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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1970
Page
1
Rice High School distributed its directory this week listing 597 students expected to enter the school this September. The readable lines show class divisions and numbers including junior and senior counts, with scattered figures and letters indicating grades and totals.
Dr. Dobson will speak at the First Baptist Church Sunday during Education Day. Abert L. Dotson of Bayne College in Texas will be present. he has pastored churches in Texas and served as chair of Religion at Baptist College.
Garwood area properties to be sold by bid include a house and a duplex. The board approved the sale of the two units while keeping two adjoining buildings. Bid specs and descriptions will be published in the Headlight next week.
The deadline for submitting parental transfer applications for the 1970-71 school year is June 1. Under Senate Bill 435, transfers may be filed with the receiving district superintendent and take effect if approved. Applications are available in the Rice Consolidated ISD office of Superintendent E. A. Krivacka in Eagle Lake.
The Garwood Lions Club will sweep Garwood Nada town and country with their annual mop and broom sale on Wednesday May 27. Items include brushes mops ironing board covers and more all made by the blind at Lighthouse for the Blind in Houston. Proceeds aid Lion M L Heiman's sales committee and Lions projects.
The First National Bank reports deposits for the period ending April 30 1970 at 10 473 284 50 up from 9 460 482 74 on April 30 1969. Total assets rise to 1 784 666 00 from 10 653 619 17 in the 1969 report.
The Texas Highway Department invites testimony at a Sealy public hearing on January 13 regarding FM 3013 from State Highway 36 near Sealy to FM 099 at Eagle Lake. The project proposals a two lane road with at least a 120 foot right of way. Hearing materials are available at Bellville Columbus offices and Houston Yoakum district offices for review.
Cattle Company of Garwood owned by Oscar Wegenhoft and BIMy Wegenhoft held its annual round-up shipping 2000 head averaging 770 pounds to Iowa and Nebraska. Calves fed on oats in Garwood river bottom prior to delivery to Jim Cooper for Midwest feedlot operations.
Mrs Bessie Sheppard announces the Sportsman Restaurant reopening at 201 Boothe Drive on the Highway 30A by pass. The revived eatery features cafeteria style lunches and short orders for breakfast, lunch, or dinner with snacks between meals and daily hours from 3 am to 10 pm.
Principal Major Benge stated a Pre-School Program designed to start June 2nd awaits final approval from Austin. A forthcoming Headlight article will publish bus routes dismissal times field trips and location if the program gets approval.
Joe Anderson of Eagle Lake and Chesterville is reported to be recuperating well at St. Luke's Hospital after surgery on Monday morning. The family plans to move him to Eagle Lake Community Hospital for further recuperation later this week or early next week.
Eagle Lake Police Chief Roy Chisum announced a firm crackdown on traffic violators. He warned no warnings for running stop signs or speeding and said violators will be prosecuted and fined. The action follows several recent wrecks attributed to speeding motorists. Citizens are urged to observe traffic laws at all times.
Colorado County Sheriff George Muller reports relieving Deputy Bobby Fried-Tich from duties after a Monday night officers meeting. the action followed repeated failure to carry out orders. No successor has been named to fill the post.
Mr and Mrs Sam K Seymour Jr of Columbus will host an open house for their golden anniversary from four to seven p m Sunday May 24 at 309 Robson St Columbus The family asks no gifts and invites friends to visit during the fiftieth anniversary event hosted by their son Sam K Seymour III and family
A compact devotional line references the fount of Ife and light within a temple stall, drawing on Psalm 36:9. The text blends sacred imagery with a ritual setting, highlighting spiritual nourishment and guidance through divine illumination.
Eagle Lake students enter final week of the 1969-70 term with commencement for the 67 member senior class on Thursday May 28 at the high school auditorium. Finals will occur Monday and Tuesday May 26 and 27, a teacher work day on Wednesday May 27, and awards at 10 30 a m on Thursday May 24 across the elementary high school and junior high buildings. Buses run on schedule to ensure timely arrival for the awards program.
The Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce approved the Agriculture Committee work plan at a regular council room meeting. It calls for awards for the first bale of 1970 cotton and for the top rice yield, based on grade figures from the local American Rice Growers Association office. The committee urged greater farmer participation, road and conservation programs, disease testing, fire ant control, and continued support for FFA and school agriculture programs.
Sheridan and Garwood students near term end with finals May 22 25 for most. seniors May (May 26) commencement in Sheridan gym at 8 p.m. Speaker County Judge Schraub Seguin will address thirteen graduating seniors including Cindy Quinney Helen Brisco Robbie Criswell Carol Kincheloe Lynne Stroud Kathy Ashley Marlene Peterson Verna Garza Gary Brown Allen Polach Greg Hadac Bernard Varley Blaine Holliub. Honors to be announced after finals.
Alan Ray Zahradnick, a 1970 Eagle Lake High School senior and top ranked boy in the class, is named a recipient of a four year scholarship to Sam Houston State College Huntsville. The award totals $300 annually and includes the Arthur Lynn Talk Dr. Scholarship in Agriculture. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Zahradnick.
Garwood High School will hold its baccalaureate service Sunday at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium with Rev. Henry Nell of St. Marys Catholic Church as speaker. The 1970 senior class, the largest ever, will graduate Tuesday with Karen Bevuk delivering the valedictory and Joan Schoellmann the salutatory. Principal William Parpenter to present diplomas.
Invitations announce the graduation of Charles Curtis Laughlin M D from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Dallas at the 28th annual exercises on Monday evening June 1 at 8 00 p m in McFarlin Memorial Auditorium Dallas He is the son of Dr and Mrs J B Laughlin of Eagle Lake.
The Eagle Lake 4-H Club presents its Second Annual Music Festival on Saturday night May 23 1970 at 8 00 p m in the Eagle Lake Junior High School Gym The public is invited Frances Hurd is Club President Patricia Woodard is Reporter
The Eagle Lake Jaycees elected Harold Raabe as president for 1970 71 succeeding Jon Terrell. Pete Canaris became vice president and Eddie Ochoa treasurer with Fiona Miller as secretary. Terrell remains as Inter-Cub Director, while Harvey Cooper and Charles Matcheski were named directors. A ladies night banquet at Skull Creek Restaurant on May 29th will install the new officers.
Eagle Lake residents mourn the death of W A Red Barnett long time barber. He and Mrs Barnett were returning from Lubbock when car trouble near Slaton led to his collapse. He died en route to Slaton hospital apparently from a heart attack. Body returned to Eagle Lake with funeral planned at Mill Bauer Funeral Home. Services expected Thursday or Friday.
New Rice High School cheerleaders were selected after out of district tryouts on May 12 at Garwood High School. Head lineups include Margaret Christal of Eagle Lake as Head Cheerleader with Marilyn Hetner and Metha Wed al Garwood among the varsity roster.
EELE LAKE presenince Chisum reported that last Saturday afternoon three young Negro boys in the Eagle Lake Recreation Center lighted tennis courts were in custody after damaging 15 light bulbs. Joe Reed, owner of Hearty Lake Motors, summoned the officer. Bulbs cost $5 each with $2.50 replacement per bulb. Ages 10, 11, and 10 will face County Juvenile Judge Willard Shuart in the near future.
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