Rusk Garden Club projects and town visitors noted
The column highlights crepe myrtle planting along U S Highway 69 as a Bicentennial project, reports on the Texas State Railroad and City Park progress at the Rusk terminal, and mentions visitors Calvin W. Reitch Marion Dupree Garland Marshall Quanah Price and chamber of commerce drive led by Winford Black and Joe Ray Ocker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Department
Rusk Garden Club
Meridian
U.S. Highway 69
Rusk
Jacksonville
Texas State Railroad
Calvin W. Reitch
Palestine
Marion Dupree
Reitch
Quanah Price
Frankston
Chamber of Commerce
Winford Black
Joe Ray Ocker
U.S Highway 69
The
Rusk Boxing Tournament Draws State Champions and Finalists
The Third Annual Rusk Boxing Tournament at Rusk Junior High Gym runs Friday and Saturday with 7:30 pm finals. Friday 7:30 pm, Saturday 2 pm bouts and 7:30 pm finals feature Carl Ivy Tyler 1972 State Champion vs Ronnie McGowan Rusk 1974 finalist, Ray Phillips Fort Worth 1974 Champion vs Rufus Dews Troup 1972 Finalist, Robert Escalante Fort Worth 1973 Champion vs Ronald Paul Tyler 1973 AAU Finalist and East Texas Regional Golden Gloves champion. McGowan is an 18 year old Rusk High senior who began boxing in 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
Rusk Evening Lions Club
Carl Ivy
Tyler
Ronnie McGowan
Ray Phillips
Fort Worth
Troup
Rufus Dews
Navy
Robert Escalante
Ronald Paul
McGowan
David Beard
Beard
Marty Woodruff
A.B Lamb
Zelvin Tilley
Reggie McGowan
James Lloyd
Curtis Lamb
Elvin Tilley
Paul Stanley
Larry Liegd
Orren Bowling
Rusk Boxing Club
Shreveport
Logansport
Louisiana
Henderson
Jacksonville
Mineola
Canton
Groveton
License Renewals Begin in Cherokee County
Vehicle registration starts February 3 in Cherokee County with Linda Beard stating renewal requires the title, last year’s registration receipt, and the process mirrors previous years. 1975 plates stay with the vehicle for five years and a year sticker will be added upon 1976 renewals. Substations in Alto Wells and Troup open on set dates and mailed renewals incur a $1 surcharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County
Linda Beard
Beard
Jacksonville
Discount Auto Parts
Alto
Bailey Chevrolet
Wells
Roland Mathews
Troup
Attorneys Inspect Rusk State Hospital in Discovery Visit
Attorneys for the plaintiffs in Jenkins vs Cowley visited Rusk State Hospital on Tuesday for discovery and fact finding about hospital facilities. The class action suit, filed last year, alleges cruel and inhuman treatment of patients at Terrell State Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins Vs Cowley
Terrell State Hospital
Rusk State Hospital
Terrell
Chamber Members Pace Drive Between Army and Railroad Teams
The Rusk Chamber of Commerce kickoff breakfast launched the annual membership drive with two rival teams, the Railroad crew led by engineer Winford Black and Ocker's Army captained by Ike Daniel. Station Master Mrs Mary Buchanan led her crew including Mrs Dorothy Rambo and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Rusk Chamber of Commerce
Jo Ed Anderson
Ocker’s
Winford Black
Ike Daniel
Paul Cox
Frank Howell
Mary Buchanan
Dorothy Rambo
Virginia Penney
Bobby Tosh
Bill Holland
Whitehead named to Health and Welfare post in Texas House
Rep. Emmett H. Whitehead of Rusk is appointed vice chairman for appropriative affairs of the new Texas House Committee on Health and Welfare. The panel controls budget matters for mental health and retardation, public welfare, and health, with Whitehead to chair a five member subcommittee and represent the full committee in joint hearings with the Appropriations Committee. He calls the promotion an honor and pledges to justify Speaker Clayton’s confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Emmett H. Whitehead
Rusk
House
Texas Department of Mental Health and Retardation
Public Welfare
Whitehead
Bill Clayton
Committee On Health and Welfare
Clayton
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
House Committee On Agriculture and Livestock
House Debates Emergency State Employee Pay Raise
The Texas House began debate on SB 1 to provide an emergency pay raise for state workers with an $108 million price tag. Rep Emmett H Whitehead noted amendments to lower raises and said Governor Briscoe might veto bills costing over $93 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Austin
Emmett H Whitehead
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Whitehead
Dolph Briscoe
Appropriations Committee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Roundabout
Doyle Brooks
Don
Rusk Junior High School
Evening Lions
RSH
Rep
Bob Sheldon
Charles Hall
Johnnie Miller
Houston
E.R. Gregg
Sarah Summers
Bill Vining
Joe Terrell
Don Crysop
Irvin Conley
Charles Nixson
Charles Wilcox
Ocker
George Dodd
JM. Boone
Betty Pennington
Flossie Nixson
W.K. Meador
Donald Clayton
L.J. Leinback
del Cox
E.D. Grimes
Henry Westbrook
Earl Ross
Clyde Weaver
Mamie Miller
Dick McGaughey
Lewie Byers
Jim Perkins
Larry Procter
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Robert A. Carlile
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