Rotary Benefit BBQ at Eagle Lake Community Center
Eagle Lake Rotary Club hosts its annual Chuckwagon Barbecue Supper at the community center on Tuesday evening. Tickets are 1.50 per plate from 3 to 7 pm. drinks available. Proceeds aid the club’s scholarship fund for a Wharton County College student.
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Eagle Lake Hotary Club Watch
Eagle Lake
Hil
Arthur Anders Fo Ie
Chi
Wharton County Manor Cellege
Jon
Felawship
Ie Club
Rice District Construction Progressing
Fragmented OCR text describes ongoing construction in the Rice District with scattered figures, locations, and monetary mentions. It references areas, potential figures near 297,227, and various local terms, but the readable content is highly garbled and lacks cohesive details.
Rice Jr Class Sells Mums For Homecoming
Rice Jr Class promotes a mums sale for Homecoming to fund the senior prom. Mums priced at 2.00 and 8.50, with orders to be placed by calling Erasti Gollkene Sheridan Marilyn Hefner or David Marshall Randy Burrow. Delivery details and exact pickup due on October 30 as Rice High hosts John Foster Inlles Vikings in the final 1970 home game.
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Murs
Jay
Raiders
John Foster Inlles
Eagle Lakes
Jutor Eliss
Marcoux Family Take Over Eagle Cafe In City
Marcoux family become new owners of Eagle Cafe located west of Eagle Lane. They bring restaurant experience from THO Binee HET and Canada and plan a menu featuring home cooked foods including fish and guns. The cafe will be open daily from half to nine with Sundays extended hours, and community members welcome.
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Kola An Ami Marcaux Harwerly
Cyeaga
Minots
Wil Samia
Eagle Cafe
Hiv
OTA
Eagle Lane
Otters
Marcoux
Havin
Tho Binee Het
Canada
Iave
Witikens
Mifcovs
Fragmentary notes on church committee roster emerge
A torn lines of text lists a future plan and a proved committee. Names glimpsed include Indra Benge Mrs Melten Claude Melton Beary Ball Jerome Dixon and Wille among others, with mentions of annual or monthly amounts. The fragment suggests a church or civic group meeting and budgeting details.
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Indra Benge
Mrs
Melten
Laude Melton
Beary Ball
Jerome Dixon
Wille Zo
Raiders Host Edna Cowboys Open District Opener
Rice High School Raiders set to host Edna Cowboys in the District I2AAA opener at Raider Stadium at 7 30 p.m Friday. All 7 30 p.m kickoffs. homecoming on Oct 30. Coach Ed Waggoner reports injuries but expects fullback Bruce Polach to see action. kickoff crowd urged to wear blue and silver.
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Raiders
Edna Cowboys
Nehavitz
Rice High School Raiders
Edna High School Cowboys
Raider Stadium
Rattlers
Edna
Sweeny
John Foster Dulles
Wharton
West Columbia
Dulles
Rice High School
Ed Waggoner
Cowboys
Gonzales
Bruce Polach
Ball Park
Raider Boosters Club
Garwood Lions Annual Fair Opens With Parade Saturday
Eagle Lake Chief Roy Chisum and Texas Ranger Hollis Sullivan led a burglary case that netted a League City woman accused of breaking into Eddie Nohavitz home on October 5. The arrest uncovered guns, ammunition, furniture, and items tied to eight to ten Gulf Coast burglaries. The suspects are jailed in Galveston on burglary charges.
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Eagle Lake
Roy Chisum
Texas
Hollis Sulivan
Eddie Nohavitz
Nohavitz
Gulf Coast
Chisum
Sullivan
Houston
Alvin
Ann Thane
League City
Thanes
Thane
Galveston
Seven Thousand Dollar Eagle Lake Consolidated Fund Kickoff
Workers gathered at the Community Center Wednesday morning to launch the 1970 Eagle Lake Consolidated Fund drive aimed at raising 7000 for eight charities. President W M Thomas Jr and drive chairman Bob Waddell hosted refreshments and distributed solicitation envelopes. Those unable to attend can contact Mr Waddell at the First National Bank to help. Included in the drive budget are the listed agencies and their allotments.
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Eagle Lake Consolidated Fund
Consolidated Fund
W. M. Thomas, Jr
Drive
Bob Waddell
Waddell
First National Band
Bad Check Artist Is Arrested Here
Manuel Thomas Winslow of California and other states was arrested here last Friday morning and is in county jail on felony charges of swindling with worthless checks. Winslow, described by officers as a real hot check artist that has served nine terms in the penitentiary and was released just two weeks ago on the last term, passed a number of worthless checks here before he was arrested Friday by City Patrolman Jack Brock. The man rented a room here with pretenses of working for a large company and needing rooms for four or five other men. The Garwood Lions Club prepares for the 23rd annual Community Fair at Garwood school grounds on Oct 17. Parade with floats and bands starts at 10:00 a.m. and ribbons for best floats. Various exhibitions and $75 in prize money. Barbecue dinner at 11:30 a.m. Fairest of the Fair contest at 7:30 p.m. Everyone invited to attend.
