regiment at Camp Pendleton California. He is undergoing four weeks of basic specialist training in artillery infantry motor transport and supply.
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