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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1962
Page
1
A rambunctious gadget tale contrasts rapid new rockets and Mach speeds with the old era’s slower pace. The piece muses on youth embracing super speed, radar gaps, and the notion that progress outpaces observers who linger to admire it. It ends with a call to keep moving.
A succinct opinion suggests Santa Claus’s standard could guide general behavior and expectations, implying broad applicability beyond holiday lore. The remark frames generosity and cheer as universal criteria for good conduct.
A dense schedule lists multiple local events from Thursday December 6 to Wednesday December 12. It includes Lions Club noon gathering, school board and chamber meetings, student performances, sports for RHS Eagles, parlor parties, and civic club sessions at various venues like Texas Cafe, Bradford Cafeteria, and JMS Auditorium, with times ranging 12 noon to 8 p.m.
Rusk school board will meet Thursday at the George Bradford school cafeteria with dinner at 7 p.m. followed by a regular business session. Superintendent Gerald Chapman says inspection of new facilities at elementary, junior high, high school, and Bradford locations is planned for Friday at 2 p.m. with board members, the contractor, and the architect present.
A festive Treasure Chest promotion invites shoppers in Rusk to clip coupons from Section 1 pages and deposit them at participating stores for a chance to win free gift items. Prizes are chosen by each business and announced next week in the Cherokean.
Rusk hosts a noon Friday kickoff for a holiday rocket ride with 65 child seats. Santa leads the crew in colorful costumes while a 4 member team manages the ride as merchants issue trip tickets. The event features a 4 p.m. high school band concert, a twirling contest, and free candy for riders amid 47 flashing lights and PA music.
Youngsters rush to send letters to Santa at North Pole with parental help and post office pickup expected from Rusk. Messages ask for trains, toys, dolls, and outfits while some write in playful or humorous tones and expect Santa’s reply.
Rusk High School's new band hall, nearly finished, was inspected Monday ahead of final acceptance. The $60 000 structure is part of a $101 000 improvement program including classrooms and cafeteria work. The facility will also serve PE use and can host meetings in summer.
The PTA hosts a Turkey Shoot at the National Guard Armory on December 15 from 10 am to 5 pm. Proceeds fund six two ton air conditioning units for Rusk Elementary School. Tickets: three shots for $1.00.
Boy Scouts of Troop 329 will finish painting 30 toy items made by Santa’s helper Mr L A Cor bin. Scoutmaster Ralph Travis reports the group met last Saturday and applied the first coat. final work is expected to be completed this weekend.
Rob Murphy of Nacogdoches will be the speaker for the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet to be held in January. The announcement came on Tuesday.
Two Cherokee County Highway Department workers George RK Johnston and Millard C Martin will be honored at District 10 offices in Tyler next Tuesday. They join 22 other employees receiving certificates of service at the awards event.
City officials work to secure a $175,000 federal grant to extend water and sewer service to most of the city limits. Approval depends on local financing and bond plans, with a decision possible within a week. Crews will replace a two to six inch line along Highway 84 west with 6,000 feet of new pipe to serve the newly annexed area.
Rusk freshmen at Stephen F. Austin College share difficulties and discoveries about college life. They cite budgeting time, the larger impersonal setting, limited teacher help, and desire for more high school preparation in math and public speaking. They urge studying harder and using time well.
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