Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1979 Page: 2 of 14
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Second Gass Postage Paid at Mount Vernon. Texas
One year in Franklin. Titus Wood. Hopkins Counties t 7 00
Six months in above area • J 09
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One year outside Continental United States 110 00
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Girl Scout opportunities; to
purchase equipment and
property in their behalf and
to provide for camperships
for summer camp
girlfriend in the second
act of “Something Bor-
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scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Saturday in the high
school auditorium.
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HOME OWNED SINCE 1169
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We Keep A Complete Family Prescription
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Day Phon. SJ7 >]SS Night* A Sundays $17 «4la
Frad Stanley Own.. Managar______________________________________________Mount V.rnon, Ta.ai
year's IV million dollar
operating budget came from
public, support Each year
we rely on events like this
to pay for the following
year's cotta "
"Since Danny Thomas
opened this institution in
1V62, his dream of conquer
ing the deadly diseases of
childhood has continuously
been brought closer to
reality Mr Thomas is still
the very active president of
this organization and in
spires us in this cause,"
Kirwen said
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and moved the back wall
back about two inches He
said the suspended ceding
fell on top of the appliances
and the store was a big
mess
Firemen were making
their way back to the fire
station or to their homes
following another fire, when
a burglar alarm went off at
Taylor's Western Wear. 218
Main, signaling the start of a
night long battle against a
blaze which razed three
businesses
Police Dispatcher Mark
Young said the alarm went
off at 1 26 a m A nearby
patrol unit responded and
found the building engulfed
in flames
When firefighters arrived
at the scene moments later,
flames and dense smoke
were billowing from the
store A short time later,
windows began exploding,
according to Fire Marshal C
D Bolding "The buildup of
heat and pressure caused
the glass to explode." he
said.
One volunteer fireman.
Harold McClure was taken
to Memorial Hospital where
he reportedly received 10
stitches to close a gash in his
face
Firemen said they were
standing on the sidewalk in
front of the stores on fire
when the explosion occur-
red Several said they were
knocked down by the blast,
and some said they were
blown from near the
sidewalk across to the north
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important task," Kirwen
said “St Jude Children's
Hesearch Hospital offers
hope to stricken children
everywhere that would not
be possible without such
volunteers."
St Jude Children's Ke
search Hospital is the only
research center dedicated
exclusively to the study and
conquest of catastrophic
diseases of children ‘ Its
work, particularly in leu-
kemia and other childhood
be corrected when and if called to the attention o( the editor. Phone S37 222X
No charge is made for publications o< notices of church services or other public
gatherings where no admission is charged Where admission is charged or where
goods or wares ot any kind are offered for sale, the regular advertising rale wil
be applied
The Mount Vernon Optic Herald reserve* the nght to reject sdvertiung at its
discretion •
The Optic Herald reserves the nght to reject any picture submitted for
reproduction that is color or poor quality black and white Our photographer will
make a black and white picture in our office on Thursday or Friday of each week
during regular office hours for a charge of IS 00 An appointment is necessary
Mount Vernon Optic Herald established HM-Franklin Herald established IW74
Optic and Herald consolidated in 1900
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"SHE'S EVEN more
beautiful than 1 remem-
bered", says Bruce
Browning (Greg Hen-
drix! as he sees Nancy
(Karen Cannon > for the
first time in over a year.
Bruce shows up after
being missing overseas
for over a year. In the
meantime, Nancy be-
came engaged to “a
nit-wit of a Willie Brew-
er" through the efforts of
Willie's and Nancy's
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Mt. Vernon, Franklin County. Texas
Vol. 104—No. 22 Thursday. Feb. 8. 1979
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Mr and Mrs James T Bass Publishers
James T Bass .......................................................................Edilor
Tish Bass ..............,.............................. .......Advertising Manager
Audrey Brooks .....i................................... » Society Editor
Donna Sloan ........-................ Reporter Photographer
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contents were "almost com
plete total losses "
Foster'* Department
Store sustained moderate
smoke damage, the Brass
Kail had heavy smoke
damage and some damage
to the building, while
Shelton's Furniture had light
structural, some water and
smoke damage, Bolding
said
He reported that the
Sulphur Springs Furniture
Company warehouse on
Tomlinson Street, directly
behind the fire had light to
moderate smoke damage
Light damage also was
reported at the Cannon Craft
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side of Main
Monday morning, Bolding
reported that both the
Taylor's firm and the
insurance agencies of Har-
ns, White and McCorkle at
220 Main and the Hoyt
Gideon firm at 2204 Main
had been destroyed. He said
the structures as well as the
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"I DEMAND an explan-
ation!" Ada Brewer
(Anetta O'Neal! standing
left, demands Judson
Holland (Mark Stretch-
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hired her son's old
Last Week For Cookie Orders
Girl Scouts of the Ked
Hiver Valley Girl Scout
Council will close out their
order taking for Girl Scout
Cookies this week
The $1.25 family-size box
provides more cookies to the intelligent money manage-
buyer and more profit to the ment, its use. and the whys
troop and council. Money for of budgets Each time you
all cookies ordered is take a bite of the tasty
collected when the cookies quality cookie, you are
are delivered in March. contributing in part to
G(xxi salesmanship has special way of life in our
always been an important community Council pro-
facet of American financial ceeds are used to help local
life So the next time you are girls participate in special
sold a box of cookies by an - —
eager youngster, take a
moment to reflect.
That Girl Scout, as part of
the largest voluntary sales
force in the country, is not in
the fund-raising business for
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
What she is doing is selling a Vernon area is Mrs Jean
valuable means to a neces- Shelby.
Bill Kincaid To Head Campaign Here
St Jude Children'* Ke
search Hospital is proud to
announce Bill Kincaid has
been named to head the 1979
Spring Bike-A Thon in Mt
Vernon
William J Kirwen. St
Jude's Development Di-
rector, made the announce
ment and said more infor
(nation will be forth coming
concerning the date, place,
time, etc
"We are proud to find such
a dedicated person for this
sary end. She is earning
some of the funds for her
own troop's activities, which
may encompass a wide
range of projects At the
same time, she is learning
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breach! was there "
He said the fire went
through the breach from the
clothing store into the
insurance office* "Contain-
ment in that type of fire is all -
you can do," Bolding said
"If it hadn't been for that
breach in the firewall, the
insurance offices wouldn't
have been so severely
damaged "
Cause of the downtown
blaze had not been deter
mined late Monday morn
ing Bolding said investtga
tors have determined that
the fire started in the rear of
the Taylor's building, but
several points remained to
be checked out
Shelton's Sulphur Springs Store Damaged In Fire
warehouse also on Tomlin
son
Bolding set the initial loss
estimate at Taylor's Wes
tern Wear at "about
$175,000 ' It was. he said, the
hardest hit of the business
firms from an expense
standpoint, adding that
overall damage could hit
$300,000
“We won't know
everything is paid
Bolding said
"The damage to the two
insurance offices was
caused by a breach in the
firewall,' Bolding said “It
had been boarded over years
ago and no one knew it (the
HI
cancers, has been inter
nationally acclaimed and
cited as a leading example
for basic and clinical
research
“No one has ever been
charged for the benefits
provided by St Jude
Hospital," Kirwen said
"And that includes the
extremely expensive total
medical care provided to
children enrolled in its
research studies
"Over two-thirds of this
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1979, newspaper, February 8, 1979; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1330319/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.