Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1993 Page: 2 of 20
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RAINS COUNTY LEADER
Emory, Texas Thursday, May 20,1903 -Page 2
MEMBER 1903
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
THE OLDEST BUSINESS IN RAINS COUNTY
Established June 10, 1887
RAINS COUNTY LEADER
(Publication Number USPS 454-560)
Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to:
RAINS COUNTY LEADER
P.O. Box 127, Emory, Texas 75440
TOM W. HILL
Editor & Publisher
1904-1937
EARL HILL, SR.
Editor & Publisher
1937-1960
Editor and Publisher
MRS. KATHLEEN HILL BECKNELL
Published Every Thursday Except last Thursday in Dec.
Entered at Post Office In Emory, Texas
as Second Class Mall Matter
Telephone: (903) 473-2653
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Inside Rains County, 1 year,
$10.00; Out of County, 1 year, $14.25; Out of State, 1 year,
$16.50. Rains County Senior Citizens age 60 and over wtll re-
ceive $1.00 discount. Prices effective May I, 1991._
It is very unlikely you will be
able to change the personality
of another person through your
own dislike.
-Tom He;;;ai
No Commodities
This Month
There will not be a distribu-
tion of commodities in the
month of May. Reported
Home Remodeling And Repairs
(903) 473-4004
pd
(903) 598-2285
9tiut Stub
References Available Work Guaranteed
Emory
Manor/Capital
iwy 19 A Dunbar Bd.
Apartments Available Now
Energy Efficient
Some Rental Assistance
Available
Office Hours:
8:00 to 3:00
Mon.-Wed.-Fri.
aouM. Mouatee
OPPORTUNITY
Teltphon* 473-8753
Now Accepting
Applications for
1-, 2- & 3-Bedroom
Apartments
Low-Income-Assisted Housing
Contact:
Point Housing Authority
212 Avenue A
Point, Texas LzEJ
I0tt*l M0USINI
OPPORTUNITY
9:00 AM-1:00 PM Mon., Tues. & Thurs.
Telephone: (903) 598-2531
East Texas Employment
& Training, Inc.
SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
TBAIMXXG PROGRAM
(SYETP)
East Texas ETI is now TAEDTO
APPLICATIONS for the SUMMER WORK
PROGRAM. You must be:
•JTPA eligible
•Age 14-21
•Reside in Rains County
•Have a Social Security Card
•Be a Legal Resident Alien or U.S. citizen
For an APPOINTMENT, call
903/473-8757 or 567-4706.
Office located at 205 Quitman St.,
Emory, Texas.
EOE/MFH
Adair
Reunion
The Adair reunion will be
held Sunday, May 23rd, at
Benson Adair’s home. Friends
and family, come join us!
Bring a covered dish.
Reported
Elm memorial
Day
Elm Memorial Day services
will be May 23, 1993, starting
at 10:30 a m. Rev. Jimmy
Shedd will be bringing the
message. Special music will be
presented by the Gentle Per-
suasion.
Latham
Reunion
The Latham Reunion will be
held Sunday. May 30. at the
Rose Community Center,
Emory, Texas
Friends and family, please
come and join us. Bring a
covered dish
For more information, call
(903)473-3162. Reported
5-27
Co-Ed Softball
Tournament
There will be a Co-Ed Soft-
ball Tournament in Lone Oak
May 21 & 22. $ I (X) per team.
For more information, contact
Danny Bowman at 662 5049 or
Terri Bowman at 473-2682
(8-4 weekdays). Pd.adv.
Diabetic Food
Preservation
Demonstration
may 21
Don’t forget the Diabetic
Food Preservation Demonstra-
tion scheduled for Emory on
May 21 at the fairgrounds in
the exhibit building. Registra-
tion is from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00
a.m. A fee of $3.00 will be
charged for refreshments and
etc. Pressure canner lids will
be checked free for those
attending the seminar.
GARAGE SALES
YARD SALE
Thurs. 20, Frl. 21. Antiques,
Avon bottles, dishes, a little
of everything. Go 2 miles
north Hwy 19, turn right on
Co. Rd. 3200, go to end of
road, turn right on 3150.
