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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1971
Page
2
Editorial urges participation in a sixfold drive on a morning to support the consolidated fund. It praises past success of individual efforts and calls on readers to donate generously and carry their share, emphasizing personal responsibility and community morale.
A reader reports a family sold their SC home and moved last week to a new home in Sweeny. The residence sits next to property owned by their son and family at 755 Avene A 420.
The 1970 gross farm income in Colorado County reached 29.9 million dollars, up 24.3 percent from three years earlier, driven by higher output rather than higher prices. The shift mainly benefited shippers and processors, while farmers faced rising costs and only modest gains in net earnings.
At public auction the Permanent Fund secured Bonus Bids totaling nearly 8 million for leases on 68 867 acres of University of Texas land. The event set a record value for the fund and highlighted strong bidder interest across the region.
Eagle Lake Rotarians viewed a slide film on Christian Rural Overseas Program at the Community Center last Sept 22. Dwight Lindsley explained CROP’s efforts to raise money and food for developing nations, citing Greece Africa and Haiti examples and noting global malnutrition and low income. The talk described Halloween collection efforts and a late November drive sponsored by the Ministerial Alliance.
The past week saw new subscribers including Paul Causey from Baylor University in Waco and Elizabeth Burke from the University of Texas in Austin. Also added were M. M. Neese of Seattle Washington, Cynthia Anderson of Ambury College in Wilmore Kentucky, Joan Schoellmann of St. Edward's University in Austin, and the Walter Schoellmanns, W. H. Warthans, and Albert Botards of Sheridan.
The notice advertises veterinary supplies at Eagle Lake Drugs and provides a contact number CE 4.2502 for ordering and inquiries.
The Colum bus Livestock Commission sale was active with new buyers and regulars. 1263 head traded as calves brought 30.5 to 34.5, yearlings 30 to 33.5, heiferette packer cows 23 to 28, commercial packer cows 27 to 30, heavy Hereford and Angus calves 33 to 43, crossbred calves 32 to 40, yearlings 29 to 35, and good stock cows and heifers 26 to 30 cents per pound.
The county sheriff’s office reports Betty Jackson of Alleyton said her home was entered over the weekend and a portable record player was stolen. A separate report from Stuckey’s on IH 10 between Columbus and Sealy notes an attempted entry that failed. Officers found a tool used to pry the main entrance door but saw no entry.
Hill Bank and Trust Co of Weimar files a suit in District 1 Court in Columbus against Western Outdoor Advertising Co for unpaid balance on an $18,000 note with 8.5 percent interest. The agreement tied the note to a $600 monthly advertising contract with Mekers Farm, applying $568.22 monthly, but payments stopped after June 1971. The bank seeks $11,604.56 plus court costs.
The Eagle Saxe Rotary Club announces its annual Chuck Wagon Supper on Thursday October 21 at the Community Center. Tickets are $1.75 per person for a chicken dinner with entertainment during serving and proceeds benefit the club scholarship fund sending a student to Wharton County Junior College on a two year program.
Mr and Mrs Steve Taylor of Katy welcome Tess Miranda born at Caney Valley Hospital Wharton on Saturday September 25 1971 at 12 18 p.m. The newborn weighs six pounds nine and three fourths ounces and is nineteen and a half inches long. Grandparents are Mrs D S Taylor and Mr Roy Roberts with a son Dan Stephens Jr age two and a half.
Infant Jeffrey Wells Gore son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gore will be discharged from Hermann Hospital's premature nursery this weekend. He was born September 20 at 5 31 p.m. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Wells Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gore. Great grandmother is Mrs. J. N. Fragger and great grandfather is R. R. Wells.
The 40th annual Texas Prison Rodeo runs Sundays in October at Huntsville prison stadium. Shows start at 2 p.m. with a 1 p.m. inmate pre show. Guest stars include Dottie West, Connie Smith, Nat Stuckey, Charlie Walker, Waylon Jennings, and Porter Wagoner. Jim Batten notes seats are available and block tickets can be ordered by mail. Children pay full price.
Texas Highway Commission Chairman DeWitt C. Greer warns in a speech that about 2,600 Texas communities rely solely on highways for transport and that rapid population growth and a big rise in motor vehicle registrations demand continued expansion and federal funding to avoid a "crisis in mobility."
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