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RAINS COUNTY LEADER
ry, Texas Thursday, November 23, 1989 Pago 2
‘UP, A MEMBER 1989
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 Mail Matter
RAINS COUNTY LEADER
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Inside Rains County, 1 year,
$8.50; Out of County, Inside Texas, 1 year, $12.75; Out of
State $15.00. Six-month subscriptions are $1.00 less than
prices quoted above.
Help Wanted
ATTENTION - HIRING!
Government jobs--your area.
$17,840-$69,485. Call 1-602-
838-8885, Ext. R4495. 12-14
ATTENTION:
Earn money reading books!
$32,000/year income poten-
tial. Details. 1-602-838-
8885 Ext. Bk4495. 12-14
HELP WANTED
Nurse’s aides, all shifts,
certified or experienced in
nursing home. Apply in per-
son. Green Acres Nursing
Home, Hwy 19 N. Emory.UN
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January. SAVESIOO^
EVERYTHING INCLUDED
ALL MEALS • ALL DRINKS
eu7h.,* uWar ■Su';'1hiT«,,r
i On the heath in 47J.J2J5 .
N Puerto VallarU 1-800-543-2952
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Wanted
WANT TO BUY
Old quilts, quilt tops and old
costume jewelry. Call 569-
6652. 11-23
MISC.
NARCOTICS
ANONYMOUS
Cumby, Texas, Main Street.
Meeting Friday 9:00 p.m.,
Saturday 9:00 p.m., Sunday
6:00 p.m. Call (214)
454-0768. _
RAINS ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS
& AL-ANON
meet each Tuesday night at
the Methodist Fellowship
Hall at 8:00. For informa-
tion, call 473-2413 or
598-2816. UN
For Rent
FOR RENT
Very nice one-bedroom
apartment, bath, large liv-
ing, dining & kitchen. Lots of
storage. Central H/A and
washer/dryer hookup. In city
limits, quiet neighborhood.
473-3706. UN
HOOD BUILDING
FOR RENT. Call 1-214-
363-3955 after 6:00 p.m.
11-23
W ANTED TO LEASE
Pasture, small or large.
473-2882.
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
(214) 962-3093 or 962-3966.
UN
Real Estate
HOUSES FOR RENT
473-2233. UN
FOR RENT
Tawakoni: Nice large 1-bed-
room cabin near water. $225
month, $100 deposit. 817-
26!-7048.____UN
FOR RENT
Mini-storage, Emory.
214-473-2623. UN
FOR RENT
Office spaces for rent. Alex-
ander building. 473-2233. UN
COUNTRY LIVING ON 2V*
acres only $150/mo. with
small down. No credit need-
ed. Owner/agent. 214-248-
1900.______11-30
FOR SALE
2 residential & 1 commercial
property separately or as a
package. Contact Mike
Hood, owner, at 713-871-
0055.___EOW
ATTENTION!
Government homes from $1
(U-repair). Delinquent tax
property. Repossessions.
Call 1-602-838-8885 Ext. GH
4495. 11-23
FOR SALE BY OWNER
3-BR, 2-bath, game room,
plant room, den & dining
room, central heat & air.
$46,000. Call 473-2653 or
473-3335 after 4:00 p.m. UN
IAKEFORK
10 acres on FM 515 with lots
of road frontage. Located be-
tween the 2 forks of the lake.
Has utilities & pond. Will
Tex Vet. or owner. $20,000.
Adams & Heine Land Office
214-455-6977. UN
LAND FOR SALE
Veterans Land Board tracts
and other small tracts with
owner financing. 473-2233
days, 473-3262 alter 6 p.m.
UN
DO YOU WANT TO
MAKE MORE MONEY?
FARIVl BUREAU INSURANCE CO S
will offer you the opportunity
to achieve your highest income goals.
Sell AUTO FIRE-LIFE to FARM
BUREAU members. We will provide
training, office services, a generous
hase income plus the opportunity
to earn high commissions.
Call Billy Penn, CLU, ChFC
885 6561
LANDMARK APARTMENTS
1 I 2-Sftdroom Apts. A Efficiency
Laundry Room
Senior Citizens Discount
Rent Starts *195
Water & Sewage Furnished
Nl ALCOHOL OR BRH88 ALLOWIB
473-3313
Rent by day, week or month!
