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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1970
Page
1
Roundabout thanks the people of Rusk and Cherokee County for two decades of loyalty. The final 1970 edition notes slow ticket sales for the Chamber banquet with Dr. David Wade as speaker and previews a ceremony by District Judge J. W. Summers. It also announces winners of the Home Lighting Contest and extends New Year wishes from Roundabout staff.
Funeral services for Gus Whiteman 68 of Alto were held at 10 30 a m at the A Frank Smith United Methodist Church with Rev Herman Bulman officiating. Burial followed in Alto City Cemetery. Whiteman owned Whiteman Lumber Co in Alto for 34 years. He died Monday night after an apparent heart attack. He was a Civil Air Patrol member in World War II Shriner Hella Temple Dallas member and tied to the Texas Forest Products Association.
The Rusk Industrial Foundation will hold its regular annual meeting at the office of Rusk Federal Savings and Loan Association on Wednesday evening January 20 at 7 p.m. to elect directors and officers and transact business. James I. Perkins, president, announced the plans and noted the corporation is in sound financial condition. Officers named include Corry Wallace, vice president. William E Tosh, secretary-treasurer. Leo Tosh, chairman of the executive committee. Directors listed are OD Blankenship, Paul B Cox, Dr. W E Gabbert, FE R Gregg Sr, Leeman Isaacs, Glenn Miller, B Musick Sr, Rex Nichols, James P Richards, R G Thompson, J C Williams Sr. The executive committee comprises Paul Cox, FR Gregg, James I Perkins, J C Williams.
E H Whitehead announces a three acre mobile home park on Hill Street two blocks from downtown Rusk. The site will have utilities a redwood fence a half acre playground and equipment including swings and see-saw to serve families near schools and business district. Construction will start soon with reservations now being accepted.
Five members of a Jacksonville family were jailed in Rusk on felony theft charges after four spools of aluminum wire and a Jeep were found near the Neches River. Lewis Ainsworth faces additional counts of intent to defraud with bond set at 1500 and 500 for the separate charge.
Dr. Lex T. Neill and officials meet with architects and volunteers to review a three phase master plan for Rusk State Hospital. Pedulla from Texas A&M presents prototype one story ward blocks with integrated dining and study spaces and a tramway campus plan to ease patient and staff movement.
No traffic deaths occurred in Cherokee County during the Christmas holiday, per Texas Highway Patrol. A single minor two car collision occurred a mile north of Alto with only minor injuries. John W. Haak of Lufkin received a speeding control ticket. The crash was investigated by J F Rinehart and Sgt. Maley.
Dr David Wade will headline the Rusk Chamber of Commerce annual membership banquet at the New Southern Motor Hotel at 7 p m next Tuesday Emcee Houston White will introduce Dr Wade and Texas Mental Health official Dr Lex T Neil will attend Banquet tickets cost 3 00 and are on sale at local drug stores banks and the Chamber office The program includes officer and director introductions and an outstanding citizen award
Newly elected county and precinct officials are to be sworn in at 9 a.m. Friday in the District Courtroom of the Rusk Courthouse. Installing officer will be Judge J. W. Summers who will administer the oath to Orvan B. Jones County Judge and other officials including W. T. Parrott District Clerk Mildred Fulton County Clerk Linda Beard Tax Assessor Collector Lucille Seale County Treasurer Robert L. Banks County Superintendent George Maddox County Surveyor. County Page 8.
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