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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1942
Page
6
East Bernard notes an 11 am worship and 8:20 pm service invitation. A lodge program highlights crosses for families with four sons in the K J T and eight sons in the lodge. Rev A W Nesvadba from Wales spoke, J J Vaeck Sr introduced, and a barbecuted chicken supper was held at the lodge hall.
Gripsholm to carry mail and supplies for American prisoners in Japan and civilian internees. Neutral ship will exchange for American non combatants at Lourenco Marques and deliver Red Cross mail to Far East POW lists. Ship includes food, medicines, blankets, clothing and personal items, plus messages for U S. prisoners.
Gov. Coke Stevenson, chairman of the National Defense Committee for Texas, urges county and municipal defense coordinators that Aircraft Warning Service must take priority over Citizens' Defense Corps duties in sparsely settled areas. Without aircraft warning, blackout measures cannot be carried out effectively.
Mrs Ine Tomancak of Wallis sues Mes Visi Gallia with treatment details in Houston court filings. Wallace resident WoS Edwards of AL dies at hospital Saturday morning. Heartfelt sympathy offered to his family. Adolph Urbane and Mrs Mary Kwnee travel to Austin, visiting relatives before returning home. The teaching staff for the new school year includes Supt Shinkson, Miss Louise Bridles, and several named teachers. Guests of Mr GA Cor Mr Mrs eter Larensen visit in Lake Cilingens as renters fret rising costs. Local residents attend a banquet and weekend visits noted among area families.
IG M produces tons of scrap as one of GM’s wartime plants. A worker uses a torch to cut old metal for shipment to steel mills while a giant electro magnet aids in piling more scrap metal. The effort reflects years of prior buildup and ongoing material recovery for the war.
The East Bernard War Work Center trains women to join industrial work, including aircraft sectors, as numbers of girls take on roles once limited to boys. Courses run about three months with stipends covering personal needs, and a new resident center is planned to handle enrollment and housing for trainees, mirroring programs already established for male workers.
Notarized ownership and management declaration for the Eagle Lake Headlight published weekly at Eagle Lake Texas. Statement lists Mrs Bruce W McCarty owner publisher and editor with the National Bank of Brookhaven Lakes as a mortgage holder. notarization by Lenmaict, a notary in Colorado County Texas, dated September 21, 1942.
Mrs. Eddy hosted the Willow WHTD Club Friday with Alvin Glueck presiding. Four members attended with visitor Mrs. Fleibert Glueck, roll call, minutes, refreshments, and a note about Mrs. John Renken moving to Conroe, with future plans announced.
Fragmented text shows a first aid course progressing through sessions. Several garbled names and phrases appear, but the core notion remains a class advancing with ongoing lessons and future sessions planned.
Holy Cross Church schedules Sunday masses at 8 15 and 9 30 pm and weekday masses at 5 and 8 15 am. E H Patton made a business trip to Austin early in the week. Lorraine Sands granted a 10 day furlough staying in East Bernard and Houston with plans to move soon. Mr and Mrs Fleury Novasad visited Houston on business. Ed Schattel who works in Waco spent the weekend with family here. Mr and Mrs Schattel and family visited the George Schattel family in Needville Sunday. Mrs V Otlen returned to Yorktown after several weeks with her daughter Mrs L Z Luedts. Several Boy Scouts from Troop No 01 passed and second class at Holy Cross School meeting. nearly all members were present. The second font arrived and Camporee will be held in late October. Miss Helen Dabius was notified to preside at a dinner during the GC Y O conversion in Port Arthur Thursday and Friday. Miss Doli is East Bernard Y O president and Rosenberg district president.
The editor of a weekly paper recalls past errors in news columns and recounts a string of comical misfortunes from a single day. He notes misdelivered notices, wrong numbers, a misfiled milk bill, and a garage mishap, concluding editors occasionally err in their craft.
A confused tale centers on Mr Cond Mes and William Glasser of La Grange with a birthday claim tied to a penny and dime dispute. Grandmother Mrs Mary Glisser is a witness as a quarrel over precedence turns on comparing a theatre trip to a church outing, revealing family tensions.
The Army and Navy departments arrange repatriation for 19 American prisoners of war and civilian internes in the Far East under the supervision of the International Red Cross committee.
Mrs Gladys Gold returned weekend from the Southwest Style Show in Dallas. She displays a ready to wear line with neat frocks at reasonable prices and invites the public to call. Mrs Ethel Stubenwoll returned to Houston Sunday after visiting her mother Mrs Mary Davis.
The text states civilians in the Citizens' Defense Corps should be released for Aircraft Warning Service without question if they wish to serve. It emphasizes noninitiation of civilian defense and prompt release for aviation warning duties.
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