Eagle Lake to Host Formal Opening of Texas Concrete Silo
Eagle Lake prepares for the formal opening of the Texas Concrete Silo Company with events Friday and Saturday. Loren H. Dye, president, underwent an emergency appendix removal, while F. Walker of Memphis Concrete Co. plans to attend. The firm emphasizes its 42 years of concrete experience and local regional shipping advantages.
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Eagle Lake
Texas Concrete Silo
Texas Can
Texas Concrete Sic Com- Texas
Lorell H. Dye
Texas Concrete Site Company
Laughlin Hospital
Dee FP
F. Walker
Gestral
Memphis Concrete Sic Company
Bes New Plsat
Prieads
Sisbing
Bes & Quitk Recovery
Arkane
Memphis
Texas Nemgins
Comavitable Industries
Eegle Lake
Texas
Council Sets Telephone Base Rate Area at City Limits
The Eagle Lake City Council approved a base rate area extending to city limits and planned to include future annexations for Southwestern Bell Telephone. The move guarantees residents outside the current limits will receive the same basic rates as within the city. A proposed increase for miscellaneous extra services was tabled pending proof that other charges are rising elsewhere.
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Eagle Lake
Southwestern Bell Telesphone Company
Telephone Company
Services Held Yesterday For J. L. Muesse
A large turnout gathered at Mill-Bauer Funeral Home on Wednesday June 22 to honor J L Muesse a former local resident who died June 19 after a stroke at Colonial Rest Home Schulenburg Rev Raymond Durst led the service with music by Mrs H D Swearingen and Mrs Clara Mee Nash Interment was at Elinger Cemetery with spring pallbearers including Henry Williams Harry Cook Manly Koehl Otto Stolle and Abton Wagner of Ellinger and Muesse nephew of Garwood Johnnie Louis Muesse was born October 11 1833 in Austin County Texas and lived to age 62
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Mill-Bauer
J.L. Muesse
Mrr. Muesse
Colonial Rest Home
Schulenburg
Loughlin Hospital
Raymond Durst
Ruthersville
Texas
H.D. Swearingen
Clara Mee Nash
Elinger
Henry Williams
Harry Cook
Manly Koehl
Otto Stolle
Abton Wagner
Ellinger
Muesse
Garwood
Johnnie Louis Muesse
Austin County
Bond Election Pending for Color ado County Water District No 1
Interest in the 190 000 We District Election and a 120 000 bond issue lag as the vote nears. The election for improvements in the Color ado County Water District No 1 will be held at E H Henry Colored High School gym on Saturday July 2. Absentee voting runs through June 28 in the County Clerk's office at the courthouse in Columbus.
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Board of Directors
Colorado County Water District No.1
Eagle Lake
E. H. Henry Colored High School
Columbus
Universal Motor Co Expands to Mercury Car Sales
The Universal Motor Company of Eagle Lake becomes a Mercury dealer alongside Ford autos and trucks. Manager B. H. McElhinney says a complete sales and service department for Ford and Mercury will be maintained. Public invited to view the new Mercury with future styling and super power.
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Universal Motor Company
Eagle Lake
Mercury
Asell
Ford
B. H. McElhinney
Rice Promotion Members To Meet At Alvin Saturday
The Texas Rice Promotion Association holds its annual Membership Meeting at Alvin American Legion Hall on Saturday June 25. A noon barbecue precedes the business session. Rep Clark Thompson and the House Rice Sub Committee will tour the rice belt to hear farmer concerns. Mauritz and Kern Tips will report TRPA activities. Board elections will be announced and officers chosen. I V Duncan is recovering in Memorial Hospital Houston.
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Texas Rice Promotion Association
American Legion Hall
Alvin
W. Man- Tilz
Im- Rep
Clark W. Thompson
Dtex
House Rice
Thompson
TRPA
Mauritz
Kern Tips
Association
Postmaster Mcree Seeks Optional Retirement June 30
Obituary for Mrs. W. Lenhart details services at Christ Episcopal Church and memorial fund. Also notes Eagle Lake postmaster W E McRee submitting optional retirement for June 30 with plans for acting postmaster until permanent appointee. Survivors, birthplace, and cemetery listed.
