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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1955
Page
8
School notes discuss pupil excused absences and tardies, report cards, and school nicknames. It urges student cooperation with parents and teachers, requests written comments and phone conversations, and mentions a testing program led by Sam Roberts and Mrs Wesson this weekend.
The Eagle Lake High School Band plans a precision marching half time program at East Bernard on Friday night. Band Director Bill Searcy says the cog wheel variations will showcase intricate drill as members train hard this week. Last Friday both Eagle Lake and Sealy bands impressed crowds with marching and formations during half time. Twenty vocational nurses from Wharton County Junior College earned diplomas in a September 14 graduation in the Wharton gym after a 12 month bedside nursing program. Graduates include Elsie Eggemeyer Garwood Theresa Pustejovsky Georgia Mae Stock Una Mae Coufal Krenek Earlene Bauer Helen Maikoetter Columbus Dolores Faye Johnson Glen Flora.
Dr. Shult has been named Chairman of District No. 38 for the Texas United Defense Fund, a state-wide group backing USC’s campaign for 640,000 dollars in Texas this year. The district covers Colorado, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda and Wharton counties, appointed by Regional campaign chairman S. E. McCreless. St Joe D. Luna’s promotes vaccine and veterinary supplies.
Circle 1 held a Tuesday session with devotional and readings from the Presbyterian Survey. The next Women of the Church gathering will be a general meeting at Mrs. Lawrence Stallman’s Garwood home at 9 30 a m Wednesday with coffee hosted by Mr George Stallman and Mrs Roy Stallman.
At a Texas CROP meeting in Austin on September 9 Richard E. Meek was named state vice chairman of the High State CROP office part of the Texas Council for Churches. Dan Russell, former state chairman, is on leave in Haiti. John Gillies was named state CROP Director to succeed Walter Parr. Rev. S. M. Inman urged rice donations for the program. Plans for a carload rice drive were set. 24 hour prescription service continues with Joe D. Eun.
Sodium cooled exhaust valves in heavy duty engines run 225 cooler and last longer. Eight Short Stroke engines backed by four years and five billion miles of experience.
The Loyalty Class of the First Baptist Church met Thursday night September 8 for a 6:30 pm dinner and installation ceremony. Twenty women attended with an out of town guest Mrs H P Alan of Luling.
Mrs. Orville Powers announced the installation of officers for the new year with Mrs. Fred Metzger as President, Mrs. Garmer Tate as Vice President, and Mrs. E. V. Sheppard as Secretary Treasurer. Mesdames Lorélle H. Dye A. L. Rolf and Gladys Moo lay were installed as group captains.
A devotional line cites John 10 10 with a promise of abundant life. The brief reflects faith themes and inspirational scripture.
A brief ad promotes an Elgin watch as the ideal gift from Joe D. Luna’s Drug Store indicating available stock and gift purchase options.
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