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Eagle Lake Headlight

Location

Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1957

Page

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Board Calls Meet Monday to Discuss Supt Contract

The school board schedules a meeting for Monday to discuss Superintendent Ficher’s contract. The board previously voted to seek action by early September and to consider a renewal later.details on dates remain unsettled, with principals hiring noted as a separate item. The Caravan for the Blind fundraiser by the Eagle-Lake Lions Club runs Thursday, selling household items to aid visually handicapped workers and club projects.

Beerd Tab Soto J.C. Leughit Fetruers Ficher Dot Izkes Larson The Board

Girl Scouts Celebrate Week March 10 16 In Eagle Lake

In observance of Girl Scout Week March 10 to 16, local scouts wore full uniforms at services and schools. Eagle Lake high school held morning flag ceremonies, windows were decorated to show Scout projects, and town merchants donated displays and support for leaders and activities.

Som Weslby Jessly Ain Egle Lake High Gil Scoata

Annual HS Band Variety Show Set for April 12

Eagle Lake Bard Boosters Club met Monday night to plan the annual high school music variety show. Sponsorship and participation for the remainder of the 1956-57 school year were discussed. The show is confirmed for April 12.

Eagle Lake Bard Boosters Club

County Court Approves Depository Plan For Board of Equalization

Corns County Commissioners Court held a regiser session on Monday confirming the appointment of State Bank and Trust Company of Weimar as county depository for another year. The meeting included plans for the board of equalization and discussed legal steps and future timelines as the session continued to the next page.

Corns County Commissioners Court State Bank and Trust Company Weimarer County Board of Equalization

Four fined total in city court Tuesday

Four persons, two men and two women, received a total of 115.00 in fines in Municipal Court before Judge Harold Tha. Gresie Lee Brown was fined 25.00 for possession of a knife and an attack on Hattie Lee Wheeler. Wheeler was fined 25.00 for assaulting and breaking a bottle over Gustie Lee's head. Clyde Morales was fined 15.00 for fighting and Esquid Camarilla War was fined 25.00 for being drunk and fighting. The two engaged in fishcuffs in front of the John Moreles place.

Harold Tha Gresie Lee Brown Hattie Lee Wheeler Wheeler Hattie Lee Gustie Lee Clyde Morales Esquid Camarilla War

Bake sale by Eagle Lake High School Future Homemakers

The Future Homemakers of America chapter at Eagle Lake High School will hold a bake sale at the Texas South Eastern Gas Company office on Saturday March 16 from 8:00 until items sell. Cakes at 2 dollars each cookies 2 for 5 cents staples for 1.50, bread 70 cents per loaf and kilathes 50 cents per dozen.

Homemakers of America Eagle Lake High School Texas Southeastern Gas Company

Recreation Center to Host Open Golf Tournament Sunday

More than a hundred golfers are expected at the Ergle Leake Recreation Center for its first open golf tournament of the year. Prizes total about 3402.00 with $5 entry including dinner. play starts 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The lowest nine-hole score will win two golf balls and a $25 prize. two flights will be determined on site.

Ergle Leake Recreation Center Jeca Alen

City official to assume post this week

A fragment indicates a city official is expected to assume the position this week. Details about name or exact post are unreadable in the fragment.

al. Belo

City OKs Reading Of Telephone Ordinance

Eagle Lake City Council approved the second reading of a proposed ordinance to raise Southwestern Bell Telephone charges for non basic services. The measure would add higher rates for select services and outside the city mileage, with an estimated additional monthly revenue of about $163.48. The next reading is scheduled for March 19.

Eagle Lake Mixcella Fisolis Southwestern Bell Telephone Co Collbox

FFA Parent Son Banquet Set March 28

The Annual Eagle Lake Future Farmers of America Parent Son Banquet will be held in the elementary school cafetorium at 7 20 p m Thursday night March 28. FFA members are preparing to honor their parents at the event and to present awards.

Eagle Leke Future Farmers of America FFA

Reed resumes duties in Easle Lake tax office

W C Reed, deputy tax collector for the Easle Lake Independent School District, returns to his office after a period away following the Kolmann bombing incident. Reed resumes handling tax matters and reassures the public of continued district fiscal operations.

W. C. Reed Easle Lake Independent School District Kolmann Meilding Mr. Reed Dbs Reed Larson

Fragments Report Local Event Incoherent Text

An OCR fragment yields a garbled local item mentioning a man and police, but readable details are minimal and unclear about actions, persons, or places. The snippet does not present a coherent incident or verifiable facts.

National Rice Week Observance Promotes Increased Use

This week March 10 16 citizens join the nation in observing National Rice Week to boost domestic consumption and strengthen the U S rice industry. Local clubs schools chambers of commerce and civic groups are urged to promote promotions and potlucks to raise awareness and demand for rice amid rising surpluses and marketing quotas.

