This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1947
Page
6
Fragmented readable text indicates a local Eagle Lake paper item referencing publication dates and notices. The fragment mentions a Friday November 14 date and a public seating or printing delay, with references to sheets of reflection and reputation.
Mrs G C Eastland of Rock Island hosted a party for her daughter Margaret Ann Eastland on Tuesday afternoon from 4 30 to 6 oclock. Guests included Alfred Lane Besch Max Girndt Jim Edds James Edds Kenneth Judd Billie Henry Cokie Van Capes Audrey Ann White and others. Favors consisted of candy barrettes and toy tops. refreshments were hot chocolate cake and cookies.
The Eagle Lake Garden Club announces rules for the Fall Flower Show to be held in Rotary Hall on Friday November 21. Exhibits must be in by 10 am. late entries may be marked Not for Competition. Pot plants timed for 2 to 2 pm. plants in exhibitor’s possession three months. Each exhibitor may enter one item per class. all members expected to enter. Judges’ decisions final. judging occurs with restricted access. Cultural and arrangement classes must be grown or prepared by exhibitors. containers labeled with owner initials. Exhibits not to be removed before close. removal by 10 am next morning. Tricolors awarded to top club members. sweepstakes for most first-prize points in cultural and arrangement classes. Schedule details list roses, chrysanthemums, dahlias with multiple classes and specimen requirements.
The notice itemizes numerous classes for plant and flower exhibits from Section D through I including annuals perennials biennials shrubs flowers potted plants and garden produce with specific classes for arrangements and containers. It lists class numbers 12 to 63 with numerous themes and ends with a note on unscheduled diversities and arrangement categories under constant arrangement.
Members of the Eagle Lake Lions Club hosted a Thursday evening Ladies Night in Rotary Hall with a turkey dinner. Autumn blossoms adorned linen tables, dessert featured pink pie and coffee, and Girl Scout troop members led songs. The program included a talk on the Oklahoma-Texas game of 1946 by Martin Hale.
After a Catholic Altar Society meeting at Mrs. W. F. Meitzen Jr.'s home, Miss Mary Jochetz was given a bridal shower. A wishing well contained gifts opened by the honor guest as chicken salad, potato salad, pickles, olives, coffee, and angel food cake were served. Nineteen members, one new member Mrs. C. C. Bradford, and several guests attended.
Rock Island residents hosted family friends from Cleveland Houston Columbus and Dasserta Wives Mrs Lane Dabney and Mrs MM M Golsby visited Mr and Mrs Al fred Busch and children while Mrs John W Carter and son John David stayed with Mr and Mrs Bar waits and family Joe McShan also joined. Visitors included Mr and Mrs RV Weaver and daughter from Houston and Mr and Mrs R W Wall and son Courtney from Houston to see Jackie Williams family. Rose Hutchins of Columbus spent several days with Esther Hutchins Cherlea Campbell and children while C C Trapp and Claude Trape returned to Houston after visiting here.
Classified notices describe four place settings for a Class 2 Thanksgiving dinner, four seats for a Class 61 Christmas dinner, and a Class 62 rose arrangement with optional plant materials. The descriptions indicate decorative table themes and seating plans.
Eleven members and one new member Mrs Fred G Frka met at Mrs Edwin Rench home for the Wo mans Home Demonstration Club. They drew up the yearly report and refreshments followed. Next meeting will be Thursday December at Mrs C A Brooks home.
George and his Buddies, a popular dance band, will entertain at Hi Way Inn for the Tuesday night dance. The Hi Way Inn is open twenty four hours a day.
Supt W C Reed traveled to Austin to appeal for the release of school bonds. The State Board of Education initially approved then rejected the refund for refinancing bonds in Jefferson and Wheeler districts but refused refunds for Perryton Shamrock Eagle Lake and Goose Creek due to debt to valuation ratios. Reed plans another appeal at the December meeting. He met Frankding P Adams, radio authority on Information Please, during the trip.
C H Matthews of Eagle Lake was appointed to the Colorage County School Board by the four trustees following a recommendation from Eagle Lake Consolidated Independent School District. He will fill the unexpired term representing the fourth precinct, replacing Clyde Gold who resigned to move to Columbus.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.