Rusk Couple To Observe Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Smith Sr of 1106 North Main Street Rusk will host an open house Sunday June 27 from 2 to 4 p m to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary They were married July 3 1926 Mrs Smith the former Mary Alma Webb Mr Smith a retired house moving contractor Mrs Smith previously worked at Rusk State Hospital and Town Hall Estates They have one son Lloyd Jr who lives in Rusk with his wife Carolyn Meador of Jacksonville
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Lloyd Smith Sr
North Main Street
Rusk
Oldest Social Club Organized in 1906
The Wednesday Social Club in Rusk is the town’s oldest social club, founded in 1906. It began with 20 married ladies who met the second and fourth Wednesdays to play '42, now has 16 members and meets only in February through May and September through December, excluding June July and August. A December meeting includes a Christmas meal and gift exchange. Club colors are purple and gold. the violet is the flower and loyalty the watch word.
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Rusk
Rusk High Class Honors MIA Lt Townsend at Reunion
The 1966 Rusk High School class honored Lt. Francis W. Townsend missing in action in Vietnam with a gavel from Texas Speaker Bill Clayton. Frances Townsend received it, Emmett Whitehead accepted on behalf of the missing officer, and Wayne Townsend attended with other family. A plaque for Lt Townsend was given to J. M. Boone for display at the high school. In a separate note, Teresa Lynn Kinney was born June 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kinney, with proud grandparents and extended kin named.
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J. M. Boone
Rusk Independent
Francis Townsend
Joe Rozelle
Dottie Norton
Mike Crysop
Rusk High School
Frances
Diane) Townsend
Texas
House of Representatives
Bill Clayton
Francis W. Townsend
Viet Nam
Emmett H. Whitehead
Clayton
Townsend
Wayne Townsend
Rusk City Park
Rusk Independent School District
Lt. Townsend
Glen Kinney
Teresa Lynn Kinney
Doyle J. Kinney
Houston
Rusk
Sidney E. Guidry
Edward Kinney
Abilene
Ester Rose
Claremont Doucet
Washington
Louisiana
Maude Ruthnoski
West Monroe
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Wednesday Social Club
Mesdames
M. H. Schluter
Lee D. Guinn
Walter Bonner
T. H. Cobble
Sam J. Smith
Standing
Ames
Pickett Butler
John Wightman
Hill Fitts
Ralph Benton
W. H. Hanna
Bess Howard
The
Cherokeean
W. D. Draper
Debra
Kerry Suttles
Ray Suttles
Jacksonville
Rusk First Baptist Church
Mrs. Lloyd Smith Sr
Ford
Courier
Ford Courier
Open
Rusk Motor Sales, Inc
N. Dickinson Drive
P.O
Rusk, Texas
Bealls
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