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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1967
Page
1
Roundabout caused gate damage and nearly injured Bimbo early Wednesday. Emergency care kept Bimbo alive as Wenlee worries over the setback. Bimbo will miss Wells Horse Show and weeks of horse events. The column hints at a Jacksonville sub courthouse and a budget study begins.
Ist Baptist Church announces Youth Week starting Sunday with an evening service and ending Sunday August 13 with morning worship. A committee led by Rev Grover Talbert outlines events including skating, Six Flags trip, film night, mini golf, hay ride, church parsonage sleepovers, breakfast and church services.
Rusk Independent School District trustees plan a regular meeting Thursday evening August 3 to discuss employment of several new instructors. Vacancies arise from resignations of Lewis Murff Chalmer Adams and Mrs Ruby Richards. Board members Ed Dickey Tom Sartain Gladstone Thompson Gabbert and Marie Whitehead will review the building program and staffing. The session takes place in the superintendent's office at the high school in Penn.
Cherokee County youths up to 18 will vie in the Third Annual Rusk Swim Meet August 17 19 sponsored by the Rusk Lions Club and local Eagle Scouts. Co chairmen Billy Watson and Doug Jordan announce the event aided by Buddy Lindsay. The three day meet includes eight contests at the local pool.
Warren T. Whiteman of Alto is honored with a Presidential Certificate of Appreciation for ten years of loyal service to the Selective Service System. John D. Burkhalter presents the award at the 2:00 p.m. ceremony in the Courthouse Annex. The note includes a separate Cherokeean notice about Lions Club swimming meet events and entry details for ages 6 to 18 with a $1 fee.
In the annual budget Bertis Watson, County Commissioner of Precinct No. 1, stated 5 cents has been added to the permanent improvement fund as Jacksonville moves closer to building a sub courthouse.
County Commissioner Bertis Watson urges taxpayers to decide on a Jacksonville subcourthouse versus road improvements. He notes 5¢ of tax funds earmarked for a 23 000 dollar one story building. argues funds should fix hard surface roads, as Precinct 1 would lose 4 797 dollars yearly.
State Bar president Thomas M. Phillips announces three year appointments to the grievance and prosecuting committees. Recipients include Edward F. Benchoff Nacogdoches Robert W. Dean Navasota L L Foreman Livingston James I Perkins Rusk J B Sallas Crockett E R Berry Huntsville and Thomas F Green Jr Conroe. Committees oversee 13 East Texas counties with Henry Latimer Jordan of Palestine as ex officio member.
Eight cases were filed in County Clerk Mildred Fulton’s criminal docket last week. Charged were Abe Allen for Threat to Take Life, Jessie James Jones for Failure to Appear, Joe Bayley Martin for D W I, Gerald Williams for Aggravated Assault, Lloyd Wayne Johnson for Aggravated Assault, Joe C. Ford for Intent to Defraud. Ford pled guilty and was fined $25 plus court costs, Leo Willis for Unlawful Sale of Alcoholic Beverage.
Work on three state highway sections continues with construction on FM 752 Loop 62 and U S 84 and Main Street. Foreman Leann Simmons says paving should stretch into early next week with costs around 2900 to 5000 dollars. A separate contract for 8041 miles of U S 79 from Jacksonville to Anderson County line was let to W J Seldon of San Antonio for 720 363.88 dollars.
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