Speaksville Road dispute record from Colorado County Court
Colorado County Commissioners Court on July 12 1948 rejects the Speaksville road bond plan for Precinct No 1 citing voter rejection and lack of state approval. Judge Buescher presided as commissioners Hadden Rainer Aschenleth and Drompoole attended. The court orders no action on purchasing right of way or funding until State Highway Department approval. A protest letter by E J Irwin is ignored and residents informed via local papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado County
Texas
Columbus
Buescher
Hadden
Rainer
Aschenleth
Drompoole
J. Irwin
Columbus Chamber of Commerce Roads Committee
Speaksville
Sheridan
Irwin
Iaii
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Speaksvile Road
Columbus Box
Rock Island Box
Sheridan Box
Spearsville
Speaksville Road
State Highway Department
Commissioners’ Court
Dromgovle
Coen Gioners
Connty
Chamber of Commerce
Eagle Lake
Weimar Mercury
Condo County
Speaksville’ Road
Commissioners' Court
Emil Hollmann
Oakland
T. N. Glowly
Justice of the Peace
State Highway Commission
A Mersfelder Laid To Rest In Indiana
Andrew Carlisle Mersfelder, a former Eagle Lake resident, died July 1 in Coal City Indiana at 2 15 pm He was born November 27 1874 in Huntsville Texas and married Virginia Etta Reader on May 5 1922 The funeral will be at Cort City Baptist Church July 14 at 2 pm Rev Roy Birdwell officiating Burial in Worthington Cemetery Survivors include his widow a brother Clem Mersfelder of Blessing a sister Mattie Mersfelder of Eagle Lake two nephews Lyle Phillips Sr Lester Mersfelder and two nieces Willie Dobbins and Mrs W S Nelms
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carlisle Mersfelder
Eagle Lake
Coal City
Indiana
Pinebal
Cort City Baptist Church
Roy
Birdwell
Worthington
Worthngton
Mr. Mersfelder
Hunteville
Texas
Virginia Etta Reader
Smitherville
Little Rock
Arkansas
Mersfelder
Fis
Clem
Blessing
Miss Mattie
Indian
W. Clem Mersfelder
Mattie Mersfelder
Lyle T. Phillips Sr
Garwood
Lester C. Morsfelder
Fort Worth
Willie Dobbins
Deriver
Colorado
W. S. Nelms
New Smyrna Beach
Florida
Hedwig Herring
John L. Herring
Joe Matzin
Willie Os‘¢ina
Dautch Jasnil
Austria
Joseph
Anne Matzke
America
High Hill
Weird
Bugle Lake
St. Michael's Church
Weimar
New Dressing Room Proposal At Eagle Lake Athletic Field
Eagle Lake Rotary and Lions clubs consider replacing the dilapidated dressing room at the Mish School Athletic field with modern facilities. A fundraising softball game is planned to kick off the drive, with tickets sold to support the project. Local Rotarians hosted visitors from Columbus, Paris, Chicago, and Asheville at the Wednesday luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Lake Rotary Club
F. Abercrombie
Mmish
Rotary Club
Eagle Lake Lions Club
Lions
Rotary
Eleanor Jones
Clara Mae Nash
Abercrombie
Tak
John Hancher
Ernest Lawrence
Columbus
BR. G. Stockey
Paris
Gene Bauer
Chicago
Illinois
Eagle Lake Group Attending Baptist 47th Encampment
Rev. Albert M. Brown of First Baptist Eagle Lake attends the 47th Baptist Encampment at Palacios with twelve young ladies from his church. They traveled Tuesday with T. W. Scott and others. the group includes Mary Annette Broyles Jean Linke Janice Davis June Adkins Patsy Scott Ernestine Davidson Billy Jo Walker Mary Thrasher Coraphine McDonald Mary Elizabeth Davidson Mary Caroline Nash and Mrs Clara Mae Wash. A separate Galveston trip saw accompanying family members attend a reunion at Mrs Kate Kampe’s home and spend a day on the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert M. Brown
First Baptist Church of
Eagle Lake
Palacios
T. W. Scott
S. H. Broyles
Frank Davidson
A. W. Linke
Mary Annetle Broyles
Jean Linke
Janice Davis
June Adkins
Patsy Scott
Ernestine Davidson
Billy Jo Walker
Mary Thrasher
Coraphine McDonald
Mary Elizabeth Davidson
Mary Caroline Nash
Clara Mae Wash
John Kearney
Kay
Galveston
Kate Kampe
Frank Stegall
Frankie Ripper
Billy Joe Williams
Edmund Munford
Galveston Beach
Aces Subdue Columbus Team Last Sunday
Baseball fans saw the Eagle Lake Aces defeat the Columbus Cardinals 7 to 1 in a South Central Texas League clash. Duddleston struck out ten for the Aces as Polach, Baca and Polach contributed key hits, and Landry, Dugas, and Beard drove in runs. Brenham led the league with a 6 5 victory over LaGrange, and the Aces set to face Burton next Sunday at 3 30 p m.
