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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1946
Page
6
Mrs T A Westbrook welcomes a daughter born to them at their home. The child, named Berni, is the latest addition to the Westbrook family, with relatives Mr and Mrs Lake Tre Westbrook noted in attendance.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Mrs reiatis with Week Bi Flaten and frenis in a Sehty incident. Details are unclear and names likely misspelled. no concrete actions or outcomes are discernible.
Mr and Mrs K R Bowie and their son Jackie depart Eagle Lake for Quitman in East Texas to settle near Tyler. Bowie, a Shell Oil Company veteran, served as district engineer and superintendent before wartime service in China Burma and later returned to Shell. The family were active in civic and religious life and will be missed by friends and neighbors in Eagle Lake.
Mr and Mrs Sam Lockwood and son Lanny from Brownsville visit relatives and friends during the weekend. Mrs Lockwood travels to Boling to be with her ill Father and hope for his speedy recovery. Mrs Emma Wooley leaves Sunday for San Antonio after visiting her brother E H Rodgers family, then returns home to Los Angeles California.
Private A J Hill of Camp Lee Virginia spends a week of fur lough with his parents Mr and Mrs Baldwin Hill and family. Mr and Mrs W G Drescher and son visited with Mr and Mrs Alfred Wicke and son in Weimar Thursday. Alvin Drecher of Lake Charles Louisiana visiting relatives here. Private Milton Nelson of Fort Sam Houston spending a few days with Mr and Mrs W H Nelson and family. Mrs Charles Wicke and children in Houston on Thursday. Mr and Mrs William Nelson and family spent Friday night with Mr and Mrs W H Nelson and family. Miss Dorothy Neuendorff of Caney Valley Hospital Wharton spent the week end with her parents and sister Mr and Mrs August Neuendorff and Rosemary. Mrs John Grobare and grandson Billie Pyka of Chicago left Wednesday after spending a few weeks with relatives here. Larry and Robert McNutt visiting with their grandparents Mr and Mrs John Neuendorff. Mr and Mrs Leo Henneken guests of Mr and Mrs Albert Brandes in Pledger Thursday. Spending Sunday with Mr and Mrs August Neuendorff and daughter were Mr and Mrs Leo Kuhn and family, Mr and Mrs Edbert Henneke and Miss Dorothy Neuendorff, Mr and Mrs Leo Henneke and family and Mrs Ervin Neimeyer.
Mr and Mrs Harry Kilgore Sr and family welcomed Sunday visitors Mr and Mrs R B Conklin and family from Alta Loma.
Miss Rosemary Neuendorff leaves Bernardo to attend Our Lady of the Lake Convent in San Antonio. She is to be succeeded by Miss Leona Hennen. Mrs. Kate Smith of Houston visits local families.
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