The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, July 3, 1964 Page: 4 of 16
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New Low Prices
Highest Trade-In
For Your Cooler
Free Installation
Complete Selection of Dearborn Coolers
From $49.95
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NEW DISCOVERY!
the old clock tower and caused ;
$2.75 sq, yd.
GILBERT ELECTRIC
Leonard, Texas
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| FINE FLOORS -
The judge estimated it would
take a month or more to do the
Fred Buford of
W)?aid be able to complete the
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New vinyl flooring
with its own
built-in cushion!
A built-in vinyl foam cushion
makes Cushionflor quieter. ..
warmer ... so springy it re-
covers from spike heel dents!
Leonard Bank Will
Be Closed July 4th
Fannin Courthouse Remodeling Given
Tentative Approval By Commissioners
Fannin County, for all practical
^purposes, will have a new court-
4wise by late 1965 if everything
•goes acording to schedule.
That was the predition made,
County Judge Choice Moore of all offices and storage space1 exterior
-its he revealed the commissioners’ and facing of the building with roof,
<feDurt had given tentative ap-
Wwal to a proposal that calls
tor complete remodeling of the torical features of the building county officials.”
I rp-mnrlplintr of Eho nroconf 1 irtnl.T/Jinrr +kn * __ . .
| building while making use of the i the star in the center of the
first floor corridor would be pre-( work needed to be done.
The exterior of the remodelled
A. H. Price, vice-president and
cashier announces Leonard Na-
tional Bank will be closed all day
Saturday, July 4th, in observance
of Independence Day.
will be housed in the county home
(building, which was closed July 1.
| The county home building will
be repaired before the county
i offices are moved to the location,
present height of 16 feet to nine “The repair work we will do at
feet, construction of half base- the home will be work that would
ment, installation of central heat- ; have to be done were we to rent
ing and air conditioning, installa- it to any one,” Judge Moore said,
tion of an elevator, enlargement j “We will repair the interior and
—woodwork, repair the
" xwf, windows and do anything
new stone. I else that will be needed to put
Judge Moore said that all his- it in good shape for use by the
court a number of years ago
prepare a financing program
the job.
Alford is the arcnltect
pm&red plans for the Bonham a kitchen and other facilities for
W&Jr high school and Bonham giving demonstrations.
^ank buildings. j judge Moore estimated it would Mr. and Mrs. Emit Evans, their
I ^PTesent plans for remodeling take at least a year to complete daughter, Sharon, and Mrs. Lola <
the remodelling of the building. Rainey, all of Mesquite visited the '
During that period of time, home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Price;
served.
“The outside walls of the two • courthouse will be marble trim-
med.
j The east and west entrances
i will be closed to the first floor
but will open into the half base-
ment which will be occupied by
a number of offices.
The north and south entrances
will remain as they are at the
present and constitute the en-
I trances to the first and second
' floors.
The courthouse was first erect-
ed in 1888 and remodelled in
&& $400,000 and would be financ-
ed 'Without the issuance of bonds
W cm increase in the tax rate. I
W’fe. The court chose remodel-
as the most feasible plan.
«?udge Moore said the maxi- be doubled in size and all other
W.JH cost of the project would offices will be enlarged in the i929 after fire had burned out |
program,” Judge Moore said.
The remodelling program calls considerable damage to the third
1 for the inclusion of a commis- floor.
r/‘We will finance the project sioners’ court room, a county' stone taken from the walls of!
S?.Ufh__a ,20'y.ear 1®’. °°urt room’ dormitories for both the third floor will be used in!
a building ramps and walks on the,
ground level.
Judge Moore said the commis-
M©ore said, adding that John men and women jurors and
®fe>milton had been retained by central deliberation room.
The Extension Service agents
will have a meeting room for 4- sioners court still had a few de-
H and home demonstration club tails to iron out before finalizing
who sessions. The room will include the program.
Resent remodeling of the present including the cornerstones and
| building while making use of the,*1''' "*■— •** 4-t*~ —1— '
| J§tour outside walls and the foun-'
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•Judge Moore said it would be,
[ $0 to 90 days before the archi- bottom floors and the foundation
Dallas, I will be used in the remodelling i
. t_ tl.2 program,” he said. “All interior
^tawings incorporating some walls will be removed so as to in-
^atiges desired by the court and crease useable space in the build-
‘Wiiity officials and call for bids, ing that is now going to waste.” i
The court employed Buford Judge Moore said that an ad- ,
years ago to prepare the ditional 2,500 square feet of use-
^£BS-h's for remodeling the present able office storage space would
^M^^iifg ■‘Or an entirely new struc- . be provided in the remodelling
pregram.
j “The county clerk’s office will
Courthouse call for removal
tat the third floor completely, o ______
peering the ceilings from their the majority of the county offices Friday night.
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Renfro's Sewing
Center On Wheels
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Latimer
and family of Lamesa have con-
cluded a two weeks visit with Mr.
Latimer’s mother, Mrs. Earl Lati-
mer,
Mrs. Chester Kitchens and
sons, Bruce and Lynn of Dallas!
visited Mr. and Mrs. Archa Evans 1
Thursday.
Renfro’s Sewing Machine and
Repair is owned and managed
by Kenneth Renfro of Bonham.
He has been in the sewing ma-
chine business in Bonham for 10
years.
Mr. Renfro has everything you
might want right on his truck,
from a needle threader to a but-
ton hole attchment. Also he has
most any kind of sewing machine
you might want including Nec-
chi, Elna, Singer, Universal and
Good Housekeeping. He also has
commercial machines and light
weight portables to the largest
desk model.
He has machines that make
designs of dogs, birds, ducks,
boats. Hemstitches, blindstitches
and makes hundreds of other de-
signs. What else could a sewing
machine do?
Mr. Renfro also repairs all
types of machines with the parts!
and supplies on his truck. You!
may have your machine repair-1
ed right in your home or busi-
ness.
Give Mr. Renfro the opportun-
ity to prove his work is done well.
See his ad on another page of
today’s paper.
DEB-40OS
1 Used 110 Volt GE Ak Conditioner - $50.
Several Good Used Evaporative Coolers
W’fes? terms
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We have Pumps, Tubing, Pads and aU Cooler Farts
• Aldd to oreooat acet . Open a new aect.
GILBERT ELECTRIC
The Leonard Graphic
Phone 587-3303 Leonard, Texas
READ AND USE WANT ADS FOR QUICK RESULTS
IT'S THE TOWN'S BIGGEST MARKET PLACE.,..
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How Courthouse Will Look After Remodeling
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modelling program proceeds on
schedule. County Judge Choice
Moore said it would take ap-
proximately 60 to 90 days be-
the old County Home which was
closed July 1 and remodelled
to provide the office space.
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and bids asked. While the re-
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During The Hot Summer Months
We invite you to Call or Drop By Our
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WE WILL BE CLOSED SATURDAY, JULY 4th
| Mrs. Guy Christian
, Mary Ann Simpson
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Tomy Ensminger
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Happy Birthday To
Troy Berry
Wilfred Golden
Susan Dopson
Mrs. Roy Neale
Mrs. A. H. Price
Bettye Ann Griffitt
Mrs. M. L. Thompson
GEORGIA'S BEAUTY SHOP
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East Side Square — Leonard, Texas
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THE LEONARD GRAPHIC — Friday, July 3, 1964
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The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, July 3, 1964, newspaper, July 3, 1964; Leonard, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1216979/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Leonard Public Library.