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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1966
Page
1
City announces a new garbage collection schedule starting July 4 with changes to pickup days and routes. Officials say residents should place carts at curb by 6 a.m. on designated collection days and update any special pickup requests.
Shell Oil announces the startup of its new central plant in Sheridan, integrating with the Houston Central Plant. The facility will boost production of likely blended products, signaling expanded capacity and efficiency across the regional network.
A fragment from Sexvale AL outlines a near three hour mark concerning school tax value totals. It notes a numeric total and references local oversight, with unclear details due to damaged text.
Lions Club members mark the 25th anniversary with a banquet honoring Chester and club presidents. The event celebrates a Lionistic life and world organization ties, featuring Dawg A. Ravne of Texas City as past high officer and notes on leaders from District 234.
A garbled OCR line mentions a filly and a verse reference. The readable bits hint at a caption or note about a horse image and a biblical proverb. No clear person, place, date, or event is established.
Rayment H Waddell was elected the new president of the Eagle Lake Gillson Aqiwhew Tuite Growers Cooperative Asia at a meeting of local directors last week. Other officers for the 1966 87 year include Dexter Anderson comresident Gearee Sal lrday sopertor treasurer and directors such as Robert Ad Binz Peward Wiese Henry Suh dermann Carl Seaholm Jr Dan Gortson and Gardner Duntan. Donald Gbentaus is manager of the office with John Meitzen as secretary.
Young group from a Methodist church holds a bake sale at Parker 5 and 400 at 10 Saturday. Vendors offer kolaches cookies pies and sweet treats to raise funds for a trip to Six Flags for the youth program.
A Tuesday evening meeting is called at TAY in the Cowtell Room of the Municipal Saline by the Eagle take dun jor Chamber of Commerce mer Bers. The Jaycers seek all parents and children as many are interested in a program for youth rodeo activities at the mochips.
The Eagle Lake School Board discussed naming Eagle Lake Junior High, weighing Engle-Lesaith or Esale Lance as candidates. New activities include hiring James Jones as school liaison and forming a science administrator role to boost programs. facility plans, class size, and athletic field upgrades were noted with a future meeting planned.
The Bounty Farm Queen contest will be held Tuesday at Tile Laka Community Center. The program starts at 3:30 PM with an animal quice and talent segment. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for school students. Nominees include Miss Afri Avellano, Miss Julia Wells, Miss Judy Hay Wher, and Miss Berths Fu. Continued on next page.
Announcement notes a new building project at Rice with plans for a modern home and business complex. The project includes a modern class facility, new flooring, and updated utilities to accommodate current tenants and future growth. Construction aims for a late summer completion, with McCreary and Wilcox firms overseeing the remodeling and related provisioning.
A concrete silo accident at an Eaton area site left one worker dead and another seriously injured last Saturday. Investigations focus on the cause as workers and officials review safety practices at the facility.
County Commissioners met amid requests from library and road groups. A plan to fund a new car for Printer and a motorized vehicle for the library was discussed, with officials urging state support and possible county funding. The board also weighed a second radar unit and enhanced care funding, noting opposition to delays and seeking action at Thursday’s meeting.
A county marker project advances with plans to commemorate the first oil well in the county. The marker will honor the 1902 drilling milestone near Gaurevon, with ties to the Railroad Commission’s anniversaries, but further investigation was deferred.
Heavy weekend showers arrived Sunday and Monday, easing drought concerns for farmers across the region. Rice and grain crops benefit as soils receive up to an inch of rain in some towns while Lakeside Irrigation District reports substantial but uneven precipitation helping pastures and early-summer grazing efforts. Local volunteers and residents noted the rainfall’s relief after a long dry period and predicted continued wet spells to support forthcoming planting and harvest cycles.
The Board of Directors and interested artisans meet to finalize plans for a July Fourth fundraiser at 2330 next Wednesday. Budget aims to raise 2000 dollars for Christmas decorations for a community event. President Bill Farrican to report progress at the 32nd committee meeting.
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