Rusk Boxing Tourney Draws Crowd and Awards Glove Honors
More than 300 people packed the Rusk Junior High gym for the first annual Rusk Boxing Tournament. East Texas Guidance Center led junior division with ten points, while Rusk claimed the high school division title with fifteen points and a sportsmanship trophy. Local clubs from Tyler Kilgore Canton Jacksonville Troup Mineola Groveton and Shreveport participated. Wayne Bell received an appreciation award for organizing efforts.
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Rusk Jaycees
Rusk Boxing Club
Tyler
Kilgore
Canton
Jacksonville
Troup
East Texas
East Texas Guidance Center
David Beard
Reggie McGowan
Rickey Bonsal
Mineola
Bonsal
McGowan
Steve Shingle
Rusk Club
Marts Woodruff
Steve Tivers
Larry
Bob Wycough
Ronnie McGowen
Stanley Brazier
Fast Texas
Erney Thompson
Gary Don Wallace
Don Foreman
Romeo Maldaldo
Jacksonvike
Carmen McMichael
Texas Guidance Center
Wayne Bell
Orren Bowling
Andy Munsinger
Bobby Brooks
Gregg Russell
Bell
Tyler Fed
March 1 Deadline for Mail Registration of Vehicles
Cherokee County motorists may obtain license plates at the county tax office in Rusk or substation in Jacksonville and at Lindsey Auto Parts in Alto and Bailey Chevrolet in Wells. Owners must mail the full three part farm form with the registration fee plus one dollar per vehicle to the county tax office before March 1 to receive plates. after March 1 in person is required as mail takes 30 days. Tags for W73 must be purchased and on vehicles by midnight Sunday April 1.
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Lindsey Auto Parts
Alto
Bailey Chevrolet
Wells
Landa Beard
Beard
Texas Highway Department
Bear
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Miller Hosts 50th Party for Parents Miller's Host 50th Party for Parents
Mr and Mrs Glenn Miller honored her parents Mr and Miss Harveys Holcomb on Seth wedding anniversary with a family dinner at their home Saturday evening. Attending were Dr and Mrs Jim Ed Cowart and children Walter Tim Mars Francis Agatha Ann Bay City Mrs Mary Jane Hinton and children Chuck Julie Jennifer Pasadena Mr and Mrs Nick Theodore and children Hal Tracy Tom Tim Keller Emmett Holcomb Robert Holcomb and daugh ters Cindy Missy Richard Holcomb and daugh ters Cindy and Missy Johnny Richey and Miller children Matt David Lee Ann Rusk.
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Glenn Miller
Harveys
Holcomb
Seth
Jim Ed Cowart
Walter
Tim
Mars Francis
Agatha Ann
Bay City
Mary Jane Hinton
Chuck
Julie
Jennifer
Pasadena
Nick Theodore
Hal
Tracy
Tom
Keller
Texas
Emmett Holcomb
Robert Holcomb
Richard Holcomb
Cindy
Missy
Johnny Richey
Miller
Matt
David
Lee Ann
Rusk
Underwood Funeral Service Held for Robert Underwood at 85
Robert Edgar Underwood 85 of Gallatin died Saturday evening in a Jacksonville hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services were 2 p m Monday at the Gallatin Church of Christ with Rev Murphy Phillips and Rev Randy Penny officiating. Burial was in Taylor Cemetery under Rentro Elliott Funeral Home direction. He was born July 20 1887 in De Leon and was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife Matilda and three sons Robert Cecil J P Morris all of Gallatin. three daughters Hazel Martin Sadie Bobbitt Gallatin and Gale Shugart Tyler. three sisters Hattie Cox Ponta Sadie Ray and Mary Hunt Tyler. two brothers Edd Underwood Palestine and Tom Underwood Bullard. several grandchildren great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Farris Jenkins Homer Jenkins C D Meadors Clifford Gilliam Willie Doc Garner and Pearl Sessions.
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Robert Edgar Underwood
Gallatin
Jacksonville
Underwood
DeLeon
Waite
Matilda Underwood
Robert
No Injuries Reported In Hwy 69 Car Truck Crash
A Monday afternoon crash on Hwy 69 near Rusk Memorial Hospital involved a tractor truck and trailer from Great Western Trucking Co of Lufkin driven by Perry Pearce of Dallas colliding with Beatrice Hardy of Alto in a 1969 Chevy Nova. Passenger Mrs Charlie Ramey of Alto escaped injury. The car was totaled and Beatrice Hardy received a ticket for failure to yield right of way.
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Rusk Memorial Hospital
Great Western Trucking Co
Lufkin
Perry Pearce
Dallas
Beatrice Hardy
Alto
Charlie Ramey
Vertice Wallace
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Gwendola Redden
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Tami Talbert
Deborah Higgins
Vicki Jordan
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Brenda Moore
Cathy Perry
Sherri Beard
Alaska
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Oregon Journal
Famous Makers
Clayton Isaacs
Clayton Isaacs Guarantee & Service
Houston
Louisiana
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Clayton - Isaacs
Mobile Homes, Inc
South Rusk
Isaacs Chevrolet
Underwood Funeral Service
Farris Jenkins
Homer Jenkins
C.D Meadors
Clifford Gilliam
Willie Doc Garner
Pearl Sessions
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