Call about our
NOVEMBER SPECIAL!
Si Hablo Espanol
Church Services Held Regularly
Owner lives In Apt. 11
More Classified Ads
on Page 4
TRADE
TRADE
3-BR, l'A-bath in Haltom Ci-
ty, Texas. Trade for unim-
proved land. (817) 834-9707.
12-14
For Sale "
T.V.’s, V.C.R.’s & related
items are OUR ONLY BUSI-
NESS. Quality antennas,
boosters, poles, etc. Because
we SPECIALIZE in home-
entertainment products, we
know more about them. New
Zeniths. FULL-SERVICE
SHOP, CODY ELECTRON-
ICS, Hwy 35, Point, 598-
2553.
FOR SALE
14’ x 64’ mobile home. Call
473-2319 after 5 p.m. 12-7
FOR SALE
Owners of beauty shop retir-
ing. All equipment for sale.
356-3282,447-2014. 12-21
PRE-HOLIDAY SALE
All in-stock vinyl floor cov-
ering now on special. Values
up to $17.00 sq.yd. now pric-
ed at $5.00 sq.yd. (installa-
tion not included). Carpet
regularly priced at $13.49-
$18.89 sq.yd. installed, now
$12.29-$16.85 sq.yd. These
are all MONSANTO wear-
dated with locked-in stain
blocker. Price includes pad
and installation. STYLE
FLOORS, Emory, 473-3110.
11-23
FOR SALE
Unfinished quilted place-
mats. Great for making
quilts and bedspreads. After
5:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 473-
2452. 11-30
LITTLE JOHN’S
PLANT FARM
1 mile south of Emory on
Hwy 19 473-2344
Services
BABYSITTING
473-3448._11-30
CHILD CARE
Mon.-Fri. CPR certified.
473-3820.__U-30
SEWING MACHINES A
VACUUM GLEANERS
repaired. All work guaran-
teed. Free estimates. At Ray-
mond’s Appliance, phone
473-2871.___12-7
AKC STUD SERVICE
Chihuahua, Bassett Hound,
Pekingese. S and D Kennels
473-3786. 11-23
TRAVEL AGENT
No charge for personalized
service. Suzy Chancellor
473-3235 or 1-800-543-2952.
UN _
HOME REPAIR
Remodeling, New Construc-
tion, Pole Barns, New Roofs
and Shingle Repair. Quality
Work at Reasonable Prices.
Local references, free esti-
mates. Call Carl Key 598-
28 WL___________UN
RAYMOND’S APPLIANCE
473-3871
We service most makes and
models ' of household ap-
pliances. All work
guaranteed. UN
The Upholstery
Shop
222 Quitman Street
Emory • 473-2037
mm IS SALE DRV ||) THE CLASSIFIEDS!
For Sale
FOR SALE
Washer, dryer, portable
generator, deer rifle, furni-
ture, glassware, meter pole
set-up, guitar, much more.
Hwy 19, 5 mi. S. of 1-30.
1-214-485-3302. 11-23
FOR SALE
25-inch G.E. color concole
TV $100, Robeson kerosene
heater, 11,000 BTU, brand
new, $85; long-wheel-base
topper $100. 473-3265. 12-7
FOR SALE
Commercial wood splitter to
hook up to iractor. Used one
season. $400. Call 473-2356
or 598-2866.
FOR SALE
Rustic 6-piece living room
group, $200. Call 473-8009
after 5 p.m. 11-23
FOR SALE
Cabbage Patch cradle &
rocking horse, Ig. playpen,
bumper pad, diaper holder,
hamper, receiving blankets,
3 doz. cloth diapers new, in-
fant car seat. 473-3448. 11-30
FOR SALE
D P workout bench, welder,
saddle, 1 brown & white
male Shi-Tzu puppy, no pa-
pers, $40, 2 months old, very
cute. 473-3448. 11-30
FOR SALE
Good quality fertilized
Coastal hay, square bales.
Dorothy Kile 473-2455, Rob-
ert Kile 473-2808. 1-4
SHROPSHIRE’S
ANTIQUES
& Miscellaneous, Hwy 19 5
mi. S. of 1-30. We buy & sell.
