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HISTORICAL TRIVIA 1946-1950 Fulton County, Indiana HISTORICAL TRIVIA 1946-1950 Fulton County, Indiana From The Rochester News-Sentinel Selected, copied and indexed by Wendell C. Tombaugh Special thanks to Jack K. Overmyer for suggesting the Title. = = = = = = = = = = = EWING GROCERY Purch. Joe Shelton The News-Sentinel, Jan. 2, 1946 In a deal transacted today Joe Shelton of this city becomes the owner of The Ewing Grocery, 301 East Ninth street and already has taken over the management of this well-known business. - - - - for the past six or seven months Mr. Shelton has been employed as head clerk at the store. He plans to change the name of the business to The Shelton Food Market and will retain the same personnel as the former owner. Mr. Ewing is retiring from the grocery business after 38 consecutive years of operating a store on East Ninth. He stated that during that time the street has twice changed its name - first, it was known as East Pearl St., secondly as Wall St., and now to its present title of East Ninth. The Ewing grocery is the pioneer of all the city groceries or markets and is regarded as one of the finest in the community. The retiring grocerman stated he has no plans for the immediate future and will continue to reside in Rochester. COUNTY AGENT Acord Cantwell The News-Sentinel, Jan. 2, 1946 Acord Cantwell, who was recently appointed county agent for Fulton County, assumed the duties of his office today. He will be assisted by Russell Cole and Miss Helen Wilson will retain her position as secretary and director of the 4-H home ec. organization. Mr. Cantwell, who comes here from Franklin county where he served as county agent for several years, is well known to Rochester and Fulton county citizens as a few years ago he served as assistant (1) county agent under M.J. Huxley. Mr. & Mrs. Cantwell and their four children have taken up their residency here at 302 North Jefferson street. Former County Agent M.J. Huxley today took over his duties as agent for Knox county. He and Mrs. Huxley, likewise, have taken up their permanent home in Vincennes, Ind. QUALITY PRINT SHOP Purch. Max Coble The News-Sentinel, Jan. 4, 1946 Henry Myers, former publisher of the Kewanna Herald has sold his Quality Print Shop at Plymouth, Ind. to Max Coble, of Redkey, Ind. Mr Myers, who has been undergoing treatment at the Methodist hospital, Indianapolis for the past several weeks has been dismissed and he and Mrs. Myers are returnng to their home in Kewanna where they will reside. LAW OFFICE MOVED William Deniston, Akron The News-Sentinel, Jan. 5, 1946 William Deniston has moved his Akron law office to the rooms which were formerly occupied by Dr. G.L. Ertzinger, located above the newly remodeled home of the Exchange Bank. Deniston has been occupying the office rooms used by Loder Patterson, from whom he recently purchased his office. All future business will be carried on in the new office. TEXACO SVC STATION Omer Richardson, Mgr. The News-Sentinel, Jan. 10, 1946 Omer Richardson has leased the Texaco Service Station, located at the (NE) corner of 11th & Main, and is now open for business The filling station, formerly operated by Charles Hendricks, has been closed since Dec. 21st. (2) SUNSHINE DAIRY Purch. A.C. Johnson The News-Sentinel, Jan. 14, 1946 Announcement was made today of change in ownrship of the Sunshine Dairy. The new proprietor is A.C. Johnson, of Peru. He purchased the dairy from W.M. Thompson who has operated it here for several years. The new owner will take possession Wednesday. Mr. Johnson said that he will move the entire plant into the modernized building at 613 Madison within a few days.- - - - Jay Eshelman, well known dairy technician, has been retained as manager- - - - Milk will be distributed to Rochester, Akron, Fulton and Macy from this plant. Mr. Johnson has been in the dairy business for 19 year in Peru and is the owner of the Modrn Dairy there. He owns a large plant located west of Mexico where the milk is processed for the Peru territory. Mr. Thompsn will continue to operate the Rochester Ice Company with the plant located in the same building and will furnish day and night service for the people of Fulton county. BAXTER DRUG STORE G. Childress, Pharmacist The News-Sentinel, Jan. 14, 1946 Glen Childress, a registered pharmacist of Mishawaka, Ind., who just recently has been released from service in the U.S. Navy has accepted a position with the Baxter Blue Drug store and already has assumed his duties at the store. Mr. & Mrs. Childress and their baby daughter will make their home in Rochester as soon as suitable home or apartment is available. A brother of the new pharmacist owns and operates a Walgreen Agency drug store in Mishawaka. JENNINGS MOTORS Formal Opening Jan. 19 The News-Sentinel, Jan. 17, 1946 Saturday, Jan. 19th is the formal opening of the Jennings Motors Ford-Mercury auto agency in their new home 602-604 Main street, this city.