Opening Hearing on Tax Suits in Jacksonville
Attorneys finished first step arguments in Jacksonville tax suit hearings. Judge Summers will resume proceedings Friday in Second District Court to rule on exceptions to pleadings and on a summary judgement motion against the City of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Independent School District. The suits allege Industrial Appraisal Engineers usurped duties of tax assessors and boards of equalization, challenging the legality of the tax system.
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Jacksonville
J. W. Summers
Second District Court
Bertie May Pierce
Boards of Equalization
Richard Granger
Tyler
J. C. Hinsley
Austin
Granger
M. M. Guinn
Rusk
Patory
Hinsley
Summers
Nacogdoches College Enrolls Rusk Woman Nellie Ardal
Mrs. Nellie Ardal of Rusk is enrolled at the Nacogdoches Business College. The release notes new courses including IBM key punch secretarian science post machine operations payroll accounting and dictaphone procedures along with standard office training.
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Nellie Ardal
Rusk
Nacogdoches Business College
Governor Proclaims Farm Bureau Week in Texas
Gov. John Connally has proclaimed February 3 to 9 as Farm Bureau Week. Cherokee County leaders kick off a membership drive after a Rusk breakfast where officers and directors got tips on adding members. The proclamation notes 40 percent of Texans live from agriculture and touts organized farmers’ influence on state affairs.
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Cherokee County
Rusk
John Connally
Farm Bureau
Texas
Harris Handed 10 Year Term
Roy Milton Harris also known as John Knox was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to two counts of theft. The sentences run concurrently and three other indictments against him were dismissed by Judge J W Summers' court. Indictments against Charles Hicks Carlton Bell Reggie Stewart Jessie Ivey and George Ivey were also dismissed.
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Second District Court
Roy Milton Harris
State Penitentiary
Harris
John Knox
J. W. Summers
Charles Hicks
Carlton Bell
Reggie Stewart
Jessie Ivey
George Ivey
Registration for 16 000 Cherokee County autos begins
Some 16 000 Cherokee County motor vehicles began registration on February 1 and run through March 31 to acquire new tags. Local registration conducted by the County Tax Office and agents is a $400,000 business with the county retaining $175,000.
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Jimmie Cone
Cherokee County
Hassell Sings in NTSU Student Concert
Jerry F. Hassell of Rusk performed with 275 student musicians at North Texas State University in a concert featuring the NTSU Symphony Orchestra Grand Chorus and Women's Choir. Hassell, a junior music education major, sings baritone in the Grand Chorus.
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Denton
Jerry F. Hassell
Rusk
North Texas State University
Ntsu Symphony Orchestra
Grand Chorus
Hassell
Forest F. Hassell
Rt. 1
NTSU
Services for William Pate on Saturday
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for William Elmer Pate 67 a World War I veteran and retired carpenter who died last Friday night in Marlin Veterans Hospital Born July 4 1895 in Hunt County he moved to Cherokee County in 1920 where he had lived since The Wallace Funeral Home Chapel was the site of the rites conducted by Rev J H Sharp Burial followed in Cedar Hill cemetery He is survived by one son Louie Pate of Rusk Pallbearers were Clarence
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William Elmer
Peter) Pate
Marlin Veterans Hospital
Pate
Hunt County
Cherokee County
Wallace Funeral Home
J. H. Sharp
Cedar Hill
Louie Pate
Rusk
Children Molded by Parents Spark Dinner Time Scoldings
In a reflective proverb about family life, a saying notes children are shaped by parental guidance and the frequent scolding that accompanies growth. The piece comments on how parental expectations influence child behavior through everyday moments.
Paint Store Opens in Alto
Martin A. Bryant announced the Alto Paint Store opening this week located across from the post office. It will offer a full line of Glidden Paints and feature custom blending. Names listed include Stewart James Turney Burnell Stovall Henry Goff Jimmie Cone and David McCord.
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Martin A. Bryant
Alto
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Blue Cross
Grady Dupree
Bel Air
Nora
Nacogdoches
Land O’ Pines
Telephone
Charles R. Franklin
Distributor
Farm Bureau Campaign
Farm Bureau Week
Chevrolet
Bonanza
North Main
Rusk, Texas
Jerry Hassell
William Pate
Southwestern States
Babcock Store
United Gas
Gulf South
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