Unclear Rock Island Item Notes from Local Ledger
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local item list from Rock Island with partial place names and dates. Readable bits reference names Garre Larne and Shire, plus a vague time frame in recent months.
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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1954
Page
8
Free Theater Ticket Offers Pickup on South Street Viewing
An advertisement invites Mrs to claim a free ticket to see Pickup on South Street starring Richard Widmark and Jean Peters on March 9 or 10 at Thea tre. Clip and present at box office to redeem. Also notes Houston visitors of the Estlinbaums and a car sale by Universal Motor Company in Eagle Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Street
Richard Widmark
Jean Peters
Two Youths Arrested After Gasoline Incident In Texas
Funeral services were held for Susan Jonte Dick 76 sister of Mrs T J Wooldridge of Eagle Lake Weimar and Eagle Lake relatives noted in a Texas county report. The two youths aged 18 and 16 were arrested after a county incident in Lubbock and were sent home with money arranged by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Co
T. J. Wooldridge
Connex
Lubbock
Texas
HO Ruligr
Cnmversation
Imar
Susan Jonte Dick
Eagle Lake
Youens Hospital
Elmer Miller
Weimar
Tommie Neiswender
Ban Duncan Home and Mancana Finor Mats at Shell Station
An advertisement lists items for sale including Duncan Home and Mancana Finor mats at a Shell Service Station. It promotes an ideal gift, an Elgin watch from Joe D. Luna's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Duncan
Mancana
Shell
Joe D. Luna
Jos D. Luna
Eagle Lake High School Choir Returns From Four Day Tour
Eagle Lake High School Choir members recount a four day tour and share school pride. A new Junior Class member Shirley Jean Wilmore of El Campo is welcomed and encouraged to be a credit to the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Anne Terrell
Eagle Lake High School
Shirley Jean Wilmore
el Campo
Tid
Benjamin Franklin
Julia Graham Circle WMU Meets With Mrs Duncan
The Julia Graham Circle of WMU at First Baptist Church held its bi monthly home meeting with Mrs R L Duncan as hostess. Fourteen members attended and heard Mrs Oscar Wegenhoft discuss The Women Of Destiny in a precise and enlightening Bible lesson. Mrs Ira Hay opened with prayer and Mrs Paul Powers closed with prayer. Refreshments of donuts and coffee were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Duncan
Julia Graham
Women's Missionary Union
The
First Baptist Church
Oscar Wegenhoft
Mammoth Egg Factory Rising in Weimar by Lester and Dunn
One of Texas' largest poultry ventures is being launched in Weimar by Clayton Lester and Alvin Dunn. They are building three 5,664 square foot facilities to house 4,700 laying hens using a caged hen system, with the first building due for completion in early March. Universal Supply Co. promotes seed potatoes onion and cabbage plants for spring gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Weimar
Clayton Lester
Alvin Dunn
Universal Supply Co., Inc
Wharton JC Dress Rehearsal Opens Saturday
Wharton County Junior College invites the public to a Pre Contest Dress Rehearsal for high school bands on Saturday March 6. Judges Mike Johnstone of Houston and Joe Urbanovsky of Wharton will rate and coach the bands to improve Interscholastic League contest entries. Each band has a full hour with the judges beginning at 9 a.m. at the College and the intermediate school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wharton County Junior College
Mike, Johnstone
Houston
Joe Urbanovsky
Wharton
Wharton High School
McElroy Insurance Agency
Eagle Lake High School
Neal Campbell
Becker Family Weekend Visit To Ram sey
Mr and Mrs Daniel Becker and their children of Louisiana visited Ram sey to see his mother Mrs Becker confined to Laughlin Hospital. The article notes the family staying with Mr and Mrs Henry Becker and Mrs Ada Finney during the trip in 1953. Universal Motor Company advertisement for a 1953 Ford V 8 Tudor overdrive radio and heater ends the snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Becker l
Louisiana
Henry Becker
Ada Finney
Ramsey
Becker
Laughlin Hos
Universal Motor Company
Dinner Guests at Abercrombies Dinner at Abercrombie Home
Mr and Mrs E F Abercrombie Jr of Columbus joined their parents Mr and Mrs E F Abercrombie Sr for Sunday dinner at the senior Abercrombie residence. Also mentions vaccine and veterinary needs and promotes a Shell Service Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Abercrombie, Jr
Columbus
E. F. Abercrombie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alfred L. Marx
ATLAS
Rock Island
Larne
Wisffors
R. M. Estlinbaum
Maurice
Johnny
Mary Ann
W. D. Estlinbaung
Chevrolet
Tudor
Johnnie Ray
WMU
Mammoth “Egg Factory
Strickland Insurance Agency
Prudential Insurance CO. of America
H. Broyles
Rice Theatre
Eagle Laxe
Schindler
Butane
Edmund and Elmer Schindler
Ashby Oil Company
Eagle Lake Railroad Commission of Texas
L. P. Gas Division
Iques Eens
Rome
Pliny
Schneider-Ware Co
EAGLE
Kare
Fide Nreers
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