Fair Weather Brings Early Planting Note in County
Springlike weather has farmers preparing fields for 1961 crops with corn planting widespread and some rice and cotton already started. Early planters include Griff Thomas, R. Thomas, L. Cook, Bentor, Fussell, and Howard Wiese, all using wells for irrigation as canal rice planting waits until after April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griff Thomas
3. R. Thomas
Tt. L. Cook
Bentor
Fussell
Howard Wiese
Weimar Board Rejects Countywide School Consolidation Vote
Weimar School Board voted against taking a vote on the proposed countywide high school consolidation plan. Editor Buddy Yoder noted the steering committee recommendation came as no surprise. Columbus board will continue study as Eagle board earlier voted for countywide study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weimar
Weimar Mercury
Buddy Yoder
Columbus
Eag
Shell to Build Gas Processing Plant Near Sealy
Shell announces awarding a contract to Delta Engineering Corp of Houston to construct a gas processing plant four miles west of Sealy on Highway 90. The plant will process 1.5 to 2.0 million cubic feet daily from Shell Sealy field, with propane recovery and condensate. work begins May 1961 with completion by Sept. 1, 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SHELL
Hwy
Sealy
Shell ‘Oh Company
Delta’ Engineering Corporation
Houston
Sealy Im Austin Co
Sealy J
Seelyfield Shell
Hirsch
Shell Gaspias
Churches Plan Special Holy Week and Easter Services
Churches of Eagle Lake and nearby communities announce Holy Week and Easter activities. The First Presbyterian Church will hold two pre Easter services on Wednesday March 22 at 7 30 pm with Holy Communion on Good Friday March 31 at 7 30 pm. An Easter Egg Hunt for young children is scheduled for 10 30 am Friday March at the W J Brunner home.
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Eagle Lake
W. J. Brunner
Easter Cantatas Planned by Wharton and Garwood Churches
Lissie EUB and Wharton United invite the community to a cantata The Last Supper Evie featuring soloists Mrs Dexter Anderson Mrs William Decker Mr Morton and Mrs Harry Anderson directed by William K Decker with performances March 23 and March 29 at Wharton and Lissie respectively Other churches including Garwood Methodist and Memorial Church of Bore Lake prepare cantatas and Holy Week services through Easter Sunday with multiple choirs and pastors directing activities
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Lassievangelic Brethren Church
Fist Methodist Church
Wharton
Evie ” Thiman
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Lissie
William K. Decker
Wharton County
Dexter Anderson
William Decker
Morton
Harry Anderson
Robert ©. Tupper
Perpetual Help Catholic Church
A. W. Didner
Qur Lariy
Parmeival
Gort
Man
BNA
Aprit Lok
jWater
Moss
Garwood Methodiat
Garwood Methodist Church
1Colty Memorial Memorial
Bore Lake Wil
Kanter
Garwood
Paul Growl
Cantata and Holy Week Services Planned by Colly and Garwood Choirs
Colly Church and Garwood Methodist Choirs plan a Master Cantata titled Sorcona to be presented Wednesday evening. Holy Week services will run 7:30 am daily Monday to Thursday March 27–30 with an early breakfast. Communion is set for Thursday March 20 at 7:40 pm. Easter activities include services at Colly Memorial and First Baptist Church with Rev Ralph A. Jones delivering at 10:10 am.
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Wolly Aeemovit Wieiuvuee
Servicias
Sale Tie
Toyd Harris
Garwood Methodist Choir
Colly Church
Nether
Ion
Man
Sorcona
Sulnate
Charles P. Boggess
Rayd Wallis
C. H. Matthews
Rage Lake
John Gideon
Walter Teorler
Rey Pal Grout
Ederiel
Priesmeyer
Groof Guewand
Ja Allora i
Mar
Tor
Colly Memorial
Methodist
First Baptist Chwrch
Sotham
Passon
Ralph A. Jones
First Aid Class For Juniors Starts April 18
Civil Defense director HOE Tate announces a Red Cross First Aid course for juniors including Boy Scouts and others. The 7:00 pm session will begin April 18 with a first meeting to decide a weekly schedule. Interested persons are urged to attend.
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Hoe
Tate
Total Civil Defense
Location set in NW for Crescent Gas field project
A new site in the northwest has been reported for a Crescent Gas Corp project south of Matt. The Crescent Gas site, identified by Thomas Cartwright Survey, is set to begin a wildcat test at Garwood Field in Tulsa.
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Matt
Crescent Cal and Gas Corp
Tulsa
Thomas Cartwright
Lissie WSWS Plans Spring Clothing Drive March 28
The Lissie Women's Society of World Service will hold its annual Spring Clothing Drive on Tuesday March 28 at 10 o'clock in the Assembly Room of the church. All women of the church are urged to attend and bring two covered dishes. Coffee tea and bread will be furnished. Clothing will be mended packaged and shipped to the Church World Service in St Louis Missouri for distribution to disaster areas worldwide.
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Lissie Women’s
Society of World Service
Church World Service
St. Louis
Missouri
Columbus Boy 13 Drowns After Fishing Trip Boat Capsizes
The body of 13 year old James was recovered Saturday after a fishing trip with Elrod Hope and Huge Karstedt. The boat capsized in swift water about six miles north of the North Columbus bridge on the Colorado river at six p m. The father and grandfather swam to shore but could not locate the boy. Columbus volunteer firemen found the body near the capsize site as sheriffs deputies and community members searched.
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James
Elrod Hope
Columbus
North Columbus Bridge
Colorado River
Columbus Volunteer Firemen
Sheriff's Department
Eagle Lake to see three new businesses this week
Prospects for three new enterprises surface in Eagle Lake. The Key Oil Company nears completion of a new service station on Highway SA by Bass and plans its opening soon. Weimar Sheet Metal Company rents the McCreary Building on West McCarty to establish an air conditioning refrigeration and heating services office with a May 1st setup target. J R Laughlin partner in Universal Electronics rents East Main building once City Motor Co. site. comments pending.
