CD Is Topic At Kiwanis Meet In Rusk
Civil Defense director Robert Banks questioned by Calvin Reigel as county health official speaks on radiation fall-out and tornado protection. Gerald Chapman chaired the program with Kiwanis president Bill Davis presiding. 16 members attended worship services. guests included Bob Stein Bill Worsham Dave Wilcox and doctors Kreimeyer Urgene and Mike Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk Kiwanis Club
Civil Defense
Robert Banks
Calvin Reigel
County Health
Gerald Chapman
Kiwanis
Bill Davis
Texas Cafe
Bob Stein
Austin
Bill Worsham
Dave Wilcox
Tyler
James Kreimeyer
Urgene
Mike Chapman
Graduates Feted At Rusk High School Party
A patio and lawn party Friday evening honored Rusk High School graduates at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert von Doenhoff. Co hosts included Mrs H A Bresler and others. Guests enjoyed a late night party with meals, games, dancing, and plans to travel to Bandera for a four day dude ranch trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk High School
Robert von Doenhoff
Bandera
Lamar Martin
Robert Leake
Charles Franklin
Seawillow Woodard
Mack's Ball and Tackle Pony Leaguers Beat Troup 16-11
Mack's Ball and Tackle Pony Leaguers notched their fourth win of the season by defeating Troup 16-11 on Monday night. Ronny McElroy led with three hits while MeElroy Townsend Crysop Akin Sartain each scored twice. Rusk’s 18 players appeared in the non league game as Beall's of Jacksonville looms Thursday at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack
Pony Leagers
Troup
Rusk
Ronny McElroy
MeElroy
Francis Townsend
Mike Crysop
Jerry Akin
Jimmy Sartain
Randy McElroy
Noel Largent
Gregg Dupree
Johnny Rickey
Johnny Dotson
Butch Dotson
Beall's
Jacksonville
Accidents Reported This Week in Rusk City Limits
Two collisions occurred in the Rusk city area this week. On Henderson Street a Ford suffered rear damage after a collision with a Felders vehicle. Mrs. Felders received facial cuts. A second crash at Lone Oak and East Sixth involved a Wilcox Ice Co truck and a Goleman car with minor injuries and moderate vehicle damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
Homer Smith
Henderson Street
Roy Forman
Ray Felders
Alto
Forman
Felders
Lone Oak
Sth Street
Charles Goleman
Wilcox Ice Company
Charles Wilcox
Wilcox
Goleman
East Sixth
Jury selection in Ballew case lists twelve jurors
Deputy Horton resumes testimony as Pickett Holmes testifies in the Ballew murder proceedings. Jurors named include W C Tannery J W Carnes Harold Davis J Ross I J Mynard Mayo Starkey John Burke Billy Powell Frank Waggoner II James Dover John Womack and Frank Merriwether with trial schedule ongoing prior to noon recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Horton
Pickett Holmes
Jacksonville
Hulen Brown
Paul Cox
Bob Reeves
Palestine
W. C. Tannery
J. W. Carnes
Harold Davis
J. ©. Ross
I. J. Mynard
Alto
Mayo Starkey
Rusk
John P. Burke
Route 4
Troup
Billy J. Powell
New Summerfield
Frank Wagg
Seventh Day Adventist Camp Meeting Opens in Keene Texas
Texas church officials announce Pastor A C Rawson becomes temporary carpenter evangelist for the SDACamp opening Friday June 1 on the Southwestern Junior College campus in Keene. Up to five thousand expected weekends and 3500 to 4000 weekdays with 7:15 pm opening by William A Fagal of New York City and Faith for Today program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Seventh Day Adventist Church
A. C. Rawson
Rusk Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Euclid and Pear
Carpenter
Southwestern Junior College
Keene
William A. Fagal
New York City
Charter Oak Studios
Channel 9
Lufkin
Oklahoma
Area IX FFA Meet Set At Nacogdoches Hotel
Area IX Future Farmers of America convenes at the Fredonia Hotel in Nacogdoches for contests elections and awards. Delegates from Rusk Jernigan and Myzell attend with adviser Duncan as James Prewitt Kirbyville will be principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Nacogdoches
Area IX
Future Farmers of America
Richard Wallis
Charles Clark
Rusk Ffa
Adton Duncan
Austin
James Morris
Texas Ffa Association
Horace Freda
Anahuac
Jim Hooper
Joaquin
William A. Jernigan
Livingston
Edward Myzell
Ft. Worth
FFA
Lions Club hears highway program overview in Rusk Hotel
Guest speaker W. D. Harris reviewed the highway construction program from national level to Cherokee County before about 44 Lions Club members at the Rusk Hotel. Lion Paul Cox introduced him and Bill Draper presided. Plans were announced for a joint Lion and Lioness installation on June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braves
Giants
Red Sox
Indians
Lions Club
Rusk Hotel
W. D. Harris
Cherokee County
Lion and Lioness Club
Butterfield Elected as VFW Commander
Veterans of Foreign Wars District 19 met in Nacogdoches May 19 20 to elect district officers. C L Butterfield was named outstanding man of the district by past commanders. Jack Stewart was senior vice commander Miles Graves junior vice commander A E Pietschker district treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butterfield
VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Nacogdoches
Jim Starkey
Longview
C. L. Butterfield
L. Butterfield
Jack Stewart
Miles Graves
A. E. Pietschker
Alto Graduates Omission Noted. Wife in Good Condition
Mrs. H. L. Green recovering after surgery in Waco and hopes to return home this weekend. Rose Ann McGaughey and Wanda McGaughey missing from Alto graduates list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Green
