Hatchett Inn and Atoy’s Vanished Frontier
The article traces Hatchett Inn in Cher okee County and early Atoy history from ferry rights on the Angelina River to explorer routes. It notes Washington Hatchett and David Rusk as early figures, describes the inn’s historic fibers, and recalls mineral springs and Indian trails that fed the area before Atoy faded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelina River
Red Hills
Cherokee County
Angelina
Bexar
Nacogdloches
San Antonio
Atoy
Attoyac
Texas Republic
Nacogdoches County
David Rusk
San Jacinto
Nacogdoches
Thomas Jefferson Rusk
Rusk
Texas
John Aston
Marie Whitehead
Hatchett’s Inn
Deadline Nears For Donations In Rusk Flea Market
Mrs. W J Gabbert chairs a citywide flea market sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce Tourist Committee to raise funds for beautifying historical and tourist sites in and around Rusk. Donations are tax deductible. unsold items go to local charities. Pickup arranged for April 30 May 1 and 2 at the National Guard Armory 10am to 6pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
Gene Meyers
Chamber of Commerce
National Guard
PTA Honors Retiring Teachers Before Rusk PTA Meeting
The Rusk PTA hosted a 6:00 p.m. dinner at the Southern Motor Hotel honoring three retiring teachers. PTA president Bill Middleton thanked the honorees Maury Ion Murray 3rd grade Hughlamae Manning 6th grade Betty Monmouth Spencer Title 1 worker and noted their service to children. Special guests Lloyd Wagstaff athletic director Tyler Jr. College and Mrs. Thomas Pate Dist 12 PTA president from Nacogdoches attended. Wagstaff spoke and Pate installed new officers as twenty faculty members and PTA officers looked on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Middleton
PTA
Irs
Maury Ion Murray
Hughlamae Manning
Betty Monmouth Spencer
Lloyd Wagstaff
Tyler Jr. College
Thomas Pate
Dist
Nacogdoches
Wagstaff
Pate
Thimble Club Meets At Isgate Home
Mrs. Roy Isgate hosted the regular Thimble Club meeting at her Pales tine Street home on Wednesday April 9. Members present included Mrs. John Long Mrs G H Thomas Mrs C S Hinton Mrs B P Reed Mrs Louis Long Mrs R R Banks Mrs J E Murray and Mrs George Nelson. Mrs John Long chaired the business session. The evening featured refreshments of cake coffee and soft drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thimble Club
Isgate
Tine Street
John Long
G. H. Thomas
C. S. Hinton
B.P. Reed
Louis Long
R. R. Banks
J. E. Murray
George Nelson
Mrs Maitland Honored With Tea Shower
Mrs Weldon Maitland formerly Linda Rogers received a tea shower Saturday afternoon from three to five in the Community Room at First State Bank. Guests signed the bride's book as they arrived and yellow and white decor highlighted the refreshments and floral centerpieces. Hosts included Gordon Sparkman and Lloyd Smith among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Maitland
Linda Rogers
First State Bank
Gordon Sparkman
Lloyd Smith, Jr
V. Danielss
W. C. Norman
Charles Ray Peters
Jack Quinn
Bobby Holcomb
Dewey Murphy
Ray Wallace
Billy Lucas
Johnny Odom
Bob White
Ora Lee Oliver
Glen Stanley
Maitland
John Loyal Noonan Initiated Into Delta Sigma Pi
John Loyal Noonan of Rusk was initiated into Delta Sigma Pi the professional business fraternity at North Texas State University. Noonan is a junior business major and the son of Mr and Mrs John L Noonan of Rusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Loyal Noonan
Rusk
Delta Sigma Pi
North Texas State University
Noonan
John L. Noonan
New Officers Installed At PTA Meet
The Rusk PTA installed new officers led by President Charles Clark at a 7:30 p.m. meeting on Tuesday April 20 in the Rusk High School lecture room. Retiring teachers received plaques and a dinner was held at the Southern Motor Hotel. Floyd Wagstaff spoke on what makes him tick highlighting values of honesty, citizenship, and prayer in schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Middleton
PTA
Rusk High School
J.M Boone
Southern Motor Hotel
Thomas Pate
Ptas
Charles and
Jo Clark
George and
Lou Goldsberry
Istopres
George
Lou Burrows
David and
Nita Dover
Bobby and
Dottie Gipson
Arlis
Helen Corley
Bill
Betty Middleton
Floyd Wagstaff
Dickie McGaughey
Mr. Wagstaff
TJC
Clark
Middleton
New Pres
Charles Clark
Rusk Pta
School Year Calendar Details and Holidays
The calendar outlines a 180 day school year starting with Labor Day as the first holiday. It lists Thanksgiving November 25-26, Christmas December 20-31 with January 3 resumption, Easter March 30-31, and the last student day May 26. Faculty conclude with three final days May 29-31.
