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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1970
Page
6
Last rites were held Thursday for Inez Sanchez of East Bernard. The obituary notes her late husband and family, with unclear details due to OCR corruption.
Mrs Flora Pearl Porter 76 of Victoria hospital died Saturday after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Monday February 16 at 4 am in Victoria with burial in Memory Gardens Cemetery. She was a long time resident of this community and sister of Mrs Gladys Mazac. Surviving are her husband S D Porter of Victoria, a daughter Mrs Waller Ophe Hay Ghumbs of Victoria, two sisters and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
A full house of buyers packed the Columbus Live-Stock Commission firm sale last Thursday. About 975 head sold with good to choice cattle trading from 22 to 40 per head. Heavy Angus steer calves brought up to 40, crossbred steers 29 to 38, and feeder pigs along with hogs and stocker cows also traded briskly.
A brief item notes fan service at Engle Lake's event held around the track area with attendance by local supporters and organizers. Details are fragmentary but emphasize community engagement and public interest in the proceedings.
Trail hike for Boy Scouts in the Sam Houston Area Council opens February 28 with an opening ceremony at Confederate Park Gonzales. The third Sam Houston Trail Hike runs through April 1 with units choosing 9 to 15 mile segments across eight weekends. Governor Preston Smith expected to attend a closing event aboard the Battleship Texas and at the San Jacinto Monument.
Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy Middlebrook were held in Columbus with Rev. Jim Heath officiating. Burial followed at Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery. Born April 40, 1879 in Clark County Ald, she was daughter of Dr. C Williamson and Margaret Armstead Williamson. She moved to Columbus at age five and belonged to Eastern Star Ti A R and First Baptist Church. She actively aided the Red Cross during her life.
Dr James Stansel of Texas A M University Beaumont outlines rice growing timing. Planting in late March to early April plus June 1 heading yields best results due to light and temperature. Early March plantings risk poor emergence and weed control is improved by delayed flooding.
World War era veteran with long residence at Columbus Convalescent Home died. Survived by son Karl W. Middlebrook of Seminole Oklahoma, granddaughter Mrs Linda Perroto of New Jersey, and grandson Karl T Middlebrook of Seminole.
Dun & Bradstreet data cited by R B Armbruster Jr shows Colorado County expanding from 282 to 254 listed businesses since 1969, a decline of 10 percent, as a 1990 reference book edition highlights local industry. The report notes nationwide annual requests to businesses for financial statements, from small corner grocers to large firms, as part of ongoing data collection.
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