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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1970
Page
2
In Cherokee County farm notes Ferrel reports oats showing a response to 200 pounds per acre of ammonium nitrate. Beef producers are adjusting practices including pregnancy testing cows before sale and thinning cows for winter pastures. County projections expect agri receipts to exceed 1.8 million by 1976.
Mrs S L R Cartlidge Mrs J E Wallace Mrs G H Thomas Mrs W M Vining and Mrs Frank Coupland spent the weekend in Louisiana for the Nat chitoches Christmas Festival opening. The event featured a parade stunt flyer spectacular and fireworks. Cane River display lit up downtown with about 75 000 to 80 000 attendees and 175 000 lights.
A reflective meditation urges readers in Rusk to seek the true meaning of Christmas beyond shopping and pageantry. It suggests real joy comes from inner growth, kindness, and shared acts, not material gifts, and that Christmas can be embraced any day of the year by choosing to become better.
The Lions Club hosted a Christmas Parade and honored Mrs. Lou Goldsberrys committee. District Governor Chester Stout spoke for the 55th time to Lions in District 251, praising Rusk Lions and urging 5 new October members and recruitment for January and February.
Lion Stout recalls joining in 1949 and becoming a true Lion in 1959 after a Lions International flags ceremony. The Kerrville Crippled Children’s Camp is praised, and Leo youth plans are discussed. Three new members Eddie Brooks Daniel New and Bob Woodruff are welcomed. See you at Pineview Restaurant Thursday noon.
Report from JP Abner Webb's office notes a rise in moving violations. Five charged with speeding with fines from 20 to 25 dollars. One fined 15 for no driver's license. Two charged with drunkenness in public 25 dollars each. Two charged with minors consuming beer 25 dollars each. Two charged with making alcohol available to minors 25 dollars each.
Pastor Rev L Allen Holley invites all to the Rusk Presbyterian Church for a Joy Gift Service and fellowship supper. Sunday December 13 at 11 a.m. the worship theme Christian Gladness from Philippians 4 4 4 will guide the service. On Wednesday December 16 a Joy Gift offering for retired ministers and their families will be collected.
Lex T Neill MD and Jack W Nic ar from the Maximum Security Unit of Rusk State Hospital announced a three day national conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale November 17 19. Attended by forty states the event highlighted court procedures mental illness prisons and varying state laws on the mentally disordered offender.
Rusx Folks report Mr. and Mrs. George Favaron and baby Audranne of Bellaeve Washington will spend Christmas with parents Mr and Mrs J P Favaron and Miss Audrey Simmons. Also visiting are their son Mr and Mrs John T Favaron and Rodney and Keith of Alexandria Louisiana. Mrs Swenson is Mr Favaron's sister.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Wallace welcome a son Gordon Jobill born Friday December 4. He joins brother Rocky and sister Nina. Grandparents are Rev and Mrs Joe Wallace Reklaw and Mr and Mrs Bill Stacer Wickenburg Arizona.
Jr and Mrs Morris along with son Charles Robert and Elmer Beckworth Jr concluded the Texas Texas Arkansas football game in Austin last weekend. They also visited Morris Jr a Texas University student during the trip.
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