Engagement of Miss Allen and Mr Moreau Announced
Mr and Mrs John T Allen of 628 South Kennedy Tyler announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Etta to Billy Joseph Moreau Jr of Fort Worth son of Mr and Mrs Billy Joseph Moreau Sr of Rusk Their wedding will be in Tyler on July 26 Miss Allen attended the University of Texas as a Zeta Tau Alpha member and her fiancé is UT civil engineering graduate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ir. Ana
Vernon Lee Grogan
VanDelle
Ernest W. Rutland, Jr
Ernest W. Rutland
E. W. Rutland
Lufkin
First Baptist Church
Rusk
John T. Allen
South
Kennedy
Tyler
Mary Etta
Billy Joseph Moreau, Jr
Fort Worth
Billy Joseph Moreau Sr
Miss Allen
University of Texas
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
Youth Sponsored Lunch Sends Three To Lakeview Camp
The Rusk Methodist Youth Fellowship lunch drew 135 diners and funded three officers to a five day Training Camp at Lakeview this week. Officers include Mike Burks president Frederic Lunsford vice president and Larry Christopher fund treasurer. Mrs Jewel Marshall sponsor praised donors and time. The Marshalls moved to Nacogdoches where Garland Marshall becomes District Agent for Rural Development in District IX.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk Methodist Youth Fellowship
Lakeview
Mike Burks
Frederic Lunsford
Larry Christopher
MYF Fund
Jewel Marshall
Colored Patients Prepare June 19 Observance at Rusk State Hospital
Colored patients at Rusk State Hospital will hold an annual observance on June 19 with street booths picnics and musical programs under the Rehabilitation Therapy Department led by Mrs Essie Madden and with volunteer staff and groups from the community assisting. Musical groups from Palestine and Marshall will perform the noon meal will be a picnic outside with watermelons provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk State Hospital
Rehabilitation Therapy Department
Essie Madden
Recreation Department
Thelma Jones
Rusk
Palestine
Marshall
Dietary Department
Local Notes From Rusk and Dallas Visiting Guests
Dr Etta Singletary attends the Chiropractic Convention in Dallas this week. Ed Singletary recovers in Rusk Memorial Hospital and now welcomes visitors. Pete Acker of Austin and wife spend summer with J P Acker family in Rusk. Laura Musick returns home to Alto after four weeks of hospital care. Edwina and Jimmy Hughes visit their grandparents in Rusk with J H Hughes family from Lufkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Singletary
Dallas
Ed Singletary
Rusk Memorial Hospital
Pete Acker
Austin
J. P. Acker
Laura Musick
Alto
J. E. Wallace
E. B. Hughes
Edwina and
Jimmy
Lufkin
J. H. Hughes
Early Electric Power Began in Texas with Galveston Plant
The article notes electric power use started in Texas in the 1880s and identifies Galveston as the site of the first power plant. It also mentions Alaska as the largest peninsula on the North American continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Galveston
Alaska
Rites Held For Gene Hawkins Here Wednesday
Funeral services for Gene Egbert Hawkins 75 of here will be held at 3 30 Wednesday in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel. The Rusk native died at his home after a long illness. Burial will be in Cedar Hill cemetery with Rev Elwood Birkebach officiating. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Two great nieces survive. Pallbearers include J C Turney Doyle Freeman Ed Stover Bill Vining J C Williams Sr and W W Finley. Wallace Funeral Home in charge.
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Gene Egbert Hawkins
Rusk
Mr. Hawkins
Wallace Funeral Home
Elwood Birkebach
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Hawkins
Methodist Church
J. C. Turney
Doyle Freeman
Ed Stover
Bill Vining
J. C. Williams, Sr
W. W. Finley
Legion Commander Warns of Crime and Communist Threat
Tyler based State American Legion Commander Warren G. Moore warns at the Second Division Convention that crime and Communism threaten Christian civilization. He cites rising juvenile crime and overall crime costs, urging faith and action to counter perceived Communist influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Warren G. Moore
Tyler
Second Division Legion
Moore
Russia
United States
U. S
Legionnaires
State Fair of Texas draws largest U S attendance
From attendance alone the State Fair of Texas tops U S fairs. Acre originally defined land a man could plough in a day. Texas State Park System began in 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
U S
Rotary Chief Recaps Dallas Convention Highlights
R L Wilson president of the Rotary Club told Rotarians the Dallas convention was one of the largest in Rotary history and drew an enormous crowd. Houston White disclosed newly elected Rusk Rotary officers Robert M Hayes president Joe Jackson vice president and White secretary treasurer with installation slated for the first week in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Wilson
Rotary Club
Dallas
Wilson
Rotary
Houston White
Rusk Rotary Club
Robert M. Hayes
Psychology
Rusk State Hospital
Joe Jackson
Rusk State Hospial
Fathers To Be Recognized In Baptist Service
A Father Day program is planned at First Baptist Church on Sunday June 15 with Rev. Lonnie Webb preaching. Junior and intermediate youths will sing a learned anthem from Vacation Bible School as Chas Bingaman leads the choir and an all male choir will also be directed by Bingaman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Lonnie Webb
Chas Bingaman
Bingaman
Rev. Webb
Farm Bureau Queen Entry Deadline Set for July 1
Cherokee county Farm Bureau invites eligible contestants ages 16 to 22 who are in a Farm Bureau family to enter the county queen contest. Entries due July 1. contest on September 13 with a $50 queen prize and a trip for her and a chaperone to the district contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Cherokee County
Rusk
TFB
Port Arthur
Irene Odom
Charles F. Schulze
Jacksonville
Grady Dupree
Grady Singletary
Rt. 2
Alto
New bread standards go into effect July 1
The new bread rules require proper labeling of bread and rolls to truthfully reflect ingredients and nutrition. Violations include misbranding such as raisin bread without raisins or selling under another food name. Enforcement by the State Health Department follows federal-style standards to protect consumers and honest producers.
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Moreau
KTLU
Riik
RSH
Rusk Folks
D. A. Fritz
Atoy
S. C. Lloyd
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Gene E. Hawkins
Legion
Rotarians
KTLA
Reek
Ment’s Food and Drug Division
Beallpark
Bealls
Beall’s
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