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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1947
Page
8
In the 197-48 season opener Garwood and Markham fought to an 18-18 stalemate. Garwood’s Alfred Zbranek and Vandea combined for the late defense while Markham threatened late in the fourth. The Garwood band performed at halftime and the next home game is set for October 3 against Hungerford.
Sallie Jones and Abs Rough attended the D AR at the home of Mrs J J Everitt in Alleyton last Friday afternoon. Mrs Edwin Stanton Lamers Reporting Secretary General of the National Chapter of Washington DC who lives in Dallas was the speaker on this occasion.
Mrs Edwin Davis spent the weekend in Houston as the guest of Mr and Mrs John Larson and their family.
Col Homer Garrison outlines new Texas traffic rules effective Sept 3 requiring two headlamps a red tail light and a white rear license plate light. Trucks and buses meeting size thresholds need extra lights reflectors and amber clearance lights. stopped vehicles require warning devices. Also notes a family visit and a quote urging voting for a principle.
T. A. Brown replaces H. W. Graves as Santa Fe Agent here in June and left last Saturday for Winnie. C. Barger succeeds Brown, previously operator at Alvin and who relieved Tolliver here on vacation. Jimmy Mathis returns to Weple Lake as yard clerk, after Bellville Yards duty. Gordon Causey from Nassau arrived in Texas, met by family, sent to Laughlin Hospital after illness. Mrs Geo Hawkes from Arlington visits relatives. Geo Keith and Mrs Chrisler return from Mississippi.
A cluttered collection of quotes from famous thinkers juxtaposes reflections on truth, duty, present effort, and destiny with a humorous aside on aging. The fragmentary note then shifts to a social snippet mentioning Mrs. J. W. Jones of Houston visiting relatives including Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Thornton and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Thornton.
County clerk E L Litamann reports several marriages sanctioned this week. Couples include Leslie Wasut and Mary Kun schipick, Alfred J Piihada and Jeralyn Brutilek, Isaac Stover and Clara Hatton, Aaron Nickles and Ester Scott, Jesse B Taylor and Mozell Williams. Reeded notes mention Mrs R H Reese Sr and Mrs Jerry Carlile escorting Chas Warnken Jr’s daughter to Hempstead for travel to Kaufman.
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