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Eagle Lake Aces
Columbus
Columbus Cardinals
Brenham
Cardinals
Aces
Duddlenton
Martinek
L.polach
L. Baca
LaGrange
Burton
Sfternoe
Funeral Services Held For John Orsak Sr
John Orsak Sr aged 79 of Hungarf ord died after a week long illness at 7:45 p.m. He and his wife of 55 years raised four sons and five daughters and numerous grandchildren. Visitation was at the family home and services were at Catholic Church in Wallis with burial in Wallis. Surviving children include John and grandsons Frank and Jim in Eagle Lake and Bill in East Bernard.
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John Orsak
Hum Gerford
Wallis
Orsale
Hunsgarford
John
Frank
Jim
Eapie Lake
Bill
East Bernard
LCRA Gives Equipment to Colorado County Soil District
County Agent Joe Bradley says the Lower Colorado River Authority supplied seven farm machines to the Colorado County Soil Conservation District. Arrived in Columbus and displayed on the courthouse lawn are three fertilizer spreaders two rotary scrapers one grader and one 200 gallon sprayer rated at 800 pounds. Farmers and ranchers in the district are invited to view and use the gear under the district program.
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Joe Bradley
Columbus
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Colorado County Soil Conservation District
Court House
Bradley
American Legion Post Nominates Officers At July Meeting
The W Cherry M Perry Post 108 American Legion will hold a regular meeting Tuesday evening to nominate officers for the coming year with an election set for Tuesday August 3rd. Legionnaires are urged to attend to address important business and participate in the process.
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Cherry
Perry
American Legion
Legion
Colorado County Commissioners Court Holds Regular Session
The Colorado County Commissioners Court met July 12 1948 with all members present acting as Board of Equalization and as Board of the Colorado County Flood Control District. They set Aug 10 to reconvene as Board of Equalization and discussed right of way funds for a levee district, approved a $140 janitor salary, and deferred several road petitions to the August term while planning maintenance and highway actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners' Court
Colorado County
Wise
Equaleation
Culoruan County Flood Control Sinice
Equalzation
Pickett Company
Wis
E. B. Tewin
Columbus
Commissioners’ Court
Commissioners Court
E. H. Rubel
Ehe
H. R. Cullen
Steve Martinek
East Bernard AG Teacher Kopecky Receives Meritorious Service Award
W M Kopecky of East Bernard receives a meritorious service certificate after 42 years as a Vocational Agriculture teacher. J T Rollins, president of the Texas Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association, to present in San Antonio on July 28. Bronze silver and gold tape pins for 15 20 and 25 years. Kopecky is brother to Dr. Lewis Kopecky and Dr. George Kopecky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Kopecky
East Bernard
J. T. Rollins
McKinney
Texas Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
Kopecky
San Antonio
Lewis B. ‘Taylor
Texas
Lewis Kopecky
Eagle Lake
George Kopecky
Wharpton
Voters Face Three Ballots in Eagle Lake Primary
Eagle Lake voters mark three ballots on July 24 including Democratic Primary, White Loyalty, and a $20,000 school bond issue. Several county offices show opposition while many officials run unopposed. statewide races feature Sturtevant, Johnson, and Peddy for U.S. Senate and Evans challenges Governor Jaster. The bond funds a new bus, school improvements, and facilities for Mexican and vocational programs with no tax increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Eagle Lake
Edgar Litzmany
Frank Davidson
Julius Kunetha
Henry Buescher
John Haneker
Columbus
Richard Schmidt
Barney Kuhn
Otto P. Moore
Gus F Stoger
Bi. H. Rales
Henry Hajovsky
Harvey Lee
Alton Weiss
H. A. Dromgoole
D. R. Wintermann Named Official Of Rice Growers
D R Wintermann and Ed Causey attended the annual meeting of the American Rice Growers Association in Lake Charles Louisiana last week. A H Boyd of Beaumont was re elected president for his twenty first year. Homer Brinkley was re elected to direct association activities from its Lake Charles headquarters. Louisiana and Texas vice presidents were Thomas S Plunket of Elton and David R Wintermann of Eagle Lake. Delegates from 16 divisions in Louisiana and Texas elected 20 directors, nine from Louisiana and eleven from Texas.
