Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 147, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1995 Page: 1 of 26
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Rusk:
Home of the
Jim Hogg State Historical Park
Alto:
Home of the
Caddoan Mounds
State Historic Site
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Texas' Oldest, Continuously Published Weekly Newspaper - Established Feb. 27,1850 as the Cherokee Sentinel
Rusk:
Home of the
Texas State Railroad
State Historical Park
Vol. 147, No: 8 -16 Pages
Thursday, March 23, 1995
In Concert
Rusk, Texas 75785 25 cents
Candidates race
Tyler Big Band 'swings' to the 40s beat beat local
The music of Count Baaie,
Tommy and Jimmy Doreey and
Guy Lombardo will come alive in
Rusk Thursday with a concert pre-
sented by the Tyler Big Band.
The 17-member orchestra will
play at the Rusk Junior High
School Cafeteria. Tickets cost $5,
and can be purchased in advance
from Rusk Band Booster mem-
bers, or at the door.
"The band is dedicated to recre-
ating the exciting songs made
popular during the big band era of
the 1940s and 50s," said Charles
Pickens, spokesman and band
member.
What: Tyler Big Band
When: March 23 at 7
p.m.
Where: Jr. High
Cafetorium
Cost: $5 at the door
Benefitting: Rusk Band
Boosters
The band currently numbers 23,
with six who serve as alternates.
Please see Big Band, pg. 16
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filing deadlines
Candidates continued to file for
ballot positions for the various area
cities and school districts through 5
p.m.Wednesday. Filing opened on
Feb. 21 for the elections called for
May 6.
At the Cherokeean/Herald's
presstime, candidates filing in Rusk
for Mayor are Ken Smith, Frank
HoweU and Emmett Whitehead;
Jack Woody and Ralph Johnston,
District 1; and incumbent Walter
Session, District 2. Mayor Mike
Crysup has indicated that he will
not seek re-election. Jerry Thomp-
son, District 1, is the other incum-
bent council person, but he has not
filed as of yet.
Rusk ISDboard
Three seats on the Rusk school
board are up for election. Filing for
these positions are Bill Curtis, Keith
Sunday, incumbent John Cun-
ningham, incumbent Dan Lade and
incumbent Billy Joyce.
Alto ISD board
At Alto, two incumbents have filed
for re-election to their seats on the
school board. They are Odis Bryan
and Ray Penn. Also filing is Bob
Grammer, Randy Sturrock and
Willie Brown.
Alto City elections
At the Alto City Hall, Mayor Si
Williams is asking for re-election.
Filing for three seats on the City
Council are Kenneth Cora, Garwin
Baugh, James Harold Mason, in-
cumbent Herman Martin, Jimmy
Lee Hugghins, and incumbent Terry
Black.
Wells ISD board
At Wells, William Durham has
filed for re-election to the Wells
School Board. Durham is the only
candidate who had filed by mid-
morning Tuesday. Terms of Edward
Chapinon and Danny Colbert also
expire with the election.
Wells City elections
Both incumbent council members
at Wells are seeking re-election. They
are Floyd Cartwright and Hank
Bloom. Also filing is Eva Brown.
Joggers foil burglars with call
Sheriff's office, Rusk PD nab suspects
Two men from Tyler who burglar-
ized a residence on County Road
1201, three miles east of Rusk, were
arrested 12 minutes later on County
Road 1502, two miles north of Rusk
on Tuesday, March 14.
Two persons jogging by the resi-
dence saw a suspicious vehicle there
and called Cherokee County sheriff s
office and gave a description of the
vehicle. A Rusk Police Unit saw the
vehicle headed north out of Rusk.
The vehicle turned off US 69 onto
County road 1505 and was stopped
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Jacksonville, Her sponsor, Jennifer Dearman, will help her
' Regional Spelling Bee
prepare for the Delias Mornin
Christina is a seventh
HiSSiWIi
by Rusk PD officers Roy Cavazoz
and Keith Radcliff.
After a small amount of drugs
was found on one of the subjects, he
fied into the woods. He was cap-
tured by the officers. OfficerRadcliff
received eye and arm injuries from
Wells adds
police job
Federal grant will
fund position
The City of Wells has b ,c ap
proved as a community to ..«ceive
federal funds for the employment of
one full-time police officer, accord-
ing to a letter from Joe Brann, Direc-
tor, U.S. Department of Justice.
Police Chief Lonnie Baxter noted
in a recent news article printed in
another East Texas newspaper that
28 East Texas cities and towns had
been approved as recipients of COPS
fbnds. Wells was not listed.
"We applied for the grant as soon
as we learned about the nationwide
program," Baxter said, "and a letter
dated Feb. 23 assured us that our
request would be granted."
