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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1943
Page
3
A public briefing states there is enough electric power today for civilian and war production. Planning has increased reserve capacity since Pearl Harbor. The note urges conservation and notes cheaper, more efficient production with household prices about half of what they were 19 years ago.
The piece honors CIM men and women for their wartime electricity work and planning, praising their skill and dedication that kept power available and affordable during war. It notes the workers’ independence and contribution to national effort.
The wedding of Mr. R Westmoreland and Miss Craig Blasdlel occurred in Houston last Thursday evening at 8:30 in Magnolia Park Methodist Church. The couple plans to reside at home of Reverend Wilson as newlyweds.
Women across the nation take on nearly a hundred civilian jobs to support the war effort. They work in factories, service roles, and essential trades to keep production, transportation, and daily life running while men serve.
Mrs Woe Renbart Sr and party traveled from Houston Monday visiting Lie wook ers in the home of Mr and Mrs FM Johnson. They were joined by Mr and Mrs W A McMillan Sr returning to Danbury after a business visit to Eagle Lake.
Nussbaum and Maynard Landa traveled Tuesday to Galveston with Mrs. B. Tily and Miss Sophia Daily joining to Rosenberg en route for relatives. Miss Minnie Thomas wed Everett Isenhower at her parents home in Lissie with congratulations from The Headlight. Mr. W. E. McRee returned from a Palma visit while Mrs. McRee and the children stayed longer.
A round of social notices details, from Major and Mrs Leonard Smith at Camp Walls Lake to Mrs Jeff McDowell visiting Wyoming. School officials Supt Galbreath and family head to San Marcos for a semester, while Mrs Hayner and relatives are noted in Houston and El Campo. Funeral services for Pay Hayner and survivors are listed with Myrtle Cemetery interment.
Local notes report Mr and Mrs Buck Sheridan visiting relatives and a son rushed to Ganghlin Hospital for treatment. The piece lists residents traveling to Cleveland and White Castle, a Shell Oil supper, and multiple towns including Yoakum and Bank Texas with several local names attending events and visits.
Houston officials explain Old-Age and Survivor Insurance benefits for workers entering covered employment in recent years. Summary covers retirement, wife, child, widow, parent benefits, lump sum, funeral reimbursements, and minimum monthly payments with ranges and eligibility notes.
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