The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1959

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Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

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sixteen pages : illus. ; page 22 x 18 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Whitehead, E. H. May 7, 1959.

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The Library, located in Rusk, received a Tocker Foundation grant. Rusk was established by an act of the Texas legislature on April 11, 1846, which defined the boundaries of Cherokee County and called for the county seat to be named for Gen. Thomas Jefferson Rusk, one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

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  • Main Title: The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1959
  • Serial Title: The Cherokeean

Description

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

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sixteen pages : illus. ; page 22 x 18 in.
Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Rusk Cherokeean

A state historical marker designates the Rusk newspaper as the state's oldest, continuously published weekly. Its rich roots planted in 1850, when Texas was a young state. Funded by a Tocker Foundation grant.

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  • May 7, 1959

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Whitehead, E. H. The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1959, newspaper, May 7, 1959; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150287/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.

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