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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1956
Page
2
A large limb broke from a Columbus oak near the court and caused minor damage to a semi-trailer truck and a bunk house. The incident happened Tuesday morning as vehicles were parked near the courthouse. Responders inspected the area with local officials reporting minimal harm.
Circle One of WOC met in Garwood with Mrs. Oliver Day presiding. Headlight subscription urged for members and attendees.
The Rice Theatre in Eagle Lake screens Moby Dick with Gregory Peck in CinemaScope and Technicolor for All Veterans Day weekend November 11 and 12. Other upcoming screens include Francis in the Haunted and Francis the Talking Mule with Mickey Rooney, Dallas with Ruth Roman and Gary Cooper, and World Without End in CinemaScope and Technicolor.
Free ticket offer for Gregory Peck in Moby Dick CinemaScope Techni color production on Sunday or Monday November 11 12 at Rice Theatre. Clip and present at box office.
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Tetsch went to Houston Saturday to stay with their daughter Mrs. J. L. Thiele. They were joined by Mrs. Tetsch’s sister, and Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Wills and sons Benny and Ray, plus Mrs. Henry Will, all of Temple.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fietsam and Don of Columbus were Sunday night visitors here with the F. W. Terrell family.
Monday visits included Mrs J Lueders and Mr Mrs V D Morris with Conrad Null, Mrs Williea Hunger and son Gregory, and Mrs Emil Hunger of La Grange. Elgin Ware presented as a gift from Joe D P Luna's Drug Store Eagle Lake. E M Jr and Greg Wallace traveled to Houston to visit their mother Mrs E M Wallace who is a patient at Methodist Hospital and is improving. She plans to return to Lafayette soon. Eat more rice.
Scout groups across the nation distributed 36,000,000 door hangers with a local 260,000 in the Sam Houston Area Council. Leaders include Donald Kolberg Troop 127 Scoutmaster and Leslie Sunderman Cubmaster L.S. Tate assisted by den mothers. Community notices also mention church sermons and a council meeting at Lissie church. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Johnson return from a wedding trip and plan to settle in San Antonio as he serves at Randolph Field.
The Far District Wesleyan Service Guild met at Cally Memorial Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon November 4 with about 110 attendees from Austin Garwood Columbus La Grange Lockhart Gonzales Luling Austin and Eagle Lake. Members enjoyed a luncheon after morning services and heard Miss Alice Halt discuss the goals of the guild before a short business session and benediction.
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