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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1971
Page
2
The Eagle Lake Headlight is a weekly city organ dated Thursday publication. It lists address box 67 and phone number 244-2783 with a publisher named Fred Jh. Penku. It states second class postage and warns that any reflection upon a firm, corporation, or individual will be corrected upon notification.
Students face education costs but have access to federal and state loans grants and scholarships from various institutions. Programs include National Defense Student Loan Federally Insured Loan Law Enforcement Educational Loans and Texas state loans like the Jingan Hazlewaos College Student Loan. College Work Study and merit based aid add to options with deadlines months before school starts. For specifics contact the Office of Student Financial Aid at the university.
Texas observes Food and Fiber Week November 10 21 highlighting agriculture as a major economic driver. Economist Charles Baker notes $4.76 billion in ag income expected and Texas leading in beef cattle grain sorghum and mohair while ranking high in crops and livestock cash receipts.
Texas leaders and communities plan observances for Texas Food and Fiber Abundance Week before Thanksgiving. The effort highlights a 229 percent rise in farm output since 180 with tech and management advances boosting consumer food spending and per capita consumption.
Letters describe Henry a boy of few words who gained speech after a determined woman's vision. She, shy yet bold, rallied support from pastor and husband to aid children like Henry Linda and Robert, including Spanish speakers, teaching language, manners, and discipline, creating a community nursery school with Judy Austin thanked for care.
The notice lists calendar events including the 30th Annual poinsettia show in Mission December 10 to 12, Starr County Christmas Fiesta in Rio Grande City with fireworks, carnival, parade and a Mexican dignitaries reception, plus a multiday festival tour of La Escuela Secundaria Federal grounds and a historical society tour of the area. It mentions the Terat Touring Development Agency and travel information resources for December through March 1972.
Dick Day, president of Triumph Furniture Co. of East Bernard, spoke at the Eagle Lakes Rotary Club meeting last Wednesday about dedication as key to success. He urged family and faith as primary foundations before business and community, and noted Rotary ideals like service above self.
The death of Kirk Hartman Sr of Bastrop was misreported as Mrs Sherrer’s brother. Hartman died of a heart attack last week. Visitation and funeral details were held in Bastrop with local observers attending.
A garbled list describes the Eleventh Annual Christmas Boat Lane at Lakewood Yacht Club with about 50 vessels up to 50 feet traveling Seabrook Kemah Channel and returning. Also noted is the 87th Southwestern Sun Carnival in El Paso with a basketball tournament and football classic, plus Fiesta de las Lumías in San Antonio with river candlelight and Las Posadas on December 19 20 and the 3rd Annual Mbangy Nativity in Albany with two nightly performances.
Meals listed for Rice District schools show errors and misspellings but indicate weekly lunch options from Mon Nov 1 to Fri, with dishes like breaded steaks and mashed polaman on Monday and meat snat on Tuesday, noting no school Friday due to a TSTA meeting.
Medicare will not cover every hospital stay or home health visit. Pen Nay Roth, district manager for Houston, notes coverage depends on medical necessity and supervision by a physician. The Medicare Handbook details when a stay in a hospital or nursing facility, or home health services, are covered and when they are not.
Pvi Jerry Spana completed a 10 week course at the Fort Houston Medical Training Center learning patient care and treatment duties in combat areas, hospital units, dispensaries, clinics and other medical facilities.
The Colorado County Historical Survey Committee met in Garwood Lions Hall with 25 attendees. Mrs James Hopkins outlined the county’s wealthiest residents as of 1860, noting arrivals before 1840 and by 1860, with several names listed, and a courthouse archives office planned for county records and old newspapers.
Eagle Lake Catholic Youth Organization CY4 announces a chili supper on November 21 at Didner Hall. Serving starts at six and tickets cover adults and children up to 12. Dine in the hall or take meals to go. children will be provided during the event.
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