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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1955
Page
5
Vernon Sheppard writes of a cold dark gathering that brightened with Bob Hope. The article describes viewers in uniform, the TV feed, and clips highlighting a memorable entertainment moment.
Dianne Morgan celebrated a birthday at the Community Center with twenty five children and their mothers in attendance. Her brother Charles Morgan was a guest of honor. Bright balloons framed the party as a pinata burst showering candy while a tail on Mary’s Pony game and a toy cowboy whistle favor exchange entertained guests. Dianne’s pink iced birthday cake, topped by a large head, featured green lettering and forget-me-nots as sisters served cake and refreshments.
Texas farm population has fallen to about 1,126,008 from 1,387,000 in 1950, a drop of 18.5 percent over four years. The decline mirrors a long trend since 1934, with Texas showing larger shifts than the national average as farm residents shrink and farm sizes grow. The survey notes farms decreased from 332,000 in 1950 to 281,000, with average farm size more than 438 acres, and residents per farm dropping from over five in 1940 to about four now.
A group of Lake High students from the surrounding area have been invited to attend a Career Conference in Houston. The event emphasizes civic duties and personal responsibility as they interact with representatives from local colleges and industries.
Lone Star Brewing Company of San Antonio plans to boost output from 720,000 barrels to about 1,000,000 barrels annually. New stainless steel tanks copper kettle and ten fermenting tanks with 720 barrels net capacity are being installed in new housing on reinforced foundations. Production expected by March 16 1935 per president Harry Jersig.
Theatre listings note a cinema showing The High and Mighty with dates and times unclear. References to Eagle Lake and John Wayne star presence appear among fragmented details.
The fragment references a 1985 copyright notice involving the Brewers Foundation. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR text.
The University of Texas College of Arts and Sciences lists 163 bachelor degree candidates for January 29. Frantic Lee Graves of Eagle Lake is among the BA degree hopefuls, son of Mr. and Mrs. FL Graves. Deans L. L. Click and Harry H. Ransom released the list.
Mink Nolan J Nathan and H Wagner of Oklahoma City were guests of Mr and Mrs M D Nathan last week. Nolan Nathan traveled to New York on a purchasing trip for his firm. The group also visited relatives in Houston on Tuesday, sharing family time amid assorted remarks on premarital expectations.
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