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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1968
Page
2
Readable fragments describe school lunch menus with items like tamales gravy potatoes salads and rolls. Mentions of weekly meals, beverages milk and desserts. Also notes a visit by Bragon of Ray Cy and a family appearance by Mrs. Braden.
A small twin engine airplane crashed into a heavily wooded ravine four miles west of La Grange near the Colorado River. The pilot Fred Tralnar Jr, 23, of Pasadena, was killed. A farmer Robert Hentsshel reported the wreckage spread over a 41-square yard area. Investigators from the Civil Aeronautics Authority examined the scene as traffic around Riverside was disrupted.
George E Davie and wife Med piyt iy Bisteid Goayrt sue for 68499 damages claiming injury to their child Sherye Ann Dirvis after a Sept. 2 Columbus crash 18 miles east as a Highwey 80 truck driver Ernest Carey veered and a car left the road. Damages include 30000 for mental pain and 20000 for other damages.
Farmers including Rudeork Lew Kurenek and Sons Bob Riley and Alpert Bittner work on two farm ponds and brush clearance under the Great Conservation Program. Vern Rach engages district cooperation to build ponds for fish and a conservation plan with Wod le Unit and Self Conservation Services, while Eleven mull acres are targeted for soil and water conservation efforts.
An electric power failure disrupted West Nesday night last week as a pole issue near Farm to Market Fond caused a loss of service for about an hour. Cent Power and Fight Company manager Frank Slwerty attributed the outage to a W-comdict or wider fault, with repairs completed by dawn and no injuries reported.
Eagle Lake Volunteer Fire Department held fire prevention week activities including a training session for Mrs Kynton's kindergarten class and a fire drill for elementary students. Fire Marshals toured homes, issued safety checks, and received recognition from Eagle Lake Insurance Agency and local volunteers for organizing the program.
The notice outlines daylight saving ending on October 27th with clocks moved back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday. It mentions some clocks cannot be moved backward due to disconnection and refers to general timing changes in April and October.
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