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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1965
Page
1
Roundabout congratulates Rusk Eagles head coach Pete Grimes and players after their state playoff loss to Port Acres in Huntsville. City officials praise the water department led by J. D. Norton and Tom Ball, with Norton to accept the award in Bryan next week.
Wilson McVicker announced to The Cherokee on Wednesday morning that he formally filed his application as a candidate for mayor of Rusk with officials at City Hall Monday. McVicker is a former City Attorney and City Judge.
Superintendent Ger ald Chapman told The Cherokeean that Rusk High School elementary and junior high will remain closed until Monday morning because of bad weather and illness. Colored schools will resume classes Friday morning.
Cherokee County Commissioners in a special meeting February 17 opened bids for creosoted lumber but took no action. They approved a contract with Cherokee County Rural Electric Cooperative Association for power line work on US 175 with a lump sum of 2587.57 to reimburse expenses, later half funded by the State. They also approved a pledge depository contract with Rusk First State Bank for county school funds and clerks trust funds.
Aden Duncan show manager says rapid planning for the 17th annual Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show on March 19. Sponsored by the Rusk Kiwanis Club with Duncan chairing the committee, the event returns to the Rodeo Area on Crockett Street.
Cherokee County reports slow progress on highway construction with projects moving forward at a cautious pace. Officials cite funding delays and weather as factors shaping the slow pace and ongoing work.
Revival services at First Methodist Church continue this week led by Rev. Jewel McClure with Rev. Ford Dawson of Texarkana and Ross Peteet directing music. Morning services at 7 am and evening services at 7 pm, with fellowship treats afterward, attract visitors as highway officials plan US 84 and US 69 upgrades in Cherokee County.
Port Acres defeats Rusk 56 to 40 in bi district playoff at Sam Houston State College. Don Jones fouls out in the fourth, while Port Acres center Minter dominates late scoring. Rusk led briefly in the first half but never again and exits the season.
About 180 members of the Rusk Chamber of Commerce were approved by the Board of Directors to serve on the 1965 standing committees. The list includes chairmen C F Hinton Jr and John B Slover guiding18 panels such as Executive Agricultural Aviation Tourism Military Affairs with named members.
Prospects for a federal grant of 100000 for the Maximum Security Unit at Rusk State Hospital look favorable. Dr. Charles W. Castner and Dr. Arch Connall discussed proposed improvements after a National Mental Health Institute visit. An increase from 87500 was added in a supplementary request. action expected by May 1.
The Rev. A. Van Sickles new pastor of East Side Baptist Church in Rusk replaces the Rev. Harry Crawford. He moved to Rusk with his wife Eunice two weeks ago. They have two daughters, Mrs. A. B. Thornton of Corsicana and Mrs. Harry Turner of Houston. Sickles was born in Missouri and has preached in Madison Leon Houston and Anderson counties since arriving in Texas two years ago.
The Cherokee County Program Building Committee sponsors a coast al bar muda planting and pasture maintenance demonstration at Walter Jones farm on Mt Hope road FM 1248 one mile from State Crossing on Highway 84. The event Thursday at 2 pm showcases coastal sprig time methods under Acton Duncan and John Evans with participation invited from interested observers.
The Reklaw Water Supply System exhibits final engineering plans and Exhibit B sent to County Supervisor Carter D. McKenzie. A revised cost estimate by K Gordon Johnson and Company puts the system at 53458 dollars. After review by FHA engineers in Temple Texas a bid date will be set and plans sent to bidders.
The city of Rusk won top honors for its wastewater treatment plant in the population class under 8,000. State Health Commissioner Dr. J. E. Peavy will present an engraved loving cup at a Bryan banquet on March 3, with Water Superintendent J. D. Norton accepting.
County Court records show two cases heard this week with Judge J W Chandler presiding. Cey Carrel pled guilty to DWI on February 15 and received a $100 fine three day jail sentence and court costs. Ruben A Fitzgerald also pled guilty to illegal possession on February 15 with a $100 fine and court costs. Miller Burge faced a February 15 DWI charge while Theldon Phil Lewis was charged February 22 with driving with license suspended.
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