Must the Young Die Too continued at Pearl Harbor
Roger recalls boot camp routines from San Diego to Paris Island and the Pearl Harbor voyage aboard a battleship. He describes drills, sanitation, firefights training, seasickness, and the ship’s approach to Honolulu as fever and delirium set in, revealing the toll of early wartime service.
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Roger
Marge
Paris Island
Margies
Billys
Margie
Pacific
Pear Harbor
Old Diamond Head Mountain
Pearl Harbor
Hugh
Oklahoma
Arizona
Honolulu
Waikki Beach
Rusk Kiwanis Club Elects Officers and Tours Tourism Speaker
The Rusk Kiwanis Club met at Pineview Restaurant with 27 attendees including visitors from Jacksonville Inter-Club. New officers were elected and Mrs Walter Meyers spoke on Tourism highlighting local projects and Chamber of Commerce committees in Rusk and Cherokee County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineview
Rusk Kiwanis Club
Ugh Goodpasture
Dr. McDonald
Edwin Dale Gunter
Dean Robb
O. B. Martin
Eddie Johnson
Jacksonville
Jimmie Cone
Webb Finley
Johnnie McKay
Howard Williams
Bill Parrott
E. B. Music, Sr
Melvin Moore
Carl Case
George Dashner
Morris Hassell
Carl Music
Tom Perdue
Tom Sartain
Finis Stovall
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Ralson Tisdale Wedding in First Baptist Church
Frances Elaine Ralson and Richard Wayne Tisdale wed in a May 31 ceremony at First Baptist Church Rusk officiated by Rev Grover Tal bert. The couple, graduates of Rusk High School, plan to reside in Austin after their Houston trip and UT studies. The event featured white gladiola arrangements, yellow peau de soie gowns, and a reception in Fellowship Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Elaine Ralson
Richard Wayne Tisdale
First Baptist Church
Grover C. Talbert
W. E. Ralson
Rusk
Jack Tisdale
Sue Moore
Patatricia Trigg
Bastrop
Mina Echols
Cynthia Walker
Port Neches
Elenor Adcox
Palestine
Adcox
Janey Sartain
Wyatt Tisdale
Mark Chavers
Fairfiled
Harold Travis
Carl Rogers
Jimmy Harper
Eddie Goldsberry
Johnny Alexander
Austin
Skipper Harrison
Cooper
Galveson
Rusk Garden Club Members Attend Leader Training Workshop
Southern Zone District III Texas Garden Clubs members meet June 10 in Trinity at Dorcas Wills Memorial Baptist Church with Azalea Garden Club hosting 33 area clubs. Zone Director Mrs. Fred Wright sets 9 30 a m start with coffee and registration and a summary of reports after lunch.
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Texas Garden Clubs, Inc
Trinity
Dorcas Wills Memorial Baptist Church
Azalea Garden Club
Rusk Garden Club
Fred Wright
Center
Hinch
Glenn Perry
Lufkin
Ili
Dallas
Austin
Wright
General Assembly
K. N. Speas
Tyler
Rusk Ladies Spend Midweek at Hill Top Lake Resort
A group of Rusk women visited Hill Top Lake Resort near Nor mangee in Madison County on Wednesday and Thursday. Participants included Mesdames W. E. Gabbert S. L. R. Cartlidge Herbert Osborne W. M. Vi ning Frank Summers Harold Miller Robert von Doenhhoff Glenn Miller Louis Penney AJ Elliott Cullen Sherman and Miss Beaulah Allen. They enjoyed golf and bridge during the trip.
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Rusk
Hill Top Lake Resort
Normangee
Madison County
Mesdames
W. E. Gabbert
S. L. R. Cartlidge
Herbert Osborne
W. M. Vining
Frank Summers
Harold Miller
Robert von Doenhoff
Glenn Miller
Louis Penney
AJ Elliott
Cullen Sherman
Revival at Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Rusk area
A revival will be held at Salem Missionary Baptist Church two miles south of Rusk from Wednesday, June 4, to Wednesday, June 11. Guest evangelist will be Bro H C Mc Bride of Pasadena. Evening services start at 7:30 each day and all are invited.
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Salem Missionary Baptist Church
Rusk
H. C. McBride
Pasadena
Presbyterian Church Service Sets Message at Rusk
The Rusk Presbyterian Church will hold an 11:00 a.m. service on Sunday with Rev. L. Allen Holley delivering What is your Name John 1342. Choir rehearsal and monthly supper are canceled until September. Army Private Jessie L Simmons 21 of Rusk Texas joined the 20th Engineer Brigade in Vietnam on April 28.
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Rusk Presbyterian Church
L. Allen Holley
John
Jessie L. Simmons
Evelyn Simmons
Rusk
Tex
20Th Engineer Brigade
Vietnam
Berry Simmond
Humble
Dublin social notes hint at Dallas weekend visitors
Mrs. Clarrissa Mayes Mrs. Danny Smith and Mrs. Johnny C Patterson and son Del were weekend guests in Dallas with Mr and Mrs Curtis L Mart and Mr and Mrs Jo Taylor Joe and Kathy.
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Clarrissa Mayes
Danny Smith
Johnny C. Patterson
Del
Dallas
Curtis L
Martin
Jo Taylor
Joe
Kathy
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Frances Ralson
Ralson-Tisdale
ABE TV
West Side Elem
Rusk High School
Dickey McGaughey
Pierce
Kindergarden
Freshour
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R. B
U.S.S.R
Belvin Stewart
A. G. Morton
Kilgore
John van Wert
Marshall
Tom Melton
Presbyterian Church
Menjin Service
Rusk Folks
Citizens State Bank
Rusk, Texas
F.d.1.c
Rusk Specialty Company
Hiway
Armstrong
AIRE
UE Tre Moore i
GAL. Ag
Benjamin Moore Ui
Atex
Ruse Specialty Company
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