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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1964
Page
3
Christmas dinner gatherings were held across Garwood and surrounding areas. Numerous families hosted or attended events with extended kin from Kingsville Austin Houston Ganado El Campo Snyder and Dallas, sharing meals and visiting during the holiday season.
A large group attended the Lobpries family dinner party including Mr and Mrs Victor Laake, Mr and Mrs David Gregory of Pasadena, Mr and Mrs BJ Blackburn and Mr and Mrs Jack Weldon of Houston, Mr and Mrs Chris Hoffman of Pasadena, Mr and Mrs Floyd Steinman and two Schulenburg daughters, Mr and Mrs Billy JMever and daughter of Albuquerque, Mr and Mrs Fritz Lobpries and family of La Grange, Mr and Mrs Victor Lobpries, Mr and Mrs Wilson Baumgarten with Paul and Keany, and Miss Henrietta Schockmann. The day featured a lovely dinner and gift exchanges. Additional holiday visits occurred with relatives in Texarkana, Houston, Victoria, and Stillwater among others.
Local families share holiday greetings and travel from Albuquerque and Houston to La Grange. Mr and Mrs Lobories spend a day visiting relatives while Jimmy Ray Schilling stays with grandparents. Other households host Christmas Eve parties and extend sympathy to the Wright family in Rock Island amid funeral services.
Eagle Lake enjoyed what many call one of the prettiest Christmases as sun shined and temperatures rose after weeks of deep winter. Heavy fog cleared, weekend warming continued, marking a bright holiday in the community. Students in Rock Island Troop 314% under Rock Island School District roook Star Scout Robert Kilpatrick in Texas.
Colorado County Commissioners Court invites bids by 19 a.m. Monday January 13 for a new 1964 automobile for the Sheriff's office. A 1981 Chevrolet Bel Air will be traded in under the rotation plan to purchase two new cars yearly for department use.
D R Wintermann receives a free theater ticket for Sunday or Monday January to see Sophia Loren Freddie March and Robert Wagter in The Condemned of Altona. Malcolm Tigtlt of Seguin traveled last week with Mrs Kollmann to Seguin for Christmas with their daughter’s family. Chinese ivory carvers noted as leading artisans in their field.
Mr and Mrs Cooper and Mary Sue of Hot Springs Ark visited Mrs Alvin Glueck last Friday on their way home from a Christmas visit with his brother Van Land and Mrs Land in Houston.
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