Slow start as voters seek new Texas registration
Colorado County Tax Assessor-Collector Henry Hajovsky reports only thirty people had applied for free voter registration certificates in the first week after the new Texas law opened registration. Applications must be received by March 17, and those with poll tax payments exemptions or age 60 plus do not need to register. Conditional registrations are stamped on the receipt and no fee is charged.
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Colorado
Henry J. Hajovsky
Texas
Columbus
Wahrmund Files for City Council as April Election Looms
A. L. Wahrmund announces his bid for one of two city council seats in the April 5 election. He cites bookkeeping experience and past utility industry work with the Horder family. Opponents include incumbents Alvin W. Kohleffel and Sam J. Davidson. Mayor Harold Thomas is the sole candidate for mayor. Absentee voting begins March 16 at the Eagle Lake Municipal Building. Election officials include Edgar Baring as judge, with Mrs. Kate McRee and Mrs. Eager Baring as clerks.
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A. L. Wahrman
Wahrmunl
Horder
Alvin W. Kohleffel
Sam J. Davidson
Harold Thomas
Bernice Semora
Eagle Lake
Edgar Baring
Kate McRee
Eager Baring
Robert Simmans
Car Hits Gravel Train West of Eagle Lake
An Odessa man, James Kenneth Edwards, escaped with minor injuries when his 1965 Chevrolet struck a gravel train on the Texas Construction Material Company line west of Eagle Lake on Highway 900 at 6:20 am Tuesday. Edwards was treated at Laurh in Hospital for facial cuts and released. Patrolman Joe French said Edwards was westbound and struck the locomotive as the train was crossing. Engineer Harry Brower noted the train stopped to flag the car and then began to move as Edwards approached a slight rise. damage was mainly to the car with light damage to the locomotive.
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Odessa
Texas Construction Material Company
Eagle Lake City
James Kenneth Edward
Laurh
Joe French
Edwards
Harry Brower
Edward
Eagle Lake track queen crowned for 1966 Relays
Miss Marcia Kveton, Eagle Lake high school senior, was named 1966 Eagle Track Relays queen after being chosen by ELHS track team captains Wayne Marsalia and Clark Powers. Other candidates were Miss Julia Wells and Miss Virginia Clipson. County Tax Office late registration hours extended to 9 pm on March 17.
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Marcia Kveton
Eagle Track
Misa Maréiz Kveton
Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake High School
Kveton
Glenn W. Kveton
Mr Kveton
ELHS
Wayne Marsalia
Clark Powers
Julia Wells
Virginia Clipson
Eagle
City Council Buys Fire Hose and Raises Salaries
The Eagle Lake City Council bought 1200 feet of replacement hose for the volunteer fire department. Seven bids were received. Houston Fire and Safety Equipment Co. won with 88c per foot for 400 feet of one and a half inch hose and $1.23 per foot for 800 feet of two and a half inch hose. Salary increases were approved for city employees, with total increases under half of A L Behrens’ former pay.
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Eagle Lake
Bms
Houston Fire and Safety Equipment Co
T. J. Smith
A. L. Behrens
J. L. Drymalts Construction Co
Oaeien Imall
Highway Department
Louis Kohleffel
East Main St
W. W. Lee Recovers From Accidental Leg Gunshot
W. W. Lee was released from Laughlin Hospital after an accidental gunshot wound to his right leg near a pickup truck. The rifle discharged during a visit while he stood in a yard. surgery removed the bullet the next day and his friends say he is recovering well.
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W. W. Lee
Laughlin Hospital
Mr. Lee
Open House at Eagle Lake Elementary and Junior High
A large turnout gathers for open house events at Eagle Lake Elementary Monday and Eagle Lake Senior Junior High Tuesday. Elementary and High School departments host tours starting 6 30 p m with classroom visits. A 7 15 p m educational program in the gym features department reps.
