Round Town Roundabout Eyes Junior Livestock Show in Rush
Roundabout booster activity for the annual Junior Livestock Show set for Friday March 12 in Rush. The feature promotes youth livestock projects and county involvement as future local leadership. Ruth Howell, recently discharged from surgery, is recovering at home and expected back at Rusk State Hospital soon. Senator Charles Wilson has introduced a local bill to transfer state land for a new park and recreation center in Rusk, seen as a major development.
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Rush
Acton Duncan
Johnnie McKay
Roundabout
Texas
Ruth Howell
Frank Ilowell
Ruth
Rusk State Hospital
Charles Wilson
Rusk
Wilson
County approves man for health board and tax role
Cherokee County Commissioners Court approved Damon Rainey for the county health board and two year contract for Jack McCreary of Travis County as delinquent tax attorney with pay up to 15 percent of taxes collected. A road in Idle Creek near Lake Jacksonville in a mobile home park was designated a county road. A breakfast honors Jack Stone, Wells banker and Parks and Wildlife Board appointee, is set for March 16 at New Southern Motor Hotel with tickets at 2.00 per person.
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Damon Rainey
County Health Board
Cherokee County Commissioners Court
Idle Creek
Lake Jacksonville
Jack McCreary
Travis County
McCreary
Morris Hassell
Jack Stone
East Texas
Cherokee County
James I. Perkins
Round-up Days for CC Committee Members March 23
The Membership and Finance Committee of the Chamber of Commerce led by James Polk Richards promotes a March 23 round up to boost membership and finances in Rusk. Dues rise proposed to 2 per month for under 65 and business rates to 4, with a 13065 budget goal and 15500 needed to grow the program.
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CC Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
James Polk Richards
Glenn Miller
Bill Holland
L.J. Leinback
Lewis Byers
George Dodd
Raymond Cooper
Jack Davis
Board of Directors
Rusk
County Youth To Show Outstanding Animals Here
Activity begins Friday morning March 12 as 4 H and FFA members gather at the rodeo arena for the 23rd annual Jr Livestock Show.
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4.H
FFA
Rodeo
Westbrook Elected CWA President Amid Turkeys and Show Preparations
Henry Westbrook was elected president of the CWA to serve the unexpired term of Jack Stone. He will lead until August 1, 1970, while Mrs. Arlie Rice becomes secretary treasurer. The article also notes release of 12 wild Florida turkey hens and 2 gobblers in the Angelina River Bottom and details for upcoming Cherokee County livestock show entries across dairy, beef, swine and horses with judges and timings.
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Arlie Rice
Association
Westbrook
Jack Stone
Preston Smith
Stone
Parks and Wildlife Board
Citizens State Bank
All Sports Banquet Set For April 3 Guest Mike Clark
Rusk Quarterback Club president Gene Kelley announced the All Sports Banquet will be held April 3 at 8 p.m. Dallas Cowboys place kicker Mike Clark is the guest speaker. Dinner site is TBA with full plans to be released by the banquet committee.
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Gene Kelley
Rusk
All Sports
Mike Clark
Dallas Cowboys
Lawmen Seek ID for Body Found in Jacksonville
Jacksonville police and Cherokee County sheriff deputies found a badly decomposed body partly hanging on a fence in the northeastern city area around 4 30 p m Tuesday. Sheriff John Bill Slover said identification and time of death were not yet determined.
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Jacksonville
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Senate
Cherokee Wildlife Associa
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E.H. Whitehead
Perkins
Walter Meyers
Jack Tisdale
Robert Banks
Joe Terrell
Lions Club Rodeo Arena
David Lindsay
Gaylord Lindsay
Acton Dun
Can
Rusk High School
H. Westbrook
CWA
Henry Westbrook
Rusk and
Jacksonville Kiwanis Clubs
Jacksonville Chambers of Commerce
Jacksonville Jaycees
Cherokee Livestockmen's
Adton Duncan
Rusk Kiwanis Club
Duncan
Brrrit
Wendee Whitehead
EH. Whitehead
Rie Era
Inner Peace
John Brown University Cathedral
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