Sororities Conclude Joint Beta Sigma Phi Meeting
Three Beta Sigma Phi chapters conducted a joint meeting in the First State Bank community room to select a winner of the $300 annual scholarship from among 14 applicants. Five seniors attended as guests and the winner will be announced at graduation. Founders Day Banquet set for April 29 at 6:30 p.m. East New Southern Motor Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi
First State Bank
Mary Holcomb
Omicron Gamma
Carol Stovall
Alpha Alpha Gamma
Delitha Guenzel
Xi Epsilon Kappa Omicron Gamma
New Southern Motor Hotel
Services For William Welch Held Friday
Funeral services for William Foster Welch of Rusk were held Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Wallace Funeral Chapel with Rev. Don Copeland officiating. Burial followed at Hendrick Cemetery. Welch, a retired farmer and Camp Grove Baptist Church member, died Thursday in the Rusk Nursing Home after an extended illness. He is survived by three sons T. E. Welch, Tom W. Welch, and William Kermit Welch. one daughter Ethel Mullins. nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers were his grandsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Foster Welch
Rusk
Wallace
Don Copeland
Hendrick
Welch
Rusk Nursing Home
Camp Grove
T.E. Welch
Tom W. Welch
Modesto
California
William Kermit Welch
Conroe
Ethel Mullins
Baytown
State Hospital Building Plan Aims For Summer Start
Draper explained that construction on three new buildings at Rusk State Hospital should begin early this summer with bids to be let in about three weeks. The Business Manager noted the project should cover the hospital program for years and benefit patients, Cherokee County, and the East Texas region, according to Senator Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Hospital
Bill Draper
Draper
Rusk State Hospital
Cherokee County
East Texas
Wilson
Dallas visitors and relatives noted in Rusk area
Rusk Folks report Dallas visitors Mrs S L R Cartlidge and Mrs W M Vining with Mrs Frank Coupland. Grandchildren of Mr and Mrs Carl Wipprechtd had as guests Joe Cohen and Lisa from Victoria. H R Norris and daughter Mrs Glenn Robertson of Tyler were guests of Roy Isgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. R. Cartlidge
W. M. Vining
Frank Coupland
Dallas
Carl Wipprecht
Joe Cohen
Lisa
Victoria
H. R. Norris
Glenn Robertson
Tyler
Roy Isgate
Texas TIRDA Annual Meeting Set for April in Houston
Dr R P Lane announces the Texas Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association annual meeting April 23 24 at the Royal Coach Inn Houston Texas. Delegates include Robert L Banks Don Castilow Dr J O Perpener Mrs Sherrie Engstrant and Judge Lester Crutchfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.P. Lane
North East Texas
Terd Association
Wills Point
Texas Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
TIRDA
Royal Coach Inn
Houston
Texas
TB & RD Association
TTRDA
Lane
Tyler
Anderson
Camp
Cass
Cherokee
Delta
Franklin
Gregg
Harrison
Henderson
Hopkins
Lamar
Marion
Morris
Panola
Rains
Red River
Rusk
Smith, Titus
Upshur
van Zandt
Wood Counties
Robert L. Banks
Don Castilow
Tennessee
J.O. Perpener
Hawkins
Sherrie Engstrant
Lester Crutchfield
Paris
Tex
City to study U S 69 traffic and add left turn lane