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Eagle Lake
E. H Henry
H. E
Services for Miss Letty Winnett Held Thursday
Friends learn with sadness of the death of Miss Letty Winnett at Laughlin Hospital. Funeral services are set for 4:00 p.m. Thursday at Mill-Batter Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Lissle Cemetery. A full obituary will appear next week.
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Letty Winnett
Laughlin Hospital
Mill-Batter
Lissle
Lions To Sponsor Mop and Broom Sale In Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake Lions Club plans a Thursday sale with proceeds aiding needy children and blind crafters at Lighthouse for the Blind in Houston. The event features a mobile van parked at the Municipal Building on Main Street and door-to-door sales of mops mats ironing board covers and similar household items. Top quality merchandise offered at reasonable prices and support is appreciated.
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Eagle Lake
Main Street
P Lions
Slop
Tom Waddell
Eagle Lake Lions Club
Last Chance to Buy 1966 License Plates in Eagle Lake
Colorado County Pax Assessor-Collector Henry J Hajovsky and deputies sell 1966 license plates at the Eagle Lake Council Room Municipal Building from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Thursday Friday and Monday. Plates must be installed on all applicable vehicles before April.
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Colorado County Pax
Henry J.hajovsky
Heya
Eagle Lake
Garwood FFA Members Win 1000 and 250 Prizes
Garwood Future Farmers of America members earned a total of 5730.03 at the Neuston Fat Stock Show. Louis Cranek won 1000 in the Commercial Steer Show, presented by Burton Brothers Packing Co. Mark Wied captured 250 for third in the same event. The Commercial Steer Show drew 36 entrants in 1953 and 495 steers this year, with only 476 shown.
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Garwood
Future Farmers of America
Neuston
Louis Cranek
Lester Cranek
Louis
Burton Brothers Packing Co
Houston
Mark Wied
FE. L. Wied
Port City
Burton
Chariie Burton
Burton Brothers Packing Company
Louis Cranch
Lester
Second Rabies Clinic Set For Tuesday Afternoons
The second in a three clinic rabies vaccination series will occur Tuesday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Eagle Lake at the gray frame building behind Wilcox Minimax on Railroad Street. Dr. R H Potter of Columbus will vaccinate dogs and cats for a $3 fee per animal, with licensing required by city ordinance. Owners are urged to have pets registered or risk pickup by the city pound.
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Eagle Lake
R H. Potter
Columbus
New Wilcox Minimax
Railroad St
Housing Lake Construction Co
Eloping Couple Killed in Wreck Near Eagle Lake Sat
A Houston couple fleeing to marry were in a 1965 Volkswagen crash west of Eagle Lake on FM Road 102. Driver Kathy Bostian 15 was injured severely and hospitalized. Donald Smith was unhurt.
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Houston
Volkswagen
Eagle Lake
FM Road
Kathy Louise Bostian
Billy Miller
Laughlin Hospital
Mill-Bruer Phi [Ance Tos Ben ‘Tauh Hospiti
Donald Smith
Fintonia
Miller
Services Friday for W T Duke Eggers
Funeral notices announce services Friday at 10 am for W T Duke Eggers of Houston who died Wednesday morning at 2 4 am. The Mill-Batier Funeral Home will host the service with interment at Lakeside Cemetery. Family and friends are invited. a full obituary will appear next week.
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W.T
Duke) Eggers
Horston
Mill-Batier
Lakeside
Jaycees Offer Stew Supper At Eagle Lake Center
Eagle Lake Jaycees host a beef stew supper at the Eagle Lake Community Center on Thursday night to raise funds for local projects including the Jaycee Swimming Pool and Recreation Park. Supper serves at 6:00 PM with adults 1.00 and children 0.75. Jaycee Wives sell cake, drinks, and coffee. Proceeds support community improvements and youth programs after recent vandalism at the Eagle Lake High School vocational ag shop.
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E. A. Krivacka
Eagle Lake High School Vocational Ag
Eagle Lake
Columbus Girl Wounded In Family Tussle
An argument over a .410 shotgun led to Ruby Collins aged eighteen being shot in the hip by her uncle Denley 42 at 145 Sunday night in Columbus Clay Stiner Denley faces one assault with intent to murder charge Deputy Sheriff Floyd Schlichting said a woman and Denley tussled over the weapon when it discharged The suspect was released from county jail on a $1000 bond and the case goes before the September Grand Jury.
