Girl Scout Troops Organized with Leaders and Members Named
A lengthy roster lists Third Grae Brownies and multiple troops with their leaders and committees. Leaders include Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Reese, Mrs. Hayden, and Mrs. Goodson, with numerous troop members and committee mothers detailed across several troops and councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Embry
Rita
Lynn Fick
Patsy Froka
Carol Hintz
Patricia Johnson
Jenny Pendergrass
Barbara Zaan Reese
Patricia Thomas
Judye Save
Sharon Ward
Sandra Thomam
Clarissa Shepard
Mre
S. Campbell
Herbert Loessin
Madera
John Cerra
J. L. McCreary
Harold Thomas
Harriet McLellan
Carol Sens
la Carroll
Patricia Loessin
Nency Bradford
Mary Kathryn
Catherine Donnelly
Ann
Elizabeth Strunk
Elizabeth Morris
Beverly Campbell
Jo Ann Kovicka
Suzanne Harbin
Donna Lou Thomas
Doris McCreary
Vivien Hermann
R. H. Reese, Jr
H. E. Tate
Mesdames M_ E
Selph
Edgar Adkins
Ruth Ann Tate
Nancy
Melvin Hayden
Jeader
Kenneth Crow
J.B. Wesnon
R. H. Thoras
Doris Ann Ry
Wanda Faye Scott
Jn Ann Sens
Judith Faye Thomas
Billie Eloise Warren
Myrna Elaine Weason
Tih
Maurice, Goodson
Nell Young
Troup Kiem- Goodson
Mary Walker
Jo Sue Salladay
C. C. Bradford
Bill Selleday
G. W. Crim
S. S. Sinclair
Mia. P. G. Middlebrook
June Adkins
Rose Marie Brumbelo
Waterworks And Sewer Bonds Approve
Ernest L. Brown of Houston and city officials approve waterworks and sewer bonds and plan fast city improvements. Meeting notes indicate near term issuance and project funding discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Brown
Houston
Eppoves Sere
P T A Project Voted Night Meeting In Nov
More than a hundred parents and teachers attended the October 20 meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association in the school auditorium where Dr J C Laughlin spoke on medical history and germs. Other reports covered playground equipment, auditorium redecorating, and a plan to show educational films. the November meeting date was set for November 17 with a special program for fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Schuol Muditorimn
J. C. Laughlin
Dr. Laughlin
Laughin
Laughlin
Pasteur
Martin Halé
R. L. Cole
Leroy Brigga
W. T. Matthews
Is Wes
T. P. Dowdy
Hargrove Smith
Parent- Teachers Association
PTA
Reed Hopes to Attend Rosebud Homecoming Today
Reed, superintendent of Eagle Lake Schools, hopes to attend the Rosebud High School Homecoming today. He previously served as Rosebud Superintendent from 1917 to 1925 and came to Eagle Lake afterward. A full day of events is planned with a football game tonight as a highlight. His mother remains seriously ill but is reported in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WC. Reed
Eagle Lake
Rosebud
Reed
Spooks Parade And Carnival Set For Monday Night
This week features a Halloween parade led by the high school band forming at 3:00 PM in front of the Ramsey Hotel, then to the square for a community party with sandwiches hot dogs cakes candy coffee and a spook show fortune teller fish pond booths and a turtle race. A surprise package and a handmade baby doll wardrobe display by Mrs. George Crim and Mrs. J. Harland Bell add to the festivities sponsored by football boys and Club Montezuma with Coach Arnold W. Payne and Mrs. Harold Thomas coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey Hotel
George Crim
J. Harland Bell
Wilcox
Club Montezuma
Arnold W. Payne
Harold, Thomas
Fire Truck Chasers Warned to Face Complaints
Mayor Emanuel Roos says complaints from Fire Chief A H Dipple allege onlookers hinder firefighters at fires. Spectators must stay 300 feet away, or the city will file charges. Utilities urged to assist and motorists asked to pull aside during fire runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel Roos
A. H. Dipple
Iro
City Manager Attends Texas Municipalities Convention
Eagle Lake City Manager E H Booth returned Wednesday from a three day Texas League of Municipalities convention in Galveston where about 480 officials attended. He joined discussions with city managers tax assessors and finance groups and learned waste collection methods and costs from several towns. A garbage collection system for Eagle Lake was raised at the council’s last meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Booth
Eagie Lake
Texas League of Municipalities
Buccanter Hotel
Galveston
Booth
City Finance Group
Eagle Lake
High Price Of 1949 Season Rice Sale Reported
The 1949 season high of $8.92 was paid for Patna rice by the Guilt Coast Rice Mill at Monday's sale of the American Rice Growers Association. Prices fell off little at Wednesday's sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilt Coast
