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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1954
Page
1
Free TB chest X rays offered here this Friday and Saturday with limited hours. The program, led by Dr Gyek in Eagle Lake, aims to screen residents and detect heart and lung issues early, with several days of testing available from 1 pm to 1 pm over two days.
Ten Eagle Lake Scouts from Troop 20 travel to Camp Strake for six days with 235 scouts aboard a large bus. Leaders include Roland Campbell and Razbe, Lawrence Tate and Clittura Wiese. Russell Cooper joins for a few days. Families were invited to family night as parents attended with participating Scouts.
Ambassador Warren the U S State Department envoy to Venezuela and Mrs Warren are hosted by Mr and Mrs FE A Koeninghaus in Houston. The couple arrived last week and attend a series of socials honoring them while visiting the Koeninghaus family and Caracas born connections.
Colorada County held a land tax sale Tuesday at the courthouse with about twenty five bidders. Endrill J. O. Waller oversaw the auction as Judge John A. Haneker noted the sale was active and many Eagle Lake Highland Park additions tracts sold for varied amounts including $28 and $87.50. Several buyers including David Wintermann and Lille Mae Johnson purchased multiple Eagle Lake lots as earlier mislisted plots were corrected.
Colorado County Farm Bureau announces its annual queen contest at the Eagle Lake Community Center on July 27. Contestants must be single and ages 18 to 21, daughters or sisters of members. The winner advances to district and state contests and receives gifts to be announced next week.
The Bonus Baptist Mission plans a revival from July 9 to 18 with services each evening at 7:30. Clinton McClemmon of the University of Corpus Christi will sing gospel and speak at the meetings near Eagle Lake Highway. Wayne Barnes, base tor of the Mission, announces inclusive activities for all.
The First National Bank of Eagle Lake marks its Golden Anniversary dating from 1904. An Open House is set for Saturday June 24 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm with president W. B. Lenhart and directors inviting citizens to attend and celebrate fifty years of service.
Absentee voting for the July 24 Democratic primary began July 4 and runs through July 20. Voters out of their precinct on election day may apply to Edger Lueninne's office for absentee ballots to be counted in a separate box. A committee of Jack Alten Dudley Baker and Gus Williams was appointed to count the ballots on July 24.
Friends report Mrs Victor Engelard is critically ill at Laughlin Hospital following a heart ailment weeks earlier. The condition worsened after a period of limited improvement.
Baptist leaders outlined plans for a new church plant with committee chairs Rollen Duneen and Palinger and members Brank Cheetham Henry and Mrs H H D Swearingen. The group discussed site, funding, and community outreach during a preliminary meeting.
Dr Raymond R Thomas native of Chly city to begin duties July 9 as associate physician at Laughlin Clinic and Hospital. He will establish offices in the clinic building. Thomas, son of Mazi Thomas, graduate of Eagle Lake high school, earned an MSD from Texas University Medical School in Galveston. He has ties to the area, externing at Laughlin and serving as resident here during medical school. He recently completed a year in general practice internship at City County Hospital in Fort Worth. The Thomases reside on Prairie Avenue with their eight month old son Raymond Russell Jr and are welcomed by friends.
The Eagle Lake Study Club library committee announces a Friday story hour series at the Community Center Library from 4 to 5 pm. The first session this Friday will be supervised by Mrs KH La Lange and Miss Ernest Mae Seaholm. Preschool children and lower elementary Brades are invited to attend.
A prolonged holiday period saw multiple vehicular crashes on state highways near Weimar and Allale. In one incident on Parm Highway 455 near Weinnae Sun night, two young drivers and a passenger were injured after a rear collision. A Brahman bull caused another bridge collision on Highway 71 south of Allale, killing the animal and causing two cars to be badly damaged.
Prince Drilling Company reports the No. 30 Minurelle Gas Unit in the Lein Kennelly survey of Tripleharn fed. The well flowed 2,827,000 cubic feet of gas daily with 2081 psi wellhead pressure and 3.493 million cubic feet from perforations at hOOY-17. Earlier No. YO. Min unit completed recently in the same area.
On a Saturday night near Co ambos on Speaksville road, Herbert Les Ham and Lee Walter Daugharty were charged by Game Warden Leo Kebiefiel with hunting deer at night. Each man faced fines of 10 dollars and costs totaling 114 dollars after guns and two headlights were found in their car following arrest at Emil Rapel place. Ham, 47, of Newton, remained in jail as relatives paid his fine.
A severe May storm delivered strong winds and scattered rain across the city. Lightning touched down near Lake Bryer causing a power outage at a local plant before utility crews restored service later that day.
Rotary Officers were installed Tuesday at the Eugle Lake Rotary Club ceremony held at the Community Center. Daths Proper of San Antonio presided, as retiring President Hargrove Smush and director Ted Brewer witnessed the event. The incoming officers are Lee Briscoe president, Frank Frnka vice president, Vance Werner secretary, Jack Grieves treasurer, with Lloyd Spelinger representing Grieves.
Five troops register for the Maxine Crim Girl Scout Day Camp to open Monday at the C FE Johinson Skull Creek Ranch under director Mrs. B H Pirley. Program aides and leaders from Troops 1 5 and 9 plus readers and staff are listed with safety measures including a First Aid station and on site doctor.
A violent thunderstorm caused extensive damage in Garwood on Tuesday afternoon. Winds of 50 to 60 mph toppled electrical poles and bent a line of telephone cables, shattered plate glass at a Shell station, and damaged five telephone exchange poles. Many trees and limbs were blown down, the baseball backstop at the high school stadium was uprooted, and several antennas, signs, and minor structures were damaged along a narrow storm path. No lightning strikes were reported despite heavy damage.
The Rev. Lamlless Bhasnor, rector of the Episcopal Diety Richmond, Yess, will conduct services at Christ Episcopal Church in Bagie Luis next Sunday morning. Service time is 10:00 am and will include Holy Communion. Parke Smith will fill the vacancy as interim pastor after Rev Lawton Riley left for Jefferson, Coxas. Smith and his wife, both native Fidlstomans, expect to move here with their infant daughter in late Lidl.
Le Grange draft board 44 issues call for twelve registrants to report for induction on July 6. Named from Colorado County are James JoeDruk Garwood volunteer John Henry Heger Weir mar Lve Louis W Stiles Jn Eagte Also forwarding ten registrants for pre induction physicals all from Austin and Fayet counties.
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