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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1943
Page
1
A spirited sports carnival unfolds at the high school gym tonight at 8 30 PM featuring a rhythm band performance and a series of athletic events. Students and locals are invited to watch, with competing teams and acts promising lively displays of physical prowess and school spirit.
Weimar officer dies in Asiatic fighting as Creualis and third favorite on the Fe t war. On Thursday May 6 Mr. and Mrs. A Plagens received a telegram. The message confirms the officer’s death in combat and notes the ongoing Far East engagement.
The annual athletic banquet will feature guest speakers including Wallace and Frank. Emcee duties will be handled by a local figure. the program will include remarks from former lettermen and highlights of past seasons. A fried chicken meal will be served family style, with reservations required by Monday noon through Coach Erokson and Mr Darby at the cafe.
A county board meeting Monday night announced the re election of the entire faculty for the Lake schools. The session addressed personnel and assignments, naming principal EH Henry and other staff members such as E A Pettus and I E Clark.
Weimar Municipal Swimming Pool opens today with daily hours from 2 PM to 8 PM. The facility offers a playground and educational activities for children, inviting families to enjoy the new season.
A formal public notice announces an upcoming official action by local authorities. The notice warns residents of required compliance and possible deadlines. It names the issuing body and emphasizes public awareness.
An Eagle Lake girl Miss Doe Ant Thomas earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry at Baylorniversity on Sunday. She completed the program in under three years after graduating from Bagk Lake High School class of 1940. She shares the honor with notable figures including Rear Admiral William R. Munroe and Col. Julian C. Hyer who received honorary degrees at the same ceremony. Mr and Mrs W M Thoms accompanied her home Monday morning.
Garwood students present a multi band concert Friday May 71 with the Rhythm band performing songs including Negro Spiritual Keep the Waves Yankee Doodle Dandy and My Wild Irish Rose. Beginners close with America America the Beautiful and The Star Spangled Banner while the High School band ends with a selection of marches operettas and patriotic tunes.
Calo County War Price and Rationing Board representatives will visit Eagle Lake City Hall on May 17 from 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. Garwood High School on May 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weimar City Mall on May 19 from 1 a.m. to 3 p.m. Applicants must bring reading materials and assist staff with planning for peacetime renewal.
A brief notice invites readers to join the Red Cross Room event today. The item uses concise wording and emphasizes participation, with a focus on the organization and the immediate call to action for attendees.
The Headlight reports four long tenured instructors resigning from Eagle Lake High School. English chair Mrs Noel Parker plans to leave after fifteen years of leadership. Librarian Miss Dell Buchanan will join the WAVES after this term. Coach O B Erekson leaves for Brenham High School. Band director Miss Janet Crim will relocate to Waco. The paper offers sincere good wishes to all.
Mrs P O Willson, mother of Mrs Bruce W McCarty, died after six weeks of illness at her sister’s home. Services were held in Elgin at 1 30 and then the body was taken to Taylor for burial beside her husband. She was 86 and also survived by son Herbert G Willson of Marlin. An obituary notice will appear in the next issue.
D W Stockbridge died last night prompting tributes from local residents and associates. The notice notes his long service with Wismars and references a forthcoming funeral. Details on date and location are not fully legible.
Captain Mont. G Calvert, son of Mrs MM Coleert and Maghe Luke Hoy, has been commissioned and serves with the 8th Cavalry Mechanized at Fort Bliss. A graduate of Joon schools in 180 and A and M College in 1985, he majored in geology and now leads as a Second Lieutenant in the Humble OF Company San Antonio unit. The community lauds his achievement and extended congratulations to Captain Calvert.
Funeral services were held at the Rock Island Methodist Church for Bruce Bingaman of Rock Island Texas. He died in a train wreck near Houston while engineer on a Southern Pacific passenger train from Corpus Christi to Houston. The body rested at the McCreary Funeral Home and services were conducted by the Brotherhood of Engineers. Survivors include two brothers Miles Bingaman of Asherton and Paul Bingaman of Rock Island.
Long list of graduates and speakers for Eagle Lake High School commencement. Notable names include valedictorian Lilien Roth Deenhiger and Goran Causey with honors for the Class of 91 percent. References to baccalaureate services and post-graduation activities.
Roger Killough was invited to speak at the annual meeting of the Texas Leaders Retired Table in Fort Worth on June 10. Loren D. Stark, Chairperson, announced the Round Table as the honor organization of the State Life Underwriters Association with membership based on standards. The meeting is exclusive to Round Table members and aims to preserve professional standards and public understanding of the insurance institution.
A garbled report references a well near Garwood going down over 5000 feet. Mentions Tharriis and Thomp o pear Garkurt with vague ties to an EB tour and ahead-lying notes.
In a cryptic report the Anderson brothers are described as down over 9200 feet with disjointed phrases and incomplete fragments. The text appears as garbled OCR with scattered names and numbers, offering little clear context or event.
Garwood high school will hold graduation events in late May as the senior class, active in sports and band, prepares for final exams. Emmery Beat and Josephine Bures join from Wharton and Nada, with May 17 scheduled for the Senior-Senior Series in the school auditorium conducted by Rev. J. Thungeous.
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