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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1966
Page
3
Joe Lee Foster is promoted to Lance Corporal and now serves with Marine Air.
Schiurring Bros and others across Garwool Frelsburg Ulm Oakland Eagle Lake Columbus Rock Island regions plan land improvements this spring. Cooperators renovate and establish Bermuda and coastal grasses, brush control, and smoothing of rice and pasture lands with Soil Conservation Service support.
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in 39 states totaled 9,963,000 head on January 1, 1966, up from a year earlier. Ed Uvacek of Texas A&M said Texas numbers rose 8 percent to 526,900 head. Also noted is a shift in Arizona where residents install cooling equipment instead of heating their swimming pools.
Rep. Charlie Jungmichel reports on a new voter registration bill from the 59th Legislature special session. The measure follows existing poll tax rules with free registration, pays counties 25 cents per certificate, and takes effect upon the governor's signature. Existing registrants need not re register. citizens are urged to register promptly.
A case of trespass to try title was filed in District Court last Friday over three acres of land south of Eagle Lake along the Colorado and Wharton county lines. Plaintiff is A. T. Crowder with defendants including A. C. Woodfork and others.
Robert W. Milam of McArlen chairs the 1966 Easter Seal Campaign urging all Texas homes to support disabled children and adults. Milam leads volunteers as the drive runs March 1 through Easter Sunday April 10, with mail appeals and community events planned to boost the fund.
The Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce Historical Committee seeks authentic information on the city’s early history. They request incidents and person data from 1859 to the early 1900s and ask anyone with old newspapers letters or related materials to contact Elmer Struss Clyde Nispel or Wm Harrison.
Texas farmers and ranchmen earned 284.5 million dollars in November from crops and livestock sales. Crops yielded 175.9 million while livestock and products brought in 108.6 million, up 11.6 percent from a year earlier according to the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service.
Appeals for funds to pay the remaining nearly 300000 on the Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge in Colorado County twelve miles north of Eagle Lake Texas. World Wildlife Fund and Texas Wildlife coordinate gifts with local groups including Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce and Oil and Gas Building Houston office space for headquarters.
Highway Patrolman Joe French investigated a two vehicle collision at an Altair intersection at 10 30 a m on Tuesday February 22 involving a 1962 Pontiac driven by Liveta Walker and a 1956 Chevrolet driven by Horace Edward Mann Miss Walker reported arm pain and both cars were damaged In other news a local hardware store advertised dramatic price cuts on electric blankets and a double bed set during a limited sale.
A Lions Club annual fried chicken supper is scheduled for March 24. The notice urges community participation and notes the event will benefit club activities.
A state voter registration law replaces the poll tax, passed by the Texas Senate and House. It provides free annual registration, a 15 day initial period after signing, and mail or registrar aided registration. If SCOTUS voids the poll tax, Oct 1 to Jan 31 yearly registration, county reimbursements, and deputy registrars are added. Those who paid poll tax this year or registered only in federal elections may avoid registering this year.
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