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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
7
Gregg County Red Cross volunteers hosted a birthday party for Rusk State Hospital patients on Thursday February 25. In the photo, from left to right, Pearl Woolf Ruth Price and Viary Ann Col.
Eleven women volunteers representing Texas cities and a South American country visited Rusk State Hospital to host a birthday party for patients. The Gregg County Red Cross coordinates the monthly event with cakes from First Methodist Church Longview and drinks and cookies for patients.
Goforth of Overton was a Sunday guest of her brother and wife Mr. and Mrs L S Evans. Raymond Allen of Mr Pleasant was a weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs Luis Mannings.
Miss Viola Gregg Dickinson 89 of Houston died Sunday in a Beaumont nursing home. Funeral services were held at First United Methodist Church of Rusk with Rev. C A Tunnel and Rev. Ben Pierce officiating. Interment followed at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Rusk under Wallace Funeral Home. She was a native of Rusk and sister to William J. Dickinson of Beaumont and Mrs. James Nye Ryman, Mrs. Robert L. Heatchett, and Mrs. George Moore. Pallbearers named. honorary pallbearers listed.
Airman Mary L. Chapman has completed six weeks of basic training at Lackland Air Base and entered a 17 week radiology technical school. A 1970 Rusk High School graduate, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Chapman of Bonner Street and is now stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base near Wichita Falls.
Wednesday offers Hamburgers lettuce tomato onion pickle French fries fruit cup sugar cookies. Thursday serves Turkey and dressing green beans stuffed celery fruit salad.
School lunch menu lists Fish sticks or Salmon croquette for Friday with sides Pinto beans Mixed greens Catsup onion slices Cornbread Cinnamon rolls and a loaf of bread as dessert option.
Six Rusk teachers attended the TAIR Reading Conference at Southern Methodist University in Dallas on February 26 and 27. Speakers included Dr. Jo Stanchfield of Occidental College on accountability in teaching reading and Dr. Donald Durrell of Boston University on teaching reading in an over verbal society. Demonstrations on individualizing reading and corrective reading were presented, with sessions on teaching reading through art and a visit to University Parliamentary School to observe classes.
Xi Epsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held its regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Fred Lanford on Monday February 22 with Mr. Henry Guenzel presiding. Discussion covered requirements for the Beta Sigma Phi Convention in Dallas and the group voted not to send a representative. A $10 gift was pledged to the Endowment Fund.
Miss Beaulah Allen returned home this week after visiting her sister Mrs. Ottice Houston and Mrs. George Baird in Houston. Mrs. J.E. Wallace and Jerry Thompson along with Mrs. Frank Sales and La Juan spent the weekend in Houston attending the Johnny Cash Show and rodeo. Mrs. T.H. Dodson of Georgetown and Galveston visited her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. L.T. Guenzel, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Guenzel and family. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Isgate returned Friday after spending a week with their sons in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Evzell and children, at Fort Worth.
The Texas Legislature proposes Constitutional amendment SJR 5 to remove the total state funding cap for aid to needy aged disabled and blind and to set an annual cap for needy dependent children grants. The measure would authorize matching funds from federal programs and authorize state appropriations up to $55 million per fiscal year. The amendment is set for vote by qualified electors on May 18, 1971.
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