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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1960
Page
3
A festive ice cream flavor Red Raspberry Royale available in half gallon and pint sizes. It features rich vanilla with red raspberry puree and is enjoyed by youngsters with whipped cream and a frozen raspberry or cherry. Pair with cookies or cake for a party dessert option.
The East Texas Symphony Orchestra brings a holiday program to Wise Auditorium Tyler at 3 Thursday afternoon. Robert von Doenhoff of Rusk will appear. The first half features Bach with Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel Prelude and Nutcracker Suite ballet music by Tchaikovsky.
The Lioness Club held its regular noon meeting on Thursday December 8 with President Marjorie Dickerson presiding. They discussed aiding the Lions Club to reopen the Youth Center and voted to assist a needy family at Christmas.
Reklaw Baptist Church outlines a caroling party on Wednesday December 21 meeting at 6:00 PM to visit shut ins, followed by refreshments and gift exchange. Christmas Sunday worship aims for a large offering. A Watch Night service with supper at 6:00 PM December 31 leading into January 1, 1961, with continuous program until midnight. all are invited.
The article describes red and green pineapple slices as decorative garnishes for holiday menus. It provides two simmering methods using canned pineapple syrup, sugar, orange juice, cinnamon, and red wine vinegar, plus food coloring to tint and baste. A quick fruit cake recipe follows with candied fruit, pecans, coconut, condensed milk, and a 300 degree bake.
Minnie Conner reports a flurry of visitors including Mrs Ernest Pierson and Mrs Cassie from Antioch at the Ben Yarbrough home on Thursday. Houston business guest Mr Carlie Daniels spent the weekend in town while Dallas couples Mr and Mrs Joe D Webb and Mr and Mrs Shelton Perkins visited Rayford Sanford. Other locals include Graves Watson in Rusk for business and Vera Glidden's birthday gathering with her children and grandchildren from Oakland and Mrs Martha Ezell. Owen Fondren of Houston stayed with his mother Senia Fondren, and Lena Ezell returned to Los Angeles after an extended visit.
The Rusk Canasta Club held its annual Christmas party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Davis on December 8. Guests included numerous couples. honors went to Mrs. Tolar for women high and Kenneth Willis for men high. Refreshments featured pecan pie and chocolate cake.
A Christmas dinner was held Wednesday evening at 6 o clock in the home of Mr and Mrs Haskell Dear. Guests included Mrs John Francis and Mr and Mrs Harvey Holcomb and J M Dear and Marshall. The table featured red lace cloth red roses white candles and a center white bowl. The cold weather hindered correspondence this week and W H Woodall of Arp visited her sisters Sunday afternoon. One twentieth of the world population lives south of the equator.
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