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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1970
Page
1
Rusk kicks off a busy weekend with a festive Christmas parade and related activities. Local merchants have decorated the town roundabout and offer free gift wrapping, promising plentiful bargains and a welcoming shopping atmosphere in fast Texas.
Medicine men in Houston report Bill Norman made a swift recovery from heart surgery last week. He spent two weeks away, returned home Monday, and Wanda says he is up and walking, eager to return to normal life. An artery was transplanted from his leg to his heart, and he expects good health ahead with a period of recuperation. Jim Cromwell, former KTIU staffer, visited during Thanksgiving and is nearing completion of Taw School with a Bar exam in January. he is Louise Cromwell's son.
Friday's mail brought the first Christmas greeting card prompting cautious notes of a warning. The parade Friday promises to be one of the best ever staged and should set the mood for the holiday season.
Former Cherokee staffer Don Buchanan and Marilyn announce the birth of their daughter in Baton Rouge. She joins big brother Scotty as the family awaits a visit back home in a few months.
Parade Marshal Billie Edwards requests all participants to line up on Highway 84 west of the square by 2:45 to 3:00 p.m. Friday. Parade starts at 3:30 p.m. and will take about a half hour to place everyone.
The Rusk Jaycees charter ceremony held Thursday evening in the New Southern Motor Sotes launches the local service club. About 80 attendees expected including State VP David Stephens and National Director Ron Cowling. Banquet master of ceremonies Bruce Stovallis. officers include Steve Cry sop and Don Keegan.
Students will dismiss early as the Christmas parade begins at 3 30 p m on Friday December 4. The procession starts on Highway 84 west moves to the square and circles back with more than 40 entries from local merchants and businesses.
The seventh annual Rush Quarterback Club Girls Basketball Tournament runs Thursday through Saturday, December 3–5 in Rusk with two brackets, multiple games, and a parade ending at the Rusk State Hospital campus. Wayne Town is in charge, with gate concessions by Rusk Quarterback Club and a post parade sale coordinated by local chambers.
Members of the First Methodist Church Choir rehearse John W. Peterson’s A Song Unending for a cantata to be presented Sunday morning December 13 at 11 o clock with soloists Mrs Ben A Pierce Miss Janet Pierce Roy Dotson and Mrs Fred Buchanan. Decorations will follow by a group of named volunteers. The cantata will also be sung for Rusk State Hospital patients December 16 at 6 30 p.m.
The Rusk Independent School Board will hold its regular December meeting this Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Administration Building Board Room. Agenda includes routine 1971 72 operations and the appointment of a textbook committee. Board members listed: Tom Sartain president Morris Hassell Marie Whitehead Don Crysop Gladstone Thompson Dr W J F Gabbert and Dr James Fisher.
The annual Kiwanis Pancake Supper will be held Friday evening in Fellowship Hall at First Methodist Church. Webb Finley says serving runs from 5 to 8 pm with pancakes sausage bacon coffee and cold drinks on the menu. Tickets are $1.00 per person and include all you can eat.
Dwaine Reese, in his second year at Rusk High School, leads a growing science program for about 135 students across biology and chemistry. The department moved to a new campus with three labs and one lecture room, upgrading equipment and curriculum to a college orientation. A Science Club and an engineering club are planned to enhance opportunities for serious students, with Reese holding a B.S. in premedical science from Lamar Tech and graduate hours from Texas University. Previously, he taught at Buna High School for four years.
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