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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1946
Page
5
See I L Starkey for sand gravel road gravel driveway and yard fill Estimates on any size job Phone 37 or write Box 51S Eagle Lake Texas Also FOR SALE Fine quality baby chicks from pure bred blood tested flocks Available now Campbell Feed and Supply Store
Notice lists weekly Friday calls in Eagle Lake by J. C. Willis Sr. for sick animals and emergencies from Wharton Texas. Also advertisements for sale of a room house with chicken brooder, rent of 58 acres near Eagle Lake, Jersey cattle, and registered poult turkey stock with contact names and locations in Texas.
Beaumont couple adopt ten month old Dapy pal named Eileen Louise. Flood waters delayed return home. new grandparents Mr and Mrs W A McMillan visited Beaumont and Port Arthur relatives. District meeting in Gonzales and Miss Grace Spanidel visiting Houston area. Local families and Austin relatives noted among extended gatherings.
Mrs Helen Smith reports on weekend visits and local movements in Lissie Texas. Multiple families move, relatives visit, and a newborn Jewel Beth arrives at Laughlin Hospital.
The Santa Fe Railway and its affiliate Santa Fe Skyway seek Civil Aeronautics Board approval for permanent certificates to operate scheduled air freight and U S mail routes, with potential nonstop service between multiple points. President Fred G. Curley notes the carrier will add aircraft as needed and has operated mail service since 1871. Route 2 Kansas City to Galveston and Route 3 Amarillo to Galveston will serve Texas, emphasizing safety and veteran staff in operations.
Tax collectors report October payments totaling $228,796.74, 66.62 percent of county levy, with 1,479 voting polls. State funds include General and School allocations, while multiple independent and common school districts receive varied amounts.
Five Colorado County residents attended the Victory Homecoming at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos on October 25 and 26. About 250 ex-students joined events including a performance of The Male Animal and a San Marcos Chamber of Commerce barbecue. The Bobcats beat the Lumberjacks 13 to 7. Attendees from Colorado County were Joyce Naumann Elmee Struss Lavo Wegenholt James T Dankless and J Thomas.
Nearly one hundred members of Colls Memorial Methodist Church gathered in the Educational Building Monday evening to welcome Rev. Oscar RB Linstrum and his family as the new pastor. The event featured fall flowers, a covered dish supper, group singing, and a short program with a recitation, skit, solo, and tributes from attendees.
W A Stallman announces elections for Colorado County farm groups. About 650 eligible farmers will vote on three committeemen and two alternates per community and delegates to the county convention where a three member county committee will be chosen. Eligible voters include those in the 1946 Agricultural Conservation program with spouses voting where applicable.
Recap of events from November 4 1922 including Methodist Conference adjournment in Lampasas and pastor transfers to Eagle Lake. Local items mention a barn fire at W J Martin place night watchman T C Clapp discovery, banquets, visits by O R Davis and A W Caylor, illness and hospital updates, school events and a Hallowe en party, Epworth League Vienna roast, and a Colorado County Fair Association stockholders meeting with seven directors elected.
Texas reports 930 influenza cases in the past week as the fall season advances. State Health Officer Dr. Geo W. Cox says most cases are mild and treatable, urging prompt physician contact and adequate convalescence to prevent complications. He stresses high health standards, rest, fresh air, good nutrition, and hygiene as key defenses.
Mrs Mattie Brown and son C R Brown of Houston spent the weekend with Mrs M E Cooper's family. Miss Sallie Jones will join her sister Mrs Curtis McClanahan to attend a Regional D A R meeting in Houston on November 13.
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