All Faith Chapel Planned for Rusk State Hospital
Mrs. Hilda McNutt announces District Four of the Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women Clubs will sponsor an All Faith Chapel for 2100 patients from 48 East Texas counties. The $50,000 facility will seat 370, serve Protestant Jewish and Catholic worship, include chaplain study and library, and be financed entirely by public contributions.
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Rusk State Hospital
East Texas
Hilda McNutt
Texas
All Faith
B&pw Club
District Four
S. Wall
Tyler
School Board Rejects Bids for Musick Stadium Renovation
Rusk Independent School District trustees reject bids for rest room and dressing room upgrades at Musick Stadium. Superintendent Gerald Chapman says the board will reissue revised specifications in July. An election on tax and bond issues is set for Saturday June 26 with polling at City Hall from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election judge P. O. Hatley and clerks Jewel Coupland and Roy Ginn will oversee.
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Rusk Independent School District
Musick Stadium
Gerald Chapman
Bulah
Rusk
City Hall
Oakland Baptist Church Homecoming Planned for Sunday
Homecoming activities are planned at Oakland Baptist Church with an 11:00 worship service and morning and afternoon singing. The public is invited to attend from 10:00 and spend the day, with lunch served on the ground.
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Oakland Baptist Church
New Summerfield Decides to Remain Incorporated in May Vote
Following a May 28 special election called by County Judge J W Chandler and a petition signed by 62 qualified voters, New Summerfield residents voted to remain incorporated by a 94 to 80 margin. The city secretary and corporation court judge were relieved of duties after the petition.
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J. W. Chandler
New Summerfield
Dairy Industry Drives County Milk Output Rise
STPA reports that elevated production methods and larger herds push total milk output up across the county. Big State Creamery in Jacksonville stands as a major local dairy firm marketing bottled milk butter cream cottage cheese and ice cream with Joe Tuck serving as manager.
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Big State Creamery
Jacksonville
Auto Mishaps In Rusk Involving Two Local Residents
Two minor traffic accidents occurred in Rusk on Monday and Tuesday. Mrs Boots Black, eastbound on 6th Street, collided with a Dallas driver after he struck her path, causing about 30 dollars in damage to her car. On Tuesday Mrs Alice Wright struck a stop sign after a left turn, with about 250 dollars in damage. she was treated for minor bruises and released.
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Rusk
Boots Black
Sycamore Street
6Th Street
Dallas
Alice Wright
5Th Street
Henderson Street
County plans home demonstration drive to include 1000 girls
Mrs. Moore urges expanding home demonstration programs to reach more young women and adults, remove candy and soft drink machines from schools, and appoint a home economics supervisor. Bill Shattuck reviews county clubs and summer programs, and Dr Davenport outlines health services and personnel across Cherokee cities including beds, hospitals, nursing homes, and nurses.
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Harbert Davenport
Jacksonville
Davenport
Cherokee County Health and Welfare Report Summarized
A Cherokee County health report notes heart and kidney disease as the leading causes of death at 54 percent, with cancer 27 percent and bacterial diseases 7 percent. It cites no county welfare department, no beds for welfare cases, and envisages hospital use via Nan Travis Hospital in Jacksonville. The study highlights about 2,500 old age pensioners and 300 financially distressed children, plans for a colored rest home, and calls for more vocational schools and youth employment guidance. Clyde Small chaired the executive committee meeting.
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Cherokee
Davenport
Nan Travis Hospital
Jacksonville
J. W. Chandler
Cherokee County
East
Texas
Clyde Small
Airman Bass Selected For Technical Training
Airman Richard G. Bass son of Mr and Mrs Luther G Bass of Jacksonville completed the first phase of basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He was chosen for technical training as an aircraft maintenance specialist at the Air Training Command school in Amarillo Texas Bass a Jacksonville High School graduate is part of ATC system training airmen and officers for the nations aerospace force
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Richard G. Bass
Luther G. Bass
Jacksonville
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Bass
Air Training Command
Amarillo
ATC
Jacksonville High School
For Sale Couch to bed dinette set with chairs
Walter Stevens offers a couch that converts to a bed and a dinette set with four chairs for sale. Price listed as $20 each. Contact MU 3-4450 for details.
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Walter Stevens
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John R. Thomas
Hock
E. Rusk
Jaser Lewis
Tex
Gulf Coast
Alto Highway
Joe Tuck
Grady Cribbs
South Texas Producers Association
Dairymen
Bill Vining
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