Henry Sunderman Named 1971 County Agriculturist
Henry Sunderman of Eagle Lake is named the Outstanding Agriculturist for 1971 by the Columbus Rotary Club at the Rural-Urban banquet in Columbus High School. Sunderman, second Eagle Laker recipient after D. R. Wintermann, has led Colorado County agricultural programs and served on the Colorado County Program committee and 4-H/FFA leadership groups, receiving the award for his countywide service and dedication.
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Columbus
Henry Sunderman
Eagle Lake
Columbus Rotary Club
Columbus High School
Columbus Club
Colorado
Sunderman
Eagle
Rotary
Pierce Arthur
Colorado County
Oui
Fee
Bob Walkers Open Sears Catalog Store in Eagle Lake
Mr and Mrs Bob Walker plan a Sears Catalog Sales Merchant store at 218 East Main in the former Webb s Radio and TV location Eagle Lake The grand opening is to begin at 9 a.m on Sat Nov 20 with free prizes at 4 p.m Free gifts will be given to visitors The store will carry a full line of home appliances and take orders from the Sears catalog Watch for details next week.
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Bob Walker
Sears Catalos
Eagle Lake
Iain
Webb
Regis
Ter
Sears
Mrs d N S Frazar in Intensive Care After Surgery
Mrs D N S Frazar remains in intensive care at Caney Valley Hospital Wharton after serious surgery last week. Friends express prayers for her recovery, hoping for her discharge and home return soon.
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D. NS. Frazar
Caney Velley Hospital
Wharton
Oriers
Zvad Helth
City to Take Bids For Pasture Lease
The City of Eagle Lake will accept sealed bids for a 159 acre pasture lease on airport farm rice land between Cat Spring Road and Conner street. Lease starts December 1 and ends no later than November 1, 1973. Bids per acre per year due by 7:30 p.m. Tuesday November 23 at the City Manager's office in the Municipal Building.
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Eagle Lake
Airport Farm
Cat Spring Road
Conner Street
G E Cook to Receive 50 Year Mason's Pin
Eagle Lake Lodge No 266 announces that Jennings B Cook from Flatonia will present a fifty year Masonic Service Award to George E Cook at Friday night meeting at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Lodge All members and visiting brethren are invited to attend.
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W. L. Spalinger
Eagle Lake
A.F
A.M
Jennings B. Cook
Flatonia
George E. Cook
Masonic Lodge
Eagle Lake Post Office Schedules New Saturday Hours
The Eagle Lake post office announces Saturday hours from 2 30 to 10 30 a m. This change sets morning service windows and affects customer mail pickup times.
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Eagle Lake PO
Deer Season Opens Saturday in Solerads County
Deer hunting season opens Saturday in Solerads County and runs through January. Landowners express mixed emotions about the season due to changes in crops and land use this year, with concerns about access and safety as the season begins.
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Solerads
Jan
Eng
Rice District Audit OK'd
The audit of funds for the Consolidated Independent School District for the 1970 school year was approved. The Board of Education in Tegeier session Monday night reviewed regular and federal funded programs, with recommendations from Mr. Bigestem and others.
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Ce Consolidated Independent
Soard
Tegeier
Bigestem
Hoy Marshall
Sesrier
Ats
County Buys 3 Pieces Equip for $30 641
Colorado County Commissioners Court approved three equipment purchases totaling 30 641 at the regular meeting Monday. A tractor and slope mower for Precinct 1, a tractor with backhoe and front end loader, and another tractor with rotavator for Precinct 4 were bid. Eagle Lake Implement Co won for Precinct 4 with a John Deere backhoe loader tractor bid of 12 136, trade-in included. An Eagle Lake bid of 8 036 for a four wheel John Deere tractor with rotavator was approved with a diesel option for 500 more, debated by Commissioner Stiles.
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Colorado County Commissioners’ Court
Walter Nentcke
Hill
Coastal Equipment Co
Case
Gardner Machinery Co
Houston
South Texas Equipment Co
Cochran Equipment Co
Allis-Chalmers
W. A. Virnan & Sons
Massey- Ferguson
Stiles
Potter Ford Tractor Co. of Co
Fire Destroys Downtown Sheridan Building Owned by Botard Family
A machine and repair shop owned by Mr and Mrs Guy Botard in downtown Sheridan was completely destroyed by a fire last Thursday night. Fire crews from Sheridan Garwood Hallettsville Eagle Lake Rock Island Welmer and Columbus fought the blaze and prevented total spread to nearby businesses along Highway 904. The Botard Enco Station and Walker Department Store were damaged by heat and smoke, with the Botard residence above the station suffering extensive damage. The fire is believed to have started at about 9 49 p.m from an undetermined source and was visible across the area.
