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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1970
Page
3
The Terrell sorority gathering led by Mrs. Pat Cook featured Mrs. S. L. Lange presenting landscape art and tech topics. Members and pledges attended, with refreshments of pecan tassies and coffee afterward, to be hosted at Mrs. Adkins's home.
Attendees at the oral services for Mrs. E. Smith of Houston included Mrs. Griff Thomas, Mrs. Clara Simmons, and Addie T. (typo) in the city.
Bargain hunting at a green brick residence 204 West Center with a garage sale event. House number and street clearly listed for local shoppers. time indicated as morning hours.
Students from across the state will attend Texas A&M University College of Agriculture Career Day on March 14. Dean H. C. Kunkel outlines activities including practice judging contests for 4 H, Future Farmers of America members, with events covering livestock dairy cattle dairy products poultry meats land and range. Judging begins at 9 a.m. in the Animal Husbandry Pavilion and exhibits run 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first floor of the Plant Sciences building.
Alpha Delta Phi held a Western themed dance on Saturday evening February 21 at the Community Center. Members spouses and guests enjoyed Swing music while prizes went to best dressed male Buddy Price in Black Bart attire and female Pat Meitzen in Indian dress with headband. A buffet snack was served later in the evening.
Mrs. Mary Jane Heflin was honored on her birthday anniversary Saturday afternoon February 28 at her Eagle Lake home. The WSCS Christian Social Concern of the United Methodist Church in Lissie arranged the party. A decorated birthday cake was brought by Mrs. Cleola Franke and served with coffee and tea to a large group including Ruth Anderson Ada Briggs Edna Ruth Clark Opal Causey Nettle Herring Everett Isenhower Irvin Kracke Neta Leacox a visitor from Shenandoah Iowa Millie McClain Bertha Smith Helen Smith Esther Sunderman Irene Sunderman Melvin Sunderman and baby Leslie Elsie Thomas Emma Thomas and Luana Vana of Waco visiting Mrs Esther Sunderman. The committee also observed birthdays of Bertha Smith Cleola Franke and Elizabeth Nau.
Travis County officials inaugurate the Austin district office to direct the 1979 Census of Population and Housing for Austin and surrounding counties. John C. Wheeler notes the new computer tape symbolizing modern data processing as 532 crew leaders and enumerators prepare for April fieldwork and mail questionnaire drop offs before April 1.
Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes announced a five member Senate Interim Committee on Corporate Farming, Livestock Feeding and Ranching Operations in Texas. Members named: Charles Herring Austin, Jack Hightower Vernon, Bill Fatman Ganado, Murray Watson Mart, Charles Wilson Lufkin. Committee will study the sector and suggest legislation for the 62nd Legislature meeting January 1971. Governor Preston Smith will name the five additional citizen appointees.
W C Dudensing from New Ulm adds four acres of Coastal bermudagrass as a district cooperator. R W Lee of Oakland reports good cover on an eroded, reshaped area. Gilbert Stech from New Bielau completes a farm pond for livestock water. Walter Braden Jr from Rock district cooperates in the report.
Miss Cynthia Hefner bride elect of Glen Barnhill received a lavender and white tea shower at Mrs. Herbert Engstrom's Garwood home on Saturday February. A white lavender corsage was given to the honoree and to her mother Mrs. W A Hefner Jr and grandmother Mrs. W A Stallman and the groom elect's mother Mrs. T D Barnhill. Guests signed a guest book beside a lilies of the valley arrangement. Hostesses named were Mrs. Engstrom Mrs. Harry Engstrom Mrs. James Danklets Mrs. M G Lanter Mrs. Joe Mendell Mrs. Boyd Rees Mrs. E H Strenke and Mrs. E L Wied. Their gift to the bride was a Sunbeam try pan.
The First Assembly of God Church in Eagle Lake hosts a community singing service at 2:30 p.m. this Sunday. Pastors Rev. John R. Davis and Rev. Mrs. Davis invite residents to attend for fellowship and prayer, offering contact at CE 4-3392.
High school juniors are advised to consider Air Force ROTC as a path to college. The four year scholarship covers tuition, lab fees, books, and a tax free $50 monthly allowance during the award. Applications typically close November 14 of the senior year. see your high school counselor for details.
The island area reports completion of smoothing 50 acres of river land while George Williams smooths 78 acres of rice land in the Sheridan area.
The Hope Circle of Grace Lutheran Church met February 12 for its monthly session at the church. Mrs. Marie Argo led the devotion on ethical problems from Romans 12 and prayed, with Mrs. Janet Schorlemmer teaching a lesson on Making Ethical Decisions from Luke. The group conducted a brief business meeting, gave a worship offering, and closed with the Lord's Prayer, with refreshments served by the hostess.
The Rev. and Mrs. B. C. Grissom of Houston are pleased parents of a daughter, Anne Maria, born at St. Luke's Hospital on Wednesday Feb 25. The infant weighed seven pounds fourteen ounces. Anne Maria is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Dromgoole. The Grissoms have three other children: Cullen, 5 1/2. Michael, 3 1/2. and Mary Theresa, 2. Michael and Mary are visiting grandparents this week. Cullen returned home Sunday to attend kindergarten after a visit with grandparents.
Eagle Lake Drugs advertises the freshest veterinary supplies in town with contact CE 41 2502 for orders and inquiries.
The note directs inquiries to Air Force ROTC ARTC Maxwell AFB Alabama 3612 for a bulletin on the air force ROTC Scholarship Program. It requests either the recipient write or the writer to draft the bulletin.
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