"Grit" Survived Decades of Youthful Sales Force

Who knew that selling "Grit" newspapers was a highly advertised, but rarely lucrative way for Henry County children to earn money in the 1940's and 1950's? Promoted inside the covers of comic books, the hopeful seller was instructed how to order a supply of the weekly tabloid newspapers and sell them for 10 cents each. Headquartered in Williamsport, PA, the paper had a circulation of around 700,000 at that time. Most sales were in towns with a population less than 10,000. The brand never really died; it evolved into a bi-monthly magazine about country life which is now marketed in farm supply stores. Source - My recollections and Wikipedia - Submitted by Ray Harding.