Round Town Roundabout Offers Weather Plans and Local Notes
Roundabout considers washing the car and cutting hay if rain arrives before Saturday. Albert Kojack, patient at Methodist Memorial Hospital in Houston, receives a status update on tests with no definite results yet. Lloyd Pipes, First State Bank president, is reportedly ill in the head and bed with the mumps. A friend delivered a basket of tomatoes and cucumbers. Morris W. Hassell writes from South Dakota while vacationing. A postmaster addresses a threat note case, joking that IRS mailings are the source of threats.
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Albert Kojack
Albert
Methodist Memorial Hospital
Houston
Kojack
Rusk Area
Ruskite
Lloyd Pipes
First State Bank
Roundabout honors Wayne Townsend for Rusk Club bid
Wayne Townsend named nominee for president of the Rusk Quarterback Club. Others nominated were Tom Sartain for vice president and Weldon Maitland for secretary-treasurer. Outgoing president Don Crysop with Leon Pledger and Henry Westbrook fulfilled duties last year.
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Rowndabout
Wayne Townsend
Rusk
Cub
Tom Sartain
Weldon Maitland
Don Crysop
Leon Pledger
Henry Westbrook
Man critically injured in tank explosion near Highway 69
Florencio Soliz, about 40, was listed in serious condition at Rusk Memorial Hospital after an early Tuesday tank explosion near the Highway Department offices on Highway 69. He was moved to a Tyler hospital for further treatment. He suffered second degree facial and arm burns, multiple fractures, and pelvic injuries. Coy Spears found him. fires were started by asphalt residue and extinguished by the Rusk Volunteer Fire Department.
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Austin
Florencio Soliz
Rusk Memorial Hospital
Tyler
Soliz
Highway Department
Highway 69
San Antonio
Allen Heidt Construction Company
Allan Construction Company
Coy Spears
Rusk
Rusk Volunteer Fire Department
Rusk Pony League All Stars defeat Jacksonville 15 to 2
The Rusk Pony League All Stars routed Jacksonville's team 15 to 2 Tuesday night in Jacksonville. David Grimes and Lee Wallace hit homers, Mike Birdwell pitched, and the roster lists Emersons Emerson Richey Connolly Black O Neal Clifton Jones Goosby Carrington and Whitten among others. If weather permits, game two is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at Dickerson Field with a potential third game Saturday.
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Rusk Pony League
Jacksonville
Rusk Boys
Dickerson Field
Rusk
David Grimes
Lee Wallace
Mike Birdwell
Johnny
Donald Emerson
Jimmy Richey
Kenneth Connolly
Paul Black
Billy Jack *O’neal
Doyle Clifton
Bill Jones
Charles Dansby
Homer Goosby
Jimmy Carrington
Neal Whitten
Mack's Bait and Tackle See Pony
County Riders Prepare For Annual Horse Show
IN SWIM MEET Youths Try For Honors Twenty seven Rusk youths entered a city wide swimming meet Saturday with ribbons and trophies for winners. The event was sponsored by Rusk Explorer Post 329 and the Rusk Lions Club with ages seven through fourteen competing across four divisions. High point winners included Ricky Richards Keith Van Cleave Richard Johnson and Ralph Johnson with Ralph Johnson also setting a 20 second freestyle record. Girls performed exceptionally well in a smaller turnout.
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Rusk
Rusk Explorer Post 329
Rusk Lions Club
Ricky Richards
Keith van Cleave
Keith
Richard
Ralph Johnson
Ralph
Tony Watson
Cherokee County Riding Club Hosts Second Annual Horse Show
The Cherokee County Riding Club prepares for a Saturday horse show drawing riders from Gladewater Jacksonville Scroggins Starville Kilgore Longview Athens Center Lindale Mineola Palestine Tyler MaloKoff Canton Van LaPoynor. About 700 entries expected with events from cutting horse to barrel racing and ribbon cutting trophies announced.
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Rusk Rodeo Grounds
Rodeo
Gladewater
Jacksonville
Scroggins
Starville
Kilgore
Longview
Athens
Center
Red Sox and Cardinals Share League Lead in Rush Little League
Both teams hold 6 wins 2 losses as regular season ends. Red Sox rout Braves 10 1 with Steve Dupree homering once and Kenny Fulton two homers. Yankees win by forfeit against Giants due to insufficient players. Friday features Indians vs Braves at 6 pm and Cardinals vs Giants at 8 pm with makeup games remaining.
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Red Sox
Cardinals
Braves
Yankees
Giants
Steve Dupree
Kenny Fulton
Dupree
Indians
Ruskite On Trial After Friday Stabbing Incident
Raymond Sessions, about 47, was jailed by City Police after slashing his wife with a butcher knife. Mrs. Sessions received stitches at Rusk Memorial Hospital and was released. Sessions appeared before City Judge Robert von Deen hoff, charged with assault, and was released after paying a $100 fine.
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Raymond Sessions
Rusk
County Court Docket Updates and Pending Cases
County Judge J W Chandler heard three pending criminal cases as County Attorney James Perkins reports 11 cases still active in the docket oldest dating to April 1964. Several defendants have agreed to plead guilty as Canty Court actions shift to the next docket call. Kenneth Ray Grantham and Robert Arthur Dew both had driving while intoxicated charges passed to the next docket, with Collie Devinpee another listed case.
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J. W. Chandler
James Perkins
Perkins
Canty Court
Kenneth Ray Grantham
Robert Arthur Dew
Collie Devin Pee
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Jimmy Sartain
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Robert Kirk
Francis Townsend
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Ray Penn
Paul Osborne
Jimmy Thompson
Gregg Dupree
Dubby Wallace
Palestine
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Randy McElroy
Mike Reasonover
Mike ‘Stovall
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Jimmy Harper
Frank Kirk
Richard Lavender
Noel Largent
Johnny Dotson
Van
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