Street Carnival for RSH patients marks emancipation tribute
About 300 colored patients at Rusk State Hospital joined a June 19 Street Carnival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with prizes from local clubs, volunteers from several cities, and gifts of drinks, food, and music. A July 2 carnival for white patients is planned, with organizers seeking prize donations to match prior success.
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Rusk State Hospital
Business and Professional Women's Club of
Rusk
Beta Sigma Phi of
Rusk and Sardis Tie for First in Tri County League
Rusk Mermaids and Sardis Tigers are tied for first with seven wins and two losses after last Sunday action. Rusk defeated Palestine 11 to 2 while Sardis won 6 to 5 against Laneville and Alto forfeited against Cushing. Next Sunday’s schedule features Rusk at Laneville Alto at Sardis and Sacul at Palestine.
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Rusk
Sardis
Sardis and
Tri-County Baseball League
Palestine
Laneville
Alto
Cushing
Sacul
Rusk Sardis
Laneville Palestine
Cushing Alto
Rusk Firemen Hold Meeting Drill Monday
The Rusk Volunteer Firemen met for their second meeting of the month at City Hall with about 14 firemen present. They checked water pressure by taking the fire truck to nearby fireplugs in the Daniels addition, as fire marshal T. F. Beck noted no fires in over a month.
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Rusk
T. F. Beck
Beck
Hagans Insanity Ruling Leads to Hospital Commitment
Edward Otho Hagans was judged insane at a Muntsville hearing after a 35 minute jury deliberation. He will be committed to Rusk State Hospital under Texas law where execution is possible if he is ever deemed sane again in the future. Hagans and his wife were accused of killing Mrs Zoura H Hagans, his aunt by marriage.
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Hagans
Texas
Wer
Zoura H Hagans
Rusk Community Guests Share News of Kin and Visits
Mr and Mrs Marvin Dickson and nephew Sammy Dickson of Peeblo Colorado and Mrs Jack Williams of Mitchell Louisiana are mentioned among family ties. Mr and Mrs J H Bradberry of Yarnerteen visited here with Dixkeon Williams and Beidberry, sisters of Mrs Smith. The text notes Gladys Goodson’s hospitalization at Rusk Memorial Hospital and improving condition.
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Marvin Dickson
Sammy Dickson
Peeblo
Colorado
Jack Williams
Mitchell
Louisiana
Prank Smith
J. H. Bradberry
Yarnerteen
Dixkeon
Wiliams
Beidberry
Smith
M. Walker
Longview
Sid Goodson
Garland
Gladys Goodson
Rusk Memorial Hospital
Goodson
Roundabout Continues With Lighthearted Riffing
A humorous passage follows about Roundabout and readers who avoid opening gifts early. The speaker jokes about not flying later and clinging to old ideals of honesty and thrift, recounting how a diary or note moved from Paul J. Cupp to Shelby Hood and into unexpected hands.
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Rownda Bout
Helones
Paul J. Cupp
The
Dairy Record
Rusk
Shelby Hood
Lodge names and officers urged to attend meeting
Lodge Johnson Senior Stewart Billy Sessions Junior Stewart and R A Covington Chaplain. W W Finley to be Installing Officer and FE Bo Musick Sr Installing Marshal. Ike Daniel is the outgoing Worshipful Master. All members of the Masonic Lodge are urged to attend.
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Johnson
Stewart
Billy Sessions
R A. Covington
W. W. Finley
Bo Musick, Sr
Ike Daniel
Masonic Lodge
Woman Beulah Gibson Sentenced to Death in Prison
Mrs Beulah Gibson faces lethal punishment in Huntsville after a jury convicted her of murder. The trial involved the Goree Unit and related prison findings. Her husband was also convicted with a sanity hearing granted for their son Hogans following psychiatric assessment.
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Wate
Beulah Gibson
Goree
Huntsville
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Pasadena
E. B. Davis
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