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t ime 50 YEARS AGO
Hosptial open house Sunday The Columbus Community Hospital wants the people of the community who made it what it is today to come and see what they’ve done. That’s an invitation. Sunday — from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.—it will be open house at the 40-bed new hospital at Shult Drive and Sweetbriar Lane.
There’l l be incentives to come, above and beyond seeing for oneself how the institution will work once it is at home in the new $ 1.5 million structure.
UIL realigns grid districts
Columbus will remain in District 20AA the next years, the University Interscholastic League announced this week in releasing its tentative 1975 football list.
Joining Columbus in the new district will be Bellville, Hempstead, Magnolia, Sealy and Waller. Katy, presently in District 20-AA, will advance to Class AAA and Needville switches from District 20-AA to District 26-AA.
75 YEARS AGO
Chest drive hits $1849 on way to $4900 goal
Columbus, Alleyton’s and Giddings’ community chest drive toward a $4900 mark yesterday afternoon with a total of $1849 contributed, Drive Chairman John Hancher announced.
Most of the contributions having been in cash, gifts ranging up to $100, whichw as the amount received from Texas Southeaster Gas company, Miss Elsie Mattern said.
A.W. Hahn Sr. dies suddenly, services Monday A.W. Hahn Sr., who had served as justice of the peace of this precinct for the past 10y ears and would have entered another term in January, died suddenly Sunday morning in Columbus hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 73.
Mrs. Hahn named successor to husband, justice of the peace Mrs. Lizzie Hahn, widow of Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace A.W. Hahn Sr, who died Sunday, was appointed yesterday by commissioner’s court to fill out the unexpired term which ends Dec. 31.
How the late justice’s successor for the 2-year term to which he was nominated in the Democratic primary will be chosen was not certain.
Garwood Fair set for Wednesday
Garwood will open its 3rd annual Lions Club Community Fair and carnival next Wednesday with a parade at 10 a.m. in which high school bands from Columbus, Eagle Lake, El Campo, Crescent and Garwood are expected to participate.
Congressman Clark W. Thompson’s address at 11:30 a.m. will highlight the morning activities. A barbecue dinner on the Garwood school grounds will be served following the speech.
100 YEARS AGO
Fair meeting Monday is a success The meeting of the Colorado County Fair Association was held in the City Hall of Eagle Lake on Monday night, October 20, and a full report from all standing committees was held. The reports justify in making the assertion that one of the best Fairs in the history of the Association will be held this fall in Eagle Lake. Everything is in shape three weeks ahead of time and this ensures satisfaction and pleasure for those who have the handling of the Fair in hand.
Another big fire in business section Columbus has had her share of fires during the current year, the latest being that of last Sunday morning when the barber sh op of Mr. B.L. Davis and the jewelry store of Mr. F.H. Mangliers were completed destroyed and some damage done to the Nesbitt Drug Store. All three businesses are located in the large brick building belonging to Dr. C.A. Williamson on the west side of Milam St. And had only thin wood partitions between them.
Cafe struck by lightning
Lightning was carried into the Burger Cafe over the aerial of the radio last Thursday night, and a small hole was knocked out of the wall by the hasty fluid when it jumped from the radio wire to a large nail which penetrated the wall to some depth from the Paulsen side. After reaching the nail the juice grounded from the tine wall of the Paulsen store.
The damage was small.
Another house goes up
Mr. A.N. Evans is building a nice bungalow on his lot just west of the Arthur Willrodt property which will be an attractive addition to the residence portion of our city.
Nebraskan dies in Garwood
James, the fifteenyear- old son of Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Baker of Gibbon, Nebraska, died at Garwood l ast Saturday and was buried at Rock Island Sunday. The cause was pneumonia.
The Baker family had been visiting Garwood for some three weeks.
125 YEARS AGO
Concerning Cancer Some 10 years ago, I was made aware of a stinging sensation that a mile was appearing on my left cheek, under my eye and near my nose. A small lump appeared, but it was so insignificant that is did not alarm me, until about two years ago, when it began to itch and burn, so that I was continually putting my finger on it. One day I thought I would do the thing up and put some strong iodine on it. That opened it up and it seemed determined not to heal, but when it did it had a vicious appearance, and showed its really character.
