Seven Miss Merry Christmas Entrants Highlight Parade
The Rusk Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade will start at 5 p.m. Tuesday with the crowning of Miss Merry Christmas. Seven entrants aged 13 to 17 include Lisa Felder Pam Wilcox Pat Armstrong Kim Daniel Joy Wick Kathy Rockey and Kim Quinn. Prizes total 150 dollars for top floats with judging by out of town officials. A pancake supper sponsored by the Kiwanis Club runs 5 to 8 p.m. at First Methodist Church, cost 1 50, featuring pancakes maple syrup sausage bacon and drinks.
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Santa Claus
Rusk Chamber of Commerce
Lisa Felder
Rusk High School
Future Homemakers of America
Pam Wilcox
East Side Baptist Church
Pat Armstrong
Rusk High
Kim Daniel
First Baptist Church
Joy Wick
Rusk State Hospital Credit Union
Kathy Rockey
Rusk State Hospital
Kim Quinn
The
Rusk Kiwanis Club
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist Church
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Roundabout Seeks Help as Busy Christmas Season Arrives
Roundabout notes festive business in Rusk with decorations and heavy merchandise. The Christmas parade is set for 5 pm Tuesday, the Chamber committee works hard for a strong turnout, and the Quarterback Club sponsors the Girls Basketball Tournament. Joe Ray Ocker asks volunteers for concession and sandwiches. Roundabout plans a Texas Constitutional Convention trip to Austin and distributes a district questionnaire for public input.
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Rusk
Quarterback Club
Joe Ray Ocker
Don Jones
Citizens Bank
Roundabout
Austin
City Leases Hospital for 100 Beds in Rusk
ARTHM announces a lease purchase with the City of Rusk for Rusk Memorial Hospital. Kenneth Bunnell becomes administrator as the ARTHM takeover proceeds. Plans call for a two floor 100 bed facility with life safety code upgrades and a new colonial front entrance.
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Rusk
A A Leiske
American Religious Town Hall Meeting Inc
ARTHM
City of
Rusk Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Bunnell
Bunnell
Town Hall Estates Nursing Home
Alberta Bunnell
Billy Willis RN
Hillsboro
Willis
Leiske
Health and Welfare Department
Lloyd A. Knecht
A. A. Leiske
American Religious Town Hall Meeting, Inc
Morris W. Hassell
Rusk hosts annual girls basketball tournament weekend
The Rusk Quarterback Club sponsors the annual girls tournament at Rusk High School with teams from Kennard Gary Frankston Mt Enterprise Palestine Bullard Jacksonville and Rusk. Play begins Thursday at 4 pm with Kennard v Gary and continues through 8:30 pm with the championship. Awards include first through third place and a sportsmanship trophy. The following weekend the boys tournament features Gary Jacksonville Douglas Leveretts Chapel Alto Carlisle Rusk Junior Varsity and Rusk Varsity.
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Rusk Quarterback Club
Rusk High School
Rusk
Bullard
Palestine
Frankston
Mt Enterprise
Kennard
Gary
Jacksonville
Rusk Eaglettes
Quarterback Club
Gary Jacksonville
Douglas Leveretts Chapel
Alto
Carlisle
Council Talks New Station To House City Fire Trucks
Rusk City Council met in a special session to discuss a building site and new fire station. They noted current fire trucks stored at the National Guard Armory and behind city hall and postponed action until December.
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Rusk
City Hall
National Guard
James Weaver
Federal Suit Alleges Poor Jail Conditions
Barbara Jean Loden files a class action in Tyler federal court on behalf of Cherokee County Jail juveniles alleging due process and equal protection violations. The complaint names Cherokee County Commissioners Judge Orvan B. Jones Sheriff John B. Slover and seeks declaratory and injunctive relief over eight conditions including fire hazards, lack of separate juvenile facilities, deficient lighting, no medical dental care, limited visitation, no recreational or educational opportunities, no phone privileges, and no meeting space with attorneys. The suit notes a prior federal standard setting case and references McElfresh’s detention and hearings timeline in the Cherokee County Jail.
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Tyler
Cherokee County
Orvan B. Jones
John B. Slover
US District Court
James Quintain McElfresh
Barbara Jean Loden
Tommy Loden
Pont
Larry R. Daves
J. W Summers
Rusk
Sarah T Hughes
Hughes
Jai
McElfresh
Texas Youth Council
George Loden
Paper Increase Announced By Rusk Publisher
The Cherokeean raises subscription prices for the first time in over five years. Cherokee and Nacogdoches counties pay $5 yearly, other areas $6. single copy 15 cents. Advertising rates rise December 1. classified ads have a $1 minimum, 7 cents per word over minimum, 5 cents per word for subsequent insertions.
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Cherokeean
Cherokee
Nacogdoches
E. H Whitehead
THC Approves 69 Project In Cherokee County
The Texas Highway Commission conditionally approves a 4.2 mile project on U S 69 from north of Farm to Market 177 near Mount Selman to the Smith County line in Cherokee County. Preliminary engineering will begin and right of way negotiations with local officials. state funds for construction are not yet available.
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Texas Highway Commission
Cherokee County
Mount Selman
Smith County
Texas Highway Department
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City
Dee
Joe Terrell
Bishop Leiske
Doug Jordan
Gwen Christopher
Lori Pye
Dorothy Coleman
Kathy Clark
Gwendolyn Sanders
Paula Wick
Sandra Carter
Jana Birdwell
Patricia Thedford
Patricia Brazier
Hospital Board
City Parks and Recreation Board
Morris Hassell
George Goldsberry
Daniels Street
Daniels Addition
McEitresh
Houston
Youth Council
McE
Fresh
Summers
THC
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