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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1956
Page
2
British visitors shower two s. Home of Ye Rev. WHO Club report and women’s group June 14. Mrs. Joe to host Max Girn Der Sul lic Patterson relatives Mr. and Mrs. Sr. and others attend.
The weekly hospital notes list patients from City igh and sen se City L Walker City Towell and tr ch Beatrice Marx Ben Stapleton and Na Mae Davis Betty Jean Smith and daugh ter. Dismissals include Mrs Mallie Young Tommy Pilkington Clyde Jackson and more. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Roger Killough and family from Mobile and Houston plus O W Cox and son visiting local residents.
Cong Clark Thompson voices opposition to postal rate increases noting self funding of first class and air mail. He cites House action and McCormack's stance, predicting the bill may die this session.
Peo Cowan, high school science rector, currently attends the University of Texas Science in Mathematics Teaching Center in Austin.
Charles Martin Stephens celebrated his third birthday at his grandparents home on June 12. Guests enjoyed swings tricycles and John Deere Put Put tractors. Attendees included Carol and Bobbie Dostal Cynthia and Joe Mike Spaniel Ralphie Gertson Ricky Higgins Jim Mathis Connie Lin Hayden Larry Rodgers Russel Thomas Rusty Krienke Carl Seaholm Susan Gibson Gary Glasser Joe Ed and Bob Johnson Ramona Raley Richard Williams Waldene Hofman and Richard Seifert. Judy Fay Emmelvis visiting Weimar with aunt and uncle Leo Hoegemeyer.
Members of the Texas Rice Promotion Association meet in Katy and re elect Marcus W Mauritz as president for a fourth year. New directors include Kermit Dyche Dan Coffen and Albert Thompson among others with Rob Stansel as secretary and Albert Thompson as treasurer. G Chester Freeman of the U S Department of Agriculture urged stronger promotion and advertising from TRA to push per capita rice consumption toward 1500 1600 pounds.
A general meeting and coffee for all Women of the church circles will be held next Wednesday morning June 27 at 9 30 in the home of Mrs S O Boothe with Mrs Donald Kolberg as co host. All members are asked to be present.
Virginia Starke offers free tickets to the Rice Theatre for Bing Crosby Donald O Connor and Mitzi Gaynor in Any Thing Goes in VistaVision and Technicolor. Clip to redeem at box office on June 24 or 25. Mr. and Mrs Perry Morris of Houston visited the area with their relatives, including Cindy Morris.
The Wesleyan Service Guild of Colly Memorial Methodist Church met at Mrs. Robert Simmons home on June 14 with fifteen members present. After the 7 30 p.m business session refreshments followed the social hour. Cledus Hollas advanced from Private to Private First Class in the U S Army and is stationed in Germany. He is the son of Mrs and Mrs Adolf Hollas of this city. Father s Day weekend visitors included Miss Mary Canaris from Galveston and Mr and Mrs Sue McMahan of Lane City plus Mr and Mrs Mike Canaris and their son of Rosenberg.
Advertisement notes a Gall Bladder rouble and stomach indig as suitable medicine. Akalesine A. is linked to the product with claims of relief and a price of $1.50. Product described as a remedy with elimination benefits. Manufactured by Cuere Laboratories in Cuere Texas.
A visitor, the daughter-in-law of Mr and Mrs Alvin Glueck, stayed with the Gluecks in Houston. Mr Glueck serves with the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California. Mrs C W Hill and daughters Cynthia and Susie visited their mother Mia Mallie Young over the weekend.
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