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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1973
Page
2
The reader is informed of a semi weekly publication schedule for the Orflcdl organ of the City of Eagle Lane Texas 77484 with contact number 234 2763.
The article analyzes the upcoming November 6 general election ballot with nine constitutional amendments. It details item numbers and topics including legislative pay, property tax exemptions, indebtedness for projects, conservation districts, supply cooperative taxes, seawall financing, and more, noting implications for state and local governance.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Henry Clay a former US Senator Speaker of the House and Secretary of State dying in Washington DC, and references events and dates tied to Germany under Adolf Hitler, an Intercalirgisie baseball base ball contest and a ros m tied to the Declaration of Independence on July 2 1776.
A 16 year old writes of dating a 17 year old with police trouble, distance, parental opposition, and trust issues. She asks for guidance on whether to continue a weekend relationship, noting the boyfriend’s wandering with other girls and the strain on family and friends.
A collage of brief notes from July 1849 reports social visits and travel. Names such as Griff Thomas Jr, Clarence Stephens, Ben McElinnay, Joe Erpaer, and David Winkermann appear among mostly local residents at Cat Spring and Houston Chronicle prep. Events include part time work at Universal Supply, vacation trips to Mex ico Port Lavaca and Corpus Christi, family gatherings, theater plans, a July birthday party, and a Girl Scout camp incident with a copperhead snake bite.
May sales of Series F and H United States Savings Bonds totaled 42 957 in Colorado County, reported by County Bond Chairman E G Miller. For five months, sales reached 391 787, about 49 percent of the 1913 goal of 7 215 000, with Tex-26 showing a gain in May and January to May totals near the goal.
Property deeds and leases across Colorado County Texas list numerous transactions. Names include Hertha L Teed Axel Perrino and Rosale Perrino plus Carter Walker and Doris Fath Thomas with parcels in Columbus Weimar Eagle Lake and other towns. Several entries show 1973 1979 date stamps and large land blocks in the Austin and Weimar leagues.
A new St Augustine grass variety developed by Florida and Texas agricultural programs offers resistance to SAD chinch bugs and plant diseases like downy mildew and gray leaf spot. Certified seed producers are growing it and supplies should be plentiful next spring.
A fragmented OCR note describes a date event with references to Asia and North America. The readable parts indicate travel or an incident in mid air affecting regions including Asia and North America, but specifics are unclear. No clear names, dates, or locations are established.
Columbus area school system warns of a critical financial picture with looming 300,000 in salary increases and rising costs. Superintendent Marley Giddens urges a property value tax hike alternative while suggesting delay until October when board sets the tax rate.
Two cattlemen associations apologized for wrongly reporting that Congressman J. J. Pickle voted for a price rollback. The April newsletters of Texas and Southwaste in Cattle Raisers Association and Texas Cattle Marketing Association claimed Pickle backed extending the Export Stabilization Act amid House action.
In a discussion on extending terms, two associations favored the extension while opposing any rollback measures on beet prices. Pickle backs the rollback, arguing it would harm the economy, noting the Gatto industry as a key independent sector. Both associations warn of corrections in upcoming newsletters.
Fragmentary notes describe a ritual by the Bente tribe of Mum gimge Sett in Yalre. Members allegedly skewer cheeks with thorny sticks, use 280 arrows, and perform secret scar ritual before returning to a clearing, leaving witnesses puzzled by wounds and hidden marks.
Harrisburg native from Garwood Texas died recently. Survivors include daughter Mrs Mabel Raley of Rosenberg and son G Shuck of Coganville along with three grandchildren Bobby Raley Mon Becher and Emma Argento and six great grandchildren. Funeral services held at 2 pm Saturday June 23 at German Company Chapel Rosenberg officiated by Welch. Graveside burial followed at 4 pm at Lakeside Cemetery Eagle Lake.
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