The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

Dec. 28, 1972

Wally Mathers bought the Frontier Room and Tourist Cafe from Rose Carter, who owned the Main Street business for 18 years.

Mathers will operate the Frontier Room but will continue leasing the Tourist Cafe to D.L. and Frances Fleury, who previously purchased Wally’s Market at Foster from Mathers and changed the name to Hilltop Market.

Mathers operated a service station when he first came to Sweet Home 30 years ago, and later started the city’s  rst cab company.

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