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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1947
Page
1
Fragmentary item recalls K. McRee and an aunt identified as Mrs AR from Port Arthur in a German context. No clear event or dates emerge.
Legion Post announces delegates will attend the convention. Regular business at the meeting will be held on the seventh. members are urged to recruit and support the team effort.
Local cafe owner invites patrons as the past week’s bank help shortage, noting rescheduled Sunday event at 5 30 o clock and future plans for service.
East Bernard prepares to start classes on September 15 with Superintendent Chas Nasser anticipating over 100 high school students before registration ends. Names include Willam Hinton a former Sealy and East Lake teacher in English and Miss Mary Lou Norbeth of Houston. The high school leaves 62nan Football District for Destrict 31-B and plans its first football game under new lights on September 26 at 1:00 pm.
G A Seaholm sustained minor injuries after a Ford coupe overturned in a crash. He was treated at LaughEn Hospital with body damage reported but no serious harm.
Miss Seaholm will head the Eaglet staff for the Headlight in promoting journalism and student activities. The staff includes Mary Elizabeth Davidson as assistant editor, Sue Guthman as feature editor and sports editor, with officers Ernest Mae Seaholm, John Walker, Grace Miculka, and Bettye Sue Graham among others.
Major-General Joseph M. Cummins United States Army retired and his wife visit Mr and Mrs H R Wells Sr at their Eagle Lake area ranch. They befriended at Leon Springs during World War I when Cummins was captain and Wells training. They plan to attend the First Officers Training Camp Association reunion in Dallas later this month.
An invitation golf tournament is planned for the second week in October at Lake View Golf Club near Eagle Lake on Highway 200. Local and neighboring golfers will be invited. prizes and procedures will be announced later in the Headlight. Club Tremberg may use the course free, and nonmembers pay a 50 cent green fee to visit the clubhouse.
A meeting of veterans eligible for Veterans of Foreign Wars membership will be held Tuesday September 23 at 8 PM at the Lions Club Hall to organize a new VF W Post in Eagle Lake. Dinner at Filips Cafe will cost 1.00 per plate.
The Eagle Lake Softball Association announced it allocated surplus funds to an insurance policy covering high school football players for medical expenses from injuries during games practice or travel. Officers approved spending on equipment field repairs and a cold drink stand while noting support from local boosters and staff.
A jury in Judge Lester Holt's district court at Columbus sentenced Edmon Hollaway to five years in the penitentiary after he pleaded guilty to murdering his wife Lillie Hollaway at New Town near Eagle Lake. Another jury in Columbus gave Ernest Jones fifteen years for killing Fate Lake. Jones faces a separate trial for murder of Johnnie Mitchell with a knife, with self defense argued by defense counsel. The week’s docket also included adding four years to Robert Yamada’s life sentence in Harris County under the Texas habitual offender statute.
On Thursday evening in Gly Hat the oath was administered to Emanuel Roos as mayor of Eagle Lake by Mayor Protem S. Sinclair and City Council members. The council includes five aldermen: Sinclair, Barnett, Epps, Broyles, and Spalinger.
Colorafia County purchased an acre behind the new swimming pool from J. H. McCreary and Mrs. Bruce McCarty for road equipment storage in Precinct 4. Commissioner Frank Duty and crew moved the office and storage building from the old site along highway 2 to the new tract, with J. F. Walker of Weimar planning to build a modern one story air conditioned office. Shell Oil plans to lease the building when completed. The First National Bank becomes Colorado County’s first air conditioned bank after recent upgrades. Other improvements include a Houston couple’s building housing Q P Store and American Rice Growers Association offices, new sidewalks, and a glass and metal storefront at G B F Store. Electric utility crews continue expanding lines in Eagle Lake alongside Texas Southeastern Gas Co. work.
The E. H. Henry Negro School in Eagle Lake opened on Monday September 15 with over 300 students enrolled. Buses bring pupils from nearby communities and officials expect all registrations by October. Superintendent W C Reed notes more than 400 Negro students are expected for 1947 48, including pupils from the Calhous area now in the Eagle Lake district. An estimated 1000 children are in Eagle Lake classrooms. Stanley Kucherka Jr returns to A M College after summer at home with his parents.
The Eagle Lake Eagles host Sealy High School in a Friday night football clash at eight o clock. Sealy dominates last year’s meeting with a 39 to 0 win over Richmond while Eagles attempt to halt the Tigers’ strong ground game and recovering lettermen.
Thousands of barrels of rice arrive daily in Eagle Lake to be processed by two large dryers running 24 hours. Rice is reported coming from Provident City and fields across Hallettsville East Bernard Wharton and nearby areas. Showers scatter daily but do not halt the harvest as Lakeside dryer enters second season with improvements. Much processed rice moves by rail to city mills or is stored locally.
The Lissie Boys Club announces a calf auction on September 27 on Eagle Lake Square at ten in the morning. The club, started last year, bases one enterprise on fine cattle and hopes many bidders attend to see progress by community youth. Miss Sue Cally left for Kingsville to resume studies at A and M College after a short visit with her parents.
The Gless Equipment Company completed on east Main Street now features a neon electric sign. It is a Massey-Harris tractors and farm machinery dealer. W. H. Strahan manages the Eagle Lake branch and welcomes visits.
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