Watch for signs. Cancel if
rain.
GARAGESALE
Sat. only, 7:00 ? Co. Rd.
3130, off Hwy 69, Bear
Creek Estates, outside of
Emory. Furniture, golf &
fishing gear, clothes, and lots
of misc.
YARDSALK
2 miles east on Hwy 69,
across from Bear Creek Es-
tates. Sat. & Sun. No sales
before 9:00.
BOARDWALK
Open Wed. thru Sun. 5 miles
Hwy 19 South. Have a little
of everything, old and new.
Come on out and look
around. Have a cup of coffee.
Ann
“ GARAGE SALE
Sat., May 22, 2nd St. In
Point behind Williams Lum-
ber. Mostly boys’ clothes
6-12, some never worn.
GARAGE SALE
Something old, something
new, woodcrafts. Fri.-Sat.,
May 21 & 22, 9 to 4. Hwy 69,
Emory, next to Rains Hard-
ware.
CLA55IFIED5
--EVERYBODY’S MARKETPLACE
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
In time for vacation: 22-ft.
Prowler travel trailer, im-
maculate condition. Must see
to appreciate. 903-473-2813.
5-27
FOR SALE
Cocker Spaniel with papers,
house broke, $50; electric
stove, $40. 473-4401.
NEW' TO YANTIS
Forgotten Treasures: Craft
Mall, Tanning Booths, Re-
sale Shop. 883-2105. 5-20
FRESH PRODUCE
Hwy 69 E. Suzanne’s Collard
Patch. Open daily. UN
FOR SALE ~
6x6 walk-in cooler, glass &
walnut display cabinet, 8-ft.
counter. Call 800-972-7823
local.
cjucKf it liniT
Don’t forget a cake for your
graduate! Order early. 473-
5505.
FOR SALE
36’ 2-BR park trailer, ideal
for lake lot. 598-2837, 473-
2795. 5-20
FOR SALE
’78 Ford 2-ton truck, 41-ft.
tandem trailer with ramps,
good condition. 473-2694.
5-27
caiRpt rBi/c.i-smxD
89 Mercedes $200, 86 VW
$50, 87 Mercedes $100, 65
Mustang $50. Choose from
thousands starting $50.
7RKI Information. 24-hour
Hotline 801-379-2920. Copy-
right OTX032010. 5-27
FOR SALE
Furniture, large appliances,
lots of misc. 473-4422. UN
LITTLEJOHN’S
PLANT FARM
We have a fresh supply of
pansies, trees & shrubs,
shade trees, fruit trees,
flowering trees & shrubs,
dogwood trees, strawberry
plants. 473-2344. UN
WATKINS PRODUCT!
Call Claudia Zollicoffer
473-3393. UN
SHROPSHIRE ANTIQUES
& Misc. Hwy 19, 5 ml. S. of
1-30. Buy & sell. 1-903-485-
3302. UN
SATELLITE TV,
TV ANTENNAS,
TOWERS
SALKS, SERVICE
473-3393
1-800-223-1309
Granny's
Blackberries
You pick or
we pick.
Ivocated
on CR 3310,
off FM 515
473-8743
PORCH SALE
Saturday. 3 miles S. on 19, 4
miles west on 2324. Follow
signs.
GARAGE SALE-
Bear Creek, Thurs. & Fri.
Baby bed, walker, swing,
playpen, toys, girls’ clothes
1-3 yrs., Junior miss sizes
3-5-7, maternity & misc. All
in excellent condition.
AUTO INSURANCE
Also Motorcycle, Health,
Life & All Types
NO DOWN PAYMENT
Low, Low Monthly
Payments, All Drivers
SR22's, Discounts for
Safe Drivers
Xra* Quota* 1-800-302-7731
Opan 7 days a weak 8 AM-10 PM
JEFFERIES
INSURANCE AGENCY
214-587-5866
Bubbennald
Factory
Outlet
On the square in
downtown Greenville.
Open every Wed.,
hurs., Fri. & Sat. in
May, June & July.
Hours: 10 AM-6 PM.
Cash only. Sorry, no
checks or credit
cards. 6-3
Liability insurance
You Can Afford
If you’re looking for ways
to save money on your
liability insurance, with a
low down payment, just
give us a call.
