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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1967
Page
4
Local social column notes gatherings in Garwood and nearby towns. Mrs. Pitze and Mrs. Shaw hosted sessions with church groups and school classes. Updates include births, visitors in Houston and Sealy, and a Peters family baby in Sealy with community members attending a festival.
Turken Shagt at Jack's Place, Jack Bod owner of decky, hosts a dance night on October 14th. The event, featuring the Surseh Plays, promises turkey shop fare and a free drink after the shoot.
Mon Oct 16 baked chicken mashed potatoes peas and carrots bread and milk. Oct 17 ground pork beans tomato with cheese and rice green lima beans corn rolls and milk. Oct 19 sausage macaroni and cheese mixed vegetables bread and milk. Fri Oct 20 hot dogs with chili cheese potato chips green salad Apple cobbler and milk.
Texas popularity as a winter vacation draw is shown by nearly 200 fairs festivals and celebrations scheduled for fall and winter. The semi annual Texas Calendar of Events released by the Highway Department covers October through March with a final note for HemisFair 68 opening day April 6. The calendar is distributed free at highway department travel bureaus and by mail from Travel and Information Vision Box 5064 Austin 78703.
Charles Kivin of Columbus filed a civil suit in county court against Junes T. Finke and others seeking $160.04 in damages from a vehicle collision involving a Pontiac and a Chevrolet.
The Garwood office of the American Rice Growers Cooperative Association opened Tuesday with a high bid of $7.80 for second crop rice Belle Patnatee grown by Charles L. Frederickson and top Blue Belle bid at $7.57 for rice grown by Buren Kallita, both bids placed by Comet.
Miss Myra Russek, daughter of Mr and Mrs I W Russel of Lafayette Louisiana, is a National Merit Scholarship finalist. She is a senior at Lafayette High School competing with seniors nationwide. She is advised by Mrs Gardner Duncan and R R Wal Jr both of whom are recuperating.
Sp 4 Eddie Ochoa son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Ruth returned home Thursday September 28 with an honorable discharge from the Army after a year in Germany and a no year tour. He is employed at the Eagle Lake Rice Dryer and his family is glad to have him home.
Name Shaw of Columbus spent Saturday afternoon here with Mrs Sehina Falen, sharing time in a casual gathering. The report notes their presence at this local event and records the social encounter between the two individuals.
Eagle Lake Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star schedules a deputy visit for November 2 and holds a regular Stated meeting on October 5. Reports from Grand Chanter Nancy and Gardner Seaholm highlight the session, with remarks on Gardner’s potential Masonic Education Committee appointment.
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