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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1946
Page
5
Classified notices include garaged gear and mowing machines in poor condition with contact box numbers. Also listings for Chevrolet parts and 1937 Ford long wheel base muck with stock rack and phone contact. Some text jumbled. box names and locations partially readable.
Two wheel cargo trailer in good condition offered by Duncan and Son in Pec iond. The world news terse appears. subscription details and local newspaper branding accompany the notice.
Mrs. Smith aunt of Dr IG Laughlin and Dr J B Laughlin died in a Dallas hospital Tuesday night. She lived in Waco earlier and leaves a daughter, Mrs James E Robertson of Dallas, four grandchildren, and five sisters including Mrs Laughlin of Eddy and Mrs Staton. Local officials and family express sorrow.
A fragmented reminiscence from a Mississippi student recalling high school life and political speakers. The narrator names era figures like James K. Vardinah and John Sharp Williams, cites William Jennings Bryan and Robert La Follette, and recalls debates on capital punishment and government ownership. The piece mentions coaches, literary societies, interschool contests, and the author becoming team captain.
A telephone message from Hillsboro Kansas reports the sudden death of the brother of the late W. G. Miller. He died at age sixty seven while en route to attend the funeral of his brother. Services were held Thursday afternoon in Dallas. He is survived by his wife and family.
Humble announces six college football broadcasts over multiple stations Friday and Saturday. The schedule lists matchups SMU vs Oklahoma A&M, Arkansas vs Baylor, Texas U vs Oklahoma A&M, Rice vs Tulane, Texas A&M vs SMU, and a Sugar Bowl game with Rice and Tulane. Announcers include Bill Michaels, Charlie Jordan, Jerry Daggett, Wes Bog, and others.
The Ex Students Association of Southwest Texas State College invites former students in Colorado County to attend Homecoming events on October 25 and 26. The weekend includes informal gatherings, a piano program, pep rally, bonfire, and planned campus activities with a football game and assembly.
Oil interests around Altair and Magnolia area report abandoned fishing jobs and moves by Superior Oil Company and Magnolia Petroleum. Local meetings include Associated Woolen and Essive districts with attendees from Rackmand and Eagle Lake visiting near Barner Freibal squad.
County Commissioners led by County Judge and three colleagues join Commission-Elect Frakily and others in a Monday meeting to discuss a proposed 350000 dollar bond issue set for November 3rd. The plan funds weather roads, gravel surfacing, drainage, culverts, and related improvements to aid farmers outside federal or state highway zones.
Mr and Mrs Wilen Glueckly announce the birth of a baby son to Mr and Mrs Baker. The infant weighed seven pounds and was born on a December day at Rockland hospital. The family also relates Mrs Glueck left her operator post with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Colorado County sees a near record milk and dairy product supply for the year with 65 farms forecast to yield over 7,300,000 quarts of milk. G W Diehl of A and P Stores notes a 32 percent rise in per capita milk consumption during war years and predicts dairy products will fulfill national nutrition goals this fall and winter.
Simon White’s Hereford steer sold at the Dallas Hereford Exposition auction after a Friday football game. The 305 pound steer sold for forty six cents per pound to Earl Wyatt of Wyatt Food Stores who presented the calf through the Young Business Men’s Committee. The animal came from the M. L. Anderson ranch and did not win in its class.
Fran Watkins and Weston Albert Dickerson wed in a Houston Methodist Church Chapel ceremony at ten o clock in the morning. The couple departed by 9:45 p.m. train to St Louis to attend the World Series. Dickerson is the nephew of Mrs. C B Stephens of Eagle Pass and son of the former Miss Agnes Chew.
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