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Rusk Cherokeean

Location

Rusk, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1956

Page

4

Mayor Hanna Throws out First Ball At New Field

The article notes Mayor Hanna throwing out the first ball at a new field. County officials discuss a surplus commodities program funded partly by federal aid. The court approves a Photo-Stat machine for $6,300 and radio equipment including a remote control unit for the Sheriff’s office. The plan funds half of the 250 watt radio station via federal and state civil defense programs.

Mayor Hanna New Field Commissioners Court Summers General Electric Sheriff's Department Liquor Control Officer

Lioness Club Officers Named for Dinner Program

Installation continues from Page 1 with directors 6111 Sharbrough Roy Isgate and Clifford Ham. Outgoing officers include President Le on Pledger, Vice President Billy Edwards, Secretary Treasurer Herbert Osborne, and Reporter E H Whitehead. Dinner by Zero Food Lockers begins at 7 30 p.m.

Sharbrough Roy Isgate Clifford Ham The Lioness Club Leon Pledger Billy Edwards Herbert Osborne E. H. Whitehead Zero Food Lockers

Court approves 1000 recipient food assistance program

Judge Summers notes the aid will not affect cash state assistance and the program plans to supply about 5 dollars per person monthly. The court unanimously authorized applications for 1000 recipients with contracts up for renewal in September. Mrs. Tish Smith will oversee applications and distribution. Surplus commodities include butter 2000 lbs cheese 2000 lbs dried milk 1000 car tons lard 500 cans dried beans 6000 lbs rice 2000 lbs corn meal 600 packages and flour 2

Judge Summers State Department of Public Welfare Lufkin Summers Tish Smith

Hospital News Rusk and Nearby Towns Report Patient List

Hospital rest list includes Mr. G. S. Sword and Mrs. Horace Sides Jr with infant in Rusk and Jackson ville. several others from Rusk, Alto, Lufkin, Baytown, and Dialville. Discharges include Mrs. M. J. McGuire and Mr. E. H. Shurman in Rusk among multiple patients. colored patients listed in J ville Reklaw Alto.

G. S. Sword Rusk Spurgeon Byrd Jacksonville Horace Sides M. J. McGuire E. H. Shurman Bill Braswell Rosetta Beck Marcia Gail Lopez Palestine Bill Kuykendall Lufkin J. R. Williamson Fred Rock Charles Wayne Bates Dialville Jack Ball E. W. Ballew Joe Lee Alto Barbara Yarb

Gulf Station Opens With Prizes At Registration

Gulf Station opens for business from morning until seven in the evening. Mr Blanton invites guests to register for prizes awarded between five and six p.m. Free gifts will be given to youngsters. Blanton lives in Alto and plans to move to the city soon after five months operating a local service station. He is married with one child.

Blanton Alto

Vets Service Officer Talks To Rusk Lions

Vets Service Officer LE Hamilton of Cherokee County spoke to the Rusk Lions Club at Smiths Café last Thursday. President Lloyd Pipes announced the Lions Annual Installation Banquet would be held at the National Guard Armory on June 14 at 7 30 p.m. Lions and their wives are invited. Jewel Strong, pastor, returned to Rusk. The Greek muses were daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.

LE Hamilton Cherokee County Veterans Service The Rusk Lions Club Smith's Lloyd Pipes M. H. Norton Hamilton Lion Shelby Hood Roy Smith South Texas Producers Association National Guard Pipes Lion Jewel Strong First Methodist Church Rusk

Leaves For Kerrville Camp

Bessie Ann Benge 14 of Maydelle leaves June 17 for a two week stay at the Texas Lions Camp for Crippled Children near Kerrville. She will be sponsored by the Rusk Lions Club among 120 handicapped children attending six two week sessions. The camp, free to Texas children aged 7 through 16, has 13 permanent buildings and a 97 member staff, serving 720 youngsters this summer on 504 acres three miles south of Kerrville.

Bessie Ann Benge Maydelle Texas Lions Camp Kerrville Bessie Rusk Lions Club Texas Lions Clubs

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W. H. Hanna Dickinson Field National Guard Armory Wiley Shattuck Hospital News Gulf Station Moseley’s Moseley Drug Store Rush, Texas Baptist Church Rusk Lions Lions Muses Zeus Mnemosyne Kerrville Camp Bearden Rush Big 8 Co Kelvinator Aval Dixie Range Total Retail DIXIE Texa
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