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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1954
Page
5
Craig Adams has been elected president of the Blinn College Curtain Club. The announcement notes Adams’ leadership and his plans to advance productions, with anticipation of active involvement in future shows and group projects.
Mrs Jimmie Cheat began duties Monday at the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company office to handle the office duties during Miss Sadie Mae Guthman's absence. Guthman is due to wed Friday evening and take a short honeymoon trip before resuming her position.
Notice invites Mrs J R Thomas to a free ticket for a Rice Theatre Wednesday October 20 featuring Bethy McGuire and Stephen McLake Haste to Live. Clip and present at box office. Also promotes Toys for Christmas lay away and Hargrove Margrove's shovel sale.
Lions Clubs announce ticket sales for the November 6 football game between Wharton County Junior College Pioneers and Rice Freshman at Pioneer Stadium. Proceeds benefit the Lions League for Crippled Children. Pre game tickets are 1.50 for adults, 50 cents for children, gate 2.00. Stadium aims to hold 6,000. Also reported: Leonard Davis, 25, injured in an October 9 Columbus melee, recovering at VA Hospital Houston, charged with assault to murder Sheriff D C Walker after a fight over a flashlight. Davis allegedly shot after being head injured.
The John Everett Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday October 15 at 3 o clock at Mrs R E Wolters home in Columbus An interesting program led by Chapter historian Miss Lee Nesbitt is planned All members urged to attend.
Edmond Stoler a paratrooper home from Ft Bragg North Carolina on ten day furlough was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to five days in jail by County Judge John A Hancher in Columbus on a DWI charge His license is suspended six months The jail term was cut to three days when it was learned he was due back in camp Friday He was released Monday Vasek was arrested for DWI on Highway 90 near Columbus and Weimar He posted bond and said he would plead not guilty
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