Wharton County News Briefs Reflect Community Events
Wharton County adults plan to enroll for night classes at Wharton County Junior College with names to be announced later. Artists can display work at the Wharton County Fair art show September 23 to 27. Fort county gin produces about 1,300 bales daily. prison gin adds 50. Eagles football team optimism fueled by practice. A two headed rattlesnake near Edna was killed by J. T. Weaver. Several drivers fined for failing to stop at new stop signs. Police Chief Campbell vows enforcement. American Quarter Horse Association approves fair shows linking to national points. Local youth thefts of a stop sign lead to fingerprinting and admonishment. Pennants at Humbie Oil Station are back on display.
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Eagle Lake
Wharton County Junior College
Wharton County Fair
Fort County
Beales
Eagles
Edna
J. T. Weaver
Campbell
Lake Iio Horse Association
Wharton County Fair Quarter Horse Association
Sparatus
Rough and Ready Hammond Urges Stock for Tex Rodeo Tours
The Thomas and Clipson rodeo duo plan another series of county fairs in Texas. After a successful Sept 1–6 show in Hallettsville, they target the Waller County Fair Hempstead Sept 19–20 and Wharton County Fair Rodeo Sept 25–27 with stock such as Hitler, Number 9, Number 2, Powder River, and Powder Ember. They employ 21 people led by stock superintendent Squirrel Swindell. Also noted are Farm Bureau District II meetings Sept 3 in Columbus where Texas Farm Bureau president J Walter Hammond spoke on highway funding and rural roads.
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Thomas and Clipson
Hallettsville
Rusty Thomas
Jim Clipson
Waller County Fair
Hempstead
Wharton
Mber
Ember
Ed Cole
Alvin ‘St
Powder Ri
Tre Thomas
Clipson Show
Squirr Swindell
Show
Squirrel
District II
Columbus
Legion Hall
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Lester Johnson
Colorado County Farm Bureau
R. A. Fuchs
J. Walter Hammford
Texas Farm Bureau
Hammond
Texas
Thornton, Jr
Texas Highway Commission
Joe Hall
Wharton County
Noel Yarling
Fort Bend County
Leon Lane
W. C. Wedemeyer
Wayne Little
Mrs. D Rhea Allison Earns B A Degree from Texas University
Word was received that Mrs. D Rhea Allison of Eagle Lake earned her B A degree cum laude from Texas University the latter part of August. She completed graduation and received her Bemte in Sociology.
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D. Rhea Allison
Eagle Lake
Texas University
Houston guests attend TV birthday anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nicholson and daughter Nancy of Houston visited Sunday with their parents Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Munford and Mrs. Selma Falen to celebrate TV's birthday anniversary.
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Ralph Nicholson
Nancy
Houston
E. R. Munford
Selma Falen
Police Chief urges report of fender benders under new liability law
Police Chief M F Campbell asks Headlight readers to report all accidents valued at twenty five dollars or more to an officer. Do not move vehicles unless obstructing traffic. Call an officer immediately to ensure protection and insurance benefits. Failure to report may incur a fine between one hundred and two hundred dollars.
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M. F. Campbell
Garwood High Band to Get New Uniforms
Garwood School will outfit forty band members five majorettes and one drum major with new gray wool whip cord uniforms trimmed in gold and purple the colors of Garwood. Delivery was set for late September but first football game Sept 26 at Garwood against Hitchcock, with uniforms available for the Garwood Fair on Oct 23. Band director Martin LeBrecht, UT June graduate, leads the unit.
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Garwood
Paul Lewis
Ae Co
Gare
Hitchcock
Martin LeBrecht
University of Texas
Farewell Lawn Supper Honors J A Warnkens Saturday Evening
Mr and Mrs R H Reese Sr hosted a fanfare lawn supper Saturday night in honor of Mr and Mrs J A Warnkens as they move to Marshall Texas. The Warnkens will attend school in preparation for the Baptist ministry. Attendees were only family members.
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J. A. Warnkens
R. H. Reese, Sr
Fanéivell
J. A. Warnis
Warnkens
Marshall
Texas
Starkey Children Arrive From South America to Enroll
Tommy and Virginia Starkey, children of Mr and Mrs Starkey, arrived by plane from San Barcelona Venezuela on Labor Day to enroll in Eagle Lake schools. They will stay with grandmother Mrs Myrtle Obenhaus during the term.
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Tommy
Virginia
Starkey
San Barcelona
Venezuela
Labor Day
Eagle Lake
Myrtle Obenhaus
New Residents Welcome Two Families to Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake greets two new families this week. Calvin Guillory and Mary Ann, formerly of Villa Platte Louisiana, reside with Mrs. G B Skelton. H J Loitaire and John Ashley, also of Villa Platte, stay at Ramsey Hotel. Both families work for Mac Drilling Company of Houston.
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Eagle Lake
Calvin Guillory
Mary Ann
Villa Platte
Guillorys
G.B. Skelton
H. J. Loitaire
John Ashley
Ramsey Hotel
Mac Drilling Company
Houston
Narrow Town Broad Outlook
A wife’s cousin Ben and Belle return from a Rockies honeymoon and dine at Garden Tavern. They recount a canyon town in Idaho only 100 feet wide with a railroad through the hotels and gas stations. The tale prompts a Community right of way reflection.
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Ben
Belle Nin
Rockies
Garden Tavern
Bofi
Idaho
Beli
Justaighs
Beckers Spend Weekend in Waco Visiting Friends
Mr and Mrs Henry A Beck er Jr spent the past weekend in Waco visiting with Mr and Mrs J M Faglie, sharing time in the city with their hosts.
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Henry A. Becker, Jr
Waco
J. M. Faglie
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Humbie
Clipson
Tex
Dearborn
Hester
Eagle Lake Furniture CO
EAGLE
Garwood High Band
South America
KFOR
First National Bank
F.D.1
Joe Marsh
Our
Mais
Dutch Oven
Siont
Alamo Lumber Company
Bob Powell
Mer
Ragle Lake, Teas
T. B. Taylor
D. C. Larson
Ervin Estlinbaum
J. W. DeLoach
ICI
U.S. Navy
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