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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1945
Page
4
Lions Tom Waddell A Gertson and Ed Causey led discussions on the local officers section. The meeting outlined the installation of new officers for the Lions club with plans for an evening program.
In a neighborhood update Mr Gite Pos Fopp and Sabel Bittner arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Alfred Berger for a baptism ceremony. Congratulatory messages and well wishes followed as relatives gathered. The social program included a brief welcome, songs such as Silver Haired Daddy of Mine, and card games with drinks after.
Fragmentary notice records Laughlin Hospital personnel and a sequence of names including Mrs. P Anderson and S Johnson with several unclear roles. The text references Munozent son and other surnames. possible unit or department mentions appear nonspecific. The readable items suggest a hospital staff or internal memo with names and placeholders.
A Gay Evening at the Lake Auditorium showcases a Spoms film from Alaska with Us Company presenters. Refreshments were served, and the program ran through the entire show.
ChristyScout Troop No 8 of Eagle Lake thanks Mrs Cleverce Stephens Mrs Boothe C L Mes T Westmoreland and Mrs J H McCreary for chairs donated to their Old Room The troop seeks more chairs asking if anyone has a stray chair Mrs Louis Tallas hosted a dinner event last Sunday with Mr and Mrs Miller Betty Law Tubbs of Houston and Ernestine attended Brimo Sons and daughters also mentioned.
Religious notices throughout Eagle Lake and Columbus list services for AMERIQUAN LUTHERAN CHURCH Eagle Lake Rev G Wolf ST PAUL LUTHERAN Columbus COLLY MEMORIAL METHODIST Columbus and FIRST BAPTIST Chavies plus CHRIST EPISCOPAL and EAGLE LAKE CATHOLIC Masses and Sunday school times. Also details Vacation Bible School and church events with pastors names and dates in June 1945.
Rev J W Griffin of Colly Memorial Methodist Church conducts a revival in San Antonio this week guest of Rev Virgil Lundell. Rev Guyon of Columbus to speak at 10 50 morning service at the Methodist Church Sunday. Rev Alfred Weils of Houston, field secretary for the Texas United Drys, spoke at Eagle Lake last Sunday. Sunshine Class holds monthly meeting with program on Wesley's personal life. WSC of the Methodist Church invites Silver Tea at Mrs Maurice Goodson home next Tuesday. Vacation Bible School at First Baptist alters WM A meeting schedule. Parade of 50 children downtown for VBS week enrollment reaches 93 with school running through June 22. Graduation night set for June 22. Catholic Altar Society meets at Mrs Adolph Hollas home with 16 members and 1 guest.
After disposing of business items Father Didner spoke on The Life of St Anthony and described Mass vestments. The meeting ended with the Litany of the Blessed Virgin and the Prayer for Peace offered for boys in service. Refreshments were served and society hostesses arranged future meetings for Wednesday July 1.
Local notes record Sunday gatherings in Houston and nearby towns. Cassady family visited daughter Mrs H F Ireland in Houston while Albert Dutcher family plus Mrs J L Gibbs and Betty Ruth Barnett toured Markham to visit Mrs A Barnett and Miss Vina Lee Barnett. Other relatives and friends from Sheridan, Annagelis, Hallettsville and Houston were listed as visitors to RM Brown, A L Raesch, and the Corman home. Midshipman Wesley Causey arrived from Annagelis for a parental visit and several local residents were noted visiting relatives and friends around the area.
J J Hopkins visited his wife at St Marys Infirmary Galveston she is recuperating from an eye operation and is now at the home of her daughter Mrs John Clare 5402 Berden Avenue Galveston Emil Richter and daughter returned from California Ensign Richter departs for sea duty Mrs Richter and daughter stay with Jim Kalika in Galveston Lester Snow spent time in El Campo with grandmother Mrs D B Wilson and uncle R Wilson on leave Mrs Hunge and son born last week in El Campo Hospital and returned home Mr and Mrs R B Shaw hosted Sunday School class at home with Baptist Church guests Lt and Mrs Paul J Lewis spent time with Mr and Mrs F N Shilling family en route from San Antonio to Alabama where Lt Lewis will teach on a field assignment Claud Bartlett of Orangeions
Rotary News notes a state governor visit and a luncheon with many attendees from Vale Lake and nearby cities. Mentions Rep. S. McLellan’s position and speculation on Vice-President Jenkins’s July inauguration. Local social visits include Miss Juanita Wolf’s family ties, tea for Mrs. J. H. Wooten, and picks up town news on illness, travel, and family visits across Columbus, Katy, and nearby communities.
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