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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1947
Page
7
Classified note from Eagle Texas offers a six foot Caze combinn in good condition. Contact E Lissie by phone 905 F 15 for details. Post date shows 6 27 1.
Mr and Mrs E A Witter and children June and Scott visited Mrs W S Strickland this week and leave Houston for a three state western tour. Ernest Larmer will spend the summer with his sister Mr and Mrs Joe B Fieldcanates and their son at Raton New Mexico.
A community meeting in Rotary Hall outlined plans to form a Baseball Association. Officers will be elected at Friday night’s 7:30 pm session, inviting all residents to attend. Committees reported on locating players, bleachers, and field layout behind Griff Thomas Jr. High.
Garwood News reports numerous social visits and family gatherings. Major and Mrs. Jewell Wilson return from Germany with daughter and son, hosted by the Hunt family in their honor. Local residents attend funerals, attend travelers’ visits, and share weekend hospitality across Edna, Goose Creek, Kerrville, Kerrville and San Antonio areas.
Louise Burtischell Willrodt died suddenly at her Columbus home after a life in the area. Born January 11, 1569 at Mentz, she lived mainly at Shaw's Bend. Funeral at St. Anthony's. Widowed at 50 years, she leaves husband, two sons, two daughters, two sisters, one brother, 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Arthur Willrodt, a Columbus contractor, is among her children. Granddaughter is Mrs. Carl Gordy. Deepest sympathy extended to the family.
Mrs. John Chumney hosted an old fashioned coffee in her home on Thursday morning to honor Miss Daisy Morgan. Varied zennias adorned the living room while the dining room resembled a kitchen setting with a red white check cloth. Mrs. A. P. McNeil served coffee from a large old pot as Little Miss Patricia Thomas served a miniature pot and saucer and presented a kitchen shower gift group to Miss Morgan.
Softball action picks up with Universal and Shell clashing in a 15 to 10 Shell victory as Universal collects 10 hits to Shells five. Firemen top Rotary 4 to 3 with Ricks hitting a home run for the firefighters. Games are played Tuesday and Thursday at the high school field as teams race toward the second half.
Out of town funeral attendees for John Hutchins 31 among Houston Columbus Eagle Lake and Galveston visitors. Local families and church group members join in Round Rock Evangelical United Brethren assembly and other social visits across Texas.
Mrs Griff Thomas Jr and Mrs R P Wilcox met Mrs CE Marshall of McAllen in El Campo on Wednesday. She visits with the Thomas family and Cindy. An Arkansas judge questions a meek prisoner about stealing a rooster from Mr Jones. The prisoner confesses to stealing two hens from Mr Garston the same night and is discharged.
An Irishman boasting of drinking asks the parish priest about entering heaven. He imagines circling heaven’s gate by opening and closing the door, keeping St. Peter busy until he finally urges him to come in or stay out.
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