Roundabout SCHOOL'S ON Smooth Start Reported
Elementary principal J. M. Boone notes smoother opening day with fewer lost and crying children. Elementary enrollment up over 600 pupils, about a 25 percent rise from last year. High School football season starts slow. Miss Leake absent. City met with highway officials to improve traffic and parking with cooperative Weighley staff. Perrin Willis writes for Farmer-Stockman. Elliott home featured as an All-Gas Home with photos in the paper. open house planned Saturday and Sunday.
Gregg to lead Salvation Army fund drive locally
E R Gregg Sr will serve as campaign chairman for the Salvation Army drive set to begin next Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Paul Cox and her committee mapped details, with seven captains coordinating four workers each to limit visits. Funds are exhausted and aid has been provided by State Headquarters. The local unit, organized a year ago, aims to give swift help for food medicine shoes or clothing and this year sent two boys to the Salvation Army boys camp.
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KE. R. Gregg, Sr
The
Salvation Army
Paul Cox
First Day of School Captures Kids at Rusk Elementary
Volume 113 shows the opening day at Rusk Elementary with first and second graders reacting to school life. Emma Gibert's beginner room and Fred Lunsford's second grade room are featured in the photographs.
Alto Ground Breaking For A Frank Smith Methodist Church
Ground breaking ceremonies for the A Frank Smith Methodist Church were held Sunday afternoon in Alto. District Superintendent Dr Stanley Carter delivered the dedicatory address to attendees marking the new church project.
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Alto
A. Frank Smith
Stanley Carter
Eagles Set to Test Season at New London Friday
Rusk Eagles travel to New London Wildcats for a Friday night Class AA showdown in London. Coach Pete Grimes expects rugged play from a still-developing Wildcat roster while praising his team despite a shaky passing game in last week’s Overton clash.
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New London Wildcats
New London
Eagles
Grimes
Wildcats
Public viewing set for Elliott all gas home in Reklaw area
The eight room all gas home built by Mr. and Mrs. A E Elliott will be open for public viewing Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 6 pm. The United Gas Corporation features the home on Reklaw Highway north of Henderson Street with ArxlaServer gas air conditioner Universal built in gas oven and top burner units RCA Whirlpool icemaker fridge and other gas appliances. The Elliott move in early next week after finish touches and carpet work.
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Rush
A. E
Blondie) Elliott
United Gas Corporation
Elliott
Elliotts
Reklaw Highway
Henderson Street
Universal
Mrs. Elliott
Commodities to be Issued at Rusk Courthouse Square
Food USDA commodities will be issued on September 14 and 15 on the east side of the courthouse square in Rusk with alphabetic distribution. On Wednesday A K and on Thursday L Z will receive allocations.
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USDA
Rusk
City considers parallel street parking plan amendment
City Councilmen favor an informal plan by the State Highway Department to substitute parallel parking on side and approach streets while keeping angle parking on the square. Highway officials said the state will cooperate in implementing the change.
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State Highway Department
Highway Department
Juniors Have 40 Hopefuls Football Tag Draw
Forty junior high candidates drew football tags this week and began workouts under coach Bruce Pruitt. The seventh and eighth graders open September 15 at home against Crockett with two games. The five game schedule includes matches on October 6 13 and 27 against Grapeland and Crockett with varying start times for seventh and eighth grades.
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Bruce Pruitt
Pruitt
Crockett
Rusk Considers Traffic Plan Changes At City Council
About 4,000 labor survey forms were distributed by the Rusk Chamber of Commerce to gather data for industry prospects. City council discussed traffic plan alterations including eliminating 14 square parking spaces to allow parallel parking, with state support possible for partial implementation.
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Rusk Chamber of Com
Rusk
Cherokee County
Faithful Guessers Win In Cherokeean Football Contest
Pat Willard Lawson of Alto wins $15 first prize by correctly predicting 15 of 20 games and nearest tie breaker in the Cherokeean and Star Journal football contest. Malcombe Hanson of Rusk takes $10 for second and Dickie Allen of Alto $5 for third.
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Willard Lawson
Alto
Malcombe Hanson
Rusk
Dickie Allen
Rusk London Tickets On Sale For Football Game
Tickets for the Rusk New London football game are on sale at the Rusk Hotel. Superintendent G B Chapman announced reserved seats cost 1.00 while general admission is 0.75 and 0.25 for different sections.
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Rusk
G. B. Chapman
Sister of Localite Dies in Lufkin Wreck
The sister of Mrs. Frank Schmidt of Rusk perished in a two car collision at Lufkin on Saturday that killed six. Also dead were P A Van DeGaer Jr and his eight year old Nederland girl, Mr. and Mrs. J M Cates of Kerens, their nurse Anna Charlene Bowin, and the Van DeGaers’ young child. State police said a car attempting to pass a truck struck head on with the other vehicle.
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Frank Schmidt
Rusk
Lufkin
P. A van DeGaer
Schmidt
van DeGaer
Nederland
Texas
J. M. Cates
Kerens
Anna Charlene Bowin
Cates
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Lifte
Emma
Gibert
Fred Lunsford
Turn Earth
London
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Rusky's Eagles
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Pete Grimes
Wildcat
Overton
Hunter Cunningham
Richard Johnson
Paul Sundin
Beulah Poore
Wesleyan Service Guild
Mevin Sessions
Fisher Harrison
Sam Duree
Gus Whiteman
R. R Stribling
Women's Society of Christian Service
Harrison Black
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Grapeland
W. W. Potter
Mr. Thompson
Nate
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Potter
Ile
A. E. Elliott
Rusk London
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