Alfred Michalke Earns Outstanding West Texas Honor
Doyle L. Moore reports Alfred Michalke of Colorado County receives Outstanding West award. The 4-H hog project included nine pigs with a five month market top. premium money of 15 dollars. Alfred's farm program grew to four acres of corn yielding 62 bushels per acre. He and John Gilbreath led the Colorado County Farm and Home Safety Team to a district win and State Fair exposure. They spoke at Dallas events, appeared on a 20 000 viewer telecast, and contributed to 1955 Weimar FFA Show grand champion turkey and second place capons.
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Alfred
John Gilbreath
Colorado County
John
Dallas
Weimar
Palacios
College Station
Local social notes from Egypt area and surrounding towns
Mrs L R Blake of Houston spent the weekend with her sister Mrs G H Northington Jr. Visitors included County Superintendent W T Wolding and Mrs Lenna Aekin of Wharton. The Duncan and Northington ginned 1 080 bales of cotton this season and the Egypt Rice Dryer has shipped 58 cars of rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.R. Blake
Houston
G. H. Northington, Jr
Northington
W. T. Wolding
Lenna Aekin
Wharton
Egypt
Bond
L. D. Obenhaus
Victoria
Mesdames
T. W. Ewing
Will Border
Dora Hudgins
Hungerford
J. M. Booth
J. S. Binford
Buster Ford
Ford
al Mortensen
Rocking M Ranch
Clint Horn
Ray Mason
Angleton
D.R. Gaylor
San Antonio
Gaylor
Wali Jaehl
Harold
Thomas
Eagle Lake
L. H. Obenhaus
Sam Harbert Jr
Columbus
George H. Northington. III
B. H. Tolliver
Weimar
J. C. Calhoun
C. R Grobe
Duncan and
Band Boosters to Run Concession at Friday Game
Fifteen Band Booster Club members met October 13 in the band hall with W. C. Alley presiding. The group decided to operate a concession at the Weimar Eagle Lake football game tomorrow night October 21.
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Weimar-Eagle Lake
W. C. Alley
Years Ago Look Back October 3 1931 Eagle Lake Local News
Fire destroys Bunge ranch house. tenant family escapes with clothing and belongings. Eagles lose season opener to Wharton. Funeral held for Mrs. Alice Norris. Colorado County history notes 1637 organization, land values, and slave valuation. Truck accident injures man. Joe Dixon critically injured in cotton truck crash. nearby fatality reported. Highway bridge work upcoming. cotton prices rise to 17 cents. Golfers enjoy Lakeside course in fall. Dove season opens October 20. Local incidents include burglaries, car accidents, and injuries. Football banquet and school events noted. fall happenings and exhibits announced.
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Bunge
Eagles
Wharton
Alice Norris
Colorado County
Joe Dixon
Rosenberg
Columbus Highway Bridge
Lakeside
Outorie
Garwood
Richmond
Ness
Coffey
el Campo
Lee-land
Lissie
Reet
Tars
H. S.johnson
Stephens” Company
Santa Fe
GC. L. Raver
Isha
Advertising sights and crimes headline Columbus notes
The column mentions billboard ads featuring dogs ponies and clowns, a Negro stealing guns from two officers and going to Columbus jail, an officers led sting to sell a crap game, the Eagles beating Bay City, a discussion of a new Houston road, higher cotton prices, Garwood High School starting a department, and two salesmen recalling a day with no sales.
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Negro
Columbus
Eagles
Bay City
New Houston
Catton
Garwood High School
Shell Fellowship Aims to Boost Science Teachers
Shell announces a broad fellowship program for high school science and mathematics teachers. Sixty teachers yearly will attend eight week Stanford and six week Cornell seminars with travel, tuition, living expenses, and $500 cash. Eligible are teachers with five years experience and leadership, plus department heads or supervisors with strong science backgrounds.
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Shell Companies Foundation, Inc
Toch
Shell
Stanford
Cornell
Mississippi River
School of Education
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Ed Michalke
Doyle L. Moore
Poterado County
Rade County
Reece
Wis Sill
Ketene
Tolliver
Stephens
California
Texas
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Ray Crutchfield
Duck
T. P. Doole
Floyd Hodde
Herder
Flatonia
Eagle
Gentry Brothers Show
Ing
Cadillac
Bis
Gullloe
Farmers Equipment Company, Inc
West
L'Aiglon
L’aiglon
Bill
Rank Pont
Wexpert
Konvicka Jewelry
Main St
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