Rusk Chooses Land Swap For Park And Rail Feasibility
City officials discuss trading about 300 acres between U S 84 near Armco Steel Plant and Jim Hogg Park area with Southland Paper Mill to advance a proposed park site and a State Railroad feasibility study. Local officials expect a formal agreement in coming weeks as Texas Parks and Wildlife plans visits.
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Southland Paper Mill
Lufkin
U.S. 84
Armco Steel
Jim Hogg
Roundabout
Harvey Sprot
Southland
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Jack Stone
Wells
Parks and Wildlife Board
Jack
Rusk
New Industry to Begin Operation in Rusk
A new non profit group named Rusk Tex will launch an industry project in Rusk shortly. About 70 trailer trucks will be converted into mobile repair shops or parts vans and around 30 people will gain initial employment. The effort is backed by Rusk businessmen and Rusk State Hospital officials to employ patients in rehabilitation.
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Rusk
Rusk State Hospital
Raymond Cooper
The
Varo, Inc
Rusk Chamber of Commerce
Rusk-Tex
Ken Milburn
Dallas
Don Holley
Lex Neill
Lions Club Presents Wrestling Show in Rusk Cherokee County
The Rusk Lions Club sponsors a professional wrestling event in Rusk on Monday July 19 with top Southwest wrestlers. An eighteen square foot ring will be set up in the Rodeo arena on Crockett Street. Promoter and referee Leonard Clay of Longview will oversee a three match card starting at 8 30 p m lasting about two hours. The first bout features Tiny Smith of Gainesville against Dr X a masked opponent weighing 370 and 260 pounds respectively.
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Dr. ‘X
Tiny Smith
Rodeo Arena
Rusk
Cherokee County
Southwest
Rusk Lions Club
Rodeo Argenda
Crockett St
Leonard Clay
Longview
Gainsville
Two Suspects Identified In Brookshire Brothers Robbery
Local grocer Jack Fitts identified two men arrested Tuesday at a Jacksonville fire company as the suspects in an armed robbery at the Brookshire Brothers parking lot. James E Melear of Fort Worth and George Phillip Donovan of Kilgore faced three felony counts and one misdemeanor each with bonds set.
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Rusk
Jack Fitts
Jacksonville
Brookshire Brothers
James E. Melear
Ft. Worth
George Phillip Donovan
Kilgore
Justice of the Peace
Abner Webb
Archie Cook
Bob Mitchell
Tyler
Tuesday Night Rusk City Council Regular Meet
Rusk's council held a lengthy routine session at the Whitehead Enterprise Building due to air conditioning failure at city hall. Financial advisor Bob Day presented next year’s budget and noted state law requires a budget hearing and tax-rate setting in the near term.
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Rusk
Whitehead Enterprise Building
Bob Day
Rotary Installs Officers In Rusk Club Ceremony
The Rusk Rotary Club installed new officers at the July 7 noon meeting led by Malcom Guinn. Herb Nichols became president with Jack Martin as vice president and program director, Clyde Weaver secretary and treasurer, and Dr. J A Hunter installation officer. The board includes Bill Holland and Houston White among others. City officials discussed a front end leader project, a portable water pump, and right of way on U S 84 East with bids to be sought for next meeting.
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Rusk Rotary Club
Bill Holland
Herb Nichols
Malcom Guinn
Jack Martin
Clyde Weaver
M.M. Guinn
J.a.,hunter
Lloyd Pipes
Bulletin
James Graham
Ready
Bennett Phillips Company
E.H. Whitehead
J.D. Norton
Forrest Matthews
Texas Highway Department
U.S. 84
Highway Department
Rotary
Rusk Chamber Discusses Industrial Development
The Rusk Chamber of Commerce board met Monday with 19 members and four guests at Pineview Restaurant. President Raymond Cooper announced a hearing on July 14 at the New Southern Motor Hotel about moving the St Louis Southwestern Railroad from Rusk to Lufkin. Johnnie McKay received the Distinguished Service Award from the National County Agricultural Agents Association for ten years of rural and agricultural work. Industrial Development report was presented by Houston White.
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Rusk Chamber of Commerce
Pineview
Raymond Cooper
Chamber
New Southern Motor Hotel
St. Louis Southwestern
Rusk
Lufkin
Johnnie McKay
Cherokee County
McKay
National County Agricultural Agents Association
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Memorial Hospital
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Ann
Lucious Maness
Medical Center
Luke
Wood
White Hat
Terry
Quinton Nicholson
Quinton
Bud Vaughn
Temple
Bud
Commerce
Rusk .Tex
Us, 84 West
Rusk -Tex
Lewie Byers
First State Bank
Piggly Wiggly
Rusk CC
Jack Davis
George Dodd
Southwestern Electric Service Company
LO. Killion
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Lions Club
Clay
Loggins Construction Company of
Rusk City Council
Matthews
Pineview Restaurant
M. M. Guinn
Houston White
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