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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1961
Page
3
A letter outlines a nationwide campaign urging parent support for improved schooling. It cites absenteeism as a major weakness, notes state funding based on attendance, and argues loans and local taxpayers must cover gaps. It explains upcoming tests to assess language, arithmetic, and general achievement for students.
The weekly series previews public school week and explains how tests measure a child’s abilities. It discusses interpretation of scores, factors shaping opinions of teachers, classroom roles, and the integration of physical health with mental development to help pupils meet modern demands.
Mrs. B. Gd Tobtyer hosts a birthday dance at the Community Center honoring Marlene Mathis with dancing and refreshments attended by Lynette Locke Brenda Dixon Bonnie Glenn and others. Funeral services were held for Dora Houston Brooks at Sandridge Tabernacle with burial in Sandridge Cemetery.
Spale inger Hardware offers a special price on fine quality paint with a $1.50 xalion or 30¢ pen quart. Wide color selection available at Eagle Lake store.
Two civil suits were filed in county court last week. T. W. Scott of Eagle Lake sues J. T. A. Quinn a trucker from El Campo for allegedly purchasing about $360 gravel for Scott’s plaintiff near Altair. P. & Schuette sue Ed Plughal for payment of a $609 promissory note.
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