Salaries Boost for County Officials in Texas Court Ruling
Cole County Commissioners fix salaries for four county officials at 6750 per year under new Texas population based pay scales. Several officials receive raises including county attorney to 6000 and district clerk to 8000, while road supervisors, constables, and deputies gain higher pay, with mentions of court actions and public notices.
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Cole County
Texas
Colorado County
Weimar
Eagle Lake
Columbus
Iges of the Peace
Saaf
Texas Excension Service
Stork Delivers Laughlin Hospital First Baby Of 1956
Lucille Marie Mascheck, daughter of Mr and Mrs Victor Mascheck, was born at 10 50 a m on Friday January 6 1956 at Laughlin Hospital Eagle Lake weighing nine pounds one and eight ounces Grandparents are Frank Klimek and Lewis Mascheck of Fayetteville The father works for Gulf products distributor George W Crim Edna Krances Lewis J Rosprim family’s newborn was runner up for the year first born in 1956
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Eagle Lake
Laughlin Hospital
Lucille Marie Mascheck
Victor, Mascheck
Frank Klimek
Lewis Mascheck
Fayetteville
Lucille Marie
Gulf Products
George W. Crim
Lewis J Rosprim
Edna Krances
Industrial Opinion Survey for Eagle Lake Community
Printed below is a questionnaire circulated to service clubs, businesses, and residents of Eagle Lake to gauge local views on industrial location. Citizens may respond to forward responses to the Eagle Lake Headlight. The poll seeks a majority-backed understanding to aid developers and civic leaders. The items ask about jobs for graduates, qualified workers, recreation, civic and agricultural engagement, business cooperation, credit, retail adequacy, growth, wages, industrial funding, volunteer effort, leadership, housing, and whether to support a community sponsored industry. It also invites suggestions for Eagle Lake’s growth.
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Eagle Lake
Colorado County
Zigle Lake
Onger
Members Urged to Attend Montezuma Meet Tuesday
Nine members of Club Montezuma are urged to attend the annual meeting Tuesday night January 17 at the Eagle Lake Community Center. Members received ballots listing nominations for twelve directorships and cards noting intention to attend the Mexican Supper preceding the meeting.
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Club Montezuma
Eagle Lake
Fred R. Frnka
David Wintermann
Construction Of New Gulf Station On E Main St
Construction on East Main Street near Highway 90 A advances to clear property for an ultra modern Gulf Station. George W Crim, Gulf Products consignee, oversees work. station will offer lubrication, washing facilities, rest rooms, and a full Gulf line. Site is former Cap Matula Blacksmith shop location, opposite Gless Farm Equipment, aiming to serve locals and highway traffic.
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Gless Farm Equipment Company
Ea gle Lake appoints new police chief to assume duties
Cliff Benson, named last week as Ea gle Lake’s chief, is expected to arrive this weekend to take over Sunday January 15. He will replace W E B Shaw who resigned after three years to devote himself to his business. Benson arrives from Cleburne Texas to assume duties.
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Cliff Benson
Eagle Lake
Mr. Benson
W. E B. Shaw
Cleburne
Texas
Texas EUB Annual Session Opens at Lissie Church
The Texas Conference of Evangelical United Brethren will hold its annual meeting at Lissie Church January 18 to 22, 1956. Bishop L. Le Baughman will preside. A public communion service is planned Wednesday and representatives from missions and benevolent institutions will attend several sessions. The conference will include morning and afternoon business and addresses.
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Texas
Lissie
Texas Conference of the
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Lissie Church
L. le Baughman
D. D
Kansas City
Missouri
Sue Briscoe Nominated for ASWA First Vice President
Mrs. Sue Briscoe CPA of Eagle Lake received a surprise nomination as First Vice President of the American Society of Women Accountants. She currently serves as national treasurer, with the Oct annual convention set for Seattle 1956.
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Sue Briscoe
Eagle Lake
American Society of Women Accountants
ASWA
Briscoe
National Organization of Women Accountans
Vivian Warner
Seattle
Washington
Richmond
Virginia
Rotary hot cake supper planned for Shrove Tuesday
The Eagle Lake Rotary Club announces its fourth annual Hot Cake supper for February 14 at the Eagle Lake Community Center. Citizens can expect excellent food prepared by Rotarians and a full evening of entertainment.
