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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1945
Page
3
A veteran editor recalls an airplane forced landing near town, a mare drawn sulky ride to the business district, and his early duties shaping local coverage. He notes a rival paper jab about soothing remedies and mentions Sam Smithers courting a Chinese lady, hinting at league gossip.
The 36th Division flag that landed at Salerno and was raised on German soil inside Schweigen by Major Armin Puck of San Antonio. Gov. Coke Stevenson presented the flag in 1942 at Camp Blanding. Texans Cpl. C. A. Roberson and Pfe. Stanley Knapp stood with him during unfurling near the customs house arch.
Shelly Lee Alley son of Mrs J R Alley Ramsey wrote a song titled IC Just Cant Steal the Sweetheart of a Soldier It was accepted by ss Music Company Hollywood California and listed in top hits magazine He plans to record with his band for Victor records He previously directed the Foot Owl Houston Ship Yard Orchestra and broadcast daily from Beaumont station KRIC with four more titles ready for release to publishers
A blend of light humor and wartime tales, including a jokey counselor to city girls about sleep, a soldier’s promotion jokes, an irate guest at dinner, Knute Rockne’s moon joke, a farmer’s grit in Vermont, and an American convoy crossing the North Atlantic. The pieces mix humor and patriotic sentiment from everyday life.
Yoakum March 24 announcement of Fletcher Warren of Walt City named ambassador to Nicaragua. His wife Minnie Kuenatler, raised here, has strong local connections. Warren, a long civil service career, and Mrs Warren lived in Latvia Hungary Colombia and Cuba during the past 20 years while in service.
Census records show that 48 bales of cotton were ginned in Colorado County from the crop submitted by special agent Harry V. Cherry. Mr and Mrs Donald Cochran and children of Pasadena visited the Harris family over Sunday.
A garbled excerpt mentions a missionary's cork Jeg and a chief’s reaction to food, a quirky ship avoidance line from Bobby, and a humorous domestic crack about clothes left on the floor. It also notes Mr and Mrs B H Daily visiting Houston relatives on Sunday.
Alder G. Roach president of Consolidated Steel announces the Shipbuilding Division of Orange Texas has won a contract to build eight 2200 ton destroyers extending war work into 1946. He notes rising postwar activity and a plan to remain in Orange after the conflict. The yard is among Consolidated Steel’s largest and has produced naval vessels including destroyers and landing craft while also fabricating structural steel products for various industries. Frances and Evelyn Beane returned from Houston to spend Sunday with family.
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