Roundabout Rain Sparks Talk of Dry Times and Open House
Roundabout citizens fear drought as hay prices rise while Ike Daniel notes rain often follows long dry spells. Rusk State Hospital asks for used military uniforms for an Open House on May 30 and April 1, with Sharon Austin coordinating items and promising return in good condition. Congressman Wright Patman attends a city tour and luncheon with local officials and dignitaries.
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Roundabout
Ike Daniel
Wright Patman
Rusk
New Southern Motor Hotel
Johnnie McKay
Rayford Price
Palestine
Jack Stone
Wells
Rusk Council OKs Lower Tax Rate For Next Year
Rusk city council voted to keep valuations level and set the next year tax at 1.50 per 100 with no increase in the 25 percent equalization rate. Mayor E H Whitehead said revenue from sales taxes and city savings allow the plan. The council named Robert Moses Stanley Tucker and Clyde Smith to the board of equalization.
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Rusk
E.H. Whitehead
Kendrick Frazer
Bob Day
Tyler
Equalization Board
Whitehead
Gene Kelly
J.C. Williams
Robert Moses
Stanley Tucker
Clyde Smith
Board of Equalization
M.m.guinn
Raymond Cooper
Williams
Cooper
M.G. Higgins
Joe Drewery
Drewery
M.H. Norton
Ray Maness
All Sports Banquet Held in Rusk Saturday
The All Sports Banquet in Rusk Saturday evening April 10 honored top athletes Jerry Vining and Betty Kennedy with top athlete awards. Jimmy Richards received the heart award from Coach Doug Jordan. About 250 people attended at the New Southern Motor Hotel with Quarterback Club members and guests.
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Jerry Vining
Betty Kennedy
Jimmy Richards
Rusk
New Southern Motor Iotel
J.H. Whitehead
Eachman Hassell
Doug Jordan
Jimmy
Mike Clark
Dallas Cowboys
Patman Reaffirms Interest in Rusk Park Plan Visit
Congressman Wright Patman spoke at a luncheon in Rusk praising plans to convert Jim Hogg State Park area into a 500 acre recreational complex. He highlighted the home church and school as core in building a future park and urged local leaders to continue cooperative efforts.
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Patman
Rusk
Communiity
America
Ajo
Jim Hogg
James Ss. Hogg Memorial
Open House Plans at Rusk State Hospital
Dr Lex Neill announces the 19th annual Open House at Rusk State Hospital set for April 30 and May 1 with guided tours of all hospital areas and a musical program directed by Essie Madden A Maximum Security Unit music program and barbecue for families will require advance tickets at 135 cents and 150 cents at the unit Relatives church groups and trainees may tour the unit The hospital operates under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and officials hope to show progress in mental health treatment.
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Lex Neill
Rusk State [Hospital
Q Openhouse
Rusk State Hospital
Roundabout
Essie Madden
Jack Ball
MSU
Flea Market Seeks Bargains at National Guard Armory
Shoppers can browse and buy bargains at the Flea Market set for April 30 May 1 and 2. Hosted by the Rusk Tourist Committee of the Chamber of Commerce the event benefits the Cherokeee County Heritage Association and local historic tours.
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Walter H. Meyers
Paul Cox
The
Rusk Chamber of Commerce
General Thomas J. Rusk
National Guard
Rusk Tourist Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Cherokee Co. Heritage Assn
W.E. Gabbert
Houston White
Johnnie Miller
Louis Penney
Glenn Miller
Rusk ISD names new officers and plans budget changes
Thursday night the Rusk Independent School District certified Tom Sartain as president with Don Crysop as vice president and Marie Whitehead as secretary. The board discussed teacher vacancies for 1971 72 and reviewed the 1971 72 financial outlook. The group voted to increase the rendition value from 25 to 30 percent of market value and join the Texas School Board Association. Attendees included Supt Jack Martin and several district officials.
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Tom Sartain
Morris W. Hassell
James Poole
Rusk Independent School District Board of Education
Sartain
Don Crysop
Marie Whitehead
Jack Martin
City Wide Easter Egg Hunt Draws Hundreds Of Children
Merchants called the event a big success as three to four hundred youngsters found about 1800 boiled eggs and nearly 200 plastic eggs in three hunt areas. High school students helped hide eggs and answer questions, with special thanks to local sororities for dying and hiding them.
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Rusk Chamber of Commerce
Sylvia Gould
Chamber
Omicron Gamma Sorority
Alpha Alpha Gamma Sorority
Michael
Ted Christopher
Danny Christopher
Jeff Westbrook
First State Bank Names New Director
Jeff Austin Jr president of First National Bank of Jacksonville was named to the board of First State Bank of Rusk during a meeting last week. He has served as an inactive vice president of the bank. other directors include Jeff Austin Sr, Ide R. Hall, Morris Hassell, H. F. Holcomb, and E. B. Musick Jr.
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Jeff Austin, Jr
First National Bank of Jacksonville
First State Bank of Rusk
Joe Terrell
Austin
First State Bank
Jeff Austin, Sr
Ide R. Hall
Morris Hassell
H.F. Holcomb
E.B. Musick, Jr
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Air Force
Sharon
Texas Parks and Wildlife Board
Walter Meyers
Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee
E. R. Gregg, Sr
Cherokee County Heritage Association
Fred Head
Henderson
Bertis Watson
E. H. Whitehead
Texas
George Dodd
Jack Davis
Robert Bratton
Redding
National Development Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RPC
United States
Ture
Baron Shacklette
Washington
DD C
Clyde Clements
Atlanta
Tke Daniels
Clark
All Sports
American Cancer Society
Supt
Martin
Equalization Committee
Texas School Board Association
James F. Fisher
M.R. Philbrick
Billie Braswell
Ego Hunt
J.L. Hassell Egg Ranch
Citizen State Banks
Henry Westbrook
Barbara Kinchen
Martin D. Kinchen
Rhonda Norton
Jerry Don Norton
Bobby Kennedy
Roy Kennedy, Jr
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