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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1969
Page
2
Editorial praises the hospital auxiliary known as the pink ladies for their hundred hours of service to the hospital. It notes their donations of drapes curtains trees shrubs and equipment and urges public support for a charity sale and coffee break on May 16 at the Jaycee building to fund ward expenses and hospital projects.
A look back to 1943 recalls President Franklin D Roosevelt dying at Warm Springs Georgia at 63. Military loss and honors surface with officers and soldiers mentioned from Searburg Germany to Argonne Forest. Navy boot training in San Diego and letters home from servicemen highlight civilian life in Houston and surrounding areas amid wartime.
A public notice outlines Constitutional Amendment Five to be voted on the August election. It details state authority to provide welfare and medical aid to the elderly, needy children, and dependents, with up to eighty million dollars annually from state funds and potential federal matching. It discusses administration, eligibility, and legislature powers to enact laws to secure federal matching money.
Wires in his duties for the Cen no months ago Gottlieb Harborth spent two months in Laughlin and Hermann Hospitals during anxious recovery. Miss Mary Katherine Alley, late senior class member, was taken to a Wharton specialist after a school grounds accident and rests at home, her grandmother optimistic for a quick recovery. Staff Sgt. Martin Roberts writes his uncle in India. Daughtry H. Roberts promoted to Sergeant at Tampa base. First Sergeant Boyd Stapleton visits Eagle Lake after three weeks with family in Atlanta. Sgt. Herman Boothe renews Headlight subscription from Camp Maxey, Texas. Stanley L. Kucherka, son of Eagle Lake couple, graduates from Torpedomen's Mate course at Great Lakes. Paul Gautreaux, son of Chesterville residents, flies C-47 Paratroop unit in France. Aubrey Denton of Chesterville travels to Houston to enlist in Navy Reserves. five Denton brothers in service.
Patients this week include Lula Davidson city Ruth Jenkins Rock Island Seaborne Alford Sheridan Annie Kretaschmar city Beatrice Pope city Erna Minarelli Garwood Elizabeth Braden city V Duncan city E C Cassady Lissie Mrs R C Taylor city Mary Cantu city Lula Boone city Pearline Junious city Ethel Parker city Annette Harris city Dismissals Pilar Flores city Martha Leal and son City Nora Wier Houston Sherry Shaffner est Juanita Cornada city Alonga Stovall city Marian Woolridge city Mary Yanez city Creasie Williams city Rachel Ann Mendoza city Dora West Rock Island Creston Cleveland city Marjorie Amos city Berths Hooper Rock Island Mary Vesetka city
Sgt James Peoples son of Mr and Mrs Tom Peoples East Bernard Texas has completed training at Eglin AFB Florida then will join the 820th Civil Engineering Squadron at Da Nang Vietnam. A 1951 graduate of Waco High School he is an electrician who served in the Korean War and has prior Vietnam duty.
Marine Hollub records April Vietnam experiences with homesickness, patrol delays, and a humorous yet tense account of jeep and helicopter movements. He notes a knee-deep cold, a close miss with an officer, and reflections on Shakespearean metaphor while awaiting combat actions with his unit.
Army Private First Class George B Hemphill JU 22 son of residents of 216 Old Altair Road Eagle Lake is assigned to Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion 8th Infantry of the 4th Infantry Division near Pleiku Vietnam. He joined active duty in October 1968 after basic at Fort Bliss Texas and prior postings at Fort Ord California. A 1965 Newry High School graduate.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Muzny were Miss Anne Hagy Miss Jo Ann Stuckey Mr and Mrs Tommy Strunk Gary Foster and John Muzny all of Dustin. Mr Strong and Mr Foster will graduate from the University of Texas College of Pharmacy on May List.
Mrs. Ernest Hunick of Gainto City, formerly Miss Evelyn Zahradnick, passed the Licensed Vocational Nurse examination. She is now employed at Southmore Hospital in Pasadena.
A local pharmacy at Engle Lake provides 24 hour prescription filling and consultation. The service aims to improve access for emergency and late hour needs, with pharmacists available to review medications and dosages around the clock.
Gary Glaiser and Eagle Lake High School seniors were honored at a barbecue supper hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Dostal on Monday April 1 at the Dostal home. Guests included Larry Baker Dan Thorntor Allen Campbell Dave Kicherka. The event featured barbecued chicken, potato salad, baked beans, and a chocolate dessert decorated in chocolate with a simple inscription.
Readable fragments state college boys were placed to end in class, suggesting a cautionary note about comfort and discipline.
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