TAYLOR INSURANCE
AGENCY, INC.
117 W. Industrial Dr.
P.O. Box 2009
Sulphur Springs, TX 75483
PHONE:
903-885-1346
MirylMi duty Mutiil
lasnrancB Cr il i«iai
SERVICES
RAYMOND’S APPLIANCE
473-3871
We service most makes and
models of household appli-
ances. All work guaranteed.
UN
BABYSITTING
in my home. 598-3037.
6-24
I DO DIRT WORK
Equipment consists of motor
grader, Bobcat, bulldozer,
backhoe & forklift. For more
information, phone Don
Smith, 473-3331.
CHRISTIAN LADY
to do housekeeping or clean
offices after 5 p.m. 903-
896-1919. 6-3
HOUSE PAINTING
Inside & out. Room Addi-
tions, Pole Barns, Boat
Decks. Call 473-3641 Robert.
5-27
WEAR PIERCING*
at Pauline’s “Full Service”
Beauty Shop, Tues. thru Fri.
8 a.m.-? 473-2356. Toenail
cutting also. Pauline Luckett,
owner/operator. UN
YARD MOWING
TRACTOR WORK
Shredding, Dirt, Depend-
able. Call for estimate.
473-4080. 5-27
PAULINE’S
BEAUTY SHOP
is open Tuesday-Friday, 8
a.m.-? Good service. Pauline
Luckett, Owner/Operator
PARTIES, ETC.
Party supplies, cakes &
more. 473-2029, 598-2299.
KEY CONSTRUCTION
Specializing in mgjor &
minor repairs, remodeling,
roofing & add-ons. Also all
phases new construction. 20
years’ experience. Dallas &
local references. Carl Key
903-598-2816. UN
CASON CARPET CARE
“Since 1976”
598-2571 • 1-800-247-4164
UN
PHIL’S ELECTRICAL
SERVICE_598-2954
WILL BABYSIT
$6.00 per day per child. 598-
3129. 6-4-93
Travel Agent
Suzy Chancellor for
Travel House
473-3235 or
1-800-543-2952
SELVEY MECHANICAL
Heating & Air Conditioning
Service, Sales, Installation.
Also Pumps, Piping, Exhaust
& Ventilation Fans, Specialty
Filters, Duct, Humidifiers,
Controls & Wiring. TACLB
011370E. 473-4574, 1-800-
765-4172. UN
BOX SANITATION
SERVICE
Point, Texas
Rural Rains County
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Pick-up once a week, pay
$12.00 once a month. I will al-
so haul off your broken
LARGE appliances for a
small additional fee. I am
now qualified to haul off
your old tires. Call (903) 598-
2950 or 473-2591. UN
Roofing
& Roof
Repair
Foundation
Repair
House
Leveling
473-3395
SERVICES
HOUSE CLEANING
I do house cleaning and yard
mowing. Call for an appoint-
ment. Tues. thru Fri. from
II a.m. till 4 p.m. Phone 473-
2735, ask for Ann. 5-20
Painting
Contractor
30 Years’
Experience
Interior/-
Exterior
General
Home Repair
Add-Ons
From the ground
up home care
CALL: 473-8007
anytime
FOR RENT
FOR RENT
2-BR house in Point. 598-
2837. 5-20
FOR RENT
2-bedroom trailer house,
$250 month. 473-4401 or
473-3147._ 5-20
FOR RENT
'A or all of building on Hwy
69, Emory. 473-2362. UN
LANDMARK
APARTMENTS
216 N. Duffy St.
Under New
Management
2-bedroom apts.
from $170 a month
473-3313
Remodeling,
Add-ons &
Home Repairs
Painting
Exterior
& Interior
Phone
473-3395
Real Estate
LAND FOR SALE
Veterans Land Board tracts
and other small tracts with
owner financing. 473-2233
days, 473-3262 after 6 p.m.
UN
Help Wanted
■ ~ •
HOUSE INSPECTORS
No exp. necessary. Up to
$800 weekly. Will train. Call
(219) 769-6649, ext. H5553, 8
a.m. to 8 p.m. 7 days. 6-10
f:asyvvork!
