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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1945
Page
4
Local notice from Eagle Lake Texas publishing office details advertising rates and policies. Mentions established operations in Eagle Lake Colorado County with mail matter paid at order, subscription options and a warning about correcting erroneous reflections. Friday, September 7, 1945.
Captain W A Deeley Jr of Dallas USMC, nephew of the Duncans, wrote his mother after Okinawa detailing memorial services in his battalion area. He described Protestant and Catholic rites in a valley setting, noting soldiers kneeling, clean shaven, and uniforms worn. he praised the devotion and the beauty of the scene as a church without walls.
Local classified column lists wanted to buy items such as an English setter puppy and a boy bicycle, plus for sale items including a 1928 Ford Truck and a Farmall Tractor. Ads mention Campbell Poultry Farm Eagle Lake Texas, Bay Town, and Wharton addresses with contact numbers and box numbers.
Eagle Lake Headlight notes a WANTED TO BUY inquiry for clean rags. A FOR SALE listing advertises a 1937 Dodge de luxe sedan with radio, rear seat cover, and good tires. Contact 188 ov or write box 527 Eagle Lake Texas.
Garwood High School graduate B. K. Drapeta, serving five years with the USS Texas crew, recalls news of Japan’s Potsdam terms during an amateur night aboard the battleship. The ship, once flag ship of Fleet Admiral Ry bert J. King, has fought in Africa Europe and Asia across three continents. An abrupt PA announcement interrupted the show as Lt. Fitzgerald read that Japan would accept Potsdam terms, triggering a stunned quiet among officers and men.
After a tense delay the ship's crew erupts in joy as searchlights sweep the sky and ships fire flares. Men sing and cheer while the captain thanks them, the chaplain leads prayer, and a sense of relief follows official acceptance documents and President Truman's announcement. Captain Baker hands over command to Captain Schetky with a heartfelt farewell.
A long excerpt notes orders for loyalty to Captain Baker, with social mentions of Mr. and Mrs. E Burger and Captain and Mrs. R C Resta visiting Houston relatives. It records weekend barbecues, students leaving for college, and several family visits including Miss Myra Waddell heading to Hingeville, and trips by Mire Chas Mo Lelian family and Barbara Susan Daily from Houston to Eagle Lake.
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