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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1947
Page
6
Community churches list schedules for First Baptist, First Presbyterian, and Catholic Altar Society events. A two week revival led by Rev Perry E Pyle in Lissie closes with 12 conversions and a Mothers Service remembered by attendees.
A summary of weekly worship times across Eagle Lake and nearby churches. Eagle Lake Catholic Church lists Mass at 8:00 am with Sunday School at 10:20 am and evening Bible classes. Eagle Lake Mission shows Sunday School at 10:00 am and services at 11:00 am and 8:00 pm. Christ Episcopal Church offers summer morning services at 9:00 am and church school at 10:00 am. St John’s Episcopal in Columbus has church school at 10:00 am and evening service at 5:00 pm. Colly Memorial Methodist notes Sunday School at 9:45 am and morning worship at 11:00 am with youth fellowship at 7:00 pm and evening worship at 6:00 pm focusing on Revelation.
In Lissie Texas Rev H Peterson pastor leads Sunday worship with a sermon by the pastor. July 16 service follows a ramert of He red. Mid week prayer is announced for Wednesday July 23 with church activities listed.
The July 20 Sunday Lesson-Sermon theme is Life with citations from Psalms and the Bible. The Golden Text proclaims the Lord as the portion of life, guiding the path and the day by day faith in God. The lesson also cites Psalms and a passage from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
Sunday July 20 list includes St Pauls American Lutheran Church Columbus with 9 30 Sunday School 10 30 worship and 7 30 vesper. Eagle Lake American Lutheran with 8 30 worship and church school Saturday. First Presbyterian Marion Reynolds minister features The Presbyterian Hour on KPRC Houston at 7 30 am sermon The Law of Sin and Death by Dr Claude H.
Sixteen young people joined Rev and Mrs Linstrum and Mrs Cason for a watermelon and game party at the Methodist church Monday evening. Mrs Cason will lead the young people for future activities. Attendees included Janice Davis, Jean Linke, Edmund Munford, Billy Joe Williams, Jack McElmury, Grace Michulka, Bobby Wilcox, Lois Beane, Joy Albrecht, Betty Ruth Beane, Owen Bauer, Betty Jo McElemurr, Floyd Hodde Jr, Simon White.
Anna Sue Chapman 17 and John Paul Mielsch were injured when a 1947 Hudson tre jackknife off Highway 35 west of town Monday night. Chapman suffered severe injuries including a broken back and punctured lungs. Mielsch had a deep leg gash requiring 26 stitches.
Rev. Claude H. Pritchard of Atlanta will speak on The Law of Sin and Death next Sunday July 20 at 730 am CST on KPRC Houston and WOAI San Antonio. Pritchard, educated as an electrical engineer, served in the air corps and later at Union Theological Seminary and Hampden-Sydney College.
A large turnout of prospective players joined a practice on the local Mexican team field as the baseball club’s first scrimmage against the Dr Pepper Eagles took shape. Manager Springfield used all players, with Sonny Spanidel and Alden Kingsley making the starting battery in a four inning 7 to 4 win for the hopefuls. Fans are invited to suggest a name for the new club by August 1, 1947, with entries sent to A. H. Dipple.
Homer Brinkley of Lake Charles Louisiana, secretary and general manager of the American Rice Growers Association, attended Eagle Lake's annual meeting after a barbecue supper. J L Davis of Beaumont will assume rice grader duties here on August 1. Also noted were Miss Madeline Cearnal and Miss Angeline Vavrecka visiting Sugar.
Mrs Robi Cole announces the opening of Cole's Home Gift Shop at her home this Friday July 25 with an open house from 3 to 8 PM. The shop will offer glassware vases china ware and gift items with orders taken for punch bowls cups and other pieces not in stock on opening day.
The family of J. J. Mansfield expresses deep appreciation for kindness shown after his death. They thank everyone for the floral offerings, messages, and words of sympathy that provided comfort during this time.
The Shell Cycling Plant baseball team played Columbus Cardinals in Columbus on Wednesday afternoon. The lively contest ended with Columbus winning 4 to 3.
Tack McElmurry and Grace McElmurry hosted a dinner for Grace Michulka in honor of her birthday. Guests included Lois Bean Joy Albrecht Raymond Thomas Bobby Wilcox and the Caylor family. Relatives Edmund Radgack and family traveled from Laurel Mississippi for the visit and plan to see C H Rafback in San Antonio.
Mrs. R. P. Wilcox president of the W. S. C. S. of the Call Memorial Methodist Church hosted a Monday evening picnic for society members and husbands at Lake View Golf Club. Ambassador and Mrs. Fletcher Warren and Mrs. KE Voekel attended as guests. Lunch was spread on the lawn with cold drinks. Mrs. Ruby Ahlers is on vacation. Mrs. S. S. White is substituting.
Members of the Lower Lake Skeet Club and manager Jimmy Reel invite the public to an open house Sunday afternoon July 20 from 2 o'clock until sundown. The club, recently organized by Eagle Lake sportsmen, offers prizes on the day and shells will be available at the field. Mrs. R. R. Ramsey and her young son of San Antonio are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kennie Bauer.
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