Roundabout Notes Family News and Local Happenings
Cherokee County and Rusk area updates include a grandson for Gray Dupree, Carolyn Minter's baby John Harold born last Thursday, and a TV visit coverage by Murphey Martin. Big State Creamery launches a new ad push featuring peanut butter sandwich milk tied to a Whitehead incident, while Roundabout recalls a school lunch moment by a younger offspring.
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Rusk
Gray Dupree
Carolyn
Earl Minter
Cushing
Roundabout
John Harold
Big State Creamery
Whitehead
Rainfall Totals Show Heavy Monsoon Months This Year
According to Mr. Marvin Roten, August and September brought exceptional rainfall with 3.82 inches in August and 4.55 inches in September. This contrasts with 5.05 inches in August 1964 and 1.70 inches in September 1964.
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Marvin Roten
Rusk drives toward motel golf course complex funding
Leo W. Tosh reports two thirds of a $65,000 goal for a motel restaurant golf course project in Rusk has been raised with $43,000 to $45,000 collected. The Financial Steering Committee aims to finish next week as stock capital shifts to $300,000, with Bob Rushing to manage the facility and finance the extra $35,000 for construction changes.
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Leo W. Tosh
Rusk Industrial Foundation
Tosh
Rusk
Punt Pass and Kick Judging Set at RHS Field
Ford Motor Company annual Punt Pass and Kick contest local level will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. on Rush high school field. About 6 boys compete with registration through Friday. Open to boys 8 to 13. prizes awarded for each age group with first second and third place NFL warmup.
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Ford Motor Company
NFL
PP & K
Rusk Eagles blank San Augustine 22 0 in Friday game
Rusk Eagles ground out a 22-0 nondistrict win over the San Augustine Wolves as they logged five straight wins. Touchdowns came on 98 72 and 48 yard drives while penalties plagued San Augustine and the Eagles faced lineup injuries ahead of a clash with Gladewater.
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Rusk
Eagles
Rusk County
Kirbyville
San Augustine
Wolves
Gladewater Bears
Musick
Bears
Crockett
Gladewater
Doyle Brooks
Ray Penn
West Rusk County
Penn
Parker Stafford
Stafford
Brooks
Robert Holcomb
Lee Eagles
Gregg Dupree
Musick Field
Ruskite Leads In Pigskin Poll Prize Contest
Judging in this week's Play for Pay contest showed upsets in East Texas and the state. Winners, in order of rank, were John Stevens June Cry sop and Heine Odom. Cash prizes of 7.50 5 and 3 await this week's winners.
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Texas
John Stevens
June Crysop
Hieine Odom
Eleven Indicted This Week by Grand Jury
A grand jury returned indictments against eleven individuals this week. In a separate crash report, five members of the Lloyd Collins family were hospitalized at Rusk Memorial Hospital after a head on collision with Ronny Norton’s vehicle on County Farm Road 241.
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Rusk Memorial Hospital
Rusk
Lloyd Collins
Ronny Norton
County Farm
Collins
Picky
Reda
Darvin
Cherokee County Grand Jury
Jock Pierce
145Th District Court
Local Revival Kickoffs in Tyler with Summer’s Sermons
Rev William F Summers of First Presbyterian Tyler preaches this week as part of a
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William F. Summers
First Pre
First Presbyterian Church
Tyler
Robert von Doenhoff
L. Allen Holley
Holley
Local Agencies Exhibit New '66 Cars in Area Showrooms
Local car dealers begin displaying the 1966 models as manufacturers ship full lines to Rusk franchised dealers. Readers can preview in ads then visit showrooms such as Isaacs Chevrolet, Rusk Motor Sales, J C Williams Ramblers, Lee Motor Company, and Pearman Motor Company in Alto for firsthand looks and arrivals direct from assembly lines.
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Rusk
Cherokeean
Isaacs Chevrolet Company
Rusk Motor
Ford Company
J. C. Williams
Eagles Second in ET Elite Ranking Behind Mineola
A Tyler Morning Telegraph poll places Rusk in the second spot among Etex Elite teams behind Mineola. Rusk remains undefeated at 4-0 after a 24-4- win over San Augustine, part of 27 undefeated high school AA teams. eleven teams were dropped from the ranks last week.
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Tyler Morning Telegraph
Rusk
Etex
Eagles
Mineola
San Augustine
Room Mothers To Meet For Carnival Booth Draw
Mrs. Raymond Kendall, room mothers representative, calls a meeting for Thursday October 7 at 1 30 p m in the Junior High School Cafetorium. All room mothers urged to attend this important session to draw for carnival booths.
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Rush
Raymond Kendall
Rusk Woman In Left-Turn Collision Identified
Police report states Mrs. Elizabeth Trotter of Rusk attempted a left turn and was struck by a car driven by Larry Long of Rusk. The incident details are under investigation by local authorities.
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Elizabeth Trotter
Rusk
Larry Long
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Jim Colville
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Gainsville
Billy Scott
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