1-214-485-3302. 12-7
WATKINS PRODUCTS
Call Claudia at 473-3393.
_12-7__
FOR SALE
1981 Ford ‘A-ton stepside
pickup V-8, 4-speed over-
drive. 1 owner. Extra nice,
$3850.473-2172. 11-23
BULLS FOR SALE
Braham, 2-4 years old, gen-
tle, tested & delivered, ideal
for dairy. Also other breeds
of bulls. 878-2249. 12-21
GOOD TV - NO MONTHLY
FEES. Buy a quality antenna
system fnmr us & receive
both VHF & IJHF channels
clearly. Then relax & enjoy
TV without paying any addi-
tional monthly fee. CODY
ELECTRONICS, Hwy 35,
Point. 598-2553.__
FIREWOOD FOR SALE
473-2186._12-14
HOUSE FOR SALE
TO BE MOVED
3-bedroom, 2-bath, nice.
$5500. After 6:00 p.m. call
473-2741. 12-28
ATTENTION!
Government-seized vehicles
from $100. Fords, Mercedes,
Corvettes, Chevys. Surplus
Buyer’s Guide. 1-602-838-
8885 Ext. A4495. 11-23
IS IT TRUE...
Jeeps for $44 through the
Government? Call for facts!
1-312-742-1142 Ext. 6921-A.
___11-16 & 11-30
SPECIALTY CAKES
473-8712 473-2659. Birth-
days, special occasions, baby
showers, etc. UN
ANDERSON’S
STITCH IN TIME
Approved Singer dealer &
authorized New Home deal-
er. Repair on all brands of
home and industrial sewing
machines. Power machines
for sale and rent. Mon. thru
Fri. 9-5, 214-885-8845, 127
Gilmer St., Sulphur Springs,
TX. UN
FOR SALE
Hay rings, 4-ring, 6 uprights,
square tubing, $55. Kearney’s
473-3405. 11-23
HAY FOR SALE
Good quality Bermuda,
square bales, in barn, $1.75.
214-473-2694. 11-30
MARY KAY COSMETICS
Oily? Normal? Dry? Mary
Kay has a proven, effective
skin care program for you.
Call today! Professional
Mary Kay skin consultant
Linda Franklin 214-598-3205
Wilcox
Taxidermy
Complete Service
Check Our Prices!
Rt. 1 Box 18 Ph. (214) 485-6599
Brashear, Texas 75420
I. P. Construction
Home Building, Remodeling,
Room Additions, Vinyl Siding,
Painting. Local References.
Small jobs still welcome. Call
lohn Potts 473-2982
L.L. Spencer ■ Real Estate
HWY 89 RT 19 • Emory, Tanas
HOMES
★ Beautiful 2-2-1 log home waterfront, Lake Fork, $65,00d.#283
★4-3 new doublewide, 16-acre air strip, $74,000. #284
★Nice 3-2-2 on 1 'A-acre tree-covered lot. Only $49,500. #232
★Nice 3-1'A-carport brick in Katy Addition. Only $29,950. #287
★Two houses on l'A lots in Alba. Only $26,600. #267
★3-1'A-carport brick, CH-CA, built-ins with small down In Katy Addn. in Emory.
$41,000. #268
★Older home on Skyline Drive, Emory. $17,500. #269
★Lg. brick, 2900+ sq.ft, on 8 acres, hwy frontage. $80,000. #270A
★Old Ig. home, needs repair, on 17 acres. Only $25,000. #270B
1,500.
lg-
★ Nice 2-1-carport
★ 1986 32x44 Sunrlson 3-2-3 on l'A wooded waterfront lots, deep water, with trees.
on 1 acre in Emokry. $37,500. #272
Beautiful, spotless. $81,500. #273
★3-1'A-carport brick, Ig. lot near school. $33,000. #276
★New 2-story 3-2'A-2, fireplace, all built-ins, covered pool and waterfront on Lake
Fork. #205
★New 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-car garage, porches on 5 acres. Only $65,000. #253
★New 3-2-2 brick, all-elec., WBFP,patio on 2 acres. Lots of goodies.$74,500.#242
★3-bedroom 2-bath, double-garage brick on 20 acres with barn & storage buildings.
