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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1977
Page
2
Eagle Lake Headlight announces publication as the official organ of Eagle Lake Texas. Subscriptions are listed with rates and correction policy notes regarding column corrections.
Public input is solicited on the Water Quality Management Plan under the Colorado Basin 208 Advisory Committee. Information is available via an ad on page 17 and through the Lower Colorado River Authority. Lakeside Irrigation Co sponsors the Think Clean Water ad to explain the plan and its goals for Texas lakes and streams.
Air Force Captain Chrie W Shaw now serves at Randolph AFB with an Air Training Command unit. He is the son of Mrs Minnie T Shaw Conners of Garwand. Shaw, an instructor pilot, was previously assigned at Williams AFB, Any. A 1987 Columbus High School graduate, he earned a BS and two MS degrees from Texas A&M University at College Station after commissioning through the ROTC program.
Local notes recall Bobby Meitzeh and Wayne Konesheck named to a 14 member All Star team. Officials report resignations and moves affecting police and council. Births name Pierce Butler and Stanley Michael, plus other community milestones. Events include travel, birthdays, scouts honors, and sports results from Eagle Lake area.
Floretta Sykora fourteen of Yoakum drowns in a creek. Eagle Lake Trades Day on July 17 draws San Antonio businessmen by special train with free cats a parade band concert balloon ascension and parachute jeep. Eagle Lake endures rain and east winds raising storm worries. Robert C. Goldsmith of Columbus found dead in bed. Madeline McCarty hosts twenty friends for a birthday party. A four door Pontiac sedan stolen from Lee Larson is recovered in San Antonio. Misa Alice Maa
Wharton County officers unseal a case of alleged false imprisonment at Spanish Camp near Glen Flora. Elmer Tompkins, 14, and Lillian Gobert, 45, face multiple counts with bond set at 80,000 dollars as investigators allege a group of veterans and mental patients were held in captivity three weeks after a missing person report.
A free Fiesta Dinner ticket is offered at La Fiesta in Eagle Lake for an authentic Maas can foods experience. The promotion invites presenting the ticket at 4 Fiesta pot later than September 6, 1977, to receive the free meal in a pleasant atmosphere.
The Texas Department of Public Safety director warned Labor Day traffic could claim dozens of lives. He noted 50 deaths in 1976 and that 1977 deaths were 5 to 6 percent higher through the holiday period. He urged restraint, sober driving, and lower speeds to reduce risk.
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