Twirling Festival Brings Hundreds to New Rusk High School
The 8th Annual Twirling Festival drew contestants from 50 cities to the new Rusk High School as judges from Burkburnett Marshall Longview Center Tyler and others chose Miss Majorette of East Texas Kath a Hitt Center and runner up Sandy Fuller Tyler. Several towns including Garrison Center Jacksonville Lindale Madisonville White Oak Athens Tyler Cleveland Lufkin and Dallas were represented with some 20 trophies awarded after final twirls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk High School
the &H
New High School
Lester Hughes
Hughes
Treva Ladd
Burkburnett
Susan Poole
Marshall
Jeannette
Garrison
Center
Jacksonville
Lindale
Madisonville
White Oak
Athens
Tyler
Cleveland
Lufkin
Nederland
Longview
Palestine
Hallsville
Spring
Nacogdoches
Fairfield
Many
Louisiana
Mineola
Henderson
Nash
Texarkana
Buffalo
Sandy Fuller
Four Cases Filed In Dist Court
District Clerk records list four cases in District Court. Thomas Tyra vs First National Bank seeks recovery of interest. Nona Repp Barnes vs Gilbert D Parnes seeks divorce. Barbara Jean Coffman vs Robert Earl Coffman seeks divorce. Allie Elizabeth Yourth Ind execut v Steve Willard Morris involves damages and personal injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Parrott
Thomas Tyra
First National Bank
Nona Repp Barnes
Gilbert D. Parnes
Barbara Jean Coffman
Robert Earl Coffman
Allie Elizabeth Yourth
Ind
Exec
Steve Willard Morris
Five Cases Filed In County Court
County records show five cases in County Court. Mil dred Fulton’s office lists Melvin Monroe Wilburn Jr charged with aggravated assault Osie Owens with possession of whiskey for sale and Paul Waggoner Louis D. Beard and Billy R. Williams each charged with worthless checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Fulton
Melvin Monroe Wilburn Jr
Osie Owens
Paul Waggoner
Louis D. Beard
Billy R. Williams
National Convention Attendees At Dallas American Party
Car Musick James Russell Jr Conner Hudson of Rusk attend the National Convention of the American Party in Dallas at the Baker Hotel. The meeting elected George C. Wallace Temporary Chairman and named permanent officers Gen. Curtis LeMay and others with 250 delegates and 1000 guests present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Car! Musick
James Russell Jr
Conner Hudson
Rusk
American Party
Dallas
Baker Hotel
George C. Wallace
Curtis LeMay
Dan Smoot
Jim Johnson
Don Riddle
Edwin Walker
T. Coleman Andrews
Col
Bob Walters
Bard Logan
Kent Courtney
Seven Couples Receive Marriage Licenses This Week
Seven couples obtained license to marry this week, per County Clerk Mildred Fulton records. The pairs are Johnny Mack Hughes with Wanda Jean Sanford, Solomon Edward Crow with Gertrude Florence Reid, Alton Thomas Fowler with Myrtle Agnes Thompson, Jerry Wayne Jenkins with Patricia Kay Saxon, W. Howard Collins with Winona Lawrence, Jimmie Cox with Mable Lacy, and Joseph Polk with Bertha Mae Skinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Fulton
Johnny Mack Hughes
Wanda Jean Sanford
Solomon Edward Crow
Gertrude Florence Reid
Alton Thomas Fowler
Myrtle Agnes Thompson
Jerry Wayne Jenkins
Patricia Kay Saxon
W. Howard Collins
Winona Lawrence
Jimmie Cox
Mable Lacy
Joseph Polk
Bertha Mae Skinner
Girls Win A and B Games At Chapel Hill
The Rusk High girls basketball team traveled to Chapel Hill January 20 and won both B and A games. B game ended 2 to 20 with Re vena Dixon leading Rusk with 12 points while Sarah Johnson led Chapel Hill with 12. The A game finished 57 to 39 in favor of Rusk, Gail Session top scored for Rusk with 27 and Betty Brewer led Chapel Hill with 32.
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Rusk High
Chapel Hill
Rusk
Revena Dixon
Sarah Johnson
Gail Sesion
Betty Brewer
Cactus Pryor To Emcee DU Banquet In Lufkin
Cactus Pryor will emcee the East Texas Ducks Unlimited Charity Banquet in Lufkin on Monday February 10 at Angelina Hotel. The event starts 6 pm with an auction at 7 and dinner at 8 pm featuring sportsman items and a 20 HP Mercury outboard. Proceeds go to Ducks Unlimited habitat projects.
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North America
Lufkin
East Texas
Kent Westbrook
Jecoy
Ducks Unlimited
Catus
Pryor
America
Lyndon B. Johnson
Bob Hope
Lufkin Daily News
Canon & Parker
Angelina Arms Company
Funeral services for Mrs Libbie Lattimer in Crockett
Mrs T M Sherman attended the funeral and burial of her sister in Crockett after an extended illness. Mrs Lattimer died Saturday night in a Crockett hospital. She is survived by sister Mrs Shermie Morgan, nephews Bill Sherman of Palestine and Lt Col Tom David Sherman of Broxie Mississippi, and niece Mrs S L Schulze of Wells.
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T. M. Sherman
Libbie Lattimer
Crockett
Lattimer
Crockett Hospital
Shermie Morgan
Bill Sherman
Palestine
Tom David Sherman
Broxie
Mississippi
S. L. Schulze
Wells
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Denise Ruskin
Ken Allison
Nancy
Vingston
Elkhart
Trinity
Terrell
Grapeland
Houston
Caldwell
Jasper
Price
Alto
Carlisle
Rains
Beckville
North Zulch
Trinidad
Emory
Timpson
Gladewater
Whitehouse
Valley View
Mesquite
Joaquin
Angleton
Katha Hitt
Rush
Eileen Chapman
Vicki Jordan
Tammy Berry
Gallatin
City of
FHA
Frank
Estati
Main
Dist
Cactus Pryor
Junior Petites
Kate Green
Kate Greenaway
Mary Jane
Fiu
Eus
Shades
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