$90,000. #235
★ Dream Home - 5-bedroom, 3-bath, double garage, custom-built, circle concrete
drive, sun room, 2-story brick on 2 acres. Over 3800 sq.ft. Only $125,000. #194
★2-1-2 frame with approx. 1 ac., trees & Hwy 19 frontage. $32,500. #256
★ 3-2 frame on Hwy 69 in Emory with approx. l.» acres. Only $47,500. #262
★ Extra nice 3-2 with den and game room, shop bldg., 13 acres of coastal. Reduced to
$87,500. #16
★2-bedroom frame with old house on approx. 1 acre, garden, all for $27,500. #250
★Nice frame home next to rest home In Emory. Good commercial property. Only
$29,900. Terms. #249
★Small house, commercially located, 'A acre. Hwy 69. $29,900. #1
★3-bedroom brick, 2-bath, 7‘A acres. Only $55,000. #8
★3-1-carport, 1 acres trees. $37,500. #84
★3-bedroom frame on 12 acres near Lake Fork. #161
★Nice 3-1-carport, storage bldg., trees, $32,500. #149
★3-2'A-2 + covered patio, custom brick, Ig. storage with triple shed, new all-steel &
lot. Steel fence on 30 acres with owner financed. $150,000. #183
★2-2 Ig. den, wood stove, double garage, several bldgs. & shops, other extras on 31 +
acres near Point. #219
★3-2-2 brick, fireplace, built-ins in Emory. #218
★Older home, Hwy 35 in Emory. $8,500 cash. #216
★ Beautiful home, fireplace, 3BR, 2-bath, double garage on 2 acres of Ig. pines.
Quitman Clear Lakes. Only $69,500. #230
★Nice older Ig. home with over 1 acre on N. Ravine St. Only $29,500. #231
★Nice spotless brick with extra lot, chain-link fence & storage btdgs.$49,500. #251
★3-bedroom, 2-bath with built-ins, only 1 year old and across Hwy 69 from school in
Emory. $59,500. #247
★Beautiful “A” frame located on 2.” acres of woods. Only $38,000. #246
★Small house in Emory. $18,300. #241
★Nice 2-BR 1-lg.bath frame with carport on .4 acre in Emory.Only *23,500. #263
★3-bedroom l'A-bath, fireplace insert, brick with barn on .6 acre at Bright Star.
$31,900. #265
★Beautiful 2-story 4-2'A, all extras, trees on 2.3 acres. Only $57,500. #279
★New 2-story, 2-bedroom nestled in the trees on 13.9 acres. $68,000. #280
★ 3-2 brick with Ig. playroom, storage bldg., trees, only 3 yrs. old. Only $55,000. #282
LAND
★20 acres, good pasture, stock tank, across from Woosley Cemetery. TErms. #286
★ 1.693 acres waterfront. $15,000. #285
★ 14.3 acres, some trees, county road. $17,500 terms. #276
' ★ 1-acre waterfront, Lake Fork. $15,000.-1277
★6.43 acres, oil road, $12,500. #278
★Waterfront lot. $10,000 terms. #281
★30 acres of pasture, stock tanks & small barn for only $28,000 with 20% down.#257
★5.7+ acres with 14x76 mobile home, deck, 20x30 storage, circle drive in Shady
Grove. Only $32,950. #252
★256 acres in East Rains County. $750 acre. Good terms. #254
★77 acres, oil road on two sides, will split up to 4 ways and financed. #225
★Two 10-acre tracts near Lake Fork. $40,000 each. #257 & #258
★40 acres approx, located on FM 2324 & co. road at Flats. Only $60,000. #259
★Three 5-acre tracts, $25,000 for all or split at $10,000 each with 20% down. #260
★4.9 acres at Lake Fork, $12,000, 10% down. #261
★ 10 acres, Ig. trees, restricted, beautiful building site & only $20,000. #264
★5.177 acres of trees, restricted home site. $24,500. #266
★ 165 acres, wooded, utilities, terms. $150,000. #226
★250 acres, good pasture, stock tanks, $395 acre. Terms. #200
★300 acres, some woods & minerals. Only $750 acre. #184
★54 acres, remodeled home, barns & other bldgs. $125,000. #166
★ 1138 acres, Hopkins Co., hwy frontage, terms. $600 ac. #168
