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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1968
Page
3
A damaged OCR fragment notes Port City Stockyards planning relocation around late May. It references the Port-Peckng Plant and the Cal- Uslé Stersge Company, aiming to reposition facilities near a heart of cattle trade. A special steak sale is listed for Monday June 2?
The Women’s Society of Christian Service honored Miss Davis at a Saturday coffee event. The service group and members gathered at a home on May 8, with a centerpiece of Spartan roses and Gypsophila. Guests enjoyed rolls muffins mints and coffee as R. Szymanski and Mrs. C. E. Marshall poured. Miss Davis and Mrs. Simmons received white carnation corsages. The honoree and Mrs. Simmons were presented along with Mrs. A. F. Wiese who also greeted guests.
Brucellosis testing reveals fifty five cattle still infected across examined herds. officials require extended testing and containment measures as veterinary teams track exposure and implement quarantine protocols. local farmers face ongoing movement restrictions and potential herd depopulation actions if infections persist.
Deloris Parker and Hal Wyatt announce their wedding set for June 1. W. R. Wyatt serves as the officiant and the couple will exchange vows in a small ceremony.
The Rice Theatre to show Bonnie and Clyde for six days starting Thursday May 14 with one screening nightly except Sunday. The feature remains Walt Disney’s The Wonderful World and a special 2:30 pm show of The Jungle Book on Saturday.
Sheridan seventh graders joined the Elementary Muse Meet at Brenham’s Bliny Junior College. Eight students competed in sets ensembles and twirling, returning by noon with several top ratings in clarinet cornet and trombone categories led by Quinney and Timmy Myers.
Mrs J P Renken is returning to El Paso with her sister Mrs P Kerber after a three month visit in West Texas. Mr and Mrs Renken spent time with Mrs Kerber who had been ill, and Mrs Kerber stayed six weeks with the Renken in Eagle Lake before deciding to go home. She thanks friends for kindnesses and well wishes during her stay.
Last rites were held for Mrs L Austin at Lakeside Cemetery after funeral services at Mill Bauer Funeral Home. Born May 19 1895 in Mississippi she married Lewis Austin in Eagle Lake May 31 1956. Surviving are husband Herman Yarbrough daughter Susie Duke three stepchildren and many relatives and friends.
Mr and Mrs Rudolph celebrate birth of Cary Scott Rallins in Garden Grove California born April 21 weighing six pounds fourteen ounces. Maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Larnie Heyden of Westminster California. Katts oxygen available at Eagle Lake Drage.
County agent notes bagworms as spring pests on evergreens and broadleaf plants. Newly hatched larvae spin bags and camouflage feeding sites, risking extensive foliage loss if control is delayed. Sevin malathion and toxaphene spray mixtures are recommended, with guidance from the Texas Guide for Controlling Insects on Ornamental Plants. Copies available from the county agent’s office.
A wildlife report shows 5 954 antlerless deer killed in the JE counties of the 1.3 million acre Oake Prairie area during the 1967 hunting season. Don Frels of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department cites 43 percent utilization of 13 733 permits issued to landowners in multiple counties. The department aims to stabilize the herd to land carrying capacity, noting declines from 1966 and stressing harvest to maintain balance.
A 1962 International truck driven by Teitty dad Yanez of Victoria and a Freeman McGrew Altair pickup collided on Highway 904 east of Altair at 1 pm Sunday. McCrew swerved off the road to avoid the collision. the International overturned. Driver Freddie McGrew of Altair escaped. Authorities, including Patrolman Billy Miller, investigated the crash amid a deer die-off context mentioned in the report.
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