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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1949
Page
1
An overflow crowd attended the dedication service for the Lissie Evangelical United Brethren Church in the Texas Conference. The Rev. Robert G. Tupper thanked the Lisle and Hagle Lake communities and those who contributed flowers and support for the event.
Frank Keiner is buried in Weimar on Monday after a short illness. Rosary services were held Sunday night with High Mass at the Catholic Church in Weimar Monday morning. Surviving relatives include sisters Mire F Lake and Mrs. Richard Dwooks of Houston and stepmother Sire Aureliz Keiner of Eagle Lake.
A school PTA event awarded a monthly prize for the largest attendance at a meeting. Mrs. 4. C. Ripple presented the award to the Fourth Grade. Five parents attended the meeting, while three grades had no parents present.
A train fire damaged 23 bales of cotton in a Southern Pacific freight car near the West Yards about 3:30 am Friday. The load of 101 bales, loaded at Bakersfield, California bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, was partially destroyed. Firemen were alerted by local agent C. A. Hell and worked to control the blaze at the Mc Connick residence area.
Commissioner A J Aschenbeck recounts a humorous deer incident at the precinct. A stubborn buck tangled with a jack while Geer attempted to intervene, leaving the animal unable to flee and prompting a makeshift ending.
Universal Motor Company showcased the 1950 Ford with new engine design and improved performance. About 180 orchids were given away during Saturday demonstrations as staff highlighted features and color options for interior finishes.
The article profiles Jay Marchant, famed talent scout known for finding photogenic animals for film. It highlights his work on The Year Zine and MGM's The Secret Garden, noting a fox, an eye, and a raven among recent acquisitions. The piece mentions a Cole Theatre showing this Friday night.
Mrs Gerstenberg elected alternate delegate to the International Convention of the Communications Workers of America in Cleveland Ohio next June. She recently returned from San Antonio and spent a week at the Hotel CIO convention of Division 20, including Texas Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and Mississippi. George Cason Jr and David Anderson spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs John W Kearney and daughter Hay in Galveston.
The Indian Summer show of the Eagle Lake Garden Club earned 93 points for appearance from judges Mrs. M. S. Anderson La Porte District Councillor Mrs. Allen Caldwell New Guf and Mrs. MEL Hervin La Porte. They praised the event and urged a suitable center for future shows. Awards went to Mrs. CB Averitt Sr for top Horticulture ribbons and to Mrs. G Duncan for blue ribbons in Art arrangements. Mrs. Matthews won colors for outstanding show arrangement. The fall show drew 203 entries with 187 club member and 48 guest entries and featured holiday tables earning blue ribbons. The article notes need for a Garden Center and remarks on a Texas Farm Bureau proposal for rural road funding.
A meeting at the Ag building of Jeewal school announced the first night class in agriculture animal husbandry and shop work for men and boys. The class will begin in December with the animal husbandry course set for the early part of the month.
Businessmen farmers and merchants will gather at Rotary Hall in Eagle Lake at 7:00 pm for a dinner meeting to organize a local Chamber of Commerce. Mr Hurley of the Houston Chamber will attend to discuss linking Eagle Lake with larger city chambers.
Friday December 2 was set as trial date for Joy Schillab charged with operating a sheeting preserve without a license. Deputy Warden Gates led the investigation. The case involves defrauding charges, with a check worthiness issue, and additional fines and charges from County Court.
County PMA office announced a December 15 election on marketing quotas for 1943 cotton crops. Eligible voters include land owners and tenants in Colorado County. Delegates named W. A. Stellmen, Mikroy Hoegemeyer, Emanuel Hoenveke, J. Bradley with alternates George Salladay and Irvin Bartschell. Harold Thomas attended as Eagle Lake delegate.
Cub Scouts of Pack No 78 and their families will attend the regular monthly Pack Meet next Wednesday at 1:30 PM in Scout Hall. The meeting date shifted due to Thanksgiving. Also mentioned are students home from the University of Texas and Edith Dury's satisfactory post operative condition.
The old McCarty Building, a landmark on the square since 1885, will be torn down as part of an improvement program. The plan includes remodelling nearby structures and building a new Main Street structure between the First National Bank and the Midget Coffee Shop in the Cole Theatre Building. Work is set to begin soon after January 1.
James Salas of the Weimar Chapter FFA earned first place and a cold medal in a grass judging contest sponsored by the Colorado Soil Conservation District on November 15 at the County Courthouse. Other winners included Herold Brandt second silver, Franklin Schultz third bronze, Dougie Lille fourth bronze, and Chas Tretny fifth bronze. Team winners were Weimar FIFA first and Columbus FRA second. Thirty boys from FLBA theaters in Weimar Cohenbus and Garwood attended.
Heaney Picker of St Louis long associated with Camp Forest Park Zoo visits here. Picker says the St Louis Zoo draws 49000 to 60000 visitors on Sundays. Zoo Director George Vierheller received the St Louis Newspaper Guild Page One Civic Award at the Page One Ball at the Jefferson Hotel.
Harold Thomas will chair the Bagle Lake Shrine Ball for the benefit of Copied Child rens Hospital, announced by Cooper of Sheridan, president of the Colorado Walk Shrine Club. Lloyd Spalliger will be co chair. Date not yet set. Thomas will announce the time later. The club expects the event to be an outstanding success this year.
A fisherman reports a six foot rattlesnake emerging from the Gulf of Mexico near a fishing chair. Springfield bluffed it away with a shove, killing the snake and keeping the tail rattles as proof. He also landed a redfish while rivals earned two nicknames.
The Cole Theatre presents Mighty Joe Young a lavish action drama about a giant ape with feats of strength and violence matching King Kong. Starred are Terry Moore Ben Johnson Robert Armstrong and Frank Barnes with Armstrong as a press agent and McHugh as a nightclub figure, amid varied rôles and sensational publicity.
The Lake Crest Flower Shop has been redecorated inside and out, announced by Mrs. O L Will this week. The interior features pale green tones and new lines including Christmas candles and evergreen Haeger pottery. Mrs Mil invites everyone to visit the newly decorated shop.
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