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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1949
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR shows a notice from Sagle Lake Headlight claiming establishment in March 168 with garbled text and a partial telephone number. Details are unreadable, preserving only the erroneous reference to an establishment date and contact line.
An editorial fragment discusses a council debate over a proposed sewer project. It references public talks, approval pressure, and officials named in the context of decision making. The piece notes concerns about plan details and the need for consensus before final action.
Sunday services include family worship at 10 05 am with Rev J R Durway officiating and a morning sermon on The Spiritual Basis of Frangl ism. Pioneer Fellowship led by Mrs Preston Haley at 7 30 pm, evening sermon Wherefore Testify for Your Lord. Matthews. Sunday School at 9:00 am led by Mrs Ted Brunner. Also notes Midweek and other church listings.
Sunday October 9 lists Mourning worship at 830 am and 230 pm with Lutheran Brotherhood meeting at Faith Lutheran Church Houston led by Rev Rolland Miesel at 4502 Bellaire Blvd. Other church items include Columbus Texas and Garwood Methodist schedules, Christian Science Lesson Sermon references, and general religious notices with various pastors and times.
Fragmentary notes cover a Troop S15 meeting plan for a camping trip and upcoming events, plus scattered fire safety stats citing a fire incident rate in the United States and fatal burn risks. The text includes stray names and informal remarks without clear structure.
Christ Episcopal Church presiding officer Mrs H C Fitzgerald led a Tuesday Auxiliary Guild meeting with U T C report by Mrs W E Lenhart and treasurer notes by Mrs A F Harbert. Committees were appointed for the Area meeting at Parish House on October 18. Methodist WSC Circle meetings in Joly Memorial church parlor had Mrs W G Darby as program trader. next Tuesday features an advertisement tea at Mrs C B Linstrum's home. First Presbyterian Evening Circle schedules its monthly meeting for Wednesday October 12 at 7 30 pm with a program by Mrs Hargrove Smith from Those Are Whitte.
The Women Missionary Society met at the First Baptist Church on Tuesday for their regular business session. Mrs. W. R. Thornton led prayer, and the group approved officers for the coming year. Officers were installed by Mrs. A. M. Brown with each receiving a yellow paper ribbon symbolizing duties. A visitor, Mrs. Fannie Bryan, offered the closing prayer as plans for next week’s circle mission study were announced.
The Men s Brotherhood of the Lissie United Brethren Church plans an 11 o clock worship service with guest speaker George Pabst of the Texas Conference Brotherhood. The film Simon Peter Fisherman will be shown at the 8 15 worship. The Presbyterian Women of the First Presbyterian Church held a meeting with D S Taylor presiding in the president s absence. Next Tuesday s meeting will be at the Church Miss Dir and Mrs Claus. The Evangelical United Brethren Church Sunday School class held a monthly meeting at Wayne Thomas s home to discuss chairs for the row Sunday School room. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Zob Ashby Mr and Mrs Melvin Hayden Dexter Jay Joe Anderson and Wayne Thomas.
At Tuesday night’s election L. L. Henry was chosen president, succeeding R. L. Duncan who has led the group for two years. Duncan becomes program chairman, Paul Powers is social chairman, and O. W. Powers serves as secretary-treasurer.
The Navy announced aptitude tests on December 3 to select about 2,600 students for Navy ROTC education at 52 major colleges. Applications must be filed by November 12. High school seniors and 17 to 21 year olds may apply. winners enroll in fall term with Navy support for books tuition and a $50 monthly living allowance.
Beginning Sunday October 31 there will be a change in service times at First Baptist Church Hey A Ai Brown announced this week The Sunday morning service remains the same The Training Union moves to 8 00 am from 6 30 am The Sunday evening worship starts at 7 00 pm instead of 7 40 pm The Ban and Wednesday prayer meeting start at 7 00 am instead of 7 20 am
Dr Geo W Cox state health officer notes scarlet fever is highly disabling and not age restricted. In Week 4 Austin Texas through Sept 24 total cases reach 911 for the year. Early symptoms include sore throat vomiting fever and headache followed by a distinctive red rash. Complications may cause prolonged disability or death with risks of sinusitis otitis media mastoiditis and heart or kidney involvement. Family physicians should promptly evaluate a child with sore throat to reduce complications.
October 10 1925 report notes tear down of old Blue Store building for a modern hollow tile front. committee G W Keith B H Faber M Steinweis W E Lenhart leased forty acres west of town for Solorado County Fair opening events. Little Vere Mae Sunderman at Pasteur Institute Austin receiving pasteur treatment after mad cat attack. Colored by local parade plans for Eagle Lake fair Nov 10 with help from Mrs W E McRee and J N Frazer. Rice threshers active Garwood and Eagle Lake. wild geese seen over town. Colorado County Fair judges named for Northington Bros rides: Captain Tom Hickman F Dew Henry Langham I V Duncan Max Conner.
A Raymond Waddell family in Wharton welcomed a newborn at Caney Valley Hospital. The baby, Davis with a yet unsettled middle name, weighed seven pounds five ounces. He joins brothers John, three, and Dick, two, in a growing Wad dell household.
Mr and Mrs Frank H Ruby announce the birth of a son at 146 AM yesterday in Goughlin Hospital weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces. The baby has been named Howald Frank Ruby. Mrs Ruby is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Clapp. The Navy recruiting poster Lets Go Navy earned top honors in 1948 for the Art Directors Club of New York.
Milwaukee foreman John Hessner, an International Harvester worker, crafts a six foot telescope from a homemade mirror and metal tube. He details months of grinding and polishing the mirror to one thousandth of an inch, finishing in 1999 to glimpse the moon and its cratered landscape.
A black poodle named Bonzo shares a cage with Brigitta the lioness in Frankfurt. The dog, bold and playful, taunts Brigitta while observers watch the unlikely pair. Zoo director Dr. Leinhard Greimeck notes Bonzo’s presence highlights postwar wildlife recovery and ongoing animal exchanges in western Germany.
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