The Texas Highway Department has erected Hospital Entrance signs and a guard rail by the hospital lake. A protected left turn lane at three hospital entrances is proposed to be added by widening the current resurfacing contract. Completion is aimed for this summer. Mayor Whitehead favors radar enforcement and warns signs at city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Department
Rusk
Whitehead
Roundabout seeks baseball player data from Rusk natives
The letter requests biographical details on George Leslie Cochran born February 12 1869 in Rusk who played for the Boston Red Sox in 191%. It notes a lengthy talk with Senator Charles Wilson about local projects and the Rusk State Hospital and praises Wilson as a strong Austin leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Leslie Cochran
Rusk
Boston Red Sox
Simonic
Roundabout
Charles Wilson
Rusk State Hospital
Senator Wilson
Austin
Wilson
Senate
Reunion A Success At Rusk College Alumni Event
Over 125 ex-students returned for the annual Rusk College reunion last weekend. A banquet opened the festivities at the New Southern Motor Hotel with humorist Bob Murphy as speaker. Louis Nelms of Groveton was elected 1971-72 president, with Webb Finley and Mrs Beatrice Watson among officers reelected. Saturday included church registration, welcomes by Rev Grover C Talbert, and guest speaker Oscar Nash retired school superintendent from Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk College
New Southern Motor Hotel
Nacogdoches
Bob Murphy
Louis Nelms
Groveton
Rusk
Webb Finley
Beatrice Watson
Mable Horn
Lois Henry
First Baptist Church
Grover C. Talbert
Zula Pearson
Phillip Edwards
Oscar ‘Chili’? Nash
Chester
Watson
Singing Set April 25 at Oakland Mission
An all day gospel singing with dinner on the ground is planned at Oakland Missionary Baptist Church Sunday April 25 starting at 10 30 a m Carl Lloyd leads the event with participants from Dallas and Houston invited to attend a cordial gospel gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Missionary Baptist Church
Carl Lloyd
Dallas
Houston
Lloyd
Visitors Gather at Mrs. Guinns Household
Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Jim Roach and Richard Francis of Kaufman and Mr and Mrs Don Clifton of Houston. The Cliftons visited Clarence and Mrs Clifton and Baytown couple Mr and Mrs Gene Walters. Other guests were Mrs E F Ware of Athens and Mr and Mrs Jack Francis of Memphis plus Mr and Mrs Lessley Llewellyn and son Bruce from Houston. Monday guests remained three Houston neighbors Mrs Tom King Mrs Donald Grose and Mrs Harry Moss. Oklahoma visitors Mr and Mrs Charles Chapman from Bartlesville stayed two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel Francis
Jim Roach
Richard Francis
Kaufman
Don Clifton
Houston
Cliftons
Clarence Clifton
Gene Walters
Baytown
E. F. Ware
Athens
Jack Francis
Memphis
Tennessee
Lessley Llewlyn
Bruce
Guy Guinn
Guinn
Tom King
Donald Grose
Harry Moss
Charles Chapman
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Gerald Chapman
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Vin
Robert
Hatchett, Jr
Ain Historic
Louisiana
Three Forks Country
Bernice Ross
Vinson Roper
Alton Ross
A.F. Roper
New Sum
Merfield
Howard Ross
Maydelle
Rusk P.T
Ers
Mrs. Maitland
Delta Sigma Phi
William Welch
Jack Ball
MSU
RSH
Dr. Neill
Mr. Austin
Rusk Folks
Texas Tbrd
Texas Thoracic Society
Texas Professional Respiratory Disease Society
Oakland
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