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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1971
Page
2
A local notice from the Eagle Lake Headlight reports an official action or declaration involving Wagan and Lame, with details unreadable in the fragmented OCR. The item appears to be a formal public notice or administrative update affecting the community.
The Texas Visitor Industry Report shows 1970 tourism reached 71,116,000 visitors spending about 1.4 billion dollars. Out-of-state and foreign travelers totaled roughly 21,000,000 with similar per person spending patterns, while auto tourist parties averaged 2.6 people over 5.7 days.
March menu from Rice District lists daily lunch options including buttered noodles, peas, fruit or milk choices. Entries feature items like fried chicken with mashed potatoes, gravy, and assorted milk options. A stray veterinary supply ad appears at bottom with Eagle Lake Drugs contact.
A small, past era column recalls February 24 events including local births, marriages, hospital notes, land dealings, and community anecdotes. Names like Laugh- un espa, Engle Lake, and Wharton appear beside brief personal items and a note about a mistaken last issue.
Captain Clyde W Campbell, of Longview, Texas, was killed in action in Southeast Asia on May 1, 1969, when his plane was shot down. He attended Longview High School and Texas A&M, earned a mathematics degree, and served as a U S Air Force pilot. Survived by wife Diane, daughters Deanna and Jennifer, his parents, and grandparents. Memorial services set at Barksdale and in Longview with a memorial scholarship established at Texas A&M University.
Specialist Four Henry J. Austin Jr., 28, of Lake, Texas, received the Army Commendation Medal in Vietnam. The electrician served with the 361st Aviation Company near Pleiku for meritorious service, reflecting skills and dedication above the average.
Anna Lee Swearingen is confined to Heights Hospital in Houston in room AT at 1817 Ashland. Friends in the area are invited to join in wishing her a speedy recovery to good health.
Clyde Oliver Black son of Mrs Kana Digok of 408 Mille Street Eagle Lake Texas graduated from the Houston Police Academy Friday March 12 after seventeen weeks of rigorous academic and physical training Cadet Black received an assignment in a field of law enforcement offered by the Houston Police Department
Mr and Mrs August Schmidt of Eagle Lake announce their son Bennie Ry Schmidt has entered the armed forces February 3rd. He is now stationed at Fort Polk Louisiana, with speculation of possible assignments in May.
Huvharsd Brust of Houston, brother of Mrs Delia Pruka of this city, died at 6:30 a.m. Saturday March 6 in Houston Veterans Hospital after a head injury from a pool cue blow in December. Funeral services were at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Belety Funeral Home in Italy with Rev. Gartlen Lier officiating. Burial was in Sunny Cemetery with pallbearers from Houston, Sealy, Belmille, and Sealy area. Born June 1, 1941 in Belers, Texas, he was the son of Mr and Mrs Lester Brae, attended local schools, served two years in the U S Armed Forces, and worked as a truck driver for C H Transportation Co before the accident.
A garbled list shows multiple deeds and leases in Colorado County Real Estate filings with names such as Reed Bundren, Lindquist, Peter Piper Lea gue, James Moore, Leslie Welsham, Eliza Beth Harper Goeckler, Rudy Mae Harper, George T. Mueller, and Sanford Me Cormick. Entries reference warranty deeds and leases with various parcel sizes from around 40 to 190 acres and dates mainly in February 1971. The text is heavily corrupted with OCR errors and inconsistent spellings.
Sympathy is extended to the Brast family on the loss of their loved one. Edward Brast and Sheila Denise Brast are named as children. Mr and Mrs Buster Brast of Wallis are mentioned along with siblings Lester Brast of Houston Leon Brast of Sealy and De Fuyo Fnxka of E Lake.
The Texas University graduate school awarded 238 master's degrees this fall. Joi Almond Behrens, son of Mr and Mrs A C Beene of Columbus formerly of the Lake, received a Master of Arts degree among the honorees.
Allan Douglas Shivers and Westlind Marie Porter appear in a February marriage license listing. The data shows couple names linked to a license record, indicating a formal union package processed through the local registry.
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