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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1956
Page
7
Angi fishing and hunting club organized after gravel pits leased from 3, Di Luna, several miles south of Eagle Lake. Bennie Bisir says membership applications are open as vacancies appear. Club aims to provide a private outdoor space for members and families with dove hunting and fishing opportunities.
Ducks Unlimited requests hunters send back used duck stamps to National Headquarters to raise funds. Older stamps fetch higher value, so members are urged to keep and mail them, or give to local contact E. F. Abercrombie for forwarding to authorities at 165 Broadway, N. Y.
Multiple drowning incidents along Texas waters as spring fishing begins. An elderly couple died from exposure after their boat overturned in a West Texas lake. A North Texas man drowned when his boat capsized in a storm, with a companion barely rescued. A Central Texas father saved his son and wife after the boy fell overboard, while both parents jumped in. Warns fishermen and boaters to heed weather, carry life preservers and safety gear at all times.
The H Henry High School hosts the first annual night relays on Friday March 23 at 6 00 pm at Eagle Lake High School stadium. Seven teams including H Henry Hallettsville Rosenberg Gien Flora Sugar Land El Campo and Sealy compete in sprint distance events hurdles relays and distance runs for seniors and juniors with adult and child admission.
A Scotch golf tournament for men and women will be held at Columbus Municipal Golf Course Memorial Park on Sunday March 25. Prizes will be awarded. details provided by Richard C. Lehmud of the tournament committees.
Lissie 4 H members discuss record books and projects at two meetings. Fourteen boys present on March 20 with two new members joining. Members plan poultry and beef calf projects for Wharton Fair and seek local merchant support for El Campo event on April 14.
The Eagle Lake Arcs and Farmers Supply Chicks faced Pearl Beer bowls last week, with the Arcs winning one game, tying one, and losing the third while the Chicks dropped all three to Bellville Lone Star. Individual scores featured Hahn, Loe ssin, Loessin, and Causey across multiple lines, with the Chicks led by Mrs Hahn and Mrs Loessin. Tonight the four local groups bowl with Arcs vs Eagle Lake Implement Baby Deeres and Chicks vs Williams Bros Humble Extras. next Monday the Extras meet La Grange Drug and Baby Deeres play Shiner Lone Star. Tuesday the Chicks face Grand Prize Beer and Arcs take Coca Cola's group.
The Eagle Lake Eagles track team will travel to Liberty this Saturday for competition in an invitational meet. Coach Ben Cobb will take sixteen boys on the trip. A Giddings meet last weekend was rained out. The Eagles will compete in Brenham on April.
Eagle Lake Rotary Club plans a family picnic at the Eagle Lake Recreation Center on Tuesday April 3 with a 7:00 p.m. ham supper for members and guests. A 4:00 p.m. Scotch foursome golf tournament will feature Rotarians and Rotary Anns plus guests. Tickets available from Edgar Baring Jack Grieves or Will Lenhart.
Eagle Lake Eagles beat Hallettsville 5 to 1 in an exhibition at Hallettsville. Key hits by Salazar Meitzen and Shaver powered the offense with four runs in the third inning. Hallettsville's Rode contributed a fourth inning double. A return game is planned Monday at Eagle Lake High School diamond at 3:00 p.m.
The Eagle Lake Guniorbae Club and K. J. Spanidel chaired the Fourth Annual Meat Relays held Friday March 9. Members and friends were thanked for their support including Deane Fletcher Bruce Waddell Ted Brunner Rev Warren Beale Clyde Brown Butch Parma Frank Schofner Victor Scott Albert Pustejovsky J I Hurley Bob Cook Toribio Barela Paul Cowan Tommy Starke John Walker Ben Cobb Louis Muzny Ray Crutchfield Bill Searcy Clifton Marshall Fred R Frnka Riley Wiese Fred Young Tex Russen M Pendergrass Ralph Thomas and Mrs Ben Brasher and the ladies who helped at the concession stand.
San Antonio police say no formal charges will be filed against Special Officer Joe Passant 50, former Eagle Lake police chief, who fatally shot Marcus Martinez Perez Jr 21 inside a closed San Antonio Produce Terminal Market cafe after Perez allegedly threw objects and fled. Passant fired four shots with the final hit in Perez’s back. he was taken to Robert B Green Hospital where he died. Passant, a night clerk and watchman, reported finding the man inside the cafe after a broken window prompted his investigation.
Jennie Sue McLellan daughter of Mrs. Chas S McLellan is one of four nominees in Austin for Miss Service Station of Texas. Austin operators will pick a candidate to compete in a Houston contest this month with the Austin winner receiving an all expenses paid trip to Houston staying at the Shamrock Hotel. Marine Private Stanley Carroll is home on furlough from Camp Pendleton California visiting his parents Mr and Mrs John S Carroll and sister K Lu after completing recruit training.
Assistant Chief James Adams loaned two dollars to a stranger in need and received a note, two dollars in repayment, and an extra two dollars for help. Wharton officers aided during a high speed pursuit near Glen Flora and a disturbance case led to a $10 fine and three guns seized. The Eagle Lake Police Department hosts sixty charter members in a boys athletic club with plans to join Golden Gloves. Gilt Edge third grade honor students are listed plus a note on American Red Cross relief efforts totaling 203 million dollars over 75 years.
Readable recipe notes for German croquettes with mustard sauce. Includes ingredients such as sauerkraut onions frankfurters rice and cheddar cheese. Describes grinding mixing forming rolling frying and serving steps with a mustard sauce. yields six servings.
A Houston Chronicle letter argues curbing franking privileges could trim the Post Office deficit, urging federal agencies to pay postage and improve cost transparency. It traces deficits from $5 million to over $550 million as bureaucracy expands and calls for accountability in government mail. Loneliness and community acts featured in a Houston Post item by Katy Collins urge small acts of kindness to alleviate isolation.
A community appeal urges readers to set a calendar reminder this week to spend a few minutes with someone lonely. Do not inquire about who needs friendship. the call is for everyone to reach out and show quiet support.
With one month left before the deadline for federal income tax returns an estimated 675060 taxpayers have not yet prepared and filed their 1030s and 1010As R L Phinney district director of the Austin office said this week 674000 returns had been received by March 8th The director urged taxpayers to file their 1955 returns early Telephone assistance is available by calling the Brenham office but will be harder to obtain as the filing deadline nears Taxpayers assistance days are offered each Monday from 815 am to 12 noon for those who need help preparing returns
Dr and Mrs R R Thomas plan a vacation trip to Mexico leaving their children in the care of their aunt Mrs Ralph Thomas and family during the absence.
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