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McRee
Drive In Theatre At Columbus Opens Tonight
The ONO Drive-In Theatre one mile south of Columbus on Highway 71 opens tonight Thursday June 23 featuring United Artists Sitting Bull in cinemascope with Dale Robertson. The venue offers clean rest rooms snack stall and playland with a western themed story about General Custer and Sitting Bull.
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ONO
Matthews Oil Test At Rock Island Shows Dry Hole
A 7500 foot wildcat by John Ferguson and Jack Frazier in the Matthews area near the G. M. Cason store is a dry hole. The derrick remains. equipment moved to another site. A new promising find is Lloyd H. Smith's Emma Swiger No 1 in the J Smith Survey at Rock Island with a gas distillate yield and daily gas production. Another test near Garwood in Englehart area has no available details.
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John Ferguson
Jack Frazier
Matthews
G. M. Cason
Rock Island
Lloyd H. Smith
Emma Swiger
J. Smith
Garwood
Englehart
Water District Bond Election Discussed by District Directors
Colorado County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 calls a July 2 election at the Ne gro High School Gymnasium to authorize bonds around 120000 for water and sewer facilities. The plan envisions annexation by Eagle Lake, transfer of assets and dissolution of the District after the city assumes debt and services.
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Colorado County Water Central and Improvement District
Sys
Colorado County
City of
Eagle Lake
Colorado County Water Centrol and_ Improvement District
Youth Nights Resume Regular Schedule at Center
Youth nights at the Community Center return to their regular Friday and Saturday schedule. The program was paused during Mrs. Frank Pidgeon’s absence, with Mrs. H. C. Crenweldge supervising Saturdays. Mrs. Pidgeon resumes duties after a Virginia vacation, and Club Montezuma sponsors the program.
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Frank Pidgeon
H. C
Miller's Service Station Altair to Open Saturday
Miller's Service Station in Altair Texas on Highway 90 A will hold a formal opening this Saturday June 23. Walter Lee Miller manager said the station will operate from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily and will feature Humble products for motorists.
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Miller's
Altair
Miller
Humble
Texas
Walter Lee Miller
Careetis Rt Tala
Roy
Fornd
Mev Miller
Last Rite Held Sunday For Mrs. Mary Weishuhn
Funeral services were held Sunday, June 19 at 8 00 p m from Untermeyer Funeral Home in Columbus for Mrs Mary Weishuhn a longtime Garwood resident She died Friday June 17 at 3 00 p m in Rugely Blasingame Hospital Wharton The Rev A M Roos of Garwood Methodist Church officiated and the Garwood Methodist Choir sang two hymns Pallbearers named Johnny Wishert Harold Treadway Jesse Wishert George Mulley Sealey and Lennie Krag
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Untermeyer Funeral Home
Columbus
Mary Weishuhn
Garwood
Weishuhn
Rugely-Blasingame Hospital
Wharton
A. M. Roos
Garwood Methodist Church
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Council
J. L. Muesse
Universal Motor Co
Rice Promotion
Alvin Sat
I. V. Duncan
Memorial Hospital
Houston
Duncan
GC. Dumean
Tex
W. ©. Lenhart
Episcopal Parish
Christ Episcopal Church
Clinton S. Quin
Diocese of Texas
Lakeside Cemetery
W. E. Lenhart
Ernest Lenhart
Beaumont
R.A Malcomson
Cypress
Sarah Malcomson Lenhart
Dells Corners
Canada
W. E. McRee
Post Office Department
McRae
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Republican
Porter
United States
Robert Samuel Mertin
Hargrove Smith
Cal Services
City Hill
Fade Lake
Charles Stephens
Negro High School
Eagle Lake Independent School District
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