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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1965
Page
3
The prompt asks to identify the motion picture for which James Stewart, then starring in Shenandoah, won the Oscar for Best Actor. From the options, none align with the film that earned him Best Actor. The correct historical pairing is Stewart winning for The Philadelphia Story (1940).
All ages enter except Rice Theatre employees and relatives. Entries due Wednesday June 28 1965. Multiple entries allowed as each is an Official Entry Blank. Deliver to or send to Rice Theatre. Judging by theatre staff, incorrect entries discarded. Correct entries go into a barrel and the first correct entry drawn wins. Winner notified by mail or line and prize presented then.
Local column details a flurry of Houston visitors and family gatherings in Garwood over the weekend. Residents and kin, including the Nibletts Houser Wellers and Struskas, joined relatives from Austin La Grange and Lake Jackson for meals, trips to Six Flags Over Texas San Marcos and Rosenberg, and other family events.
The Blotter notes gatherings around Fort Worth and Weimar as Garwood Home Demonstration Club met with Mrs. Rees and members discussed the Lions Fair project and school dropouts. Visitors included Mrs. W. A. Stallman and Marilyn Nutter. Other items mention weekend visits, family celebrations, and an open house for Brasher Motor Company with area residents attending.
A letter discusses Gallaudet College and its long federal role for deaf students in Washington. Virginia Rest of Brazoria received a diploma amid inspiring moments, while unrelated family notices and local events accompany the brief entry.
Chevrolet driver Roosevelt Grace ripped out several guard posts on a bridge culvert on Highway 904 four miles west of Eagle Lake at 11 pm Sunday. He escaped injury, but the car sustained heavy damage. Highway Patrolman Billy Miller investigated the crash.
County Court heard charges of wife and child abandonment against Willie Frazer and John Charles Janish. The case stems from alleged desertion as legal action progresses. The summary notes a local entertainment advance mentioning Goldfinger coming soon at the Rice Theatre iningle Lakes.
The writer recalls an academic cap and gown moment among deaf graduates, noting the ceremony's lip reading support and the students’ calm assurance. He observes that total deafness is seen by them as a challenge overcome with a college education, not a handicap.
A charge of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle was filed in County Court on Monday against Robert Samuel McCulley. McCulley drove a four car involved in a head on collision with a Texas Highway Patrol car driven by Patrolman Jack Hrock of Columbus on Highway 71 between Columbus and Altair. The charge was filed by Patrolman Billy Miller of Eagle Lane, the investigating officer.
Mrs Zeta Herzil of Schulenburg attended a summer workshop at Texas Woman's University in Denton June 7 11 on New Approaches to the Study of Foods. She will be the home making teacher at Schulenburg.
Kilgore visitors Michael Terry and Dawn Fricka with grandparents Hoy and Mary DeShazo tour town as the Flame Eagle Lake volunteers announce a monthly business meeting and a city wide cleanup to prevent fire hazards and protect property.
Get your veterinary vaccines unipplied and sprays at Eagts Lake Drugs CE 42-2502. Branches offer vaccines and supplies for animals.
In this city Mrs Herzile is identified as the former Miss Zeta Mae Waddell, linking her current name to her maiden identity.
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