Four Men Tried in County Court This Week
County Court records show Judge J W Chandler tried four men this week and one man was charged last week according to County Clerk records.
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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1964
Page
9
County Court records show Judge J W Chandler tried four men this week and one man was charged last week according to County Clerk records.
My Neighbors D. E. Wood was charged with aggravated assault on May 19. Arthur Davis Johnson was charged with driving with license suspended on Monday. Johnson waived trial by jury and entered a plea of guilty. He was fined $25 and court costs. Earl Thompson was charged with aggravated assault last Monday and appeared in court Tuesday with the States' Attorney. Thompson waived trial by jury and pled guilty. He was fined $50 and court costs. Mack Bowers was charged Monday with unlawfully carrying a pistol. He appeared in court with the States' Attorney, waived trial by jury, and pled guilty. Bowers was fined $100 and court costs. Bobby Ray Thompson was charged Tuesday with unlawfully carrying a pistol. He appeared in court, waived trial by jury, and pled guilty. Thompson was fined $100 and court costs.
Two lawsuits totaling $55,000 in damage claims were filed in the District Clerk's office. The filing is dated May 19 and involves plaintiff Theodore Mitchell.
James Buddy Hughes former Rusk resident and Baton Rouge State Times city editor joined 14 other journalists on a paid New York City study trip. He toured landmarks, saw Broadway shows, and noted social issues while detailing lunches with major editors and his Army flight home to Louisiana.
The Beta Sigma Phi Sorority of Crockett sponsors the 28th annual World Championship Fiddler’s Festival at Davy Crockett Memorial Park open air pavilion on June 12 with a 2 p.m. dance by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Louis Franklin of Whitewright hunts to defend his 1964 title as contests split into three age divisions. Pre-registration is not required.
The Rusk Rotary Club meeting at the Texas Cafe featured Ray Shields, a retired tool and die maker who took up building guitars and violins. He demonstrated wood types, magnets, wiring and explained how he began the craft after moving with his family from Pennsylvania last summer.
Cherokee County received four stars for fiscal year 1963 in the East Texas Chamber of Commerce survey, with praise for cash basis funds budgeting and low debt per capita. The sole deficiency was tax collection performance. The county’s population was about 33,186, with 1,407 miles of roads and a 1963 expenses total around $684,706.63.
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