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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1947
Page
1
Burial was conducted with rites at Odd Fellows Rest in Columbus officiated by Gee Was. The ceremony included Eagle Lake affiliations and referenced local fraternal customs.
County agents and landowners discuss organizing the county into five districts and scheduling nominations for two supervisors. Additional supervisors may be elected later, with work expected to extend beyond six months as J. W. Bradley coordinates the process.
A fragmentary notice indicates bids for a bridge project tabers to be considered Friday. The item mentions a special session plan to discuss two bids and related bridge work.
About 1500 Farm Bureau members attended the State Convention in Amarillo November 17-19. Delegates from Columbus and communities including Freisburg Weimar Garwood were named to committees. The resolutions committee urged drastic cuts in administrative costs to boost grassroots funding and the core program. Texas Farm Bureau reported 302,000 members as of November 19 with a national convention in Chicago set for December. Colorado County received a certificate for the greatest membership increase and local members are urged to join the nationwide agriculture program.
The notice urges farmers to vote in the peanut marketing quota referendum. It explains voting eligibility by acreage, the price support terms if two thirds vote for it, and that quotas will apply for 1958 1959 and 1950 crops. It notes edible versus crushing peanut prices and hints at a possible next referendum.
The Eagle Lake Garden Club held its annual Fall Flower Show with many beautiful arrangements and potted plants on display. Judging occurred in the morning with 169 guests registered. six entries were shown and judged by Mrs. J. G. Guenther, Mrs. Ernest Guenther, and Mrs. Paul Schuman of Sugar Land, with ribbon winners announced by Mrs. C. E. Everitt.
At a Wharton meeting coaches from Columbia El Campo Rosshbeny and Fichmond voted Eagle Lake Eagles out of Class A basketball. Eagle Lake refused Class A football in District 24-A and enrollment 105 vs 197 to 400 for peers led to the move. The team may join Class B for 1947-48 and hopes to regain Class A as enrollment grows.
Eagle Lake and nearby communities welcome another Mexican supper hosted by the Girl Scout Council on Saturday evening December 6 at the Rotary. Tickets on sale now. proceeds support the Scout program with a candy table and home made candies.
Mrs Louise Barta and her son Lawrence won $750 damages in an agreed judgement before Judge Lester Holt in Columbus. They sued Aldine C. Burkhalter for $12,000 over the November 9 automobile collision that killed August Barta in Weimar. Funds: $500 to Mrs Barta, funeral and medical costs from the award. $250 to be held for the minor’s benefit until a guardian is appointed.
Superintendent W C Reed and Mrs Reed along with Mrs Westmoreland left Thursday for San Antonio to attend the Texas State Teachers Association convention at the municipal auditorium. Coach Edwin Reachland and family joined for the trip and will participate in sessions. Reed serves as district one secretary and House of Delegates member. the southeast district is the largest with over 34,000 teachers. Harry Kilgore Sr of Houston visited for Thanksgiving.
Houston officials announce a state highway hearing date of December 16 for the Houston-Wallis-Eagle Lake Highway project. The association, formed July 5 1947 with about 500 members, seeks a Houston through Simonton Willis Eagle Lake route connecting to Highway 200 near Balletts ville and Gonzales then to Seguin.
Powell and Loy star in Song of the Thin Man at Cole's Theatre on Sunday and Monday November 10 to December 1 with Keenan Wynn as a clarinetist guiding their tour. Also shown December 4 and 5 is Dark Nellusion a James Craig drama from Metro Goldwyn Mayer featuring Lionel Barrymore and Lucille Bremer.
Reynolds Beane, son of Mr and Mrs A Beane of Eagle Lake Texas, enrolled this week in the Master Aviation Mechanics course at Cal Aero Technical Institute Glendale California. A former Eagle Lake High School student and Army veteran, he plans to complete the course in November 1948. He served 30 months as a Corporal.
The mission at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church closed with elent mass in the morning and 7:30 p m services led by Rev. J J Gordon O S 37 of Houston. The Sehilendun Shorthorn team defeated St Rech s Catholic 32 8 in the northern half of the conference at Sehuienburg. A temporary structure collapse near game start injured several spectators and a school official’s wife suffered a broken eye. News also notes C P Hoyo and jain ill but hoped to improve with treatment.
The City of Eagle Lake hosted the 20th Water Works Association meeting with 30 members. Mayor E Roos welcomed participants as Rep. Chas McLellan spoke on Texas legislature and water works finances. City officials and several area towns attended.
Dutch Baumgarten spoke at a banquet in East Bernard as Coach W. B. Hinton and the football team were honored. Fifteen lettermen from the 1937 season received sweaters after the program, with Captain Joe Ramos and Leroy Janik leading a list of named players. East Bernard finished second in its conference in its first eleven-man season under Hinton.
Interscholastic league meetings redraw Class A alignments. District 27 A adds Bay City Boling Wharton Campy Palacios Richmond Rosenberg West Columbia with Rosenberg conjoined to Hiehmong by 1948. District 24 lists Gonzalez Lockhart Luling New Braunfels San Marcos Seguin Yoakum. District 23 A includes Bellville Brenham Caldwell Elgin Giddings LaGrange Nagazota.
Dr. A. S. Tjaden purchases the Eagle Cafe from Chas. Schroeder who recently acquired the business. The new owner will assume live management today and continues to offer excellent service inviting patronage. Tjaden is a longtime local resident.
Ten Union Thanksgiving service at the First Baptist Church opened at eight o clock Thursday morning. Rev Wor S Dixon delivered a sermon on gratitude. A special music program featured Jimmy Ray as reader. Church leaders assisted, and ladies served coffee and nuts at a central Thanksgiving display.
The Woman's Home Demonstration Council met in Columbus with ten clubs present. Miss Dorothy Crosslin, the county agent, will leave January first for Hutchinson County. Plans were made for a December 13 Christmas party in the Columbus school with a handmade gift exchange.
Scout executives Lee Edwards and Mrs Edwards met with the Hoy Scout troop and Cub Pack at Rock Island on Friday evening. W L Hayes Jr, scoutmaster and Dan Hooper Jr organized the first meeting on November 21 with fifteen boys registered for training. Eight Cub scouts registered with Ralph Williams, Catminster, Mrs Nardell and Bix among the attending mothers. next meeting planned for November 26.
Members of the American Legion post are reminded of the regular meeting next Tuesday evening December 2 at eight oclock in the Legion Hall Lakeside Drive. The gathering precedes a turkey boast supper with attendance contest winners to eat turkey and losers to eat beans.
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