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Manuel Thomas Winslow
California
Winslow
Jack Brock Ona
Dick's
Austin
Albert's Variety
Uzzell Florists
Nan
Fort Head National Bank of
Rosenberg
Alvin State Bank
Huntsyile National Bank
Garwood Lions Club
Garwood
Colorado County
Garwood School
Tibbons
Sam
Garwood Sons
William P. Carpenter
Garewood Lions
Rice Board Adopts Visitation and Fundraising Policy
The Rice Board of Education approved two policies on fundraising and school visitation. Fundraising guidelines now require principal approval and directing funds to a meaningful activity. The board also allows junior mums sales with principal approval to support the junior senior prom. Visitation rules require prior arrangements, appointment, and principal approval for each visit to avoid classroom disruption.
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Rice Board of Education
Hogard
W. L. Farris
Farm Bureau Meet Tuesday for Zeits
Farm Bureau session announced for Tuesday with speakers including Anderson, Cranek, and Bartos. They will discuss a Ward trip, a November seminar, and a survey of members on farm issues and leadership roles.
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Farm Bureau
Zenship Stu- Anderson
Kares Cranek
Gervoed
Wayne Bartos
Wetmar
Iker
Ward
Aobert Koebs
Deven
Elcar
Vicki Davidson to Represent Eagle Lake Area
Officials for the Miss South Texas Pageant to be held in Seguin in July have informed Miss Vicki Davidson that she will represent the Eagle Lake area at the 1971 pageant. Davidson, a Rice high school senior, was named first runner up in the Eagle Lake area pageant. Cheri Lundquist, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leroy Lundquist of Garwood, won Miss Eagle Lake area but cannot compete in 1971 due to age. she will be eligible in 1972. Susan Phillips will replace Davidson in the Eagle Lake Chamber contest.
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Eagle Lake Jaycees
Cheri
Eagle Lake
Vicki
Charles L. Spalinger
Susan Phillips
Miss Davidson
Shell Pays Early Tax Bill to Rice District
Shell Oil Company paid 499 127.13 dollars in school taxes to Rice Consolidated School District early, a contribution that totals over half of the district's tax revenue. Supt. E. A. Kriyacka and board members thanked Shell for the timely payment. Tax officer Roy Marshall said statements are being prepared and should be mailed soon once new forms arrive for the data processing system.
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Shell of Company
Rice Consolidated School
E. A. Kriyacka
Shell Oil Company
Roy Marshall
Rice District
GOP Women Benefit Book Review Featured by Massie
A GOP women benefit book review titled Michelas and Alexandria by Robert X Massie is highlighted for an Oct 19 event. The notice mentions reviewer Lait Mallon and Mrs RH Meval among attendees, with details on the occasion and venue.
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GOP Women Benefit Book Review
Michelas
Alexandria
Robert X. Massie
Mallon
Two Men Charged in Calf Theft Near Frelsburg
Lester Kech of New Ulm and Leon Krueger of Frelsburg face cattle theft charges after a 175 to 200 pound calf was taken from Alois Henneke farm near Frelsburg. Sheriff deputies traced the men, found fresh meat, and Kech led officers to the calf head and hide buried on the scene. Krueger had not yet been apprehended.
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Alois Henneke
Frelsburg
Lester Kech
New Ulm
Leon Krueger
Krueger
Kech
Sam Center
Leo Kohleffel
Texas
Hollis Sullivan
Pztr
Heavy Rains Flood This Area Sunday
Heavy rainfall deluged the countryside Sunday with reports of up to twenty inches in some spots. Gauges showed substantial totals near Altair and Lakeside irrigation areas, washing out roads and inundating fields.
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Altair
Brawtie
Checks Stolen At Texas Concrete Silo Show Up
Eagle Lake Police Chief Roy Chisum reports that two blank checks stolen from the Texas Concrete Silo Company during a October 2 robbery have reappeared. A group of payroll checks, blank checks, and a check protector machine were taken. one check made out to James Allen was deposited in a Bellaire bank, with forged payment reportedly stopped.
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Eagle Lake
Roy Chisum
Texas Concrete Silo Company
Chisum
James Allen
Bellaire Bank
Omkerschland
Sedheer
Fairest of Fair Contest entries rise to nineteen
Nineteen entrants have filed for Gar wood Lions Club Fairest of the Fair Contest as the deadline passes. The pageant will start at 7 30 p.m. in the old Gar wood school gym as part of the Gar wood Community Fair. Final master of ceremonies is pending approval by Melvin Rees. Contestants planned a supper and instructions with Mrs Lil Stallman, who will assist. Names listed include Nancy Criswesheridan Lions Club Camille Howde El Campo Lions Debtie Freeman Columbus. Karen Muegge Greg Flora Fire Dept. Cleaners Careood ttn re Dept Hari Stallman Dry Lake.
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Garwood Lions Club
Garwood
Melvin Rees
Garwood Lions
Lil Stallman
Nancy
Three Arrested at Altair on Marijuana Charges
A report states that three individuals were arrested Saturday at Altair on marijuana related charges. Details of the arrests are unclear due to garbled text but indicate illegal possession and intent to distribute as an active police case.
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Altair
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Rotary
Anata Mitrotd
Sage
Marcoux’s
M, D. Anderson
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Rice Board
Vicki Davidson
Eagle Lake Area
Susas Pheclofs
Sioeses
Ichiel
Cite Paes
Clursec Ki Csecoeuese
Securitay
Shell
Texas Conc
Peter
Port Tage Lake
Aoa
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