County Cotton Acreage Up Next Year Vote Dec 13 on Allotments
Cherokee County upland cotton farmers will vote December 13 at designated polling places on the 1961 acreage allotment of 16 044 acres and the effect on marketing quotas. Each farm will receive one allotment representing its share of the national 18 5 million acre limit, with details mailed to growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County
W. T Rogers
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Rogers
W O Chandler of Gallatin Succumbs
Willie Osborn Chandler 73 of Gallatin Texas died Friday December 2 at his Gallatin home. Funeral services were held 2 30 pm Saturday December 3 at Gallatin Baptist Church with three ministers officiating. Burial in Henrys Cemetery. Survivors include wife Annie Chandler two sons Artic F Chandler and John M Chandler two daughters Byra Mason and Joe Colkin and 16 grandchildren. Holmes Brothers Funeral Home arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Osborn Chandler
Gallatin
Texas
Gallatin Baptist Church
J W Harper
Dan Griffin
A D Munsinger
Henry's
Chandler
Cherokee
Rusk
Pinola
Annie Chandler
Artic F Chandler
John M Chandler
Byra Mason
Longview
Joe Colkin
Ennis
Holmes Brothers Funeral Home
Rusk Folks Visit Palestine Kin Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Willie Hudson and daughter Aleene from Rusk spent the weekend in Palestine visiting the Hudsons granddaughter Kathy Morris. They also called on Mr and Mrs Jed Morris Mr and Mrs Colley Morris and Billy Moseley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Hudson
Aleene
Palestine
the Hudson
Kathy Morris
Jed Morris
Colley Morris
Billy Moseley
Mail Early Drive Aims to Speed Christmas Deliveries
Postmaster Fred Lunsford pushes a nationwide Mail Early For Christmas campaign as post offices expand to handle record holiday mail. He warns that careless names, incomplete addresses, and inadequate postage cause delays and urges timely mailing with full street numbers, zone codes, and up to date mailing lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lunsford
Winners of Two Weeks In Treasure Chest Announced
Treasure Chest winners from two weeks are listed after drawings at 18 participating businesses. Last week’s winners include Babcock Mrs J D Crippen and Louise Beauty, with several others such as Copelands Nancy Poole and Cherokee Theater R L Hassell. The prior week’s winners feature Webbs Vera Via and Piggly Wiggly guest G V Vaughn among many names.
Rusk Students Qualify For Alpha Chi
Two Rusk students, Judith Lloyd and Lawrence Clayton, earned membership in the Texas Sigma Chapter of Alpha Chi at Stephen F. Austin State College for the fall term. Initiation is set for January 5, 1961 at 7 pm in the Student Center.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Rusk
Texas Sigma
Alpha Chi
Stephen F. Austin State College
Judith Lloyd
Lawrence Clayton
Commodities To Be Issued December 14 15
The Cherokee County Office of the Texas State Department of Public Welfare will issue USDA commodities on Wednesday December 14 and Thursday December 15 on the East side of the Courthouse Square. Commodities are issued alphabetically A through K on Wednesday and L through Z on Thursday. Bring issuing cards and containers. The note ends with a proverb about wealth and worry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County
Texas State Department of Public Welfare
USDA
Tish Smith
Nova Scotia dessert gets Blue in name and taste
Halifax hotel manager's wife debuts Scotian Blue Delight a dessert using blueberries shorting sugar milk and flour with a cinnamon crumb topping. The recipe mirrors regional pride while another Blue Eyed Bounce version uses steamed berries and nutmeg sauce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
New Scotland
Bob Pitt
Halifax
Rusk Residents Share Sunday Visits Across Town
Mr and Mrs Gerald Smith and Brent of Tyler visited his mother Mrs Lawrence Smith Sunday. Miss Minnie Isgate returned from San Antonio. Mr and Mrs Gene Barron of Tyler spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Riley Manes, and their sons Gene Jr Benjamin and Tom joined from a short visit. Mrs Clellie Tackett returned from Fort Worth. Mrs John McDonald visited Teague then returned home. Mr and Mrs Henry Westbrook of Larkin visited. Mr and Mrs Bob Persons visited Captain and Mrs Jimmy Persons in El Paso and brought home grandson Jim. Mrs Nina Sherman returned from San Antonio. J P Heaton, recently in Memorial hospital, recuperates at daughter Grady Fllis in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Barron
Tyler
Riley Manes
Gene, Jr
Benjamin
Tom
Clellie Tackett
Fort Worth
John McDonald
Teague
McCord
Henry Westbrook
Larkin
Bob Persons
Jimmy Persons
el Paso
Jim
Houston
Nina Sherman
E. E. Pace
San Antonio
J. P. Heaton
Memorial Hospital
Grady Fllis
Dallas
Tyler Junior College Apache Band to perform at Little Rose Bowl
Larry Christopher son of Charley and family will travel to Pasadena to join Tyler Junior College Apaches and Apaches Belles for the Little Rose Bowl halftime show on December 10. The group will tour Disneyland Hollywood and appear on NBCs Truth or Consequences before returning for classes on December 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nia
Larry
Tyler Junior College
Apaches Belles
Tyler Junior College Apaches
Long Beach City College Vikings
Jr College
Pasadena
Belles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mt. Selman
Jacksonville
Walters
Troup
Summerfield
Cameron
S. C
Penta P&w
Alto City
Wells
W. O. Chandler
Rusk Folks
Babcock Bros. Auto Supply
Babcock
R. B Young Bearden
Weldon Dotson
Henry Jewelers
Rosie Yarbrough
Norton Furn
John Joplin
Glidden
Moseley Drug
L. Knigge Piggly
Baines
Cherokee Theater
R. L. Hassell
Webbs
Vera
Chapman Pharm
Jimmie Inez Poole
Piggly Wiggly
G. V. Vaughn
Charles Swift
J C Williams
Kent
Kyle Beardens
Leonard Gessle
Duncan Hines
Verdie
Ruse, Texas
del Monte
Owens
Pinto
Gladiola
Heinz Pork
BACO
Tatoes
Tokay Grapes
Ueberries
Muemeg Leuce
Gerald Smith
Brent of
Lawrence Smith
Minnie Isgate
Joe
Thompson
Larry Christopher
Mrs
Charley C. Christopher
Califor
Disneyland
Hollywood
P. A. Kolstad
Optometrist
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