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Eagle Lake
Key Oil Company
Bass Aml
Weimar Sheet Metal Company
McCreary
West McCarty
Shell Oil Company
David Kahtck
Weimar
J. R. Laughlin
Universal Electronics Company
Columbus
A. W. Kohleffel
East Main
City Motor Co
Laughlin
Father Bily Observes Silver Jubilee at St Marys Church
Rev Father Edmund J Bily pastor of Wye Streets Marys Catholic Church Nada was honored at a silver sacerdotal jubilee mass Monday morning March 20 at St Marys Church Most Rev Manning presided as celebrant in a ceremony reflecting a long priestly service.
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Edmund J. Bily
Wye St. Mary's Catholic Church of
Nada
St. Mary's Church
Mser. Manning
Local Precinct To Get Nine Miles Of New Paved Roads
Precinct No 4 in Colorado County will gain nine miles of new construction and five and a half miles of seal coating as part of a county paving plan. Bids for twenty four miles of new roads and seventeen and a half miles of seal coat work are advertised with a bid opening set for 10:00 am on Monday April 10.
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Colorado County
Billy Stiles
Horton
Saavel
Alleyton
West Main Street
Calhoun Road
A. W. Bahn
A. J. Rainer
Reinhard Arodin
Bargain Days in Eagle Lake This Week
Bargain Days return in Eagle Lake this week Thursday through Saturday March 23 to 25 in the fifth in the series. Citizens may find values in the second section of the issue. The event is sponsored by the Retail Trade Development Committee of the Chamber of Commerce to thank local customers.
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Eagle Lake Rude
Eagle Lake
Retail Trade Development Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Lasl O
RP. Wilecox
Jack Mann
Lake Chamber Drives Industrial Development Funds
The Lake Chamber of Commerce approves a year long industrial development program with allocations totaling 1225 dollars to committees for brochures posters and publicity. Key figures include 300 for the publicity effort 250 for publicity and advertising 200 for industrial development 150 for retail trade and other minor line items. The plan aims to distribute a community brochure within months and invites residents to contact Content Power & Light Co. for input while continuing the Welcomes program and Bargain Days promotions.
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Setuid
Iithiiaiisti
Bow. Shielty
Plunk
Jin
Chawman
Billy Maness
Prniirman
Worl
Content Power & Light Co
Groip
Garwood Tavern Owner Dies in Garwood Wreck
Colorado County reports a fatality from a late Sunday crash near Garwood. Tom Lee 18-year-old Oakland resident and night club operator died in Laughlin Hospital from a head concussion and internal injuries after his 1955 Chevrolet hit a culvert following a drive from a Garwood night spot. Patrolman Billy Miller investigated the wreck. Lee never regained consciousness. Funeral arrangements were handled by Bauer Funeral Home.
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Colorado County
Tom Lee
Oakland
Garwood
Deg J
Laughlin Hospital
Lee
Essa
Billy, Miller
Eagle Lake
Ne Lee
W. & Smith
Mill Bauer Funeral Home
Ray Thomas
Theman
Miller
Absentee Voting Opens in Local School District Elections
Absentee voting closes for school district elections on March 28 with final date for ballots March 31 in the Senate race. Voters may obtain ballots from County Clerk Edgar Litzmann in Columbus and City ballots from Secretary Charles Schamerham in Eagle Lake. Six people had already voted absentee in the Senate election Tuesday.
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Atmt County
Edgar Litzmann
Columbus
Senate
Litzmann
City
Charles Schamerham
Eagle Lake
County School Census Shows Countywide Rise to 4576 students
Colorado County reports an overall 4576 pupil census, up 126 from 1960, with Columbus District leading at 1599 students including 1184 white and 415 colored. Ban de Lake and Wolmar areas show shifts in white and colored student totals, while Sheridan and Rock Tslani list smaller districts with mixed gains and losses.
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Colorado County
H A. Schroeder
Columbus
Bande Lake
Wolmar Hay
Garwirchlig
Aten Ramu
Sheridan
Berard Las
Ted Canvus
Rock Tslani
Garwood Library Board Hosts Benefit Party Tonight
Garwood Veterans Memorial Library Board sponsors an entertainment evening at the library building tonight. The public is invited to attend from 8 to 9 PM with games and activities described. proceeds benefit library improvements.
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Garwood Library Board
Woud Veterans Memorial Library Board of Directors
Marcy
Porcemis
Iin Povementy
Cotton Meeting Set Here March 29 for Negro Farmers
S E Chase Negro County Agent and Willie L Fitzgerald Vocational Agriculture Teacher announce a countywide cotton production and insect control meeting at E H Henry High School on Wednesday March 29 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The program includes agronomists from Texas A and M College and demonstrations of poisons spray equipment and fertilizers. Local and county agents from Lavaca Matagorda Wharton Austin Washington and Waller will attend. Colorado County farmers are urged to participate.
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S. E. Chase
Negro County
Willie L. Fitzgerald
E. H. Henry High School
E. H. Henry School
Chase
Lavaca
Matagormda
Wherton
Austin
Washington
Waller
Colorado County
Progress Report on Eagle Lake Youth Baseball
In Eagle Lake youth baseball preparations advance as ages 11 and under train on specific weeknights while field structures near completion. A new restroom facility is near completion and a large center-field scoreboard has been installed with signs to follow.
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Eagle Lake
Rom
Rigm Center Field
Jack Daniels
Bell Park
Rimer Struss
Gren
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