The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1968 Page: 5 of 10
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-THE CHEROKEEAN OF RUSK, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST la 196S
Five Beauties Compete
For Farm Bureau Queen
Five Cherokee County beau-
ties will compete Friday
evening, August 9 for the title
of Cherokee County Farm
Bureau Queen In the Council
Room of the Courthouse in
Rusk at 8:00 p.m.
Contestants In the annual
contest Include Miss Marilyn
Greenwood, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Greenwood,
Jr. of Rusk; Jacqua Lynn
Rogers, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. w. T. Rogers of Alto;
Kathy Hugghins, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hugghins
of Rusk; Karen Perkins, dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
Perkins of Ponta; and Rose-
mary Holman, daughter ofMr.
and Mrs, Luman Holman of
Jacksonville.
Contestants will be judged on
personality, poise and ap-
pearance. Each will give a
one-minute talk on "Why I'm
Proud My Family Is A
Member of Farm Bureau".
The Cherokee County winner
will receive a cash award of
$35.00.
Last year's queen was Miss
Linda Kolb of Jacksonville.
Directing the County contest
is Mrs. Kent Holman, assisted
by Mrs. Roy Kennedy, Mrs.
Gary Dominy and Mrs. a. N.
WaHey.
The Cherokee County winner
will enter the District Farm
Bureau contest August 17 in
Nacogdoches at the Fredonla
Hotel. District winner will
receive an all-expense paid
trip to the State Convention
in November. The State win-
ner receives' $500.00 and a
watch, and opportunity to
attend and participate in the
National Convention contest.
COUNTY HD AGENTS
ATTEND 4-H DRESS
REVUE JULY 25
The Cherokee County Home
Demonstration Agent, Assoc-
iate Home Demonstration Ag-
ent, and Assistant Home De-
monstration Agent attended
the District Nine 4-H Dress
Revue held at Hotel Fredonla
in Nacogdoches July 25.
Senior Contestant from Ch-
erokee Co., LaNelle Clifton,
placed third and won a white
ribbon. Junior contestants,
Warrah Dell Price and Meria
Willis placed second and won
a red ribbon. They each
wore the same garment they
exhibited in the County Dress
Revue. The judging began at
10;00 a.m.
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CHEROKEE COUNTY FARM BUREAU will
choose a queen from five lovely contestants
Friday evening, August 9 in the Council Room
of the Courthouse. The winner of the County
contest will enter the District Contest in
Nacogdoches later this month. Pictured here
left to right, are three of the contestants;
Rosemary Holman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Luman Holman of Jacksonville;Karen Perkins,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Perkins of
Ponta; and (standing)Miss Marilyn Greenwood,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Greenwood,
Jr., of Rusk.
STAFF PHOTO
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FARM BUREAU QUEEN CONTESTANTS-Two
of the five contestants in the Annual Farm
Bureau Queen Contest in Cherokee County are
pictured here. The contest will be held Friday,
August 9 in the Council Room of the Courthouse
in Rusk. Shown here are, left toright; Jacqua
Lynn Rogers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Rogers of Alto and Kathy Hugghins,daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hugghins of Rusk.
ST*FF PHOTO
Paul Harlan Retires After
42 Years With Electric Co.
Faul Harlan, veteran em
ployee of Southwestern Elec-
tric Service Company, began
his retirement on August 1,
1968, after completing forty-
two years with the electric
company.
Employees of the company
honored Mr. Harlan with a
retirement party in the Jack
sonvllle office Wednesday af
ternoon, and presented him
with a typewriter. Attending
the party from Dallas were
Charles Goforth, President of
Southwestern Electric Ser-
vice Company, and Gene Le -
Neveu, Secretary of the com-
pany.
Mr. Harlan was born at Jack-
sonville where he attended
•cheo' through high school
and Alexander Co'lege fliow
Lon Morris College). He be-
gan his employment with the
electric company in 1926 In
the Jacksonville office. Suc-
ceding duties have included;
storekeeper, also injackson-
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vi!!e; accountant in New
Iberia, Louisiana; sales de-
partment in Jacksonville;
Manager at Arp; Division
Sales Manager, again located
at Jacksonvi'le; and In 1963
he was named General Sales
Manager, the position he held
upon retirement.
Paul Hir'an has been very
active in many civic organi-
zations, his church, and other
groups throughout East Tex-
as. As a member of the
Central Baptist Church of
Jacksonville, he has served
as deacon, superintendent of
the adu 't department of Sun-
day School, a teacher, training
union department superin-
tendent, and member of the
choir.
He is a member of the Ma-
sonic Lodge, Kiwanis Club,
Jacksonville Chamber of
'Commerce, serving on the"
Highway Committee, East
Texas Chamber of Com
merce, serving on theAgri-
cultural Committee, an hon-
orary chapter farmer of the
Jacksonville Chapter FFA,
and serves as secretary of
the Cherokee County Program
Planning Committee.
Mr. Harlan married the for-
mer Crble Boone, also ofCh -
erokee County, They have a
son James, of Houston, who
recently completed a tour of
military duty in Viet Nam.
Dr. Tipton Is
NamedToWho's
Who In Texas
Dr. George Tipton has had
the honor of being se'ected to
he in Who' Who of Texas
Today. He was selected for
hi* contributions to his pro-
teflon, community, city, and
state. Ha Is a general prac-
tloner In this city with office
In the rrofrsstonal lulWlng.
He is a member of tho
Ofttct*! oí the Flr«t
Methods Church In Rusk, a
Water I
Final Rites
Held Tuesday
For Former JP
Funeral services for Char-
les Addison Portis were held
at 9;00 a.m. Tuesday In the
Wa'lace Funeral Chapel.
"Judge" Portis, age 82,
passed away Monday morning
in a local nursing home fol-
lowing an extended illness.
Rev. Howard Wi liams con-
ducted the final rites. Grave-
side services were held at
2;30 p.m. Tuesday IntheSealy
CeVnetery in Sealy, Texas.
Wallace Funeral Home of
Rusk was In charge of
arrangement.
Portis, born June 10, 1886,
had lived In Rusk 23 years.
He retired from the Gulf Oil
Company in 1945. He had
served as the Justice of the
Peace, Precinct One, for 10
years and only recently
retired In March of this,
year. He was a member of
the First Methodist Church of
Rusk and the Rusk Rotary
Club.
Survivors Include a brother-
in-law, C. H. Vlck of Rusk;
five nephews, Kendrlck Fra-
zer of Rusk, Tom Frazer.
Jr., of Midland, Donald
Frazer of Tyler, Vlck Voyd
and James C. Voyd, both of
Sea'y; and 2 nieces, Mrs. •
Sim I . Speer of Coral Gables,
Florida and Mrs, Ruth Pe'ot
of Paradise, California.
Pallbearers were members
of the Rusk Rotary Club,
member of the Lions Club.
His professional affiliations
are with the American
Medical Association, Texas
Medical Association, and the
American Association of Gen-,
era' Practitioners, and chair-
man of the State Hospital
Affairs Committee.
Dr. Tipton Is on the hospital
staff of the Rusk Memoria*
Hospital and was appointed'
Cherokee County Medical Of-
ficer In 1066.
Dr. Tipton received a com-
mercial Ion by Admira I Warren
for his operation of the Out.
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The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1968, newspaper, August 1, 1968; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth150768/m1/5/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.