American Rice Growers Association
Wed
Welcome To Rodeo Banner Ushers Tonite Tonight
The banner reads Welcome to Our Rodeo as Thom and Clipeon finalize recut for opening at 7:30 PM with a second show Saturday night. Prize money of 600 dollars is offered across bareback riding saddle bronc riding steer wrestling bull riding tie down and calf breakaway events. A grease scramble novelty act debuts with trick roping rising by the Anz brothers and Jack Owens. Pete McKenzie of Jasper serves as announcer as Hitler the Unridden Bull returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thom& Clipeon
Jack Owens
Wills Point
Hitler
Pete McKenzie
Jasper
Inter-City Rotary Meeting Honors Rotary Guests at Memorial Hall
About 200 Rotarians and Rotary Anns attended the Inter-City Rotary Meeting at Memorial Hall in Columbus. A chicken dinner followed with guests and groups recounting local history. Speaker John Ben Sheppard was ill and hospitalized, preventing his talk. Columbus school tea hosts included Mrs. Bernice Clayton. Attendees from Eagle Lake included W. Lenhart and D. S. Taylor among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rot
Rotary Anns
Memorial Hall
Cape Pher
Columbus
Bernice Clayton
John Ben Sheppard
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Sheppard
Eagle Lake
Messrs
W. ©. Lenhart
D. S. Taylor
Edgar Baring
A. H. Seaholm
E. F. Abercrombie
Elmer Struss
Arthur Franke
John Larsen
Indian Summer Flower Show Planned by Eagle Lake Garden Club
The Eagle Lake Garden Club schedules a fall flower show on Friday November 18 named Indian Summer Flower Show. Mrs Justin A Smith serves as general chair with a long list of committee heads for staging scheduling classification entry judging hosting publicity transportation and ribbons and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Lake Garden Club
Justin A. Smith
E. H. Booth
LV. Duncan
E. M. Smith
E.W. Hanly
C. B.stephens
W. G. Darby
G. EB. Cook
J. C. McCreary
Preston Haley
Mrs. Leroy Briggs Named New Cub Scout Den Mother
At Scout Hall a monthly pack meeting announced Mrs. Leroy Briggs will lead a new Cub Scout Den for boys age eligible to join Cubs Sueer old boys. Three boys joined the Den that night as Cubs advancing to Scout age were welcomed by Scout Dick Laughlin. Cubmaster Lt. Rasprim presented achievement awards. Lions Club provided cold drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Briggs
Scout Hall
Dick Laughlin
Rasprim
Cubs
Lions Club
Sister Of Mrs Clapp Dies Last Week In Iowa
Mrs Mary Jane Snipely aged 74 of Eagle Lane died Thursday at her Ferm Lowe home. She was sister of Mrs Nee Clapp. Funeral plans not yet announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Snipely
Nee Clapp
Eagle Lane
Ferm Lowe
Sniveit
Cays
Funeral Services Held Monday For L. F. Mikulenka
Funeral services were held Monday at Kubena Funeral Home and Sacred Heart Church Hallettsville for L. F. Mikulenka 53 district manager of Pan American Life Insurance died Friday night after his 1948 Ford wrecked near Seguin. Attending physicians attributed death to internal injuries and hemorrhage. Mikulenka was active in the Hallettsville community, a Knight of Columbus member, Lions Club, and Boy Scout committee member. Burial followed with pallbearers including relatives from Karnes City and Hallettsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kubena
San Antonio
H. K. Stevens
Mikulenka
Hallettsville
Knight of Columbus Council
Lions Club
Houston Symphony Opens Season in Columbus Concert
Efrem Kurtz will lead the 80 member Houston Symphony in Columbus at 3 00 p m Sunday October 30 opening the Columbus Municipal Concert Association series Kurtz a native of Leningrad fled Russia in 1917 and previously conducted the Ballet Russe and the New York Philharmonic Society Mr G C Duncan is Eagle Lake chairman for membership in the concert series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Efrem Kurtz
Columbus
Columbus Municipal Concert Association
Mr. Kurtz
Houston Symphony
Leningrad
Russia
United States
Ballet Russe
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
G. C. Duncan
Eagle Lake
Mr Franks Wins Blue Ribbon In Ladies Needle Work
The Garwood Lions Club carnival and community Fair honored Mr Franks with a blue ribbon in the ladies needle work division. Mrs George Eaton, visiting Rock Island, found part of a chair set crocheted by Mr Franks and displayed it in the exhibit causing debate over judging neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garwood
Franks
George Eaton
Rock Island
John Franks
Columbus Man Fatally Injured In Auto Wreck
