Gala Christmas Parade and Treasure Hunt in Rusk Friday
Rusk's annual Christmas Parade and Treasure Hunt is set for 3 p.m. Friday drawing thousands to town. The event is organized by the Christmas activities committee of the Rusk Chamber of Commerce led by Felton Banks and J. P. Favaron with Curtis McLeod and Robert Sheets planning the parade.
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Rusk
Rusk Chamber of Commerce
Felton Banks
J. P. Favaron
Curtis McLeod
Robert Sheets
Roundabout
Santa Caus
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
County Court House
Pete
J. William Ford
Let Carroll Chevrolet
Martin
Chrysler
Plymouth
Isaacs Motor Company
Pontiac
Lee Moto
Rusk Cherokeean
Rusk Garden Club
W. H. Hanna
Marvin Roten
Neches River plan advances after final public hearing
Public hearings in Lufkin concluded the master plan for water resource conservation in the Angelina and upper Neches basins. NRCD President Gus Whiteman said engineers from Andrews Lockwood and Newman have gathered data for a McGee Bend dam backed 66300 acre reservoir and other district projects. State Board extended a six to eighteen month period for planning.
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Anglina
Upper Neches River
Gus Whiteman
The
Neches River Conservation
East
Texas
Mr. Whiteman
Andrews, Lockwood and Newman
State Board of Water Engineers
McGee Bend
NRCD
East Texas
Whiteman
Neches River Conservation District
State Board
Angelina River
Beta Sigma Phi Bazaar Opens Friday and Saturday
The Roundabout column reveals the Beta Sigma Phi annual bazaar to be held Friday and Saturday at the north square location beside Pat Stovall's Grocery with notable work by Mrs Roundabout and other members.
Christmas piano sale pays off for Miller Piano Co
Miller Piano Company of Jacksonville ran a two column by eight inch ad last week promoting Christmas specials on pianos. The ad proved successful as a local gentleman reported selling seven pianos in four days and came in smiling.
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Miller Piano Company of
Jacksonville
Southland Paper Mill Buys 11000 Acres Near Rusk
The deed filed Monday shows Southland Paper Mill of Lufkin purchasing just over 11 000 acres of land and timber from New Birmingham Development Company. Most land lies near Rusk with mineral rights retained by New Birmingham since 1907. Southland aims to develop Cherokee County timber resources by growing timber and selective cutting.
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Roundabout
Southland Paper Mill, Inc
Lufkin
New Birmingham Development Company
Rusk
New Birmingham
Dick Wortham
Southland
Cherokee County
Dr Chas W Castner Leads Rusk State Superintendent
Dr Chas W Castner oversees Rusk State operations as superintendent with notes continued on page 8. The brief outlines leadership role and upcoming items for the district administration.
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Chas. W. Castner
Rusk State
Mrs Jones outlines hospital volunteer program at Kiwanis
Mrs Orvan B Jones, coordinator of the Volunteer Service Council at Rusk State Hospital, spoke to the Kiwanis Club at Smiths Cafe about the councils progress. She noted 34 counties served and 18 with active volunteers, emphasizing the patients link to the outside world. A Christmas Seal Sale visitor presented a recording and the TB Association history was dramatized.
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Orvan B. Jones
Volunteer Service Council
Rusk State Hospital
Kiwanis Club
Smith's Cafe
Richard Marion
Robert Austin
TB Association
Cotton and Peanut Referendum Set For Tuesday
The Cotton and Peanut marketing quota referendums for 1957 cotton and 1957 1958 and 1959 peanuts will be held Tuesday December 11. J M Vining ASC chairman urged all cotton and peanut farmers to vote at polling sites in Wells Alto Rusk New Summerfield Troup Mt Selman Ponta and Walters Feed Store Jacksonville locally.
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J. M. Vining
Wells
Alto
Eagles Set to Play In Palestine This Afternoon
Rusk Eagles travel to Palestine Tournament today after a strong showing in district play. Coach Pete Grimes improves ball handling and shooting as Gerald Coleman earns a starting center role and Navy game prep continues for upcoming matchups against Fairfield New London and Nacogdoches.
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Rusk
Eagles
Maydelle
Pete Grimes
Flock
Fairfield
Grimes
Gerald Coleman
Coleman
Leon Booker
Earl Finley
James Scott
Red Fountain
New London
Nacogdoches
Rusk Visitors Spend Week with Local Families
Mr. and Mrs. Burt Leonard and Andrea of San Angelo and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Clifton of Denison visited here last week with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Clifton and other relatives.
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Burt Leonard
Andrea
San Angelo
C. B. Clifton
Denison
Charlie Clifton
Busy Week for Kilgore and area high school choir students
About 45 students attended a choir clinic in Kilgore this week led by choir director Robert Sheets. The group marched in the Jacksonville Christmas parade on Wednesday and the Eagle Band will be featured in the Rusk Christmas parade Friday at 3 p.m.
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Kilgore
Robert Sheets
Jacksonville
Eagle Band
Beta Sigma Phi Christmas Bazaar Opens Friday in Rusk
Beta Sigma Phi hosts a Christmas Bazaar in the North side of the square next to Stovall Grocery with handmade gifts, baked goods, a window of prize drawings, and a Madame Alexander doll door prize. Proceeds support a local scholarship fund. Rotarians meet at the Rusk Hotel as Robert Austin discusses the Seal Sale Campaign to aid tuberculosis efforts.
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Robert W. Austin
Rusk Seal
Cherokee County
Beta Sigma Phi
Houston White
Robert Austin
Austin
Madame Alexander
Mrs Colson Set as Texas Governor for One Day
Neveille H Colson senator from Navasota will serve as Texas governor for a day on December 11. She would be the first woman to hold the temporary role, though Miriam Ferguson previously served two full terms as governor. Margie Neal of Carthage is senate president pro tempore, but records do not show she acted as governor. Colson, current president pro tem, will step in during a one day absence of Governor Shivers and Lt Governor Ramsey. A dinner in Austin on Dec 11 honors her. Colson has served in the legislature since 1938 and pushed highway improvement measures.
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Neveille H. Colson
Navasota
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Margie Neal
Carthage
Senate
Colson
Allan Shivers
Ben Ramsey Friemis
Grimes County
Austin
Rusk Chamber of Commerce Directors Meet Tuesday
The Board of Directors of the Rusk Chamber of Commerce will hold their regular monthly meeting Tuesday in the Directors room per president E. H. Whitehead.
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The
Rusk Chamber of Commerce
E. H. Whitehead
Key Club Banquet Honors School Leaders in Rusk
The annual Key Club Leader ship Banquet was held Wednesday night at the Element ary School Cafeteria in Rusk. Kenneth Arrington says presidents of all school clubs attended and each leader spoke on their organization’s service. Gerald Chapman, superintendent of Rusk High School, delivered the address on investments in oneself and its dividends. Afterward, Rusk High students enjoyed an hour of dancing. dinner prep was led by cafeteria supervisor Mrs. Vivian Heald.
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Rusk
Kenneth Arrington
Rusk High School
Gerald Chapman
Chapman
Rusk High
Vivian Heald
Treason Defined as Only Crime in Constitution
The statement notes that treason stands as the sole crime specified in the U.S. Constitution, highlighting its explicit definition and the limitations on punishing treason against the nation.
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United States
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