Cherokee County Farm Bureau Members Attend Texas Conference
Three Cherokee County Farm Bureau leaders attended the Texas Farm Bureau legislative conference in Austin. Foster Brewer Sam Johnston and A N Walley Jr joined state officials and lawmakers at a two day event highlighted by a banquet where J T Red Woodson warned constitutional revisions could harm agriculture and 40 percent of the state’s population.
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Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Texas Farm Bureau
Austin
Foster Brewer
Sam Johnston
A N Walley Jr
J T (Red) Woodson
Fannin County
State Farm Bureau
TFB
Woodson
Farm Bureau
William Hobby
Price Daniel Jr
John White
Villa Capri Motor Hotel
Laneville Team Falls to Rusk 98-34 on Monday
Rusk High School girls beat Laneville on the home court 58-34 in a non district game. Scorers for Rusk were Sandra Carter, Jana Birdwell 13, Dorothy Coleman. B team won 30-25 with Gwen Sanders, Vanessa Rivers 13 each and Pat Thedford 9. Next, Rusk travels to Westwood for district play. Brownsboro visits Monday. B team starts at 6 pm.
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Rusk High School
Laneville
RSH
Malakoff
Rusk
Sandra Carter
Jana Birdwell
Dorothy Coleman
Rusk Girls
Gwen Sanders
Vanessa Rivers
Pat Thedford
Westwood
Brownsboro
J H Forester Celebrates 98th Birthday
J H Forester of Rusk marked his 98th birthday at home with family and friends. Born January 28, 1875 in Atlanta he moved to Texas in 1920 and worked in cotton ginning and saw mills until 1950. He has been a longtime member of Rusk First Baptist Church since age 14.
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J . Forester
Bonds F. Looney
Looney
J. H. Forester
Rusk
Mr. Forester
Atlanta
Georgia
Franks
Dayton
Ohio
Carolyn Forester
Billy Watson Outlines ABE To Rotarians
ABE director Billy Watson spoke to the Rusk Rotary Club on January 24 at Pineview outlining seven years of growth. He cited more than 500 high school diplomas earned, nine counties, 33 districts, 60 classes, and about 1500 students served.
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ABE
Billy Watson
Rusk Rotary Club
Pineview
Watson
Texas Senator Seeks Life Without Parole for Capital Crimes
Senator Don Adams of Jasper filed a Texas Senate bill proposing mandatory life imprisonment without parole for capital crimes including murder with malice rape armed robbery kidnapping and sale of hard drugs to minors. He notes the move follows the Supreme Court ruling that the death penalty is unconstitutional and emphasizes penalties must align with that ruling. Adams is in his first Texas Senate term after two terms in the House.
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Don Adams
Jasper
Texas Senate
Adams
Texas
House of Representatives
Bond Purchases Available With Income Tax Refunds
Rex Brack announces a program allowing 1972 tax refund checks to be converted into US Savings Bonds. The plan, supported by the Internal Revenue Service, enables recipients to fill a special bond application form mailed with their refund checks and have bonds issued promptly at banks. The program promotes buying Series E Bonds at 5 percent interest to boost future security.
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Rex Brack
Braniff International
Treasury
Brack
US Savings Bonds
Internal Revenue Service
Rusk Folks Share Weekend Travels And Hospital News
Mrs Elsie Phillips accompanied by her mother Mrs Hugghins traveled to Dallas while Mrs Hugghins flew to California to join Son Sgt Roy Hugghins returning from Vietnam. Riley Maness stayed home with his wife before a Tyler hospital stay. Frank Madden and David of Houston visited, with Madden's wife going to Houston then Corpus Christi to be with relatives. Bob Smith and children Susan and Seven released from hospital after a car accident.
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Elsie Phillips
H.E. Hugghins
Dallas
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John H. Forester Jr
Longview
Frank
Susan Bernice Looney
Woodville
Pineywoods
Mt Enterprise Abe
Amigo
Pirtle Abe
Ann Sullivan
Big Spring
Campbell
Unknown
Robert Hunt
E J Campbell
Erat
JH. Forester
Senator Adams
U.S. Supreme Court
Rusk Folks
Bearden Furniture CO
WIGHT
Bearden
E. Commerce
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