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★83 acres, FM Hwy 779, $650 acre cash. #34
★300 acres, Ig. barn with heavy corral. Hwy 2737 frontage. #87
★ 201 acres, county road, utilities, some trees. $750 ac. Terms. #150
★59 acres with small homes, pines & good pasture In Upshur Co. #104
★ 32.7 acres with 1000 ft. of Hwy 515 frontage & 1500 ft. cr oil road. #50
★ 16 acres • will split. Hwy 515. Terms. #92
★ 12.1 acres - Hwy 515, 500+ ft. hwy. $25,000. Terms. #118
★ 37.“ acres - Hwy 515 & oil road frontage also. Will split. Terms. #36
★51+ acres, road on 2 sides near Thousand Trails, Tawakoni. 10% down, 10-year
pay-out. #112
★66 acres, trees, good road. Will split or V.A. Terms. Hopkins Co. #39
★50 acres of native trees, all or part. Terms. #88
★68 acres on oil road, good pasture & stock tank. $60,000. #151
★42+ acres, trees, creek with 80% financed. $850 acre. #71
★Two 20-acre tracts adjoining. Open land. V.A. or V.A. assumption. #162
★20-acre tract. Wooded. V.A. or V.A. assumption. #762-4
★47 acres, beautiful trees, oil road, terms, east Rains County. Terms. #19
★5 acres brick-restricted, only $12,500. #169
•kS acres brick-restricted loaded with large trees & utilities. Terms- #154
★Several 2-acre tracts on Hwv 35 near Quinlan. Terms. #77
★2.3 acres on Hwy 779, only $5,500. #108
★ 1.** acre in bear Creek. Terms. #42
★ 10 acres with small house In Emory. $39,500. #217
★Lake Fork - 1.** and .69-acre lots, trees, utilities, terms. $4,500. #66
★63 acres, coastal, spring branch, hwy, utilities, sandy. #220
★ 14.s acres, wooded, oil road, utilities, Wood Co. #30
★ 15 lots on Lake Tawakoni, all or part. $30,000 total. Terms. #29
★47.8 acres south of Emory, county road. Priced at $60,000. Terms. #238
★ 17 acres approx.with nice 3-2-2 brick, sm. lake & shop bldgs. $115,000. #239
★2 lots, Lake Tawakoni. #215
★ 11.6 acres, new ali-elec.brick home, barn, stock tank, many extras. $75,000. #243
★ 1-acre lot on Lake Fork. $35,000. Restricted. 10% down. #93
★ 17 acres waterfront, Lake Fork. Cash or terms. #172
★23 acres located on Hwy 2737. $36,570. #244
★ 17 acres with 38x58 barn,stock tank, some trees,Hwy 19 N.frontage. *40,000. #245
★5.**' acres, Hwy 515 at Hwy 779. #248
★ 154 acres of trees, oil road, $800 acre with 10% down, 10-year payout. #236
★ 15 V.A.-assumable acres fiAMMTOniT
with trees, $29,950. #274 vUmPILK^IAI*
★Approx. 3-acre trailer park In Point. Hook-ups ready. $21,500. #270C
★Business triangle Hwy 47 at Hwy 69, only $21,500. #270D
★Nice frame home, shop bldgs., and almost 1 acre located with hwy frontage in
Emory. $65,000. Reduced $10,000 to $55,000. #233
★ 17 acres with two 45x60 bldgs. Repo. $85,000. #228
★Nice tree-covered trailer park, all utilities with 2 or 3 trailers & several nice spaces.
Excellent Incoipe property. #137
★ 100x45 ft. double-brkk-wall shop or storage bldg, on 1 acre, all for $39,500. #221
★3 acres of pine-covered Lake Fork waterfront land with R.V. hook-ups, ramp, with
10% down. $42,500. See this one. #152
★6 acres, mobile home park with all utilities, with trailers located in Point. Call for
““ L.L. SPENCER
473-2225 Office ★ 598-3276 Home
Dan ipenou 4734504 1. W. Orabka 7334333
ODl
★ 1005 acres, Rains Co. county road frontage, 'A heavy timber, $600 ac. #168
473-8349
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 1989, newspaper, November 23, 1989; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth764648/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.