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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1953
Page
4
E L High School held commencement exercises Friday at 8 20 pm with a candle lighting ritual after diplomas. Rev Durway gave the invocation as Grace Campbell and Saluah aidet delivered verses. Valedictorian Grace Campbell spoke, followed by class officers.
Mrs. Justin Smith announces the summer vacation story hour at the library starts 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday July 7 and runs each Tuesday during vacation months. The program will serve all ages including teens with new books arriving daily. Family memberships cost 1.00 per year and cover all children plus book checkouts. librarian Mrs. Frank Pidgeon can assist.
The WHO Club planned a Thursday meeting with Edna Prentice Colorado County Home Demonstration Agent to present a lesson on fertilizing, watering, and mulching shrubs. Refreshments were served after the session and the next meeting was set for Mrs. J M Tate's home. Mrs O E Butterworth visits Mrs Mattie Tolliver Jones in Mena Arkansas. Biargrove's opens for business.
Jake Smothers and Joe Frazar fished Eagle Lake after a coast trip to Rockport. They returned home with plenty of fish and sunburn, reporting a successful outing and good catches.
A recipient received an Elgin watch as a gift from Joe D. Jouna's, marking a notable present from the local shop.
Library notes list several new arrivals including Johnny Texas on the San Antonio Road by Carol Hoff, Teen-age Boy Scout Stories by Irving Crump, Kentucky Derby Winner by Isabel McLennan McMeeklin, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle, Mountain Pony by Henry V. Larem, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Teen-Age Adventure Stories by Charles I. Coombs. Weekend visitors in Texas City included Mr. and Mrs. Will Walker and their son, with Hargrove's open for business.
A pasture development course will be offered August 3 to 7 at Wharton County Junior College with Dr. R C Potts of Texas A M College as instructor. Following a successful beef cattle production course in January, this pasture development course was requested by enrollees. Interested persons should notify Larry Burleson county agent or Joe B Rushing director of adult education at the college.
Bishop and Mrs Clinton S Quin of Houston arrived late Sunday at the Eagle Lake Rod and Gun Club for a brief two day visit in celebration of their 45th wedding anniversary. Mr and Mrs Ruben Miller and daughters of Old Ocean spent several days visiting relatives in Columbus and E Ben omaiel Hargrove's is open for business.
The Gulf Coast Hereford Breeders Association schedules a Wednesday tour on June 10 1953 visiting member ranches in Washington Grimes Valleys to view outstanding sires and herds and discuss feeder calf raising. Families of members are invited to attend and chat with breeders during the event.
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