United States Publc Chambers of Commeres

No Candidates File For School Board

Two candidates filed applications to enter the Eagle Deke School Board election set for April 6. Terms of Dr J C Laughlin and W 2 Ted Brunner expire that date. Laughlin plans to run. Brunner undecided. Filing deadline is midnight March 26. LED McCreary seeks reelection to county school board in the same election.

Whitte Eagle Deke School Board J. C. Laughlin W. 2 Ted) Brunner de. Laughtin Brunner McCreary Tocal

Ministerial Alliance to Conduct Relizous Census Event

The Relizous Census will be taken April 7 by the Regte Lake Ministerial Alliance and community wide. Workers will call Sunday afternoon, urging residents to be at home to ensure the census is completed on time.

Regte Lake

All-Sports Story Slides to Next Week’s Edition

The ALL-SPORTS story will run next week due to limited space and a banquet at Community Corner Tuesday. A Duval County war series report is carried over to the following week because of space constraints.

Duval Country Tnt

Henry Band Wins First In Concert And Marching

Henry Colored High School Muse Department impressed at the Praate View Conference, winning first division in both marching and concert in Class A as their two-year old band, led by Tra Poole, became the only Class A school to sweep both categories. A burglary at Laughlin Clinic near Houston yielded over $4000 in checks and narcotics missing, with the safe recovered partly submerged in a creek and a cabinet with papers still missing. County workers found the cash and checks, while investigators traced the crime to burglars who fled toward Houston after a rear-door entry.

Henry Colored Hist School Muse Praate View Cokexe Pears 8 Ham Land Westheimer Road River Dales Houston Laughlin River Oaks Coloado County Carrie

ELHS Ensembles Undefeated At TIL Band Meet In Texas City

Eagle Lake Mich Schobane students traveled to Texas City last Saturday for the Interscholastic League solo and ensemble contest. Director and accompanying teachers led ELHS performers to strong results, with multiple ensembles earning first division honors and soloist Jamies Baty placing third in division.

Eagle Lake Mich Schobane Texas City Bill Searcy Joe Anderson Smother Ony ELHS Jamies Baty Soto Lowery Ruth Ann ‘Tate Tanize Setph Sandy Thomas Arsta Dhyifra

Correction recalls Sinclair agents in Garwood area

A correction acknowledges the misstatement in the article about Jerry Zbranek and Toe J. Kailing. It clarifies Zbranek is the manager of Zbranek's Sinclair Service Station in Garwood and Kailing is the Sinclair products agent for the area. The publishers regret the error.

Grozk Jerry Zbranek Garwood Bethsohn Sinclair Zbranek Zurenek Toe J. Kailing Taxeso Zbranex Zhraeh

Quarterback Club Night Relays Set For March 27

Area sprint stars converge as Engin Lake hosts the Quarterback Club annual Night Relays on March 27 with about twenty nine schools expected. The program features ten running events beginning around 7:90 pm after a postponement from March 3.

Perionnapp Engin Lake Quarterback Club

License plates on sale Thursday and Friday at Spalding Hardware

The 1957 license plates will be offered for sale Thursday and Friday March 14 and 15 from 9 am to 4 pm at Spalding Hardware. County Tax Assessor-Collector Henry J. Hejovsky and officials will be present to sell plates and collect taxes. Plates then move to Ganwood Hopsing Office Welrar Oakland before final sale at the courthouse tax office in Comumbus. March 31 is the purchase deadline without penalty.

Spalinger Hardware Henry J. Harovsky Tle Ganwood Hop~sing Welrar Oakland Comum Mir Hejovsky

Garwood Garden Club Plans Annual Flower Show

The Garwood Garden Club invites the public to its annual Flower Show at Garwood High School auditorium on March 28 from 3 to 8 pm. The 1967 theme is In A Little Dutch Garden with Mrs. Otte Dankiefs as general chairman and Mrs. Ben Woodruff as co-chairman.

Garwood Garden Club Garwood Garden Garewood High Sehtal Thoowlay

Absentee Voting To City Election To Begin Next Week

Absentee balloting for the CHE City election is scheduled to begin next Wednesday April 16 as officials prepare for the vote. Information on eligibility and polling procedures will be released by the city clerk.

CHE Iwi Applice

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Supt Brune LIONS Caravan For the Eegle- Lake Lions Sub Lions Fil Te Op Lions Club EL Girl Scout Bagen-Powell Beden-Powell Juliette Gurdon England Court OK Recreation Center City Oks Henry Band ION Sale Ithurs. & Fri
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