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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1965
Page
8
A column urges letting in fresh air and new ideas to shake off worn out theories. It compares civic progress to opening windows and cleaning house, noting tax supported city and school operations, and ends with a satirical quip about a cigarette with a tranquilizer filter.
Ruth Bailey expresses sincere gratitude to friends for prayers cards flowers visits and gifts during illness and thanks those who placed a flower in her birthday bouquet May God’s love and mercy remain with all of us.
Mrs Roten a surgical patient at Baylor Hospital in Dallas is reported in satisfactory condition. She is hospitalized in Room 280 and her condition continues to improve though she is expected to remain for several weeks for observation.
The Cherokee County draft board notified the public of September quotas. On September 23 twelve men will be forwarded for induction and forty for physical examinations. No one-year-old men will be drafted soon, but married men are under review and reclassification per state orders. No married men are being drafted at present.
Pasadena visitors include Mr and Mrs Herman Burk and Jerry Gean visiting Mr and Mrs Eldon Bothwell and Mr and Mrs Thomas Parson in Reklaw and Memphis. Groves guests Mr and Mrs Guy Manning spend time with Mrs Sam Manning and Ellis Manning. Diane Baird of Houston visits Miss Beulah Allen. Marvin Troublefield and family visit Dallas Irving and Houston relatives. Mary and John of Bryan visit relatives in Rusk and help at George Monroe Flower Shop. Clarence Murdoch, Houston attorney, spends time with J F Murdoch and Marvin Troublefield.
Mr and Mrs R E Gray of Jefferson City Missouri announce the engagement of their daughter Ann Rochelle to J C Stafford son of Mrs Don W Stafford and the late Mr Stafford of Rusk The couple plan a September 4 wedding at 7 00 pm at the bride’s home Both are students at Stephen F Austin College Nacogdoches He belongs to Phi Delta Theta After the wedding they will reside in Nacogdoches.
Classified notice notes a sale listing for a used Dearborn circulating heater MU 29731. Details limited in fragmented text.
Real estate notices describe multiple properties on Barron Street and nearby areas. Listings include brick veneer homes with three bedrooms and two baths, large two story houses with five to six bedrooms, acreage for pasture and cultivation, fenced lots with utilities, attic insulation and central heating, plus rental apartments. Prices range from several thousand dollars to over five thousand, with offers to include furnishings and appliances.
Cherokee County voters face a September 7 election on a proposed constitutional amendment to expand the State’s district plan from 31 to 39. County officials expect a light turnout as precincts consolidate polling sites to four boxes to reduce costs.
The article urges that safe driving begins at home with lessons in common sense and responsibility. It notes Texas homes often fail to support traffic safety and links home discipline to reduced traffic accidents, stressing renewed parental supervision as students return from summer vacation.
Wildlife biologist FE A Smith will speak at Wells City Hall Wells Texas on August 16 1985 at 730 pm explaining procedures for a Game Restoration Area and answering questions. The meeting will cover stocking of turkey in a 30000 acre region. All Sportsmen and Landowners in Wells and Alto urged to attend. Jack R Stone president Cherokee Wildlife Association.
Alto Texas gains formal approval from the Housing and Home Finance Agency for a Community Improvement Project aimed at eliminating slums. Mayor Frank F. Weimar says construction of housing for the aged or low income families may begin within months as the town seeks federal loans and grants and more liberal FHA mortgage insurance. The plan outlines using public and private resources to redevelop areas and rehouse displaced families with annual progress needed for recertification.
Mr and Mrs C L Mannin host their grandsons Allen and Victor Mangling from Houston visiting this week.
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