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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1966
Page
5
Chuck Stephens serves as president of EL Junior High Band and participated in activities during last week at the Garwood Fair. Details are unclear due to garbled source text but confirm involvement by identified individual and school group.
Fragmented text mentions a Texas figure who has served as speaker and attorney general and references a sequence involving a second in command. The readable portion provides no clear dates or complete events to establish a distinct news item.
Eagle Lake Lions Club hosted a successful street carnival at the Community Center, with turtle races at 9:00 pm and five heat winners earning small prizes. Furniture Shoppe won the championship savings band of 106, while Mrs. CD Newsom won a grocery basket. Farle Lake High School band led a downtown parade and performance.
Heavy damage reported after a Love Star Beer Co. truck from Wharton overturns in railroad tracks on a curve 1.6 miles south of Eagle Lake on FM 102 at 1 00 p.m. Monday. Driver Clarence Green of Wharton said brakes locked on the curve causing the incident. The empty truck sustained heavy damage.
Jon Pendergrass leads a group of St Stephens School students honored for high scores on the 196 National Merit Scholars Qualifying Test. The national program recognizes the top two percent of high school graduates. Pendergrass’ family hails from Eagle Lake. The commendations accompany about 12,000 other semi finalists and reflect top state rankings in a national competition.
Hospital news items list patients and staff across Laughlin area towns. Names, spellings, and single‑word towns appear in a chronological roundup of patients and dismissals with fragmented entries.
A colorful Sea School presentation at San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot gains national notice as part of the Thompson Appreciation Banquet planned by Congressman Clark. The event features 19 Marines in period artillery uniforms carrying historic flags with music and drumbeats.
Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Rex A Moore USN son of Mr and Lei is serving in training aboard a naval air station in Beeville Texas Training Lauadeon 25 aboard Chase Field. Squadron 2% is part of the Naval Air Advance Training Command and one of six advanced training stations. Air Station Wheelchairs anity walker for rent at Eagle Lake Drive.
Two famous entertainers from a national TV series will headline the second Sunday Texas Prison Rodeo in Huntsville on October 9 at the 320 million stadium. Jo Ann Castle and Norene Zinmmex join Justin Wilson and Candy Bary in a two hour show beginning at 2 pm. Advance tickets are brisk, and no one will be turned away.
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