Elmer Stelle, 21, of Columbus, was fatally injured Saturday when his Ford crashed. Police say he was the sole occupant of the vehicle and died at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Elmer Stelle
ISS Ford
Ieee Sen of
Bea
Casewe Sted
Eagles Travel to Hallettsville for District Game
The Eagle Lake Eagles head to Hallettsville Friday for their fourth district football clash of the 1949 season, aiming for a second district win. Coach Payne and Kirksey bring a lineup featuring Ingram, Frnka, Scott, Jockett, Zahradnick, Mooney, Tate, Cason, Briggs, Parma, and other starters as they face the Hal bettsville Brahmas in a tough road test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake Eagles
Arnold Payne
Tom Kirksey
Elgte
Hal Jettsville
Eagles
Leon Ingram
Walter Frnka
Tommy Scott
Jimmy Jockett
Ray Zahradnick
Edward Mooney
Zahradnick
Viola Willis Wins Nurses Association Scholarship
Viola Willis of Eagle Lake received the Ellen Larker scholarship of 300 dollars for a three year nursing course from District 20 of the Texas Graduate Nurses Association. She was honored Tuesday evening at the District 20 meeting at the Wharton Community Center and has started training at Jeff Davis Hospital in Houston. Willis previously won the Eagle Lake Lions Club outstanding student award and is a 1949 Eagle Lake High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violla Willis
Eagle Lake
Ellen Larker
District 20
Texas Graduate Nurses Association
Miss Willis
Tueday
District 20 Nurses Association
Wharton Community Center
Jeff Davis Hospital
Houston
Eagle Lake Lions Club
FR. V. Willis
Eagle Lake High School
R. H. Towell
E. H. Rodgers, Jr
Gus Krienke
Laughlin Hospital
The
Nurses Association
Changes in S P Freight Office Personnel
Mrr. l and Mrs A E Gleghorn arrive in Spofford near Del Rio Monday. Gleghorn becomes utility clerk at the Southern Pacific Freight Depot. Mr and Mrs Ray Malina, with the same company, have been here about a week. Malina is cashier at the Freight Depot and Mrs Malina works at the Tower. Mr and Mrs George Muzny and their two children moved to Luling. Muzny becomes cashier in the Southern Pacific Freight office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Gleghorn
Spofford
Texas
del Rio
Gleythorn
Southern Pacific
Ray Malina
Swithh
Malina
Seguin
George Muzny
Luling
Dowdy of Shell Oil Heads to Oklahoma for Months
T P Dowdy of the Shell Oil Company left this week for Elk Guy Oklahoma where he expects to remain for several months. Mrs Dowdy and the children will remain in Eagle Lake. Mrs Dowdy is president of the Par Association and is part in clin work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. P. Dowdy
Shell Oi
Eftennis
Elk Guy Oklahoma
200 Men Expected At Baptist Meet Here November
About 200 men are anticipated to attend a Baptist meeting scheduled for November at the local church. The event will feature community speakers and group discussions aimed at church fellowship and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suquet
Selph Nominated In School Favorite Homecoming Contest
Selph Melvin of Eagle Lake is among forty two nominees from Southwest Texas State Teachers College to vie for school favorites for Homecoming on November 4 and 5. An all college election will choose six girls and six boys to be presented at the Homecoming dance. Selph was nominated by the Harris Blairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Herman
Focu
F.pa
Wharton
PIA
L. J. Rosprim
Sears Foundation
San Marcos
Melvin Selph
Eagle Lake
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
St. Selpho
Harris Blairs
Simon White Jr Receives Cadet Tech Sgt Commission
Simon White Jr of Eagle Lake has been commissioned cadet technical sergeant in D Company Field Artillery Texas A M College cadet corps. He is a junior majoring in industrial education and played football basketball and softball in high school. He belongs to the Industrial Education club and Rifle team at A M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Simon S. White
D. Company, Field Artillery
Texas A. & M
Rps
White
S. S. White
Eagle Lake
Speman
Mmm & A
Backus
Fort Worth
E FL Abercrombie
Abercrombie
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P. T. A. Project
Supt
Elleweey
Spooks
Rodeo
Garden Club
L. F. Mikulenka
John and
Bill Smolik
Karnes City
Leon Spanther
Julius Kikulenka’ Jr
Joe Mozisek
Joe P. Novak
Grace Marie
Delores Spanibel
R. F. Spanibel
L. J. Spanibel
Fair Blue Ribbon Ladies’ Department
Rosprim
Viola Willis
Nurses Ass'n
S. P. Freight Office
Shell Oil Leaves
Oklahoma
Simon White, Jr
Ey Lockwood
Rez
James Dutcher
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