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Guy Botard
Sheridan
Dan
Garwood
Hallettsville
Eagle Lake
Rock Island
Welmer
Columbus
Highway 904
Botard Enco
Walker Dept
Walker
Botard
Bheridan
Ia Jost A
EL Gym to Get Acoustical Treatment
Rice School District Board approves acoustical upgrades for Eagle Lake Middle School gym and band hall. Thirty five sonosorbers will be installed in the gym and band hall to improve sound. sixty lockers added to the middle school for increasing enrollment at a cost of 14.60 per locker.
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Eagle Lake
Rice School District Board of Education
Victor Scott
Keene Corporation
Supt
Kriya
Grace Towell resigns as County Health Nurse after 21 years
Grace Towell, R.N. of Eagle Lake, retires as Colorado County Health Nurse at year end after twenty one years of service. Her resignation, read before the Commissioners Court, drew gratitude from the court which approved a resolution commending her for outstanding service since August 1, 1950.
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Grace Towel
R.N
Eagle Lake
Colorado County
Towell
Grace Towell
H.N
County Invests 673 185 In CDs After Regular Session
County commissioners voted to invest 673 185 dollars in certificates of deposit for six months to earn interest on idle funds. Auditor M L Sriscoe outlined investing 293 000 from 1371 foz column section not immediately usable, discussed with the board.
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Colorado County
M. L. Sris
Coe
El Campo Firefighter Arrives at Blaze Peak With Alarm
An El Campo responder arrived as the fire peaked amid a dangerous situation. Reported underground gasoline storage in the area created a potential seal threat and raised concerns for three serious and two perceived incidents during the blaze.
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el Campo
Tme
City To Brighten Street Lights Add 10 Locations
The Eagle Lake City Council approved brighter street lighting across ten new locations to raise safety and curb appeal. The plan includes replacing 2,500 lumen lamps at 176 sites with 4,000 to 1,000 lumen mercury vapor types and reducing two locations from 6,000 to 4,000 lumens. CPL to implement a modernized system, with about sixty percent more illumination citywide.
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Eagle Lake
Tue City
Rom
Central Power and Light Company
Railroad St
South Lake St
South Mecarty
Weimar Sheet Metal
Thomas Iar
Hell
CPL
Frank Sherrer
T. J. Smith
Houstonmen fined for illegal possession of deer
Three Houston men, Tommy Edd Hunter, 25, Richard Wayne Locke, 23, and Carl Lance Locke, 21, were charged in Hamilton County and fined a total of 1254.00 for possession of a doe and a buck deer in closed season. The incident began when a La Grange service station alerted authorities after finding blood in a car trunk during a Sunday early morning stop on Highway 71.
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la Grange
Houston
Hamilton County
Texas
Fayette County
Calgrade County Sherif
Columbus
Columbus City
Bill Sterling
Leo Koh- Isffel
Esterling
Tommy Edd Hunter
Chard Wayne Locke
Carl Lance Locke
Kohleffel
Justice of the Peace
Richard C. Schmidt
Mexican Dinner at Guadalupe Church Sunday
Delicious Mexican foods will be served at Andrew Hall by Our Lady of Guadalupe Church members at a bene fit dinner and supper event Sunday November 14. Foods served from 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. at $1.50 per adult plate and 75 cents for children under 17.
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Andrew Hall
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Raiders End Season With West Columbia Visit
The Raiders host West Columbia Roughnecks in a District 12 4 4 4 game at Raider Stadium Altair Friday at 7 30 p.m. Coach Bill Appelts aims to rebound after three district losses as key lineman Axel is out with injuries and others are hobbled. This final outing in district 1ZAAA precedes a move to a new district next year without West Columbia.
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Raiders
West Columbia Roughnecks
Raider Stadium
Altair
Bill
Eeeir Haapid
West Columbia
Junior Girl Scout Bake Sale Postponed to Saturday
Local notice indicates a Junior Girl Scout bake sale scheduled for Saturday has been postponed. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but the event is linked to the Scout group, with tentative plans in the same community area as previous sales.
Dr Cranek Resigns Rice Board Position
Dr Lester J Cranek tendered his resignation from the Rice Consolidated District Board of Education at a Monday night meeting. Anthony V Kalina was appointed to the unexpired term and must seek reelection in April. Cranek plans to run for County Judge and will resign prior to filing.
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Lester J. Cranek
Board of Education
Rice Consolidated District
Anthony V. Kalina
Cranek
Garwood Poten Noth
Anthony V. Kailina
Garegod
Kalina
Rus
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G. E. Cook
Rice
Down Town
EL Gym
Gigi Kallina
Gigi Kullina
Rice High School
Michael Grigar
Harold Taylor
Rices Wharton
Houstonians
Trip
Hamilton Co
Guadalupe Church Sun
W. Columbia
Feper
Jenin- Carl Cue
Babe
Dentoe
Spaboger
Rice Board
Anthony Kalling
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