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Eage Ukke Rotary Club
Eagle Lake
Countywide Rice Clinic Set Here January 24
Plans announced for a county wide rice clinic at the Eagle Lake Community Center on Tuesday January 24. The Colorado County Rice Committee and local rice interests sponsor the event with the county agent's office. The program opens at 11 30 with a barbecue dinner and features an outstanding panel of speakers in the afternoon. A question and answer period will follow with visiting speakers addressing world situation rice breeding straighthead blight quality control acreage allotments and marketing quotas for rice future government programs and other topics. State ASC office Beaumont River Pasture Experiment Station and other rice industry leaders will lead discussions and answer questions. Additional information will come. rice farmers urged to attend.
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Eagle Lake
Colorado County Rice Committee
Couny
A.S.C
College Station
Rive-Pasture
Beaumont
Sixth Rice Cage Tourney Opens at Eagle Lake Gym
Final preparations are complete for the Sixth Annual Rice Basketball Tournament. Action starts at 4 p.m. with 25 games over three days at Eagle Lake High School gym, featuring 15 boys and 10 girls teams, 50 trophies, and more than $600 in awards. Schulenburg and Pattison open play. Magnolia seeks a repeat title as the field grows to eight teams by Saturday.
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Eagle Lake High School
Schulenburg
Pattison
Pearkinid
Rock Taland
Eagle Lake
Tod East Bernard
Victor Scott
Eagles
Magnolia
Marantia
Klein
Magny Irls
Saurday
Thard
Sam Boothe
Lewis
Rosprity
Tearne
Chese Ten
Oh4v
Andi
Bert
Tax Collections In County Good Poll Taxes Lay
Tax office reports through January 1, 1956, shows county and state tax receipts totaling 763,337.80 of 887,817.97, excluding sheridan and Eagle Lake districts, poll taxes, and small levies. Polls paid 2,255 versus 2,253 in 1954 and 2,760 in 1952, with state taxes at 167,292.99, about 93.47 percent.
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Colorado
Henry J. Hajovsky
Sheridan
Eagle Lake
Apply Before Feb 1 For Special Car License Numbers
Colorado County Tax Assessor Collector Henry J Hajovsky stated that automobile owners seeking a special license number must apply at the county courthouse before licenses go on sale February 1. Applicants should bring titles license receipts and a check for the license fee and leave the documents on deposit until the sale opens.
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Colorado County
Henry J. Hajovsky
R. P. Wilcox To Head Local Consolidated Fund
At a meeting of Eagle Lake Consolidated officers and directors at City Hall, Robert P. Wilcox was elected president of the local United Fund for 1956. Other officers named were R. L. Cook vice president Mrs M M Tones secretary and H Broyles treasurer with new directors Albert Pustejovsky J Parma Elmer Struss and Fred Yaeger. Retiring president Warren W Beale reported $5050 collected in the past drive with $50 carried over for next campaign. Board to meet Tuesday February 28 to hear requests from participating organizations.
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Eagle Lake Consolidated
City Hall
Robert P. Wilcox
United Fund
R. L. Cook
M. M. Tones
H Broyles
Albert Pustejovsky
J. Parma
Elmer Struss
Fred Yaeger
Warren W. Beale
Consolidated Fund
Work On Larger Band Hall To Begin Immediately
Eagle Lake Band Boosters Club won approval at a Monday meeting to enlarge the high school band hall nearly doubling its size. The school board gave consent, and McNips Epps Lumber Co. was awarded the construction contract for the booster project.
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Eagle Lake Band Boosters Club
McNips-Epps. Lumber Company
PTA Meets Today At High School Engle Lake
The Engle Lake Parent Teacher Association holds its first 1956 meeting at the high school auditorium today Thursday at 3:15 am. All members and interested friends are invited. L. J. Rosprim, vocational agriculture instructor, will lead the program The Family Creates Skilled Hands.
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Engle Lake Parent Teacher Association
L. J. Rosprim
Engle Lake High School
Lions Set Telethon HQ at Community Center in Eagle Lake
The Eagle Lake Signs Club and Lions of South and East Texas plan a March of Dimes telethon on KPRC-TV. Lions will run headquarters at Kage Lake Community Center with shortwave calls to Houston and local acknowledgments on TV. Contributions stay in the county for local care, with no door to door collection this year.
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Eagle Lake Signs Club
Lions of South
Fast Texas
Kprc-Tv
Lions
Kage Lake
Houston
Roland Bahisek
R. L. Cook
Lions Club
Cook
South and
East Texas
Mr. Cook
March of Dimes
Eagle Lake Lions Club
Eagle Lake
Tex
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stork
Industrial Opinion Survey
Gulf Station
Sun
Nail
Bill Rutta
Colorado County Commissioners Court
A. J. Willrodt
Agriculture Stablization Committee
Soil Conservation Service
County Agriculture
FHA
R. P. Wilcox
Local Consolidated Fund
PTA
EL Lions
Comm
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