Round Town notes on highway talks and regional growth
A Rusk group led by attorney Mori W Hassell will meet the Texas Highway Commission to discuss widening U S 84 within Rusk city limits. Jacksonville gains a new industry expected to employ 30 to 40 people as regional leaders plan future Neches River development with nearby towns.
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Roundabout
Bob Eitelman
Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
Neches River
Lufkin
Wells, Alto
Jacksonville
Rusk
Roundabout and Kojack Family Update in Houston
Mrs Roundabout visited Houston last weekend and called Albert Kojack who is receiving treatment at Methodist Memorial Hospital. His nephew Johnny Elfart runs the store in his absence and is praised as a very nice person.
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Roundabout
Houston
Albert Kojack
Methodist Memorial Hospital
Johnny Elfart
Johnny
Eight People Charged in County Court
Eight individuals face offenses in County Court per County Clerk Mildred Fulton records. Names include Orval J Kinney for aggravated assault and Barham Wayne Smith, M D Davis, Edwin Ross Boyd for driving while intoxicated on July 20. Judy O Dell charged with theft July 21. Michael Edward Kendall charged with child desertion July 24. Margie Bishop charged July 26 for carrying a pistol. Malcom Huch Mettlen charged July 27 for driving while intoxicated.
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Mildred Fulton
Orval J. Kinney
Barham Wayne Smith
M. D. Davis
Edwin Ross Boyd
Judy O'Dell
Michael Edward Kendall
Margie Bishop
Malcom Huch Mettlen
Red Sox Win League Title In Little League Final
Red Sox defeated the Cardinals 7 3 to clinch the league title as 18 players from six teams earned Little League All Star honors. Winning pitcher Steve Dupree faced the mound for the Red Sox while Jimmy Whitehead pitched for the Cardinals. Alan Goldsberry homered for the Cards in the fifth inning.
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Red Sox
Cardinals
Steve Dupree
Jimmy Whitehead
Alan Goldsberry
Braves
Richard van Cleave
Nicky Norton
Roland Redden
Yankees
Kenny Wallace
Chris Vaught
Indians
Jerry Wallace
Frankie Morgan
Giants
Steve Helm
Terry Kennedy
Tommy McElroy
Gary Fisher
Cherokee County Earns Four Star Rating From ETCC
Cherokee County received a four star rating from the East Texas Chamber of Commerce Merit System for 1964 praising cash based funds budgeting low net debt under 2.5 percent of assessed valuation and per capita tax burden below state average. The county missed a star for tax collection of current taxes and delinquents.
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Cherokee County
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Wrecks, taxes detail Cherokee County finances
No serious injuries reported after multiple wrecks near Rusk and along Highway 4 and Highway 69. A Jacksonville man was hospitalized after hitting a runaway cattle trailer. Linda Pearl Miles of Rusk suffered minor injuries when her car side swiped a flat-bed truck six miles south of Rusk. A parked highway patrol car was rear-ended during a parking attempt near the courthouse. Tax survey data show Cherokee County, population 33,221 in 1964, with 53 percent gravel or better roads and 1964 receipts of 672,145. The county’s 1964 expenses exceeded receipts, but 1965 budget projects total expenses at 1,023,393 with a 1964 ending balance of 638,226.26. The survey notes tax collection performance under state averages.
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Cherokee County
Aster
He Astor
Cherokee
Youth Rodeo Draws Wide Entries in East Texas
Nearly 300 riders from about 17 East Texas cities entered the second annual Cherokee County Riders Club sponsored horse show at the Rusk Lions Club rodeo grounds. Kilgore Saddle Club led with 101 entries earning a trophy for the club with the most entries.
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East Texas
Rusk
Cherokee County Riders Club
Pony League Semi-Finals Set After Tight Regional Wins
Rush Pony League teams Mack's Ball and Tackle and Maness advance to semi finals after 3 2 and 12 11 wins over Palestine rivals in Palestine Texas Mack's Ball and Tackle to face tonight at 6 p m Maness at 8 p m Final elimination slated for Saturday at 8 p m Mike Birdwell of Rusk earned the win for Mack's Ball and Tackle with nine strikeouts while Palestine's pitcher fanned nine. The Rusk squad benefited from Emerson brothers Donald and Johnny and David Grimes in scoring.
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Rush
Palestine
Mack
Palestine Cats
Maness
Palestine Oilers
Mike Birdwell
Rusk
Birdwell
Emerson Brothers
Donald
Johnny
David Grimes
August Proposed For Event By Local Lions Club
The Western Week event titled Lilliputian style is planned for August 20 and 21 in Rusk, pending Lions Club approval. Youth Rodeo aims to include 14 to 19 year olds in events such as Bull Riding, Bareback Bronc, Clover Leaf Barrel Racing, Tie-Down Roping, Rescue Race, Rib bon Roping, and a Goat Sacking Race, with trophies for winners and registration requiring parental and school approvals.
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Rusk Lion Club
Lions Club
James Blanton
Slover
Charles Davis
Rusk Quarterback Club Sets First Meeting slate
The Rusk Quarterback Club will name officers at its August 3 meeting in the Eagles field house. Nominees include Wayne Townsend as president Tom Sartain as vice president and Weldon Maitland as secretary treasurer. Don Crysop serves as outgoing president. The group plans its August 16 banquet to kick off a membership drive and boost support for the Rusk Eagles.
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Rusk
T He Eagles
New Field House
Wayne Townsend
Tom Sartain
Weldon Maitland
Don Crysop
Quarterback Club
Rusk Eagles
Rusk Group Heads to Austin on Highway 84 Plan
A Rusk delegation led by Morris Hassell will travel to Austin today to press for State Highway Department improvements on Highway 84 entering Rusk. The group includes the Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee chairman and other local officials.
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Rusk
Austin
Morris Hassell
Chamber of Commerce
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Finess
Mori. W. Hassell
Texas
Highway Commission
U.S. 84
Rusk City
Charles W. Castner
State Hospital
He and Mrs
Cast
Ner
Svenson
Worchester, Mass
Southland
North
Les
Jackson
Ville Man
Tle
Loase
Highway 4
Highway 69
Linda Pearl Miles
Rusk Memorial Hospital
Hudson's Chapel
James Pierce
House Square
Ting
B. Musick, Jr
Castner Street
Paul Thompson
Pony League
Palestine Lee Pony League
Tyler Saddle Club
Jacksonville Riders Club
The
Gladewater Saddle Club
James McClure
Charles Dickerson
Glen Stanley
Dorris Courmier
Anderson County Riding Club
Eugene Atkins
Lindy Hinson
George Tucker
Tyler
Joe Henderson
Reba Thacker
N. H. Darby
Susan Spence
Kenneth Edny
Kilgore
Larry Odom
Kilgor
Travis Burney
Gladewater
Dean Fountain
Lindale
Sandra L. Childress
Shadewood
David Moore
Wayne Durham
Anderson County
Western Pleasure
Rodeo
Johnnie Wicks
Tyler Riding Club
Jan Stanley
Cherokee County Riding Club
Glen
Rusk Green
Rusk Group
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