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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1971
Page
3
Chatter about children by Marjorie urges parents to prepare a child for kindergarten as an expansive life experience. Focus on senses and sight this week by engaging 2 to 4 year olds in identifying shapes, colors, and patterns while encouraging conversation about daily objects and routines.
Next month veterans, civic and fraternal groups and churches will be allowed to hold bingo parties and raffles legally in Texas. A bill sponsored by Lower Rio Grande Valley representatives and a Galveston lawmaker legalizing non profit bingo and raffles passes Senate 23 5 and is enacted by Gov. Preston Smith.
Edward Popp was charged with aggravated assault in County Court on July 22. He pleaded guilty before Judge Lester Cranth and received a fine of 100 dollars plus costs for assaulting Pat Popp.
Four counts of driving while intoxicated were filed in County Court on July 26 against Manuel Glos. The case is pending trial.
Pvt Jerry Spann visited Fort Polk Louisiana with his family for a parade and reception honoring basic trainees. Spann, 18, is on two week leave and heads to Fort Sam Houston Texas for X ray technician training. Also visiting are Pvt Tom Jones of Angleton and Granger and Darrell Meyer with Mrs Emma King.
County Agent Jennate Cooper explains how age affects veal calf and beef terms and prices. Veal comes from dairy and beef calves under three months milk fed with fine texture. calf from animals over three months shows redder firmer meat with some marbling. beef is from animals at least one year old with USDA age labels or grade shield. Aged beef, held longer under controlled conditions, becomes more tender and flavorful but costs more due to longer aging and trim losses.
Members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church set Sunday August 22 for their annual benefit Chicken Barbecue at Andrew Parish Hall. Dinners will be served starting at 11 am with dine in and fast curb to go options. Entertainment will continue through the afternoon.
Mrs James Peebles returned home this past week after a five week vacation visiting friends and relatives in Mississippi Alabama Florida and Louisiana. She also toured the Spacecraft Center and viewed the Apollo II rocket in Florida.
Mrs. L. M. Girndt returns from Pasadena after visiting Michael Moore family and meeting her new grandson William Tod born July 14 at Bayshore Hospital He weighed ten pounds five ounces His brother Scott welcomes him Grandparents are L. M. Girndt Rock Island and Broast H. Moore Sheridan
Sheridan residents gathered for a birthday supper honoring L. B. Botard, known as Mr. Pete, on his 80th birthday. Five children, their spouses, nine grandchildren, and four great grandchildren joined the celebration, with vacations and local visits noted among relatives. Hospital news mentions Dora Bullard improving and J Kiefer still hospitalized.
The IRS reminds highway vehicle owners that the August 31, 1971 deadline applies for paying the Federal Use Tax on trucks and buses in operation in July. Taxpayers must file for any newly acquired vehicles by the last day of the month after operation begins. Forms 290 and Publication 349 are available free at IRS offices.
County Judge Lester Crane proclaims July 25 to 31 1971 as Farm and Ranch Safety Week in Colorado County at the request of Melvin Rees Colorado County Farm Bureau president. Rees notes Texas farm accident deaths averaged over 250 yearly in the sixties and urges use of safety tools like seat belts fire extinguishers SMV emblems and tractor guard cabs to reduce losses. He emphasizes farming as hazardous and urges daily safety, while noting national and Texas designations of the week and offering tractor and electrical safety brochures from the Colorado County Farm Bureau office in Columbus.
Mrs Lee Goode hosted Thursday afternoon guests including her sisters Mrs J R George of Glidden and Mrs Henry Colquest and a friend Mrs Jon DeJarde of Columbus in her home.
Eagle Lake volunteer firemen answered two alarms Monday afternoon to extinguish a pasture fire behind the Western Club at Altair. Fire officials urge caution with outdoor tires as causes are blamed for most grass fires during the dry season.
The Colorado County Historical Society will meet Thursday July 29 at 7 30 p m at the Everett Camphouse on Farn Road 102 between Alleyton and Eagle Lake. A covered dish supper precedes the program with Bob Watson from the State Headquarters in Austin as guest speaker on How to Start a County Archives. The group plans an archives collection and has designated a courthouse room with two four drawer locked cabinets. Future plans call for a building dedicated to the archives.
Guests this week with Mr and Mrs J T Froku are their daughter Mrs Ken Harris and sons Scott and Todd from Amarillo California.
Mr and Mrs G V Land of Houston spent the weekend here with her mother Mrs Alvin Glueck.
Real estate transfers and leases filed in Colorado County include multiple warranty deeds transferring parcels in Sheridan Eagle Lake Highland Park James Cummins and other tracts and several royalty leases to Southland Royalty Company and related parties. Also noted are two marriage licenses dated July 9 and July 12 with applicants Robert Wick Brenda Brown Adam Moeckel Gladys Dudensing and Douglas Green Carol Beall.
In the past week new subscribers appeared including Dr. Paul Hardy of Columbus and Karen Chi sum of Hunt Texas, Universal Motor Co., city, and Bernice Greenwood of Robstown with Lone Star Industries at Eagle Lake. Read Headlight classifieds.
The Eagle Lake Primary School announces grade one to three supply lists for the 1971-72 term. First grade items include No 2 pencils tablets and scissors. second grade items feature lead pencils crayons and rulers. third grade lists cover notebooks erasers scissors glue and tissue boxes.
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