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I came across an interesting column by Bartee Haile in the Sulphur Springs News-Telegram on June 30, 2006, titled “Phony Millionaires Spend Way into Poorhouse.” It was interesting to me because many of my relatives live in Montague County near Saint Jo, which is the next door neighbor to Muenster, the former home of Ernest and Margaret Medders, who flourished briefly in that small German community during the 60’s. I remember passing in the vicinity of their mansion and gazing wistfully in their direction when I was a more tender age. They were the talk of both Cooke and Montague Counties. Theirs is a fascinating tale, even today, and I’d no idea what had happened to them after their bubble burst; according to the article, they are living on their Social Security in Tennessee. Haile calls it a “rags-to-riches-to-rags” story.

Another article which caught my attention in the Dallas Morning News of July 10, 2006, by David Renfrow involves the recent death of Joe Edward Guthrie, who died in Bonham at age 76. An architect, Guthrie is credited with creating the North Lake College campus in Irving, Texas, and participating in the restoration of Fair Park for the 1986 Sesquicentennial, including the Hall of State and the Automobile Building and Esplanade. He also restored the Sam Rayburn Home in Bonham.  Who are the unsung heroes living quietly among us today? Do you know any of them?

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