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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1945
Page
8
A collage of punchlines and banter from a humor page includes lines about married men, a new boss, church scenes, and social misadventures. The snippets mention household temptations, waiting for promissory notes, stuttering humor, and a line about Miss Mary Catherine Alley entering Southwestern University at Georgetown.
The Texas State Historical Association announces the Louis Wirtz Kemp Essay Contest in Texas History. Open to undergrad students under 25 at Texas colleges, with $175 in prizes. Essays on any Texas history aspect. originals preferred. Closes April 1, 1946. info from Texas State Historical Association University Station Austin 12 Tex.
Mrs Charles Klein of Columbus was named Deputy grand matron of District 4 Section 9 in the Grand Chapter of Texas Order of Easter Star at the State Convention in Amarillo last week. She completes three years as grand examiner of District 4. Lieutenant and Mrs Raymond Waddell of Camp Wallace visited his parents Will and Mrs Waddell. Major Sam Acheson of Dallas heads the Scribe Hotel for war correspondents in Paris.
Mrs L G Lamar honored her son Zwaine Lamar and nephew James Thornton at a Thursday gathering at her home. Guests included Patsy Huvar from Houston and numerous local friends. Other items note Mrs H C Fitzgerald and Sue Minette Fitzgerald's UT Austin degree, and visits with E G M family. The page ends with a humorous quip about a wife not picking clothes, only pockets.
The column helps Army personnel and dependents with insur ance allotments and pension issues. It explains reinstating National Service Life Insurance, survivor pension continuity, GI Bill eligibility, and typical discharge timelines noting J C Penney stores in Dallas and Texas.
A dipping vat at the Oscar Weg enhoft ranch near Rock Island will use a two tenths of 1 percent DDT solution to treat 1800 to 2000 steers. The cattle are prepared for shipment to salt grass country near Hitchcock to guard against rice and mosquitoes. County Agent Joe W. Bradley invited local cattlemen to view the first use of this solution in the area.
Three American Legion posts in Colorado county will select a county service officer to assist servicemen in civilian life and obtaining federal benefits. The court set pay at 200 dollars monthly with deductions if the appointee receives government compensation. Charles F. Wetterlin, Columbus post adjutant, has been endorsed. Weimar and Eagle Lake posts will act soon.
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