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Columbus
Clay Stiner Denley
Ruby Collins
Floyd Schlichting
Denley
Court of Justice of the Peace
R. KK
Jackson
ELHS Science Fair Slated for March 11 12
The Eagle Lake High School and its Science Department announce the annual Science Fair in the old school gym Friday and Saturday March 11 12. Exhibits open Friday evening until 9 00 and Saturday 9 00 to 5 00. Physics and Biology divisions award first and second place in senior and junior high. Winners advance to the District XII Regional Fair in El Campo March 25 26. Charles Larrison sponsor of the Science Club.
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Eagle Lake Science Chub
Eagle Lake High Schiool Science Department
el Campo
Charles Larrison
Texas Open Domino Tour Set At Nada
The Nada Knights of Columbus Council sponsor the first Texas Open Domino Tourney at Nada on Sunday March 3. Players 21 and over invited. entry is $2.50. Registration 9:00 a.m. with play at 9:15 a.m. Prizes awarded. KC refreshments and dinner for sale for players and spectators.
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Nada Knights of Columbus Council
NASA i. C. T. Walton
Lourmarent
Nada
Kc’s
Spalingers Move Into New Center Street Home
Mr and Mrs Charlex Spalinger and family moved from Route 1 to a new residence at 204 W Center Street last weekend. They bought the property from Mr and Mrs E W Estlinbaum and son William, who now reside on their farm near Rock Island.
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Charlex Spalinger
Randy
Rusty
Susan
W. Center
E. W. Estlinbaum
William
Estlinbaums
Rock Island
Four Hurt As Three Car Wreck On Hwy 99 Near Columbus
A three vehicle crash on U S Highway 90 ten miles east of Columbus at 10 45 am sent four people to area hospitals. Milton Ray Fitzgerald of Alleyton driving east hit the rear of a VW driven by Edward Bater of Houston. The Fitzgerald car then struck a westbound 1963 Thunderbird driven by Charles W McRay. Victims include the McRays Fitzgerald and Brown with multiple injuries. Brown later transferred to Herman Hospital in Houston and Fitzgerald remained hospitalized in Columbus. Charges of assault with a motor vehicle and operating while intoxicated filed against Fitzgerald.
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Columbus
Floyd Schlichting
Milton Ray Fitzgerald
Alleyton
Joe Douglas Brown
Aleyton
Houston
Edward Bater
Pa ‘SoPne Fitzgerald
Charles W. McRay
the McRay
Galveston
de Thunderbird
McRays
Brown
Columbus Hospital
Bauers
McRay
McKay
Fitzgerald
Herman Hospital
Jesuit Houston
McKays
Seblichtine
Weimar New Ulm Exes award two 250 scholarships
Approximately forty five Texas exes from Colorado County gathered at the Duncan home for the Independence Day meeting. Five students were named to receive 250 scholarships to the University of Texas. Winners include Juguth Billeck of Weimar and Mmn Newman of New Ulm. Officers were elected with John Scoggins as president and Mrs Timan McMihan as secretary.
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Texas Exes
Colorado County
Gardner Duncan
Farle Lake
Weimar
M Mn Newman
New Ulm
Billecie
Wharton County Junior College
Tyne
Mies Nery
Colum High School
County Elyter
Acholarship
State Texts Exes Association
Marilyn
Wilson G. Neumann
New Ulma
Judith
Dane Ehter
Richart Bullock
John Scoggins
Columbus
Lawrence
Stallman
Garwond
Timan McMihan
G. C. Dun
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A. L. Wahrmund
I.m. Ivaar
H. J. Hajovsky
E. H. Henry
Miss Letty
Winnett
Lions
Garwood Ffa
W. T. (Duke) Eggers
Jaycees
Tex
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