Waco
Rose Ann McGaughey
Wanda McGaughey
Alto
Dance Recital by Rusk Students Presented in Jacksonville
Rusk dance students of Mrs Gene Bates will perform in a recital at Jacksonville High School on Tuesday June 5 at 8 p.m. The show titled A Flower Garden will feature ballet and Come to the Circus for tap and acrobatic routines. Attendance is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
Gene Bates
Jacksonville
Jacksonville High School
Community house eyed for library and downtown leisure
Hanna urged more support for a community house to serve as a potential library. She also discussed downtown lounging and visiting spaces for seniors, a country club, and improving U.S. Highway 84 to a better road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna
Rotary honors local leaders as Highway Week is observed
Rotary in Texas highlighted the state and federal highway system as an economic lifeline. The talk covered farm to market roads with 35 000 miles planned and 15 000 more approved, Cherokee County FM length and future increases, and maintenance staffs in Rusk and Jacksonville with a payroll around 266 000 annually. New contracts were announced for a four lane highway Rusk to Alto and FM 1819 extension in Angelina County. Rotary guests included National Honor Society seniors Mary Kate Guinn George White Judy Sales Dixie Dickey and Chris von Doenhoff. local members Otho Black and James Ernest Holcomb were inducted as National Highway Week was observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County
Highway Department
Rusk
Jacksonville
Harris
Alto
Adams Bros
Athens
R. N. Adams
Kaufman
Moore Bros
Lufkin
Angelina County
Wells
Rotary
National Honor Society
Mary Kate Guinn
George White
Judy Sales
Dixie Dickey
Chris von Doenhoff
Ross Taylor
Pasadena
M. D. Sneed
Mike Gay
Grady Griffin, Sr
John M. Scott
Austin
Fred Davis
Tyler
Charles Ramey
Otho Black
James Ernest Holcomb
Hostess to Thimble Club Meeting May At Mrs Minter
Mrs. Vernie Minter hosted the Thimble Club at her home on Wednesday May 16 with ten members present. Mrs. J. E. Murray presided and the group voted for a picnic at the next meeting. Refreshments included congealed salad lemonade and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernie Minter
Thimble Club
J. E. Murray
Meeting Cancelations for Jehovahs Witnesses Seminar Weekend
Witnesses plans altered as meetings scheduled for June 13 weekend are canceled. James Race, presiding minister of the local congregation, notes most members intend to attend a seminar instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehovah's Witnesses
James Race
Fall Rush Plans At Meeting Of Beta Sigma Phi Chapter
The Omicron Gamma Chapter met at Mrs. Sue Kyle’s home for the final fiscal year meeting on May 28. President Lulu Summers led the session as members voted to rush eight new pledges in the fall. An art of living program was presented by outgoing president Madela ine Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omicron Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi
Sue Kyle
Lulu Summers
Madeleine Morgan
Sonja Clayton
Freda Ratcliff
Nell Black
Mary Jane Hinton
Sally Jordan
Faye Kennard
Patsy Pruett
Pearlie Blanton
Martha Ramey
Joy Slover
Janie Venable
Candidates Debate Governor Race Highlights And Background
The note cites a candidate born in Louisiana on December 15, 1925 who moved to Texas in 1937 as part of background. It frames the race as a study of hard facts about the candidates ahead of Saturday voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Floresville
University of Texas
Connally
Louisiana
Texas
University of Texas Law School
School of Law
Southwest Louisiana Institute
Lafayette
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. A. Bresler
Joe Guinn
Houston White
Joe Sales
Sigfred Ardal
Edwin Dickey
Tommy Martin
J. C. Matlock
C. E. Machen
Elmo Cotton
MBT
Wayne Townsend
Ager
Rusk Folks
Lee Murray
Ronald Murray
Alex Black
Bruce Slover
This City
Erceil Johnson
Lynn Bazar
Cleveland
Bazar
Dialville
Robert Murray
Mike
New Boston
Ballew
Williams
Stover
Sdacamp
Rawson
Pastor Rawson
Benjamin E. Leach
Adventists For
Leach
Ary
Lone Star Farmer
Farmers of Texas
Kiwanis Club
Lion Paul Cox
Bill Draper
City Park Memorial
Crockett
Race
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
Brooklyn
New York
Gilead
J. A. Hinderer
John Connally
Wilson County
J. B
Lela Connally
Idanell Brill
John
Connallys
John III
Sharon
Mark
Fort Worth
Students’ Assembly
Methodist
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Atlantic
Pacific
Law
Congressional
Lyndon Johnson
Senator Johnson
Powell, Wirtz and Rauhaut
Kennedy
Richardson and Bass
Richardson
FBI Naval Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate Armed Services Committees
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Boys, Inc
Ex-Students Association
Southwestern Legal Foundation
State Bar of Texas
Fort Worth & Tarrant County
South Texas Hereford Breeders Association
Santa Gertrudis Breeders International
Galiceno Horse Breeders Association of America
Organization of
Texas Electric Co-ops
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Colorado River
Don Yarborough
Kay Edwards
Houston
Inez
Religion
Episcopalian
Marine Corps
Yarborough, Brigman
Houston Jr. Chamber of Commerce
Hedgecroft Hospital Auxiliary
Big Brothers
United Fund
Houston Bar Association
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