Excellent pay! Assemble
products at home. Call toll-
free 1-800-467-5566 Ext.
9976.__5-27 & 6-10
HELP WANTED
Cooks, waitresses and
cashiers. Call 473-2494,
Rainswood Marina. UN
COSMETOLOGIST
NEEDED. Kay’s Kuts-n-
Kuris Hair Salon. Salary &
hours negotiable. Call Kay at
473-3308. 5-27
★ POSTAL JOBS*
$11.41/hr. to start, plus ben-
efits. Postal carriers, sorters,
clerks, maintenance. For an
application and exam infor-
mation, call 1-219- 736-4715,
ext. P-8133, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
7 days. 5-27
START IMMEDIATELY!
Karn up to S800/WK labeling
postcards from home. Set
your own iiours. No quotas.
Call 1-900-740-7377 ($1.49
min/18 yrs + ) or write:
PAASE-J2704, 161 S. Lin-
colnway, N. Aurora, IL
60542. 5-27
Miscellaneous
RAINS ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS & AL-ANON
meet each Tues. & Sat. night
on east side of square at 8:00.
For Information, call 598-
2816. UN
WANTED
WANTED:
Brush Hog mowing, Lake
Fork area. By the hour or
job. Call 473-3641 Robert.
_5-27 _
F3MORY ARF:A: Live in
2-BR mobile home fronting
on Lake Fork in exchange for
handyman/caretaker/house-
keeper work. Preferably re-
tired couple. Some construc-
tion experience preferred.
Send resume to MLL, P.O.
Box 462088, Garland, TX
75046 _____ UN
WANT TO BUY
Downer cows, bad-eyed
cows, crippled cows &
horses. I also BUY and SELL
stocker cattle, baby calves,
horses, hogs, sheep and
goats. Call Edward Denton
,(903) 962-3093 or 962-3966.
NOTICES
NOTICE
There Is a charge for unsoli-
cited poems, cards of thanks,
any announcement with ad-
vertised prices, for unsoli-
cited pictures and for any
news items run more than
once.
THE LEADER
Keep Texas Beautiful, Inc,
is a certified state affiliate of
Keep America Beautiful, Inc.,
ana the grass-roots arm of
“Don’t Mess with Texas. _
.Removal
U tlof
J)ead & Dying
wUvesiockJv/1
903-485-2126
1-800-552-_2687
3- to 4-Hour Service
Mary If S.
Established 1977
Lost-Found
FOUND:
Small black & white female
dog near Co. Rd. 3030. Call
473-3909 anytime. 5-20
LOST:
White-faced Simmental bull,
about 1800 lbs., around FM
779, old Ginger Rd. Reward.
903-569-5648. F. S. Rylant.
5-27
********
Church newsletter: Why not
tackle regular attendance on a
trial basis? If you don't like
what you hear on any Sunday,
your sins will be cheerfully re-
funded. -Daisy Brown
^Onluijc.
Greenville
(903)
455-9414
Toll-Free
1-800-
256-8678
PATTERSON AGENCY
In the Emory Area, Call (903) 473-3700
Richard Price, Broker Associate
*2 acres W. of Pont on N/S 69. Price reduced on spa-
cious brick veneer 3BR-3BA, plus large room for of-
fice, rec. room or extra kids. Perfect for growing fam-
ily. Fishing pond in your backyard.
★2BR-1BA near school, just W. of F^mory. Nice lot w/-
storage bldg. $34,000
*5 acres near Lake Fork & near Emory, county road
on two sides. Great building site. $15,000. Terms possi-
ble.
* Mobile home w/room addition, deck, workshop, car-
port, w/covered boat storage. Ready for springtime on
Lake Fork.
★59 acres on Ww>d CR 1900 & 1903. $800/acre.
_Listings Needed-Multiple Listing Service
Wa Gotcha Covarad!
Auto-Beat
Iomm Furniture
and BUuJ-Bliude
The Upholstery Shop
Free Estimates
Pick-Up a Delivery
Call
473-2038
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1993, newspaper, May 20, 1993; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth764424/m1/2/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.