At present, Wells does not have a
full-time reserve police officer. The
area is protected by seven state-
certified police officers who work on
a part-time schedule dependent upon
their free time from their current
jobs.
Advertisements have been printed
in this and other East Texas news-
papers according to law, and 22
applications have been received. Ac-
tion is now being taken to examine
the resumes and appoint a full-time
police officer from one of them.
running through the thick brush.
He was treated at East Texas Medi-
cal Center in Rusk and released.
Two VCRs, a television and jew-
elry, taken form the burglary were
recovered. The two subjects are be-
ing held in Cherokee County jail
charged with burglary of a habita-
tion and one has additional charges
of escape t.nd possession of drugs.
Both are c, rrently on parole from
burglary un il 2001 and 2015, stated
Sheriff Jam is Campbell.
Chamber plans building
renovation at meeting
Directors for the Rusk Chamber of Commerce met Monday morning
at the chamber office for their regular March meeting. President Steve
Guy presided at the meeting.
Plans for paint up, fix up of the chamber office were discussed at the
meeting. There will be building repairs, a new front door, new wood
working around the outside windows on the front.
The front door not being used will be removed and a window put in
its place. Painting throughout will be done.
Charles HasseU presented a report on the successful activities
centering around a visit from Texas Gov. George Bush March 3. An
update of plans for Laura Bush's visit on Wednesday were discussed at
the meeting.
The news that the chamber has received a Summers Norman grant
for the purchase of a new copying machine was announced.
Directors are working on acquiring new chamber members. Several
new members have been added during the last few weeks.
The Chamber will make $100 donations to the Rusk Riders Club and
the Junior Livestock Show.
Crowning the Queen
Historical commission's dinner scheduled
Reservations can be made now for
the Cherokee County Historical
Commission's T.995 Texas History
Dinner scheduled April 1] in Jack-
sonville, sponsoiiiv, organisation
officials announce.
Reservations can be made inper-
son in the commission offices in First
Interstate Bank, Jacksonville or via
mail sent to Cherokee County His-
torical commission, P.O. Box 1128,
Jacksonville 76766. Persons mak-
ing reservations via mail will re-
ceive their tickets by return mail.
Tickets are $7 per person. Deadline
for reservations is April 7 noon. Tick-
eta will not be available at the door
because of caterer's requirements.
The dinner will be in First Baptist
Church family center at 7 p.m. the
church is on Phillip Street one block
south of East Rusk Street (US 79).
The program will feature the Hill
college Confederate Band of
Hillsboro, a premiere performing
group specialising in Civil War pe-
riod music and authentic period in-
struments. The program will also
include a brief account of Cherokee
County's part in that war and the
creation of the county by Texas Leg-
islature on April 11, 1846. Awards
earned by the Commission diubig
the past year will be presented? .
The commission began this event
in 1983 as part of its program of' Dinner.
promoting interest in Texas and
Cherokee County history. In that
time, the event has become regional
in scope.
The dinner is open to the public
and especially to members of his-
tory-minded organisations such as
the Daughters of the American Revo-
lution, United Daughters of Confed-
eracy, Sons of the Confederacy,
Daughters of the Republic of Texas,
Cherokee Heritage Association, Jun-
ior Historian and similar ones.
Mrs. Jack Chandler is general
chairman of arrangements and pro-
gram for the 1996 Texas History
Amy Helm of Rusk raised a total of $1,790, and waa declared the 1995 Stock Show Ouaan
Saturday evening. She waa escorted by David Mitchell. Runnera-up and eacorta from left
include Chassi Smith and Chrle Pounda of Wells; Jamie Scott and Brandon Banlater of Ruak;
Krlsty Burton and Randy Burton, her father, of Jackaonvllle.
Area Briefs
Gospel Concert
Odis Bryan, pastor of the Alto Mis-
sionary Baptist Church, announces a
Gospel Concert at the church Friday,
March 24 at 7pm. Glory Road will be
performing in concert. Glory Road is
an excellent Gospel group complete
with saxophone, fiddle, and other in-
struments. The public is invited to
attend.
Lab Renovations
Woodland Heights Medical Cen-
ter will host an Open House for the
newly renovated Cardiac
Catheritisation Lab. The commu-
nity is invited to tour the facility
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
March 23.
Covered Dish
Euclid Lodge No. 46 will be hon-
ored with a covered dish dinner by
the Order of the Eastern Star Chap-
ter No. 79 at 6 p.m. March 26 at the
Masonic Hall. All Masons apd mem-
bers of the Eastern Star are urged to
attend.
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Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 147, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1995, newspaper, March 23, 1995; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152208/m1/1/?q=war: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.