This week in Canton history...

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By Sandra Jones Van Zandt County Genealogical Society

Because of the difficulty in reading the 1949 microfilm this article will continue Starting with March 1950 forward.

CANTON HERALD, March 2, 1950: 

First Monday Trading Lot has been cleared off by the city council for use of First Monday farmers who bring horses and pigs to town.  All farmers are asked to move their horses to the Trading Lot which is locate north of the Baptist Church, Entrance and exit will be from the east and west end of the lot.  Hitching post, running water and shade will be provided for the stock.

Willie R. Coates of Route 3, Wills Point became the first farmer in Van Zandt County to receive funds under the recently passed rural farm housing act of 1949.  Tuesday, Feb. 28, Mr. Coates completed all necessary arrangements and received a check in the amount of $3.500 through the local office of the Farmers Home Administration, which has charge of administering the rural housing program.   With these funds Mr. Coates is to construct a dwelling on his 50 acre farm located some five miles north of Wills Point in the Palmer Grove community.

There will be a county wide singing at the Fruitvale Community Church Sunday, March 5 at two p.m.  Singers and lovers of Singing are cordially invited to attend.

Groves of the largest and most prolific Magnolia trees in the world are near Huntsville

Joe Hackney, owner of the Plaza Theatre in Canton, told the Herald this week that “The Kid from Texas” which is showing at his theatre Sunday and Monday is one of the best western type movies ever shown in Canton.   The movie stars are the war’s most decorated soldier, a Texas named Audie Murphy, Co-starring with Murphy in the movie is pretty Gale Storm.   

The Stamps Quartet of radio station KRLD, Dallas will appear in person Thursday night, March 9, at the local high school gymnasium at 7:30 o’clock.  The program is being sponsored by the Parent Teacher Association.  Admission prices will be 50 cents adults and 25 cents for students including tax.  All those planning to attend the concert are urged to get their tickets in advance of the concert.  The Parent Teacher Association will get 40 per cent of the advanced and 20 per cent of the door.  By buying tickets you will help the local P.T.A. carry out worthwhile school projects.

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