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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1947
Page
1
The community celebrates with a parade on November 11 featuring the Wood and Eagle Lake bands. A barbecue and road closure notices accompany the event as residents join in the celebration. Police and volunteers coordinate traffic on golf club grounds.
George Herder Sr. longtime Weimar and Houston cotton buyer and meat packer dies after two weeks of illness at Santa Rosa Hospital San Antonio. He was the son of Coor and Mary Heiner Herler, educated at Weimar High School, and active in Baptist and Masonic circles. Survivors include wife and two Houston relatives. funeral held at home with Rev. Daniel E Hogan officiating. Burial in Weimar Cemetery.
Frank Weaver Jr of Newgulf died at one o clock on Wednesday night from serious burns received while working for the Newgulf Sulphur Company. He was 22 and is survived by his young wife, a newborn baby, his parents, five sisters, two grandmothers and other relatives. The funeral will be at First Baptist Church in Newgulf at three o clock Friday with burial in Bay City.
Mrs. Lens Waddel Stone 73, sister of the late L J Waddell, longtime Eagle Lake resident, died in a Houston hospital Tuesday. She lived in Houston 23 years, was a First Baptist member, and is survived by three daughters, three sons, a brother Lee Waddell of Coleman, and many grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday with Dr W Boyd Hunt and Rev JL Wheeless officiating. burial in Forest Park Cemetery. Pallbearers included Leonard Seaholm and Birs L Waddell.
Voters in the Eagle Lake Consolidated Independent School District are urged to cast ballots Saturday in Rotary Hall on two propositions to fund schools. The measure would expand bond and maintenance taxes to cover the Calhoun area and unify rates district wide, with current rates at 20 cents for bonds and 8 cents for maintenance.
Edward Wearden of Wharton died after a two year illness on a Wednesday morning aged 67. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9 30 from Holy Name Catholic Church in Engle Lake with burial in Wharton. He was born January 12 18 something in Columbus and later ran a mill and feed business at Glen Flora before retiring two years ago. He is survived by his wife four sons a daughter and three grandchildren plus several siblings.
The Rt Rev Clifton S Quin Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas will visit Christ Church Sunday November 9 at 9 00 am to preach. At 11 00 am at St Johns Columbus there will be a Confirmation service with the Bishop as preacher. The public is invited to worship.
Coach Edwin Relich and the Eagle Lala Eagles football team will be guests of the Rotary Club next Wednesday for the luncheon and program. Rotarian Gardner Duncan will show highlights of the Texas-Oklahoma game from 1946, a tie that should interest the squad.
The body of Sergeant Glen Edward Eggers arrives from San Antonio and will lie in state at Mill Funeral Home until 2:50 p.m. Sunday. A veteran funeral will follow at Lakeside Cemetery with Rev. C. E. Linstrum officiating. Eggers, born January 18, 1920, served two years in the China India Burma theatre and died May 8, 1945, while aiding to avert a collision near the front. He leaves parents Mr. and Mrs. Wim T. Eggers Sr and Mrs. Mamie Waddell, plus brothers and relatives in Houston and Eagle Lake.
Obituary note reports Mrs. I M Cole died Tuesday November 4 in Kerrville after a stroke. She and the Cole family moved from Eagle Lake to Ingram near Kerrville earlier this year and she had served as mail carrier between Eagle Lake and Bay City. Born May 23, 1886, her complete obituary will run next week. funeral was at First Baptist Church Edna with Rev L H Barrett officiating.
A full rodeo program will be presented at Swift Stapleton Arena near Garwand on Sunday November 9. Featured events include popular rodeo acts and an auction of a horse and Philte combination radio photograph. Barbecue and cold drinks will be available. residents are invited. Mr. Pred R. Froke and Walter Froke attended the Rice-Texas Tech football game last Saturday at Rice Stadium.
The Eagle Lake Eagles host Columbus High School in the season closer at local field tonight at eight. A spirited rivalry draws large crowds as Eagle Lake aims to rebound after a 14 to 13 loss to Hallettsville last Friday. The Eagle Lake Band and Columbus band join in halftime entertainment as both schools showcase their marching units and drum majors.
Eagle Lake residents prepare for a unique Armistice Day program featuring the American orchestra style entertainment at the Legion Hall on Lakeside Drive. The evening includes a talent show, dating game, barber shop quartet, and a givers contest with tickets urged to “come early and stay late.” Gene Paschall reports his recent voyage and mobile stops before heading to Eagle Lake for the football game.
Five Eagle Lake Eagles players earned sweaters for 1946 letters in football and basketball. Recipients include Robert Humbird Walter Frnka Jack Dodd and John Walkey with first time letters in 1836. Additional honors went to Eckhart Abercrombie Simon Whit Jr Draper Stephens Jack Elowry and others.
Mr. angelis, Alvin Drescher and Baby of Oklahoma spent the week end with his parents Wr. and Mrs. G. W. Drescher of Bers aundo. They also visited relatives in Columbus, Weimar, Rack Tn land and Eagle Lake.
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