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White
American Hice’ Growers
D. R.wintermann
Ed Causey
J. E. Clipson
Lake Charles
A. H. Boyd
Beaumont
American Rice Growers Association
Homer Brinkley
Louisiana
Texas
Thomas S. Plunket
Elton
David R. Wintermann
Eagle Lake
English Made Ford Cars To Be Showin Here Next Week
McElhinney, manager of the Universal Motor Gn statet this week that The Anglia and The Prefect, English made Ford products, will be on display here Monday, July 19th art and through that week. The cars are described to Nas smart English styling, with full family size in size, low gasoling and oil consumption are features of these new cars. You are invited to the Univer sal Motor Company to see these Belish made Fords July 1th Through the 24th.
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McElhinney
Universal Motor Gn
Universal Motor Company
Delegation Heads to Austin for Road Hearings Tuesday
A large Eagle Lake area delegation plans to travel to Austin for highway hearings on Tuesday July 20. The group will meet at the HonodUght Office before seven o clock to join the caravan and press the state highway commission for completion of the Houston to Clodine Simonton and Watts route. The hearing also includes Colorado County's case on Highway 200 from Attar to Matettsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Lake
Highway Commission
Austin
Louston-Wallis
Highway Association
D. R. Wintermann
J.T. Rodgers
D. S. Saylor
H. A. Dromgoole
Egle Lale
Commissioners Courts
Harris
Fort Bend
Houston
Clodine
Simonton
Watts
Eagle Late
State Highway Commission
Rowston
Agile Pak
Colorado County
Attar
Matettsville
Munny
Mayor Bans Double Parking on Main Street
The mayor cites hazards from double parking along Main Street from the First National Bank to Lake Avenue near Franks Gulf Service Station. He urges citizens to cooperate with the local officer to relieve congestion, prevent wrecks, and remove the hazard through increased awareness and restraint.
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First National Bank
Frnka
Lake Avent
First
Nat Dional Bank
Lake Avenue
Tam
Brother Of Mrs. J.R. Thomas To Be Buried Today
Ar and Mrs James Ray Thomas travel to San Marcos to attend the burial of their brother Sergeant Charles Marshall who died in the South Pacific in November 1944. His body recently returned to the United States will be re interred in San Marcos at five this Friday afternoon. He was the son of Rev and Mrs R Marshall district superintendent of the Methodist church, with home in McAllen. Surviving sisters include Mrs John Kellam of Corpus Christi and Mrs George Jackson of San Marcos and Mrs Thomas.
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James Ray Thomas
San Marcos
Charles Marshall
United State Army
South Pacific
United States
R. Maeshall
The
Methodist Church
McAllen
John Kellam
Corpus Christi
George Jackson
Thomas
Nephew of R H Reese Dies in Germany
Carl V. Hagen Spears old, nephew of Mr and Mrs R H Reese Sr of Eagle Lake, was among the first Americans to die in air supply operations in Germany. He headed the Currency Branch of the Finance Division of the U S Military Government in Germany and was married to the daughter of Wilbur Forrest, assistant editor of the New York Herald Tribune. His wife and two young children were in the Gorhari zone of operation with him.
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Gerlin
Germany
Carl V. Hagen
Spears Old
Wirs
Rh.reese
Eagle Lake
Gorhari
Hayun
Brother Of Mrs Graves Re Interred In Texas
Mr and Mrs H W Graves of Bay City attended funeral services for Herman Robertson in Blunt and Cle burne This week Robertson a Navy veteran of World Wars I II lost his life in the South Pacific while serving He volunteered to serve with his son and died in action Mrs Anna Low Swearingen left for the Southern Pacific Hospital in Houston where she has been a patient
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H. W. Graves
Texas
Bay City
Blunt
Cleburne
Mwoek
Herman Robertson
United States Navy
Robertson
South Pacific
Anna Low Swearingen
Southern Pacific Hospital
Houston
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. Mersfelder
Baptist 47Th
LCRA
American Legion Post
East Bernard Vocational Ag
J.R. Thomas
R. H. Reese
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