- - - - Virgil Little, service manager, formerly with U.S. Navy; Jerald Hittle, mechanic, formerly with US. Army; Leo Long, parts manager, (3) Orval “Happy” Brown, office manager; Earl Chambers, mechanic; Fritz Cessna, mechanic, 4 years in service with U.S. Air Corps; John Evans, Metal shop mgr.; Jim Benner, mechanic; Donald Eller, mechanic, formerly with U.S. Army; Fred Bemenderfer, lubrication department, formerly with U.S. Air Corps; Bob Clevenger, parts assistant, Willis Fouts, mechanic, 3-1/2 years service in Pacific area and John Bunnell, janitor. - - - - IND GAS & WATER CO Office, 617 Main Street The News-Sentinel, Jan. 18, 1946 Rochester’s new utility, the Indiana Gas & Water Co., will soon establish their business office in the room recently vacated by the Jennings Motors at 617 Main St., it was learned today. The utility will occupy only the front, or display room of the building, it was stated, the rear or former shop facility will be retained by the local Ford-Mercury agency and will be used exclusively as a fender and body repair shop. The lease, dated Jan. 1, extends for a period of five years. The water and gas company office is at present located along with the light and power headquarters across the street from the new location at 622 Main street where the business of the Public Service Company will be continued. BOWEN HEAT-COOL Opens at Akron The News-Sentinel, Jan. 19, 1946 Floyd E. Bowen of this city has announced that he will, in the near future, open a new automatic heating and electric refrigeration service at Akron. Bowen, a veteran of World War 11. has leased a location in the Scott building at Akron and has started moving in equipment. He is married and the father of a small daughter. The Bowens stated they will move to the Henry township hub as soon as a home is available. BROCKEY & SANDERS Open Body Shop The News-Sentinel, Jan. 21, 1946 Arthur Brockey and Jay Sanders, well-known local mechanics, are opening an auto body repair shop which will be located a mile and (4) a half north of this city on U.S. 31. Brockey is an experienced metal worker and refinisher. Both men have been engaged in this line of work for quite some time. - - - - SUPERIOR SUPPLY CO. Opens 1419-22 Main The News-Sentinel, Jan. 22, 1946 The Superior Supply Co. is a successor of the Clay & Crowel Farm Implement Co. The opening will be held all day Thursday, Jan. 24, and a luncheon and motion pictures will be features for this occasion. - - - - The firm is representative for the Allis-Chalmers farm machinery; Packard motor cars; Goodrich farm and auto tires; Reo motor trucks; Kelvinator refrigerators, Marquette deep freezers; Thor Washers and other equally well-known and nationally advertised products.- - - - DILTS-TILDEN GARAGE. Opened at Akron The News-Sentinel, Jan. 24, 1946 Another new business was started this week in Akron by retired veterans. The firm is the Dilts and Tilden garage and general repair shop which is located in the large D.A. Pike building east of the J.H. Pralle Milk Plant. Russell Tilden was recently discharged from the navy after serving two years, 19 months of which were spent overseas. He is married and has three children. Ernest Dilts, who is living at the home of his sister Mrs. John Davis, served five years in army ordnance and spent two years in the South Pacific.- - - - MITCHELL STORE Purch. By 4 of So Bend The News-Sentinel, Jan. 28, 1946 Jerry Mitchell, former local restaurant operator and more recently owner of a general store at Grass Creek, has announced the sale of that business, with possession Feb. 1, to Thomas C. & Dorothy Joynt and Jasper Michael Jr. and Joyce L. Michael, all of South Bend. The store was operated several years by L.F. Thomas, present Wayne Twp. Trustee. - - - - (5) NORRIS SVC. STATION To Be Razed The News-Sentinel, Jan. 30, 1946 On Friday, Feb. 1st dismanteling work on the Norris Service station, situated on the southwest corner of Madison and Ninth street, will be started. Mrs. Fern Norris, owner, who has operated the filling station since the death of her husband, Harry Norris, in June of 1945, plans to erect a new up-to-date service station at this same site during the coming spring months. The Norris station was the first auto filling station to be built in Rochester. Mrs. Norris will announce plans concerning the new station at an early date.
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