Roundabout New Year wishes from Round Town column
The Roundabout department offers New Year felicitations and reflects on 1960 as eventful and prosperous. Condolences are extended to Pope Guinn Roundabout’s loss, and George Vinyard of Dallas comments on Cabell's hiring a good local man and anticipates more Rusk hires. The piece looks ahead to 1961 with plans for improvements and asks members to attend the Chamber of Commerce banquet.
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George Vinyard
Dallas
Cabelil’s, Inc
Vinyard
Cabell
Farmers Are Still Good Customers
Agriculture remains a source of solid customers as farm counts fall 30 percent in five years while deep freeze ownership rises 50 percent. Farmers spent $329,508 on gasoline and oil in the year before the census, up from $240,964 in 1954.
Meetings Suspended at First Methodist Church Through Year End
Rev. Jewel McClure announces all regular church meetings at First Methodist Church are suspended until after January 1 including both children's and adults choir rehearsals.
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First Methodist Church
Jewel McClure
Cartlidge Resigns as Memorial Hospital Board Chair
S L Cartlidge, longtime chairman of the Memorial Hospital Board, resigns effective December 13 after about 12 years in the role. The city council formally commends his service, voting unanimously to send a note of appreciation. no successor has yet been named.
Houston Pair Charged Linked With Break-Ins
Two Houston ex-convicts, Charlie Mize and James Hall, were charged with burglary in Alto relating to recent area break-ins. Officers found burglary tools, and Sheriff Dotson linked them to robberies from Saturday to Tuesday. Mize has four prior burglary convictions, Hall two, with one on parole. Grand Jury presentation anticipated in January. Cherokee County youths admitted to last Monday’s Pont store burglary, taking about $29.
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Dotson
Mize
Hall
Alto
Cherokee County
P&w
Pont
City Traffic Accidents Rise 60 Percent in 1960
The year end police report shows city traffic accidents increased by about sixty percent from 1959 to 1960. Most of the rise occurred in minor fender benders and rear end collisions. A new hire is noted to strengthen traffic enforcement.
Last Rites Held For Pope Guinn In Rusk
Pope Aycock Guinn 61 native of Rusk died after a fall at city hall where he worked as tax assessor collector for the Rusk School District Funeral services were held at Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with military rites at Rusk Cedar Hill Cemetery He had led the local National Guard unit for about 20 years and served as Iron Guards Association president Surviving are his wife Eleanor a daughter Mary and two sisters See Last Rites Page 4. City Councilmen studied financing options for US 69 ROW at a special meeting Tuesday night.
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Pope Aycock Guinn
Guinn
Tyler Medical Center
Wallace Funeral Home
Jewell McClure
First Methodist
Cedar Hill
National Guard
Mr. Guinn
Methodist Church
Cherokee County
Mr Guinn
Rusk Iron Guards
The
Iron Guards Association
Eleanor Guinn
Mary Guinn
Tyler
RC. Musstewhite
Lufkin
Edgar Ford
San Francisco
City Council weighs Highway 69 plans and hires police officer
Officials discussed meeting city commitments for Highway 69 reconstruction within limits with talks from highway department to learn requirements and costs including rights of way and slope easements. Eddie Grimes of Galatin takes night police post. council reviews traffic safety and four way stop at Brookshire Bros. store area.
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Smith
Brookshire Bros
Fifth Street
Council Pushes Fast Track for Daniels Addition Annexation
City Councilmen urged quick circulation of the petition to annex the Daniels Addition. City Attorney von Doenhoff outlined preliminary boundary definitions, noting they must be refined in the attached definitions. The council approved hiring a surveyor to help locate and define the boundaries and said action should occur before the January meeting. Residents seek city services once annexation is approved and petitioned.
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Daniels Addition
Robert von Doenhoff
Eagles Set For Carthage Invitational Clash
Eagle basketballers prepared to meet Hallsville in the Carthage tournament first rounds as the local team resumes 1960 play. On Monday night the Eagles lost to Troup by 16 on their home court.
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Eagle
Hallsville
Carthage
Eagles
Troup
Grand Jury Candidates Named for January Call
Sixteen residents are summoned to January 3 for possible Grand Jury duty in the Second District Court. From Rusk appear W D Draper John O Summers A Hassell F B Braly and George Goldsberry. Jacksonville line includes Sam A Cobb George Williamson Jr Alvin Shattuck Wayne Goodson and Allen Goforth. Alto lists Richard Johnson Rupert Dowling and Warren Whitman with others from Wells New Summerfield Ray Heath and L E Hicks.
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Second District Court
Rusk
W D Draper
John O. Summers
A. Hassell
F. B. Braly
George Goldsberry
Jacksonville
Sam A. Cobb
George Williamson, Jr
Alvin Shattuck
Wayne Goodson
Allen Goforth
Fred Florence Dies at 69 in Dallas Banking Leader and Civic Figure
Fred F. Florence, 69, a Dallas banker and longtime civic and religious leader, died of acute infectious hepatitis after hospital admission on November 17. A native of New York City, he rose from a Rusk floor sweeper to president of Republic National Bank of Dallas and served as past president of the American Bankers Association. He helped bring a Swift Company loan to Rusk and was recognized as a master molder of the Dallas story.
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Rusk
Fred F. Florence
Dallas
Fred Farrel Florence
The
Republic National Bank of Dallas
Dallas Story
Florence
First National Bank of Rusk
American Bankers Association
Swift Company
E. R. Gregg
Mr. Florence
New York City
Mose
Celia Florence
Rusk High School
American Exchange Bank
First State Bank
Ratcliff
Alto
Alto State Bank
Europe
Aviation Corps
U. S. Army
Guaranty Bank and Trust Co
Republic National Bank
Fred Florence
Sata State Hospital Bid For Appropriations Hike Halved In Committee
Arnold Mathias a Texas Chamber of Commerce leader and U S Chamber official will address the Rusk Chamber of Commerce next Tuesday at the January banquet where new officers will be installed. E R Gregg will be toast master. outgoing president Dr Charles Castner will present awards. music by Mrs June Crvysup and by Leon Theriot and band. Arrangements chaired by John Lester with club members listed.
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State Hospital
Arnold Mathias
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Southwestern Division
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Rusk Chamber of Commerce
E. R. Gregg
Charles Castner
June Crvysup
Leon Theriot
Store Holiday Observed After New Year
City businesses will close Monday January 2 as a holiday following New Year's Day on Sunday. Merchants calendar says the day after a holiday will be observed.
Governor Board trims Rusk State Hospital budget request
The Governor's Judges Board halves the hospital's two year operating request from 1 163 000 to 542 000 while leaving capital improvements near 600 000. Additions include an Occupational Therapy building three staff residences and main office renovations. The legislature will decide amid a tight fiscal year.
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Executive Department
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H. C. Johnson
Wells
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Southwestern Institute
Texas Tech School of Business Administration
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Arangements Committee
John Lester
W. H. Hanna
Lester Goff
Paul Cox
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Lonnie Webb
Harold Miller
Legislative Budget Board
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