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Smith Lauded For Her Efforts

Published Wednesday, May 1, 1996 in the Gurdon Times

Mary Smith, manager of the Sonic Drive-In of Gurdon, received recognition at the company's recent national convention in Nashville, Tenn. The Gurdon Sonic Drive-In at 209 E. Main, experienced a $50,000 increase in net sales for fiscal year 1995.

Orginally known a the Top Hat Drive-In, Sonic was founded in 1953 in Shawnee, Okla.

Sonic has grown to more than 1,500 drive-ins in 27 sunbelt states. The company's nation headquarters is located in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Sonic is the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurtants and America's fifth largest hamburger chain. More than half a million people eat at Sonic Drive-Ins everyday.

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