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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1948
Page
7
Community notice invites residents to Shipleton for a rodeo on Highway 72 north of Garwood with barbeque chicken and pork. Admission stated as $1.09 for adults and the show begins at 2 PM. Posted notices caution against trespassing and emphasize respecting property rights.
Commissioners call at Colilla Texas for a 1948 bid on one new hydraulic crosscut shovel with diesel power. Bids due Saturday July 17 1948. A 5 percent bid bond required. Specifications and contact via H A Crojfgoools Commissioner Precinct No 4 Eagle Take Texas. Bidder must comply with statutes and bond requirements. Right to reject bids reserved.
Miss Ola Mae Wiese and Bobby Ashby plan a Sunday wedding on August 1 in Lissie Texas. The ceremony will start at 6 30 PM at the Garden Lissie with a reception to follow and a rain plan to be at First Evangelical Church. Ola Mae recently earned a degree from Southwestern University Georgetown and Bobby works for Shell Oil Company.
Many openings exist for ex servicemen at bases in Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico and Louisiana including Biggs Fort Bliss Fort Sill White Sands and Camp Hood. Ex servicemen may enlist in the Army or Air Force with good ratings and stay near home. Contact the Rosenberg recruiting office for details.
Four Colorado County students at Southwest Texas State College joined 306 peers on the spring Honor Roll by averaging at least 2.0 for the semester. The Colorado County honorees are Aboe Barta and Denis Goode of Weimar Patricia Joan Mar Up from Gacwood and Tol be MNunann of Eagle Lake. The Honor Roll totals reflect about 18 percent of enrollment.
Texas insurance chief Marvin Hay told Austin mayors that insured fire losses rose 52 percent last year over 1946, topping $22 million. He urged formation of a permanent committee to promote fire prevention education and cited rising losses, unemployment, and housing damage as a statewide concern. He warned a single fire can ruin the record and urged local fire prevention programs to cut costs and protect property and lives.
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