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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1945
Page
10
Local notices recount veterans returning to Eagle Lake Garwood and surrounding areas after long service in the U S Army Navy and Air Force. Names Clarence Struska Henry Boenish Clyde Muesse Jimmy Cosgrove Ded Balusek Carl Austin Raymond Waddell Marvin Tyler and others are home or on the way home from multiple theaters including the South Pacific and European campaigns.
Miss Jane Crim left to lead a band elsewhere leaving the Eagle Lake School without a director amid teacher shortages and wartime instrument scarcity. Mr. Reed notes school instruments are ready for use and former members still own personal instruments as plans to reassemble the band gain city interest with Mr. Hale returning. Winnie Jackson from Baton Rouge visits the family.
Miss Lois Goode and Allen Glueck wed in a formal ceremony at Colly Memorial Methodist Church with Rev. J W Griffin officiating. The couple, both Eagle Lake High School graduates, plan a wedding trip after a reception at the bride’s parents’ home. Mrs Glueck serves as Yeoman first class in the Waves and Mr Glueck recently discharged from the Marines after six years of duty.
A Tuesday death announcement says Kathryn Harold thirteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W A Harold of Greeneville Tennessee died at Greeneville hospital after a short illness. She was under a physician’s care for some time and was the Taylor family’s niece. Deepest sympathy is extended to the Taylor and Harold families.
Football notes say the Eagles deserve support to beat the Cardinals under Coach Marley Giddens. The district championship will pit tonight's winner against the north half victor on Wednesday, Nov. 28, with location to be announced after guaranteed winners. No game on Friday, Nov. 16, but Nov. 23 features a Rosenberg trip for the Eagles. Local families travel to Houston for Shrine Circus. another Houston weekend visit by Mrs Schultz and Dorothy Ruth Walker with Lucille.
A large German flag once flown in Leipzig has been installed in the Texas Memorial Museum in Austin, Texas, marking a notable historical artifact addition to the collection.
Emma Lee Clay and Joe Hodnett were married by Rev. J W Griffin at Mrs Lucille Duggers home. Attendants were Lawrence Nardini and Robert Beals. The couple reside in the Beals apartment with Hodnett working in oil and Emma Hodnett employed at Dickson's Cafe.
Oil activity across Colorado and Wharton counties features Superior Oil extending the Altair field test at No. 1 Bryer and staking A-4 Tait-Altair site for a 900-foot test named Mrs. Matilda Tait. Pan-American and Michaux crews plan depths up to 6550 feet in Wharton County while Provident City field sees Shell Oil drill Alma V. Traylor No. 1.
New Orleans announces a special official cachet for the first day issue of the Coast Guard stamp in New York on November 10. The cachet will be applied to first day covers by Albert Goldman, Postmaster of New York, with ceremonies at the Sub-Treasury Building. Attendees include Postmaster General Robert Hannigan, Rear Admiral L C Shalker, Governor Thomas E Dewey, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, and other officials. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will receive a first day album for Hyde Park.
At 8,000 feet, New Sheridan Prospect reports Grubb and Hunter will drill a well on the east side of the Sheridan field soon. This marks another test in Colorado County.
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