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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1971
Page
1
The paper announces drastic office changes as Mrs Roundabout leaves to pursue a college degree at SIA. Johnny Walker joins as reporter and photographer, while Mrs Jong Goldsberry becomes assistant to the publisher. The paper also salutes former County Judge J W Chandler.
Grand Jury was empaneled by District Judge J W Summers for the Spring Term of the Second Judicial Court. Rev Ben Pierce gave the invocation as officials were sworn and jurors named including Jr Brown foreman E W Shank Roland Adams C O Crawford Oscar Holcomb Grady Dupree Clyde Weaver Houton White Grady C Singletary Clayton Dunsmore T S Seymore M G Hooper all of Jacksonville and others from Rusk Alto and Wells. The jury commission picked 20 prospective jurors and the panel began work Monday with a recess to Wednesday.
The Monday Pineview meeting of the Rusk Chamber of Commerce board authorized the executive committee to hire a full time manager when feasible. Reports covered the Empty Stocking Fund funds to be donated to the Salvation Army, a potential civic tourism merge, local industry efforts to recruit welders, a trailer park project, a junior livestock show near the airport on March 12, and membership drive with several civic clubs involved.
The Rusk Kiwanis Club hears Mayor H Whitehead report on Rusk’s growth and strong finances. He credits citizen unity and council independence, noting no tax increases while services rise. The session includes interclub visitors and Livestock Show plans discussed by Acton Duncan.
Cherokee County Sheriff Allen Hughes promotes Cory Ray Phillips of Rusk to deputy sheriff effective January 1. Phillips, 13 years at Rusk State Hospital, is married with three children and a Missionary Baptist Church member. He will attend four weeks of training at Kilgore’s East Texas Police Academy in April.
Cherokee County agricultural agent Johnnie McKay was among three county agents honored at Texas A&M University for leading an outstanding Soil Fertility and better forage program. The Texas Plant Food Institute sponsored the award, noted district agent W H Lehmburg.
The Rusk City Council plans to study a proposed zoning ordinance regulating commercial property and mobile homes. A city election is set for the first Saturday in April to name a mayor and two council members, with terms expiring this year.
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