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Eagle Lake Headlight

Location

Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1947

Page

8

County Court Week Delivers Guilty Pleas and Divorces

In district court, multiple defendants faced charges from burglary to theft. Sentences included two years for for gery and two to five years for theft related offenses. Civil matters saw two divorces granted and a name restoration approved.

Colorado County Yamada R. O. Lucas Beth Lucas Healt Heart Holt Johnien Thomas Neal Wille Evans Beatrice McCoy Ednard Redix Texas Department of Public Safety Tim Dewey Himi T Horace Burns Martin Fuertes Jack Keel Frank Garcia Vernon Benoit Lester Holt Aron Nichols Anne Krienke Gus Krienke Claude Davis H. G Harrison Austin County Forcel Priviledge Harshame County Davis

Sopomore and Freshman Class Officers Announced

EAGLET STAFF lists student officers with names for the Sopomore class including president Jack Dodd and secretary-treasurer Hay Kearney, and Freshman officers with president Jo Ann Meitzen and secretary-treasurer Judith Anderson. Cheerleaders are named for each class, while sponsors remain unannounced and faculty assist with meetings and activities. The student body also elects band officers, not yet chosen.

Linke Betty Jo McKimurry Alice Belle Clapp Jack Dodd Walter Frnka Hay Kearney Atma’ Gold Jo Ann Meitzen Tommy Scott Judith Anderson Melba Jean Walker

Eagle Lake Garden Club Opens Fall Season

Dr W T Matthews hosted thirty one members at the Eagle Lake Garden Club opening meeting in September. Mrs J G Jenkins introduced officers and Year Books while Mrs E V Duncan offered garden reminders for the upcoming months. Members discussed a fall flower show and a film titled Holland Blooms Again was not ready for the gathering.

W. T. Matthews Eagle Lake Garden Club

Probate and court actions in Colorado County and Weimar

The week saw probate filings and appraisals across Colorado County and Weimar. Executors named include Lizzie B Westmoreland and Cecelia Walker. appraisers listed include Joe Lee McCreary and Jesse T Green. A divorce case for Eddie Usher named attorney John Hancer, and Paul Schlightmeir won a 2690.03 judgment against Gordon Bartwell to liquidate via land sales in two parcels. Steve Martinek earned 125 dollars per month as assistant courthouse janitor, while Ben Hennecke’s budget-backed role expanded due to illness and老years of service.

Harrison John Hancer Eddie Usher Leora Usher Paul Schlightmeir Gordon Bartwell Colorado County Walker Wilson Sheridan R. T. Westmore Columbus Henry Buescher Lizzie B. Westmoreland Joe Lee McCreary R. P. Wilcox Alex Hoeninghaus Billie Jo Walker Bertha Walker Eagle Lake John Konvicka Weimar Cecelia Walker Wihemenia Konvicka Wilson Dallas G. W. Shaver Jesse T. Green John J. Hajovsky Steve Martinek Commissioners Court Court House Ben J. Hennecke Mr. Hennecke

Brazos Presbytery holds midwinter meeting in Houston

The Brazos Presbytery moderator, Rev. Robert P. Douglass, presided as three ministers joined churches in the presbytery. Officers reported standing committee work and routine matters. the next midwinter meeting was set for January 13, 1948, at Second Presbyterian Church in Houston.

H. H. Alexander Synod of Louisiana Westminster Presbyterian Church Galveston Ervin Culley el Paso Texas Denver Presbyterian Church Houston Cecil H. Smith Central Texas First Presbyterian Church Alvin Brazos Presbytery Second Presbytterian Church Robert P. Douglass Third Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church U. S Bryan South General Assembly of the Church

Local Stores To Observe Jewish Holiday Wednesday

Jerry Lands's Grocery and the Q. P. Store closed this week for Jewish Holy Days and will close again next Wednesday. The observance began with Rosh Hashanah last Sunday evening and will conclude with Yom Kippur next Wednesday.

Erry Lands Q. P

Grand Prize Beer to Exhibit at Dallas State Fair

Grand Prize Beer plans a timely exhibit at the State Fair in Dallas. Gulf Brewing Company of Houston officials say the display mimics a football stadium at kickoff with half the stadium showing a miniature field. Bottles and cans represent spectators and players on the field.

Dallas Dwight D. Thomas Gulf Brewing Company of Houston

Hubenak Svatek Wedding Set for October 6 Ceremony

Mr and Mrs Rudolph Hubenak announce the engagement of their daughter Irene Maris of El Campo to Henry James Svatek of Eagle Lake son of Mr and Mrs Jim Svatek. The wedding is planned for Monday October 6 at St Phillips Catholic Church in El Campo. Tim Reed of Lissie and John Alton Reed of Nottawa left on Sunday to resume studies at A and M College.

Rudolph P. Hubenak Irene Maris el Campo Henry James Svatek Eagle Lake Jim Svatek St. Phillips Catholic Church Tim Reed Lissie John Alton Reed Nottawa Rat A. & M. College

The Greatest and Sublimest Power Is Simple Patience

Quote attributed to Horace Bushnell on patience as a defining strength. The fragment presents a canonical maxim emphasizing restrained perseverance over dramatic action.

Horace Bushnell

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