Coles Phone Week Schedule and Sunday Program
Partial OCR shows Coles Phone Week schedule with times 7 100 o clock and 1 30 Sunday. Mentions Eliz Mirands and other garbled parts.
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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1948
Page
12
Partial OCR shows Coles Phone Week schedule with times 7 100 o clock and 1 30 Sunday. Mentions Eliz Mirands and other garbled parts.
A Columat football player faces a suit involving a rear arm incident. The case names the plaintiff and notes the involved party as a grandson of Eta hel piottls, with details limited by the readable fragments.
The text muses on early formation of penmanship and the care in weaving words. It notes posterity will judge an author by the strength of his power and the need for reward for talent.
A Reeacan Laumuy reports Mexico Military Institute expands enrollment this year as it grows from a junior college to a four year liberal arts college. The school, a senior F.O.T.C. unit, rated superior by the War Department, enrolls students from sophomore high school through four years of college.
Funeral services were held in Victoria for R. Groce president and general manager of the Groce Wearden Co a major South Texas wholesale grocery concern He died Sunday after a brief illness He would have been 50 He was born October 15 1898 Survivors include his wife two daughters a brother and three sisters His father founded the Groce Wearden firm in 1908 and Groce became president after his death in 1925 The business remained closed during the funeral hour and other Victoria businesses observed the day in his memory
Report from a community social event highlights a barbecue dinner hosted by the Shriners at a local hall. Attendees included notable figures such as Robertsy, Wilcox, Lloyd Spal- Inger, and H.C. Marl iows, with Ricete Austin performing to general praise. Mrs. Selma Falen spent Wednesday in Columbus visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clemons Schobel.
Rotarians S Burris of Bay City Dudley Baker of Columbus and Hugh Wilson of Eagle Lake attended the Wednesday luncheon. I V Duncan spoke about a recent trip to Alaska as the day’s program. The club voted to invite cooperation with the Lake Lions Club to establish a Community Chest program.
Supt W A Holland of Columbus schools dies in San Antonio after two month illness. Merritt Hoover age 82 Confederate veteran dies at Confederate Home in Austin. R Pinchback of Garwood stages a surprise on Mrs Pinchback with help from mother in law Mrs D F H Jones of Pocasse Oklahoma. Jo Rhea Little daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam H Litthe hosts tacky party for 65 children. Leslie Sunderman of Lissie improving after cow injury. Mr and Mrs W J McKee display new Studebaker car duplex body. Louis Gordon leaves Putney Drug Store to resume studies at Southwestern University Georgetown. Senior Class of the East.
Mrs Westmoreland gave a travelogue from summer trips to Carsbad Caverns the Palm Desert Grand Canyon Indiana Maine Rhode Island New York and Washington DC for the Eagle Lake Study Club Founders Day event. Refreshments followed under a tree as Mrs Kolberg welcomed guests and announced the next meeting with Mrs Simmons presenting a program on Prospective First Ladies.
Little Miss Karen Hodde turned five with a party at Boothe Park hosted by her mother Mrs. Dallas Hodde and sister Delores Hodde. Guests enjoyed ice cream cake and balloons as part of the celebration with family members and friends in attendance.
Intermediate Troop members meet at Mrs. George Crim to elect Arlene Gertson as President Grace Dell Sinclair June Adkins as Secretary and Reporter Joyce Aim Ripper as Treasurer with Mrs Crim acting as leader. Refreshments follow before adjournment. Mrs Tom Roberts suffers a near electricity accident at home this week.
Fr. Morris Carney, eldest son of Mr and Mrs T Carney, was shot Friday morning at Bonus while farming. A one legged man known as Peg, described as a Negro, is identified in the incident. Maxine Boettcher is president Vera Mayes vice president Josephine Wicke secretary and Francis Hornischer treasurer of the newly organized Bernard High School group last week.
Left to right: W. Sampson executive board member and 9th Regional Committee president for Oklahoma Texas New Mexico. Perkins Butler president First National Bank Houston and Sam Houston Area Council president. Emmett Muenker district chairman Colorado District Columbus Texas. S H Broyles local finance chairman Engle Luke 1948.
C F Hrachovy of Ellinger is seriously ill at Columbus Hospital. He is the father of Mrs Oscar Miller and Mrs R B Linke. Family friends wish him a speedy recovery.
Mrs. John Larsen of Eagle Lake Texas and Mr and Mrs Winkworth of Detroit welcome Rev Joh Larsen back from a church conference held at Camp Allen on Thursday.
Eagles meet highlights a field parade led by Judith Anderson and Jo Ann Meitzen with majorettes Nellie DeShazo Patsy Paschall Patsy Scott Betty Kay Meitzen Lois Marie Kopecky and Judy Fay Thomas. Wharton band and cheerleaders join the event under Joe Urbanovsky and Raymond Waniek with captains.
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